First I will provide you with a brief summery of the first film as one of the characters makes a large appearance in the 2nd movie.

Thanks to an evil curse that Profion placed on Damodar, the warrior has come back from the dead. After centuries of pursuing an ancient artifact Damodar finally acquires the mysterious black orb by fighting his way through a whirling vortex. Having released himself from his curse Damodar aims to set free an ancient evil upon the city of Izmer, an act of revenge against the ancestors of those who placed the curse upon him, it is up to Berek, Melora, a talented magic user, and a small group of heroes to stop the evil before it destroys the city. Together the heroes must face Damodar and his evil army, survive dungeons and mazes as well as face the might of the god of undead dragons.

Crew-
Director-Gerry Lively
Writers-Robert Kimmel, Gerry Lively, Brian Rudnick
Producer-David Korda (executive producer)
Special Effects -Michael Clifford

My Opinion-
Well it's not all bad, the story is slightly more convincing then that of the first film and whereas the first movie was very Americanized and modern in its attitude, the second film strives to be a more traditional fantasy movie. It draws a lot on the AD&D gaming rules, which unless you are a player you wont notice however it gives the film a little more realism within the world of fantasy films, spells go wrong, heroes die, mistakes are made. Although the early demise of one character does leave you asking "what was the point in that guy?" other than of course to be able to include the CGI white dragon.

The special effects are mixed, some are quite impressive especially the CGI beasties, however the money invested in them was clearly taken from elsewhere on the project leaving some of the backgrounds, props and costumes looking more like the Blue Peter crew had helped make them, Damodars make up when "undead" is a clear example of this and is far from convincing as anything more than a rubber mask.

So you can gather I wasn't exactly impressed, while it is a faint improvement on the first film it has no where near reached its potential. This is a series of films that could equal Lord Of The Rings, if only someone could put in the funds, effort and a bit of real passion. Let some real AD&D fans come up with the plot, cast and direct it, maybe that way you would finally be offered a Dungeons and Dragons film worthy of the fans faith in them.