"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

Жыл бұрын

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

@theshire9173

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@michaelwesten4624

Жыл бұрын

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

@RomeoRehn

Жыл бұрын

This statement is right for every pen and paper group 😂

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

@IceMetalPunk

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

In fairness paladins are a charisma class.

@LadyAnuB

Жыл бұрын

Because they based him on the Old Spice Man

@RedwoodTheElf

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

@Aredel

10 ай бұрын

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

@Lucifronz

8 ай бұрын

Good ol' DMPC.

@hefas842

8 ай бұрын

that and edgard constantly casting vicious mochery

@treemanthegreat8108

7 ай бұрын

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

@Aredel

7 ай бұрын

@@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!”

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

11 ай бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

@@KrakeAFK Npc behavior

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@karsonkammerzell6955

11 ай бұрын

@@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

11 ай бұрын

​@@karsonkammerzell6955was so funny!

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

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@scorch2155

11 ай бұрын

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

@jgr7487

11 ай бұрын

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

@jonasateo

9 ай бұрын

they also kinda nailed a lot of the mechanics

@IcyLucario

9 ай бұрын

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.

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

@michaelperkola391

Жыл бұрын

True to life! 😂

@Siriathion

Жыл бұрын

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

@aishalee5924

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much 😂

@chadfife3265

Жыл бұрын

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

@reubenoakley5887

Жыл бұрын

@@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"

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

9 ай бұрын

That is how a session can go.

@Tydorstus

9 ай бұрын

Pretty much

@Lucifronz

8 ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

@@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

13 күн бұрын

@@vipe650r There's a Borderlands movie?

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

@danyr1886

11 ай бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

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

10 ай бұрын

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

10 ай бұрын

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

@newhappythoughts1628

10 ай бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@poppers7317

Жыл бұрын

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

@birubu

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

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

@christopherpoet458

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@Weazel1

Жыл бұрын

Oooooh, a Spelljammer movie!

@kimc4832

Жыл бұрын

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

@rebeccahall8683

Жыл бұрын

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

@whatareyoudoingyouidiot342

Жыл бұрын

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.

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

11 ай бұрын

If only Jarnathan could be there to hear it

@FairyBones

11 ай бұрын

⁠@@marpj6138 best name EVER

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@jw__11

11 ай бұрын

​@@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

10 ай бұрын

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

"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

11 ай бұрын

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

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@asgarion9938

11 ай бұрын

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

@DonaldWWitt

11 ай бұрын

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

@cannedtunasam7766

11 ай бұрын

​@@GastNdorf i regret searching it...

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

11 ай бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

@@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

11 ай бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

It should have ended that way

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

@generalmortars7557

Жыл бұрын

'Tolerates' some of them. :)

@janelantestaverde2018

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

“Arc”😂😂

@mr.whatislove3620

Жыл бұрын

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

@jacobb4795

Жыл бұрын

Also she ends up finding Simon less sad by the end

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

11 ай бұрын

Until you roll a 20 of course

@bskec2177

11 ай бұрын

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

@shaneswart2230

11 ай бұрын

@@bskec2177 Wise words Wizard

@TangoNevada

11 ай бұрын

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

@dougloremaster7413

10 ай бұрын

Bold words for someone in Fireball range.

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

@Horatio787

11 ай бұрын

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

@bryanf6638

10 ай бұрын

Nerd

@zararias

10 ай бұрын

@@bryanf6638 yup! 😜

@Galiant2010

10 ай бұрын

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

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

@TheSnoochOne

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@IceMetalPunk

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@johnirving5949

Жыл бұрын

"Puny lich" 😎

@ChevaliersEmeraude

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

​@@ChevaliersEmeraudeexactly !

@greenhydra10

Жыл бұрын

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

@russelpattison124

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@erakfishfishfish

10 ай бұрын

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

@jordanhansen5934

9 ай бұрын

The Jim Henson company would be proud

@Avankiri

7 ай бұрын

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

7 ай бұрын

The key is a good mix like Nolan and Inception.

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

4 ай бұрын

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

@Tesoro1996

4 ай бұрын

@@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

3 ай бұрын

@@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

3 ай бұрын

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

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

@jaives

Жыл бұрын

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

@multiverse_media2023

Жыл бұрын

It is fantastic!

@johnwolf2829

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

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

@rahjeel

Жыл бұрын

That caught me offguard 😂

@JuLiane

Жыл бұрын

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

@camramaster

Жыл бұрын

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

@ikebirchum6591

Жыл бұрын

"What madness is this?"

@bananawolf2304

Жыл бұрын

BUH-RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaa....

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

9 ай бұрын

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

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

10 ай бұрын

Wasn't she a Tiefling raised by Druids?

@fatesvagrant768

10 ай бұрын

​@@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

9 ай бұрын

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

@atamize

8 ай бұрын

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

@cynister7384

8 ай бұрын

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

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

@mr.b.9969

Жыл бұрын

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

@NeroBloodfire

Жыл бұрын

Except for all the times they forgot she had powers.

@positivetakes5592

Жыл бұрын

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

@boiledcrap

Жыл бұрын

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

@pierre-gillesmorel2476

Жыл бұрын

@@NeroBloodfire she has limited uses per day.

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

@1estel1ch.42

Жыл бұрын

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

@Wolf_Star_84

Жыл бұрын

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

@Jose04537

Жыл бұрын

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

@MrXxsnipesXx

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

@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...

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

11 ай бұрын

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

@ben2741

11 ай бұрын

This is actually how Record Of Lodoss War came around

@Horatio787

11 ай бұрын

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

@AlbertaGeek

11 ай бұрын

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

10 ай бұрын

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.

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

10 ай бұрын

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

@HeatherSchrivener-el2mx

8 ай бұрын

Man chewed the scenery like it was bubblegum.

@WraithReaper09

8 ай бұрын

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

@varric

3 ай бұрын

Jeremis Irons pulling his inner Scar.

@bewilderbeestie

Ай бұрын

He understood the assignment.

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

11 ай бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

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

@dragontear1638

11 ай бұрын

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

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@justinvenable917

11 ай бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

Saw Prophecy (1995?) -first Sky Beam?

@nathansinger8329

Жыл бұрын

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

@gentblue

10 ай бұрын

​@@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.

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)

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.

“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

11 ай бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

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

@MandalorV7

11 ай бұрын

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

10 ай бұрын

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

The graveyard scene is exactly what would happen in a session

@kataramenoss12

Жыл бұрын

The illusionary bard scene had me rolling on the floor

@jasonschickler1712

Жыл бұрын

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

@bookladydavina

Жыл бұрын

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

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

11 ай бұрын

Oh neat!

@greennblue24

10 ай бұрын

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

@grahamcookson5937

2 ай бұрын

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

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

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

@baonkang5990

Жыл бұрын

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

@Konpekikaminari

10 ай бұрын

@@baonkang5990 the best kind of Lawful

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...

@infantryplankton

Жыл бұрын

What madness is this?

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.

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

If you know you know 😂

@Jamlf

Жыл бұрын

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

@SkorMT

Жыл бұрын

@@Jamlf very wise :D

@corgi_dad

Жыл бұрын

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

@tarrker

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@vampricramen

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@anubis8586

Жыл бұрын

100%

@ericward8459

Жыл бұрын

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

@dboi1656

Жыл бұрын

@@todesschnitzel8835 Were they ever not?

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

That scene in the carriage. So well done

@dcmastermindfirst9418

11 ай бұрын

The best part. The rest was meh

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

11 ай бұрын

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

@EEEEEEEE

11 ай бұрын

E‎ ‎

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

Жыл бұрын

It was for me until I watched GOTG3

@hawkname1234

Жыл бұрын

You should try it!

@elisabethtenbrinkkelley8044

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@tarrker

Жыл бұрын

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. :)

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.

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!

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

Жыл бұрын

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.

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

@skylerbrodin5176

11 ай бұрын

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

@terrib627

11 ай бұрын

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

@Elmithian

11 ай бұрын

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

@A2ndVoice

11 ай бұрын

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

@newhappythoughts1628

10 ай бұрын

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

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.

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.

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

9 ай бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@devanshu885

Жыл бұрын

which scene? the escape from prison?

@misticsword7561

Жыл бұрын

@@devanshu885 The "AI" one.

@UnboxingAlyss

Жыл бұрын

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

@devanshu885

Жыл бұрын

@@misticsword7561 thanks

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

5:20 "we're breaking down the stats of every race..." The most D&D sentence in the entire video, and it's about Fast and the Furious.

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

@BinaryBlitz

11 ай бұрын

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

@AlexandriaColemanAwesome

11 ай бұрын

💀 I actually looked it up

@AlbertaGeek

11 ай бұрын

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

@g.o.a.t.y.g.u.y

11 ай бұрын

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

@g.o.a.t.y.g.u.y

11 ай бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

I thought the tea thing was chill touch

@Fauxknight

Жыл бұрын

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

@Linosek279

Жыл бұрын

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

@notbob555

Жыл бұрын

The beckoning death is actually its own thing.

@mrinsanity1888

Жыл бұрын

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

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

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

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

@George_Fl0yd

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@rockingbeat

Жыл бұрын

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

@jarelllevingston7882

Жыл бұрын

Solely because the trailer was horrible

@Ducky69247

Жыл бұрын

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.

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

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

"Thats why you always need a Paladin, but they just let theirs walk away" I KNOW RIGHT?!

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

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

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.

The cast is what really takes this movie to another level. Theyll spare no expense on the sequel based on this films success. Cast should be returning for several years and future stories.

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

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

@Merip1214

11 ай бұрын

It flopped? But people like it so much

@adamdavidsoddities8573

11 ай бұрын

@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.

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

11 ай бұрын

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.

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

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

11 ай бұрын

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

@lucas_lipp

11 ай бұрын

@@lordofinnistrad8757 Yeah, it was really fun

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.”

This movie really embodies the spirit of a dnd group, and I mean that in both the best and worst aspects of such.

I loved this movie! I’m so sad it didn’t do that well in theatres. It was very well done, funny, and a fun watch

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

@seanpatrickcain2

Жыл бұрын

Point taken!

@Narra0002

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@thefirstofthelastones8952

Жыл бұрын

Hmm, agree.

That obese dragon sliding and rolling around was hilarious 😂

@mycroft16

Жыл бұрын

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.

"Death by snu snu" was spot on! I laughed so hard!

@superstar5042

10 ай бұрын

And mini cooper also

@smorrow

2 ай бұрын

Bad Dragon

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

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

@babserella2778

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@benjamintodd5637

Жыл бұрын

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

@chrisrodz9521

Жыл бұрын

Noooooooo

@calar8

Жыл бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@corgi_dad

Жыл бұрын

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!"

This movie felt like one of those leggendary DnD greentexts. Loved it.

I felt that bad dragon joke deep inside.

It’s been awhile since we had a movie based on a board or video game that was actually GOOD. Absolute gem of a movie!

@aeonamadi

11 ай бұрын

It's been a wherrlll (Critters know whats up)

@BlueTemplar15

10 ай бұрын

I liked Tetris (though it's not exactly what you were thinking of).

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

Жыл бұрын

Dude, chill

@mycroft16

Жыл бұрын

Such a cleverly done cameo.

@madcap830

Жыл бұрын

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

@mrcritical6751

11 ай бұрын

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

'And a Bad Dragon - google it while you're at work!' Absolutely killed me

When you talked about the chunky dragon at 3:10 I choked on the cracker I was eating, laughing so hard. This was definitely the high point of my movie theater experience in 2023. With all the crisis going on and pathos projected, simple fun was way, way under appreciated and desperately needed.

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.

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

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

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!

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

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

@ShadowDragon-cw7wb

Жыл бұрын

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

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.

Actually loved it and the massive easter egg with bobby, hank and co trapped in the labyrinth.. loved it.

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

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!

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.

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

When the trailers came out for this I had less than zero expectations. I watched it anyway and had a blast. It took me back to my D&D days. It reminded me that D&D is suppose to be fun.