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Summary: Can I have my money back?
Review: This is definately one of the worst movies I've seen in years!If I had made the mistake of actually paying to see this movie in a theatre, I would be tempted to walk-out right in the middle of it. I have never been so tempted before... Horrible acting, camera angles and not a very good story line. I want to sell...no GIVE away the dvd I just bought but I'm afraid that most people who have seen or heard about it will probably want to use it for a coaster... Be warned.
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Summary: Satisfying enough, but I thought it'd be better
Review: I am a die-hard fantasy fan, and while I enjoyed this somewhat, I was also able to find a number of mistakes in it. First, the good stuff. Justin Whalin and Marlon Wayans displayed relatively good acting (at least they were cast in the right parts). The dragons were fun to watch. And the costumes were good. The downsides are that the plot was undeveloped. The characters could have been better. With the exception of a few parts, the dialogue was really bad, and as a budding writer myself, I know what I'm saying. And Thora Birch. She looks her part, but after I listen to her say her lines (or speeches), I begin to think that she must talk very quickly in real life and the director was trying to get her to slow down and inunciate. She was too obviously trying to speak clearer than normal, when in my mind an actor really should strive to at least sound like themself, unless they are faking an accent. Also, when she wasn't yelling at the pace of a snail, she was talking quietly but sounding like she was whining. I like her work in other films, but there are better suited actresses for her part. Two and a half stars for this film. Rent before buying.Might be a disappointment for die hard fantasy fans, but not for die hard dragon fans :) Oh one more thing: Maybe some others didn't feel the same, but I actually thought that this movie would be about the game, as in people playing the game. I've never played it, so I don't know how accurate the story is, but I assumed that would be what I was viewing, not a fantasy movie with the title of the game.
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Summary: I've recently noticed...
Review: ...that, the longer we as Americans are exposed to computer-generated effects, the more we seem to criticize them. Anyone remember the release of Jurassic Park? We were amazed! Compare that film to, say, Phantom Menace, and I'll bet you rip apart JP. D & D was pretty true to the game, and as always, so many reviewers are trying to get their fulfillment from an adventure film. IT WAS FUN--quit being so analytical, people! I thought the effects were excellent, and the deleted scenes were very cool. Acting was a step above "B", and I'd have had a terrible crush on Justin when I was a teenager; he's a cutie! I'm a sucker for a mildly sad, good-guy-wins-the-day flick, so I'm telling you to get the DVD. I did right after it came out, and it's a fun movie!
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Summary: Underestimated Brilliance
Review: This film has been slated by a lot of people with no good reason, having an excellent plot, acting, and premise. It is not often that we can find a modern fantasy of this calibre. It may seem to some people overacted or too high on graphics, but this is not so. Jeremy Irons is perfect in his role as the evil mage, and he is complemented beautifully by Justin Whalin and Courtney Solomon. This film manages to be hilariously funny, sad, romantic, exciting, and suspenseful nearly perpetually. It delivers a constant stream of great watching, and, taking around nine years to make, it has had a great deal of hard work behind it. Although perhaps not to everyone's taste, for those of you who enjoy J.R.R. Tolkein's The Lord of The Rings and Silmarillion, or any of Terry Pratchett's books, you will love this film. It starts off with two petty thieves breaking into the Mage's guild, entrapping them in a gripping subplot with the Mages and the Empress struggling for control of the country, and trying to harness the power of red dragons. Along their journey, they meet a host of wierd and wonderful people, including Richard O'Brian, reprising his role as master of the Crystal Maze. As they get closer to their destination, they meet with problems, and a sad parting, and after a thrilling climax, the downbeat ending does not leave unsatisfied. Altogether, I think that this film is an unmissable rollercoaster of a ride through a wonderful and mysterious fantasy world.
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Summary: Don''t waste your time
Review: There are just so many ways this movie stinks. Bought it for my kids who had not seen it in the theater. They hated it and so did I. If you feel you have to see it, rent it! Some good special effects make up for some of the awful story line, there are a few likable characters but for the most part I would have rather been having root canal!
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Summary: The HORROR OF IT ALL!
Review: Just a couple of comments from a mature fan of RAVENLOFT & FG. This movie was pitched at kids. None of the cast had ever heard of the AD&D game let alone played it! They should have let fans contribute somehow. Major disappointment, this film was massacred, save your money, buy the Baldur's Gate 2 computer game and make your own adventures.
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Summary: Another Box Office Disappointment
Review: As a dedicated fan of the dungeons and dragons game, TSR, and everything else associated with fantasy and the like, I feel my voice must be heard. To say the least, I was taken by complete surprise by the absoloute horridness of this picture. I think everyone who has read or played a product from TSR had some kind standards set in their minds and the way I see it, little of them were met. To address the positive respects of this film, excellent costuming, props, and settings. (Note: I did not say makeup (ahem; blue lipstick) I think thats where it ends. Now the bad parts, lets start with the acting, probobly the worst part. I'd have to say that almost every single line was mouthed, moaned and as a whole, completely overacted by every actor in the movie. Secondly, the story was so entirely generic that I'm surprised that TSR's throng of authors aren't outraged and by now, making their own movies. (Or maybe they are gowswilling) Let me stop there but as a whole, the movie needed alot of work and bald guys in blue with bad guys with sideparts and rip-off Queen Amidallas, I was thoroughly dissapointed.
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Summary: Another Black Mark for the Fantasy Genre
Review: If you like things midieval, fantastic, or ven the real D&D role playing game, you will be do disgustingly disappointed. I am not a harsh rater of any movies - however, there are always exceptions. This movie was AWFUL for a long list of reasons. It catered to the truly ignorant from the beginning. No one needs to be pointed out what a "dungeon" is... palease. ::shaking head:: And that's just one of many shallow and weak moments in a simplistic plot that did not show anyone how much fun D&D really is. Character development wasn't in the writer's vocabulary. Jeremy Irons and Thora Birch turn in the worst acting performances of their careers - I was shocked how bad they were, taking melodrama to previously unexplored depths. Little and repetively used magic, few and unintelligent monsters, story and battles focused on one character rather than several intriguing personalities... I'm sorry, I have to stop. This was the worst fantasy genre movie ever. There - that covers it. Another black mark. So watch Legend again, and don't even bother renting this horrible, horrible movie. It is that bad. Only Lord of the Rings can save the fantasy genre now - D&D: The Movie did nothing except set it back.
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Summary: Not very good, but bits are worth seeing
Review: While abysmal scripting, and bland direction make this a low grade "Evil Overlord" flick that lamely tries to copy better examples of the genre (like Star Wars and Flash Gordon,) the film has enough good points to merit a view. Those include some really nifty fantasy costume & production designs, pretty animated effects, good fight choreography, a decent musical score, and a wonderful comedy/drama turn by Bruce Payne (in blue lipstick?) as the Evil Overlord's chief minion, Damodar. The DVD version has LOTS of amusing extras, and it's clearer, letterboxed image helps to make the film's chief attraction, its visuals, shine.
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Summary: A retarted jellyfish could make a better movie than this...
Review: Ok I ripped off the title from MST3K but that's where this loser of a movie truly belongs. As a seven year veteren of the real Dungeons & Dragons game I came into this movie with high expectations. Even if I didn't have high expectations this movie scored well below them. The direction was horribly done and, as a reslult, the actors all look lost without a map. Marlon Waynes gives the worst performance of them all and brough back horrible flashbacks to Jar-Jar Blinks. *shudder* Irons (an Academy Award winner) and Birch (who had an amazing performance in American Beauty) are wasted and Mclellan and Whalin both have potential but Walin had to be a cliche and Mclellan's needs some voice work (her screeching is second only to Waynes in annoyance). What truly drives this movie into the ground more than the horrible acting, mediocre special effects, and Waynes shrieking is its miserable script. It reminds of me of short stories I used to write back when I was 12 years old. Cliched lines litter this piece of trash like abandoned beer cans and used joints do at at a Dave Matthews concert. I would suggest watching this only if you are a fan of D&D and then only to show how NOT to run an adventure and to see how anything great can be butchered by nameless morons in hollywood. Everyone else should best stay away
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