I've got to admit that I didn't expect much from this movie at all. After seeing the no-name cast and learning of the plot (a young empress...two young thieves...stereotypical evil wizard...save the kingdom...blah blah blah) I feared the worst. Today my fears were realized, as I wasted a few hours of my time watching it. Why is it (that after years of development) the makers of this film basically decided to do "Disney meets Dragons"? What in the world possessed them to make this a children's movie? Odds are that everyone that has much of an interest in Dungeons and Dragons is far too sophisticated to be even remotely entertained by this sham of a film. In the future I hope that movie makers will realize that the successful fantasy movies are mature movies, not children's movies. I hope that this movie doesn't do so bad as to totally kill the idea of basing films on Dungeons and Dragons. Perhaps next time they will base the movie on familiar characters and places. Anyone that has read R.A. Salvatore's books (NY times bestsellers several times over) knows that they are just crying to be made into movies. Whatever the case, let's hope that Solomon and crew aren't given the opportunity to continue this pathetic story line and its cast of cookie-cutter characters.
Review of Dungeons & Dragons
