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live action Legend of Vox Machina was also my first thought.

Looks good fun so look forward to it.

 Ghaz wrote:

 Turnip Jedi wrote:
.... and we'll pretend the Flying boats never was)

That would be kind of tough, seeing that an updated Spelljammer setting is being released in less than a month...

https://dnd.wizards.com/products/spelljammer

Not tough to do at all.
1) I play a game where we pretend to be elves & wizards & .
2) I've been completely ignoring Spelljammer since it debuted back in the '90s.

So what makes you think I can't pretend Spelljammer 2022 doesn't exist?

As for this movie?
●It'll probably be better than any previous D&D movie.
●It definitely won't be the worst movie I've seen (And enjoyed).
●I have fairly low expectations for it & no illusions about what I'm getting. So I doubt I'll be disapointed.
●Assuming I see it in the theater, I will NOT be paying evening prices....
I predict I'll be entertained for 2 hours.

Oh, and I hope they make some cool toys for it.

Looks pretty bad to me.

Not as bad as the other preview when it was just the actors spinning around and posing in their costumes, but still pretty rough.

Paladin guy poses with his sword and the blade flies off like it's pulled by a string. This is a shot they decided to use in their trailer.

They're definitely going for a more light-hearted 'team of screwups band together to save the world' type of story, and I think the Vox Machina or Guardians of the Galaxy comparisons are apt - but I don't think it's going to measure up to either of those, maybe there's an element of raunchiness or emotional punches to the gut that they've wisely opted not to show in the trailer that can actually bump it up but so far I don't like what I see.

Big concern just looking at this trailer is there are a lot (a lot!) of different setpiece fights in this trailer alone which leads me to believe this is going to be a run from one place to the next type narrative that can get really tedious if not handled correctly. If anything it feels more like a trailer for an alarmingly high budget streaming TV show in that respect.

A D&D movie with the tone of a typical D&D session and loads of references that D&D players would appreciate?

Not sure why this idea took this long.
Sounds like fun and giving fans what they want.

Not saying it's going to be a masterpiece of cinema, but it looks like I'll enjoy it.

I'll watch it since I liked the terrible blue lips 2000 one so much for how bad it is

Mixed feelings, feels very close in tone to guardians of the galaxy, or the typical marvel movie style humor interspersed between action. It was cool to recognize some of the creatures in the trailer, but I sure hope the movie is more than whatever this trailer was.

We're getting a Druid that turns into an Owlbear on the big screen - ignoring how much that's already winding up some corners of the D&D fanbase, that's enough for me to watch it at some point.

 whembly wrote:
Guardians of the Dungeons Galaxy and Dragons?

Might be good.

You also need to tie in some Suicide Squad reference as well......

Guardian Squad of the Dungeon?

Well, they have been making Superhero movies in different genres for some time, so it makes sense that the Fantasy genre should try and steal from the superhero genre this time.

 Thargrim wrote:
Mixed feelings, feels very close in tone to guardians of the galaxy, or the typical marvel movie style humor interspersed between action. It was cool to recognize some of the creatures in the trailer, but I sure hope the movie is more than whatever this trailer was.

Dunno. Pretty much every TTRPG I’ve ever been involved in has involved silliness to rival Monty Python between bouts of kicking arse.

Even when we try to be serious, it gets daft and silly. Half baked plans pulled off against all rational expectations. Well planned..erm…plans, reduced to ashes by The Dreaded Dice. Often what seems the most far fetched, idiotic, “well they’re only kneecaps, I’m fairly sure those grow back” idea or action is conversely rewarded by those Naughty Dice.

And as the GM, I can absolutely guarantee you your players will find a novel and embarrassingly easy solution to cunningly crafted traps and plots - whilst also collectively failing to notice the Push sign, and spending an hour trying to Pull the door open.

As long as all of the rules lawyers shut the flip up, I am sure it will be perfect, fantasy entertainment - just what it is supposed to be.

And, upon much closer inspection, it does have Michelle Rodriguez... she is just so blatantly... bad a$$ and AWESOME!!

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

 Thargrim wrote:
Mixed feelings, feels very close in tone to guardians of the galaxy, or the typical marvel movie style humor interspersed between action. It was cool to recognize some of the creatures in the trailer, but I sure hope the movie is more than whatever this trailer was.

Dunno. Pretty much every TTRPG I’ve ever been involved in has involved silliness to rival Monty Python between bouts of kicking arse.

Even when we try to be serious, it gets daft and silly. Half baked plans pulled off against all rational expectations. Well planned..erm…plans, reduced to ashes by The Dreaded Dice. Often what seems the most far fetched, idiotic, “well they’re only kneecaps, I’m fairly sure those grow back” idea or action is conversely rewarded by those Naughty Dice.

And as the GM, I can absolutely guarantee you your players will find a novel and embarrassingly easy solution to cunningly crafted traps and plots - whilst also collectively failing to notice the Push sign, and spending an hour trying to Pull the door open.

This is a lot of what I enjoy about D&D. It has a lot of layers going on. So I don't mind ridiculousness or humor when I think of what this D&D movie will be like. I doubt it will top any of the stuff players do in games but I hope it will also draw from what can happen in games as well.
Got me thinking about how my Wizard was in a tavern alone and near the wrong end of a shake down but things went sideways as "I" used charm person on ever person in the tavern except the guy trying to fight me. All while I was trying to get away and not get into a physical altercation. And as fun as that was it wasn't even the top of the levels of ridiculous.
Being "probably" an evil wizard is a lot of fun.

I had a lot of doubts about big name actors in D&D movies but I'm finding myself optimistic about this movie.

Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy and the embrace the seemingly unavoidable silliness that occurs in the games I get involved in - but that’s not to say I deliberately prat around for the sake of pratting around.

And with no suggestion anyone is “doing it wrong”, I’m not sure I’d take to a game played entirely straight and serious myself.

Even the LARP I do/used to do, there was mucking around, even during a battle, though granted less so as I’m not terribly fond of ending up all hacked and mangled. Just need to read the room is all, and know when Srs Bsns is in fact genuinely serious.

This movie will bomb on opening weekend though. Sure everyone Says they can make it, but they’ll cancel at the last minute.

SamusDrake wrote:
OMG! Owl bear! Count me in!

That was my initial reaction too - Owlbears FTW!

Overall, it looks to be a fun ride - hopefully - and fingers crossed it's better than previous attempts too.

So it sounds like I am the only person that liked the original D&D movie. Always suspected it, but at least i know now.

The new trailer actually feels a lot like the original, probably because it revolves around a band of theives.

 Tamereth wrote:
So it sounds like I am the only person that liked the original D&D movie. Always suspected it, but at least i know now.

The new trailer actually feels a lot like the original, probably because it revolves around a band of theives.

Maybe but at the same time one of the complaints about the original was it didn't really draw much from D&D. I noticed a number of things in the trailer that is enchouraging in "this is at least grounded in D&D"
A short list:

- Black Dragons: If you didn't notice this when the dragon came, it was literally spitting acid, something D&D black Dragons do. a Nice touch
- Owl Bear
- Mimic
- Displacer beast
- Gelatanius cube

You forgot.... it also had Hugh Grant! Quintessential D&D right there!

 Tamereth wrote:
So it sounds like I am the only person that liked the original D&D movie. Always suspected it, but at least i know now.

It wasn't the best fantasy movie I've ever watched, but I didn't hate it.... And it's on my DVD shelf. Is that close enough to liking it?

 Easy E wrote:
You forgot.... it also had Hugh Grant! Quintessential D&D right there!

I suspect that Vecna Actually is all around…

 privateer4hire wrote:

 Easy E wrote:
You forgot.... it also had Hugh Grant! Quintessential D&D right there!

I suspect that Vecna Actually is all around…

"Vecna That's the only name you'll hear. Vecna. It means the end and the death. Vecna. I am Vecna. Vecna is all around you. Vecna is the man beside you. Vecna will gnaw on your bones. Look out! Vecna is here"

 AduroT wrote:
This movie will bomb on opening weekend though. Sure everyone Says they can make it, but they’ll cancel at the last minute.

I see what you did there.

ccs wrote:

 Tamereth wrote:
So it sounds like I am the only person that liked the original D&D movie. Always suspected it, but at least i know now.

It wasn't the best fantasy movie I've ever watched, but I didn't hate it.... And it's on my DVD shelf. Is that close enough to liking it?

Same, I didn't hate it but it certainly wasn't a best in class movie. I went to see it with my gaming group and we had a good time, as I recall it released shortly before we finished our AD&D campaign and switched to 3rd ed.

BrianDavion wrote:

 privateer4hire wrote:

 Easy E wrote:
You forgot.... it also had Hugh Grant! Quintessential D&D right there!

I suspect that Vecna Actually is all around…

"Vecna That's the only name you'll hear. Vecna. It means the end and the death. Vecna. I am Vecna. Vecna is all around you. Vecna is the man beside you. Vecna will gnaw on your bones. Look out! Vecna is here"

I feel it in my fingers. I feel it in my toes…

Will it be as good as the old Dungeon and Dragons cartoon... car advert though?

#JusticeForSnails

That's the real tragedy of the first film that needs to be addressed.


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 AduroT wrote:
This movie will bomb on opening weekend though. Sure everyone Says they can make it, but they’ll cancel at the last minute.

Lol. And here I thought I was the only GM to experience that! I used to not leave my house for the FLGS until the group text message had enough positive replies to meet the minimum threshold after too many false positive confirmations the night before/morning of.

 privateer4hire wrote:

BrianDavion wrote:

 privateer4hire wrote:

 Easy E wrote:
You forgot.... it also had Hugh Grant! Quintessential D&D right there!

I suspect that Vecna Actually is all around…

"Vecna That's the only name you'll hear. Vecna. It means the end and the death. Vecna. I am Vecna. Vecna is all around you. Vecna is the man beside you. Vecna will gnaw on your bones. Look out! Vecna is here"

I feel it in my fingers. I feel it in my toes…

Careful, or you'll put an eye out.

But I'm sure someone will lend a hand.

 Azreal13 wrote:
I'm of the opinion that a well done, well financed and cast trilogy based on the original Dragonlance trilogy could be every bit as successful as any other notable movie franchise. But then, I'll proudly admit to my bias and affection for those books as well.

This... is not that. There's some flashes of stuff in the trailer that looks decent enough, but so much of it manages to look cheap, even though it clearly isn't. Little things like the group running along a cliff, which is clearly just a cliff. I can't help but think if that scene was in the LOTR Jackson would have dropped a mountain range something into the background to remind the viewer they weren't in Kansas.

Kudos for apparently having a black dragon breathing acid, but many demerits for having the dragons look weird and looking like they escaped from a SyFy movie. It's probably called Land Of The Dragonkin or something.

But most of the things I didn't like the look of were FX based, so there's still a chance the final thing could be better. Probably heading for the same bin the WoW movie ended up in though, IMO.

I quite agree with your points.

Odds are though that a Dragonlance trilogy would not the screenwriters or actors it deserves.

I believe there is a Dragonlance animated movie for Dragon's of Autumn Twilight out there somewhere?



My group decided that we are going to go to this, and that we are going to all get dressed up in cheesy costumes too. Probably won't when the times comes, but I am pretty sure we will get there.

 Easy E wrote:
I believe there is a Dragonlance animated movie for Dragon's of Autumn Twilight out there somewhere?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonlance:_Dragons_of_Autumn_Twilight

 Easy E wrote:
I believe there is a Dragonlance animated movie for Dragon's of Autumn Twilight out there somewhere?

There is. It sucks.

It's got a decent cast - Kiefer Sutherland and Lucy Lawless are hardly bad actors, and Sutherland's performance as Raistlin is actually pretty good. The animation is shockingly bad and the runtime is far too short to do justice to the story. It feels like one of those ideas that's probably done much more harm than good, as it's now much less likely we'll see any Dragonlance movies in the near future.