Loved this movie!! Thank you for watching. Let me know your favorite part of the movie!

That's not just Bradley Cooper. It's a MINI Cooper.

This feels like a modern-day Princess Bride - funny, silly, heartfelt, and something you can watch again and again.

So with the Intellect Devourers, our party at the moment consists of a Paladin (Strength, Constitution, Wisdom), a Barbarian (Str/Con), a Druid (Wis), a Sorc (Charisma), and either a Bard or Rogue with Performer background (Both Dexterity/Charisma). None of them are Intelligence focused classes. :B

You should definitely take the offer to play the game! This movie really captures the fun, stupid, and hilarious moments that come out of a DND adventure!

"OH, I'm gonna shave him bald." What an oddly unique threat. Separately, Xenk, to me, is a dungeon master analog, or at the very least a NPC side quest that helps move forward the main quest.

As an avid d&d player, I couldn't ask for a better adaptation of the game to screen! There are so many details to notice - every location, spell, and monster that you see on screen is something recognisable from one of the game's sourcebooks! Even more importantly though, this film perfectly captured the nature of a d&d campaign, balancing people's sometimes serious backstories/character motivations against goofball shenanigans, constant screw-ups and the resultant improvised planning. Watching this, you can see the moment one of the "players" got a bad dice roll and had to deal with the consequences, like how Edgin spent the entire first fight in the alley trying to escape his bindings while Holga beat all the guards up.

As a D&D nerd of 40+ years, I can attest that this is a brilliant adaptation of the game!

As a huge D&D nerd, I absolutely adore this movie. It just feels right. It's funny and wholesome. It's awkward and endearing. The use of practical for most creatures like Jarnathan and the Tabaxi, as well as the magic sand pit and stuff, just makes it more crunchy and grounded. So glad you watched.

Also also i thought youd like this Fun Fact Possibly the greatest easter egg is the blink-and-you-miss-it tribute to the 1980s “Dungeons & Dragons” animated series. As Holga, Edgin, Simon and Doric are elevated onto the floor of the High Sun games, the third team is dressed as the original characters of the 1980s cartoon. The actors are the same who voiced Eric the Cavalier, Hank the Ranger, Presto the Magician, Bobby the Barbarian and Diana the Acrobat.

Between this movie and Baldur's Gate III, I've fallen back in love with D&D again. I just wish I could find a gaming group that would allow a 54 year-old dude in.

The use of the word "Fun" to describe this movie, is by far the most common description I've seen reactors and reviewers use for this movie. I hate the fact that it's classified as a "moderate failure", when everyone liked it.

The tiny Bradley Cooper is a mini-cooper, and the arm wresting wizardry at the end is ending with hand-to-hand combat. Also one of the saddest things about Holga asking "don't tell me you wasted it on me" is because she truly didn't believe she was worth saving at the cost of Edgin's wife. It was the love of everyone around her assuring her that she was absolutely worth anything they could give. One other thing is Themberchaud, the pudgy dragon. He has his own lore, but the short of it is that he was taken as a baby and kept fat so he couldn't escape, instead only being able to light forges. He has his own lament too: "And now I am far too large to ever leave. Even if I tore the entire place down around me, I could not claw my way to the surface from here. Instead, I remain buried in a prison of my parents' making, far beneath a sky I've never seen."

"We must never stop failing, because the minute we do, we've failed." Fun Fact: Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello makes a cameo during the Arena sequence. What Script Fact: Regé-Jean Page improvised the scene where Xenk steps right over the boulder, barely even breaking his stride. Chris Pine then improvised the resulting narration. Lost In Adaptation: Druid Doric (Sophia Lillis) repeatedly turns into an Owlbear, which appears to be her favorite form for fighting. According to the current official rules of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop game, a druid cannot turn into an Owlbear. A druid can in fact only turn into a Beast (and eventually an Elemental), but the Owlbear is classified among the "Monstrosities" and a druid character cannot take the shape of those particular creatures. Game Accurate Fact: The movie is set in the Forgotten Realms setting. All the spells used in the film, while largely unnamed, are all legitimate spells used in the Dungeons & Dragons. The overweight red dragon the party encounters in the Underdark is Themberchaud, a known powerful denizen of the Underdark. In an overhead shot as Edgin (Chris Pine) and Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) walk through town, you can see two rust monsters fighting over a scrap of metal, which serves as food for this species. The prison Edgin and Holga escape from is Revel's End. A prison built on a cliff-side overlooking the Sea of Moving Ice in the Frozenfar region of the North.

If I remember correctly, the volcano shot was done in Iceland and wasn't originally planned. But during filming there, a volcano erupted and they decided to film it

I admit, I went into this opening weekend so I could fully enjoy the bad reviews and mockery that was sure to come. "I think I'm gonna do this without fingers, make it a mitten. Who am I trying to impress?" I laughed, okay, that was good. By Jarnathan I was like, "Oh god am I enjoying this...?" By the end, I was demanding six more movies with this cast/crew.

I love this movie, and I love watching people react to it, so I'm glad there are still reaction channels watching it for the first time.

This movie was such a pleasant surprise! I absolutely loved it. ❤️😄 It would be a true shame if we don’t get sequels with more adventures with these characters.

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GO PLAY THE GAME! (Yelled out like a true fanatic LOL). The movie reflects many of the ideas found in the game. The city of Neverwinter, The Harpers, The Red Wizards of Thay, the fat dragon Themberchaud, are all big deals in the game. Even the spells and the not so human looking intelligent species in the movie are in the game! The adventures range from family rescues to wars to greedy thieves. With the pieces in place, like the saying goes, "Adventures are limited by your imagination."

also its so funny how bradley cooper is also the voice of Rocket in the guardians of the galaxy

This is such a great film. I highly recommend giving D&D a go, I think there's a good chance you'd enjoy it. When you have a good group it's so much fun.

As someone who was quite excited for the Dungeons and Dragons movie that came out in 2000, and then was ridiculously disappointed, except for Jeremy Irons chewing more scenery than Alan Rickman did in Robin Hood, this movie exceeded my expectations. It wasn't perfect, but it was fun, and that was enough for me.

I have to admit that I don't know a ton about Dungeons and Dragons. I tried playing it once where I got the premise, but I probably wasn't the right target audience at the time. Despite that, I still enjoyed the movie. It had a great story, great characters, great humor, amazing visuals, and they don't constantly throw references and expect you to get them. Great reaction, btw.

Yes! My favorite movie of 2023! and not just because Dungeons and Dragons is my Special Interest, though that helps x3

The other people in the maze is the 80s dnd cartoon party

Any chance you haven't seen The Gentlemen yet? It's another fantastic movie with Hugh Grant playing a slimy conman of sorts. It's very good.

I have been playing D&D since the little white box. And you needed to color in the numbers on the dice. I knew what a D20 was before I could count that high. I expected this movie to suck. It was super entertaining.

As fun as this film is for non-D&D players, its even more amazing for players, because we get the in-jokes, which are everywhere.

I remember watching the original one in 2000 ,but this one is very good

This film is absolutely brilliant. Fun, funny, touching, and an extremely faithful representation of the setting and feel of D&D.

Absolutely loved this film. Very much reminded me of Stardust.

owlbear! i loved this movie and so did my kid and my mom.

18:16 The Underdark IS dangerous. No one in their sane mind would go there unless they have a compelling reason to.

Loved your reaction...thanks! Good journey :) Peace!

I've just realized why the tablet of reawakening seemed weird to me, in game it would be a scroll.🐉

if you haven't already you should definitely also watch Game Night by the same directors, it's HILARIOUS and so much fun

D&D cartoon characters are in the arena.

I was on the fence for this movie until the displacer beast. That's when I knew they were really paying homage.

Needs more owlbear is dnd's "needs more cowbell."

Those birds are axe beaks basicly a giant chicken

I love this movie! I really wish it had done better at the box office because it's SO good!

It seems so weird and so awesome to The Realms in a film:)

this is top tier dnd with a lil pathfinder 2 mixed in, super fun for the game fans

As an avid D&D player myself, and who spent many years questing in The Forgotten Realms, I do feel the need to point out a few problems with their choices of locations and such. For example, placing the graveyard in The Evermoores, and area of Faerun also known as The Troll Moores. Take a wild guess why they're called The Troll Moores. I'll give you a hint. It's NOT an ironic nickname. Also, the writers probably should have chosen a different Uthgardt tribe for Holga to be from. While the Uthgardt do have a Tribe Of The Elk, many people are likely to confuse that Tribe Of The Elk with the Tribe Of The Elk from Icewind Dale, where Wulfgar from the Drizzt Do'Urden novels is from. The Sky Ponies or The Tribe Of The Griffin would have been a better choice. Oh, and i know that she's Uthgardt and not from Icewind Dale because all Icewind Dale barbarians have blonde or red hair, while all Uthgardt barbarians have black or brown hair. Also, the writers should look more deeply into the abilities of a bard. In the game, bards can use light martial weapons (daggers, short swords, rapiers, light crossbows, etc), and can cast spells (not as well as sorcerers or wizards, but they can cast spells). But all that the bard in this movie could seem to do was play his lute, make plans for heists, and hit people with said lute. Seriously, he's not The Honky Tonk Man from 1980's WWF. Theres so much more that he could have done. And while we're on the subject, druids can do a lot more than just Wild Shape. They have spells too, and a completely different spell list than sorcerers, or even bards. Just saying. And how did Xenk the HUMAN Paladin manage to be at the battle between The Elk Tribe and The Cult Of The Dragon, which was ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, and still be around a hundred years later without aging a day? I mean, there are magics that can extend one's life beyond their natural age limits, but they still tend to age physically. They just tend to continue living after they should have dropped dead of old age. They certainly don't stay young and handsome, capable of fighting (and defeating) several opponents in melee combat with ease. I know, I know. These are all nitpicks. And I want to be perfectly clear, I freaking LOVE this movie, and I sincerely hope that there will be a sequel. However, I also hope that the writers of the sequel choose to do a LITTLE MORE research into the world in which they're basing their movie.

I watched this in a 🇬🇧 cinema last year with a friend on a whim. It was a fun entertaining movie & damn funny. You can see where the $150M was spent & that it's disheartening that it has only made $208M worldwide!! (Of which only $93M Domestic) 💔 It deserved way more. When you consider marketing & distribution costs it it didn't break even 😥 I'd love a sequel with this cast but there's been no news so far..

Yaaay! So happy u watched this! It’s one of my favorites already-prob seen it 20 times already. Yeah, sad but true nonetheless.

I suspect you would enjoy playing D&D. My wife and I've both played it since the late 70s. Our kids now play as well. When my daughter went off to a new state for college, she found instant friends with a D&D group she met the first week. The games are limited only by your imagination.

Time stop only last 30 seconds but a lot can happen in 30 seconds a round is 6 seconds

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This is a fun one!

Neverwinter is a D&D mmorpg, u can play solo to Neverwinter 1-2 are good D&D games

I would really love to watch this reaction but I have to wait for Jarnathon to get here.... lmfao 😂 JK

You should totally make a reaction video where you watch Puss in Boots the last wish! Super awesome, amazing and hilarious movie! Best movie I watched in a very long time! Just do not watch spoilers before watching

Heehee.. mini Cooper. Funny.

Voldermort and zasx are both litches

Urgh I wish they'd make 3 more of these.

I'd appreciate it if you watch anything directed by OR just starring Edward Burns My top 3 suggestions: CONFIDENCE SHE'S THE ONE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK

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It's not the best fantasy movie but it might be the most fun fantasy movie

such a fun movie and I hope against hope that it's growing "cult" status lets them do a sequel.

Try to watch Legend Of Vox Machina! Maybe even off camera if it's easier to do. It's animated series hardly based on DnD. I am sure you will enjoy it :)

If you liked this movie, you’ll love Your Highness with Danny McBride.

After the absolute disaster of the 2000 D&D movie, this was redemption for the idea of D&D as a movie.

you should show your gf the fighting scene and ask her how many nat 20s there are 9:05

This movie was definitely light years ahead of the dreadful one that starred Jeremy Irons and Thora Birch… and the two sequels that came after.

I have a few complaints but overall it was pretty darn good, except the villain. I thought she was pretty terrible and dragged the movie down every time she was on camera. Her evil laugh was especially awful.

I am so disappointed with this movie. It feels like a gaming session not at all to me. It doesn't remind me of playing D&D, except for all the name dropping and inside comments. If you compare the way *The LEGO Movie* harkened back to how it felt to play with Legos as a kid, this movie -- and all D&D movies -- feel far more like infomercials, than an open-world creative environment. D&D is not passive, so sitting and watching a narrative is not like playing an RPG. And it leaves out the whole tabletop part of the game, the DM and gaming culture and all of the trappings of the gaming session. Both *ET* and *Stranger Things* were better at showing off D&D and showing appreciation. If you're only going to display the narrative, then all movies are RPG movies, and *LotR* would be the OG D&D movie, since that's where it started (despite the claims in Tolkien estate lawsuits).