auritone This is a very difficult movie to rate. What can I say about one of my favorite bad movies... I must have seen it at least 20 times at this point and it never gets old. All props look like the were bought in a toy store and made of the cheapest plastic, the wig on the dwarf looks like nylon, the CGI wouldn't be out of place in a very low budget TV series, and the acting... Oh, the acting... One of my friends put it best when he tried to sell me this movie. "Basically, they put a salami in the directors chair and pinned a note saying "OVERACT" on it. That's the movie!" And that sums it up pretty well. It is bad. REALLY bad! But it's so bad it's good and a hell of a good time!

blumdeluxe I think that many of the users here do "Dungeons and Dragons" a bit wrong. Not that I want to say it is by any means an excellent movie or anything alike, but it is not so much worse than your average mediocre fantasy movie.I don't know in how far the franchise is adopted in the movie, so really in this aspect I can't say much or argue. But what we get story-wise is a fantasy tale already told a hundred times before. There is a kingdom with a proud and honest queen, threatened by heartless inner opponents and finally depending on unlikely heroes to be saved. Not very original but good enough for a one-timer.I actually kind of connected with the characters, even though they are sure mostly one-dimensional. Nonetheless their characteristics along with the trash factor of the movie, added up quite nicely to give this film some substance. It is settled somewhere between a child movie, for which it is a bit too explicit, and an adult fantasy film, for which it is a bit too childish.All in all lay back, relax, expect nothing and you won't be disappointed.

Python Hyena Dungeons and Dragons (2000): Dir: Courtney Smith / Cast: Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans, Thora Birch, Bruce Payne, Jeremy Irons: Pathetic piece of junk that is so hideous that every copy in circulation should be used to start a campfire. Bruce Payne plays a henchmen villain trying to steal a scepter for his master. The blue lipstick does him little justice. Thora Birch plays the Empiress who must avoid a war. Justin Whalin and Marlon Wayans play a couple of thieves who get caught up in the scheme and are accompanied by a dwarf, a magician's apprentice, and elves. The screenplay is about third grade level with special effects that are about as festive as a bag of puke. Poor directing by Courtney Smith with horrible acting performances to back him up. Whalin and Wayans are horrible in what will never be a compliment to their abilities. Birch is laughable riding that flimsy magic carpet. This is a major downfall especially since the previous year she gave a flawless performance in American Beauty. Payne looks like a barbaric version of Divine with that blue lipstick. Even poor Jeremy Irons, an accomplished actor, somehow got suckered into being part of this garbage. This piece of junk is easily one of the worst films to be released this year. It is a total embarrassment to everyone involved. It is a foolish mess that should be tossed into a deep hole and buried. Score: 0 / 10

carla-field I'm not a film critic but I am a film fanatic, and if I'm completely honest the reviews are a little harsh to say the least. this film is not perfection and nor is it remotely close to what so people have described as " a waste of time " I found this film a good watch and would happily watch it again. if you like fantasy then you will like this film. full stop fully intended. I rated this film 7 stars an feel this is a fair representation of the film rather than the usual one. this film has a fully thought out and cleaver plot and the biggest ending cliff hanger ever left upon a fantasy film that leaves you wondering about what happens to the characters! this film was a fun hour or so and I have convinced my closet friends to watch it themselves. give it a go, what's the worst that could happen!