I went to see this one on Easter.
Seemed appropriate.
I then got busy on Monday and forgot to write this up.
Oops.
The Good
* The Film has a great Cast of Characters. You get cocky folks, serious folks, mean folks and straight up evil folks. The Paladin is on point too, being super serious and unwavering.
* The Plot is pretty simple in theory, but does play with conventions a bit. Nothing quite plays out as simply as you would expect.
* Credit where credit is due- they could have made a straight, but boring D&D Adventure led by a Paladin and a bunch of brave adventures finding Object X. Instead, they had it led by a sneaky Bard and did things differently.
* They make sure to namedrop as many D&D locales as you could hope fur and show off many of the great Bestiary finds.
* The Story has more depth than you might expect, as well. Characters are 3-Dimensional in personality and everyone has a nice, little Arc.
The Bad
* The big compliment given to this one is that it is compared to the original 'Guardians of the Galaxy.' That is true to a fault, to be fair. It is not a direct copycat, but you can't unsee it once you read it.
* All of the namedropping of places will probably ring hollow to non-fans. It's a little thing, mind you.
* As fun as the Film is, they never quite break new ground and it is as CGI heavy as the cliche of Hollywood Blockbusters.
* The Creators of D&D- Gary Gygax and Dave Ameson- are not credited here. Boo.
In summary, the Film is a real fun time for non-D&D fans and a richer one for fans. I don't know how much I'll think of it in, say, 10 years, but it was good.
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