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3.0 out of 5 stars
a decent (but not great)90 minute diversion, Sep 1 2007
i liked this movie better than most people.i thought the movie was
pretty good for the most part,though there were a few things that
bothered me a bit.the biggest complaint i have is that the dragons are
barely even shown in the movie,which is a shame,because i thought they
looked pretty good.the other thing i didn't like was that the movie
becomes muddled just over halfway through,and i could not make much
sense of it.up to that point i liked it quite a bit.i also should
mention that i thought some of the fighting scenes were not very
good.there is lots of excitement in the movie,and i certainly didn't
find it boring.i think it is worth killing around 90 min or so.for me
Dungeons and Dragons is about a 3/5
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3.0 out of 5 stars
3 stars for making me laugh so much, Jun 5 2005
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I gave it 3 stars cos I almost bust a gut laughing -- this movie was sooooo bad. The acting was abysmal (yes, even Jeremy Irons, who is one of my icons), the film editing was awful, the plot was all cliché. But if you don't take things too seriously about D&D, you may find it (inadvertently) one of the funniest films around - like watching a Saturday afternoon B movie...
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1.0 out of 5 stars
This movie was an insult to the name, Dungeons and Dragons!, July 11 2004
I was so thouroughly dissapointed with this movie. Everything about it sucked, save for the animation on the dragons.
I am a true DND nerd. I have played for years and know every subtle nuance of the game. And the director/writers of this film clearly never even saw DND in action.
All the characters were bumbeling morons, the scenes from the movie looked like cheap star wars rip offs. They took classic DND monsters and totally rewrote the entire concept behind them. I was left unfulfilled from moment 1. The magic in the movie was stupid, everyone used "magic dust". There were no cool spell incantations. Just loud unrememberable music. I found myself routing for the bad guys to hope they kill the heros (Especially Marlin Wayans). The fights were bad, the plot was bad. Any true DND player will despise this film. The only people who will enjoy this movie are people with no expectations. If you never played a fantasy game in your life and don't really care about plot, then rent it. Definately do not buy it.
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