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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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 Posted - 25 Nov 2012 : 20:11:45
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Anybody watch this? What did you think of it?
I thought that despite the awful endless voiceover introduction, the boring opening sequence, and the corny dialogue throughout, it was at least a little better than Wrath of the Dragon God.
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
1268 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2012 : 21:34:27
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They actually finished it? I'd been wondering. I'll have to check it out. I agree, the first two D&D movies were bad, but they were enjoyable bad. Almost like watching a play put on, and directed by six year olds, but one of the six year olds is my six year old, ergo I enjoy it.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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rjfras
Learned Scribe
261 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2012 : 22:49:06
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| started to watch it last night but fell asleep... got it dvr'd though so i can watch it later... yes the beginning was painful... probably what helped put me to sleep... lol |
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4211 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2012 : 23:56:42
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| A link to watch? |
The Old Grey Box and AD&D for me! |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
4685 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2012 : 00:04:56
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I did watch most of it, almost started a thread about it.
The hero apparently broke ever voe he made to become a Knight of Pelor. Assassinated one member of the party with poison. In the end won the day but lost the girl.
It was two hours of not CNN, however the credits in some ways more interesting then the story about depicting what D&D is about. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
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rjfras
Learned Scribe
261 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2012 : 00:11:09
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it was on syfy so it should be on again whenever they play a bunch of dragon movies and if you have some kind of on-demand on your cable, you should be able to find it
Actually, i was just checking the syfy lineup and it looks like it plays again this Thursday, Nov 29th, at 9pm EST (8pm CST) and again Friday, Nov 30th, at 6pm EST (5pm CST) |
Edited by - rjfras on 26 Nov 2012 00:14:20 |
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4211 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2012 : 00:19:16
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| Thanks rjfras! |
The Old Grey Box and AD&D for me! |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
4685 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2012 : 00:25:18
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quote:
Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
Anybody watch this? What did you think of it?
I thought that despite the awful endless voiceover introduction, the boring opening sequence, and the corny dialogue throughout, it was at least a little better than Wrath of the Dragon God.
For What is is worth, I did not bother to watch all of _Wrath of the Dragon God_ which followed, there again I believe I saw it before.
Content is always hard to judge, but at least though in Wrath the party did not kill each other.. *shrugs* |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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Lord Bane
Senior Scribe
Germany
479 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2012 : 09:45:29
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I saw it and i have to say, it is the best of the 3 so far imo. Of course some things could have been done better and i had wished for something non-core D&D setting, it nontheless was done well enough.
Liked the more mature approach but given the topic of the movie it was to be expected, yet i had hoped that evil had prevailed in the end and the reason why the "hero" won the day is a bit shady to me given the fact that he commited all these kinds of vow breaking things and yet his god apparently gives him a thumbs up. |
The driving force in the multiverse is evil, for it forces good to act. |
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Kno
Senior Scribe
452 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2012 : 06:43:31
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| Unless the setting was Ravenloft, no way Pelor would give paladin powers to that guy. |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2012 : 15:03:57
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| I didn't even know that a third one was in the works. The first has the same appeal as the Masters of the Universe movie. I enjoy it, despite how bad it was. And I genuinely enjoyed the second one. Though there were parts of it that hurt still. I will probably watch this one when I can rent it from Netflix. |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
4685 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2012 : 21:32:09
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Originally posted by Kno
Unless the setting was Ravenloft, no way Pelor would give paladin powers to that guy.
In fairness, the word Paladin was never used, an order of Knights formed and given magical items of power. Good of heart and chivalry is a Knightly pursuit without becoming a Holy Warrior.
Though as indicated before, if this was the best they could produce in something like 600 plus years, the order does not appear too Knightly. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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vorpalanvil
Seeker
USA
90 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2012 : 07:40:28
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| You guys know that if you keep watching this crap. they'll keep making more of it, right? |
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Lord Bane
Senior Scribe
Germany
479 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2012 : 09:14:47
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If you dislike it then just donīt watch it  |
The driving force in the multiverse is evil, for it forces good to act. |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
4685 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2012 : 13:31:42
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| When it is the best of poor choices I will watch them as opposed to something worst. *wink* |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2012 : 15:33:53
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| So, my brother TiVoed(sp?) it last night, and he and I and my wife all watched it together. I think it is my least favorite of the franchise. It had good special effects, but the script seemed strained; especially the further you got into the movie. Also, like the second movie, there was not much racial diversity shown. Which was really my only problem with the second movie. My main issue with the first movie was that I just had trouble taking the main villains (talk-show-host-haircut and blue-lips) seriously. |
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One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back. --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
"Mmm, not the darkness," Myrin murmured. "Don't cast it there." --Erik Scott de Bie, Shadowbane
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* Heroes of the Jade Oath (PFRPG, conversion; Rite Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 1: Cantrips & Orisons (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 2: 1st-Level Spells (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Martial Arts Guidebook (forthcoming) (PFRPG, designer; Rite Publishing)
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Euranna
Learned Scribe
USA
219 Posts |
Posted - 01 Dec 2012 : 02:06:09
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We watched it and well..yeah. We have seen all three. I highly recommend the Scourge of Worlds DVD if you want a D&D movie. 
Or The Gamers, or The Gamers; Dorkness Rising. |
Edited by - Euranna on 01 Dec 2012 02:06:56 |
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Diffan
Great Reader
USA
4427 Posts |
Posted - 01 Dec 2012 : 21:37:59
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[quote]Originally posted by Hawkins
Also, like the second movie, there was not much racial diversity shown.
Really? A human, a Goliath, 2 Shadar-Kai, and a........lich-something-human guy was the main cast of this troupe. That's more diverse than the 2nd movie of 1 elf (Ormaline) and 4 humans (Berek, Lux, Nim, and Dorian).
As for the movie itself, I'm enjoying it so far. Perhaps even more than the previous two. I like the fact that I can see some of the spells and how they're sorta "weaving" 4E elements within the storyline. There's one part though that had me laughing AND mad at the same time. That would be when our "Hero" goes into the magic shop, which is going out of buisness. I laughed because I too employ magic shops in my game much like that and it sorta defies the angst against them people seem to have for some reason. But then it makes me mad when the Wizard-shop keeper asks him if wants the "Heroic" or "Paragon" version of the armor. That, to me, broke any sort of verisimilitude within the scope of the movie. Obviously they're terms from 4E, but they're (at least with my group) terms that are used for meta-game purposes, NEVER used In Character. Ugh!
As for the plot, I'm kinda liking it. It's short and a bit quick with a no moral direction the main character has but I like the special effects and the consistant use of verbage I'm familiar with. I haven't finished the movie yet (got to the point where they go to the Shadowfell) but I'm hoping the main character destorys the book or helps scatter it again.
P.S. The main character is in no way, shape, or form a Paladin. He's expressed Zero divine gifts or abilities that would lable him anything similiar to a Paladin or even a Blackguard. He is, basically, a Knight that uses a twp-handed sword. Were I to create him, that's what he'd be. Not a Fighter or some sort of para-military warlord, but a Knight class from the Essentials products with focus on Two-Handed weapons and perhaps the Protector Theme. |
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Lord Bane
Senior Scribe
Germany
479 Posts |
Posted - 02 Dec 2012 : 12:14:58
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| I was under the impression that the rogue in the second movie was to represent a halfling and not a human. |
The driving force in the multiverse is evil, for it forces good to act. |
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Diffan
Great Reader
USA
4427 Posts |
Posted - 02 Dec 2012 : 13:44:23
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quote:
Originally posted by Lord Bane
I was under the impression that the rogue in the second movie was to represent a halfling and not a human.
Wikipedia claims he was a Human. I thought so too when I watched the movie.. |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
3750 Posts |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jan 2013 : 01:49:09
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I stay away from movies that I expect to be bad.
Agreed. What a pain. I'm no masochist. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 11 Jan 2013 : 08:10:18
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"Bad" is a highly subjective standard, some bad is intolerably awful while other bad is enjoyably amusing.
Army of Darkness, the Death Stalker series, Flash Gordon, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and many other culty-classics were bad movies. Most people think Star Trek is bad. I like watching many of them. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jan 2013 : 14:37:53
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quote:
Originally posted by Ayrik
"Bad" is a highly subjective standard, some bad is intolerably awful while other bad is enjoyably amusing.
Army of Darkness, the Death Stalker series, Flash Gordon, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and many other culty-classics were bad movies. Most people think Star Trek is bad. I like watching many of them.
Bad for me is a movie that, when looking at the previews or hearing about it, I fully expect to not enjoy if I watch it. |
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Lord Bane
Senior Scribe
Germany
479 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2013 : 12:16:24
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| So like most of the things that Hollywood produced these days in terms of mass hyping vampires and werewolves? |
The driving force in the multiverse is evil, for it forces good to act. |
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xenogenic
Acolyte
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Posted - 21 Jun 2013 : 07:41:57
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| Hey guys, i watch all of this film, the start was boring. But now i love this film! Do you guys know, is this will be other part of this film? Because that he lost the girl, i really want to see more, with this film stars. Thank you for answers. |
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froglegg
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 11 Nov 2013 : 23:10:26
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Well nuts!
I missed it.
John |
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