I'm a former playtester and RPGA member for D&D, so when I can watch these free (I was burnt for theater money for the first one) I DVR them and check them out. The plot was so weak that I took a break in the middle to do something else and came back to it.
First, they pepper in D&D references (actual supplement book names are used) and rare races. Where this starts out as a nice nod to fans, it is done so much that the movie loses direction. Each party member is a different race, the enemies are not well defined, and magic items mentioned are either not shown off (vorpal sword) or seemed to be added for one scene-- which starts to bog down the movie.
The dialog is fairly bad, the assassin is less "the professional" and more standard socio-path. Some characters grasp for depth through a two minute exposition, but the character actions do little to support more than flat characters. Some of the acting reaches decent considering the hurdles.
Oh-- the sexy Shadar-kai has the worst fake tattoo ever to be in a movie. It looks like a child's Halloween attempt.
The movie is better than the first, and about even with the second as they have different faults.
First, they pepper in D&D references (actual supplement book names are used) and rare races. Where this starts out as a nice nod to fans, it is done so much that the movie loses direction. Each party member is a different race, the enemies are not well defined, and magic items mentioned are either not shown off (vorpal sword) or seemed to be added for one scene-- which starts to bog down the movie.
The dialog is fairly bad, the assassin is less "the professional" and more standard socio-path. Some characters grasp for depth through a two minute exposition, but the character actions do little to support more than flat characters. Some of the acting reaches decent considering the hurdles.
Oh-- the sexy Shadar-kai has the worst fake tattoo ever to be in a movie. It looks like a child's Halloween attempt.
The movie is better than the first, and about even with the second as they have different faults.