tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post3921894209035237153..comments2024-03-29T00:32:33.920-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: The Pointlessness of a D&D MovieJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-56515453766617015052011-03-25T17:22:44.709-04:002011-03-25T17:22:44.709-04:00I remember TSR released a computer software kit fo...I remember TSR released a computer software kit for AD&D 2e that included, besides compendiums of rules, character creators, and map makers, a short 3D film. It was pegged as an introduction to the game, but it was surprisingly entertaining and really "felt" like D&D to me. Even ended in a cliffhanger that seemed like a GM calling it a night. Maybe memory is being kind, but I watched it over and over when I was younger.Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08310812193890245220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84729897053701843022011-03-02T05:18:35.439-05:002011-03-02T05:18:35.439-05:00The relatively loose plot of the original Bard'...The relatively loose plot of the original Bard's Tale computer game might make for a good, but grim, film. Skara Brae under a spell of eternal winter, a bunch of adventurers band together in the guild, a fight with a samurai statue, then they try and buy some wine... to the cellars, the sewers, frustration at being unable to enter Mangar's tower. Then it's a fight with a stone dragon and into Harken's Castle for six men against 396... and a mysterious statue. Into the mad god's temple and a showdown with the spectre to grab its eye.. back into the castle and teleporting to Kylearan's tower.. passing his tests to get the key to Mangar's ... and the final showdown with the arch mage. It wouldn't be high art, but it would be good swords and sorcery fun!Pete Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438651595079082035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69775376811279204692011-02-27T20:42:40.024-05:002011-02-27T20:42:40.024-05:00The fact that they're actually making films ba...<i>The fact that they're actually making films based on Monopoly and Battleship makes Dungeons & Dragons seem like a pretty solid idea for a film.</i><br /><br>Why, oh why, must you remind me of this stuff? I'd thankfully forgotten about these upcoming movies based on boardgames -- until now ...James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88708734780741791352011-02-27T15:53:57.144-05:002011-02-27T15:53:57.144-05:00Personally, I thought the D&D cartoon actually...Personally, I thought the D&D cartoon actually did work, because by taking characters from the 'real world' and putting them into a Fantasy situation it did, to some extent, parallel the experience of actual D&D players.<br /><br />The best way to go with a D&D movie, though, would be to intercut between real world players and their in game characters, which needn't be played solely for laughs.<br /><br />The alternative would be to make a movie based around an established D&D setting such as Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft or Dragon Lance (which was done as a cartoon, but I've not seen it so I've no idea if it sucked).Hum_Conhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727618860176021442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-50981015931718558022011-02-27T10:11:32.649-05:002011-02-27T10:11:32.649-05:00The fact that they're actually making films ba...The fact that they're actually making films based on Monopoly and Battleship makes Dungeons & Dragons seem like a pretty solid idea for a film.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-49743350686160605982011-02-25T16:38:00.591-05:002011-02-25T16:38:00.591-05:00X-files also showed some D&D being played by s...X-files also showed some D&D being played by some of the Lone Gunmen. I remember a scene where Mulder opens a door to a store-room and inside are some of the Lone Gunmen and some other geek types playing D&D. One of them is shaking a d20 furiously and says "C'mon, daddy needs a new Sword of Wounding".Greg Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309648175626829683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2714928826197287682011-02-24T21:14:27.526-05:002011-02-24T21:14:27.526-05:00I really enjoyed the second D&D movie. HIGHLY ...I really enjoyed the second D&D movie. HIGHLY underrated IMO. Just seems to get lumped in with the first.Kiltedyaksmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-54640442767094774712011-02-24T15:25:44.022-05:002011-02-24T15:25:44.022-05:00I would imagine, however they do a D&D game,.....I would imagine, however they do a D&D game,.....<br /><br />***I meant D&D MOVIEEric M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11953717814229495943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-11825143310714591132011-02-24T14:20:53.425-05:002011-02-24T14:20:53.425-05:00I would imagine, however they do a D&D game, i...I would imagine, however they do a D&D game, in my mind it would have to have different versions as each player would imagine the plot and adventure in different ways. To me, the way it should be would be to have the DM imagine it one way, but the PC's go off into different mental images of how the adventure is unfolding based on their own perceptions of their characters, the environment and the general atmosphere of their imagined goal. That, in my humble opinion, is the essence of the role playing game. The players imaginations and mental images are what drives the entire adventure. If there were a good way to convey that to the screen, perhaps in the likeness of the movie "Vantage Point" (2008 film with Dennis Quaid)where the same event is told and retold from different players perspectives and commentary. That would be a cool movie and, to me, would capture the essence of the RPG.Eric M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11953717814229495943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-22705158067120814642011-02-24T13:47:20.393-05:002011-02-24T13:47:20.393-05:00"On the other hand, I might’ve said the same ..."On the other hand, I might’ve said the same thing about adapting the Pirates of the Caribbean ride to film."<br /><br />And you would have been 50% right about the first movie and 100% right about the sequels.TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51267675872123774632011-02-24T06:50:36.125-05:002011-02-24T06:50:36.125-05:00...Lawrence of Arabia?
(grr, em tags)...Lawrence of Arabia?<br />(grr, em tags)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5714093864455940802011-02-24T06:49:28.545-05:002011-02-24T06:49:28.545-05:00@roadkiller: wasn't that called ?@roadkiller: wasn't that called ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21485133235600969252011-02-23T23:23:33.545-05:002011-02-23T23:23:33.545-05:00Really?
No one else thinks "Your Highness&q...Really? <br /><br />No one else thinks "Your Highness" will be the closest thing to a real D&D game?<br /><br />I think it blows "The Gamers" and it's ilk right out the water, as well as all the other "sword & sorcery" movies mentioned so far.<br /><br />Plus, you get to see Natalie Portman naked! ;)freebfrosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851863049585101395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37573126242995440542011-02-23T21:36:48.506-05:002011-02-23T21:36:48.506-05:00There was a series I read, it was published in 83 ...There was a series I read, it was published in 83 or thereabouts and just kept going and going and going...<br /><br />The series was called "Guardians of the Flame" and had college students playing some unnamed RPG ending up in the game world as their characters. The thief gets ganked when they first get there. LOL<br /><br />I'm not keen on R.A. Salvatore's novels period, not to mention turning them into movies. And a dungeon crawl? We already have "Cube" -- it would need to be something really unique to stand out. Maybe filming a plot from one of the modules, like the Slave Lords series or Against the Giants? <br /><br />You'd just have to have a bunch of players as creative consultants to cry bull at the first sign of Hollywood buffoonery.Eric R. Wirsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632409261940844934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-25505326447491377442011-02-23T17:27:19.983-05:002011-02-23T17:27:19.983-05:00The movie would need to be about a bunch of guys w...The movie would need to be about a bunch of guys who are playing with miniature war figurines. They start making up different ways to play with them, including adding fantastical elements. They write the rules down and find that other people are interested in playing this new game. Other people start attaching themselves to the creator(s) and over time greed, avarice and egos break up the friendships and in the end, no one who had anything to do with the original game ends up with all the money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5264569300048206222011-02-23T16:36:50.926-05:002011-02-23T16:36:50.926-05:00Far and away the best portrayal of the "reali...Far and away the best portrayal of the "reality" of D&D that I've seen in recent years is the extremely bizarre cartoon "Adventure Time With Finn and Jake", on Cartoon Network.<br /><br />The actual D&D references are obvious and numerous, with one episode a straight-up dungeon crawl...but more than that, the joyously adventure-seeking attitude and the craziness of the setting perfectly suit the kind of game that I remember playing as a kid, back in the early 80s.Rolzuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18063984136236939039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-31834269839789999032011-02-23T15:36:34.052-05:002011-02-23T15:36:34.052-05:00Did anyone else see the pre-crash Icelandic film A...Did anyone else see the pre-crash Icelandic film <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyZEtzlUSJ8" rel="nofollow"><i>Astrópía</i></a> about the popular woman who joins a gaming group and is romanced away from her car dealer Klaus Kinski boyfriend by one of the gamers? It was the top-grossing Icelandic film in Iceland in 2007. It's very much about the interactions between "real" and "game" life.Nathanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12666724974384466008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-35220017883786598062011-02-23T15:05:52.709-05:002011-02-23T15:05:52.709-05:00If you want a movie that really has the feel of ol...If you want a movie that really has the feel of old school (A)D&D, you can't do any better than <i>The Wild Bunch</i>. You have a band of fighters and thieves -plus henchmen- who kill bad guys and monsters, steal their gold, and bicker about dividing the spoils. <br /><br />It's not perfect: it doesn't have magic-users or clerics, nor is there any magic to speak of, but Freddie Sykes (Edmond O'Brien) is the perfect dwarf. <br /><br />Best of all, the movie has one near TPK and one full TPK!Elfdarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332202910754546307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-41470961540532079072011-02-23T14:54:59.475-05:002011-02-23T14:54:59.475-05:00@crowking
I never said Jeremy Irons was a bad act...@crowking<br /><br />I never said Jeremy Irons was a bad actor, but you must admit that the amount of gnawing on the woodwork that he did as Profion was not a highlight of his career.BigFellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052419088140204154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-58203313490019883712011-02-23T14:33:19.906-05:002011-02-23T14:33:19.906-05:00Actually, I suppose Pirates of the Caribbean is a ...Actually, I suppose <i>Pirates of the Caribbean</i> is a fairly good counterexample to how this might indeed be possible. (Popular success-wise, not having seen any myself.)Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-28856889087050224402011-02-23T14:32:43.444-05:002011-02-23T14:32:43.444-05:00Two things:
First, "Barbie and the Three Mus...Two things:<br /><br />First, "Barbie and the Three Musketeers" and "Barbie: The Princess and the Pauper" are actually, surprisingly, decent children's movies. (The latter is also a pretty good musical.) So not all Barbie movies can be tarred with the same feathers as the really horrible ones.<br /><br />Second, I agree with Lord Gwydion that a heist movie structure would actually be perfect for a D&D movie. Ocean's Eleven meets Fell's Five.Rob Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791752557408134270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87324933957979913792011-02-23T14:01:10.698-05:002011-02-23T14:01:10.698-05:00Jeremy Irons is actually a very good actor an is n...Jeremy Irons is actually a very good actor an is not the central problem with the film. It's the people involved in the decisions making, namely the director who could of said " I want the MUA to wipe the f*$%*%g pink lipstick before we roll!", but he didn't and now that irreversible error is imprinted on celluloid forever.<br /><br />But I will give credit to Solomon for one thing and that is going out and raising money to make move: It's incredibly hard to do.crowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066821931343968827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-20916734264048591722011-02-23T12:17:08.410-05:002011-02-23T12:17:08.410-05:00I tend to agree with Johnstone and Lord Gwydion.
...I tend to agree with Johnstone and Lord Gwydion.<br /><br /> To me, a proper D&D movie would be about a dungeon crawl, with all the thrills, chills, and "screw you's" from the DM that that entails. (If I was gonna hash out my dream D&D flick, I wouldn't do the meta thing of showing players and a DM, but there would be a sense of a malign intelligence pulling the levers behind the scenes.)<br /><br />It doesn't need to be about whatever TSR/WotC IP is in vogue at the moment. In fact, if it started out with some "blah blah blah" crawl about Forgotten Realms or Eberron or even Greyhawk my eyes would start glazing over. <br /><br />Spare me the epic, fantasy-shmantasy, "A long time ago in a faraway kingdom..." crap. Who gives a flying flumph what dark lord is threatening what peaceful kingdom? Pit some likeable, archytypical dungeon delvers against a cleverly contstructed dungeon, some suitably horracious monsters, and each other if you want plot twists, and you'll have yourself a very entertaining movie in the spirit of D&D, in my opinion. <br /><br />P.S. And don't put anybody in blue lipstick, especially not the guy who's supposed to be the big tough meanie. <br /><br />P.P.S. Jeremy Irons chewed more scenery than a xorn in that movie. I tell ya...BigFellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052419088140204154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-59712631171714337242011-02-23T10:59:44.977-05:002011-02-23T10:59:44.977-05:00Making a D&D movie never made sense to me eith...Making a D&D movie never made sense to me either. (On the other hand, I might’ve said the same thing about adapting the <i>Pirates of the Caribbean</i> ride to film. ^_^) If it is going to be done, though, it really needs to be an ensemble piece about a party working together and needs to feature exploration.<br /><br />Then again, what is the D&D brand today? It no longer refers to any of the games I play. So, when something new comes out with the D&D name, I tend to pass it over instead of checking it out.<br /><br />Now a <i>Labyrinth Lord</i>, <i>OSRIC</i>, or <i>Swords & Wizardry</i> movie might get my attention. ^_^ Not that I’d still have any hope of it being good.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71022459741437854342011-02-23T10:00:43.408-05:002011-02-23T10:00:43.408-05:00or you can have a michael bay eberron.
or a tim bu...or you can have a michael bay eberron.<br />or a tim burton planescape<br /><br />:Drafael beltramehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028259465633616284noreply@blogger.com