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  • Опубликовано: 29 дек 2024

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  • @theeverydaythinker6310
    @theeverydaythinker6310 Год назад +2993

    The paladin being an overpowered NPC plotrailing the party was the most realistic part of the movie

    • @Aredel
      @Aredel Год назад +82

      Hard disagree. The opening was even more in line with the average D&D game

    • @Lucifronz
      @Lucifronz Год назад +35

      Good ol' DMPC.

    • @hefas842
      @hefas842 Год назад +26

      that and edgard constantly casting vicious mochery

    • @treemanthegreat8108
      @treemanthegreat8108 Год назад +22

      @@Aredel you mean the party completely fucking up the dms plan for the session?

    • @Aredel
      @Aredel Год назад +29

      @@treemanthegreat8108 I mean that they’re so dumb that they still go through with the dumb plan when the DM had already given them a better option forwards.
      It’s like handling a door.
      “You see an open door at the end of the hallway.”
      “Let’s break it open!”

  • @orangenostril
    @orangenostril Год назад +17113

    "The only one without any character development because she's too busy getting sh*t done" is the most d&d thing I've ever heard

    • @mr.joshua6818
      @mr.joshua6818 Год назад +1018

      Someone in the party has to take the game seriously...

    • @theshire9173
      @theshire9173 Год назад +419

      So true in my current campaign. I feel kind of bad leaving one friend to actually take things seriously while the rest of us are goofing off

    • @bificommander7472
      @bificommander7472 Год назад +277

      The munchkin who found an obscure splatbook that added Owlbears to the wild shape list.

    • @michaelwesten4624
      @michaelwesten4624 Год назад +34

      haha fam no cap so true fr fr lit 100 dab dab etc etc or whatever you zoomers speak these days

    • @RomeoRehn
      @RomeoRehn Год назад +57

      This statement is right for every pen and paper group 😂

  • @mrblackdx
    @mrblackdx Год назад +1904

    I've always thought the "Red Wizards of Thay are going to take over Neverwinter" was the big plot stated at the beginning by the DM, but the players are like "yeah yeah yeah, now lets go rescue my daughter". So in the end they complete the quest they set out for, daughter rescued, on the boat, sailing away. Then the DM is like "Sky tentacles of death gonna turn everyone into zombies, remember that from an exposition 12 sessions ago?"
    Players look at each other "Fine, lets go stop the red wizards"

    • @stephenrose8300
      @stephenrose8300 Год назад +44

      That is how a session can go.

    • @Tydorstus
      @Tydorstus Год назад +8

      Pretty much

    • @Lucifronz
      @Lucifronz Год назад +74

      There's so much in this movie that, if you look at it through that lens of "wait, what if this were an actual DnD game", a lot of moments really pop out like that and I'm certain it was intentional considering the creators were themselves DnD players/fans.

    • @vipe650r
      @vipe650r 9 месяцев назад +18

      @@Lucifronz I mean, that's what makes it work, isn't it? When the makers are genuine fans. If the driving force is accountants, you get the Borderlands movie. If the driving force is fans who are the creators who somehow manage to talk the studio into actually letting them do it correctly, you get stuff like this.

    • @fabianlaibin6956
      @fabianlaibin6956 8 месяцев назад

      @@vipe650r There's a Borderlands movie?

  • @reubenoakley5887
    @reubenoakley5887 Год назад +7745

    The staff of hither thither is absolutely something that the DM shoehorned in because the players messed up the puzzle, but in the moment he didn't consider the long-term consequences of handing them such an OP item, and the players proceeded to abuse the crap out of it for the rest of the campaign

    • @merikariu
      @merikariu Год назад +301

      True to life! 😂

    • @Siriathion
      @Siriathion Год назад +498

      Which is, in itself, the essence of D&D xD

    • @aishalee5924
      @aishalee5924 Год назад +50

      Pretty much 😂

    • @chadfife3265
      @chadfife3265 Год назад +200

      Ahh but they never checked the # of charges...wait until they absolutely need it and aww it out of juice

    • @reubenoakley5887
      @reubenoakley5887 Год назад +294

      @@chadfife3265 Or just say "yeah, the portrait you stuck a portal onto got put away facing the ground, so when you look through the portal, all you see is the stone floor"

  • @ShadowFlame500
    @ShadowFlame500 Год назад +4704

    Him walking over the Boulder instead of around and them watching him to see what he did is the most NPC thing and makes total sense now. He is so NPC like that it is genuinely funny.

    • @KrakeAFK
      @KrakeAFK Год назад +390

      While shooting he wasn't told when to stop walking, and he didn't hear them yell cut, so he just went ahead and they decided to keep it ^^

    • @ogoide9401
      @ogoide9401 Год назад +78

      @@KrakeAFK Npc behavior

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Год назад +1

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    • @karsonkammerzell6955
      @karsonkammerzell6955 Год назад +192

      @@KrakeAFK Yeah, the reaction of them all standing there was legit not scripted. They were all; "What's he gonna do...? Oh. Just right over it. Okay."

    • @hayleycomet8029
      @hayleycomet8029 Год назад +10

      ​@@karsonkammerzell6955was so funny!

  • @michaelversace456
    @michaelversace456 Год назад +2906

    The Jarnathan joke will always make me chuckle. They literally get pardoned but somehow screw it up.

    • @danyr1886
      @danyr1886 Год назад +342

      It's like they rolled for persuasion, got a low result and decided to go with their absolute bonkers plan... Without letting the DM tell them they actually made it 😂 it's great

    • @ThePurplehobo
      @ThePurplehobo Год назад +128

      Honestly it was one of those jokes you see coming a mile away, but is still done well enough that it makes you laugh

    • @booleanillogical4757
      @booleanillogical4757 Год назад +91

      They rolled an 11 for a dc 10 check and assumed they failed and start hi-jinks before the dm could get a word in lol.

    • @bastiandantilus
      @bastiandantilus Год назад +34

      Plus the callback at the end. Past the end. Whatever.

    • @newhappythoughts1628
      @newhappythoughts1628 Год назад +61

      To be fair, the ending made the joke worth it EVEN MORE! 😂

  • @teamcybr8375
    @teamcybr8375 Год назад +4371

    They focused on the energy of a D&D game instead of the mechanics, and it was amazing

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Год назад +9

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    • @scorch2155
      @scorch2155 Год назад +271

      Which is also very DnD because anything that isn't correct to the mechanics is a homebrew rule of the GM.

    • @jgr7487
      @jgr7487 Год назад +20

      ​@@scorch2155 isn't that what happens pretty much everywhere?

    • @jonasateo
      @jonasateo Год назад +47

      they also kinda nailed a lot of the mechanics

    • @IcyLucario
      @IcyLucario Год назад +121

      I really liked when they were fighting the red wizard woman:
      A) The entire party was surrounding the single boss enemy and all attacking her.
      B) The party sorcerer fucking missed a spell against a stationary foe at point-blank range.

  • @kevinlopezobrien5366
    @kevinlopezobrien5366 Год назад +5746

    The whole movie felt like they watched a group playing D&D, then made a movie out of that. Which was exactly why I enjoyed it so much.

    • @christopherpoet458
      @christopherpoet458 Год назад +291

      Fun fact, the cast played D&D prior to filming for the movie. No joke. They did.

    • @poppers7317
      @poppers7317 Год назад +35

      @@christopherpoet458 but it's a nerd game and they are Hollywood actors. I don't believe you.

    • @birubu
      @birubu Год назад +207

      @@poppers7317 points to critical role and their roster of industry leading voice actors. It's not the same thing, but celebrities can sometimes be people too. Henry Cavill is a gaming nerd, for fate's sake.

    • @nahtoyou3
      @nahtoyou3 Год назад +114

      Couldn't be, the bard didn't try to seduce the dragon

    • @christopherpoet458
      @christopherpoet458 Год назад +66

      @@poppers7317 Like I said, look it ip. Interviews with the actors confirm it and just because it's "nerd" game does not mean an anctor can't enjoy it. Henry C. has been a fan of and plays Warhammer 40k sense he was a kid lol. They may be actors but they are people too.

  • @zararias
    @zararias Год назад +593

    Most amazing depiction of Speak With Dead ever. This is why my party makes a list, and checks it twice.

    • @Horatio787
      @Horatio787 Год назад +53

      I was watching and thinking how great it would be if- then it happened. Multiple times. Smart script.

    • @bryanf6638
      @bryanf6638 Год назад +1

      Nerd

    • @zararias
      @zararias Год назад +4

      @@bryanf6638 yup! 😜

    • @Galiant2010
      @Galiant2010 Год назад +67

      Raise the dead guy. Look at the list. "Are we sure these are the questions we need?"
      Dead guy: "Probably"

  • @EvolutionBeyond
    @EvolutionBeyond Год назад +3225

    "If he's lawful good, why did he steal the movie?" Genius. So freaking true.

    • @IceMetalPunk
      @IceMetalPunk Год назад +42

      I'm currently playing a lawful paladin, and my friend is playing an absolute chaos goblin of a rogue.... literally, a goblin 😂 The exasperation my character has constantly at the amount of random, pointless theft that goblin commits could fill an entire cloud with sighs. Which is appropriate, since he's an air genasi 😂

    • @silverjohn6037
      @silverjohn6037 Год назад +46

      In fairness paladins are a charisma class.

    • @LadyAnuB
      @LadyAnuB Год назад +10

      Because they based him on the Old Spice Man

    • @RedwoodTheElf
      @RedwoodTheElf Год назад +7

      They confuse Lawful with "Obeying the Law" when it actually means something more like "order" (which is what it was called in the original source material, Michael Moorcock's "Elric" saga.)

    • @chad8767
      @chad8767 Год назад +9

      @@IceMetalPunk I've always had a hard time playing a Paladin. Just doesn't fit my playing style well. However, one exception was a Goblin Paladin of Moradin who sought to free the goblins from their tyrannical god...I call him Moses because "let my people go" was too stupid a gag and I couldn't resist.

  • @NyGeL_Derey
    @NyGeL_Derey Год назад +3474

    It's surprisingly a good movie, and if they ever want to make a second movie they don't have to use the same characters, they can do a completely different story

    • @Jhonka8807
      @Jhonka8807 Год назад +311

      They can even do a completely different setting! That's DnD baby!

    • @Weazel1
      @Weazel1 Год назад +59

      Oooooh, a Spelljammer movie!

    • @knoway35951
      @knoway35951 Год назад +31

      @@Weazel1 the big screen needs more sentient oozes. 🧊

    • @ItMeYaGril
      @ItMeYaGril Год назад +242

      Or they could use the same actors in wildly different roles.

    • @whatareyoudoingyouidiot342
      @whatareyoudoingyouidiot342 Год назад +4

      Unfortunately given the film's box office performance, a sequel ain't happening. D&DHAT needed to turn in WAY bigger numbers than it did--at least double the take it actually pulled.

  • @shaneswart2230
    @shaneswart2230 Год назад +873

    One line I see not a lot of people talk about is when simon said : "You can't solve everything with magic". Literally something I hear at every DnD game

    • @boartank
      @boartank Год назад +50

      Until you roll a 20 of course

    • @bskec2177
      @bskec2177 Год назад +93

      If magic didn't solve the problem, you didn't use enough magic.

    • @shaneswart2230
      @shaneswart2230 Год назад +11

      @@bskec2177 Wise words Wizard

    • @TangoNevada
      @TangoNevada Год назад +1

      hah! You said Simon said. Are we even allowed to comment?

    • @dougloremaster7413
      @dougloremaster7413 Год назад +19

      Bold words for someone in Fireball range.

  • @DeterminedDIYer
    @DeterminedDIYer Год назад +1399

    that owlbear smashing her into the ground at the end had me laughing in the theater not going to lie.

    • @johnirving5949
      @johnirving5949 Год назад +103

      "Puny lich" 😎

    • @ChevaliersEmeraude
      @ChevaliersEmeraude Год назад +96

      People probably don't like any Marvel references, but that scene seriously reminded me of Hulk f**king up Loki in the first Avengers movie!

    • @danielfrey2407
      @danielfrey2407 Год назад +9

      ​@@ChevaliersEmeraudeexactly !

    • @greenhydra10
      @greenhydra10 Год назад +41

      So we're in agreement she pulled a Hulk? Good.

    • @russelpattison124
      @russelpattison124 Год назад +12

      ​@bastiat such a sudden tone shift to done a lot better than Marvel could ever do tbh

  • @viastephtop
    @viastephtop Год назад +1540

    The reason why I enjoyed it so much is that I had so many moments watching the movie where it was like. "Alright the DM gave them that cause they were stuck" "And you just rolled a fucking 1" "OOO CRIT" lmfao it felt like we were watching a group play a D&D campaign, kind of half expected the movie to end with just the actors in real life sitting around a table.

    • @arriannaniv
      @arriannaniv Год назад +41

      Me and my partner wanted Vin Diesel to be the secret revealed DM wish kinda a Riddick type of vibe to him. Mean he love D&D and him and Michelle were in the Fast and Furious movies together. It would have been perfect.
      Also we thought about exactly how we wanted each character to look. Some were the exact opposite of their characters. Some in like Halloween store cosplay. One in a full custom cosplay. Another just in their normal clothes. Last one be a completely different gender.

    • @viastephtop
      @viastephtop Год назад +22

      @@arriannaniv Oh totally, there's several famous D&D enthusiasts that would have loved to have been in that movie I'm sure, but they have a budget so we can't get em all. And totally, if this was a true campaign then you know, there's at least one dude sitting at the table that's perfectly masculine and is...playing an elf girl for some reason. (Not that I can' say anything, my current PC is a male satyr)

    • @caseypayne5138
      @caseypayne5138 Год назад +42

      you could practically see the dice rolls every time they happened. Like I wouldn't be shocked if the writers just rolled out each of the sequences and then wrote the script around them

    • @Rohan841r
      @Rohan841r Год назад +9

      This would have rivaled that short "shwarma" Or Schwarma scene from Avengers. Tony Stark made a casual mention of a restaurant, and lo and behold, they all try it.

    • @CaveFreediving
      @CaveFreediving Год назад +3

      It should have ended that way

  • @navneetjain9295
    @navneetjain9295 Год назад +1147

    "Featuring a team with so much plot armor, their fiercest foe spawns in with diabetes" KILLED ME. I am watching this in the office and I laughed and spilled coffee and I think my boss saw me lmao

    • @GastNdorf
      @GastNdorf Год назад +43

      Don't forget to search for bad dragon while you're at it

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Год назад +1

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    • @asgarion9938
      @asgarion9938 Год назад +10

      Honest voice guy did my boy Themberchaud so dirty with that one 😭😭😭

    • @DonaldWWitt
      @DonaldWWitt Год назад +2

      @@asgarion9938 I wonder if he got to see the sky when they blasted their way out?

    • @Sam_Aconitum
      @Sam_Aconitum Год назад +3

      ​@@GastNdorf i regret searching it...

  • @jasonschickler1712
    @jasonschickler1712 Год назад +455

    I love the idea that this is an actual D&D session. Doric is total munchkin, Xenk is an NPC, Edgin is the guy who REALLY likes to RP

    • @papierowyszczur9234
      @papierowyszczur9234 Год назад +139

      Simon is the shy player that the DM has to actively push to do something, Holga is the player that ALWAYS plays the same class.

    • @jupitermoone3274
      @jupitermoone3274 Год назад +24

      @@papierowyszczur9234 these comments are so fucking accurate it hurts HAHAHAHAH

    • @dragontear1638
      @dragontear1638 Год назад +8

      @@papierowyszczur9234 I resemble the former remark, and therefore politely resent it.
      Now back under my rock I go.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Год назад +1

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    • @justinvenable917
      @justinvenable917 Год назад +21

      Edgin RPs so much, he's a rogue playing a bard.

  • @TimeturnerJ
    @TimeturnerJ Год назад +2552

    I loved the whole "let me stand here awkwardly while I narrate my entire tragic backstory on the spot" thing this movie did. 😂 It was so accurate.

    • @marpj6138
      @marpj6138 Год назад +231

      If only Jarnathan could be there to hear it

    • @FairyBones
      @FairyBones Год назад +24

      ⁠@@marpj6138 best name EVER

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      @EEEEEEEE Год назад

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    • @jw__11
      @jw__11 Год назад +44

      ​@@FairyBonesespecially since one of the two directors or producers (don't remember which) is called Jonathan. Classic DM-made-the-name-up-on-the-spot type of NPC

    • @GGorsty
      @GGorsty Год назад +12

      CHANCELLOR JARNATHAN
      God i crave this character. For some reason!!

  • @Tesoro1996
    @Tesoro1996 Год назад +269

    I'm really sad it didn't do that well in box office. This movie deserves so much more and I think I can speak for the whole D&D community, we need a sequel.

    • @GhostBear3067
      @GhostBear3067 11 месяцев назад +25

      We need a sequel with the same actors playing different characters. Michelle Rodriguez playing a Bard would be hilarious.

    • @Tesoro1996
      @Tesoro1996 11 месяцев назад +14

      @@GhostBear3067 that would be too meta. It could work for a parody, but this is mostly action comedy and fantasy. But there's still so much to do with D&D universe.

    • @joshuasims5421
      @joshuasims5421 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@GhostBear3067hahaha I love that idea! Tesoro is probably right but we do need a sequel in any event. I thought this was a top tier adaptation.

    • @ahstiasummers5583
      @ahstiasummers5583 10 месяцев назад +1

      I'd love for the sequel to be an entirely new cast of characters set somewhere else in Faerun considering this one was mostly centralized on the northwest coast of the continent. Maybe 1 or 2 cameos of this party, but they're older and more sedentary since it's been 20-30 years since their adventuring days

    • @TECHNICALfalcon
      @TECHNICALfalcon 3 месяца назад +1

      Shame it didn’t launch around baldurs gates 3 launch

  • @Wolf_Star_84
    @Wolf_Star_84 Год назад +2170

    I do genuinely hope they make a sequel, this D&D movie was actually well done

    • @1estel1ch.42
      @1estel1ch.42 Год назад +43

      they released it between john wick 4 and mario. they intentionally want this film to fail.

    • @Wolf_Star_84
      @Wolf_Star_84 Год назад +38

      @@1estel1ch.42 except it's not failing

    • @Jose04537
      @Jose04537 Год назад +15

      It's not doing too good on the box office department

    • @MrXxsnipesXx
      @MrXxsnipesXx Год назад +44

      @@Jose04537 quote from an article "“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” emerged victorious over last weekend’s champ “John Wick: Chapter 4” at the domestic box office, rolling $38.5 million from 3,855 North American theaters in its opening weekend.
      Buoyed by positive reviews and enthusiastic word-of-mouth, Paramount and eOne’s adaptation of the popular role-playing game landed on the higher end of expectations, which had pegged the film with a debut between $30 million and $40 million.
      Internationally, “Dungeons & Dragons” collected $33 million from 58 markets for a global tally of $71.5 million." - movie seems to have done fine

    • @goji253
      @goji253 Год назад

      @Just Jams
      Financially it only made about 50 million if you subtract the production cost.
      I suspect it will gather a cult following in time but still, it was plain stupid to release it at the time they did. It likely cost them a few millions and I'm not sure Hasbo is smart enough to realise it was their fault.
      Hell they're doing it again with Transformers in June...

  • @Geedtyjkbfssvbhhgfvbgdetyhfrg
    @Geedtyjkbfssvbhhgfvbgdetyhfrg Год назад +513

    Idc what anyone says, that scene with Chris Pine singing to the guards and "malfunctioning" is the funniest scene, like, ever.

    • @rahjeel
      @rahjeel Год назад +31

      That caught me offguard 😂

    • @JuLiane
      @JuLiane Год назад +35

      I was at the premiere screening in Berlin and the whole room was screaming laughing 😂

    • @camramaster
      @camramaster Год назад +18

      When everyone else in the encounter rolled nat 1's on the checks & saves.

    • @ikebirchum6591
      @ikebirchum6591 Год назад +21

      "What madness is this?"

    • @bananawolf2304
      @bananawolf2304 Год назад +12

      BUH-RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaa....

  • @danielcardona2714
    @danielcardona2714 Год назад +249

    This movie is so perfectly DnD in its spirit and story that I’m convinced the writing team literally just played DnD and wrote the movie that way

    • @tankeasy8180
      @tankeasy8180 Год назад +13

      the cast did play dnd before filming actually, one of the people from wotc was their dm

  • @johnpatrickdaly
    @johnpatrickdaly Год назад +1380

    "Someone needs to explain to me how success works in this industry"
    Me too, Honest Trailers. Me too.

    • @TheSnoochOne
      @TheSnoochOne Год назад +103

      to be fair, while the movie is great, Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast did some REALLY shitty things recently that lost them alot of customers.

    • @adamwoodworth5758
      @adamwoodworth5758 Год назад +46

      A hell of a lot of customers...and more than likely Critical role
      Which is insane, since they more than anything else has help boost D&Ds popularity 😮

    • @jsl151850b
      @jsl151850b Год назад +14

      *Maybe it's like Mel Brooks' 'The Producers' where the last thing that they want is for it to be successful.*

    • @IceMetalPunk
      @IceMetalPunk Год назад +13

      @@jsl151850b Are you saying it's springtime for Szas Tam and red wizards? Winter for Neverwinter and Thay? (Wow, that turned out slightly more ironic than I expected.)

    • @pillarsofsnow7940
      @pillarsofsnow7940 Год назад +17

      Because while it appeals greatly to DnD fans, the adventure comedy has been soured in the mainstream audiences mind by over saturation.
      When the film is criticized for “putting the MCU into Lord of the Rings” you know that it’s lost the casual audience

  • @EdwardKenway-lr5tl
    @EdwardKenway-lr5tl Год назад +2769

    Man I really hope we get a sequel, this was really a gem of a movie

    • @jaives
      @jaives Год назад +76

      then start telling friends and family to watch online (no piracy!) or purchase a copy. i need a sequel, stat!

    • @multiverse_media2023
      @multiverse_media2023 Год назад +7

      It is fantastic!

    • @johnwolf2829
      @johnwolf2829 Год назад +31

      With all the Trolling these days, wasn't sure if that was sarcasm or not.
      .... still not sure.
      But IMHO; HELL YEAH!
      Everything from DC to Disney is tired old crap, THIS was fun & fresh and pretty damn clever. I want more of this.... not necessarily the same party but I'd see them again too.

    • @ryanspurgeon4841
      @ryanspurgeon4841 Год назад +19

      Saw it twice in theaters and watching now on Paramount plus. 205 million worldwide and good At home watches, DVDs, etc may do it.

    • @terranova1203
      @terranova1203 Год назад +2

      Me too!

  • @redredleg4051
    @redredleg4051 Год назад +271

    Too many funny moments to pick a favorite; but the Druid escape from the castle scene was the best action piece in recent memory.

    • @tammiegriffin5569
      @tammiegriffin5569 Год назад +4

      Wasn't she a Tiefling raised by Druids?

    • @BriarKnight
      @BriarKnight Год назад +37

      ​@@tammiegriffin5569 Druid is a class, tiefling is bloodline/race. She is a tiefling raised by wood elves who was taught how to be a druid.

    • @Dyerdon
      @Dyerdon Год назад +9

      The druid escape and the final boss battle for me. They were both so well done.

    • @atamize
      @atamize Год назад +1

      Why didn't she just stay a fly the whole time?

    • @cynister7384
      @cynister7384 Год назад +5

      ​@@atamizeA fly probably isn't fast enough to escape

  • @dragoonzen
    @dragoonzen Год назад +2119

    Everytime the Druid was on screen, she was amazing and literally has the best action scene.

    • @mr.b.9969
      @mr.b.9969 Год назад +187

      The Owlbear fights were awesome but the pursuit in the castle was incredible.

    • @NeroBloodfire
      @NeroBloodfire Год назад +20

      Except for all the times they forgot she had powers.

    • @positivetakes5592
      @positivetakes5592 Год назад +88

      ​@@NeroBloodfire Do people ever get sick of complaining about every bit of minutiae

    • @boiledcrap
      @boiledcrap Год назад +26

      Me meanwhile in-game: "I JUST WANT TO HIT SOMEONE!!!"

    • @pierre-gillesmorel2476
      @pierre-gillesmorel2476 Год назад +73

      @@NeroBloodfire she has limited uses per day.

  • @victornewmanforever
    @victornewmanforever Год назад +2245

    Even Doric has an arc. At the beginning, she despises humans. At the end, she kinda appreciates some of them.

    • @generalmortars7557
      @generalmortars7557 Год назад +210

      'Tolerates' some of them. :)

    • @janelantestaverde2018
      @janelantestaverde2018 Год назад +42

      I don't know if I'd call that an arc.
      Maybe a coin flip of personality is the more suitable description of her development. No hate intended ✌️

    • @zacharymunson1105
      @zacharymunson1105 Год назад +9

      “Arc”😂😂

    • @mr.whatislove3620
      @mr.whatislove3620 Год назад +33

      I mean, she's awesome and perfect already in the beginning

    • @jacobb4795
      @jacobb4795 Год назад +63

      Also she ends up finding Simon less sad by the end

  • @doctormanhatten
    @doctormanhatten Год назад +82

    I love that Freaks And Geeks basically led to the creation of this movie (John Francis Daley's character played D&D in the show, which led to him falling in love with it IRL, eventually leading to him co--writing/directing this)

  • @seanberry1
    @seanberry1 Год назад +217

    That scene with Chris Pine singing to distract the guards - I haven't laughed so hard at a movie for a long time. Now I have to watch it again so I can see what happened in the following couple of minutes...

  • @sainsburyshopper
    @sainsburyshopper Год назад +522

    I admired the puppet/animatronics used for the animal- people. They could’ve used cgi, but they went the extra mile.

    • @erakfishfishfish
      @erakfishfishfish Год назад +71

      I definitely appreciated all the practical effects. Hell, even the mimic’s tongue that wrapped around Michelle Rodriguez’s leg was practical.

    • @jordanhansen5934
      @jordanhansen5934 Год назад +11

      The Jim Henson company would be proud

    • @ADiceySituation
      @ADiceySituation Год назад +8

      Wait, the tabaxi abd her kid who almost got swallowed by a fish weren't CGI or people in well made suits? Makes me miss old school Yoda!

    • @dragoninthewest1
      @dragoninthewest1 Год назад +5

      The key is a good mix like Nolan and Inception.

  • @SatyreIkon
    @SatyreIkon Год назад +88

    Jeremy Irons absolutely munching up the scenery like his life depended on it was the only redeeming thing about the old D&D movie in my opinion 😂

    • @clauslebensart8083
      @clauslebensart8083 Год назад +4

      yaas, I would love to see him in a sequel! :'D

    • @HeatherSchrivener-el2mx
      @HeatherSchrivener-el2mx Год назад +6

      Man chewed the scenery like it was bubblegum.

    • @WraithReaper09
      @WraithReaper09 Год назад +5

      He's the only one who got the memo that is was a D&D movie and not a generic fantasy movie.

    • @varric
      @varric 10 месяцев назад +1

      Jeremis Irons pulling his inner Scar.

    • @bewilderbeestie
      @bewilderbeestie 8 месяцев назад

      He understood the assignment.

  • @consistentlystupid4726
    @consistentlystupid4726 Год назад +755

    I knew I would probably enjoy the movie when it came out. What I didn't expect was how funny it would actually be. The graveyard scene nearly killed me.

    • @X.Draxius
      @X.Draxius Год назад +89

      I love the way it played out exactly like a real campaign with idiots and unlucky dice. The nat 1 "AI art" had me rolling

    • @johnrayordas
      @johnrayordas Год назад +46

      The graveyard scene is exactly what would happen in a session

    • @kataramenoss12
      @kataramenoss12 Год назад +28

      The illusionary bard scene had me rolling on the floor

    • @jasonschickler1712
      @jasonschickler1712 Год назад +23

      And the comedy is handled really well. Tons of funny moments without becoming a parody.

    • @bookladydavina
      @bookladydavina Год назад +6

      so agreed.. we went in expecting a bit of fun, hopefully some laughs.. not really expecting much other then a fun popcorn movie... was so much better then we had expected. was so much fun and really entertaining... yes, a lot of it was "predictable" (because, well, only so many ways a D&D campaign can go and still be a "fun" movie..) but it was so fun watching them get there

  • @DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose
    @DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose Год назад +863

    1:11 You *know* the movie's good when Screen Junkies actively and openly chooses to embrace its usage of the "magic sky beam" cliche. 😉⚡

    • @Timlagor
      @Timlagor Год назад +9

      Saw Prophecy (1995?) -first Sky Beam?

    • @nathansinger8329
      @nathansinger8329 Год назад +5

      Honestly haven't watched it until I saw this haha. Need the honest trailer validation

    • @gentblue
      @gentblue Год назад

      ​@@TimlagorFirst Sky Beam was Dracula, with the beam coming from the actual sun!
      First Evil Sky Beam was Star Wars: A New Hope, I think.

  • @PuffinPass
    @PuffinPass Год назад +46

    I watched this movie expecting...well expecting another DnD movie. I came out the other side realizing they actually cared about the movie and the community. We need more of this for sure.

  • @lilyofthevalley2048
    @lilyofthevalley2048 Год назад +326

    I have never played D&D, but I saw this in theaters, and it was amazing. I absolutely loved it. One of the best movies of 2023, so far.

    • @hilmanic28
      @hilmanic28 Год назад +4

      It was for me until I watched GOTG3

    • @hawkname1234
      @hawkname1234 Год назад +4

      You should try it!

    • @Iamtk777
      @Iamtk777 Год назад +5

      And that's a part of what has made it a good movie. It's fun regardless of if you're familiar with the source material.

    • @HeadFullaStuffin
      @HeadFullaStuffin Год назад +3

      Highly recommend trying out the game if you get the chance. They captured the vibe of most campaigns in the movie really well.

    • @tarrker
      @tarrker Год назад +2

      This film is literally just a D&D session made into a film. Because of that I didn't think it was that good. But now when someone new to D&D and/or tabletop roleplaying asks me what it is, I don't have to try and explain it at all. I can just tell them to watch Honor Among Thieves. :)

  • @CiarnaK
    @CiarnaK Год назад +272

    I went in expecting nothing and came out with a new favourite movie. The fact that it was just fun (and wasn't trying to be GoT 2.0, take 72) earned it a special spot in the line-up.

    • @mattmason8474
      @mattmason8474 Год назад +12

      Right? I was just smiling ear to ear during the whole movie.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Год назад

      E‎ ‎

  • @ryanatthediscotec7758
    @ryanatthediscotec7758 Год назад +69

    The opening gag where they are waiting for someone before they can progress the plot was brilliant and I know almost nothing about DnD.

  • @unfoldingspace8
    @unfoldingspace8 Год назад +71

    The reason this movie works so well, where like Marvel doesn’t, is because (I’d say) it’s so authentic to an actual D&D game/campaign.
    The bathos comedy, it feels natural because it’s so authentic to an actual game/session of D&D

    • @TGPDrunknHick
      @TGPDrunknHick Год назад +15

      whereas Marvel tries to force every movie to be a comedy when, no the characters don't all work that way and the plot doesn't always call for it.

  • @Gzilla313
    @Gzilla313 Год назад +511

    Most fun movie of the year.
    It won't win any Oscars, but it won my heart.

    • @vampricramen
      @vampricramen Год назад +23

      Honestly, the fact that there isn't some category (like "most fan service without dragging the plot down") that is film isn't a contender for proves award shows are broken.

    • @Gzilla313
      @Gzilla313 Год назад +14

      @@vampricramen I think they call those the MTV Movie/Music Awards

    • @anubis8586
      @anubis8586 Год назад +1

      100%

    • @ericward8459
      @ericward8459 Год назад +10

      I mean, it's not like the Oscars mean anything anymore anyhow.

    • @dboi1656
      @dboi1656 Год назад +3

      @@todesschnitzel8835 Were they ever not?

  • @RJSchulen
    @RJSchulen Год назад +52

    I'm so proud of myself. I just realized that the team that gets to the cage before the main characters of this movie are the characters from the animated series.

    • @Merip1214
      @Merip1214 Год назад +8

      Oh neat!

    • @greennblue24
      @greennblue24 Год назад +9

      If you look up the credits, all of the characters are named (even though they had no dialog in the movie)

    • @grahamcookson5937
      @grahamcookson5937 10 месяцев назад +3

      Ok. That's pretty freaking cool! I totally missed that.

  • @PrinceLukai
    @PrinceLukai Год назад +206

    There's a rumor its based on a real campaign someone on the team or actors was in. Even if its not true, at least someone on the team had played before and it showssssss. I really hope they make more

    • @thornescapes7707
      @thornescapes7707 Год назад +34

      Apparently the cast and crew were actively playing D&D together during production.

    • @ben2741
      @ben2741 Год назад +6

      This is actually how Record Of Lodoss War came around

    • @Horatio787
      @Horatio787 Год назад +3

      @@ben2741 Slayers also feels like that at least in the first arc.

    • @AlbertaGeek
      @AlbertaGeek Год назад +6

      It would have to have been a game with some _very_ special house rules. In the actual game, to have the effectively unlimited number of wildshape changes Doric did, she'd have to be level 20 - the maximum.

    • @Puschit1
      @Puschit1 Год назад +3

      It would be bonkers of none of them was familiar with D&D. It's 2023, RPGs, even the TT ones, aren't scecret super-nerd territory any more.

  • @Jigsaw407
    @Jigsaw407 Год назад +282

    That thumbnail scene was the funniest scene! The whole theater was crying with laughter. It was the most awesome theater going experience in a long time. Such a good and fun movie!

    • @RibusPQR
      @RibusPQR Год назад +24

      I stared at this comment for three minutes, trying to remember a scene that involved a thumbnail, until I realized what you meant.

    • @devanshu885
      @devanshu885 Год назад +2

      which scene? the escape from prison?

    • @misticsword7561
      @misticsword7561 Год назад +4

      @@devanshu885 The "AI" one.

    • @UnboxingAlyss
      @UnboxingAlyss Год назад +15

      That scene was WAY funnier than it should have been. The theater erupted!

    • @devanshu885
      @devanshu885 Год назад

      @@misticsword7561 thanks

  • @PaaliaqMusic
    @PaaliaqMusic Год назад +36

    Such an enjoyable movie, wasn't surprised to read that influences included Princess Bride and Monty Python. Really fun and funny, great characters and brilliant lines, and didn't feel like it was just copying something else, or following a formula, but did its own thing.

  • @SkorMT
    @SkorMT Год назад +638

    SO funny they told people to Google "Bad Dragon" .. while at work, that may get some people noticed -- I laughed harder on that one alone than I should have 😁

    • @sylverscale
      @sylverscale Год назад +69

      If you know you know 😂

    • @Jamlf
      @Jamlf Год назад +45

      I watched this on my work computer but googled Bad Dragon on my home laptop. lol

    • @SkorMT
      @SkorMT Год назад +29

      @@Jamlf very wise :D

    • @corgi_dad
      @corgi_dad Год назад +33

      I watched this at home, and paused to Google "bad dragon". Yup, I laughed uproariously at the result.

    • @tarrker
      @tarrker Год назад +12

      Oh neat! After years of things like meatspin and blue waffles I was expecting something truly awful. But, that was actually pretty cool. :)

  • @Linosek279
    @Linosek279 Год назад +552

    One thing I love about this movie is that you can name nearly every spell they used directly from the dnd spell lists. The ones I caught are (minor spoilers, unsurprisingly):
    Fog cloud, prestidigitation, mage hand, time stop, speak with dead, imprisonment, arcane hand, animate object, meteor swarm, magic missile, minor illusion, anti-magic field (via the helm), firebolt, finger of death, counterspell, armour of agathys (guessing that for the tea finger thing), true resurrection (tablet), green flame blade, holy weapon, I’m going to assume beckoning death was an empowered combination of cloudkill and raise dead, disguise self (may actually be alter self, hard to tell here), invisibility, possibly calm emotions, chain lightning, and misty step.

    • @Gabe57644
      @Gabe57644 Год назад +46

      I thought the tea thing was chill touch

    • @Fauxknight
      @Fauxknight Год назад +25

      @@Gabe57644 Prestigitation would have had the exact perfect effect but without the finger, so more likely something like chill touch.

    • @Linosek279
      @Linosek279 Год назад +26

      @@Gabe57644
      Given how chill touch is neither a touch spell nor cold damage, i’m gonna go with probably not

    • @notbob555
      @notbob555 Год назад +9

      The beckoning death is actually its own thing.

    • @mrinsanity1888
      @mrinsanity1888 Год назад +21

      @@Gabe57644 Chill Touch is a range spell attack that summons a skeletal hand that grasp the target. It also deals necrotic damage

  • @brezzendorf
    @brezzendorf Год назад +71

    I wish for the team, crews & staffs behind this movie all the success they can get, because they deserve it

  • @EvilBakaCat
    @EvilBakaCat Год назад +593

    Honestly thought I'd hate the paladin but man they did a really good job with him.

    • @skylerbrodin5176
      @skylerbrodin5176 Год назад +112

      he was annoying and frustrating in the nicest way, you hate and love him lol

    • @terrib627
      @terrib627 Год назад

      I wish he'd do a good job with me.

    • @Elmithian
      @Elmithian Год назад +101

      ​@@skylerbrodin5176 He is just such a... paladin.

    • @A2ndVoice
      @A2ndVoice Год назад +52

      I mean charisma is their stat. It'd be weird is he wasn't oddly charming in his very paladin way.

    • @newhappythoughts1628
      @newhappythoughts1628 Год назад +26

      I think it’s because they made fun of how super cliché paladins can be.

  • @UchihaKat
    @UchihaKat Год назад +224

    "If he's lawful good, why did he steal the movie?" lmaooooo accurate

    • @baonkang5990
      @baonkang5990 Год назад

      He is so lawful that it circles back around to be chaotic

    • @Konpekikaminari
      @Konpekikaminari Год назад

      @@baonkang5990 the best kind of Lawful

  • @eepruls
    @eepruls Год назад +44

    I was so pleasantly surprised by this movie. My nephew is really big into D&D so we went to the preview screening on his birthday! It worked out perfectly. We both loved it. I thought it had a great mix of humour, action, suspense, heart, and a good plot. It was a lot of fun. I saw it twice in theatres. I'm really glad they didn't go super serious like a Lord of the Rings movie and just kept it fun and light. The cast was great too. You rout for them. It's too bad it didn't do better in theatres cause it was really good!

  • @simmyjester
    @simmyjester Год назад +246

    "Bad dragon! Google it while you're at work!" I actually laughed out loud.

    • @BinaryBlitz
      @BinaryBlitz Год назад +10

      Same, god damn. Startled the dog with that laugh.

    • @AlexandriaColemanAwesome
      @AlexandriaColemanAwesome Год назад +18

      💀 I actually looked it up

    • @AlbertaGeek
      @AlbertaGeek Год назад +11

      @@AlexandriaColemanAwesome ...Then you bookmarked the site. :)

    • @g.o.a.t.y.g.u.y
      @g.o.a.t.y.g.u.y Год назад +3

      Me too! XD Searched for this comment... XDXDXD

    • @g.o.a.t.y.g.u.y
      @g.o.a.t.y.g.u.y Год назад +2

      @@AlexandriaColemanAwesome You fell for it... Salutes to your innocence... ;-)

  • @notforone
    @notforone Год назад +284

    I was surprised at how much heart and humor this movie had. At the end I had laughed, cried and was awed at some of the action scenes & scenery. Love it to bits.

    • @Brievel
      @Brievel Год назад +6

      Yes exactly. Heart. It didn't take itself seriously at all except when it did.

  • @Fluffykeith
    @Fluffykeith Год назад +16

    I loved that the big dragon sequence in this movie was freaking THEMBERCHAUD...and they still made him dangerous...
    He's my favorite thing in the Out Of The Abyss campaign.

  • @doctorspiderface8020
    @doctorspiderface8020 Год назад +73

    This is the first movie I’ve seen in a while where I actually want a sequel.

  • @rongoldman7520
    @rongoldman7520 Год назад +881

    It was so good! Its such a shame it didnt do better commercially

    • @George_Fl0yd
      @George_Fl0yd Год назад +47

      If you want to blame something blame the writers who said they were gonna emasculate the male characters other then that I can’t think of a good reason outside of ppl finding D&D to be a bit to nerdy

    • @FoolsGil
      @FoolsGil Год назад +34

      Hopefully Streaming and Blue Ray sales will be good enough to convince Hasbro a sequel is worth it, or at least a series.

    • @rockingbeat
      @rockingbeat Год назад +105

      ​@@LeonardoKlotz I was only vaguely aware of Dungeons and Dragons and loved this movie

    • @jarelllevingston7882
      @jarelllevingston7882 Год назад +18

      Solely because the trailer was horrible

    • @Ducky69247
      @Ducky69247 Год назад +7

      A combination of lousy actors and the DnD name specifically. I mean, come on, DnD? Chris Pine? Michelle Rodriguez? It didn't do well because it simply wasn't good enough for people to want to watch.

  • @callmev3531
    @callmev3531 4 месяца назад +1

    2:54, While the main group consists of a Bard that's just an actual bard who's a thief and a former spy, a Druid who can only use Wild Shape and an inept Wild Magic Sorcerer (along with more or less just a regular Barbarian and a Paladin that's better at everything except casual conversation), it was most fun seeing the group having to strategize and come up with more creative ways to handle obstacles, making the fact this party, while mostly reliant on plot armor and not all being powerful combatants with fully accurate abilities to their classes (things would have probably gone a lot easier if Edgin and Doric were actual casters like their classes are in the game), more interesting because they had to do more than just battle their problems into submission.

  • @VioletNKisHere
    @VioletNKisHere Год назад +1222

    “Who’s clearly an NPC that the GM dropped in to help get those idiots unstuck and back on the main quest. ”
    Definitely very accurate. DND games always have someone doing dumb things.

    • @mrcritical6751
      @mrcritical6751 Год назад +16

      Honestly when I looked at the character all I saw was one guy in my roleplay group who is literally only there for battle scenarios then checks out for the rest of the session

    • @Dyonivan
      @Dyonivan Год назад +4

      Lol my DnD group was the entire writing club at my college. If we started doing dumb things, the GM would just roll with it until the next school year where we'd start a new campaign with the freshmen.

    • @VA_Nightshade
      @VA_Nightshade Год назад +1

      I usually have NPCs come in and say "Hey, I needyour help." Players get the hint quickly.

    • @MandalorV7
      @MandalorV7 Год назад +1

      In my group we have had a lot of people come and go do to scheduling issues. One guy got a job at the game store we meet at. That’s how I viewed the paladin.

    • @skoltrollkallamik4450
      @skoltrollkallamik4450 Год назад +1

      I DM and I HEARTILY cosign on this line. Incredibly funny and I'm still laughing at it b/c I have SEVERAL of these NPCs for my knuckleheaded party.

  • @mycroft16
    @mycroft16 Год назад +119

    I loved this movie. My wife loved this movie. My 8 year old daughter loved this movie. That should tell you everything you need to know. Just a damn good time for no purpose other than to be just a damn good time.

  • @GravitWry
    @GravitWry Год назад +7

    One of the many things that I loved about this movie was the occasions where you can really spot them making rolls for checks, saving throws and even when the players lose concentration.
    For example:
    - Doric makes a perception check to point Simon where to put the hither thither portal during a chase scene.
    - Edgin failing roll after roll of sleight of hand/strength checks to remove his restrains
    - Simon losing concentration of his major image of Edgin during the illusion distraction scene.
    - Simon making stealth/sleight of hand roll (not sure if he has arcane trickster) when using mage hand (I've forgotten what makes M.H. invisible) when stealing from people during his performance, using presdigitation to make the air smell of 'Fresh Cut Grass'
    And so, so much more.

    • @connorgrynol9021
      @connorgrynol9021 Год назад +2

      Edgin also was the only one who failed his history check when they were talking with the dead soldiers about Xenk. He’s the only one who didn’t have a clue who he was.
      Also, when questioning the skeletons, the “five questions, right?” was probably directed at the DM or the other player but the DM answered it and just rolled with it.

  • @lucas_lipp
    @lucas_lipp Год назад +69

    I saw the movie with a friend I always play DnD with, and I genuinely didn't expect it to be this good. We had an absolute blast.

    • @lordofinnistrad8757
      @lordofinnistrad8757 Год назад +2

      Man, I wish I could have seen it with my group. That sounds like it was amazing.

    • @lucas_lipp
      @lucas_lipp Год назад +1

      @@lordofinnistrad8757
      Yeah, it was really fun

  • @DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose
    @DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose Год назад +20

    4:37 "Okay, someone needs to explain to me how success works in this industry!" - Studios with post-2020 theatrical releases in a nutshell.

  • @urborg74
    @urborg74 Год назад +18

    Humanity did this movie dirty. Should have been so much more successful.

    • @ivanalaff5346
      @ivanalaff5346 6 месяцев назад

      So now; You Have met humanity!

  • @DeactivatedButUsed
    @DeactivatedButUsed Год назад +37

    happy the "wife under the sheet" trope was brought up. it's about time. D&D, The Grey, The Counselor. I know there's more

  • @Starrylaboratory
    @Starrylaboratory Год назад +68

    I can easily see this film becoming a cult classic. Aside fron being great in its own right, It didn’t have any cliffhangers or sequel setups, which was very refreshing. There's no other movie quite like it, and considering it flopped, there won't ever be for a long time.

    • @Lowlightt
      @Lowlightt Год назад +10

      It sucks. It flopped because of mainly bad release timing. 1 week before the massive behemouth of super mario bros. And right in the middle of the DnD/Hasbro boycott.

    • @eugenemoreno6206
      @eugenemoreno6206 Год назад +2

      Ok that sucks especially cause i got to finally see it today, which is a major crime and shame cause that directing team make really good movies or writes them cause the movie game night was crazy funny and had a great cast chemistry it was just awesome and i just enjoyed honor among thieves

    • @adamdavidsoddities8573
      @adamdavidsoddities8573 Год назад +1

      Well, if it gains that cult following, there is still a chance for a straight to streaming sequel at least.

    • @Merip1214
      @Merip1214 Год назад

      It flopped? But people like it so much

    • @adamdavidsoddities8573
      @adamdavidsoddities8573 Год назад +1

      @Merip1214 it's determined by the box office revenue. It didn't make its money back when it was in theaters and that sucks. I personally am tired of superhero movies. I want more movies like this one.

  • @TNTspaz
    @TNTspaz Год назад +25

    It is kind of an enigma nowadays isn't it. Just a good movie with a well thought out story and good humor

  • @zanfear
    @zanfear Год назад +114

    So happy they brought up Game Night. Such a brilliant comedy film from the same team.

  • @aaronthomas6918
    @aaronthomas6918 Год назад +239

    This movie was an unexpected treat! Need more movies like this!

  • @fsakdhfksajhf
    @fsakdhfksajhf Год назад +23

    It truly represented a good D&D game, from the snarky characters, shallow plots, and silly cliched backstories. And damn if I didn't love it for that.

  • @stevenbraykovich9710
    @stevenbraykovich9710 Год назад +85

    This movie is action-packed, funny, and wholesome. Great CGI, too. I wish it was a tv series, because I need more, alot more. Hopefully more d&d movies in the future, or at least a sequel.

    • @sylviamontaez3889
      @sylviamontaez3889 Год назад +1

      I live action dnd series would do very well. Kinda surprised Netflix hasn't done one yet

    • @corgi_dad
      @corgi_dad Год назад +1

      Vox Machina is a D&D series. My non D&D playing wife, said the movie reminded her of the series. Our son and I just said "Yes!"

  • @xDracolich
    @xDracolich Год назад +89

    Absolutely loved to watch this movie, and I'm glad it came out alright. Super confused and disappointed to see that it was only in my local theaters for about 3 weeks though, before all the posters got taken down and it was only sent once a day

  • @kelvaris1
    @kelvaris1 8 месяцев назад +4

    I love that Michelle just embraced her image. She's so good at it and it's perfect for a frigging barbarian.

  • @wickedshadesproductions5254
    @wickedshadesproductions5254 Год назад +25

    Having Honest Trailers complement this movie made my day.
    But they missed the golden opportunity to say, “The most unrealistic part was how one character disappeared for a bit without explanation or they stopped midway through and had to reschedule.”

  • @noobicorn_gamer
    @noobicorn_gamer Год назад +111

    I had immense fun watching this movie. So sad that this well thought out entertainment piece was a loss according to wiki (cost does not add in marketing costs). We need more movies like these that are total fun, hollywood :3

    • @sandal_thong8631
      @sandal_thong8631 Год назад +5

      The fans (and others) found reasons not to show up:
      1. They were busy playing D&D,
      2. They were pissed with Wizards of the Coast,
      3. They were told it was about emasculating men,
      4. They figured they'd wait for it to go on streaming.

    • @quirk8841
      @quirk8841 Год назад +4

      There was a lot of people saying they were so upset over the proposed changes to the game licensing leak they refused to go to the movie so they wouldn't give any money to Wizards of the Coast. Of course those people have done nothing but pirate WotC content so that's nothing.
      It just seems a lot of people don't want to go to the theater anymore.

    • @Boingcat
      @Boingcat Год назад +5

      @@quirk8841 How the hell did you conflate being upset with the proposed changes to the license with people pirating wotc content? What an insanely bad faith comment to make.

    • @TheCarrot85
      @TheCarrot85 Год назад +3

      My friends did their best to contribute 😢 some even watch 6 times

    • @ShadowDragon-cw7wb
      @ShadowDragon-cw7wb Год назад +1

      Bad marketing, bad timing, bad CGI teamed up to make it a box office bomb.

  • @TheOgAnarchist
    @TheOgAnarchist 6 месяцев назад +2

    i love that edgin whacking people with a lute is part of his official stat block in dnd beyond

  • @karkinissan
    @karkinissan Год назад +29

    Watched this yesterday. I was so surprised by how good it is! Specially the action sequences. The part where the Druid gets chased around by the palace guards was a single take. Mostly CGI, but still!

  • @84jesterx
    @84jesterx Год назад +27

    It's crazy how this wasn't terrible. The trailer made it out to be, but I was dead wrong. Had a great time and already want more.

  • @crackawhack2868
    @crackawhack2868 10 месяцев назад +3

    "So much plot armor their fiercest foe spawns in with Diabetes" 😂😂😂 I was not prepared to laugh this hard.

  • @mikehunt2805
    @mikehunt2805 Год назад +649

    I loved it so much, I just hope they make a sequel

    • @babserella2778
      @babserella2778 Год назад +33

      My husband and I (both D&D nuts) sat there the entire time going, "Okay, that's XYZ spell, pretty sure that's ninth level...Hm, I'm not sure how the Druid turned into an Owlbear, because Wildshape doesn't work like that, but it's enjoyable anyway...Oh! That's such a great way to show what combat ACTUALLY would look like, because each round is actually only 6-10 seconds long..." So much fun.

    • @shaunlab1
      @shaunlab1 Год назад +6

      all the NPC's are named David from here on out

    • @benjamintodd5637
      @benjamintodd5637 Год назад +5

      It flopped hard at the box office, that and DnD 5.1 sooooo

    • @chrisrodz9521
      @chrisrodz9521 Год назад

      Noooooooo

    • @calar8
      @calar8 Год назад +11

      @@benjamintodd5637 Flopped hard? Everything I'm seeing says it was a major success.

  • @generalmortars7557
    @generalmortars7557 Год назад +70

    I hadn't had this much fun in a movie in so long!

  • @BoopFloof-lr1hg
    @BoopFloof-lr1hg 8 месяцев назад +3

    “Bad Dragon, google it while you’re at work!”
    If you know what he’s talking about, it’s too late

  • @rileysmith3038
    @rileysmith3038 Год назад +51

    This movie was genuinely so good! I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since I saw it last month, and I don't even play D&D 😂

  • @shellyscreation3339
    @shellyscreation3339 Год назад +36

    Went to watch this opening weekend to a rather surprisingly full theatre and believe me when I tell you there was barely a quiet moment throughout the entirety of the film's run time!! 🤣🤣🤣
    And I was surprised to see it so full because in my country, Hollywood pretty much means either superhero films and/or fast-paced action films. Everyone of them had shown up for "That Chris Pine film with dragons" lol.

  • @lebaggins10
    @lebaggins10 Год назад +8

    A great honest trailer! - This film was fabulous, it had the heart and soul of D&D and at the end you felt like you had just come away from a fun and entertaining D&D session - praise indeed!

  • @OmarKhirat
    @OmarKhirat Год назад +21

    If you are reading this and haven't watched it yet please go and support it, it's too good to not have more of it but it wasn't a financial hit so please support it we need more of it.

  • @meola69420
    @meola69420 Год назад +17

    Hasbro is losing money because they own Wizards of the Coast (Magic The Gathering) and D&D and have made some poor financial choices recently with both companies. They backed down on it, but they had planned to basically kill all homebrew D&D stuff and literally pushed a ton of people to the competitor, Pathfinder, and have relied heavily on Magic to bring up the loss in revenue and now the quality there is slipping and the price growing. Not the best financial choices, but god-damn did this movie exceed my expectations of it! Hopefully it can help steer them back on track.

  • @squamish4244
    @squamish4244 Год назад +7

    Even Honest Trailers guy can't find hardly anything to rag on this movie for. It's just that damn good.

  • @aelastain3354
    @aelastain3354 Год назад +23

    That Animorphs reference was so sudden…but so good. Someone on the writers team is clearly a fellow fan!

  • @ElmismisimoPurpura
    @ElmismisimoPurpura Год назад +73

    By the time Diana, Eric, Sheyla, Presto, Hank & Bobby appeared I shrieked like a banshee.
    When I saw their names in the credits I began to cry.
    Somehow somewhere they deserved it.
    Just by remembering how I felt im crying again.
    Whomever involved into making it happen has my hearth.
    Thank you, thank you, thank you galore!!!

    • @gabrielontiveros2753
      @gabrielontiveros2753 Год назад

      Dude, chill

    • @mycroft16
      @mycroft16 Год назад +12

      Such a cleverly done cameo.

    • @madcap830
      @madcap830 Год назад +13

      I admit I didn't catch it at first, but the moment the barb grabbed the axe, it clicked lol

    • @mrcritical6751
      @mrcritical6751 Год назад

      Although I question if this is canon to the show or if it’s a situation where the DM just really likes the cartoon and wanted to throw in an Easter egg

  • @gator-aidan9839
    @gator-aidan9839 9 месяцев назад +1

    the bit about themberchaud (god im such a geek for being able to spell that correctly first try from memory) having diabetes killed me

  • @sleepygryph
    @sleepygryph Год назад +23

    It struck a pretty good balance, not relying on game references but the ones it did use were also ones that someone who isn't invested into the game would get.
    It was also just a fun movie which is all you can really ask for.
    Actually hope there isn't a sequel since it'll probably suck because somehow they'll forget all the things that made this one work.

    • @OgdenM
      @OgdenM Год назад +2

      Laugh, it was so chaulk full of game and Forgotten Realms references!.. In a good way mind you.
      It's like, everyone could enjoy the movie... But if you knew DnD stuff and Forgotten Realms lore it was like heaven.
      .... Minus a bard without magic anyway. 😒

    • @John-if9ig
      @John-if9ig Год назад

      @@OgdenM you would be surprised how often Bards and Druids forget they have magic

  • @StreyX
    @StreyX Год назад +10

    I'm glad they reshot this movie. The initial trailer made it look like a soul-less cash in where a random group of people need to save the world. They fortunately pulled things back and gave the movie the charm it really needed. It had comedy, heart, and was overall a good time.

  • @zoroarkking18
    @zoroarkking18 Год назад +4

    What I think is one of the strongest arguments in favor of this film if you haven't seen it yet is the variety of answers you'll get if you ask people what their favorite scene or bit was. I haven't seen anyone else here mention the whole "Speak with Dead" sequence. Other answers include Edgin narrating his tragic backstory, the illusory Edgin glitching, Themberchonk, any of the action scenes, and more.

  • @amarawinchester963
    @amarawinchester963 Год назад +24

    That obese dragon sliding and rolling around was hilarious 😂

    • @mycroft16
      @mycroft16 Год назад +4

      It's exactly the sort of random weird thing that would happen playing DnD. It's ridiculous and hilarious but at the same time, actually serious and needs dealing with.

  • @TheJerbol
    @TheJerbol Год назад +15

    The scene of the illusion failing had me rolling. This movie is really funny

  • @SpitefulAZ
    @SpitefulAZ Год назад +3

    Bad Dragon is a great product. I love it when they FILL MY REQUESTS. they fill them deep.

  • @sijoneyyan
    @sijoneyyan Год назад +25

    That scene in the carriage. So well done

  • @sfighter0085
    @sfighter0085 Год назад +21

    Haven't seen this movie, but heard it was great! Honestly, I was thinking, judging by the trailer, I thought this was gonna be one of those movies that Critics would rip apart and mostly moviegoers will love. But it also earned some glowing reviews from critics, so it must've done something right. :)

    • @Aredel
      @Aredel Год назад +5

      You’ve gotta see it. It’s so well written, and surprisingly faithful to the lore of D&D. I can’t recommend it enough.

  • @g.the.wise.1
    @g.the.wise.1 26 дней назад +1

    Going to watch this with the friends I play with is still to this day one of the best decisions I’ve ever made!

  • @mileslucem4552
    @mileslucem4552 Год назад +50

    Loved this movie! Hope for a sequel. Anyone notice the people locked in the cage? Looked like they were dress like the original cartoon characters.

    • @TheOneTrueEfrate
      @TheOneTrueEfrate Год назад +6

      Yeah there were a ton of Easter eggs and throwbacks, like all the inside jokes that happen in an actual campaign.
      What bears? I don't know nothing about no bears.

  • @TooMuchToCareAbout2
    @TooMuchToCareAbout2 Год назад +22

    Plot armor and strongest foe spawns with diabetes got me.
    Also the NPC paladin joke to get the party back on track was accurate AF. 😂 well done HT 😋

  • @eliaspfeiffer3700
    @eliaspfeiffer3700 9 месяцев назад +3

    "the fiercest foe spawns in with diabetes" is just such a killer line

  • @ivanangeli
    @ivanangeli Год назад +67

    one of the best honest trailers lately :) just shows when material is good, jokes come by themselves :)