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Mixed or average reviews- based on 55 Ratings

  • Starring: Jeremy Irons, Justin Whalin, Zoe McLellan
  • Summary: The Empire of Izmer has long been a divided land. The Mages - an elite group of magic users - rule whilst the lowly commoners are powerless. Izmer's
    young Empress, Savina (Birch), wants equality and prosperity for all, but the evil Mage Profion (Irons) is plotting to depose her, and establis
    h his
    own rule. (Wizards of the Coast)
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 25
  2. Negative: 19 out of 25
  1. 50
    A splashy, silly movie that inexplicably stars Jeremy Irons but will delight 10-year-old boys across the realm. Regrettably, the hordes of pre-adolescent boys it would have delighted most were that age 20 years ago.
  2. 38
    Dungeons & Dragons looks like they threw away the game and photographed the box it came in.
  3. Reviewed by: Cody Clark
    30
    Gamer geeks, I speak your language! And I warn you: Flee! Or, at the very least, crank down any expectations you harbor -- a few notches below "zero" should do it -- before buying a ticket.
  4. 25
    The sad truth is, I can say nothing to recommend this film.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 26
  2. Negative: 15 out of 26
  1. DavidF.
    10
    Wow, what a movie! The acting was beyond anything I had seen before and the story was FANTASTIC! Forget the Lord of the Rings trilogy- this is what special effects should look like! On several occasions I had to rub my eyes in disbelief-the dragons looked real! I'm amazed that such a talented actor like Jeremy Irons hasnt managed to slip up yet- Dungeons and Dragons is yet another jem in his filmography crown........brilliant. I also loved the costumes- they didnt take themselves too seriously and the locations- although very low budget and tacky, blew my mind! If I had to nominate just one film to take the title of 'Film of the Decade' it would be 'Mortal Kombat Anihilation' but 'Dungeons and Dragons' would be a close second!- Awesome. Expand
  2. This is one of those movies that is so bad that it's awesome. The overacting is hilarious, the CG is laughably bad, and the characters are completely out of place for the setting. This is definitely worth watching if your looking for a bad movie to laugh at and make fun of. Expand
  3. KevinG.
    7
    I enjoyed the movie. It had the remnant redeeming qualities of a bad 80's sci-fi or fantasy movie, which I love. The story isn't terrible, the acting is pretty good (Save for Jeremy Irons completely overacted, even for a maniacal genius, role. Expand
  4. MarkS.
    2
    This was real bad. When snails died and the lead actor went to his knees screaming noo, I was embarrased to be sitting through the performance.

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