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Summary: Basically Agree with all the1 Star Reviews
Review: I had this film on my wish list before it came out. I was pretty excited that they were making a D&D film using more modern methods and such. Well, I almost walked out of this movie in the theater it was so bad. It was almost like it was made by a bunch of concerned parents worrying about their teen playing the game, than actually KNOWING what D&D is all about!
This film is best forgotten! Thank god for Lord of The Rings.
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Summary: Stop, Please! This Hurts My Head!
Review: Good Lord! I had no idea a fantasy film could be this bad...Usually your run-of-the-mill fantasy film is average at its worst, but now this film has lowered the bar all the way to hell...First off, with a pedigree as established as D&D, you'd think that someone involved with this project would have taken it at least a little seriously...But Nooooo...We get this pedantic pile of smarmy ......This could have been a great warm-up to the Lord Of The Rings trilogy if it had been done right...But it wasn't, of course...I could write on and on about how awful it really was but I'll just make it as quick as possible...Marlon Wayans, who is usually talented, seems to have had one huge brain-fart throughout this whole movie, making terrible jokes and one-liners that are 100% cringe-worthy. The villains were semi-cool, but not enough to save the film; there is also an attempt at a stirring climax involving swarms of dragons battling amongst our heroes and villains, but its execution ends up more silly than exciting. So, the main problems with this mess are that no one involved wanted to even try to take the source material seriously and also, the script and acting are both horrendous and below z-grade quality. Avoid this one like the proverbial plague unless you have a death wish.
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Summary: This ain't no cartoon!
Review: To start with I was expecting "Dungeons and Dragons" to be very much like the cartoon series of the same name. I soon discovered that it was based on the board game which I know absolutely nothing about. They could have told me that before I saw the movie.Anyway, I found the movie very exciting. The writing wasn't exactly Shakespeare and I was torn between thinking the acting was fantastic and the acting was the worst in the history of all time. None of that matters though cuz I really enjoyed this movie. The music definitely had my heart pumping, everyone on screen looked great and it all seemed such great fun.
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Summary: The film that almost set fantasy movies back 20 years...
Review: Dungeons & Dragons is such a poor film that it nearly set fantasy filmmaking back twenty years--thankfully, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings saved the field. As a long-time D&D gamer and fan of sci-fi and fantasy films alike, I went to this movie hoping for the best but expecting the worst. Needless to say, my expectations were not disappointed even if my hopes were dashed. First, there's the acting--or lack thereof. It really says something about a film when Tom Baker of Dr. Who fame delivers the best performance on screen. Jeremy Irons should have his Oscar revoked as his is by far the worst performance, with less-than-convincing sneers and bad guy leers. Justin Whalin isn't terrible, but the Wayans kid--ick. People in the theater literally CHEERED when he was seemingly rid of and booed at his eventual return. Not a single character endeared himself or herself to the audience. Then there are the props... for a Hollywood production, one would hope that magical staves, gems, etc. would look fairly realistic, but instead it's clear they are all made of plastic. The film is not set in any recognizable D&D millieu despite the abundance of interesting settings. Nor does the magic used conform in any way to the spells familiar to gamers; an apprentice mage casts some kind of dimension door spell left and right simply with her magic dust. The dragons, presumably the focus of the film, actually appear only anticlimatically, and the "dungeons" explored by the main character could be solved by a three year old or even a mildly retarded dog. The special effects are the lone grace of this film, as the dragons are done fairly well, and the magical spells aren't too poorly done, either. The DVD version's special features, which include deleted scenes, are decent. The alternate ending in particular is of interest; the director apparently thought it "too depressing" and mentions a third ending so terrible they even left it off the DVD, yet I think the alternate ending would have at least left audiences with something--if not the groan the theatrical version did, then at least a somewhat shallower scowl. I've yelled at a few films in my day in the theater, but this is the first film that the entire audience joined me. Please, do yourself a favor and check out all the other fantasy films available before viewing D&D. Maybe some day a decent adpation of Dragonlance will be available, but until then, relegate this flick to your "bad movie night" pile.
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Summary: Dungeons and Dragons
Review: I did not go see this movie when it first came out in the theaters, because critics killed it. But, I have learned that critics pretty much kill everything. I am happy to say I have finally bought D&D and loved it. Justin Whalin, who played Jimmy on Lois and Clark: The Superman Series was fantastic as Ridley in D&D. Justin plays a more realistic Hero, who matures and eventually faces his demons. His ability to show life's pains and death with such a natural finese was refreshing. I found myself joyous when he was happy, angry when he was bitter and thought of my friends when he interacted with Snails. It was great to see a hero who showed so much emotion over his convictions and guilt over his friend's death. Watch out Arnold, Mel, Sylvester and Bruce, HERE'S JUSTIN! The customs and sets were awesome. You actually get to see the beauty of Prague through the director's eyes. Marlon Wayans' comedic antics were also refreshing. I often find myself wondering if both Justin and Marlon have maintained a friendship very much like the ones they portray on screen. Their chemisty sizzled. Jeremy Irons was phenominal as the villian. Sorry, Jeremy you just make a good villian. Each time he has played a villian he brings the roles new dimensions. Unlike other actors that are just plain old evil. Keeping my fingers crossed for a sequel of which I will definitely be the first one on line to see it.
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Summary: Dungeons & Dragons
Review: I'm here to give support to one of my favorite movies Dungeons & Dragons. The more people that hate & bash this movie makes me love it even more. It's like gaining more power! In December of 2000 when this movie was released, I saw this in a huge Widescreen Theater. I was the only person in the theater, which makes this movie even more special to me. This is the first movie in the soon to be Dungeons & Dragons Trilogy. This DVD has many Extra Features like Treasure Maps, PC Games etc. You have to play a Dungeon Maze Game just to get to the Extra Features and if you guess wrong at any time you die, and don't get to access the movie! You have to keep playing the game until you get the Dragons Eye! Than you can activate any of the many Features on this DVD. The DVD print is beautifuly crisp at 1:85, with a 5.1 Surround Sound, PG-13. Good clean fun! Life is way to short! So pickup this DVD and have fun!
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Summary: Don't waste your time
Review: I guess most of the reviewers already wrote what I want to say... I probably watched around 200 movies in my life time (I know it's not much),
but this one is at the bottom... well it may go underground. It's worse than battlefield earth, it's worse than any B type movie I've seen,
it ain't just worth spending time watching it...
Especially at the time LOTR came out, it's uncomparative...
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Summary: Not A Good Movie
Review: I would think with the name and hype of this movie they could have casted better actors or got a better director. Profion, an evil mage, seeks the power to control all of the dragons to take the kingdom od Izmer from the Empress Savina. The kingdom's fate falls into the hands of two peasants. With this movie I think too much money was spent on developing the special effects and not enough time on the script writing. This movie didn't seem to have much substance to it. There was a comical quirk here and there and then mass special effects and that was about all. Maybe we should just keep Dungeons and Dragons a roleplaying game for good. I recommend you rent this movie first and then decide whether or not you want to buy it.
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Summary: I really tried!
Review: I really tried to watch this movie from beginning to end. For the fun of it. Really! I tried! It's bad. Bad, bad, bad! Not "laughably bad" or "so bad it was good". It's BAD! It doesn't even inspire Mystery Science Theater 3000 jokes at 3 a.m. after drinking to much Mountain Dew. Borrow it if you must, but don't waste a free rental ...on it
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Summary: really, really bad.
Review: I rented this movie out of curiosity. I stuck it in my PS2, and watched the DVD. I laughed all the way through about how bad the movie is. The acting is very, very bad. I also noticed about halfway through the movie that the sort of "evil" theme sounded a lot like the imperial march (for those who don't know, that's basically the empire's theme in Star Wars). Just out of curiosity, I hummed the imperial march when the music started in the movie. The imperial march goes at the same speed, about the same key, and the beginning starts off in almost the exact same way. If you want to, rent this movie, but DO NOT BUY IT. Sorry D&D fans, but this really shames the name of Dungeons and Dragons.
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