...but a little light on interviews and information. I was hoping for some more depth on the sets, FX, and how they integrated the game rules/setting into a movie. I guess I shouldn't expect too much since the game seemed to be hardly referenced in the movie at all.
3 Reviews
seriously enjoyed this...
the_eugoogolizer13 May 2006
I am a newly found fan of this film. I was never a d&d player and remember the cartoon on Sunday mornings with an extremely vague fondness...but after I saw the acting talent in An American Haunting last week, I went out and found myself purchasing d&d. The film itself is a fun ride if you're a kid at heart.
The pains courtney has endured to transfer this concept to the screen is monumental. Jeremy irons and thora birch were exuberantly cast and his production team seems to have worked well together. My personal opinion of why this film did not meet expectations is that there were too many producers in the pot.
The pains courtney has endured to transfer this concept to the screen is monumental. Jeremy irons and thora birch were exuberantly cast and his production team seems to have worked well together. My personal opinion of why this film did not meet expectations is that there were too many producers in the pot.
You HAVE GOT to see this!
toadpole20 September 2003
If I didn't know better, I'd think this was some missing Christopher Guest film. It's absolutely hilarious.
The director, Cortney Solomon, is just... amazing. He's like a hybrid of Corky StClair and The Nutty Professor. His lisping, nasal voiceover about how "Deeeeee an deeeee should beeeee a mooooove-eeeeeeee" had me hooked from the start, along with his totally irrelevant tangents about "There's a monthser I REALLY usthed to love, called the mimic..." etc. His description of his first meeting ("There wath a guy acroth the table from me, jutht thtaring at me like THITH") is comedy gold AND offers an insight into how anyone, regardless of a total lack of talent and a speach impediment, can convince people to give them thirty million dollars. Unsurprisingly, he also likes Star Wars a lot.
Then, there's... a bunch of guys. I have no idea where they came from, or what they do, but I guess they're his friends from highschool or something. They really, really like Dungeons and Dragons. Trough talking about it (possibly all they do talk about), let slip a series of hilarious personal insights, like "When I FINALLY got a girlfriend, I had to coerce her into playing, because I didn't want to have to choose", "I met my ex-wife playing D&D", "I was too small to play football, so I had to play (raises eyebrows)... rasslin'", and, my favourite, a very unhealthy looking man with an impressive chin collection who tells us that Dungeons and Dragons helps make us better people. Like him, obviously.
This is a gem. It's the funniest damn thing I've seen in a long time. If you're ever looking for a great comedy, or just something your friends can mock MST3k style, get the Dungeons and Dragons DVD and watch the two documentaries RIGHT NOW. The only thing missing is a long, sad interview with Jeremey Irons.
The director, Cortney Solomon, is just... amazing. He's like a hybrid of Corky StClair and The Nutty Professor. His lisping, nasal voiceover about how "Deeeeee an deeeee should beeeee a mooooove-eeeeeeee" had me hooked from the start, along with his totally irrelevant tangents about "There's a monthser I REALLY usthed to love, called the mimic..." etc. His description of his first meeting ("There wath a guy acroth the table from me, jutht thtaring at me like THITH") is comedy gold AND offers an insight into how anyone, regardless of a total lack of talent and a speach impediment, can convince people to give them thirty million dollars. Unsurprisingly, he also likes Star Wars a lot.
Then, there's... a bunch of guys. I have no idea where they came from, or what they do, but I guess they're his friends from highschool or something. They really, really like Dungeons and Dragons. Trough talking about it (possibly all they do talk about), let slip a series of hilarious personal insights, like "When I FINALLY got a girlfriend, I had to coerce her into playing, because I didn't want to have to choose", "I met my ex-wife playing D&D", "I was too small to play football, so I had to play (raises eyebrows)... rasslin'", and, my favourite, a very unhealthy looking man with an impressive chin collection who tells us that Dungeons and Dragons helps make us better people. Like him, obviously.
This is a gem. It's the funniest damn thing I've seen in a long time. If you're ever looking for a great comedy, or just something your friends can mock MST3k style, get the Dungeons and Dragons DVD and watch the two documentaries RIGHT NOW. The only thing missing is a long, sad interview with Jeremey Irons.
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