Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is REALLY Good!
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AngryJoe, OtherJoe & Alex Review the Dungeons & Dragons film, is it as bad as it was 20 years ago? Or could it be one of the BEST films of this year? GO SEE IT! Its that GOOD! Our Movie Review!
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The paladins npc walk, in a stright line is just soo perfect :D
From what I heard he didn't hear the director yell cut so he just kept walking.
That was awesome. As a DnD noob, I didn't figured it out he was supposed to be the GM NPC who is there purely for "balance" reasons, the party was maybe not strong enough to survive the underdark, so the paladin went along to guaranteed their safety. And when he did his part, he just left lol
This movie felt like a dramatization of an actual game, complete with the banter, funny failures, overplanning, and tense moments
I've had games with a similar level of drama and fun. When i watched this, it felt like I was watching people playing an actual campaign and role-playing well. All-in-all, the best thing I could ask for in a dnd movie.
I felt the same. :D I could actually feel the presence of the DM with some of the scenes (like the one in the scemetery f.ex. :D). :)
I've never played D and D but watching this movie did make me think of a group of friends actually going through a D and D campaign. I loved it.
@@Sir-Fettucini
I recommend you donât DnD is like a crappy CRPG but the game engine is some lame failed writer.
@@SkoomaGodDovahkiin666 Hey, that's rude! :) DnD is what STARTED rpgs, we wouldn't have computer rpgs without it. (It's like calling chess a lame TBS but the game engine is two lame failed army commanders.) And if you think DnD stories can't be mature and nuanced... that's a you problem
My favourite character was probably Michelle Rodriguez. She nailed the physicality of the barbarian character without it feeling forced or cheesy or unbelievable. I have new respect for her as an actress.
Holga was my favorite of the main group
She was hilarious too!!
and the tender moments were done so subtle and so well. A+ nuanced acting with the young girl relationship and former lover relationship
Even from the ads i gotta say i think she woulda been a way better Valkyrie in Thor Ragnarok and Love and Thunder than Tessa.
Dude, I never thought I would openly weep in a theater over Michelle Rodriguez, but here we are
They pulled a Pirates of the Caribbean, made a movie about something nobody would ever write a movie about, and carry it with fun characters and an interesting world.
It helped that Pirates had Monkey Island to rip off for story.
There was already a D&D movie. What are you talking about?
It was predictable the whole way through. Lame movie that felt contrived and stupid.
â@@Puggy42069 just as your stupid personality based on your salty reply.
@Puggy420 funny, that's the same reaction I had to your post.
This might be the biggest surprise this year in film, I don't think anyone had high expectations
it looked like ass in the trailer lol so this is really cool
Especially with the absolute trash fire that is the WoTC PR team.
@instantsurgery Yeah, I had zero intention of seeing this now, I might.
Not gonna lie I actually thought this movie was gonna be great and hilariousâŠIâm glad itâs awesome I have to watch it now
Watched it last night it is definitely good and worth a watch
I like the new one. Favorite character for me is Xenk Yendar. One scene particular had Chris Pine character narrating his departure from the group. "There he goes...walking off in a straight line. He's approaching a rock. Is he going to walk around it? Nope- walks straight over it." đ I also found the grave burial scene humorous too.
kinda annoyed they didn't have him lay on hands and cure his blindness
Only gripe with Chris Pine's character is the Bard never used a fucking spell
@@funnyvalentine6670 yep so dumb he should've been labeled a rogue
@@funnyvalentine6670 Yeah. They made him just a plan strategist. They could have given some other stat values.đ
He was such a dmpc it was painfully funny. And the fact that they had him just leave and literally had him railroad his way off screen in a straight line was just the damn cherry on top. Such a fun movie, I hope the stigma against Hasbro doesn't kill this movie franchise before it has a chance to flourish. It has the chance to be an amazing series of films because dnd has infinite storytelling potential.
This movie really does deserve a 9/10 or 10/10 just because you have non-D&D fans that will enjoy it for what it is. But to those of us that are D&D fans, we can appreciate it even more because they actually had people that care about D&D and do it so much service. I know for one the Sorcerer actor took the time to use actual ASL in his spell casting gestures, and also they took the time to make mention of how Wild Magic is random and why he sometimes doesn't cast what he meant to cast, in the scene with the Intellect Devourers, it kinda made sense because none of their classes typically have High Intellect, in the last scene when they were fighting the Wizard, they kinda showed that the Stone Dragon was a Concentration spell because she kept trying to stay away and you could see her focused on the dragon and chanting. Then as soon as she got hit, failed the Concentration check, whoops there goes the summon! So many small touches like this in the movie, and I love it. I want a sequel so bad as long as they keep this same heart!
I know 0 about D&D and I enjoyed the movie.
Some of the CGI in this was really bad. I guess if your expectations are low, you'll forgive anything. A 10/10 movie is supposed to be legendary. This is a movie that you'll remember in decades and measure all other fantasy movies against it like you would measure all war dramas against Schindler's List. GTFO đđ
Did yall miss the characters in the cage. That was such a throwback to the D&D cartoon from the 80s. I was expecting the Dungeon Master to show up.
Yep I was wondering if this was canon, maybe him or Venger got them out.. I though Hank was Matt Mercer lol
I laughed my ass off when I saw that.
Now I have to rewatch that part, I didn't even notice đ±
Yes I noticed them before the cage. They showed them when they popped up from the ground and thought is that the cartoon characters and then they showed the small barbarian grab the ax and then the cage part and I just loved that they included them!
This team deserves a franchise. Absolutely loved it!
The homeland trilogy would be such a sick movie/series if they did it right. They could totally make the under dark epic
TES movie or TV show would also be great đ
@@stevengreene7389 can totally see it being an animated series done by Titmouse studios.
Absolutely not.
@@imsentinelprime9279 y not?
It was actually cool too that the Paladin really followed the min-max strategy, absolute gun in strength, decent Dex, high wisdom and Intel, shocking charisma đđ
You can even get his character sheet for all of these characters from DnD. And yes, pretty much powerful compare to the rest of the cast lol
And a 10 in int. Smartest Paladin, folks.
â@@SkoomaGodDovahkiin666Who the hell gets 10 int for pal?
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The pally in Honor among Thieves, apparently.
I LOVED how you could tell Holga was raging and it gave her exceptional strength. Barbarians in D&D often get their superhuman strength from otherworldly forces they aren't just simply some juiced up body builders that could punch hard. that scene in the ally with the guards was a fantastic display of how a Barbarians enrage just allows them to do shit no human being could ever do. she was tossing 300lb guards in full plate armor around like they were dolls. absolute incredible.
Actually look at her character sheet made by WOTC , She has no rage.. and is not labeled a Barb at all.. She felt like something in between bard and fighter !
@@Chad-Dion those things released from WOTC were not character sheets. they NPC were stat blocks. which often do not have class information on them since those kind of rules are reserved for players. she has been called a Barbarian in all promotional material etc.
@@Chad-Dion also her Stat block had reckless attack and unarmored defense, which are barbarian traits in 5e.
@@xxbrkdwnxx The others clearly stated BARD , PALADIN etc.. hers was the only one that did not state what she was.. and whats a Barb with out RAGE... basically she was a mix of fighter barb..
@@Chad-Dion like bruh you literally SEE her rage in the alleyway scene. did you watch the movie expecting to see some sort of representation of game mechanics on screen? you're so wrapped up in this stat block shit it's fucking pathetic.
Wow Alex is actually excited and loving it and OJ and joe aligned. Damn this is one to definitely see!
he proly got a raise to be more positive from now on, makes sense, i dont see him liking this except because its his job.
@@hellwashere3821or he just liked the film?
@@hellwashere3821 itâs a good movie
Itâs a ok movie. I just saw it based on this kind of hype and ratings itâs getting. If your D&D fan then there is some good references from locations you will recognize. Now maybe everyone hyping because compared to old one itâs good but this is still very campy and cheesiness moments. If your not a d&D person this will not be for you
@HellwasHere You sound like way too much of a skeptic. Alex genuinely acts like someone who actually like the movie.
The easter egg with the original characters from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon from the 80s was almost worth the ticket price alone. Plus references to Baldurs Gate and Neverwinter.
What about the movie trilogy?
And Icewind Dale
100% This made the movie for me
Mmmm....memberberries
But did they survive?
As a Wizard player, the final battle was like candy. That's how I imagined I would duel and throw spells
Yeah and Joe of course flipped classes. There IS a difference! Simon is a Sorcerer, the lady is a WIZARDđ
Druid chase scene where she morphs into a deer at the end. Probably cost a ton of money that sequence, and you guys didnt mention it đ one of the more fun scenes in the film imo
I had a little nerdy moment with that scene, how the hell she is transforming so many times in a single day?? Is she a archdruid or something... but for "plastic" reasons, I can let that slide, druids are awesome (and broken)
I went with my dnd group and we're playing waterdeep dragon heist right now and when Lord Neverember was mentioned and shown in the movie, one of my players grinned and said "heeey, we saved this dude's son from some birdmen!", meaning Raenar Neverember. This alone really brought what we were playing and their deeds to live :)
really enjoyed this movie
Neverember is such a dumb name, but hell, it's charming at the same time, lol this basically sums up DnD as a whole: dumb and charming
I just saw the movie. Itâs literally everything Iâve ever wanted! No plot element overstays itâs welcome. Nothing is boring. Pacing is perfect. Just enough emotion. And PERFECT visuals, backgrounds, lore exploration, acting, and fight scenes!! The fights are EPIC
"He is walking such a straight line, uh oh there is a rock in front of him, which way is he going to go, he is going to walk over the rock" The paladin is straight laced
I really liked it, the mix between practical and CGI effects was a breath of fresh air. The cast was awesome, I wish Yendar was around for longer but I understand he was too OP, lol. I also appreciated how they got out of a lot of situations in really creative ways, just like a player would do while looking at their character sheet.
Edit: I also always play a Druid and this movie was a love letter to Druids, change my mind.
The wildshape transformations were great in this. I also loved the appearance of the non human races like the orcs dragonborn and Aarakokra (poor Jarnathan).
This was possibly my favorite part because itâs just like in D&D campaigns where you have a friendly NPC that is stupid strong and the DM has to be like âohhh nooo the NPC left the stove on at homeâ đ
the escape sequence alone was worth it!
I think they overplayed the wildshape and didnât show how druids and bards are great casters but, other than that, itâs a great movie. Seen it twice and canât wait to see where they go.
The practical effects added so much. So many filmmakers underestimate how much that makes the world feel alive
The druid "one shot" was one of the coolest things ive seen in awhile. LOVED this movie and hope we get more now.
The sling moment, or the Hulk moment right after? I found the former to be a cool, realistic take on how magic works in the ruleset, and the second one to be straight up hilarious.
â@ThespianMask I think they're talking about the infiltration and then escape from the castle.
The druid shape shifting was awesome! Loved that character
She is overpowered as hell, can transform multiple times in a day, even shape shift into a freaking ownbear, lol she is by far the strongest character in the group. Loved how she slingshot the red wizard at the end, breaking her concentration
fun fact, simon had a bag of holding. which is why edgin kept giving stuff to him to hold onto.
Ever Since Wonder woman especially, (the first one) I've really liked Chris pine, he brings a lot of soul to his characters. Glad this movie is a success, I look forward to seeing it in theaters đ
Heâs really fun in the star treck movies too.
@@TheLittleSpoon1982 Indeed, I've only seen Into Darkness and Beyond tho not the first Star trek funny enough lol. But yeah, he was great in Those for sure.
Chris pine reminds me so much of a younger Captain Kirk
He is amazing in Outlaw King, a great underrated movie.
it helps he played a version of this character before to be honest.
The intellect devourers joke was perfect when you think about the characters present. A bard = Charisma, A Barabaria = Strength/Constitution, A sorcerer = Charisma, A Druid = Wisdom, A Paladin Str/Con/Charisma. None of them were Intelligence first characters. They all probably int dumped.
Also love the bridge part, it's so DnD when the DM makes a complex rule to do a thing and someone just mess it up because they don't care đ
And the DM just gives up and gave them a magic item to pass it đ€Ł
I think something underrated was how unique the fighting and magic was. It didn't feel like just clashing swords or projectile beams.
I guess that's the best part about using the DnD license. I heard so many different spells you can use that you don't need the generic harry potter beam projectiles magic.
@@Deliveredmean42 Yea even with the simple swords fights, the Paladin guy using his sword as a detachable projectile and fighting with a dagger was very cool.
Was really surprised about how good it actually was, even it has touching moments.
Was Chris Pine emasculated in favor of "strong woman"? I'm waiting... tired of wokeness
You literally just emasculated yourself by making this comment. Chill mangina
@@BlackRepublican95B grow up little girl
@@TeddIdle34 don't throw insults to me asking a question. Black men can't ask questions? Racist
@@isiahguerrero1044 you're troubled by a question...then insult. Look I'm the mirror...racist
My favorite joke is when the Paladin goes off on the super complicated Dungeon Master bullsh!t to make it across the bridge over lava.
This movie is not making money. All of it went to Mario. Itâs a shame. This movie was so good I saw it twice. Please support this movie
Honor Among Thieves was so much fun. I hope it does really well cause Iâd love to see more movies this good in this universe. Come on people, see this movie so we could get a sequel and franchise going!
Itâs cool to see how each character gets a moment to shine with their class
omg, i just saw this with 4 other family members, most of them in their 50's and they all loved it, none of them have every played dnd, or hell, even games really and yet they still were able to enjoy it, the entire theatre was laughing the entire time, this movie was a blast. also, that one scene really got me, very heartwarming movie. couldn't recommend it enough, seriously.
I watched it today and was surprised at how much I really liked it. I want a sequel already!
You must be a rings of power fan đ€Łđ€Łđđ
@@spartakas659 I fking despise Rings of Power, but Honor AmongThieves was amazing.
I don't want a sequel, but I do want another dnd movie.
I agree. Alex hit it on the head with me with some of the awkwardness at the start, just suddenly went away and the movie rocked. So much heart in this movie, I'm not sure what more people could be looking for. I want to see it again to see if it holds up.
It's like it took a short spell to find its footing, but once the film got its rhythm down it didn't let up until the end. For a two hour movie, this thing danced along at just the most consistently energetic and clippy pace.
It's like it was MADE by a bard.
Out of curiosity, what 'awkwardness' are you referring to?
@@jacobwansleeben3364 I think I would have to see it again to totally pinpoint it but the opening of the movie with the whole prison set up and parole board and escape was just a bit all over the place and a little cringe, tonally and narratively for me. I think after that it really rolled much more naturally.
@@artboymoy Do you think maybe it was because the main character was essentially forced to recount the story up until that point to the parole board and you thought it was how the whole story was going to be presented the whole way through, with narration like a DM would give? Or maybe it was how the whole scene had a rather serious tone to it which clashed with the quippy personality of the main character? Or maybe it was how the main character, a very obviously untrustworthy thief, was making a fairly awkward attempt at making himself look like a good person with his story, yet we're actually supposed to believe him?
@@jacobwansleeben3364 I don't know exactly what it was but I just wasn't all in from the get go. I don't think there's anything wrong with that but it didn't take long to win me over.
Now lets do the Dragon Lance Trilogy. I so want to see Krynn brought to life like this. Surely a darker story but Tas is there for comic relief.
Someday, we can only hope.
I fully support this. I fell in love with those books when I was a young lad. The Raistlin character arc was so well done and engaging in my younger self eyes.
I've always felt Dragonlance has a serious , somber atmosphere. Kind of Lord of the Rings type, it would take a dedicated director and audience to really convey it. And I'm not sure how much audiences these days will be into it.
Sturm would have to be cast right as he is kind of irritating until his showdown with Kitiara. Flint's goodbye to Tas gets me every time I read it.
joe manganiello is producing a Dragonlance series I believe
As an extremely casually hard DnD fan (a few Drizzt books and old school Icewind Dale/Baldurs Gate) this was goddamn fantastic.
I really want to try the tabletop now.
Really hope this flick recoups its budget plus more.
This movie was ABSOLUTELY worth every penny and fun for the whole family. I sincerely hope there is a sequel or at least many more D&D movies like this with the same directors, writers, etc.
Saw it yesterday with my DnD friends. We were all greatly entertained - I'd probably rate it 8/10, since the story and plot is rather easy figure out. But the performances and characters were on point, the humor was fantastic, the CGI was decent (sometimes great, sometimes mediocre, but overall good), the references were fun, albeit they could've gone a bit deeper. Overall a really fun movie
Iâm super happy this is doing well. Let this be the vehicle I need to get Drizzt on the big screen. I want Drizzt, Bruenor, Catti-brie, Wulfgar and Regis with plenty of action and heart.
benedict cumberbatch as drizzt.
Drizzt should be played by Luke Goss, who played prince Nuada in Hellboy 2. That prince is eerily similar to Drizzt in movement and appearance.
â@@Gala-yp8nx nah benidict cumberbatch would be better as Zankafein
I'd rather have an HBO series of Drizzt.
@The Fit GM animated Netflix show would also be great.
I feel the dark elf trilogy should 100% be animated but the icewind dale trilogy should be live action
I who love D&D took my gf who went from not knowing a thing about D&D to absolutely loving it, she adores Owlbears now lol. If thereâs anything I can hope to come from this movieâs success itâs that they update Druidâs so they can have Owlbearâs as a wild shape.
Why wait?! Yea technically they're an abomination and Druids can't wildshape into them but fuck it make it legal in your own games, nobodies gonna stop ya! Power to the player my man!
It was a prestige class from 3rd edition. Master of Many Forms can turn into magical beasts
The forbidden magical words: "rule of cool and homebrew your campaign!"
As mentioned by the other commenters: Making sure everyone has fun is MUCH more important than following the rules to the letter. Homebrew things! Bend the rules to fit the adventure! As long as the DM and the players are all in agreement on what changes to make, there's no one to stop you
Letâs appreciate all the great movies and games coming out recently. So many 9/10 or 10/10 stuff out recently!
Gaming ? Not really
@@Jza-GZa yes really.
@@Jza-GZa dead space, hogwarts, and resident evil 4 all awesome games and the year has just started
@@ethanstein7617 these remasters going crazy. I would add Metroid in there too!
what 10/10 movies wtf are you talking about......and the good games that came out don't even come close to the amount of garbage that's been released, your the perfect media sponge that these companies love
As a big D&D fan I'm glad you guys liked the movie. If you all ever wanna run a campaign I would be excited to watch it.
How? Like anyone explain to me how this movie can appeal to a D&D fan?
I expected some LOTR like fantasy, some proper world building, some depth.
not Welcome to the Jungle in the D&D universe.
100$ Hollywood mainstream garbage.
Is it bad? No, but i dont think you needed the D&D setting to create this movie.
â@@naga3070 as a dnd player/DM, I love it for so many reasons, but mostly how it *feels* like a tabletop session. You got your main characters who are the 'player characters', and other like the paladin are well done NPCs (at least in my view. Hard to explain fully, but the appeal to me and my wife is how creative the characters are and the humor, it is all about *fun* and that is what the 'player characters' do in this film, is have fun! While also excelling as your specific role (which is important in a 'role playing game'), like the barbarian is smashing things, the bard is supporting the team with morale, etc. Just all of it is there!
D&D is not LOTR. LOTR is railroading and D&D is not and should not be.
@@naga3070 Because for most players, this is what's your average campaign feels like, dumb fun (sometimes off-rail) adventure that never took itself seriously because all of your fate is determined by the roll of dice.
You'll almost get nothing serious High Fantasy stuffs like LotR or GoT with DnD.
@@briankelly1240 oh my god can we stop using that as an excuse for the SHIT writing in this movie? I love how any other game adaptation movie thats not allowed as an excuse but for this one it is
I was going to give this a pass, but after seeing the excitement from my Angry Joe, and other Joe giving it good vibes.... I'm definitely taking my son this weekend!!
Thanks, AJ!!
aparantly there is an epic easter egg in the arena scene where the adventurers from the 80's animated series are standing there, and they are played by the original voice actors from that show. kinda makes me want to see the movie just for that scene
Watched with my dnd group last night and we lost it every time someone monologue their backstop. It was amazing
Those were delightfully awkward and exposition heavy
This is why I love these movie reviews, I completely wrote this movie off. Now I'm going to spending my money and time to go watch it.
They're not the only ones who are talking good about it and being surprised by how good it is.
Iâm pleasantly surprised by the praise this is getting. So happy itâs not one of those cheap efforts trying to cash off the name. Looking forward to watching it when I can.
Did you liked it ?
I saw it earlier today. It was awesome! I need to add this to my comment, Doric's hulking out on Sofina,had my whole theater rolling. lol
Saw this movie like two weeks ago for a early screening and i was shocked how amazing this was, like never played the games but still was interested in this and im glad I went to see it
Shout out for my buddy Darren Kent. He plays the dead man, questions for a corpse scene. Good guy. đ§ââïž
This was one I wrote off initially when I saw the previews but everyone seems to really like it, Iâve heard it has a father dynamic too so Iâm looking forward to taking my boy to go see it this Sunday
Father-daughter actually but yea, it'll also be real good fun and full of heart for kids too.
â@@akmal94ibrahim arguably Chris pine's character plays a good fatherly role for the young sorcerer, but yeah it is predominantly about a father and daughter. Still a lot of carryover to a father and son situation though
@@akmal94ibrahim gotcha haha, I heard wrong but essentially the same, it was good we just got home from watching it.
Holy shit, I've lived long enough that a good D&D movie has been made. I still live in hope for the Dragonlance Chronicles movies.
Those books done with the care and effort of LoTR would be epic.
Not sure if it's been mentioned yet but the OTHER party in the cage is the 1980s D&D cartoon Party! Loved seeing that!
I'm pretty excited to see this movie tomorrow with my older brother who actually got me into playing D&D years ago. And I'm glad that you guys gave it high praise.
My company worked on this and I got a named credit, I'm glad it's good!
Man this makes me soooo happy! I'm hyped , after seeing the trailer I thought to myself; OK, maybe a good fun just popcorn flick but people are really gushing over it
That's crazy Joe brought up the MCU because during the boss battle fight I was like wow this is literally that Avengers moment where it all came together and felt awesome. Then there was even that Hulk/Loki callback moment.
I went to the opening night at an IMAX laser theater, and I got two freebies: a CLOTH MAP of Faerun, and a mini poster!
Finally, a good D and D movie. The others tired but, when something is researched before making a movie about it..sweet!
I hope they do another one one day. I would love one to be done in the baldurs gate
Or Ravenloft, Dark Sun or Spelljammer.
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I really liked that the cast was all there on the screen to thank you for coming! That was so good. Plus they had a few minutes of how well the cast knows each other, so you can see how well they all get along. Such a great beginning to the movie and I really enjoyed that and the film. Going back to see a third time now and hope this becomes this continues. They need to sell more merch for this film tooâŠ
I watched it last week on charity pre-screening and was just amazed. After that I check channel every day to hear what you hays think about it! I am glad that you think the same! :)
I want to see a Drizzt film. An adaptation of Homeland, the book that explores his origin in the underdark, would be so cool.
Seen it today and I had some realy good laughs. I remember seeing the first D&D in cinema and it was, indeed, a nightmare. This one was great. Can''t wait to show it to my kids.
It was awesome! I hope it gets a sequel. It keeps so true to dnd and the characters are awesome. The character development and an excellent storytelling. From the red wizards of thay to a tiefling skinwalker and Bradley Cooper as a halfling with a female barbarian fetish. All that and a great displacer beast. The graveyard scene was so on point.
I had ZERO expectations for this but came out of it thinking itâs like the PERFECT popcorn flick. So much fun, clear issues but it doesnât matter
Just got back from seeing this. Had a great time. Lots of people in the theater. I have some knowledge of the D&D. I have read a bunch of books, sat in on a few and actually played a session once but am not hardcore by any means and I got a bunch of references and recognized a bunch of names. I agree, you would not need to know about DnD at all to enjoy this as the story stands on its own. If this film does really good, I hope they adapt the Dark Elf Trilogy.
The people behind this film really added layers for D&D players to enjoy. They did an excellent job balancing a film that appeals to wider audiences and fans. While some of the things like the predictable story hurt it, itâs well written with excellent dialogue and characters. Great set ups and pay offs, the humor wasnât overkill or too cringe, and there are so many tropes that any D&D player will pick up on.
I loved how Edgin was the quintessential player that doesnât roleplay too hard, that damn Paladin was the DMâs special NPC, and so on. It felt like I was watching a home brew crew tackle a classic D&D story in the way that only some veteran players could.
Btw that other party in the maze sequence, were the main characters of the old DnD cartoons from the 80s.
Aperantly vox machina also made a cameo but I did not see them.
đJust finished watching and this was a Whole Bunch of Fun !
Just so many nods to the source material
The brain creatures walked pass them because the classes the characters represent tend to dump intelligence as a stat. Double meaning, great movie
đ true not a single one of them were Wizards
@@TheFatalcrest This was confusing to me as a DnD noob (Baldur's Gate 3 was my introduction), the black dude was a Wizard, right? Wisdom is his base stat, right? I let that scene slide because the movie depicted him as a lousy wizard, low leveled
@@RRRRRRRRR33 I believe hes a sorcerer, basicallly his casting stat is his Charisma, which is why as he gained confidence in himself and his talents he was able to be stronger.
@@TheFatalcrest I see... as far as my experience with BG3 goes, the Warlock and Bard are the ones who uses magic based on their charisma... which doesn't make too much sense for the Warlock specifically, but that's fine, have to use charisma for other stuff, not only social interactions
@@RRRRRRRRR33 in official DnD books Sorcerers are Charisma casters (because they innately casters, it's kinda like using your raw will and talent) , im unsure if they swapped it in BG3
I'd love to see some official adventure book stories. With these guys or other groups.
There are already some tie in novels. One of them is a prequel book centering around Edgin and holga. One is a backstory for Doic and there is also a comic which I believe covers the heist where Sofina betrays them
I loved this movie. Saw it last week. Been eagerly waiting for people to review this one
Can I just say the tiefling druid was probably one of the best?
Like I wouldn't be surprised if everyone starts building characters like her. xD
The Paladin was my fav for sure lol
Oh great, more cutesy Tieflings. Just want this bloated corpse of a hobby needed. Hellboy is rolling in his grave.
I would have liked to hear you guys talk a little more in depth about the action. the scene in the underdark with the fight between xenk(the paladin) and the thayan assassins, which is seen in the trailers, was really well done. I was surprised by how good that fight choreography was.
Saw it tonight. I actually was in disbelief at how good it was. I was expecting an ok time, but this is a MUST. SEE!
wow........in disbelief????? that good yeah.......interesting
There have been quite a few surprisingly good movies coming out lately.
I'm hoping they mention the Saturday morning cartoon crew in the arena cage. I don't know if that's TOO old for AJ, OJ, and Alex. That was early 80s, if I remember. Loved how they made them perfect live action versions.
I actually like Chris Pine as an actor too. I'm glad this is being received well. Now I'll skip the spoilers and see it! Thanks for the review guys!
Quite good , loved the 80s cartoon cameo , good , fun quest , nice fx , hopefully they do a sequel , a new animation , the Paramount Plus Spinoff and the Dark Elf Saga by Drizzt.
Iâll have to admit I wasnât really looking forward to the film but Iâd give it a solid 8. The paladin was my favorite character cause I would imagine thatâs how a damn paladin would act haha.
Other than that it couldâve been cut shorter but overall I had a good time! As someone that doesnât play any dnd I would love to hear more opinions about the film!
Like I never knew neverwinter and baldurs gate were part of the dnd universe. Really cool!
As a D&D player, the best part of the film really is just imagining the characters as players and the story being pushed along by the Dungeonmaster (DM). Watched it with my partner who also plays D&D and we just loved whispering at each other during scenes about how that character was obviously rolling low on the dice and failing, how the DM must have been having a headache improvising to go along with the players' dumb ideas, or how the players were chatting outside the game to come up with an unorthodox solution after discovering new items and information.
I'm not a hardcore D&D fan (and a lot of the references and callbacks to lore in the movie went over my head) but even as a player who's just dipping their toes into D&D it was an incredibly fun time to watch and relate to the characters' and the imaginary DM's behaviors and thought processes, presented through a bright and beautiful fantasy movie.
good to see AJ OJ and Big Ol Alex smile and laugh and enjoy a review! not perfect but a fun time goes a long way!
Just came back from it. Really cool stuff!! Hope it's a big success so we can get more stuff.
Something I loved about the beginning, even if it wasn't intentional, is Johnathon being late and missing the story/character set up is sort of like waiting to start your DnD session from one person being late and everyone else is like "we'll catch them up just start!"
Ever since the clip with them asking questions to the dead guy I had high hopes and I'm so ecstatic to hear it's so good.
Now they've finally found the tone and formula for a D&D movie maybe we'll get to see the big stories from the Forgotten Realms books too: The Crystal Shard, the Cormyr/Sea of Fallen Stars/Myth Drannor and Moonshaye Isles, etc. The Baldur's Gate games as well.
Best gag from this movie has to be the concentration fail on the illusion when they were infiltrating the place. How it just breaks down in the most cursed ways possible.
This is the first movie in a VERY long time where I actually WANT a sequel. lol
i really enjoyed simon's character. he had a lot of good character development throughout the movie and at the end he was pretty badass (just wish he kept the magical item for longer!)
2023 is the year of DND. Vox Machina season 2, This Movie, and the upcoming Baulders gate 3 in augest we dnd nerds are eating well this year.
None of these reviewers spotted the old Dungeons and Dragons cartoon easter eggs? I've wanted to see that for literally decades. soon as I saw Bobby the Barbarian, Hank the Ranger and Eric the Cavalier I damn near screamed in the Cinema.
I watched it tonight at the cinema and overall I thought it was really good very true to the source material but for me the pacing was extremely fast they fit a shit ton in 2hr14m run time and honestly I think they had such good material here we could have done with it being a little longer with more time to flesh stuff out but honestly this was a really really fun film especially if you love dnd
I didnât realise it was so long when I went into the movie, but the time flew past.
I hope this movie does well at the box office, itâs freaking amazing!!!!
My dad is a huge R. A. Salvatore fan (even met the guy before) and played D&D back in the old days of THAC0 and such. He loved this since he also has played Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Knights, and Icewind Dale. As a huge fan of the Forgotten Realms setting myself, I was picking out things that felt like the reverence to the fans; they didn't talk down to us nor spit on us. This felt like a D&D game being played.
A group in the cages looked like the kids from the 80's cartoon. Thought that was a cool Easter Egg....
I was pleasantly surprised after multiple people told me how enjoyable it was, even for non-D&D people like me. Made me laugh, and enjoy all the guild members by the end. Simple but effective, would definitely rewatch!
I just got done watching it. It was a great surprise!! I loved it! There was a part I laughed so hard. Hardest Iâve laughed in a long time during a movie! I also gave it a 9/10.
I had low expectations and this was super fun! It felt good to see something that looked real because of the real sets and environments. I don't know basically anything about DND but this was super fun
My expectations for this movie were through the floor. I went with my dnd group to see this tonight and we universally loved it. They really managed to capture what makes dnd fun with this movie and I think everyone should go see it
I laughed hard when the Paladin said. *sniff sniff* "I smell evil." What true dnd joke!
What!?
It is good!?!?!?!