Quote from: estar on March 21, 2023, 08:22:47 AM
The only bad thing I will say is in the credit where it was listed as Hasbro's D&D. While no fan of Wizards I thought that was a bit of a dick move on Hasbro's part. Incidentally, the main end credit is an enjoyable bit of animation. And there is one end credit scene.

Overall I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

Might be some sort of end run around Solomon's blockade on D&D movies. But seems unlikely that would actually work.

Is it actually set in Neverwinter? Any mention of the MMO? Sgt Knox, Celeste, Makos, and co?

Quote from: oggsmash on March 23, 2023, 05:45:04 AM
I fail to understand why a tiny woman was cast to be the barbarian though.   I am sure they could have found a role that made more sense for her and put some hulking beast (even a female one) in the role for the barbarian.

Is she really a barbarian though? From what I heard the official material may not actually say?

Characters are statted out on D&D Beyond and looks like shes listed as a Fighter? Cant see it so no idea if thats true.

Quote from: Omega on March 23, 2023, 07:38:01 AM

Quote from: oggsmash on March 23, 2023, 05:45:04 AM
I fail to understand why a tiny woman was cast to be the barbarian though.   I am sure they could have found a role that made more sense for her and put some hulking beast (even a female one) in the role for the barbarian.

Is she really a barbarian though? From what I heard the official material may not actually say?

Characters are statted out on D&D Beyond and looks like shes listed as a Fighter? Cant see it so no idea if thats true.

  Fighter or barbarian she is clearly performing feats of strength tossing large men around.   Much bigger more believable people all around (male or female) to do that, resting bitch face does not make you really strong.

I'll just leave this right here:

'Dungeons & Dragons' Box Office Estimates Worse Than Shazam: Fury of the Gods'
https://cosmicbook.news/dungeons-dragons-box-office-estimates-worse-shazam-fury-gods

Quote from: estar on March 21, 2023, 08:22:47 AM
The movie is good.  Overall I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

Are there any openly gay characters in the movie?

Quote from: hedgehobbit on March 26, 2023, 07:00:19 PM

Quote from: estar on March 21, 2023, 08:22:47 AM
The movie is good.  Overall I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

Are there any openly gay characters in the movie?

How can they be gay if they've been emasculated.

Quote from: Eirikrautha on March 25, 2023, 05:19:59 PM'Dungeons & Dragons' Box Office Estimates Worse Than Shazam: Fury of the Gods'
https://cosmicbook.news/dungeons-dragons-box-office-estimates-worse-shazam-fury-gods

I've seen these projections. While they may not officially be in "flop" territory, they aren't good.

This got me thinking. The style and look of the Dungeons & Dragons movie doesn't really fit into what styles of fantasy which are currently popular; whether that's the dark aesthetic of Elden Ring, the classic wizard look of Harry Potter, or the more stylized high fantasy of anime or Genshin Impact.

The first version of D&D very closely matched the look and background of the type of Tolkienesque fantasy that was popular in the late 70s. But D&D has sort of grown into it's own thing and done so while rarely importing other fantasy conventions from outside the RPG sphere. IMO, this is holding the game, and by extension the movie, back.

A review by non-woke guys. I still won't watch it, though:

Quote from: Rhymer88 on March 30, 2023, 08:56:23 AM
A review by non-woke guys. I still won't watch it, though:

Shad liked it, because he said that the movie handled fatherhood well. I haven't heard how he defines that, though.

I think the promotional posters and such look a bit "tacky" but I do have to say that a number of critics seem to have turned around when they actually saw the movie. My impression is that has a decent sense of humor.

Shad: "I hate Wizards of the Coast; they are a dog crap company."

He doesn't think the movie is actually woke, except in a couple of scenes, which he doesn't describe in detail. He says that the successes of the males in the movie are not overshadowed by the females, as in other recent films. Chris Pine's character seems a bit cowardly, but they said by the end, it is apparent that he isn't a coward; he is just cursed with bad luck. In game table turns (as someone in the comments to the video said), Chris Pine is the character whose player can't roll above a 10 to save his life.

I'm not promoting the movie; I'd already decided to see "Guardians of the Forgotten Realms" if I get the chance. But, it doesn't sound like it is as bad (as in, promoting *The Message*) as some marketing indicated.

BoxOffice Pro predicts 35 million for the 3 day weekend, that's within the previous estimates, if it has a standard fall next weekend it'll be around 14.35 million or 49.35 total for the two weeks (a little more since there's showings during the week). That's also when Mario drops.

What I'm trying to say it's that it's fate will depend on how far it falls on the second weekend an if it has legs and repeat viewing.

"It's not woke except for a couple of scenes..."

This is the Entropy theory I use all the time.

"What do you get if you put a teaspoon of fine wine into a barrel of shit? You get a barrel of shit."

"What do you get if you put a teaspoon of shit into a barrel of fine wine? You get a barrel of shit."

I just saw it. It isn't woke. It was fun.

It isn't going to tank.

Geeky is right, I do think Mario will cut into it, but it should do well internationally.

The real thing Hasbro wants to do is sell eOne, and I don't think it will do well enough to boost the price tag beyond the fleecing Hasbro took when they purchased it.

No thanks WOTC.