D+D Players - Dungeons & Dragons (2000) Discussion

[–] Instant_ninja 19 years ago

Although I like/ play many rpgs, D&d is not at the top of my list,
I think that Forgotten Realms is by far the best fantasy setting out there, it's just let down by the D&D system, (I could work around everthing but the class's and the dumb ass BAB)

I think the people who will get the most from this film are people who have never played, almost all other players will have their own ideas about this, which will make for a tough crowd,

I think the line of thought (all) the producers had with this film was something more along the lines of star wars, and you never know it could of happen if they haddn't of had their money cut,

I thought Lord of the rings was a bit dry, don't get me wrong it was still a good film (and there will be others)

but give me the rights to Forgotten Realms and half the budget and I will give you a film of substance,

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[–] Emhilradim 19 years ago

Hah! Nicely done.

You're an *beep* mind you, but nicely done. Now get the hell out of here, and stop harassing the forumers.

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[–] NumberSixForPres 18 years ago

I know it's kinda late in the game (no pun intended), but could someone tell me what it was that AnonymousGuy said? It seems that his posts have been deleted.

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[–] hbar1915 19 years ago

Bahahaha, thats soo funny, but no seriously you moron, don't come here and make fun of something that is far beyond your pathetic scope of intelligence so you can make your pitiful existence all the more interesting. Besides you do realize that Vin Diseal a highly paid famous celebrity played dnd? I'm sure you chop off your tiny left nut to live a day like Vin lives (considering you come online to make fun of gammers in your spare time, thats sad) so step off and go pester small children, they may yet be less brilliant then you.

- You shouldn't make fun of something you don't understand, you just look like the bigger idiot, but i guess you should be used to that

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[–] bring_back_Pluto 18 years ago

haha

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[–] Emhilradim 19 years ago

I'm a Dungeons & Dragons player, as well as a Dungeon Master. I have Dungeon Mastered in several campaign settings, as well as created my own setting. Played GURPS, RIFTS, Darkworld, D6 system (basic, yet fun), D10 system (also basic, even more fun), and several others. But I always return to Dungeons & Dragons, because it is my preferred game system.

Did I like this movie? Yes, yes I did. It remains one of my favorite movies. Don't get me wrong, though, it's one of my favorites for reasons I can't really describe, you wouldn't understand, and I'd rather not disclose anyway.

It's definitely not a movie of epic proportions, or even Final Fantasy 1 (NES) proportions, but it's definitely a good movie, all the same.

They actually did go for a good script, and did expect a box office smash hit, expecting to make a sequel and a third for a trilogy, however. They guessed the public's reaction wrong, and the sequel never came to be. I definitely like this movie.

As for being Epic... I don't care so much for "Epic" movies... A movie like this suits me fine, no inhibitions.

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[–] Emhilradim 19 years ago

Actually, I am a "chick" as you refer to it, you pompous ignoramous. As for how guys find that, they find it pretty interesting. Which isn't to say other girls don't find that interesting to. It all depends on whether you hang out with the brainless crowd, or not. But then, brainless people never realize how brainless they are... So I'm not gonna bother trying to explain to you how brainless you truly are. Suffice to say, a zombie from Land of the Dead is smarter than you are.

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Not a big fan of GURPS... What kind of setting in GURPS? Is it gonna be future, moderm, medieval, primeival?

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[–] Emhilradim 19 years ago

My group and I have recently decided to go back in history to the golden age of Dungeons & Dragons... We're going to use Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition. This makes out to be great fun.

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[–] anonymousguy 19 years ago

"Actually, I am a "chick" as you refer to it, you pompous ignoramous."

Yeah, I can't stand those fat goth chicks.

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[–] Arrya 19 years ago

I just love them anony-mouse bastards, so brave and saracstic on the net but so polite and careful face-to-face

Just give me five minutes with this little jerk-of. When I finish, his own mom won't recognize him and he will be useless for chicks...

Actually he'll be plain useless.

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[–] Emhilradim 19 years ago

He already is useless.

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[–] bobert182004 19 years ago

he is useless but how much you want to bet he used to play it or something worse at one point in his sad little life.

he is a bigman for making fun of people who play a game yet no one attacked him he did that to us so we just go and give him a peice of our mind

(yeah i know i have some words splet wrong i am not a great speller)

Spouses are as clothing, but brothers are as limbs."
a chinese proverb

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[–] tex_b_69 18 years ago

Hey everyone,

Regarding anonymousguy, ignore the cretin and don't argue with it. It may go away, it may not.

The most important thing to remember is that arguing with someone on the internet is like being in the Special Olympics.

Whether you win or not, you're still retarded.

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[–] sassim 18 years ago

But I'm a pretty girl geek. Really.

... And I freakin' hated that movie. My father liked it, though. Go figure.

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[–] dorcas607 19 years ago

Why are you here with the easy pickings? Screwing with gamers, ooo, that's not obvious. N00b.

Seriously, dude, we're used to it. You won't get many bites here.

Try the Paris Hilton forums. They get REALLY upset when you call her a whore.

"TV says you got to shoot 'em in the head." - Bart

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[–] nebula_coloma 18 years ago

Actually, I think that would be a great pick-up line...

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[–] merrydeath21 18 years ago

Hey there are some of us chicks who like d+d...and no I'm not one of the 200 pound, flannel wearing, can bench press a Range Rover girls who lives in their parents basement. I find it to be intellectually stimulating as well as an art form. Yes, to the common "babe" one might not discuss d+d...but then again one might not discuss anything at all because the average Sally McWhore is incapable of a coherent thought process outside of Britney Spears and anorexia. Furthermore, I have found that those males who play d+d get along best with those women who do not express characteristics of the latter description.

"Its only a flesh wound!"

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[–] chahn-1 18 years ago

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent full of doubt. -Bertrand Russell

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[–] tex_b_69 18 years ago

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They actually did go for a good script, and did expect a box office smash hit, expecting to make a sequel and a third for a trilogy, however. They guessed the public's reaction wrong, and the sequel never came to be. I definitely like this movie.
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There was a sequel

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406728/

It may have gone straight to DVD.

As to whether or not it's any good...

I have yet to see either.

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[–] auskamanuska 18 years ago

I consider myself a well advanced DnD player ( about 10 years) and played in different several different setting's(ravenloft,council of wurms,dark sun.et cetra).With all the thing's they could have done with the "dungeons and dragons" movie they decided to let the majority of us down. The dnd world is almost never ending with idea's to come up with. My character quest's have been more intresting and would have made for a better movie. And for the time frame the "dnd" movie was placed in there were no such thing as thieve's who acted and spoke like "gangster's". They could have made this movie much more intresting and enjoyable for us role player's. Honestly I'm surprised they actually made a Dnd movie considering how long it's actually been out(86), if any of you's are old enough to remember the first dungeons and dragon's roleplaying book (the one with Satan on the cover). But my point being, they should have tried do a better job than just half assed it.

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[–] cassmi87 10 years ago

This movie has absolutely nothing to do with D&D, though.

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[–] launchpad_mckwak 19 years ago

I do, and this "movie", is not acknowledged to exist by every gamer in London Ontario, Canada.

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[–] bobert182004 19 years ago

i just played for the first time yesterday and like it and for the people saying that the girls that play are fat goth chicks. well the girl that played with us was the nothing like that. she was thin,hot and a christian u belive so that can sratch your whole only fat goth chicks play idea.

Spouses are as clothing, but brothers are as limbs."
a chinese proverb

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[–] DamirithExtrieth 19 years ago

I have played many editions of DnD (1st ADnD is the most balanced in my opinion) and I finally got around to watching this movie. From what I was told, this movie is crap, just a one time watch. But after seeing it, I really did enjoy the movie. I knew it wasn't going to be any comparison to LOTRs quality wise, I was just looking for an entertaining fantasy movie that had the elements of DnD and this movie did.
When I first found out that there was a DnD movie, I knew that no movie they made could live up to its title, just like when the Final Fantasy movie was made. Both movies were very entertaining but no one movie could ever live up to such big titles as "Dungeons and Dragons" or "Final Fantasy". If you are into DnD, you should recognize a few of the spells, races, and creatures that are in the movie.
Basically, just watch this movie to enjoy it. Its not the best movie, but it does essentially capture the fantasy of a DnD campaign.

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[–] HarryCalahan 18 years ago

The movie is CRAP, the worst movie of all fictional worlds ever. Based on D&D history of Forgotten Realms they could have made a great movie much better than even the LoTR. But you see wizards gave the rights to the wrong company so they made crap movie.

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[–] JJLove28 18 years ago

My sister just got into D&D a couple months ago. She plays once a week, following the rules. She's really into it, too. Would this movie be a good gift for her for Christmas? I'm thinking the opinion of the movie varies with who plays the game and who doesn't.

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[–] Morrinn-1 18 years ago

To answer the first Poster;
I play DnD, And this movie sucked... Royally.
Anyone who thinks this movie depicts any accuracy into the lore behind the game-setting is very wrong.

To anonymousguy;
Welcome to my Ignore list, now go stick your head in a pig.

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[–] Rogue_FTW 18 years ago

If you want a movie which is realy not all that bad, and is MUCH closer to real D&D, check out Dungeons & Dragons : Wrath of the Elemental Lords (I think... it might also be Wrath of the Dragon God)

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[–] dolgen2 18 years ago

I have been a D&D player for years, altough they cant make a balanced version so I just use my own mix of 3 and 3.5. And this movie is just plain awful. What I dont get is the guy who made it spent a decade looking for sorce material and this is what we get? Why didn't he base it off a book lets say something by Salvatore, Greenwood, Wies, or Cunningham. Why did they have to make it so bad. Cause now when Salvatore the others are trying to get thier book turned into films, the moment a studio hear its related to D&D they back off worried that it'll turn out like this load.

"What in Sam hell is a Puma?" Sarge from RedvsBlue

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[–] mfaul 18 years ago

movie...utter crap...cannot take this horse crap....

I play D&D, have for years, love it. DM/GM all the time, tho my gaming group has fallen outta touch for now with jobs and all. I really dont understand how the producers could have signed off on this story when Salvatore has laid the groundwork for what could be a great D&D movie. I am going to assume that the Salvatore books would be costly if turned into movies and that discouraged the use of them. I mean really, how about the Dark Elf Trilogy made into a movie? Even the icewind dale trilogy would stomp this pathetic story. And those arent great books, decent....

Thats only a partial aid really, the acting sucked, story only sucked a lil less. i have been in groups that could have pulled off these characters better, and they are simple little D&D roleplayers.

1/10, my feelings are hurted =)

On a side note, since greyhawk sucks for a movie, and eberron blows outright, and loft isnt owned by WoTC...FR is it, who would you see playing Drizzt Do'Urden?

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[–] earthsea55 18 years ago

No one. I don't want to see a Drizzt movie. It would just ruin the novels that ive enjoyed over the years. Besides there's not gonna be another LOTR type movie for years to come and if and when they make the next big franchise it will more than likely be Dragonlance. When Salvatore kills off the character and the books have a chance to age for about 10-15 years or more then maybe i would like to see a drizzt novel come to life onscreen. Until then please don't make a Drizzt movie.

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[–] mischeifminh 18 years ago

In regards to the first post:-

I'm a Dnd player and I've been playing it for about a year. I've been DMing a campain with my brothers for a few months. I have to say that I was not a big fan of the film. My campain storline is ten times better although that isn't really saying much. It was yet another half baked fantasy film, it was certainly nothing like DnD. The Beholders were crap, as were all the graphics, and lets face it, does any one even know what was the point of the dwarf?

Now heres how it should have been done:-http://archive.gamespy.com/comics/nodwick/gamespyarchive/gspynod132.html

mep merk merk mep - kobold saying

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