Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005)

Director:

Gerry Lively

Writers:

Robert Kimmel (writer)
Gerry Lively (writer)

Release Date:

September 2005 (Thailand)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

From the ultimate evil comes the ultimate quest.

Plot:

Based on the phenomenally successful role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons 2 takes you deeper into the dark and fantastical world of this fantasy epic...

Plot Keywords:

Dungeons And Dragons | Cult Favorite | Box Office Flop | Magic | Sword And Sorcery

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 24

10:30 AM

SYFY

Cast

Bruce Payne	...	Damodar
Mark Dymond	...	Berek
Clemency Burton-Hill	...	Melora
Ellie Chidzey	...	Lux (as Ellie Chidzley)
Tim Stern	...	Nim
Steven Elder	...	Dorian
Lucy Gaskell	...	Ormaline
Roy Marsden	...	Oberon
Geoffrey T. Bersey	...	Galtar (as Geoffrey Bersey)
Leonas Ciunis	...	Old Mage
Liubomiras Lauciavicius	...	Mage #1 (as Liubomiras Laucevicius)
Ervinas Peteraitis	...	Mage #2
Vytautas Rumsas	...	Valerious
David Merheb	...	Tibio
Aurimas Meliesius	...	Klaxx (as Aurimas Miliesius)

Also Known As:

Dungeons & Dragons 2: The Elemental Might (Philippines: English title) (USA) (working title)
Dungeons & Dragons - Die Macht der Elemente (Germany) (DVD title)
Dungeons & Dragons: The Elemental Might (Australia) (TV title)
Dungeons & Dragons: The Sequel (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:105 min | Philippines:105 min

Country:

Germany | Lithuania | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:PG-13 | France:U | Singapore:PG | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:Not Rated | Germany:12 | Australia:M | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Trakai Castle, Lithuania

Company:

Skyline Films

Trivia:

The film has several explicit references to the AD&D game. A map during the opening credits contains the name "Yeenoghu", a demon lord from the game, and another demon lord from the game, "Jubilex", is mentioned by the characters several times. Also, several references contain the names of AD&D adventure modules (published scenarios). Berek mentions that Dorian helped him in the Ghost Tower of Inverness, a reference to module of the same name (C2). Nim asks Lux what happened to her brother at the "Barrier Peaks", a reference to the module "Expedition to the Barrier Peaks" (S3). Lux makes reference to the Shrine of the Kuo-Toa, a reference to the module of the same name (D2).

Goofs:

Continuity: Berek's sword changes scene to scene. One such example is during the dungeon scene: when fighting the darkmantles, his sword has a simple blade-guard and straight-edged blade. In the scene directly afterward, his sword has an ornate blade-guard with jewels and the sword edge has protruding sections to it.

Quotes:

Galtar: Any word of Berek on one of your travels?
Valerious: Do not put your faith in him, your Majesty. Any hope of saving Izmer will come from the King's Guard, and the strength of our steel.

Movie Connections:

Follows Dungeons & Dragons (2000)

Really not bad! Way better than the original

I am grading on a curve, but this movie was surprisingly good and faithful to the D&D theme. The actors are all unknowns and acquit themselves well, especially Clemency Burton-Hill.

This movie is superior in almost every way to the original--the acting is better (none of the overacting of Malcolm McDowell) and the dialogue is decent (cheesy, but not to a ridiculous degree like the original).

The best part is how faithful the movie is to D&D concepts like limited spell casting and a Lich controlling Wraiths. And for a $15 million dollar movie (according to IMDb), the producers did a great job of building lavish sets and costumes which give the appropriate mood and texture to the movie (again, in contrast to the fake and cheap sets of the original).

The weakest part of the movie were some of the computer effects. Understandable given the budget, but a bit of a distraction, especially since the climax uses a lot of it.

Giving this an 8 out of 10 since I'm grading on a scale (this movie was much superior to most direct-to-video or SciFi "original" movies).