Dungeons And Dragons (DVD) > Reviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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