Knowing some of the "inside story" with TSR, I will say this...5 stars (*****) to the Corporate Martyrs who sacrificed for this movie to be made. Unfortunately for us fans of the game, it just impacts its failure all the more.
I have always loved the game; the role playing paper game, not the video game. I have even developed my own take of fantasy role playing games and developed my own systems. So it's a given that I was looking forward to this project with a great anticipation.
Whenever you anticipate an event that much, there is simply no way it can live up to your idea of what the event should entail. There is no where to go but down.
For that reason, I have waited years to write this review; thinking that perhaps I would be less disappointed in the finished product once I had had time to review it in a less biased light.
I'm completely over hating it from the original disappointment. Now, I just hate it, period.
I don't know what other gamers expected, except for those blokes who walked around whining because there should have been DICE in the movie. Unbelievable. I never expected anything like that, but what I ~did~ expect was a cohesive story, good quality performances, adequate direction, and AD&D-worthy effects.
I was sorely disappointed in all areas and on all levels.
Time did not heal the wound that is Dungeons & Dragons.
Save yourself a torturous 2 hours and avoid this stinker at all costs.
It rates a 0.1/10 from...
the Fiend :.
I have always loved the game; the role playing paper game, not the video game. I have even developed my own take of fantasy role playing games and developed my own systems. So it's a given that I was looking forward to this project with a great anticipation.
Whenever you anticipate an event that much, there is simply no way it can live up to your idea of what the event should entail. There is no where to go but down.
For that reason, I have waited years to write this review; thinking that perhaps I would be less disappointed in the finished product once I had had time to review it in a less biased light.
I'm completely over hating it from the original disappointment. Now, I just hate it, period.
I don't know what other gamers expected, except for those blokes who walked around whining because there should have been DICE in the movie. Unbelievable. I never expected anything like that, but what I ~did~ expect was a cohesive story, good quality performances, adequate direction, and AD&D-worthy effects.
I was sorely disappointed in all areas and on all levels.
Time did not heal the wound that is Dungeons & Dragons.
Save yourself a torturous 2 hours and avoid this stinker at all costs.
It rates a 0.1/10 from...
the Fiend :.