as Chris Pine said "everyone should play DnD". It is such an insane game where everyone builds a story together like our own HBO show. I have played DnD for three years now and I still have no idea what the official dnd world is.
I always appreciate your enthusiasm for fun and silly movies. Usually reviewers just say these types of movies are bad without mentioning how fun they are to watch even though they are not great.
As a person who plays D&D no stop Lol it was a dream come true to see the worlds on the big screen chefs kiss 👌It was my most anticipated movie of the year
Loved this review!! You have so much energy and it makes it fun to hear your thoughts. Very excited to watch this tonight. Glad YT recommended this, I just subbed! Keep up the great work!
I am very excited to see this, as someone who was never able to get into D&D. But also, comedic Chris Pine and comedic Hugh Grant are two of my favorite things on the planet, so gimme that. And with Game Night being one of the best comedies in recent memory, it’s awesome to see Daley and Goldstein make a big jump from that to this!
You have a huge bright future in film criticism, Sydney. Your love of movies is infectious and, best of all, you give clearly defined reasoning behind your reviews. That is SO RARE in the cinema critique world, not just in the microcosm that is TH-cam but even in print journalism as well. I come from the days of Rex Reed, Kenneth Turan, Vincent Canby, et al so I have a pretty cinemascopic lay of the land (read: I'm a geezer.) Actually you kind of remind me of Leonard Maltin in his prime - he was a big champion of movies while still maintaining a critical eye. Keep on keepin' on. You give me enormous hope for the future!
Thank you so much, Jeff! Can’t express how much it means to me to even be in the same sentence as someone like Leonard Maltin. I am not a geezer so I have a lot to learn haha, but comments like this are so encouraging and I appreciate your support!!🙌🏼
I'm going to see it for a second time, and this time I'm taking a couple of friends who haven't seen it. Everyone I know who has seen it loved it, and most of them are D&D players like me. I went in with an open mind hoping to be entertained, and I got exactly what I wanted! 😃
I know as soon as more people see it that one specific cameo is going to be meme'd about for the week. Had a lot of fun with this, people loved that lute bit and the wildshaoe transformations. I definitely heard a couple excited ooohs when Rege Jean Page appeared, clearly some Bridgerton fans were in the audience. This kind of just felt like the type of movie Marvel forgot how to do properly. 5 star chonky boy dragon too.
You are correct - it is not only done well it is done respectfully with fun! And we don't get "The Hollywood Message" YAY bc D&D people don't want to be preached too, we just want what we got in this movie and I want to see a second movie!
Agree with everything you said, this felt like the most accessible fantasy movie in awhile for both past fans & newbies, and that ended up being so so good. I cried as well haha I was just shocked all of the sudden that they had such a cute ending that made sense and put actual emotion behind it, lots of fun here.
Cried more than I did watching D&D than EEAAO LOL. Like, in so many moments. I think it's the nostalgia of playing it during middle & high school (in my 40s now), & the fact that we've waited DECADES for a good D&D film. & the game mechanics which ground "magic" with rules (waaaaay better than Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Horseshit). This movie had humour (The Princess Bride; Monty Python-esque), action & even better team dynamics than GotG or Avengers, plus a LOT of HEART, & really hit ALL the marks, with 🐣🐣🐣eggs galore for D&D fans (jumping around to ALL these iconic D&D locations; D&D game mechanics at play --- definitely an Easter rebirth for me!) but non-players would equally appreciate the fast pace & the superb script. I predict a sequel & possible trilogy coming up! Thank you directors, writers & the fantastic cast.
Great Review Im Surprised This Movie Is Getting Great Reviews Because When I Saw The Trailer I Wasnt Impressed But With The Reviews That Are Coming In Maybe I Will Enjoy It
Another killer review. Glad you liked it! As a D&D player, it hits all the feeling of playing while keeping its structure (which can admittedly get lost at the table haha). So many things to geek out on but, as you said, there’s no prior knowledge required. So keen to see it again!
I've never played D&D before I've only seen my friends play it , I wasn't all that interested in seeing this because I've never played the board game but I'm seeing so much praise for this movie from a lot of people and some of my favorite TH-camr reviewers that I now got my ticket for this movie to see this Thursday and I'm excited to see this now and my friends are hyped for this movie too Lol , plus I haven't watched any trailers which is rare for me so I'm going into this movie literally completely blind
I think the exposition drops and backstory issues were kind of a meta joke, actually. Those are things that players and DMs occasionally go overboard on, kind of like Zenk being an overkill NPC.
No matter what the reviewer looks like, I always make sure to copiously praise their energy! Can't have enough exclamation points while doing it! In fact, a general compliment to the reviewers energy may be the dominant form of reply! Along with effusive praise, with just a hint of lashed expectations! This movie may rake in 370 million! They would obviously franchise sequels then! But if not, they still ought to! If John Wick 4, and old hat Mario are printing money now, well their motives will never give ME the feels of A+ Rodriguez! OK I will feel genuinely bad if you fall for any of this. You are the definition of sweet.
Reviews for this movie are generally positive...but being released right after John Wick and right before the Mario Bros movie hurt its box office....and some dumb comments made by the directors probably turn off some potential movie goers. Maybe this movie will do well in streaming and DVD/Blu Ray and make its money back in the long term. I do agree this has a lot of potential...it can be a film anthology where each movie is a different set of characters, or even having the same cast playing new characters each time around.
Love the movie and all. Top notch! HOWEVER! Neither the directors, Paramount, Hasbro gave Ed Greenwood a SINGLE credit mention or shoutout even!! Ed who is the creator of the Forgotten Realms and the planet, Toril ( Abeir- Toril in the past, two sibling planets into one, dragonborn and tieflings are from Abeir ), on which things mostly happen. The continent of Faerun with its Sword Coast and known western coastsl cities of Icewind Dale, Neverwinter, Waterdeep, Baldurs Gate etc. A huge spit in the face of Ed by the corpo suits which takes his work as their own WITHOUT permission! And hes not the only one. They didnt afaIk consult or credit the creators of the Dragonlance setting either when WotC released the updated 5e Dragonlance campaign which is set on the planet of Krynn.
The only thing I don't like about this movie is that it pushed John Wick 4 out of the premium theaters after just a week of release. At least I got to watch it twice in Dolby 😭
"The humor reminds me of Game Night". That's funny you say that, because this is made by the same duo who did Game Night (a great comedy for those who haven't seen). But yeah. Great review. Can't wait to see it this week.
Thank you Harrison that means a lot!! Yep, that's the goal. Obviously really hard to achieve, and I'm not in a super rush right now because I'm young so have a lot of confidence + film knowledge to build. It will be interesting to see where this House of Horrors podcast is able to go though!
Loved this review!! You have so much energy and it makes it fun to hear your thoughts. Very excited to watch this tonight. Glad YT recommended this, I just subbed! Keep up the great work!
as Chris Pine said "everyone should play DnD". It is such an insane game where everyone builds a story together like our own HBO show. I have played DnD for three years now and I still have no idea what the official dnd world is.
I always appreciate your enthusiasm for fun and silly movies. Usually reviewers just say these types of movies are bad without mentioning how fun they are to watch even though they are not great.
I think some people forgot how to have fun! Exactly, having a couple flaws doesn’t mean a film can’t still be enjoyed
As a person who plays D&D no stop Lol it was a dream come true to see the worlds on the big screen chefs kiss 👌It was my most anticipated movie of the year
Loved this review!! You have so much energy and it makes it fun to hear your thoughts. Very excited to watch this tonight. Glad YT recommended this, I just subbed! Keep up the great work!
thank you so much!! hope you had a great time with it
I am very excited to see this, as someone who was never able to get into D&D. But also, comedic Chris Pine and comedic Hugh Grant are two of my favorite things on the planet, so gimme that. And with Game Night being one of the best comedies in recent memory, it’s awesome to see Daley and Goldstein make a big jump from that to this!
Hell yeah Bryan! I think you’ll love it. I’m excited to see what they do next, too.
This movie was a huge surprise hit for me, wasn’t expecting it to enjoy it this much. Good review! :)
Thanks so much for watching, glad you had fun too😎
You have a huge bright future in film criticism, Sydney. Your love of movies is infectious and, best of all, you give clearly defined reasoning behind your reviews. That is SO RARE in the cinema critique world, not just in the microcosm that is TH-cam but even in print journalism as well. I come from the days of Rex Reed, Kenneth Turan, Vincent Canby, et al so I have a pretty cinemascopic lay of the land (read: I'm a geezer.) Actually you kind of remind me of Leonard Maltin in his prime - he was a big champion of movies while still maintaining a critical eye. Keep on keepin' on. You give me enormous hope for the future!
Thank you so much, Jeff! Can’t express how much it means to me to even be in the same sentence as someone like Leonard Maltin. I am not a geezer so I have a lot to learn haha, but comments like this are so encouraging and I appreciate your support!!🙌🏼
I'm checking it out this weekend great to hear its exactly what I thought it be. Great review as always!
I'm going to see it for a second time, and this time I'm taking a couple of friends who haven't seen it. Everyone I know who has seen it loved it, and most of them are D&D players like me. I went in with an open mind hoping to be entertained, and I got exactly what I wanted! 😃
I know as soon as more people see it that one specific cameo is going to be meme'd about for the week. Had a lot of fun with this, people loved that lute bit and the wildshaoe transformations. I definitely heard a couple excited ooohs when Rege Jean Page appeared, clearly some Bridgerton fans were in the audience. This kind of just felt like the type of movie Marvel forgot how to do properly. 5 star chonky boy dragon too.
Chonky boy dragon supremacy
You are correct - it is not only done well it is done respectfully with fun! And we don't get "The Hollywood Message" YAY bc D&D people don't want to be preached too, we just want what we got in this movie and I want to see a second movie!
Agree with everything you said, this felt like the most accessible fantasy movie in awhile for both past fans & newbies, and that ended up being so so good. I cried as well haha I was just shocked all of the sudden that they had such a cute ending that made sense and put actual emotion behind it, lots of fun here.
LFG!!!! Awesome review! As a five star fan rater of this film, I respect the issues you brought up, but am glad you enjoyed it!
My eternal respect for the 5 star rating persists
It was so fun, and never thought I'd see a certain popular videogame's gameplay be used so well.
Cried more than I did watching D&D than EEAAO LOL. Like, in so many moments. I think it's the nostalgia of playing it during middle & high school (in my 40s now), & the fact that we've waited DECADES for a good D&D film. & the game mechanics which ground "magic" with rules (waaaaay better than Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Horseshit). This movie had humour (The Princess Bride; Monty Python-esque), action & even better team dynamics than GotG or Avengers, plus a LOT of HEART, & really hit ALL the marks, with 🐣🐣🐣eggs galore for D&D fans (jumping around to ALL these iconic D&D locations; D&D game mechanics at play --- definitely an Easter rebirth for me!) but non-players would equally appreciate the fast pace & the superb script.
I predict a sequel & possible trilogy coming up!
Thank you directors, writers & the fantastic cast.
Great Review Im Surprised This Movie Is Getting Great Reviews Because When I Saw The Trailer I Wasnt Impressed But With The Reviews That Are Coming In Maybe I Will Enjoy It
Great review and video. I want to see the movie now! Thanks so much.
Thanks so much for watching Dave!! Hope you enjoy
I would argue that he’s not a bard, he’s a rogue with a lute.
Another killer review. Glad you liked it! As a D&D player, it hits all the feeling of playing while keeping its structure (which can admittedly get lost at the table haha). So many things to geek out on but, as you said, there’s no prior knowledge required. So keen to see it again!
Thanks Blake! Glad to hear that, and glad you were happy with it as an adaptation!!
I've never played D&D before I've only seen my friends play it , I wasn't all that interested in seeing this because I've never played the board game but I'm seeing so much praise for this movie from a lot of people and some of my favorite TH-camr reviewers that I now got my ticket for this movie to see this Thursday and I'm excited to see this now and my friends are hyped for this movie too Lol , plus I haven't watched any trailers which is rare for me so I'm going into this movie literally completely blind
I think it’s good to go in blind! I’m sure you’ll have a ton of fun👍🏼
@@SydneyVolpe awesome !
Surprisingly excited for this, other than the occasional cartoon episode I’ve never even touched dungeons and dragons. Seeing it Friday!
Woot woot! I think you’ll love it
I had a blast with this movie! Great to hear your thoughts, Sydney!
I think the exposition drops and backstory issues were kind of a meta joke, actually. Those are things that players and DMs occasionally go overboard on, kind of like Zenk being an overkill NPC.
I enjoyed this film a lot surprisingly well done
Your Last Unicorn t-shirt is fire. No pun intended... :)
I was wondering if anyone would notice :’)
Everyone is S Tier on the character list, but Holga gets the S+
Facts
A lot of the trailer stuff was left out of the movie or changed for the movie so I don't agree it was great! 10/10 from a life long fan
No matter what the reviewer looks like, I always make sure to copiously praise their energy! Can't have enough exclamation points while doing it! In fact, a general compliment to the reviewers energy may be the dominant form of reply! Along with effusive praise, with just a hint of lashed expectations!
This movie may rake in 370 million! They would obviously franchise sequels then! But if not, they still ought to! If John Wick 4, and old hat Mario are printing money now, well their motives will never give ME the feels of A+ Rodriguez!
OK I will feel genuinely bad if you fall for any of this. You are the definition of sweet.
Reviews for this movie are generally positive...but being released right after John Wick and right before the Mario Bros movie hurt its box office....and some dumb comments made by the directors probably turn off some potential movie goers. Maybe this movie will do well in streaming and DVD/Blu Ray and make its money back in the long term. I do agree this has a lot of potential...it can be a film anthology where each movie is a different set of characters, or even having the same cast playing new characters each time around.
Love your reviews so much, you always crack me up Syd! 🙌🏻
Thanks for always watching my friend😎
@@SydneyVolpe Always 😎
Love the movie and all. Top notch! HOWEVER! Neither the directors, Paramount, Hasbro gave Ed Greenwood a SINGLE credit mention or shoutout even!! Ed who is the creator of the Forgotten Realms and the planet, Toril ( Abeir- Toril in the past, two sibling planets into one, dragonborn and tieflings are from Abeir ), on which things mostly happen. The continent of Faerun with its Sword Coast and known western coastsl cities of Icewind Dale, Neverwinter, Waterdeep, Baldurs Gate etc. A huge spit in the face of Ed by the corpo suits which takes his work as their own WITHOUT permission! And hes not the only one. They didnt afaIk consult or credit the creators of the Dragonlance setting either when WotC released the updated 5e Dragonlance campaign which is set on the planet of Krynn.
Just saw it last night, totally agreed! Hit the nail on the head
The only thing I don't like about this movie is that it pushed John Wick 4 out of the premium theaters after just a week of release. At least I got to watch it twice in Dolby 😭
D&D is not the enemy shift your focus to Mario Bros😂
I enjoyed it, too.
Osoteric, nice word choice
Um, why do you have a poster for "Vengeance"?
Lol idk it’s just a free one from an early screening
@@SydneyVolpe And what did you think of the film?
Sydney with the W
Another day another nickel
@@SydneyVolpe You must have so many nickels by now! what you gonna do with all of them?
"The humor reminds me of Game Night". That's funny you say that, because this is made by the same duo who did Game Night (a great comedy for those who haven't seen). But yeah. Great review. Can't wait to see it this week.
you’re good at this, would you ever do it for a living?
Thank you Harrison that means a lot!! Yep, that's the goal. Obviously really hard to achieve, and I'm not in a super rush right now because I'm young so have a lot of confidence + film knowledge to build. It will be interesting to see where this House of Horrors podcast is able to go though!
@@SydneyVolpe fuck yea, where can I listen?
Chris Pine will always be the best Chris.
Agreed tbh
did i see some practical effects?? That needs to come back the technology is there.. Hand made movies with a little cgi
Yes there were lots!! Makes such a difference
Freaks & Geeks for life
You are very great with your movie reviews. but I really wasn't feeling this movie.
That’s okay!! Thanks for watching anyways😂
Loved this review!! You have so much energy and it makes it fun to hear your thoughts. Very excited to watch this tonight. Glad YT recommended this, I just subbed! Keep up the great work!