Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves - Movie Review

[@One_Odd_Ood]

One of my favorite details is seeing the dragon fail to activate his fire breath - because breath weapons recharge on a 5-6.

[@FlagAlf]

Oh snap, that didn't make sense to me until just now. Thanks!

[@buttonsfan]

I did not know that. Very interesting

[@dragoninthewest1]

​@@FlagAlf I figured that out pretty quickly, although that's probably due to me currently GMing the Tyranny of Dragons modules.

[@matttabor5103]

Teiflings by definition can look like humans just with horns and a tail all the way to full on red demons. It depends if you take after the mortal or infernal side more. It's just most DnD players choose to go ham with bright colored deep infernal blood teiflings.

[@brak666]

Yeah. Tieflings didn't get all red and glowy-eyed until 4th edition.

[@HereBeDragonsYT]

Absolutely. I run a game where there are brother and sister Tieflings. One is Red, one is Caucasian.

[@rickbotic6063]

Aren't Tieflings passed through bloodline? So your character could have evil somewhere in their ancestry but doesn't mean they follow that path or has ever had anything to do with demons or otherwise.

[@brak666]

@@rickbotic6063 Absolutely. They have infernal heritage, but they're free to choose their own path. That said, there's a lot of stories and superstition surrounding them. In the Forgotten Realms, a backstory like Doric's is not uncommon.

[@tristanmilner9511]

Exactly. Heck, they both Jay and Adam know who Jester "Clutch Cupcake" Lavorre is and what she looks like. Hint, it's not red. That's the color of her dead-all-along pet, Sprinkle. One of favorite running jokes from C2, btw.

[@jinxie712]

“It’s never making fun of itself.” This is my complaint about a lot of geek culture movies. You can tell when a director is having fun vs hating that he has to do this. Ex: the 1st X-men movie.

[@brak666]

I think they wanted to keep the characters distinct. A party with a Bard, a Druid, and a Sorcerer has three full spell casters, which works fine when everyone is playing their own character. But in a movie it works differently. If all three of them are using spells, it makes it difficult for the audience to tell what's unique about each of them. So, they focused on different aspects of each character; Charisma for the Bard, wild shape for the Druid, and spell casting for the Sorcerer.

[@Kasino80]

That's actually a really good point. I like that the Bard is more a motivational speaker/life coach for the group.

[@Halbam]

Yup, they just confirmed that in an interview. Too many spellcasters would have made it too confusing and also gave them too many tools to overcome all problems, which would've hurt the drama of it all.

[@hammerhiem75]

Chris Pines character played like a mastermind Rogue with Entertainer background rather than a Bard.

[@leonielson7138]

@@hammerhiem75 The Director explained that the player behind Chris Pine's character didn't read the PHB and didn't know that his character could cast spells ...

[@hammerhiem75]

@@leonielson7138 I'm not commenting on Mr Pines Knowledge, or the directors, I'm commenting on the character portrayed in the film, after all mr Pine was following a script, he played teh rolke written for him. I understand why he had no spells, they wanted magic cast by the magic user for ease of understanding for none gamers. That doesn't change the fact that if you took the character from the film and applied it to the game, it was a mastermind Rogue with entertainer background.

[@JaneXemylixa]

Re: displacer beasts - As a noob, they did an amazing job explaining how they work without on-the-nose exposition. A dwarf just gets cornered by one of those in a maze, swipes with his axe, the axe sails right through, then we see another beast clearly projecting the first one with its tentacles. I instantly knew what exactly their deal was and why they're dangerous

[@TimWuzHyaProductions]

Per the Magic Missile discussion, it may have actually been Chaos Bolt. On Simon's official stat block, Chaos Bolt is listed.

[@SCUBAguypnw]

Was going to say the same thing. My character started out with Chaos Bolt and then once he got more comfortable with his magic it was switched out with Chromatic Orb.

[@rantalmore]

Shield spell blocks magic missiles

[@TimWuzHyaProductions]

@rantalmore9793 except the bolts didn't get blocked, they just straight missed.

[@rantalmore]

@@TimWuzHyaProductions fair point then maybe not magic missile could be a can trip with higher level additional bolts maybe? 🤔

[@Durzo]

Stat blocks are trash. They don't work with what I saw.

[@andrewmcmillan229]

It’s funny you said “just make her blue” because there is more support for a teifling that looks like her than a blue one. To quote the PHB: “Their skin tones cover the full range of human coloration, but also include various shades of red.” Jester was only blue because she was half water Genasi.

[@robhall9346]

I had an absolute blast with this film. Nail on the head, I wasn't blown away, but was in a general state of enjoyment all the way through. *SPOILER* . . . ...I really loved the characters from the classic 80's cartoon appearing in the arena, and was even happier they all survived. All they were missing was a tiny unicorn!

[@mcj44]

This was the best way of describing this film. It met all my expectations, but didn’t go beyond nor below them. Enjoyable all around

[@themalcontent100]

maybe seeing a baby unicorn being loaded onto the ship might have fixed that.

[@cedric13]

Did they all survive? I would think that spell pretty much only hit them in the arena as everyone else ran away for the most part. Assuming they were still standing in that cage at the end.

[@themalcontent100]

@@cedric13 bobby looked like 50 year old man.

[@buttonsfan]

Their full grown unicorn is probably hiding in the forest

[@redfiveroe1138]

I was expecting some good laughs and action and wasn't disappointed. I was not expecting, however, to cry as much as I did. As a single dad, with my son sitting next to me in the theater, the "emotional arc" (want to avoid spoilers as much as I can) really landed with me.

[@zacharyjackson1829]

It didn't land with me. I thought it was actually the weakest aspect of the film. It was good enough to create an arc with our "leader" throughout the movie but it just was meh.

[@CommonDaeze]

I cried as someone who lost a parent young

[@soakedbearrd]

I teared up too, and that’s how I know it was a good movie. Because if a movie is able to basically laugh out loud (not just a figure of speech), and make me emotional at times, that’s very rare.

[@seansilence2697]

I loved seeing a dnd fight against a boss in real time. We're used to everyone's individual turns taking like 2-5 minutes each and it's easy to forget that each entire round is 6 seconds. So seeing it as it would really look was epic

[@fletcherdevery2891]

It made me think multiple times throughout the movie, "Gosh I'd love to play at that table!"

[@emili2188]

This!!

[@johnbarclay9532]

As someone who has been involved in campaigns where our worst laid plans succeeded despite ourselves, I definitely agree that the portal idea did feel like something that a tabletop group would come up with.

[@pudgetron420]

To me, the Doric being a tiefling was more about why she cares so much about saving the Emerald Enclave (they took her in when her birth parents abandoned her) and/or giving her a Tragic Backstory™ that all PCs need. Also the PHB notes that all human skin tones are possible for tieflings, though their hair is typically dark, they have sharply pointed canine teeth, and their eyes are a solid color "with no visible sclera or pupil". So not PHB accurate, but D&D is a game of bending rules and the PHB description of tieflings also disqualifies Jester, so...

[@jeffreybogard2713]

It's also one of those things that could be explored in a sequel. I like that a sequel could happen, but wasn't specifically set up. So they can take any direction they want or not.

[@JoeFF85]

I’ll never see a ginger trifling and not assume it’s a Planescape Torment reference.

[@glamourweaver]

Tieflings being as uniform looking as they currently are is also a Hasbro mandate on the writers because it helps sell miniatures. AD&D 2e Tieflings having whatever infernal touches you wanted to whatever degree you wanted, leading to infinite customizability, results in making it very hard to sell miniatures.

[@glamourweaver]

What I imagine happened in the meta-fiction of the table playing this game, is that Doric’s player just wanted the foresty imagery of their Druid having what seem like satyr horns, and came up with their backstory about being a Tieflings raised by Wood Elves to justify it, and tied it in nicely when they were told that the campaign would be about robbing the new Lord of Neverwinter.

[@bastien-]

It wasn't an arcane focus, it was his (very fancy) component pouch. He was pulling material components from it like a birth control pill box.

[@tkurz3071]

I was so pleased with the world in this movie, getting to see Tabaxi, Yuan-ti, Aarakocra, Dragonborn, even a Hobgoblin...made me so happy. Also, my favorite part completely rivals the Hulk smash vs Loki in Avengers.

[@DeannaGilbert616]

Those WERE two small rust monsters fighting over a meal early on in the movie, right?

[@alexkramerblogs]

​@@DeannaGilbert616 yup yup!

[@alexkramerblogs]

I believe there was also a fleeting moment of a Githyanki that Egdin trips on the bridge during his backstory flashback

[@314amproductions2]

I went to see this last night and loved it. As a current dm, the dialogue came off very much like players roleplaying. Overall it felt like it was written as people played an action filled one shot.

[@aussiejed1]

"So we'll keep your share then" is exactly what a PC would say. :)

[@orcasin112]

Holga "So she did turn into a deer." Ed "Yeah but at the end."

[@KaraOni13]

Holga’s character design was riddled with tattoos maybe making her tattoos glow to showcase her rage? Edgin the bard was a more physical fighting bard as he whacked a lot of enemies with his lute, but he gives the vibes of a College of Eloquence bard, the most talkative bard subclass.

[@evanskan6326]

The writers managed to make a movie that was so "casually" good that it was enjoyable for both D&D players and casual audience! A well written film surprisingly enough! I didn't expect to actually care for the characters of the film. Definitely going to watch it a couple more times! P.S. They picked a terrible week to release this film.... March was already packed and Super Mario is just around the corner.

[@acollectionofthings]

I don't know. Other than Super Mario, April is pretty dead as far as major releases go. It could give it some time to build up steam and get some word of mouth going before GOTG 3 hits.

[@evanskan6326]

@@acollectionofthings Still, most people may choose to pick Mario, even during the entire April. Not to mention that the studio might speed up D&D's streaming release if they see low numbers. I realy hope this movie has strong legs though!

[@bubblepop3063]

i bounced a lot between trying to decide if i thought she was a fighter or a barbarian. What drove me over the edge was when she used armor in one fighting sequence, led me to believe she's a fighter with perhaps a tavern brawler feat for that proficiency with improvised weaponry. Her mastery of so many martial weapons and armors just makes more sense that way

[@ittyandpocky]

Barbarians have proficiency with light and medium armor.

[@D33dums]

To misquote Leeloo, "Multiclass?"

[@eddiet3026]

It was fun and it had good action sequence, the CGI was decent. No complaints.

[@jasonmarbach]

Just got out of the theater. I thought it was a lot of fun, ton of laughs and great action scenes. Not gonna win any awards, but it doesn’t need to. It’s a great d&d fun time

[@kmkibble75]

I cannot recommend the prequel novel "The Druid's Call" by EK Johnston enough. It's all about Doric's background, and is completely heart-wrenching at times. Her tiefling-ness plays a huge part in who she is.

[@cattycooper1137]

This film did exactly what it said on the tin. Magnificent 9/10

[@fusionaddict]

The best way I can compliment this movie is saying it felt like my table. I can’t think of a better way to say how perfect it was.

[@RedhawkFG]

Bradley Cooper's character was a halfling. Backhanded reference to the Hobbit - needed to go tend to his garden, write a book...

[@brendanbarry5122]

It was a very fun movie. The more that I think of it and pick the scenes apart, the better and better I see the masterful substructure. The writers, directors, and actors subtly pair multiple layers of feelings in each scene. I think film schools will study this movie as a masterwork of layered (often layered with sillyness without diminishing the moment) storytelling. I often felt like laughing and crying at the same time. Even the seeming pointless side quests had a point, perfectly true to the source material. This was the most dnd thing I have ever seen.

[@venturous1v]

I wonder if the fresh cut grass lines were a subtle nod to Sam.

[@knighteternal127]

The Bard playing to the castle guards and what goes wrong literally had me crying with laughter 😂😂 loved the humour 👍

[@brianjohnson3795]

When it comes to Doric Wild Shaping a lot. They actually did it correctly by the rules. They just eliminated the boring bits of showing each Short Rest.

[@seansilence2697]

I loved it! I took my mom to see it. She knows nothing about DnD and she had a great time. So I definitely agree that it's open to non-dnd players.

[@HarperGigs]

FAT DRAGON!!!!!!!! I loved him SO MUCH! "sigh" In the same vein as the Lego Movie....this is a better 2hr commercial for D&D than it had any right to be. Also did anybody else clock the "Harper's Guild" as a nod towards the Dragons of Pern series? Loved it!

[@JackMValentine]

I'm a month late but I waited until the movie was out on Paramount Plus and have a thought. Is Chris Pine's character a Bard or is a bard his cover for being a Rogue Thief/Spy? He can sing and he has charisma but most of what we see him do is steal, sneak around, make plans and deliver sneak attacks via his lute.

[@thedisneylandsolotraveler9367]

Just saw it for a second time today. I love it, and as someone who's never played d and d, I never felt lost.

[@jacquelinepinn3064]

Saw it yesterday and had a blast. Glad you guys loved it too. It had everything I wanted. And I finally joined a campaign that starts next week!

[@andrewdickinson2245]

what they could have done is in the credits is use the PCs characters sheets?

[@yourtvbff]

I got to watch the movie with my whole D&D group, & we absolutely loved it! I’m so excited you’re coming out with a D&D show, & I can’t wait to watch! 😁👍🏼

[@mitchellhp]

As someone who doesn’t play DND, but loves fantasy genre in general - it’s a very fun & enjoyable film. It’s a longer film, but didn’t feel like it. The whole cast was really charming with good chemistry

[@mathsalot8099]

Jarnathan the aarakokra is the Shoesan of this movie! Also, Holga Killgore! What a great PC name!!

[@emberise6613]

Regarding Edgin and the bardic magic, one of the things I really enjoyed was the subtle uses of what I assume was bardic inspiration. There were moments when Holga was fighting and the fight wasn't going her way and then he said something and she started winning again. Although I would agree that there was no visual evidence of bardic magic. Having looked at his statblock on dndbeyond, it appears that almost all his spells are enchantment spells. He's got Friends, Message, Charm person, Disguise self and Suggestion. They didn't give him anything flashy... But they didn't seem to show any of those. Weirdly, the paladin statblock doesn't have any smites. Although his sword does radiant damage... I assumed he cast magic weapon on it, but I think it's just a magical blade. I think they could have done something more with his divine magic, too. But I really loved him as a character. He started speaking and I was just 'oh, he's _that_ sort of paladin... oh yeah, he really is.' The Lawful Good just poured off him. The clip at the end was really fun! Looking forward to it. So much! Very excited.

[@literalsarcasm1830]

Xenk Yendar was like a Vulcan that read the dictionary and thesaurus for fun.

[@glamourweaver]

God’s most autistic Paladin - and I love him.

[@literalsarcasm1830]

@glamourweaver he would absolutely love the efficiency of trains.

[@Out_Beyond_The_Heliopause]

My group and I saw it yesterday and had an absolute blast!

[@Billy01113]

Willow, 13th Warrior and Dragonheart have been excellent roleplay-campain-style movies in the 90s.

[@terryandjoe]

I really enjoyed 13th Warrior. Watching Antonio's character learn the native tongue was done very well,

[@fullerdave1]

i love how the original characters from the cartoon are in the movie too and most people dont even mention it

[@Darkgod777]

I caught that almost right away. I knew that wizard hat looked familiar, but it wasn’t until they were getting the axe out of the box that I was jumping out of my seat.

[@BravoDox]

My headcanon is that they were in their own campaign setting but one attempt to get home failed so badly that they ended up in the Forgotten Realms.

[@michaelplano6941]

This is the first spoiler video of y’all’s that I have watched because I recognized the words, but didn’t understand them in that order.

[@freenerdman7736]

Saw it the other day- loved it! It didn't take itself too seriously but there were moments that were a bit more sombre. I could imagine this being a campaign. SPOILERS . . . . . . . . . I loved that they had the "guest character" i.e. Xenk and there was definitely a Critical Role easter egg which made me giggle. One of my favourite parts was the Speak with Dead sequence- as someone who plays a Cleric, it was a very refreshing thing to see. We definitely had a few moments of Bardic Inspiration, which was great. Me and my friends were also really pleased that Edgin and Holga's relationship stayed purely platonic throughout- I think a few were worried that they would try and force a romance but I loved how their relaitonship plays out including with Kira. It was very wholesome. And it was great how Simon's component pouch was him essentially rolling a dice for Wild Magic. It was also very typical how they had these great plans that went wrong and then they had to improvise- I don't know a single campaign where something like that hasn't happened. Overall, I was really pleased with it.

[@aBloodyMonk3y]

One of my favorite things I found myself doing during the movie was listing off the monsters or spells that showed up. SPOILLERS . . . . . . Watching Simon and the Red Wizard have what is essentially and arm wresting match with two Bigby's Hands was so fun to me. And watching the overly complicated bridge puzzle fall apart in the first second felt so DnD to me. Even Xenk "smelling" evi, because a Paladin's Divine Sense allows him to smell evil? And it only worked on the assassins because they're undead? So much fun just recognizing the little things. It was about as serious as I wanted it to be for a DnD movie that players were actually playing through.

[@johnyshadow]

As a bardlock, I too wish we saw more bard action. Melee or magic. (Druid magic too, but can´t really blame her, her wild shape was awesome.) It just feels like they "locked" the magic to the "pure" arcane caster classes. Sorcerer and wizard. (No nature and divine magic. And whatever bard magic is.) It doesn´t even have to be action/combat magic. For example, have the bard use the token of "speak with dead". Have the druid talk to some trees and/or animals.

[@dresdenwarlock7978]

started this vid for the non-spoilers. paused it, went and watched the film, came back for the rest of the review. FUCKING LOVED this movie.

[@tristanmilner9511]

That 7:04 was in the trailer so not really a spoiler. Also that does count as an Isekai, people from our world being transported to a fantasy one, just like: Escaflowne, Magic Knight Rayearth, Digimon, Overlord, Reincarnated as a Slime, Shield Hero, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Konosuba, etc.

[@CHAINSAWLOVE77]

OWLBEAR'S, MIMIC'S AND FAT DRAGON'S OH MY!!!!🐲

[@Ben-Hollingbery]

Funnily enough, i know one of the actors in this, she plays the character of "Vivian" which would explain why i've not seen her in almost 2 years.

[@LadyDanish]

Wow Bonus Action looks so fun, really can't wait!

[@AaronKelley1969]

They needed a random encounter. Goblins, kobolds, were-rats, whatever. Just something.

[@granddaddyotaku636]

I loved the movie. 9/10 in my book 😊 I'm gonna throw out a fun title idea for a sequel D&D - Courage Among Heroes ⚔️😎

[@centaursoundclash]

I was so pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this movie.

[@TheBenzwanger]

Gonna go check it out in about an hour. Y'all's reaction came out just in time.

[@mazx]

I consider Pine more fighter/Rogue with Performance as a proficiency

[@jeffquinz2118]

Watched it last night with friends who were mostly not familiar with DnD. We had an absolute blast! 10/10, would recommend. 😁 Also, big chonky dragon! 😂

[@Lauren.E.O]

Themberchaud was a delight 😂

[@toddjordan2198]

"JARNATHAN!!!" 😂🤣😂

[@bbeachley1293]

I am pretty sure the magic missiles did hit the head of the stone dragon. I'll have to go back and watch it a 5th time to double check but I remember the head shifting when they connected.

[@toryniemann5124]

Re: Edgan not using any bardly magic. 1) this isn’t 5E the movie, and in the history of D&D bards haven’t always been full spell-caster. 2) Much more likely, the screenwriters wanted in give everyone a niche, and having Edgan and Simon cast spells disrupts that, leading to confusion among the casual audience.

[@mateorebolledo2763]

I feel like Michelle Rodriguez definitely had the tavern brawler fest for the improvised weapons

[@Aelwynn]

Neeshka the rogue tiefling in Neverwinter Nights 2 is a ginger tiefling.

[@BiasFree]

It was ice knife. magic missle doesn't miss, but it is blocked by the shield spell which is a reaction.

[@HereBeDragonsYT]

You are speaking of the LEGENDARY Jarnathan

[@nicolecouture6995]

I really think Bradley Cooper was a halfling. He was working in his garden and writing a book, I mean come on.

[@jeffcummins8639]

As much as I enjoyed the review, I am so elated for the prospect of you guys streaming DnD! Loved the the preview! Already had me cracking up.

[@johnyshadow]

After I gave it some thought, I realized that I have no idea what level the characters are supposed to be. Then I remembered that Druids do in fact get unlimited Wild Shapes. *At level 20* But there´s no way they are all that high-level, right? I mean, maybe the Paladin, but still. Slight spoilers for the ending. (a spell) Well, the Red Wizard at the end does cast (I believe) meteor swarm, though it´s less destructive than I´d imagine. She´d have to be very high level (18?), but till, that´s what I´d expect from a wizard BBEG. So our heroes must be at least a pretty decent level to take her on...

[@Ecko110]

In terms of Wild shape, in my home game of the animal has a 0 CR it doesn’t count against your wildshape slots.

[@hawkeyeplerce5238]

Tieflings can be as demonic as fuck or barely at all. They are essentially mutants so their appearances are all over the place. The druid's appearance is completely in line with what a tiefling could look like.

[@StBurkeINC]

Only cause you asked Jay, so here you go "Their skin tones cover the full range of human coloration, but also include various shades of red" -5e PHB. Further books expanded on color options, but i can see the director/writers reading this and thinking flesh tone tieflings are default with red being an "also rarely this" kind of thing.

[@Lupin788]

Thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I was also waiting for Chris Pine's bard character to do some magic, maybe with his lute playing or singing, but I understand the decision to leave the party's spellcasting to Simon the sorcerer. I had some doubts about Hugh Grant being cast in a D&D film but he really gave a stand out performance as the traitorous former member of their party. Though there was lots of humour, the writers and actors took the entire project very seriously and it worked.

[@Hustlemandalorian]

The preview for bonus action was so good, I know nothing of DND but I can’t wait!

[@patrickmcisaac3142]

I think it rolled a dirty 20 and the DC was low because we all just wanted it to be good. I think Jay and Adam's criticisms are valid and the more you think about it the more you can find little wishes of what you wanted more of. I guess they'll just have to do that sequel we are all hoping for!! My wife enjoyed it and at best she "tolerates" my love for DnD and Critical Role so that's definitely a win!

[@make756perday]

"I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing." --Martha Stewart

[@soakedbearrd]

For me, it was a 10/10. The pulled it off, and the comedy wasn’t forced, it felt natural.

[@leonielson7138]

Shield, 1st Level Abjuration An invisible barrier of magical force appears and protects you. Until the start of your next turn, you have a +5 bonus to AC, including against the triggering attack, AND YOU TAKE NO DAMAGE FROM MAGIC MISSILE. Brooch of Shielding, uncommon (requires attunement) While wearing this brooch, you have resistance to force damage, and you have immunity from the magic missile spell.

[@flynngames4703]

Won't give any spoilers. This movie was a Yes for me. Really enjoyed it.

[@thedisneylandsolotraveler9367]

I am excited to see the d and d games. As a noob I hope you'll help explain stuff, rules and such 😊

[@pReviewd]

Explaining the rules is one of the main goals of the show 😁

[@thedisneylandsolotraveler9367]

@@pReviewd great! I look forward to watching it. Love you both!

[@davidbergfors6820]

2:38 *slow clap* Very well put Jay!. Very well put! And yes, the very apt description: Fits very well in the pocket 16:04 Indeed! (Thanks Keyleth for the headdress) I had not understood she was a tiefling until she said it! and yeah I might agree with Jay, just make her an elf. 17:06 Yes, Jay. there was not many points in the movie when the bard actually did bard things. I don't think there is any magic in that bard... My review: GIVE. ME. MORE. 30:50 YES!! thank you!

[@JPGameStuffs]

I felt bad for Jarnathan

[@OptionZero]

“casually very good” is the most accurate description Didnt blow me away, didnt offend me, had a good time The most jarring aspect at first was the lack of Bard songs - Chris Pine didnt break one out till 45 min in. Sam Riegel really has ruined the class for pretty much anyone. Then I remembered singing isn’t the only form or charisma, and this is a movie for kids and can’t go fully fresh cut grass

[@ancientpiguardian7462]

Thats because Chris Pine is actually playing a rogue

[@SebasTian58323]

Finally watched the movie. It was a ton of fun. Felt like an adventure that was shortened down in a retelling, but kept everything important. The DMPC paladin Xenc guy stayed as long as he needed, and left as soon as he wasn't. The party was pretty fun though i do wish the bard character way actually able to do something more with his music. The sorcerer was pretty cool, I liked that as he got more confident his magic seemed to get more powerful as well, like his charisma based magic came from his confidence that his spells would work. The more sure if himself he was, the stronger the magic was. And i like he was a wild magic sorcerer as well. I like they used the actual dragon from the canon in the underdark part and kept that he was a chonky boy. I'd definitely let the druid turn into an owlbear if they had seen one. Rule of cool is worth it sometimes. Sofina was a fun boss character setting up the bigger boss. Forge was just what i expected when they introduced him as a conman. One of my favorite jokes in the movie is near the beginning when they're escaping using the arococra and the judges reveal they were going to be released if they hadn't. Feels like something a DM would reveal at that specific time.

[@khaleesimandy74]

I know nothing about Dungeons and Dragons except from Stranger Things, but I definitely want to watch you guys play. Can't wait.

[@michaeljeacock]

i cast magic missile at the darkness

[@LeviathanVIII]

I understood that reference XD

[@Kasino80]

I'm going back to watch again over Easter. I can't remember the last a movie made me want to do that.

[@SwitchBladeEVO]

I think with a lot of these grievances on character class clarity are probably a result of them not wanting to get too meta with it at the risk of it feeling too fan servicy. That is a huge point of contention with lots of people these days and you guys even kind of made a point to mention how they didn't go too hard on the like "LOOK AT ALL THESE EASTER EGGS AND COOL STUFF". I think if they decide to make a sequel, they will probably feel comfortable with exploring more dynamic character class displays like Barbarian rage, Bard abilities, more Druid magic, Paladin smite, etc.

[@SwitchBladeEVO]

Side note, your D&D show is gonna be so much fun. I have a hard time keeping up with the Critical Role team, but I would totally watch you guys any day.

[@KimberlyG85_]

I will say they maybe just showing the first couple of levels of the characters. Where they have yet to choose their sub classes. Hoping in there is going to be a sequel where they will be keyed in on the sub classes.

[@soccertl]

Haven't seen the movie yet but I wanted to see your review anyway. Glad I did as I loved the ending. Can't wait for that material, looks really fun. Will it be on this channel or you making a new channel?

[@Melancthon7332]

DUDE. DOOOODS. I have been regularly sacrificing to the Blood God for you guys to do an (spoilers yo) , , , , , , , ACTUAL PLAY SERIES. I'm so happy. And it is abundantly clear that this crew is awesome. I cannot wait.

[@MrDagonOfTheDead]

So, Are you saying that it's a great popcorn-movie? Now you cats got me wanting to see something that I was content with waiting for tv release😅

[@granddaddyotaku636]

Don't wait, go watch it. You won't regret it 😂

[@brandontaylor3252]

Yeah it feels like a blockbuster movie from the late 90s/early 2000s. Its very funny but the movie is never laughing at itself like Marvel movies tend to do. Definitely worth seeing in the theater.

[@DjapeKostic]

Bradley cooper was a halfling

[@bromega2477]

“They’re based off the original D&D group from the old cartoon.” Me: I KNEW that green hat looked familiar!

[@LongStrider42]

Doric looks like the Tieflings from the art in Planescape by the original artist Tony DiTerlizzi. They changed the look and feel of Tieflings with 4e & 5e. They just announced that his art will be centered again in the new Planescape coming next year, so we'll see what the art looks like there. There a bunch of other spells that are bolts, I think other people pointed out it might be chaos bolt. My nitpick was that I wanted to see the group teeming up in combat more. Most of the fights were one party member against a bunch of mooks which isn't how it works. I wanted to see the Bard distracting with Viscous Mockery while the Barbarian wallops on them, etc. Yay Bonus Action!!!!!!

[@kristinheddan]

Dory's backstory and her teifling background has its own book prequel (recommend a ton), so the people who read it knows that stuff about her beforehand, and it help her make a lot more sense, and her growth during the movie way more impressive.

[@RPG_Angie]

As a longtime DM and Critter, I enjoyed the movie a lot. Even though Jay's trailer reaction ensured that I remembered a chunky dragon was coming, I still laughed for a full minute while it waddled and rolled on the screen. To me, the things that worked the least were almost always Ed-related. It felt like someone artificially added a normal-ish role for Chris Pine: let's make him a bard, but not a magical one or a seductive one. Let's start with George Clooney from Ocean's Eleven and adjust it as little as possible. About Bonus Action: Guys, I feel ya. When I was starting as a 'career DM', I recorded an amazing 6-hour game, but unfortunately, the audio sucked. I tried to transcribe our speech for subtitles, but after a couple weeks of intense work, I was only 45 minutes in. I had to give up. Hang it there!

[@alexkramerblogs]

The Aarakocra was a mix of practical and CG. The actor wearing the prosthetic had full, articulate wings and stilted legs for the non flying scenes.

[@calibadgerdude6082]

Totally agree about Doric the Druid’s arc. It wasn’t bad per se, but it felt like it was a bit of an afterthought and the payoff didn’t really feel earned. I suspect there might be some material that got left on the cutting room floor for her. I liked her as a character and she’s pretty darn cool overall, but it just never quite clicked for me. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and I really hope it’s successful enough to justify making more because what they’ve done here is establish a setting and world that is ripe for more stories, and you can use this setting to tell practically any story you want. That’s the beauty of D&D, it’s a solid foundation and framework to build upon that can support just about anything.

[@Le7emeChat]

The druid made a deal with the DM: "sacrifice all my spell slots in exchange for charge of shapeshifting"