DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Honor Among Thieves MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!

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[@J2-Production]

I knew you'd like this :)

[@matthewcronin2325]

This movie is just a pure good time. Doesn’t goo too serious or too comedic, goes hard on fantasy while also being accessible and relatable. Love it.

[@jamesbuchananbarnesss]

THANK YOU FOR REACTING TO THIS! THIS IS ONE OF MY FAV MOVIES OF THE YEAR SO FAR :D

[@jamesbuchananbarnesss]

sadly we're probably not getting a sequel because this thing was expensive and it didn't really make anything at the box office :(

[@thomasbaron5367]

Yes that IS Sophia Lillis from It And I LOVE HER! 🥹❤️

[@LeChaunce]

The chonky dragon, Themberchaud, is actually a character in the game in the Forgotten Realms, the campaign world the movie is set in. He's featured in the adventure Out of the Abyss.

[@JnEricsonx]

Hell, originally, before Xenk they were gonna use that that "help" character Drizzt Do'Urden. I would have flipped out.

[@thekingofgames1437]

I prefer to call him thunderchad but that’s my opinion

[@TheBlarggle]

@@JnEricsonx In a way, I'm glad we got Zenk instead. I love him.

[@SuperCred1t]

I really wish this made more box office. It deserved far more support than it got

[@granddaddyotaku636]

It got a little over 200 million at the end. So it made a small return. But I think Digital success is what could help this movie be even more successful. Hope a sequel happens 🙏

[@dragoninthewest1]

​@@granddaddyotaku636 kind of like John Wick. I really wanted to go see it again in theaters. If they hadn't rushed it to home release, I think it would have done better.

[@chrissantiago6534]

@@granddaddyotaku636 its confirmed a sequel is in the works by chris pine

[@thatpianoguy91]

@@chrissantiago6534 What??? Can you link the article or video where he confirms? I searched all over google, to no avail.

[@monwyn8538]

this movie deserves TONS more support, it's such an amazing movie imo

[@Juice1984]

30:39 Oddly it wasn't written in. It was a creative choice to play Zenk so straight-laced that he was portrayed to walk with purpose and true. Rege-Jean expected them to cut the scene earlier, but the directors were curious to see what he would do once he reached the boulder and kept recording. Rene-Jean was a bit nervous when "Cut!" wasn't yelled, so decided that Zenk would **Absolutely** walk over the boulder.

[@felipemedrado6307]

thats soooo cool, hes a great actor

[@johnrayordas]

THAT'S HILARIOUS

[@thearchivist250]

One of my favorite moments. I was cackling.

[@l.aliban5122]

What? 😅

[@blackshard641]

I suspected that was improvised. It totally had that energy and was absolutely brilliant.

[@TisBoiGoTSkiLLz]

This movie completely blew me away. The cast was fantastic and brought so many laughs.

[@ubuu7]

not enough people went to see it in the theater, probably not getting a sequel. I did but the rest of the population was slipping and we all suffer now.

[@ReelPodcasts]

This movie is the best embodiment of what a actual game can feel like. Lots of heartfelt character interactions and occasionally bouts of sheer silliness. You can almost imagine hearing the DM curse when he rolls poorly in some of these fights.

[@groobells]

My thoughts exactly

[@sauloaugusto5572]

you also can see the characters rolls, like in doric escape sequence or when the wizard was casting the illusion spell, even in the fight scenes you can see the turns going, it's amazing how they captured exactly what playing d&d feels like

[@ImAlsoMerobiba]

Well said. The heart and silliness is what I've missed from fantasy franchises.

[@KyleS3m3noff]

The fact that they filmed a whole battle scene with a dragon JUST so they can feed that ridiculous graveyard gag is amazing. Film's an absolute delight.

[@linkjag]

I absolutely ADORED this movie. I really hope it finds a new life with its home release. It didn't quite make a profit at the box office and I desperately want more of these

[@Nornfang]

this movie was an insane surprise. that scene of chris’s illusion warping kills me every time

[@HaydrogenBomb]

Haven't laughed that hard from a movie in a LONG time 😂

[@tommcfeely8707]

Honestly, i laughed a lot harder than i should have at the part Chris Pines face was melting during the illusion spell failing with the guards in the theater.

[@dandrummond1156]

That moment was absolute gold. Hilarious.

[@thatHARVguy]

@@dandrummond1156 Amazing CGI throughout the movie, and then this scene. 🤣

[@hydralissk]

Rege-Jean Page improvised the part where he walked over the rock. The directors did not say cut and just kept filming to see what he would do, and he just walked right over it, and they kept it in the movie.

[@thatHARVguy]

For continuity, he was still in the background walking when Simon started attuning.

[@legendswarble2845]

As a DM, this film is exactly how it feels to play the game. There's some serious, some heartfelt, some cool, and a bunch of cheesy fun

[@mikefoster6018]

As a lifelong D&D player, it's awesome to see how 'intelligent' D&D style play seems when translated to cinema. Scenes like the treasure pouring from the balloons, or the heist plans, are just the kind of things average D&D players think of. Because the emphasis is on puzzle solving and using your tools etc. It's beautiful to see how novel it seems on film.

[@KingsNerdCave]

That questioning the undead scene was absolutely hilarious. This film did such a great job of encapsulating an actual game session.

[@vinnyb0730]

I absolutely loved this movie. The biggest surprise of 2023 so far.

[@BlackGirlMarvel]

I love this film. Just pure fun, great acting, amazing world building and heart. Fun Fact: the people they see in the cage are actually dressed like the Dungeons & Dragons characters from the animated show.

[@ISleepAndIKnowThings]

Blown away at how much I enjoyed this film. I’ve never played or anything and I didn’t feel lost in this, like you had to know the nuances to keep up with what’s going on. This is my second favorite movie of the year so far.

[@dorkandproudofit]

The floor turning into quicksand was 100% practical! They had a bunch of sand under loose tiles, then started pumping air through the sand.

[@teamepicforce7662]

"I'm bad at math." Fucking killed me in theaters 😂

[@ImAlsoMerobiba]

Famous last words.

[@ladrac198]

Something that's so impressive about this movie is that it's pretty predictable. You guys called multiple plot points, and yet it doesn't suffer at ALL for that. This movie knows exactly what it wants to be and what it is, and it gives us the absolute best version of that.

[@Patrick-jd1ku]

I think my favorite thing about this movie is that even though it's got a great sense of humor, it takes itself seriously. It never jokes about the premise/universe, like nudging the audience and saying "hey this whole premise is silly and stupid." That's something that's missing from a lot of stuff these days, IMO

[@alexp601]

Such a surprisingly great and funny film! These Game Night directors are becoming my favourite filmmakers these days

[@zayn181]

I went into the theatre thinking this probably won’t be kind of film because the game couldn’t be further from what interested me but turned out to be so far one of my favourite films this year, a genius blend of comedy and fantasy cinema 👏🏼👏🏼

[@thearchivist250]

The actress who screamed “Jarnethon” and “She’s throwing potatoes!” sold every millisecond of her lines. Well done.

[@kenjaminbuttonz]

I will always be amazed at how good this movie was. After seeing the trailer, I had lowered expectations - thought “Oh, Chris Pine playing Chris Pine” 😂🤣 When I saw it in the theater, I so enjoyed it a lot - not striving to be the next Oscar winner, just good old-fashioned fun and entertainment. Thought the entire cast had great chemistry throughout as well!

[@thejake13]

This gives me hope for an Icewind Dale movie

[@Wired4Life2]

35:55 Dang, saw this 2x on the big screen, and only now am I noticing THAT match cut from Doric blowing away dust from dislodging the portrait, back to Holga fighting guards. WHAT??? =DDD

[@ChadHammond]

I loved this movie! Fun little Easter Egg in the colliseum, the group of characters that end up locked up in the cage are either THE characters, or dressed as the characters from the DnD cartoon from the 90s! When I saw it I freaked out as a fan of teh cartoon as a kid! Lol

[@ISavant]

pretty sure the directors have said it is them. And they probably died because they couldn't leave when Sofina cast her spell

[@ChadHammond]

@@ISavant well damn way to ruin my childhood directors!!!

[@Prior2Popular]

48:32 my guy is trying so hard not to break down sobbing 😢

[@mimic1984]

Good to see Tara back on the Channel!

[@almogdov]

Loved this movie, watched it again 2 days ago and yup, still loved it. So inventive, so funny, and somehow manages to capture the experience of playing a DND campaign. (someone pointed out for example the Hither Tither staff as that point when someone in the party messes up and ruins the DM's plans so the DM throws a solution to the party so they won't get stuck)

[@Blazingstoke]

I love some of the deep cuts the movie takes into D&D lore and history. For instance Doric, a tiefling with human-style flesh tones who can shapeshift into an owlbear, is a character players _could_ have built around 20-25 years ago but doesn't fit into the modern rules of play.

[@GrimViridian]

Not to mention hulgas Dwarven urgrosh

[@martinholt8168]

Of all the D&D based movies, this one is the best. Not only does it faithfully follow the lore, it is on its own a solid action fantasy movie. Did anyone notice that one of the parties of adventurers in the Maze is adorned exactly like the characters in the '80's Dungeons & Dragons Saturday morning cartoon? 'Cause I sure did.

[@mikehoke3822]

One of the teams in the maze was the group of kids from the 1990s Dungeon & Dragons cartoon

[@DraculaTepes420]

I Went with three others to see it April 26th it's a fun, safe, & entertaining medieval heist film that is surprisingly funny. 8.9/10

[@James-us8nt]

I hadn't looked but it was prob said before but the guts getting the axe outta the chest at the start of the maze were def a highlight to the original animation stuff. And I love that about this.

[@christopherkaylor2940]

At the beginning of the HighSun game when the Displacer Beast appears one colorful party runs into the maze, those are the characters from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon show back in the early 80s

[@VoidVintage]

When Forge asked Sophina to help with his drink, her finger dipping down into the cup could have represented the smoky tendrils coming down to the giant colosseum.

[@kirstengilroy302]

This film really surprised me in just how damn good it was!!! Loved the reaction and also Tara is a favourite of mine of your guests, so I was delighted she was here to react to this film. Just ordered my Space Babies t-shirt, cannot wait to wear it!!!!

[@miZ_dream]

went in blind because my dad gifted us a trip to the cinemas once. i was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the movie immensely. even my dad was immersed! gotta thank the action for that.

[@thedoubletake8648]

This is so fun. I highly recommend watching Willow the movie and then D+ series

[@Nemisis007]

It's best to just watch the movie and skip the show.

[@GoodSirMori]

I was surprised when you didn't do any trailer reactions to this!

[@transyuri4534]

Sorcerer's like simon rather than getting magic through study, actually get their magic through just being born with it. Simon is a wild magic sorcerer which doesn't tell us much about why he was born with magic but I think it's implied that its just because his ancestors were so talented in magic.

[@EhrineAshbark]

There's a couple of reasons why I think a sequel might happen despite not having amazing box office figures. Firstly, I think word of mouth will make perform well on streaming/home media. Secondly, it's a giant advert for Dungeons and Dragons as a game, which is part of the reason Hasbro made the movie in the first place.

[@reubenlee6438]

This was a great adventure film. It was a lot more fun than I expected. Chris Pine was perfect in this and probably my favorite role I've seen him in. Enjoy the reaction.

[@SilverScribe85]

Fun Fact That group of adventurers in the games is a version of the kids from the 80's D&D cartoon

[@michaeln3044]

That transformation shot gave me Aladdin vibes with the perspective work

[@artloveranimation]

Chris Pine saying "he's still walking, oh no there's a rock, is he gonna go around?" was improvised when the other guy didn't hear the director say cut

[@eliechaya9690]

So glad to see both of you again ❤

[@actioninmyphannypack]

My grandfather’s motto applies to Edgin’s mindset. “You have to suck and suck until you suck-ceed”

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 24:16. The humanoid cat? Or the big catfish? 🤔

[@nahlannentrela5376]

There's a few people I know that are like "The movie wasn't *exactly* accurate to the rules of D&D! You can't change your shape that often, you can't cast the same spell that many times, you can't find *that* many magic items that powerful, you-" so yeah, the people criticizing it in my experience are the rule lawyer types.

[@TriXJester]

12:24 Ykno after years of playing D&D and other tabletop games, you'd think my group would learn this, but nah, that entire scene is pretty accurate to Party Sharing One Braincell and it went on vacation.

[@silentbob6158]

LMAO! Yes the dragon was an easter egg. There is a fun back story to him. This is all based in the Fogotten Relms world, so there's a lot history to work with and draw from. The fact that the movie/story is not based on anything prewritten means there can be other movies but they don't necessarily have to make a sequel. They have an open world to create a bunch of great movies.

[@ThomasVanhala]

If you need to pick a evil of Faerûn ( the continent that the movie tale place on) Szass Tam is a great pick. If you want to pick a iconic character you can't go wrong with Simons great-great grandfather Elminster.

[@sammiebray1661]

This movie is full of alot of great moments and it’s full of a TON of Easter eggs. Like a ridiculous amount of name drops to the lore, but the movie does such an amazing job of giving you all the info you need to understand it and still enjoy it. Not many movies based off of existing properties that has so much source material could pull this off. The cast actually played a dnd one shot to get into character, and the bridge scene was inspired by moments from the game. Themberchaud is fat because of actual dnd lore reasons, and it’s kinda sad as to why. The whole sequence with Zenk walking over the rock was improv. Rege Page didn’t hear the cut and just kept walking and Chris Pine just kept talking. All so fan freaking tastic.

[@SteveMND]

They did a good job of providing a decent story without having to know all the lore of the game, but there were lots of easter eggs for the long-time D&D fans, too. For example, the opposing team in the Games were the characters from the old 1980's D&D Saturday morning cartoon, and the fat dragon was Themberchaud, an aggressively overweight dragon that was overfed by the Underdark dwarves to keep their forges lit.

[@NerdyHero]

The Walking in a Straight line over the boulder was improv 😅 the director just let the actor keep walking away to see how far he’d go

[@kfkm]

i unexpectedly loved this! gave me big princess bride vibes

[@qxillanote9952]

This movie was simply too awesome!

[@lautaroasis60]

It hurts knowing there will be no more of these

[@Hakkar6993]

"I'm bad at maths." *collapses*

[@Len0Grady]

Well, Paramount+ has ordered a spin off show, so between that and the enormous goodwill the movie is getting on streaming services (there might have been a lot of marketing, but it was crack-handed), so it’s found it’s people; I’m very hopeful for a sequel and for Joe Manganiello’s Dragonlance.

[@Ugnutz]

The Fat dragon Themberchaud has been a part of DnD lore since the 80s

[@blackironkatana]

The fact I love the most about this movie is when Rege Jean is walking away on the beach is that one point the director yelled cut but Rege didn’t hear and just kept walking. 😂

[@corriban]

38:55 Not a SINGLE reactor I've watched so far recognized Jennifer Lawrence here. Great Hunger Games easter egg.

[@ManticoreRO]

This movie bombed at the theatres and I am so sad about it. It has its bads but it was so fun to watch on the big screen. :(. This one deserves better.

[@Moment_K]

Tara keeps reminding me of the og Brandi Price from back in the old reel rejects days, they both look like they’d be siblings, old fans can prolly see my point haha

[@silentjackm.d4490]

That fat dragon is a real thing in dnd. Long story short, dwarves use dragon fire to fuel their forge, so they raise a baby red dragon, feed it an absurd amount to make it fat and lazy as well as keep it frkm flying. The dragon lives on a masisve pile of gold and gets feed constantly so it fuels the forge..but dragons get more powerful as they age so once he is old enough they kill him and raise a new dragon but dragons live for thousands of years and it takes hundreds before they reach adulthood. Also just about everything in this movie is actually in dnd outside of some minor things

[@00Jess_M]

I absolutely love this movie. And I think it's natural to hate Forge more than the red wizard. She's straight up evil, so of course she would do stuff like that, but he betrayed the people who thought he is their friend, just out of greed.

[@YaeliEz]

I just watched it a couple of days ago and loved it! Glad you guys loved it too!

[@kennethstiles3930]

I loved this movie! I watched it in theaters three times

[@fleason771]

I watched this in a 🇬🇧 cinema two weeks ago with a friend on a whim. It was a fun entertaining movie & damn funny. You can see where the $150M was spent & that it's disheartening that it has only made $200M worldwide. It deserved more. When you consider marketing & distribution costs it will be lucky to break even 😥 I'd love a sequel with this cast

[@gaba-goo3733]

That is a proud $200M with stride.

[@chaost4544]

Chonky Dragon is the best dragon.

[@DeSoRez]

If this movie got bad reviews than I dunno what people want!! 😅😢

[@celestinebuendia]

All I want in life is a sequel, and I curse the box office numbers. Would’ve watched it 5 times if I could.

[@FdotStizzy]

This movie is pretty good

[@CremeDeLaNut]

the movie didnt do that great in theatres but i hope the blue-ray sales and streaming give this movie the popularity it deserves so that if they make another one, all of the people who watched the first ones would show up to the theatre for the second

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Honest trailers gave the perfect description for this film: “What if a Marvel movie was as charming as it thinks it is?” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DanGamingFan2406]

This movie has no right being as good as it is. I've never actually played D&D but I've seen plenty of livestreams and it's a lot of fun. This movie really captures how chaotic, dramatic, and at times, hilarious the nature of it can get.

[@wtimmins]

I don't consider myself a hardcore D&D nerd but between decades of being involved in it and playing a lot of Neverwinter Online (same setting as the movie), wow, loads of 'oh HEY' moments. I was really curious how well my wife would enjoy the movie; the nostalgia was so strong for me I couldn't really divorce it from 'how enjoyable is this movie.' But she didn't get any references and still had a great time.

[@Bill23231]

Sad that it’s flops because no one go watch it in theaters. Digital release after 30 days basically seal the chance for the sequel

[@abramtabor7726]

@@Bill23231 I originally replied that it wasn't a flop, but you're right when adding in marketing budget. I don't think it was just the digital release that did it either. Wizards of the Coast kind of shot themselves in the foot with a lot of bad publicity before this movie came out.

[@Bill23231]

@@abramtabor7726 don’t forget it also release between John wick 4 and now billion dollar film Mario

[@abramtabor7726]

@@Bill23231 true

[@2droidz12]

The Jarnathan bit, cemetery scene, the Holga ex-cameo bit, and the obese dragon bit all had me dying of laughter!

[@michelle6337]

I want to personally thank whoever directed the judge to shout "Jarnathan" like that at the beginning and end of the movie. Her delivery was so great!

[@ffreed]

@@michelle6337 She genuinely sounded the way that kind of character would be improv-played by a Dungeon Master.

[@rfresa]

I love all of those, but my absolute favorite was the scene where they put the portal painting in the carriage. I immediately wanted to watch it over and over again!

[@zedbee2736]

The funny thing is, the obese dragon is a well-established character in D&D lore, too. He gets the lovely job of sitting in the forges of Gracklestug, a duergar (evil dwarves) city in the Underdark, and breathing fire into the forge all day, and eats whatever he wants. Thus, Tubby Dragon

[@TheScreamingMime]

Jarnathin is a classic NPC name.

[@theGreaterGood92]

The hither-thither staff scene is a great nod to all those dnd moments when DM wants to proceed with the quest but the team sucks so he has to make up some spontaneous gimmick to help them out. Love it

[@ImAlsoMerobiba]

It was felt like a mix of that and also "oh we forgot that we had that item for several sessions". 😂

[@thearchivist250]

And now the group plays Portal. 😅

[@lc2858]

I was thinking of when you're the GM and plan out some elaborate puzzle, and then they use an item you gave them like 20 adventures ago in a surprising way, and you're like "fuck I forgot I gave them that".

[@GrimViridian]

Yes, perfect take on this, I got so mad at all the people whining about the staff

[@Domura]

When the DM makes a puzzle part of progression but everyone blows their rolls and are left without a means to progress otherwise.

[@baeleth]

I absolutely love that Chris Pine is actually a bard, using his stories, encouragements, and inspirations to help the party.

[@dragoninthewest1]

He's also probably casting social spells probably with subtle spell via the Metamagic Adept feat. Those spells wouldn't be flashy

[@jordanmathenia1966]

He's not a bard. He's a rogue. His musicality is tied to his Background not his Class.

[@baeleth]

@@jordanmathenia1966 That's funny because his official stat block on D&D Beyond says he's a... *double checks stat block* ...Yup. Bard.

[@aoetoo]

​@@jordanmathenia1966 He's probably College of Eloquence

[@yowhereamilol]

no

[@Bokugo1]

You can tell this is how most players visualize their campaigns. I can feel the DMs disappointment and rage at Simon for wrecking his carefully crafted bridge puzzle, as well as the forced arcana check to get them a new way across.

[@antuanlemon484]

Yesss!

[@IceMetalPunk]

DM to themself: "Shit, they ruined it! I'm not going to rewrite the entire story on the fly so they can progress..." DM out loud: "Say... didn't you say you had a... stick?"

[@johnrayordas]

The way Xenk stared at Simon is like our DM whenever I did something incredibly idiotic

[@TheHysteriaMan]

No joke, in one of the campaigns I've played one of my friends made a character who was EXACTLY like Xenk. So much so that it felt like they copied the character from our campaign.

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@TheHysteriaMan To be fair, that's... a lot of paladins 😂 I say this as someone currently playing a paladin. It's hard to be a force for justice and also have fun... luckily, my DM killed my character's father, so now he's a vengeance paladin, so I get to be more like Batman. He's still not much fun to be around, but he gets to be way darker 😂

[@lukav200]

You can honestly tell the creators of this movie played DND very frequently. There were so many references to the core DND game, from using unique creatures to referencing things that weren't presented at face value like the bardic inspiration or even the lawful good nature of the Paladin. It was just a brilliant film from toe to head.

[@ISavant]

John Francis Daly, one of the directors, is Sam from Freaks and Geeks, and the dnd episode of that was one of the best episodes of the show.

[@pjny21]

And the near-constant exposition about different historical events and explanation of things is absolutely a DnD table.

[@oof333]

I haven’t seen anyone call out the rust monsters and axebeaks yet!

[@hellomark1]

Honestly the best part is all that is there and you can break down character rankings and how it follows the rules, but you don't need to understand any of it to enjoy it, but it's absolutely there for the hardcore fans. My favourite part was the inclusion of the characters from the 80s cartoon.

[@SquiresIsle]

The perfect balance between accessible for newbies and perfect for die-hards. It really worked on every level. I love that they did that amazing two minute long "one-shot" escape scene with just a dry: "So she DID turn into a deer..." Best line reading Michelle Rodriguez has ever given, and I say that as a fan. 😁

[@jeffreyboyer3714]

LOL, you and me both. That line got me...Holga was so invested in her deer idea and I busted up laughing with that perfect delivery.

[@jamesbuchananbarnesss]

Man I absolutely LOVED this movie and it was sooo sad to see almost no one went to watch it in theaters, by far one of the funniest movies i've seen this year and definetly the most surprising one! This deserves more love!

[@hammertoe00]

Same here. When I went, it was just us in an empty theater. That sucks because this movie was really good.

[@xanderman55]

Mario opening stole all the momentum this movie could have had at the box office.

[@jamesbuchananbarnesss]

@@hammertoe00 yeah when I went to watch it in opening weekend, we were only 4 people, and the week after that the Mario movie came out :(

[@yellowflamegaulent3902]

​@@xanderman55 It did when I was working. People were showing up for John Wick when Mario came out it stole the tunder just like that.

[@LekhaRandshwari]

​@@hammertoe00lol it didn't even release in the theaters near my house😂😅

[@EchanteDante]

I HOPE THEY MAKE A SECOND ONE!!! I ADORED THIS MOVIE!! The world building they did, the scenery, most of the vfx, the style, the cinematography, the characters, etc.

[@de68a]

Agree. And the sound design was amazing too.

[@WulfysGamingTidbits]

I love that Xenk, the Paladin, was just a quest giving NPC that went along with the party and then left afterwards, explains him just walking in a straight line and not going around things after. This movie was amazing, the characters, the world building, the acting, the magic, it was just all phenomenal.

[@Serrassi]

Xenk was basically the DMPC trope of the overpowered dm character who drops all the lore, solves most of the problems then just walks away. I loved him and wished he was in the movie longer.

[@WulfysGamingTidbits]

@@Serrassi if we get a second movie I hope he comes back with more lore dumping and then just leaves again. I love the idea of a reoccurring character that only sticks around long enough to give you a quest and then vanishes. I adored him.

[@Serrassi]

@@WulfysGamingTidbits yes I do hope we have a sequel!

[@Ashbrash1998]

Honestly I was waiting for him to kiss a few babies or do the Shrek 2 catwalk with explosion in the background and flip his hair.

[@arbitrary_thoughts]

I was watching the movie at home, and it wasn't until Xenk helped the Tabaxi and moved on to help the Dragonborn that it suddenly clicked as to what Xenk was. In astonishment I couldn't help but blurt out, "Oh my god, he's lawful stupid!" I was so happy to see it.

[@IceMetalPunk]

"How can she detect [Doric in her wild shape forms]?" In D&D terms, she probably knows the spell True Seeing, which lets you see through all illusions and, notably, "perceive the original form of a shapechanger or creature transformed by magic". They did get really lucky with the "Hither-Thither Staff" (not a real thing in D&D, but the Dimension Door spell does the same thing, so a magic item that can cast Dimension Door isn't implausible). But also, they just fucked up the bridge puzzle so badly there was no practical way for them to progress, so I can 100% imagine the DM going, "....um... well... surprise! You've had a magic item that can help the whole time!" just to prevent having to rebuild the story 😂

[@generalmortars7557]

That staff was totally the DM trying to save the day after Simon detonated his precious bridge.

[@Knight-Bishop]

​@@generalmortars7557 Xenk just staring at him after is such a DM-thru-NPC moment.. lol

[@thatHARVguy]

@@generalmortars7557 Doric: "Nice save."

[@russellstanley8884]

Not Dimension Door, but Arcane Portal (a higher level spell). Even then it goes a bit beyond what that spell can do. 😊

[@redarmo25]

It's really easy to imagine the dice rolls during this movie. Simon approaching the bridge is a definite 1. Holga throwing the potato at Forge was a natural 20.

[@danifeatherby]

Even Ed taking so long to get ungrappled. Rolling several ones in a row. Have seen that a lot in actual games! The dragon would have had to roll to get his fire breath back and the DM rolled low. Perfectly true to the game mechanics! Loved it!

[@generalmortars7557]

Not to mention Edgin's story getting them both pardoned at the beginning.

[@SwitchBladeEVO]

If I remember correctly they actually didn't write in the bit of him walking straight over the rock, he just thought it would be really funny and appropriate for the character and improvised it. LMAO The cast did a phenomenal job with all their characters.

[@karkajouautomaton4882]

It's also a play on NPC pathing.

[@SwitchBladeEVO]

@@karkajouautomaton4882 That's absolutely believable. 😂 NPCs be like "Good day!" after you finish talking to them and just walk into the wall for three minutes, stop, turn around, and walk straight off into Narnia.

[@azizarsemikov3698]

This movie was so fun in the theaters! A genuine joy imo!

[@Jumpoable]

Watched it thrice. Watched it more times than any MCU movie!!!!

[@ananslator3655]

20:55 he unintentionally predicted that post credit scene spot on

[@shampoovta]

That could also be the hook for the next adventure. " Will some one ask me another question?" That is a hook.

[@brucechmiel7964]

Sounds like a gag quest. “Please adventure go into the Forest of the Damned and ask the one question.” Imagine their disappointment that it’s gust a dead guy wants to go back to being dead. So they only ask the question under the condition that the dead guy will reveal the location of some treasure.

[@ethanrose9682]

@@brucechmiel7964 "If you answer my question, will it be relevant to some treasure?" "Possibly." *flop.*

[@brucechmiel7964]

@@ethanrose9682 That's a great way to loose a group but I'd be laughing till my heart stopped.

[@NoriMori1992]

I started slapping my knees when he said that 😂

[@aaronclark5410]

The scene on the beach where Chris pine is just monologuing while the guy is just walking in a straight line is actually improv. They yelled cut but he didn't hear it so Chris pine just kept talking

[@mimic1984]

They can definitely make a franchise out of this, and I'm here for it!

[@ladrac198]

I'd be down for them to do no direct sequels and just make movies based on different campaigns.

[@Bsm420]

I heard They are developing a Spin off series.. & it'll probably based on Xenk Yender...

[@Synthesyn342]

Yeah a DND cinematic universe would be so cool!

[@CxOrillion]

@@ladrac198 The same actors playing wildly different characters. I'm in.

[@felipemedrado6307]

@@CxOrillion or different actors im in for both, i just need more movies

[@TheOnlyHawkeye666]

As a long time player of D&D I absolutely LOVED this movie. I could just hear the table chat in my head for everything that happened on screen. Also loved all the monsters they put on screen, especially the party killer number one.......the displacer beast!

[@wmarshall7375]

I really enjoyed the Underdark scene, particularly the intelligence sniffing brains walking right past the gang and Xenk going from intensely explaining the way across the bridge to just looking at Simon like 'Bruh, really?'😂😂

[@amandaflowers95]

Yeah at that point I realized that EVERYONE used int as their dump stat lol

[@Kimbrell]

Best way I've explained this movie is it is the most casual fantastic movie I've ever seen. It's so easy to watch. From the "troubled backstory" to the hilarious speak with dead sequence, to all the cool combat and humor... it truly felt like I was watching a Dungeons and Dragons movie.

[@effyontheedge5133]

Seen it 9 times. Seven in the theater, twitch at home. My kid often quotes “jarnathan!” Or “I need a hug, mmm mmm mmm!” 😂

[@oduinn7948]

That's.... Sad. That's literally an addiction at this point.

[@effyontheedge5133]

@@oduinn7948 I don’t see the problem.

[@oduinn7948]

@@effyontheedge5133 People with addictions seldom do.

[@effyontheedge5133]

@@oduinn7948 With no Need to explain ourselves. I’m sure you have something you love doing.

[@oduinn7948]

@@effyontheedge5133 Just saying the movie's not been out that long and that's a _lot_ for a short span of time -- over the years would definitely make sense as I've watched a couple of films that many times, but over the span of 30 years (not 30 days). All things in moderation, Effy. Even too much of a good thing is a bad thing, as a parent that should be a lesson you already know.