# The New Dungeons and Dragons Movie Might Actually be Good? {NO SPOILERS until May 2023} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [July 21, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344 "2022-07-21T21:04:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/101 "2023-03-11T11:52:16Z")
Two more very positive reviews! Well then… > **[Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Review: Game Night Directors Roll...](https://www.slashfilm.com/1224736/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-review-sxsw/)** > > The adaptation of the iconic roleplaying game is a breath of fresh air. > **[Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves review: "turns the board game into...](https://www.gamesradar.com/DandD-honour-among-thieves-review/)** > > Humour, handsome settings, high-stakes action: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves turns the board game into a big-screen treat. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/102 "2023-03-11T12:51:51Z")
Interesting. I said it might be worth paying attention to several months ago, because… > [@Cervaise](#): > > Points in its favor: it’s from the guys who made _Game Night,_ the best-written and best-directed American studio comedy of the last several years. Studio, cast, source material, almost always irrelevant. It’s the filmmaker who matters (or, here, makers). Crossing my fingers that this really does deliver. ---
**Author:** ![nicky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f0a364/32.png) [@nicky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nicky)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/103 "2023-03-11T13:34:40Z")
A D&D movie needs to be a swords-and-sorcery tale (NOT High Fantasy) in which a morally gray mid-level collection of misfits pull a heist on the dungeon of a Medium Mediocre Evil Guy, thereby slightly nudging The Balance in favour of Good. It should feature the following tropes “Destiny is bullshit” 1st level mooks cannot save the world - they get squished on dungeon level two. Leave it to the professionals A thief properly detecting and disarming a trap. Magic users faffing around with spell selection and conponents Hiding shady stuff from The Paladin A 10’ pole A black pudding or a green slime type monster Goblins shouting “bree yark” at their ogre ally A privy Running away from a high level monster Iron rations ---
**Author:** ![nicky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f0a364/32.png) [@nicky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nicky)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/104 "2023-03-11T13:51:05Z")
Ok i quite like the trailer. Id like more dirt and grit but it looks fun. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/105 "2023-03-13T18:56:58Z")
Three minute movie clip if you’re so inclined. Sight gag spoilers: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/syU2tunI8eA/maxresdefault.jpg "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | Let the Games Begin Clip (2023 Movie)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syU2tunI8eA) ---
**Author:** ![Pazu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pazu/32/15522_2.png) [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/106 "2023-03-13T19:47:57Z")
OMG is that a cameo by the characters from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon in live-action form? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/107 "2023-03-13T20:17:09Z")
> [@Pazu](#): > > is that a cameo by the characters from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon in live-action form? Sure looks like it! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/108 "2023-03-13T20:24:43Z")
Bobby got _ripped_ since the last time we saw him. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/109 "2023-03-13T20:41:14Z")
From what I heard, the other-other group is played by the Critical Role cast. Not as their characters, but actor cameos. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/110 "2023-03-13T21:17:20Z")
Cool if true, but I’m pretty sure I saw [Diana the Acrobat](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/p__/images/e/ef/Diana_the_Acrobat_-_Staff_3.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/800?cb=20200527135041&path-prefix=protagonist) in there, who would be hard to cast with just core members of Critical Role. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/111 "2023-03-13T21:30:20Z")
No, there’s a group to their left and a group to their right. The group to their right (facing them) is the cartoon group. The considerably less colorful group to their left is the CR actors group. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/112 "2023-03-13T21:31:06Z")
Ah, cool, that makes more sense. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/113 "2023-03-14T04:14:53Z")
Going through a pre-built maze as some kind of challenge was a plot point in the ill-fated 2000 DnD movie too. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/114 "2023-03-14T06:14:39Z")
> [@nicky](#): > > It should feature the following tropes Gods, no. What, you want to toss a gazebo in there too, Eric? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/115 "2023-03-14T06:28:02Z")
> [@nicky](#): > > Id like more dirt and grit Not me. I want a D&D movie that looks like a Larry Elmore illustration. ---
**Author:** ![nicky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f0a364/32.png) [@nicky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nicky)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/116 "2023-03-14T08:21:19Z")
No no no no no no no no no Elmore is cheesy van art. Holloway’s comic action. Or Otus’ weirdness. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/117 "2023-03-14T08:24:32Z")
The hell with those. Give me Jeff Easley and Clyde Caldwell, and if I’m feeling nasty, maybe Gerald Brom. Those guys are the definition of D&D to me. ---
**Author:** ![nicky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f0a364/32.png) [@nicky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nicky)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/118 "2023-03-14T08:30:46Z")
Your taste in illustration is 75% jejeune. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/119 "2023-03-14T08:34:37Z")
Brom fan, huh? Figures. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344/120 "2023-03-14T08:34:56Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Give me Jeff Easley and Clyde Caldwell, I will always and ever be a Keith Parkinson fan (may he RIP). I have a signed print of his on my wall, and I treasure the brief (second-hand) communication I had with him a few years before his death. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344.md?page=7)