#dnd: honor among thieves

[augory]

I’ve been skimming John Francis Daley’s (director on D&D: Honor Among Thieves) twitter and I continue to be so completely blown away by the movie’s commitment to practical effects and/or minimized CGI where feasible. I mean holy shit look at all this

[susiephone]

the most on-brand way to do a sequel to the dnd movie would be to have a totally different storyline, possibly even in a completely different world, with all-new characters....but keep the exact same cast. some of them playing Basically The Same Character As Last Time But In A Hat and With a New Voice, and some of them just going the TOTAL opposite direction. rege jean page still plays the overpowered dmpc chris pine’s character has sexual tension with. hugh grant still does the most. everyone still has intelligence as a dump stat.

[keeperofthebees]

the d&d movie was so good. they captured the energy perfectly. exposition and character building and meeting that takes 10 minutes. travel across 3 countries in like 5 minutes. bullshit plans that work so hard. a dragon for no reason other than its a fuckin dragon. Chekov's gun but it's Chekov's arsenal. A paladin's autistic swag. nat 20 on the potato. crying. a very quick "where are they now" segment. everything.

[liamfaoisidhe]

Honor Among Theives...

As text posts!

(I'm still sitting on so many because I can't get images of the exact scenes they correlate with, sob)

[starlitcityy]

These are my only posts that do well lmao

[krembruleed]

the timelines match....it could happen...

[cordership]

If we ever get another D&D movie and have some actual play peeps cameo in it, I would want Brennan, Aabria, and Matt cast as “trio/quartet (if we could get Jasmine too) of arguing wizards”, and anyone who’s seen the Game Masters of Exandria Roundtable immediately understands what I mean.

Brennan would probably be interrogating some nonsensical illogic surrounding the behavior of a person and/or organization, which, on a Doylist level would be him examining the worldbuilding.

Aabria would be starting BEEF.

Matt would be exasperatedly trying to mediate and deescalate.

[heartlesscad]

My friend dragged me out to see that new dungeons and dragons movie and!!!! There's a FAT DRAGON!!!!!! LOOK AT THIS BIG BOY!!!!! HE HAS MY HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!

[letmetellyouaboutmyfeels]

Xenk: *walking away in a straight line* Ed: What a weird guy. I can't believe I'm gonna sleep with him. Holga: You don't have to. Ed: No, no, I'm gonna.

[brainrockets]

Sometimes I'm just minding my own business and I remember, "JARNATHAN!" and I am giggling for 10 minutes. The delivery was just so good.

It sounds like someone doing a dnd voice.

[andisupreme]

“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” is unironically a great time and I adore how faithful it is to actual DnD mechanics. Sure, the druid shouldn’t be able to turn into an owlbear but everyone’s pointed that out ahead of time. No one prepared me for the nerdy joy of being able to sit there and list off identifiable spells like “oh shit, green flame blade! Reverse gravity! Prestidigitation! OTTILUKE’S RESILIENT SPHERE! AAAA” Plus you could see people playing the game. When somebody rolls a Nat 1, what things are in-game jokes (You just know the whole table was screaming ”FAT BOYYYY” during That One Part.) I was expecting Guardians of the Galaxy levels of snark and not taking itself seriously but it really was very earnest and that was surprisingly refreshing. 10/10 movie I loved it ;u;

[koboldkatalyst]

[seaside-m3lody]

I watched the DnD movie a couple days ago and I have so many FEELINGS.

Simon is my new blorbo. Every moment with him, I was like “that’s my boy! 🥹” Loved watching this man on his self-confidence journey.

The affection in Simon’s voice every time he talks about Doric. The absolute PRIDE seeing her absolutely annihilate guards as an Owlbear. *chef’s kiss*

Bonus: the absolute lack of hesitation this man has to give her everything. The way it overcomes his own fears and anxieties. “Always.”

Despite basically all the characters having canonical straight relationships, they’re still brimming with queer found-family dnd energy.

Edgin and Holga’s iconic sibling dynamic.

The Avengers WISH they were Edgin’s party.

Edgin is a good dad.

Holga is an icon.

Xenk is an icon.

Hugh Grant is a delight in every role he plays.

Edgin’s lute is surprisingly durable.

Jarnathan my beloved, you didn’t deserve any of this.

[sluttysuperheroes]

does anyone have any ideas why the dnd movie doesn’t have a bigger fandom on tumblr? honestly I’m kind of shocked more people aren’t posting about it. it was a great film with a cast of memorable characters and a gay pairing that’s perfect shipping material. is this just another sign of the death of fandom or…?

[liamfaoisidhe]

I finally made more memes!

[starlitcityy]

Might as well make another one, eh?