Dungeons & Dragons - A Sequel?

If anyone has had the misfortune of watching the first Dungeons and Dragons movie realizes that it would just be better to forget about sequel. I can remember visiting a booth at the Gen Con Convention with a exhibitor who, while promoting the movie, said that if the movie made at least $5 million they would create a sequel. After fives years, they mad a sequel...direct to video.

That's the first sign that this movie would probably not be too good. Based on the feedback of a few fellow D&D players, however, I heard that the sequel was better. So, against my better judgment, I watched Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God.

Wow...

...it was a little better, but not by much.

Where do I begin? The acting was bad. The dialogue was bad...although there were a few good lines. The special effects were pitiful and obvious. The plot was predictable, really predictable. The music was mundane and didn't add much. Plus, it dragged...a lot.

On the plus side? Well, they did make more direct reference to the D&D game which was cool. They incorporated character classes, magic items, mythology and geographic locations. That gave it a +1 in comparison to the original movie. And...that's about it.

If you play D&D and you want a laugh, watch this movie. If you don't play D&D, avoid this movie. Although, I would assume you wouldn't watch this movie anyway ;).