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NO ITS GOOD ITS FUN AND THE MONSTERS ARE REALISTIC AND THE UNDERDARK IS TOO STOOOOOOOOOOOOP SENDING BAD KARMA DUDE!!!!!!!!!

ok ok ok im just saying

the movie is good 

but the underdark IS not realistic to how the game describes it....

lol yeah

i pre bought it!!! CAnt wait

 I pre bought the movie. I do not drink I am hospice and dying you do not like how I type sorry I am trying to have  while dying so bite me seriously have some compassion  towards your follow man or woman in this case

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Hello Wyrmwrath, I read your recent post on the D&D movie and I'm here to tell you something. Have you ever seen a good movie? Because I think not, this movie was excellent, and yet you state it was horrible. First, you used some of the most basic reasons to hate this movie, and " no vicious mockery using bard" is a lame excuse since not all bards are mocking and the plot was not awful it was a lot like a normal D&D campaign so I don't know what your campaigns are like. Also, not all druids need to do magic isn't it magic enough to turn yourself into an animal? And if you expect the movie to be like the games THEN DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE A 2 HOUR MOVIE, because it will have to be way longer if you include more stuff from D&D. And you are stunned that the producers are claiming to be long time gamers, how do you know there not? and how you want them to show that they are true D&D players, do you want them to have a picture at the end of the producers playing D&D? or can you not tell by how they made in that it has a lot of stuff from D&D. And to prove more that there fans of the game, WHY WOULD THEY MADE A D&D MOVIE IF THEY DIDN'T LIKE D&D?! That is all enough said. 

Hello, Wyrmwrath! From one D&D player to another, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the movie, but the fact is, the movie was funny, and while it may not have been like the game in SOME aspects, just because they didn't use some features doesn't mean they don't exist in-movie. For example, Holga. The Barbarian. We may not have seen her use Rage, or we may have. It is difficult to tell. It's not like you would yell 'RAGE!' in-game every time you use the feature! Also, many of the examples you have presented here are very stereotypical Dungeons and Dragons features that are RARELY used! Personally, I'M stunned you are claiming the movie was bad when it was quite good- with funny one-liners, a good cast, and a plot that was very similar to a real D&D campaign! You, my friend, are the John Simon of D&D. Don't know who that is? Go look him up. Also, the word incompetently doesn't work at all where you used it, you wouldn't know pabulum if it slapped you in the face, and the Sorcerer, Simon, wasn't inexplicably hamstrung, he had low self-esteem because his great-great grandfather was a famous Sorcerer and he was scared he couldn't live up to those expectations. Maybe if you had actually paid attention to the movie and TRULY analyzed it, you would know that. The races were depicted almost exactly as described by the game, from antisocial, human-hating tieflings to an aarakocra who, though he had a low amount of screen time, was played as one would play an aarakocra in the game! Where are the so-called 'incorrectly portrayed monsters' you speak of? What I see is a very well animated and used Displacer Beast, Black Dragon, Red Dragon, Gelatinous Ooze, and Mimic. Oh, by the way, please remind me, what exactly is 'overloaded with incompetently missed opportunities'? You might want to clarify that. I would also like to add that the script writer, Joe Manganiello, has played D&D many times in the past and is an avid fan. All in all, the movie was fantastic and I'm mind blown by your hate review, as this movie was a hilarious, side-splitting harmonic masterpiece. 

Also, a few grammatical errors you made: there's an apostrophe in the word I'm; when using the prefix 'non' as in non-spellcasting druid, there should be a hyphen between 'non' and 'spellcasting'. For the record, spellcasting is normally registered as one word in D&D, which you seem to be SO knowledgeable about. I would think you would know this, Lord Wyrmwrath the Criticizer. Anyway, you would also say 'the offal', not 'that offal'. Did I mention that the word 'Underdark' is always capitalized, seeing as it is a proper noun? Dialogue is spelled with a 'ue' at the end. You might want to stop sounding out words and use, say, a dictionary or encyclopedia. Brackets would not be used in this case, you would instead use parentheses. Finally, the word 'setting' should be plural, or else it should not be used in between the same parenthetical commas as the phrase 'incorrectly portrayed monsters'.

I hope you will take the time to reconsider your opinion and try to see the movie from a different standpoint.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Raynac Benlls

It is not canon to Forgotten Realms lore.

nice

Yes...I always fully consider the voiced opinions from those that nit pic grammar and spelling...always.

ive seen many. None of them have been DnD movies. 

Here are some you may want to watch, so that you can integrate a quality movie into your assessment protocol:

13 Warrior 
LoTR trilogy, in spite of the departures from the books 

Original Star Wars trilogy [especially 5 and 6]

The first Witcher season, while not a movie, would qualify as quality[ again ignoring any departures from the plots in the books]

and there are others.


"First, you used some of the most basic reasons to hate this movie, and " no vicious mockery using bard" is a lame excuse since not all bards are mocking and"

Not all bard DO use it, many if not a majority do...and its ICONIC. Heck ANY bard magic would have been an improvement. 

"the plot was not awful it was a lot like a normal D&D campaign so I don't know what your campaigns are like."

They are run by story tellers that make these guys look like creative writing freshmen, thats what they are like.

"Also, not all druids need to do magic isn't it magic enough to turn yourself into an animal? "

Nope, not when you put the DnD logo on a fantasy movie and are trying to show non players what the world is like. The only smart play is to make the characters ICONIC of the roles, powers, and skills TYPICALLY found in a good DnD game.

"And if you expect the movie to be like the games THEN DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE A 2 HOUR MOVIE, because it will have to be way longer if you include more stuff from D&D."

I didnt, nor ever stated I did...not sure how this entered the conversation. I am 101% ok with long movies


"And you are stunned that the producers are claiming to be long time gamers, how do you know there not?"

I dont know they are not...and never stated such. did you read my post thoroughly? Starting to seem like you skimmed it, as you are adding things that werent there.


"and how you want them to show that they are true D&D players, do you want them to have a picture at the end of the producers playing D&D? "

No...but there Is such a picture, not that I care or see it at proof of any sort.

"or can you not tell by how they made in that it has a lot of stuff from D&D."

adding "a lot of stuff from D&D" doesnt mean they made a good movie. You know this yes??


"And to prove more that there fans of the game, WHY WOULD THEY MADE A D&D MOVIE IF THEY DIDN'T LIKE D&D?!"

Right, because no one has ever made a bad movie because they get a crap load of cash to make the move...right??



I get you laughed at the fantasy comedy that was this movie. That doesnt mean it was a good..."Dungeon's and Dragons" movie", and that was my point. At no point did I ever say the movie as a whole was awful. I said it was a terrible DnD movie.

Oh, so you did read it!

Also, the correct term is 'adding insult to injury.'

What year does it take place in?

our use of "read it" as vague and offers no clue what your talking about.

also, there isnt a correct term...as there was no ...term...used or mentioned.

also also....I must stress to you the importance of posting sober....its critical. Please try it.

Look, let's just live and let live. You got your opinions, I got mine. 

i accept your acquiescence.


...oh...by the way...
*pushes the ignore button with glee*

Thank you! 

I watched the first D&D movie back in the mid-late 90's. I wanted a refund of my admission cost. I am not going to watch this one anytime soon. ty anyway.

Does not appear to be on Paramount+ in the UK - should it be?

Will it stay exclusive to Paramount+? We're a Netflix/Disney+/Prime household (and in Canada fwiw)... I had intended to watch it a 2nd time in theatres but never got a chance, so was counting on being able to stream it at home. But not subbing to a whole other streaming service for it :(