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king-tiax
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 29 Aug 2002 : 22:41:10
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I take it most of you guys have seen the Dungeons & Dragons film, what did you think?
Daveron: My name is Daveron, I would ask yours but I don't care to become aquainted with the dead.
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29 Aug 2002 : 22:54:45
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Well i quite liked it at first, i guess part of it was that i felt i had to defend the film due to non-D&D-understanding friends who didnt want to see it in the first place and were determined not to give it a chance, and then continued to badly slate the film afterwards. I found some parts quite enjoyable and generally enjoyed the film. I bought it on DVD as soon as it was released and watched it again. It was a bit TOO colorful and clean, needed to be darker and dirtier (more like LOTR i guess). Ill give it 7 out of 10.
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ArcticKnight
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 30 Aug 2002 : 05:36:17
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i own the DVD, its ok , i liked it cuz it was DnD but they could have done better, then when LOTR came out, it made DnD seem even worse...but for what it was worth , it was ok...
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Mask
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 30 Aug 2002 : 12:34:20
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I have seen DnD and must say, I hated it. No good storyline. Bad acting and I mean really bad acting. The graphics of the dragons were so bad, I believe a playstation could have done better. And then there's that dwarf. He is supposed to be a fairly important character, but I never seem to have caught its name. I don't know if I missed the introduction or that he simply had no name. I think it's a bad movie and deserves no more than a 4 out of 10.
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Carrick
Acolyte
Netherlands
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Posted - 30 Aug 2002 : 13:13:31
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I agree with Mask almost fully. It was far less than I expected, but when you look at it objectivally......I found it a quite humerous and enjoyable movie. No big stunner or anything.
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king-tiax
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 Aug 2002 : 13:30:05
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year in some ways I agree with mask, that Dwarf was as ig as the Elf, he's a dwarf, he's suposed to e short.
Daveron: My name is Daveron, I would ask yours but I don't care to become aquainted with the dead.
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2002 : 13:32:56
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Well i certainly wouldnt write home about it, but like i said earlier, i think the loyal D&D fan within me wanted it to be good so i hate to admit that it was a bit disappointing. Still enjoyed it to a certain degree though.
But LOTR has to be the BEST fantasy film of all time and outshines any i have ever seen.
....best not to talk too much off topic though, its not a LOTR board 
Rad
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Solmyr
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Posted - 30 Aug 2002 : 13:42:45
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I just have one thing to say: "One of the worst movies ever"
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Strahd Von Zarovich
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 Aug 2002 : 13:57:42
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Yeah Rad, we dont want to start speaking out of place do we ;-)
I am with Rad on this one, that the film had alot of the elements from the original D&D setting. Seeing as I was playing the game back oh, a long time ago you have to imagine it like this:-
Some thieves minding their own business just plying their trade, stumble into a quest by accident. The slowly and surely they have to take on 1 little quest at a time, like the Gauntlet type Maze, to reach the ultimate goal. If you look back at the ORIGINAL D&D stuff then things were a little glossier and maybe thats what people had in their minds then. And Courtney Solomon the director was a big fan of the original game.
We on the other hands have had a wider range of settings to play in from the Dark Ravenloft to the truly divine FR.
Anyway....thats enough of my insane rantings? Wanna see a cool D&D Fan film?
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king-tiax
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
327 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2002 : 14:02:54
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as a dwarf supporter I say they should have gone to a dwarven barrax, actuarly that place where Snails got killed, was that Dwarvish?
Anyway there should have been more beholders, or at least a igger part for the ones they had.
Daveron: My name is Daveron, I would ask yours but I don't care to become aquainted with the dead.
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Celebrant Moonflower
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 31 Aug 2002 : 05:25:26
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The DnD movie was the worst thing I have ever seen. They made beholders look like freaking idiots come on look in the damn monstrous manual what does their intelligence say 3? lol no....It had almost no plot at all. The only thing good at about it was the special effects
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Solmyr
Seeker
Sweden
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Posted - 31 Aug 2002 : 11:19:04
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I though the special effects weren't even good.
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king-tiax
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
327 Posts |
Posted - 31 Aug 2002 : 13:12:37
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I thought the special affects were ok, the dragons were good. there should have een more DWARVES
Daveron: My name is Daveron, I would ask yours but I don't care to become aquainted with the dead.
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Celebrant Moonflower
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 02 Sep 2002 : 23:00:20
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And of course with more dwarves you need more of the dwarven holy water! Instant fun!
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king-tiax
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
327 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2002 : 15:18:25
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what you need master celebrant is Dwarven ale in a smokind lodge hall, yes, I can all ready taste it.
Daveron: My name is Daveron, I would ask yours but I don't care to become aquainted with the dead.
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Rory_Lana
Acolyte
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Posted - 29 Sep 2002 : 22:26:49
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I personally didn't mind the movie. Yes it wasn't the greatest movie out there and it really did give DnD any justice...but out side our understanding of the game, it wasn't that bad. I agree, there was some bad acting. But hey they had a good idea...and I have to respect that. I wish they would try again and do a Forgotten Realms baised movie, and if done right it would be awesome. I think they'll never do it, but hey I can dream can't I?  |
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 29 Sep 2002 : 22:33:02
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Well i guess the closest we would ever have got to a Forgotten Realms movie would have been the FR TV series by Fireworks Television (I hear that this has since been shelved  ).
As for a FR movie, it would be interesting to know if they would have done a whole new movie with new characters or based it on a book or series of books, such as the Icewind Dale Trilogy or whatever? Id assume that if this were the case then books\series done by R.A.Salavatore would be used as he is the most recognised author, for both Realms and non-Realms fans (based on him being the New York Times bestseller).
I fear that any TV series or movie would have that "Xena" or "Hercules" feel to it..... excellent costumes, props and settings, but laughable acting and plots. The Realms exists in many peoples imaginations, we build what the lands look like and feel like in our minds, having someone actually create it visually could burst a lot of bubbles and ruin it. |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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Rory_Lana
Acolyte
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Posted - 29 Sep 2002 : 23:30:20
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| I agree in a way...I want to leave the Realms untouched by horrible directors and bad actors. I kinda like the fact that not everyone reads the books... But I would love to see what a good director/ actors/ make-up artist could do with Homeland, or Crystal Shard. If someone took it and made a movie out of it like LOTR...man...that would be breath taking. (( sorry kinda off topic)) |
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king-tiax
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
327 Posts |
Posted - 30 Sep 2002 : 13:52:44
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The Great Drizzt
Learned Scribe
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 01 Oct 2002 : 09:19:44
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I honestly think the movie sucked ass, they really need to do a better casting job, I mean seriously, the was a "Black"(african- american, and no not a Drow!) Elf, what the hell was that about?
and did anyone see the green guy, and the purple guy with 3 eyes?
what in gods name were they thinking? The dragons were WAY overly used, did anyone else notice that? I know they just tried to appeal to the crowd and get people in to see it, but they should have stayed closer to FR. on a better note, the computer graphics were bad ass, like the beholders for instance.nice.
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king-tiax
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
327 Posts |
Posted - 01 Oct 2002 : 19:47:36
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| Year, there were way to many dragons, A dragons suposed to get killed every 1,000 years. There were hundreds killed in that Movie. |
My name is Tiax, I would ask yours but I don't care to become aquainted with the dead.
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The Great Drizzt
Learned Scribe
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 03 Oct 2002 : 07:00:42
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And did anyone else notice that the one dragon died by a gate falling on his head, ok first of all I wanna see someone get a RED DRAGON into that room, and secondly they made the dragon out to be some "Stupid, un-intelligent" creature, plus a puny gate shouldnt have killed a wyrm, thats BS!
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Ditalidas
Learned Scribe
Netherlands
127 Posts |
Posted - 13 Oct 2002 : 12:14:28
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I'm mot sure if I liked the movie or not. The acting was lousy, for sure. I remember a female tracker who brushed away the tracks before reading their direction. There were some creatures I liked... I do believe that if you make a movie, make a good one. This one wasn't good so shouldn't have been made I guess. Give me Lord of the Rings... that's a movie I loved... that is... the first part. I'll see the second at Christmas when it gets out in Holland.
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The Great Drizzt
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 14 Oct 2002 : 07:32:52
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Plus the tracker was a "Black" Elf!(not Drow) what the hell is up with that?
Even though I think LoTR is pretty gay, the movie was really cool, too many halfling though.....
The Great Drizzt |
"Don't poke Drizzt, 'tis highly unsociable!" Drizzt Do'Urden -BG1 |
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Ditalidas
Learned Scribe
Netherlands
127 Posts |
Posted - 14 Oct 2002 : 11:11:37
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Was it a black elf? I do not remember. I only remember a world so alien from ours that I thought it lost all credibility. And the characters in it apparently also felt that way, for they were not able to act naturally in it.
And indeed I agree with a former speakers, there were way too much dragons in it.
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The Great Drizzt
Learned Scribe
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 15 Oct 2002 : 08:25:44
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Yeah, the ranger elf-chick was an "African American", and yes they need to do a way better job casting for that movie, oh and there were WAY too many dragons in it, I guess the story line was ok though.
I really think the need to make a movie about Drizzt and his party, that would be the sweetest movie ever, hey, I'll play Drizzt, Tiax could even play Bruenor, just a thought
The Great Drizzt |
"Don't poke Drizzt, 'tis highly unsociable!" Drizzt Do'Urden -BG1 |
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king-tiax
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
327 Posts |
Posted - 15 Oct 2002 : 20:11:53
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Hay don't make any Short-arse cracks, they are so not funnt, but year, that would be cool.
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My name is Tiax, I would ask yours but I don't care to become aquainted with the dead.
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Shades
Acolyte
Georgia
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Posted - 16 Oct 2002 : 00:16:12
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| I thought the movie was horrible but oh well. Anyway there is supposed to be another DnD movie coming. It's supposed to be in the Dragonlance world. Personally I think that one will be alot better. |
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The Great Drizzt
Learned Scribe
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2002 : 06:41:01
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Lol, "THE ADVENTURES OF DWARFEY AND POINTY EARS" I can just see it now Tiax, that might be funny, though it sounds more like an anime.
Personally I don't know very much about Dragon lance but I hear it's cool, so I'm all for the new movie, anythings better than the last horrible excuse they call a movie, and personally, I could have done a better job(if I had all that money to waste)
The Great Drizzt |
"Don't poke Drizzt, 'tis highly unsociable!" Drizzt Do'Urden -BG1 |
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Rory_Lana
Acolyte
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Posted - 20 Oct 2002 : 20:14:17
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I want to apologize for my other post on this page. I made a point to see the movie again again and I hated it. the only thing I liked was the cities. I can't begin to bash that movie. You all have said already. I guess it's because I saw LOTR...It was like a made for TV movie, but worse. I mean Merlin was better, correction a lot better.
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Bellua Aeneus Lacerta
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 21 Oct 2002 : 03:59:09
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It was like they said , "Cool, we get to make a D&D movie",
then on the first day of shooting they said,"Film costs
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