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Dungeons & Dragons (New Line Platinum Series)
Dungeons Dragons
New Line Platinum Series
Actors: Justin Whalin, Jeremy Irons, Zoe McLellan, Bruce Payne, Marlon Wayans
Director: Courtney Solomon
Genres: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
PG-13     2001     1hr 47min

There is trouble in Izmer. With the emperor dead from an assassin's poison, the 16-year-old princess Savina (Thora Birch) inherits not just the throne but also the royal scepter, which has the power to command gold drago...  more »
     
     

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Actors: Justin Whalin, Jeremy Irons, Zoe McLellan, Bruce Payne, Marlon Wayans
Director: Courtney Solomon
Creators: Allan Zeman, Allen Crawford, Ann Flagella, Bob Dahlin, Carroll Cartwright, E. Gary Gygax, Topper Lilien
Genres: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Sub-Genres: Action & Adventure, Fantasy
Studio: New Line Home Video
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Closed-captioned
DVD Release Date: 05/22/2001
Original Release Date: 01/01/2000
Theatrical Release Date: 00/00/2000
Release Year: 2001
Run Time: 1hr 47min
Screens: Color,Widescreen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 4
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Languages: English
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Member Movie Reviews

Timothy B. (bat115) from BAKERSFIELD, CA
Reviewed on 8/28/2013...
Hated this movie at first but on subsequent viewings, I have developed a tolerance for it. Jeremy Irons is great in this and seems to really be enjoying the role.
1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Mike M. (mmooneybsa) from RICHMOND, VA
Reviewed on 5/24/2012...
This movie isn't nearly as bad as most people would have you believe. The story & special effects are great. I consider it to be a great B movie. The only reason it rates so terribly is because it was actually in theatres... and it isn't theatre material.

If you've enjoyed some other fantasy B-movies, give this a shot. If your fantasy tastes are limited to what you saw as a kid, and Lord of the Rings, pass it over, it won't live up to your inflated expectations.
1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Chad B. (abrnt1) from CABERY, IL
Reviewed on 2/8/2012...
Cliched filled garbage. This film is awful beyond belief. Why anyone thought that making a film based on a role playing game was a good idea in the first place makkes no sense, but as soon as they read the script somebody should have figured out just how bad it was. This film is insulting on numerous levels. It seriously makes Plan 9 From Outer Space look like an Oscar quality film. It's just that bad.
4 of 4 member(s) found this review helpful.

Movie Reviews

You canNOT be serious
E. A Solinas | MD USA | 09/15/2010
(1 out of 5 stars)

"Take every cliche in the world of high fantasy, shove it in a blender with paper-doll characters and an incoherent plot, and add the most obnoxiously annoying sidekick who never said "meesa" and "yousa."

Yeah, this is one of THOSE movies, the movies that everyone says is one of the worst ever made, but you never quite believe it until you force yourself to sit through it. "Dungeons and Dragons" has more ham than a pig farm, ridiculously poor acting and more cliches than you can count (oh look, distracting the guards by throwing a rock!).

The evil mage Profion (Jeremy Irons) wants to overthrow the pure-hearted Empress (Thora Birch), and her only chance is to get the Rod of Savrille (it's French?) which controls red dragons. But the only scroll showing where the Rod is has fallen into the hands of a prissy young mage named Marina ((Zoe McLellan) and a couple of pathetic thieves, Ridley (Justin Whalin) and Snails (Marlon Wayans).

For some reason, they end up chasing after a mystical ruby that... is somehow connected to the rod, although I must have missed that part. They're also joined by a snooty elf in a metal cone bra and a sloppy dwarf, and being chased by Profion's evil blue-lipped minion, and must find the Rod first otherwise magic/the world will be destroyed, blah blah blah.

Pretty much every aspect of this movie seems as if it was dreamed up by a ten-year-old boy coming off an RPG bender, with a heavy dose of "Star Wars" as well. But no, it was director/producer Courtney Solomon, who apparently was trying to make this movie as over-the-top and ridiculous as possible. Even worse: it's played straight.

So what does it have? Leaden direction, silly action scenes (how many times can Marina club someone with a torch?!), goofy CGI, silly costumes (shoulderpads of DOOM!) and a story that meanders along with random side-trips (Ridley has to run through a ridiculously easy maze). And the editing is so choppy that the characters seem to be teleporting.

And the script... dear Lord, the script. I want to set my own brain on fire when I hear the Empress' "rousing" speech to the Council. The dialogue from the villains is even worse: "Give me what is mine!" "NEEEVVEEEERRRRR!" "You're as stubborn as your friend!"

And this movie contains two kinds of acting: wooden and hammy. There is no in-between, although a few actors (Kristen Wilson) actually manage to be both. Jeremy Irons (who needed this job for home renovations) apparently realizes that all hope is lost in the first scene, so he starts chewing scenery like a rabid wolverine. He's actually kind of fun to watch.

Sadly, nobody else is. Whalin is embarrassingly hammy as a bratty, self-absorbed thief, McLellan is actually fairly likable as a prissy mage, and Birch stands around in glittery costumes and talks in a bland monotone (in one scene, her eyes actually flick upwards as if she's thinking, "How long until I get paid?"). Robert Miano also has a brief but hilarious role as a mage with a thick Bronx accent ("Do ya undastand the consequences of ya actions?").

But Snails... oh man, Marlon Wayans will make you want to dig your brain out with a poniard. His character is annoying, screechy, whiny and borderline racist, and actually manages to be MORE annoying than Jar Jar Binks. Even the writers seem to have gotten tired of him.

"Dungeons and Dragons" will drain your will to live with ghastly writing, acting, and direction. But if you watch it while drunk, that's another story..."