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Pejo
Member
Well, for one, the costume design looks like it was done at a Spirit Halloween clearance sale. Maybe it's a comedy and supposed to look like that?
Zathalus
Member
I believe the movie is going to have comedic moments in it as befitting a D&D movie. As for the costumes, it's D&D so fits the theme. Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings this is not. Faerun is a rather silly place (in a good way).
PaddyOCanager
Member
D&D is cosplay. I'd rather the movie look more like D&D than LoTR, and to not take itself seriously. The tone of the trailer and the poster seem pretty on point to be honest. My only fear for the movie is they don't actually lean into it and we end with some weird hybrid movie that doesn't embrace what it should be.
InterMusketeer
Member
What's up with the bad guy's weird glance? The mage looks like he doesn't know why he's there. The lady at the bottom is possibly asking for the manager. Looks pretty bad to me. I'm not the audience for this though.
Esca
Member
We need more bards in the world
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Just watched the trailer. Looks Uwe Boll bad but with much better battle CGI.
Pejo
Member
Looks like "straight to VHS" tier from the poster, but then again I'm not overly familiar with D&D. I played the in-universe videogames, but never the OG tabletop stuff. If it's supposed to be like a parody or tongue-in-cheek, then they nailed it. I guess I'm out of the loop for fan expectations.
kanjobazooie
Mouse Ball Fetishist
They got Michelle Rodriguez in this?
Saber
Member
I agree with yah, doesnt look like overtop in terms of costume. But who knows? Migth still be a good movie despite that(not saying it will), as a fan of D&D at least I hope that.
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strange headache
Banned
Poster gives me serious Asylum movie vibes.
You could watch the trailer.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Thread title interested me, but what I saw was what I expected. 90s style fantasy cringe. Awful.
I'm not a fan of D&D. Never played the tabletop game or have any interest in the franchise at all. I saw the trailer for this film and it looks like pure gash. It seriously made me cringe, but maybe that's because I'm not a fan of the franchise and just didn't "get it".
I'm not a fan of D&D. Never played the tabletop game or have any interest in the franchise at all. I saw the trailer for this film and it looks like pure gash. It seriously made me cringe, but maybe that's because I'm not a fan of the franchise and just didn't "get it".
ClanOfNone
Member
The Black dragon has lore accurate head horns 9.5/10 poster.
lmao Hugh Grant is in this, is he the villain?
lmao Hugh Grant is in this, is he the villain?
This is not for you.
DnD can be vert serious, but so much stupif shit happens at thr table and I always laugh a lot during sessions. This movie seems to reflect that perfectly.
This is not lotr. This is fun and sully fantasy.
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
The team that did Game Night
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
I just watched the trailer to give a fair assessment and it looks awful. I say this as a Dungeons & Dragons fans since first edition AD&D.
Looks no better than that Jeremy Irons movie that came out a couple decades ago.
Can't wait to see how they'll ruin Warhammer 40,000 when and if that Eisenhorn TV series pops up.
Looks no better than that Jeremy Irons movie that came out a couple decades ago.
Can't wait to see how they'll ruin Warhammer 40,000 when and if that Eisenhorn TV series pops up.
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DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
I can't wait! I think they're going with "each character is a player in the D&D game" ... I love it!
I don't think that link actually answers my question about the Drow but this from your link:
- We have made the decision to move on from using the term "race" everywhere in One D&D, and we do not intend to return to that term.
- The term "species" was chosen in close coordination with multiple outside cultural consultants.
Doom85
Member
DnD popularity has skyrocketed in the past decade due to Critical Role, Stranger Things, and a few others really pushing exposure to the game to many more people than ever before. Even if the D&D movie from the 2000s had been good, it might have still been a box office disappointment or at least made just an okay profit due to the game being more niche before. Nowadays, a good DnD movie can likely do fairly well, but we’ll see.
Something encouraging is the filmmakers said in an interview that while the film could be followed by sequels, this first film itself will be stand alone in terms of story resolution and not trying to throw in a bunch of sequel hooks, spin-off hooks, or such just for the sake of doing so. Although I could see a mid credits scene teasing a future villain, I believe this means the film itself will have a full resolution which is a nice change of pace. I’m fine with Marvel/DC doing it but not everything needs to be like that.
pramod
Banned
It's both funny and ironic that this looks just as cheesy as the original movie.
Don't get me wrong I don't mind campiness or "fun and safe" mainstream style of film that this movie is obviously going for, since after all, the main goal is to make money.
But it just saddens me that us true hardcore D&D fans will never get to see the type of D&D movies we always wanted to see. There's decades of material like Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, Drizzt, Dragonlance, Ravenloft etc that would be awesome with a high budget production done seriously, but seems like that will never ever happen.
Don't get me wrong I don't mind campiness or "fun and safe" mainstream style of film that this movie is obviously going for, since after all, the main goal is to make money.
But it just saddens me that us true hardcore D&D fans will never get to see the type of D&D movies we always wanted to see. There's decades of material like Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, Drizzt, Dragonlance, Ravenloft etc that would be awesome with a high budget production done seriously, but seems like that will never ever happen.
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OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
The trailer showed promise. Looks fun. The bar is certainly low but I think it could be a good one.
ClanOfNone
Member
Perhaps, you never know. If you came up to me in high school and told me that in a few years the 6 issue run of The Infinity Gauntlet that I was reading would be the linchpin of a multi-billion dollar Marvel media empire, I would have called you a looney.
Neff
Member
A lot of boys took one step closer to manhood with these two
Yeah I'm fairly sure Sheila dictates 90% of my fetishes to this day.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
The poster looks generic sure, but the trailer looks like it’s going to be a really fun movie, like 80’s adventure fun.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Pretty good. I raise youYeah I'm fairly sure Sheila dictates 90% of my fetishes to this day.
FunkMiller
Member
This looks like a massive throwback to 80s style fantasy movies.
And that shit worked like gang busters for Top Gun Maverick. Could be a real surprise hit, if it maintains that attitude.
And that shit worked like gang busters for Top Gun Maverick. Could be a real surprise hit, if it maintains that attitude.
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Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
From my understanding this movie takes place in the Forgotten Realms.