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Production Year: 2000 - Action/Adventure - Director: Courtney Solomon - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Jeremy Irons, Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans, Zoe McLellan, Richard O'Brien, Tom Baker, Bruce Payne, Robert Miano, Thora Birch, Kristen Wilson, Lee Arenberg, Edward Jewesbury more

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In the mystical land of Izmer, a class of Mages rule by means of magic and otherworldly powers. One Mage, Profion (Jeremy Irons), wants to rule the land by himself and hopes to...
more...topple the young and inexperienced Empress Savina (Thora Birch) by acquiring her mystical scepter--the key to controlling the Gold Dragons. To to counter Profion's plans, a young mage named Marina has to find the legendary Rod of Savrille--they key to controlling the Red Dragons. Marina teams up with a rowdy dwarf, an elf, and a pair of thieves named Ridley (Justin Whalin) and Snails (Marlon Wayans). But even with the help of this team, Marina's path to the Rod of Savrille is a rocky one laden with booby traps, puzzles, and Damodar--Profion's henchman, who threatens death at every turn. Nonetheless, the Empress and her followers are determined to face the odds to prevent the evil Profion from triumphing. The popular role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons comes to life in this film with cutting edge special effects, culminating in an awe-inspiring battle between two hordes of dragons over a huge, elaborate, Gothic city.





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Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.....
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by loulou6

Advantages: the special effects are skillfully done
Disadvantages: the acting is dire

...years in the making, but Dungeons and Dragons the movie has finally made it to the big-screen. Big named actors, big money special effects, does the gamble pay off? Will the heroes save the land? Will good triumph over evil once again? Will SOMEONE please tell me how a movie studio can transform a good idea into a really BAD movie??? An introduction to the film sets the scene, and within minutes you know that Profion (Jeremy Irons) is the archmage ... Read review

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15.04.2001
A disgrace to the Role-Playing Game
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by Saul_Walker

Advantages: Great Special effects
Disadvantages: Woeful acting, poor plot

I really wanted to see Dungeons and Dragons ever since I saw the trailer. Filled with massive special effects, sword fights, sorcery and dragon or two it definitely looked a cracking film. This genre of film is right up my street so I couldn’t wait, however, I should have remembered that the trailers always look good and this film really underlined how a trailer can make a poor film look brilliant. And what a dire film it is for all the media ... Read review

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02.04.2001
Dung and Drag
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by revere

Advantages: It's over.
Disadvantages: All of it.

I'll apologise in advance, but the best thing about watching this movie was so I could mentally poke fun at all the underground dwelling trenchcoated goth-types who showed up to see it. I'm sorry. Does that make me a bad person? I don't know, but whoever made this gigantic turkey is a very, very bad person, and should still be beating themselves with birch branches until... I don't know, Nancy Reagan tells them to stop. (hey, I don't know. Insert ... Read review

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09.06.2001
Disappointing adaptation of the roleplaying game
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by Simoncook1

Advantages: Some very good animations
Disadvantages: Poor plot

...games of them all is Dungeons and Dragons. As the years progressed and the game improved it became known as Advanced Dungeons and Dragons (AD&D); with several revisions the rules became better and began to give the player a great feel for role-playing. With the popularity of the system it became inevitable that there would be computer games. From early games like ‘Azure Bonds’ to the current games like ‘Baldur’s Gate’ ... Read review

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11.06.2001
Please tell me this film was a joke
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by Karyn

Advantages: Good special effects, nowt else
Disadvantages: The film

I went to see this film with my little bro, and I'm not really sure what I expected. What I didn't expect, however, was to see extremeley talented actors in this dreadful movie. Jeremy Irons, Marlon Wayons, both great talents cruelly wasted, and why Thora Birch chose this perfect example of how not to make a film as her follow up to the masterpiece that is "American Beauty" is a mystery. The film, set in a medieval fantasy land, has no discernable ... Read review

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25.03.2001
Film didnt work even in fantasy
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by SarahJohnston_greenmums

Advantages: nice graphics in places
Disadvantages: poor script, bad directing

~Background~ Dungeons and dragons is a paper and dice RPG game that has stretched over 3 decades. Often seen as a 'geek' thing, due to often referenced in the media, it is played by people you wouldn't think geekish at all, for example, the actor, Vin Diesel! Many writers have drawn best selling novels from playing the game, most prominently RL Salvadore. The game has such a big cult following, references can still be found in modern PC RPG games. ... Read review

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03.10.2007
A shocker and a blatant rip-off
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by doctorwho

Advantages: Great special effects, especially the dragon battle.
Disadvantages: Every other aspect of the film.

What an appauling effort. I have never seen a film fail on almost every point. Granted, the special effects are great and the dragon battle is worthy of watching. But I went into the film with high expectations ( because the old cartoon series was one of my favourite programmes when I was little) and was not so much disappointed as mortified. Trust me if you are thinking of going to see this film then don't bother. The story is not very well explained ... Read review

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26.02.2001
Before you go
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by cellor

Advantages: Mostly Good looking actors & actresses
Disadvantages: whose performance is ruined by BAD director/production team

...the earliest version of the Dungeons and dragons basic set game to today's 3rd edition of the Adv Dungeons and Dragons game. After catching the preview over a dozen times "and every time being more enthusiastic to walk 25 miles to see it!). Well eventually, after another week and an half, I was offered a trip by car to our local UCI cinema for the extortionate £5,10 a ticket, and guess what film we chose... As I mentioned earlier after having ... Read review

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06.03.2001
not a quiz game, but a multiple choice
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by Deviant

Advantages: ok graphics, light entertainment
Disadvantages: bit obvious

...is there to watch but Dungeons & Dragons. From my childhood I always remembered coming home from school flicking on the TV and watching the cartoon version. However the film is in most part completely different. It’s a typical fairy tale of a thief that has to go out of his way for the better good to save the pathetic and ugly Empress, whilst falling in love with a young inexperienced Mage followed by a useless sidekick called Snails. If you ... Read review

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19.02.2001
To be or not to be
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by annette_tr9

Advantages: good effects, interesting story. Richard O Brian and Marlon Wayans
Disadvantages: if you don’t enjoy fantasy films you probably won’t like this

...have got to say that Dungeons and Dragons is very well made, has a good storyline and the special effects are brilliant. I didn’t really know what to expect before seeing this film, I guess it’s like an adult version of Neverending Story. I have to say that there are a great deal more dungeons than there are dragons. The dragon fighting scene at the end is good though. The story is about a dragon sword thingy that they have to find ... Read review

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15.03.2001
This is a film for children.
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by Bryn_Pearson

Advantages: Good for kids
Disadvantages: obvious, silly and 2d.

...teens or older, but the Dungeons and Dragons film has been pitched at children , and judging by the reactions of youngsters in the cinema when I went, they like it a lot. I have been playing AD&D for some time, but held out few hopes that the film would be aimed at an adult audience. The plot is obvious, the characters 2d at best, the dialogue minimal, and the story line underdeveloped. (Two thieves, a trainee mage, a totally pointless dwarf and ... Read review

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31.05.2001
Throw away the key
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by whoareyou5

Advantages: hmm not many
Disadvantages: basicly a poor film

Based on the popular fantasy game of the same name, "Dungeons and Dragons" is reputedly a labour of love for director Courtney Solomon, taking some nine years to reach the screen. The film is set in the mythical fantasy land of Izmer. Empress Savina (played by Thora Birch) is pitted against evil wizard Profion (Jeremy Irons) in a struggle for control of her kingdom. A band of low-lives find themselves thrust into a series of magical adventures ... Read review

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24.02.2001
There's dragons, and dungeons...
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by Kinny

Advantages: Sword fights was good and good fight between the dragons.
Disadvantages: Not a very good plot, just as the title says, dungeons and dragons.

...game rather than really about dungeons and dragons. Anyway, back to film... Overall i thought it wasn't a bad film, the plot wasn't actually a good one in the end, and i found it amusing in many areas. Like i said earlier, there wasn't a story that this film could've been based upon, and so the producers must've have created the plot to go with the title, there were dragons, and also a bit of dungeons involved. I was actually quite surprised ... Read review

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10.03.2001
Dire Dire and thrice Dire
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by tatum69

Advantages: CGI. Quite good. Sort of.
Disadvantages: All of it. Oh. My. God.

Oh deary me, what an absolutely dreadful offering. This really is, without any shadow of a doubt, the worse fantasy film I have ever had the displeasure to grace with my presence. I cannot state it any more strongly than that, much as I would like to. It starts as it means to go on - with an incredibly overacting (and badly acting) Jeremy Irons - my word, that man does go all out when he means to irritate. He is shortly followed by Thora Birch ... Read review

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27.02.2001
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it should be lcked away in one of those dungeons
Review of Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) by mole

Advantages: great graphics
Disadvantages: terrible actors

...see instead? I'd played Dungeons and Dragons as a kid, and had seen the advert for the film on TV (whihc made it look rather cool), so booked to see this film instead. The opening scene looked promising....what more can I say? This was like watching a bunch of amateurs try to muddle there way through, aided only with a script that left a lot to be desired. I can see what the director was trying to do, don't get me wrong. He wanted a film that ... Read review

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