Honest Trailers | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

[@theeverydaythinker6310]

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

[@Aredel]

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

[@Lucifronz]

Good ol' DMPC.

[@hefas842]

that and edgard constantly casting vicious mochery

[@treemanthegreat8108]

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

[@Aredel]

@@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!”

[@reubenoakley5887]

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

[@merikariu]

True to life! 😂

[@Siriathion]

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

[@aishalee5924]

Pretty much 😂

[@chadfife3265]

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

[@reubenoakley5887]

@@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"

[@mrblackdx]

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]

That is how a session can go.

[@Tydorstus]

Pretty much

[@Lucifronz]

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]

@@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]

@@vipe650r There's a Borderlands movie?

[@orangenostril]

"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]

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

[@theshire9173]

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]

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

[@michaelwesten4624]

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

[@RomeoRehn]

This statement is right for every pen and paper group 😂

[@teamcybr8375]

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

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[@scorch2155]

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

[@jgr7487]

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

[@jonasateo]

they also kinda nailed a lot of the mechanics

[@IcyLucario]

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.

[@michaelversace456]

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

[@danyr1886]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@newhappythoughts1628]

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

[@EvolutionBeyond]

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

[@IceMetalPunk]

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]

In fairness paladins are a charisma class.

[@LadyAnuB]

Because they based him on the Old Spice Man

[@RedwoodTheElf]

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]

@@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.

[@ShadowFlame500]

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]

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]

@@KrakeAFK Npc behavior

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[@karsonkammerzell6955]

@@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]

​@@karsonkammerzell6955was so funny!

[@shaneswart2230]

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]

Until you roll a 20 of course

[@bskec2177]

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

[@shaneswart2230]

@@bskec2177 Wise words Wizard

[@TangoNevada]

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

[@dougloremaster7413]

Bold words for someone in Fireball range.

[@kevinlopezobrien5366]

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]

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

[@poppers7317]

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

[@birubu]

@@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]

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

[@christopherpoet458]

@@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.

[@TimeturnerJ]

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]

If only Jarnathan could be there to hear it

[@FairyBones]

⁠@@marpj6138 best name EVER

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[@jw__11]

​@@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]

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

[@zararias]

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

[@Horatio787]

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

[@bryanf6638]

Nerd

[@zararias]

@@bryanf6638 yup! 😜

[@Galiant2010]

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

[@viastephtop]

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]

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]

@@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]

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]

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]

It should have ended that way

[@NyGeL_Derey]

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]

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

[@Weazel1]

Oooooh, a Spelljammer movie!

[@knoway35951]

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

[@ItMeYaGril]

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

[@whatareyoudoingyouidiot342]

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.

[@navneetjain9295]

"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]

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

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[@asgarion9938]

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

[@DonaldWWitt]

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

[@Sam_Aconitum]

​@@GastNdorf i regret searching it...

[@jasonschickler1712]

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]

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]

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

[@dragontear1638]

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

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[@justinvenable917]

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

[@Wolf_Star_84]

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

[@1estel1ch.42]

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

[@Wolf_Star_84]

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

[@Jose04537]

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

[@MrXxsnipesXx]

@@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]

@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...

[@danielcardona2714]

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]

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

[@DeterminedDIYer]

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

[@johnirving5949]

"Puny lich" 😎

[@ChevaliersEmeraude]

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]

​@@ChevaliersEmeraudeexactly !

[@greenhydra10]

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

[@russelpattison124]

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

[@EdwardKenway-lr5tl]

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

[@jaives]

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

[@multiverse_media2023]

It is fantastic!

[@johnwolf2829]

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]

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]

Me too!

[@Tesoro1996]

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]

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

[@Tesoro1996]

@@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]

@@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]

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

[@TECHNICALfalcon]

Shame it didn’t launch around baldurs gates 3 launch

[@dragoonzen]

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

[@mr.b.9969]

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

[@NeroBloodfire]

Except for all the times they forgot she had powers.

[@positivetakes5592]

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

[@boiledcrap]

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

[@pierre-gillesmorel2476]

@@NeroBloodfire she has limited uses per day.

[@victornewmanforever]

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

[@generalmortars7557]

'Tolerates' some of them. :)

[@janelantestaverde2018]

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]

“Arc”😂😂

[@mr.whatislove3620]

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

[@jacobb4795]

Also she ends up finding Simon less sad by the end

[@redredleg4051]

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]

Wasn't she a Tiefling raised by Druids?

[@BriarKnight]

​@@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]

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

[@atamize]

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

[@cynister7384]

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

[@Geedtyjkbfssvbhhgfvbgdetyhfrg]

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

[@rahjeel]

That caught me offguard 😂

[@JuLiane]

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

[@camramaster]

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

[@ikebirchum6591]

"What madness is this?"

[@bananawolf2304]

BUH-RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaa....

[@johnpatrickdaly]

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

[@TheSnoochOne]

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]

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]

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

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@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]

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

[@doctormanhatten]

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)

[@sainsburyshopper]

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

[@erakfishfishfish]

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

[@jordanhansen5934]

The Jim Henson company would be proud

[@ADiceySituation]

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]

The key is a good mix like Nolan and Inception.

[@seanberry1]

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]

What madness is this?

[@SatyreIkon]

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]

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

[@HeatherSchrivener-el2mx]

Man chewed the scenery like it was bubblegum.

[@WraithReaper09]

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

[@varric]

Jeremis Irons pulling his inner Scar.

[@bewilderbeestie]

He understood the assignment.

[@consistentlystupid4726]

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]

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]

The graveyard scene is exactly what would happen in a session

[@kataramenoss12]

The illusionary bard scene had me rolling on the floor

[@jasonschickler1712]

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

[@bookladydavina]

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

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

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]

Saw Prophecy (1995?) -first Sky Beam?

[@nathansinger8329]

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

[@gentblue]

​@@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.

[@PuffinPass]

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.

[@CiarnaK]

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]

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

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[@notforone]

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]

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

[@brezzendorf]

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

[@Gzilla313]

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

[@vampricramen]

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]

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

[@anubis8586]

100%

[@ericward8459]

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

[@dboi1656]

@@todesschnitzel8835 Were they ever not?

[@lilyofthevalley2048]

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]

It was for me until I watched GOTG3

[@hawkname1234]

You should try it!

[@Iamtk777]

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]

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

[@tarrker]

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. :)

[@ryanatthediscotec7758]

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

[@unfoldingspace8]

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]

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.

[@EvilBakaCat]

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

[@skylerbrodin5176]

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

[@terrib627]

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

[@Elmithian]

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

[@A2ndVoice]

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

[@newhappythoughts1628]

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

[@PaaliaqMusic]

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.

[@PrinceLukai]

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]

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

[@ben2741]

This is actually how Record Of Lodoss War came around

[@Horatio787]

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

[@AlbertaGeek]

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]

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.

[@SkorMT]

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]

If you know you know 😂

[@Jamlf]

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

[@SkorMT]

@@Jamlf very wise :D

[@corgi_dad]

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

[@tarrker]

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

[@eepruls]

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!

[@Jigsaw407]

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]

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

[@devanshu885]

which scene? the escape from prison?

[@misticsword7561]

@@devanshu885 The "AI" one.

[@UnboxingAlyss]

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

[@devanshu885]

@@misticsword7561 thanks

[@Linosek279]

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]

I thought the tea thing was chill touch

[@Fauxknight]

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

[@Linosek279]

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

[@notbob555]

The beckoning death is actually its own thing.

[@mrinsanity1888]

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

[@Fluffykeith]

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.

[@VioletNKisHere]

“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]

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]

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]

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

[@MandalorV7]

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]

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.

[@UchihaKat]

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

[@baonkang5990]

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

[@Konpekikaminari]

@@baonkang5990 the best kind of Lawful

[@RJSchulen]

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]

Oh neat!

[@greennblue24]

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

[@grahamcookson5937]

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

[@mycroft16]

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.

[@zanfear]

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

[@kelvaris1]

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

[@simmyjester]

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

[@BinaryBlitz]

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

[@AlexandriaColemanAwesome]

💀 I actually looked it up

[@AlbertaGeek]

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

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

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

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

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

[@doctorspiderface8020]

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

[@GravitWry]

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]

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.

[@rongoldman7520]

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

[@George_Fl0yd]

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]

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

[@rockingbeat]

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

[@jarelllevingston7882]

Solely because the trailer was horrible

[@Ducky69247]

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.

[@lucas_lipp]

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]

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

[@lucas_lipp]

@@lordofinnistrad8757 Yeah, it was really fun

[@callmev3531]

2:54, While the main group consists of a Bard that's just an actual bard who's a thief and a former spy, a Druid who can only use Wild Shape and an inept Wild Magic Sorcerer (along with more or less just a regular Barbarian and a Paladin that's better at everything except casual conversation), it was most fun seeing the group having to strategize and come up with more creative ways to handle obstacles, making the fact this party, while mostly reliant on plot armor and not all being powerful combatants with fully accurate abilities to their classes (things would have probably gone a lot easier if Edgin and Doric were actual casters like their classes are in the game), more interesting because they had to do more than just battle their problems into submission.

[@DeactivatedButUsed]

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

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

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

[@TheOgAnarchist]

i love that edgin whacking people with a lute is part of his official stat block in dnd beyond

[@84jesterx]

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.

[@ElmismisimoPurpura]

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]

Dude, chill

[@mycroft16]

Such a cleverly done cameo.

[@madcap830]

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

[@mrcritical6751]

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

[@fsakdhfksajhf]

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.

[@aaronthomas6918]

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

[@seanpatrickcain2]

Point taken!

[@Narra0002]

I agree

[@thefirstofthelastones8952]

Hmm, agree.

[@mikehunt2805]

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

[@babserella2778]

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]

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

[@benjamintodd5637]

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

[@chrisrodz9521]

Noooooooo

[@calar8]

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

[@squamish4244]

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

[@wickedshadesproductions5254]

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.”

[@stevenbraykovich9710]

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]

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

[@corgi_dad]

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!"

[@TNTspaz]

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

[@xDracolich]

Absolutely loved to watch this movie, and I'm glad it came out alright. Super confused and disappointed to see that it was only in my local theaters for about 3 weeks though, before all the posters got taken down and it was only sent once a day

[@noobicorn_gamer]

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]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@ShadowDragon-cw7wb]

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

[@urborg74]

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

[@ivanalaff5346]

So now; You Have met humanity!

[@Starrylaboratory]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@Merip1214]

It flopped? But people like it so much

[@adamdavidsoddities8573]

@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.

[@karkinissan]

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!

[@lebaggins10]

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!

[@StreyX]

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.

[@aelastain3354]

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

[@eliaspfeiffer3700]

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

[@OmarKhirat]

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.

[@generalmortars7557]

I hadn't had this much fun in a movie in so long!

[@KRXIRL]

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

[@rileysmith3038]

This movie was genuinely so good! I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since I saw it last month, and I don't even play D&D 😂

[@shellyscreation3339]

Went to watch this opening weekend to a rather surprisingly full theatre and believe me when I tell you there was barely a quiet moment throughout the entirety of the film's run time!! 🤣🤣🤣 And I was surprised to see it so full because in my country, Hollywood pretty much means either superhero films and/or fast-paced action films. Everyone of them had shown up for "That Chris Pine film with dragons" lol.

[@BoopFloof-lr1hg]

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

[@ivanangeli]

one of the best honest trailers lately :) just shows when material is good, jokes come by themselves :)

[@sijoneyyan]

That scene in the carriage. So well done

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

The best part. The rest was meh

[@zoroarkking18]

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.

[@amarawinchester963]

That obese dragon sliding and rolling around was hilarious 😂

[@mycroft16]

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.

[@TooMuchToCareAbout2]

Plot armor and strongest foe spawns with diabetes got me. Also the NPC paladin joke to get the party back on track was accurate AF. 😂 well done HT 😋

[@crackawhack2868]

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

[@elderhorcrux169]

"Let their blood..RAIN FROM THE SKY!!!" I personally love Jeremy Irons in the 2000 version(actually the whole movie has a special place),he really gave it his all even if he knew it wouldn't be the best film.

[@meola69420]

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.

[@tigerpunch3402]

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.

[@sleepygryph]

It struck a pretty good balance, not relying on game references but the ones it did use were also ones that someone who isn't invested into the game would get. It was also just a fun movie which is all you can really ask for. Actually hope there isn't a sequel since it'll probably suck because somehow they'll forget all the things that made this one work.

[@OgdenM]

Laugh, it was so chaulk full of game and Forgotten Realms references!.. In a good way mind you. It's like, everyone could enjoy the movie... But if you knew DnD stuff and Forgotten Realms lore it was like heaven. .... Minus a bard without magic anyway. 😒

[@John-if9ig]

@@OgdenM you would be surprised how often Bards and Druids forget they have magic

[@TheJerbol]

The scene of the illusion failing had me rolling. This movie is really funny

[@gutspraygore]

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.

[@sfighter0085]

Haven't seen this movie, but heard it was great! Honestly, I was thinking, judging by the trailer, I thought this was gonna be one of those movies that Critics would rip apart and mostly moviegoers will love. But it also earned some glowing reviews from critics, so it must've done something right. :)

[@Aredel]

You’ve gotta see it. It’s so well written, and surprisingly faithful to the lore of D&D. I can’t recommend it enough.