Rating: 
Summary: Mind bogglingly awful. And I mean, really, really bad.
Review: I wouldn't have bothered to write this if not for the fact that the only other reviews seemed to be positive. I still can't believe what I see. Folks, this movie is bad. I mean, not just "gee, that was sub-par" bad, but the kind of bad where I actually found myself, days after watching it, letting my mind wander and consistently coming back to "WOW, that was a really, really bad movie!"
Ok. Now that I've begun to express my opinion, how 'bout some reasons: Effects: With the possible exception of some of the dragons, I've seen video game cutscenes with more realistic CG than that. Acting: Two words: Marlon Wayans. Well, actually, I'd leave it at that except for the performance of Jeremy Irons, who I am led to believe is a good actor. Not here. Don't believe me? Capitolize on one of the only reasons I can think of to actually rent this thing and watch his "acting" in the first scene. I was on the floor laughing. Story: The love story was the most standard, unimaginative, "oh yeah, we should probrably have the protagonists fall in love" subplot I have ever seen. Apparently some people were actually surprised when the poor, but fiesty boy and the snooty, aristocratic girl fell in love but I really can't fathom why. Was it because they hated each other for the first half-hour? Wow, didn't see that coming. As for the rest of the story,it looks like someone took 10 good movies and had them stapled them together by a blindfolded octopus. The quest, the initial defeat, the loss and gaining of friends, the ultimate victory. It's all there, but all done horribly. And then, to cap it off is a "surprise" ending that left everyone I watched it with immediately and unanimously saying "...WHAT????".
On the positive side, there are two good things I can say about this movie:
1. Tom Baker, of Dr. Who fame, is in it and, thankfully, gives one of the only good performances.
2. It makes me look forward to renting Battlefield Earth so I can compare the worst Sci-Fi movie ever with the worst Fantasy movie ever.
Rating: 
Summary: 4 and a half stars, is what I really give it.
Review: I can't believe people trying to convince other people not to see this. People should at least give it a chance. So the score isn't anything special. I still find myself humming it sometimes. The Visual Effects are pretty good. Especially the beginning going over the water and bridges to the dungeon. The dragons look awesome. If you can imagine how popular dragons and unicorns are today. The city looks cool too. Although some of the buildings do kind of look like something George Lucas scrapped from episode one. The special effects are neat none the less. If you have seen "Neverending Story", you'll know just how much Thora Birch is made up to look like an older version of the "Childilike Empress". So at least give this a chance. I want to get it on DVD. It is fun.
Rating: 
Summary: Disappointed
Review: I too am a avid fan of d&d, I just bought the new 3rd edition books. This movie struck me as cheaply made and the acting was not good. The props/gems in the movie looked like plastic. I was embaressed to drag my friends to see this in the theatre. Compare this to Conan The Barbarian which was probably the best fantasy movie ever made even though it was in the '80s.
Rating: 
Summary: a special effects extravaganza
Review: I recommend this DVD to everyone out there in Amazonland. This is on my all time top 10 action/adventure list. A brilliant script along with experienced/mature acting create this true gamer's delight not to mention a mind-blowing finale. I only hope for a sequel.... maybe, 'Advanced Dungeons and Dragons'???
Rating:
Summary: A must see for... well, no one.
Review: On the up side, the adventuring party (with the exception of Marlan Wayans) was well cast. Unfortunately, there was little character development (the better portions of which can only be seen as deleted scenes on the DVD) and having Marlan Wayans scream like a girl every 5 seconds distracted from what little there was. What's worse, Jeremy Irons, normally a great actor, came across as having a "what am I doing in this stupid movie" attitude. Dungeons and Dragons fans will be disappointed as there are virtually no dungeons and far too many "dragons." I use quotes because the "dragons" were small (in D&D scale), stupid, firebreathing lizards, nothing more. We didn't hear a dragon so much as speak, let alone cast spells, when, if true to the genre, the dragons should have been far more powerful spellcasters than their human counterparts. The DVD had failings as well. The deleted scenes must be watched either with commentary drowning out the whole scene or without commentary altogether. A prime example of a good deleted scenes section is "Unbreakable" where the director sets up the scene with his commentary then lets the viewer watch it as it was shot. The effects were anything but special, as the deconstructing special effects section shows. All they do here is show what we've all seen a hundred times over; wireframe to crude model to finished product computer generated creature (dragon) effects. They don't go into the spell effects at all, though I doubt it would have been any more interesting.
Rating: 
Summary: From a D&D gamer.
Review: I enjoyed the way your started right in the adventure, rather than wasting time rolling up characters. There were a few discrepencies in the creatures, some abilities not shown or too much of a small one. I have a few problems with the acting of a couple of the actors, but feel that the adventure was fun, exciting, and true to the vision on D&D.
Rating:
Summary: Creative and New! What a relief!!
Review: I loved this movie. They used fairly unknown actors and actresses, and to me that was a great idea. No type casting, or expected acting. I love Role Playing Games, and to see some of the identical usage of the game was great! The stunts were well done, and the special effects were terrific. It, ofcourse, wasn't a perfect movie but compared to everything else I have seen in the last year it has been the best! It was a relief to finally see a movie I couldn't predict the ending of. With the way it ends, it definetly leaves room for a sequel. I hope they make one soon! You should get this if you like action and fantasy.
Rating:
Summary: Worst movie ever!
Review: This may be the absolute worst movie I have ever seen! Every movie has some redeeming value but in this I could find none. Seriously... and I am a BIG fan of fantasy and D&D. I have been playing the game for over 12 years, which is why it saddens me all the more to see such a horrible rendition of a game I love so much. Now don't get me wrong, I am very open minded and I am not like a D&D version of a Trekker. I didn't look for nor care to see accuracies in the movie adaptation of the game. I just wanted to see a good fantasy adventure movie... The acting was bad, the directing was bad, the editing was bad, the story was illogical and generic, and EVEN the special effects were bad. Yes, the one thing you usually can count on in a movie these days, good SFX. But no... Even the LIGHTING was bad in this movie. Sometimes you just had a hard time getting a good glimpse of things... Now this just means that I will NEVER see a good D&D movie in my life...
Rating:
Summary: D&D not what the hardcore gamers were expecting
Review: D&D in mind was going to be a movie about the world of D&D and the many monsters, wizards and gods that formed this vast world that those who played the game would know about. Instaed they used very little of those elements from D&D to create this movie. The moive itself has some redeeming value by the fact that Doctor Who veteran Tom Baker makes a cameo as an ancient elf who heals the main hero. The DvD itself has delted secens which in my mind would have made the movie stronger if they had decided to keep those scens in. Perhaps if they do a sequal (but judging from the poor box office numbers) they may want to try and keep this movie history out of it and try again. All in all this was a farily good movie and I wait on buying it until the dvd drops in price a bit.
Rating:
Summary: What were they thinking......
Review: It's hard to believe that this film was made. Never in my life have I ever viewed such a horrible montage of rehashed cliches. The movie looked like an overblown version of Hercules: The legendary journies. Somebody must have taken the team that does costuming and set design for Power Rangers and given them a budget. Everything looked like it had been taken from an under-budged cartoon. This is just the setting. The characters themselves were the most underdeveloped part of the movie. Each person cast was absolutely horrible for their part and each part was horrible in general. We failed to learn a thing about any of the characters, their particular motivations, or why they even existed. You have your hero, a low-class thief with "undiscovered potential" and his wearisome side-kick. They lead a rag-tag band of "heroes." Of course we have our standard villain who wants to take control of the world and his evil henchmen. Throw in a disgusting potpourri of meaningless tertiary characters and we have a cast. As for the story, if you've ever watched a fantasy/sci-fi movie, you've seen this movie. It's like seeing the illegitimate child of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Lord of the rings, and Xena: Warrior princess. Here's a brief overview: Empress in trouble with a council trying to suppress her liberal ideas. Rag-tag band of "heroes" charged with a quest of bringing back the item that will save the kingdom. Villian's evil general hunts them down and causes trouble. Things look grim for our heroes. Surprise! Hero uses his "undiscovered potential" and brings peace and happiness. *Scatter the above plot with "hilarious" hijinks* And so, the worst movie ever conceived comes to a much-needed close. If you're 10 years old, see this movie. If not, burn it and pray to God that Hollywood will never again try to curse the world with another production like this one.
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