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[–] 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

Was the "1" good? Like at least okayish?

Edit: no spoilers please 🥺

Edit: I have conjured a scroll of dnd fans 😁 thank you everyone!

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  • [–] 8 points 1 day ago

    Solidly in my top 3 movies of 2023 with the other two being Barbenheimer. I'm not even a DnD player, I know a little bit about it because I'm a terminally online nerd who's been playing vidya games for over 20 years and has occasionally read comics that are inspired by DnD , but never been part of a campaign. Unless you count Baldur's Gate 3.

    It's just a ton of fun. Chris Pine plays his character so well, I can not imagine him as anything else anymore. Like in Star Trek he's not Kirk anymore, he's Edgin. Everyone else also played their roles... Honestly, I'd say flawlessly. I don't remember a single actor being bad in that movie.

    They don't do a ton of the actual rules and mechanics stuff from DnD (like quite obviously there's no dice rolls in combat), but the references they do have are quite funny. Any background knowledge you have of DnD or Forgotten Realms will enhance your experience with the movie, but it's absolutely not necessary to find the whole thing hilarious.

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  • [–] 50 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    If you love DnD I think there's a very good chance you'll love this movie, but even if you don't love DnD, I think it still makes for a very entertaining adventure comedy that even people who have never played DnD will enjoy. Definitely worth a try at least

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  • [–] [S] 38 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    It was great. You should definitely watch it, even if you aren't a fan of D&D.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    My biggest issue is making the main character a bard who doesn't even get a SINGLE swing in combat, or a single spell to cast. He seems to mostly just exist as a peg to hang the story on.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago

    I mean, there's a pretty critical casting of minor illusion that he's responsible for. And, it was pointed out to me, that the various instances of him cajoling the party along, especially when the flashier members are having doubts, is basically Bardic Inspiration. Which I think is a neat way of handling it.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Yes it's good, but THERE ARE NO OTHER D&D MOVIES (no really, there were four others and they were all awful. The latest one is good though)

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

    IMHO, as an OG Forever DM, the latest iteration is boosted by the astonishingly confident suckage of the previous straight-to-torrent flicks.

    Also, re: the latest, the easter eggs are all over, genuine, and cleverly done.

    You'll enjoy it, for sure. 🤓

    (Afterward, be sure to check out the ad-lib scenes, interviews, etc. A lot of love for the whole of gaming went into that flick.🤘🏼)

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  • [–] 25 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    They'll certainly go with a new adventure using the previous characters, but I'd honestly love it if their roles were cameos or background to some new people in different roles and new issues to overcome, in a new setting. The general vehicle of seeing an actual game from within the world worked well, and plenty to use, but I feel we've seen these characters' arcs and it will feel heavy handed to invent more problems to overcome. And I get it, that's exactly what players will do with their established party, but a lot of the deeper arcs wold be over many adventures and playing sessions, not as a one shot.

    But I hope they turn out something decent. I'm all for a lower budget, more character interaction and back and forth.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    I remember someone suggesting they get the same cast but have new roles to imply the players have all rolled new PCs.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    I'd watch the heck outta a d&d2. The first one is one of my most rewatched. It's just so... nice. Good amount of fun, funny, action, and that fat dragon I love.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago

    Unexpected but welcome news

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    Wait whaaat. I was pretty sure the production company fucked then over with no sequel

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