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I just saw a great movie...
2006-08-18, 9:30 AM #1
Krull.
Yeah.
It was good. I liked it. I thought it was gonna be War of the Worlds meets Lord of the Rings, but it turned out to be more Star Wars meets Princess Bride, for better or worse.
I found myself nerding out by assigning DnD classes to the characters.
King Dude: Paladin
Old Dude: Cleric
Silly Magic Dude: Bard
Old Magic Dude: Wizard
Prisoner Dude: Barbarian, possibly thief levels
Kid: I dunno. I thought he was holding some obscure weapon through the whole movie, which, combined with the haircut, made be think Monk. But then at the end it turned out to be a staff of dispel magic or something, so maybe Druid, based on the way he interacts with the Bard when he wildshapes.
Teenager: I was thinking Barbarian... I'll stick with that, I guess.
Cyclops: Druid.
Liam Neeson: Only person to ever be in another movie. I mean, Ranger.
Rest of Prisoners: Mostly thieves, some barbarians. EWP for the whip dudes.
I didn't bother with the bad guys. That's probably covered in d20 future or something.
And, it should be noted, this felt a lot more like a DnD adventure than any of the DnD movies, or the cartoon.

-Also notable: I have had that exact glaive experience in various games, where someone gets a weapon they fall in love with but lose because it's not their destiny or something.
2006-08-18, 10:10 AM #2
Originally posted by Jarl:
And, it should be noted, this felt a lot more like a DnD adventure than any of the DnD movies, or the cartoon.


I thought the D&D 2 movie was actually rather good and reminiscent of a typical D&D adventure. Much more than the first at least.

I'm going to try and find Krull at the video store.
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2006-08-18, 11:07 AM #3
Originally posted by Jepman:
I thought the D&D 2 movie was actually rather good and reminiscent of a typical D&D adventure. Much more than the first at least.

Huh... I should actually try watching the whole thing then.

-The first had a very Forgotten Realms/Dragonlance feel to it, but sucked. Is the second one an actual sequel or a different story entirely?
2006-08-18, 11:33 AM #4
Well. its more or less a sequel. Its the same kingdom, but a few hundred years later (and it sure isn't as prosperous). Basically, it turns out that Damodar (or wtvr, the bald dude) was turned into an undead, became a sorcerer, gave up wearing blue lipstick, and in the introduction you hear a monologue of his as he gains his life back and vows revenge on the decendants of those who killed him. He sets to revive a dracolich (undead black dragon) god who has been dormant in the bowels of a mountain near the city itself. A party sets out to fight Damodar.

You never see the former heroes (so no more Wayans crap) and you never know who their descendants really are. The movie itself is not high and flashy like the last one, mainly because their budget was significantly smaller, but I actually prefered this older style. There was much less comical crap, save for a few jest from the halfling thief to the human barbarian woman.

All in all I found it entertaining, though obviously its no Lords of the Rings.

But I'm partial to any and all medieval fantasy movies.
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2006-08-18, 12:01 PM #5
What was the party?
You said no humor, that usually means no bards.

-So Bald Dude's a Lich? Swank.
2006-08-18, 12:28 PM #6
More or less a lich. You get to see another lich, though it doesn't strike me as a very powerful one during the movie.

The party consists of :

Berick - Male Human fighter (leadership)
Name forgotten - Female Human barbarian
Name forgotten - Female Elven sorceress
Name forgotten - Male Human cleric
Nim - Male Halfling rogue

There are a bunch of mages that also have a part in the storyline, mainly Berick's wife who is cursed by Damodred.

There is some comedy, just not comical crap you'd see from the gay rogue duo from the first one. And I'd say while the special effects aren't top knotch, the acting is better if a bit stiff.

Berick is cool though.
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