True D&D style movies, comics and anime!

[NewJeffCT]

I think the first Conan has to be in there - just the score alone makes it worthy of inclusion on the list...

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The second D&D movie - "Wrath of the Dragon God" was certainly very D&D in its feel. Not a great movie, but worlds better than the first. It has the mixed race party (elf and the short rogue guy who may be a halfling), and mixed party - rogue, cleric, fighter, wizard and barbarian. It has a lich, an evil archmage, goblins and (of course) dragons.

The Lord of the Rings movies, of course, were prime examples of D&D movies - mixed party - dwarf, elf, human, hobbit - wizard, ranger, fighters and rogues - orcs, goblins, half-orcs, demons, trolls, etc. And, it has the quest to destroy the ring... plus, the four hobbits all get more powerful (go up in level) as the story goes on (too bad there was no Scouring of the Shire in the movie to really show that)

 

[NewJeffCT]

dupe post - sorry

 

[apoptosis]

The Archer: Fugitive From the Empire. (George Kennedy was in it)

It had

Fighter with magic bow (and explody arrows)

Swarthy thief

and a

Sorceress who could magically create animals

Defined D&D for me.

 

[Herschel]

King Arthur with Clive Owen. That one always gets me in the mood for D&D. All the knights had different fighting styles/gear and worked well together in a party fashion even though Arthur was the leader.

 

[MarkB]

It's a long time (too long) since I last saw it, but I seem to recall The Flight of Dragons as being quite D&Dish.

 

[Meatboy]

Avatar the last Airbender, the show not the terrible movie.

It had magic, a mixed party of heroes (despite having one main hero) though mostly the heroes would be wizards or sorcerers of some kind in DnD. The party grows with power over time and are trying to defeat an evil empire.

The party fighter even bemoans the fact that compared to all the magic users he is terribly under powered.

 

[Zaukrie]

What we really need is a good list of what is available as streaming on netflix....

 

[MarkB]

Avatar the last Airbender, the show not the terrible movie.

It had magic, a mixed party of heroes (despite having one main hero) though mostly the heroes would be wizards or sorcerers of some kind in DnD. The party grows with power over time and are trying to defeat an evil empire.

The party fighter even bemoans the fact that compared to all the magic users he is terribly under powered.

I'm halfway through watching this series for the first time, and I agree it's a good example. There's a definite feeling that the protagonists have all gained levels over time, and the series doesn't pander to casual viewing by maintaining the status quo - once someone gains a capability, they will use and hone it through subsequent episodes.

 

[ggroy]

I recently finished watching the dvd set of the tv series "Crusade", which was a spinoff of Babylon 5. (I haven't really watched Babylon 5).

Despite its cheesiness in some aspects, Crusade does have sort of a "D&D in space" feel to it. It features a magic user/wizard type as a regular character.

 

[Charcoal Phoenix]

I dont think anybody has mentioned The Gamers, or The Gamers 2: Dorkness Rising. =P