D&D: the Movie finally gets the movie review it deserves.

[Jojo]

I did this for you.

www.jabootu.com/d&d.htm

-Jo

[Jeff Heikkinen]

I thought it got the reviews it deserved right from the get-go,
personally.

[Halzebier]

Post by Jeff Heikkinen
I thought it got the reviews it deserved right from the get-go,
personally.

I thought the D&D crowd was expecting way too much. They seemed to
think it would deliver what LotR did later. Fat chance and no wonder
they were disappointed.

I thought the movie was *entertaining* (which is a far cry from moving
me, inspiring awe or engaging me intellectually). Lots of flaws, but
it never pretended to be a serious movie.

Just out of interest: Did you like the two Conan movies?

Regards,

Hal

[Beowulf Bolt]

Post by Halzebier
I thought the movie was *entertaining* (which is a far cry from moving
me, inspiring awe or engaging me intellectually). Lots of flaws, but
it never pretended to be a serious movie.

I thought it was just a *perfect* match for the source material;
hammy and filled with over-the-top performances and GM fudging... ;)

Biff

[Jeff Heikkinen]

Halzebier, worshipped by llamas the world over, wrote...

Post by Halzebier

Post by Jeff Heikkinen
I thought it got the reviews it deserved right from the get-go,
personally.

I thought the D&D crowd was expecting way too much. They seemed to
think it would deliver what LotR did later. Fat chance and no wonder
they were disappointed.
I thought the movie was *entertaining* (which is a far cry from moving
me, inspiring awe or engaging me intellectually). Lots of flaws, but
it never pretended to be a serious movie.
Just out of interest: Did you like the two Conan movies?

I liked the first one and don't remember the second one well enough to
say - I haven't seen it since it was reasonably close to new.

I didn't go in expecting very much, but even I winced at lines like " A
*low-level* wizard..." Light entertainment it may have been, but that
doesn't make it immune to all judgements of quality. It was BAD light
entertainment.

[mark4asp]

Post by Jojo
I did this for you.
www.jabootu.com/d&d.htm
-Jo

It would have been better if he'd have went straight into the movie
review to detail that rather than waste time with a petty dig at D&D
players. I stopped reading it after two paragraphs so I never found
out what was so bad about the movie.