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It's pretty good. Not amazing, but pretty good.
It's amazing for the depth and detail it delivers as a D&D movie. It's certainly no LotR, but it doesn't pretend to be either and definitely doesn't take itself seriously (plenty of examples of subtle 4th wall breaks). I found I enjoyed it even more the second time around after reading what D&D players had to say (mostly positive) and seeing the details I missed that they caught.
Avoiding spoilers I'll give it my highest praise for how they handled the character relationships. You could argue the movie is action/adventure slop but it handles the characters quite well.
The fact that a dnd movie, nowadays, is pretty good is what is fucking amazing.
"Not amazing"? Have you even seen any other D&D movie ever made? They're mud-caked shitbricks to this flick. Comparing it to any other film is right up there with expecting a fish to climb a tree. ๐ค๐ผ
You don't have to compare movies to other entries in the same franchise. Just the same genre is enough.
Like, Resident Evil movies suck. A lot. I don't have to pick one and say "The others are worse, so this must be good". I can confidently say that "this is the better one, but it still sucks".
As for the DnD movie, I was honestly disappointed, especially as I went to watch it after hearing the very positive online discourse about it, which elevated my expectations a bit.
I swear, if you're one of those still gargling Peter Jackson's kiwi fruits... ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ
I don't have the slightest idea of what the meaning of those words is, but "gargling Peter Jackson's kiwi fruit" might be the funniest insult I've ever received.
Actually, no, scratch that. I was called an "inverted can of shoe polish" once on Reddit. That's still the funniest. You take the second spot, though.
NGL, that sounds low-key racist, but I wasn't there. ๐