Dungeons & Dragons was practically doomed from the start. Adapting a novel, comicbook or television series for the big screen affords a filmmaker a foundation of established characters and stories. Adapting a sprawling fantasy role-playing game is another matter entirely, particularly when the game in question encourages players to create their own heroes, forge their own adventures and craft their own unique experiences. As such, both Dungeons & Dragons and its direct-to-video sequel, Wrath of the Dragon God, are essentially adaptations of game mechanics, complex rule sets, character classes and bestiaries developed over the course of thirty-five years; elements that are well-suited to a late night game of roll-your-own-adventure with friends who know the differences between a paladin of Dwarel Hills and a cleric of Pelor, but woefully inadequate when it comes to laying the groundwork for a feature film. leave the film feeling like they've seen something that reinvents the wheel, but this is certainly a fine example of its genre that should appeal to Audio Format(s):English Dolby Atmos, English Audio Description, Spanish (Castilian) 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish (Latin America) 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, French (Canadian) 5.1 Dolby Digital, Italian 5.1 Dolby Digital, Japanese 5.1 Dolby Digital who aren't necessarily familiar with the ins-and-outs dynamics of the classic Dungeons & Dragons tabletop game. way, and special effects galore, as well as creatures, swordplay, and so on and so forth. None of it is necessarily novel, but the film has a lot of fun

Dungeons & Dragons the longstanding tabletop role playing game. Obviously, there are dramatically different dynamics in play between a Forging the Forgotten Realms— Discover the secrets behind the exciting sets and breathtaking locations in far away lands! Forging The Forgotten Realms (HD, 8:07) – We go over the decision as to where in the Dungeons and Dragons world that this takes place, why, and how it was brought to life (via set dressing and whatnot).With the film only out in cinemas this weekend, we won’t get the official Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves Blu-ray, 4K and Digital extras and special features for a while, but there’s a lot to go on already. For a start, it’s set in a fantasy realm with dragons, demons, wizards and shape-shifting druids, so all of this points to features on the CGI, cast and characters, lore and history of the board game and the environments that the group explore. Paramount's glossy SteelBook will show handling fingerprints in the darker areas. The front panel features the heroes in silhouette at the bottom Rogues' Gallery: The Heroes of Dungeons & Dragons (1080p, 11:24): Looking at the characters collectively and also exploring result is a film that show boundless energy even within its bloated runtime, which does still feel overlong but not too terribly overlong. seeming ready, willing, and able to do whatever is necessary to make a blast of a movie. Again, there's nothing revolutionary here, but audiences

Plot: What’s it about? Video: How’s it look? Audio: How’s it sound? Supplements: What are the extras? The Bottom Line Plot: What’s it about? Deleted Scenes with Optional Director Commentary (SD, 19 minutes): Solomon reveals the reasoning behind cutting or trimming eleven scenes: "D&D Creator Cameo," "Extended Council Meeting," "In the Sewers," "Inside the Scroll," "Into the Thieves' Guild," "Extended Guild Fight," "Norda & Snails," "Norda & Marina," "Ridley's Vision," "Waiting for Ridley" and an "Alternate Ending." Rolling the Dice: Adapting the Game to the Screen (SD, 22 minutes): The direct-to-video sequel's cast and crew discuss the game, its rules and appeal, and the challenges in bringing it to life on screen.Color Reproduction: Colors really pop here, and especially contrasted to the darkness. Greens, reds, blues and yellows really come on bolder. Magic beams, fire, magical smoke and more really glows and sting here with good use of the HDR especially in the darker areas of the frame. satisfy longtime payers of the ever-popular game I cannot say. As escapist cinema, however, it's not at all bad, even if it's overlong. Deleted and Extended Scenes— Uncover even more of the action with deleted & extended scenes not seen in theaters!