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Summary: 0 Stars!
Review: If there was a zero star rating this movie would have gotten that. Well, okay, the Dragons looked pretty good, so I'll be generous and give them 1/2 a star. This movie is everything that a good fantasy movie like Lord of the Rings is not. Most of the special effects pretty much stunk. The 'artifact' looked like apiece of plastic on a stick. The deadly 'dungeon' (see the name) had a pit trap which dropped the hero right in on the treasure... Who in the world would do that? Monty Haul? The script was terrible and made very little sense, the acting was worse. Given that there were at least two good actors in this movie, the quality of acting was rather shockingly bad. In fact the only good thing I can think of about the movie is that it had Tom Baker (of Doctor Who fame) in a cameo. The plot was rather terrible. In fact the Heroes go to retrieve an artifact that could destroy the queen before the villans do. Upon reaching the resting place of the artifact, NO ONE ELSE COULD ENTER BUT THE HERO. Okay, call me crazy, but if nobody else can get in, JUST LEAVE THE DAMN THING INSIDE! Instead they get it, it gets stolen and we have to endure anther 45 minutes of pain and suffering because of this.All in all it seemed like the makers of this movie decided to just toss in a little of everything, shake and hope they rolled a natural twenty. Sorry guys, you got a critcal miss on this one.
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Summary: A film that you wouldn't enjoy...
Review: What a waste of money! Reading the backform and seeing some pictures and trailers of it... you would think its quite a remarkable story and it turns out to be a dull one but one thing that is good with that is their special effects... they did a good job there but for acting... they really took it as acting... not the thing when you act it doesn't look like your acting but its real.
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Summary: Who Cares What Other People Think
Review: If you are really intreasted in my opinion than read on: Their isn't anything really wrong with this movie. It is a very creative story with lots of imagination and adventure. I don't exactly understand why the evil henchman keeps eating blue popsicles, not that we see him doing that mind. I also confess that I do not understand the ending of the story. Thankgoodness however for those of us who aren't creative enough to get it, their is an alternative ending. Maybe they should start a contest to find out if anyone understood it. Well, now I'm making fun of it. Actually I'm not a very good judge, but I don't think their are very many people who are. So, If you're intreasted enough to read this, than I suggest that you find out for yourself! P.S. - I'd give this movie a 5 for creativity, but I'm giving it a 3 so that I don't look stupid next to the other reviews!
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Summary: There was no Dungeons or Dragons!
Review: I think that it was a good film, but maybe a bit more dungeons and a bit more dragons would have made it better.It was a good watch and cool adventure. I wouldn't buy it ( I got it from the video rental ) but I'd watch it again if anyone gave me the chance.I think that Dungeons and Dragons was a bit too much like Lord of the Rings and that LOTR kind of took over the fantasy of Dungeons and Dragons. I would recomend it as a Saturday evening kind of film.
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Summary: PITIFUL
Review: This movie was so bad it gave me a stomach ache. Simply the worst Hollywood has to offer, in a genre that Hollywood refuses to take seriously... For a study in good filmmaking versus bad, compare this film to the brilliant "Fellowship of the Ring." Then never watch this trite garbage again.
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Summary: Another RPG'er adding his voice to the chorus
Review: Like many fans of the D&D game, I looked forward to the D&D movie with eager anticipation. Would it be based on Forgotten Realms? Dragonlance? Spelljammer maybe? But no, the movie was set in an original world, apparently unrelated to the published settings the gamers are most familar with. "That's not so bad" I thought, "A lot of original campaigns are very imaginative and compelling." Unfortunately, this movie was neither. The low points of this movie have been repeated again and again by other reviewers, but I echo them as valid. The characterization was abominable. Birch's empress was screechy and pouty, hardly giving the impression of a strong ruler with revolutionary ideas. Irons' villian was embarrassingly hammy. The dwarf is so poorly characterized he doesn't even seem to have a name, he is simply known as "the dwarf." The worst perfomance, however, was handed in by Wayans. His cowardly, incompetent "comic relef" harkened back to the African-American stereotypes featured in movies from the 30's and 40's. All he needed to say was "yassa" or "feets don't fail me now." to complete the picture. The worst thing about this movie, however, was how the writers gave a token nod to the game without capturing any of its depth or details. Fans of the game are supposed to recognize the beholder in one scene which is employed as a watchdog (and an incompetent one at that). An audience member who would recognize a beholder, however, would also realize how ridiculous it is for one to occupy that role! Likewise the dragons are basically an effect on the screen. We are given no hint that dragons posses personalities, intelligence or any sense of granduer. The movie basically treats them as flying war machines. I could go on and on about the movies' difficiencies, including the sloppy editing and the plot which perfectly fails to draw the viewers in, but that would be belaboring the point. Suffice it to say that this movie is best forgotten, except by those who are convinced that D&D is a tool of Satan. I advise them to show their flocks this movie, as it gives the venerable hobby a very bad name.
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Summary: Potential, but didn't capitalize.
Review: Ridley (Justin Whalen) and Snails (Marlon Wayans) are two hack thieves. They live in the kingdom of Izmer. When their attempted burglery of the magic school goes wrong they escape with a mage (Zoe McLellan) and a dwarf (Lee Arenberg). Then they are thrown into attempting to save the kingdom from a evil sorceror (a over-acting Jeremy Irons) and his henchman (Bruce Payne). They are aided by a elf (Kristen Wilson) and special effects hijinx ensue! Thora Birch is Queen Amidala...er Empress Savina ruler of Izmer not much of a role, or performance for that matter for her. The music drowns out dialogue, and much is lacking from this film. So why a 3 star rating? Watch the DVD deleted scenes if they included them this could've been a great film. What we are left with though is a semi-entertaining fantasy flick. Directed by Courtney Solomon. Rated (PG-13) for Fantasy Action Violence.
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Summary: Well, it's better than Episode 1
Review: As a fan of high fantasy, I was only slightly disappointed with Dungeons & Dragons: The Movie when leaving the theater. After all, it was the first time I had seen orcs and axe-toting Dwarves, tall Elves and all of those other cliched fantasy elements ONSCREEN. What has become trite in the world of fantasy fiction is almost ground-breaking in the movies. However, since then I've seen The Fellowship of the Ring, which is based on the very tale that turned these things into conventions in the first place - and not only that, it is infinitely superior in every way imaginable, just as The Lord of the Rings is to every other fantasy novel published since. The primary problem with D&D: The Movie lies in its Star Wars inspiration. Clearly, director Courtney Solomon loves the Star Wars films, and tried to turn D&D into one of them. Instead of a heroic quest, grand adventures, and an ensamble cast of companions, we get Ridley the rogue, a handful of underveloped sidekicks, shoddy editing (all of the deleted scenes should be in the film), and a tired plotline of a wizard (Emperor) and his dark enforcer (Darth Vader) trying to rule the world. The really interesting characters, such as the Dwarf Elwood and the Elven tracker Norda, get absolutely no backstory, and join Ridley's quest for reasons that are never clearly explained. The movie also adheres to D&D gaming rules to a fault (which can confound non-players), and yet inexplicably allows for dragons with little to no intelligence and a complete lack of clerics. The movie also ends on a confusing (and supposedly hopeful) note that is rather ridiculous. The bottom line is this: it's not bad, but it could have been so much better had it not tried to emulate the Star Wars films, and stayed truer to its source material.
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Summary: Had potential, however lacked A LOT in many areas.
Review: Before I saw it in theatres I was very excited, however when the movie ended, I was miffed at how cheesy the whole movie was. It started out good: Good guys doing the ultimate theft in the Magic School, being caught by the chick. Then it went downhill from there. If Jeremey Irons was the badguy, how come we didn't see very much of him? What was the deal with the heroes sword? And the ending was the worst of all. The heroes main sidekick (I forget his name because this movie was soo aweful) did he die? Was he resurected? Or like Tupac, abducted? You tell me, I never figured it out. This movie had potential to be an excellent movie that could have outdone Lord of the Rings however like Star Wars, the director focused mainly on the special effects which was the only good thing about the movie.
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Summary: Give it a break people...
Review: I am giving it 4 stars because it was a pretty good movie. People here have said that they have played better campaigns than that. You try and play for 2 hours and get the same kind of detail. Campains played with pen, paper and dice can last sometimes longer than if it were real time. The characters were pretty well developed imho. Someone commented on the dwarf for instance, mentioning that he was white. What color did you exactly expect him to be? Green? Blue? Black? Have you ever played the game? He was a convincing dwarf. To get more depth it would need to be made into a mini series or a series period. There are certainly things I would have liked to see more of, but come on. They had 2 hours to tell a story. I think if you are a dnd player and you are dissappointed it is because you are used to spending 4-6 hours in a sitting developing a story and characters. They had 2 at most. I watched the movie several times and own the video. I would recommend this to anyone who loves fantasy movies.
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