A -{ B I G }- Screen Mini Review ; Viewed It -{ TWICE }-.
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'Forge', To Chris Pine's 'Edgin' : "Ahhhh, I don't want to see you die."
P A U S E
Forge, { To Edgin, As Well As Sofina } : "And that's why, I'm leaving the room!".
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Ok, so 'right off the bat': HUGH GRANT'S patently diabolical 'Forge', along with Daisy Head's 'Deliciously Evil Sofina', are absolutely, positively -{ BRILLIANT!!! }- . . . . & they drive the movie to a -huge- extent. And mind you, -every- single other 'Principal' { Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman } delivers an impassioned Performance, that is -Not- far behind. Directors John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein have helmed a STUPENDOUS production that is Un-equivocally . . . . "A True Labour Of Love".
A quick disclaimer though: I'm -Not- a decades long Dungeons & Dragons afficionado, in that I -Haven't- watched -Any- of the prior movies -Or- TV series ; -Nor- did I partake in the original role-playing 'Board Gaming Sensation' by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, first published in 1974. The sole reason I'm mentioning this ; is to let you know that I'm coming at this movie with a -{ COMPLETELY FRESH PERSPECTIVE }-. In other words, I came at it with a -Fully- open mind . . . And was Totally Blown Away ( "well, for the -Most- part, anyway" ).
So all things considered ...YES... as I -Just- alluded to above, I -Did- have a -Small- beef with the fact that in a picture calling itself something and "DRAGONS" ; it does feel like the film fell a TAD bit short on that rather obvious titular promise. Of the 3 Dragons shown in the -Entire- feature ; the 1st is 'Gone-before-you-know', the 2nd's 'Morbidly Obese', and the 3rd, { albeit fabulously realized for the big-screen in its truly -Resplendent- silver & gold adornments }, is ALSO a { relatively } brief presence, in the Grand Finale sequence. But did that matter in the final analysis? Hell, No!!
SUMMARY : "Dungeons & Dragons : Honour Among Thieves" is, in a nutshell, "An -{ Absolute }- Riot" . . . Ergo : 13 Marks Out Of 10 From Me, Hands Down! Oh, & -Do- keep a special eye out for the scenes involving 'the red smoke and the Red Wizards' ; the colours employed are just -{ Intensely }- Vivid, & 'Bewitching'. It's Charming, Delightful, Suspenseful, Thrilling ; and, most-notably-of-all . . . I found the momentous buildup -TOWARDS- and ( eventual ) 'Huge' payoff -AT- the very end ; to be Tremendously, & Magically ( Pun -Entirely- Intended- ) . . . . -{ " SOULFUL & BEAUTIFUL " }-. And if -All- that wasn't already -Enough- ; IT'S DELIRIOUSLY FREAKING FUNNY 👏 🤣 🤣 . . . . ENJOY!!!
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'Forge', To Chris Pine's 'Edgin' : "Ahhhh, I don't want to see you die."
P A U S E
Forge, { To Edgin, As Well As Sofina } : "And that's why, I'm leaving the room!".
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Ok, so 'right off the bat': HUGH GRANT'S patently diabolical 'Forge', along with Daisy Head's 'Deliciously Evil Sofina', are absolutely, positively -{ BRILLIANT!!! }- . . . . & they drive the movie to a -huge- extent. And mind you, -every- single other 'Principal' { Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman } delivers an impassioned Performance, that is -Not- far behind. Directors John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein have helmed a STUPENDOUS production that is Un-equivocally . . . . "A True Labour Of Love".
A quick disclaimer though: I'm -Not- a decades long Dungeons & Dragons afficionado, in that I -Haven't- watched -Any- of the prior movies -Or- TV series ; -Nor- did I partake in the original role-playing 'Board Gaming Sensation' by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, first published in 1974. The sole reason I'm mentioning this ; is to let you know that I'm coming at this movie with a -{ COMPLETELY FRESH PERSPECTIVE }-. In other words, I came at it with a -Fully- open mind . . . And was Totally Blown Away ( "well, for the -Most- part, anyway" ).
So all things considered ...YES... as I -Just- alluded to above, I -Did- have a -Small- beef with the fact that in a picture calling itself something and "DRAGONS" ; it does feel like the film fell a TAD bit short on that rather obvious titular promise. Of the 3 Dragons shown in the -Entire- feature ; the 1st is 'Gone-before-you-know', the 2nd's 'Morbidly Obese', and the 3rd, { albeit fabulously realized for the big-screen in its truly -Resplendent- silver & gold adornments }, is ALSO a { relatively } brief presence, in the Grand Finale sequence. But did that matter in the final analysis? Hell, No!!
SUMMARY : "Dungeons & Dragons : Honour Among Thieves" is, in a nutshell, "An -{ Absolute }- Riot" . . . Ergo : 13 Marks Out Of 10 From Me, Hands Down! Oh, & -Do- keep a special eye out for the scenes involving 'the red smoke and the Red Wizards' ; the colours employed are just -{ Intensely }- Vivid, & 'Bewitching'. It's Charming, Delightful, Suspenseful, Thrilling ; and, most-notably-of-all . . . I found the momentous buildup -TOWARDS- and ( eventual ) 'Huge' payoff -AT- the very end ; to be Tremendously, & Magically ( Pun -Entirely- Intended- ) . . . . -{ " SOULFUL & BEAUTIFUL " }-. And if -All- that wasn't already -Enough- ; IT'S DELIRIOUSLY FREAKING FUNNY 👏 🤣 🤣 . . . . ENJOY!!!