Dungeons and Dragons- Wrath of the Dragon God (Widescreen Edition) | 
| Director: Gerry Lively
Actors: Bruce Payne, Mark Dymond, Clemency Burton-hill, Ellie Chidzey, Tim Stern (iii)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 6609
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D59678D
ISBN: 1419802712
UPC: 012569596788
EAN: 9781419802713
ASIN: B000B7QCG8
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: February 7, 2006
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Wrath of the Dragon God, the sequel to the unfortunate 2000 theatrical release Dungeons and Dragons, is a pleasant surprise in that it not only hews closer to the popular role-playing game that provides its source material, but it's also an enjoyable fantasy adventure with plenty of action and special effects. Longtime movie heel Bruce Payne, who played a second-string villain in the first film, returns here as the evil sorcerer Damodar, who uses a sinister magic orb to launch an attack against a kingdom; a brave but untested group of adventurers (all character types from the game) band together to fight Damodar and his legion of monsters. Gerry Lively, a veteran director of photography on numerous low-budget genre films, guides the proceedings with a capable hand, and the script wisely jettisons the aggravating humor of the previous film in favor of straightforward action and derring-do. --Paul Gaita
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 Surprisingly good sequel April 27, 2009
E. Lindsley
I saw the original theatrical film, and it was a big disappointment for me. However, Wrath of the Dragon God does not disappoint. Solid performances by the cast and a *much* better script make for a much better film. Its weakness is in some the special effects, but given the budget, they did well. It is a pity that this script was not the original theatrical release, and I hope to see more by the same scriptwriters. Since others have done a great job of summarizing the film, I will only say that (1) it was great to see strong female characters contributing to a team effort, and (2) skip the commentary audio track.
Good for what it is April 25, 2009
Saden Shard (the lost)
im satisfied with this movie. It is much better then the first D&D movie and for being low budget the acting and quality isn't that bad.
 Great d&d movie April 7, 2009
Raven tales (United Kingdom)
I watched the original D&D movie with a grimace and haven't watched it since. So when I saw that this movie on tv, I was debating whether to switch it off, instead I watched it and was pleasantly surprised. It was a D&D movie, it had clerics and divine magic, something which was ignored by the first film. There were dungeon hacks and fights with creatures from the actual books. The acting wasn't grating and the cast clearly threw themselves into the plot with gusto.
The special effects aren't A class but they aren't puppets either. There are no huge continuity errors and the plot was fast paced, fun and contrary to some opinion exactly the same as a standard D&D adventure: Bunch of heroes sent to find orb so that town can be saved from evil, basic d&d plottage. Enjoyable for both D&D fans and those who aren't.
 Sputtering "Wrath" March 20, 2009
E. A Solinas (MD USA)
Let's face it -- when you're making a sequel to one of the worst movies ever made, there are only so many ways you can get it wrong.
And "Dungeons and Dragons - Wrath of the Dragon God" is nowhere near that level -- it makes a genuine effort to be a passable fantasy-quest movie. Unfortunately it's too short to make the characters come alive, and the decent quest-for-magical-object-of-impending-doom comes completely unraveled in the last twenty minutes. Still, it's no "In the Name of the King."
Former knight Berek (Mark Dymond) and his mage wife Melora (Clemency Burton-Hill) learn that the dragon-god Falazure is waking in his mountain prison, where the ancient Turanian mages stuck him. This is because the evil Damodar has captured the orb that contains Falazure's power, and is waking the dragon to ruin the entire world. And he's turning Melora into a zombie (don't ask me how).
With only a matter of days before Falazure wakes, the king appoints Berek the head of a small team that follows the usual pattern -- the elf wizard Ormaline (Lucy Gaskell), berserker barbarian Lux (Ellie Chidzey), cleric Dorian (Steven Elder) and thief Nim (Tim Stern). They have to infiltrate Damodar's fortress of evilness and steal the orb -- but the only way to locate it is through bandits, a Lich, an ice-spewing dragon, lethal traps and so on and so forth...
I will admit that "Dungeons and Dragons - Wrath of the Dragon God" has open affection for D&D, and clearly is the work of a D&D fan -- lots of shout-outs and homages to places, people and situations that come from the role-playing games, among other things. It's kind of likable in its earnest attempt to, if not make an epic classic fantasy movie, then at least make a movie worth watching.
That said, the story itself is a mess. The first two-thirds are very slow, with spurts of awkward sword-fighting, cheeze-galore dialogue ("The forces of evil hear the call of the orb... they wait to pick the rotting dead carcass of Ismer!"), and random plot twists (let's escape ghosts on a RAFT!). The entire quest is a series of traps, tricks and near-disasters, usually handled via a tool or ability that the heroes didn't display five minutes ago.
And in the last stretch the plot completely unravels, leading to a climax with a lot of bad dragon-related CGI, dozens of artfully posed dead bodies, and a literal deus ex machina. In short, the entire plot feels like it was made up along the way -- especially since seemingly-important items (like the "smite" ring) don't serve any plot purpose at all.
The characters are a little better, mainly because the actors are clearly trying so hard -- especially the wonderfully dry-witted Stern and the wholehearted woman-warrior Chidzey, who sadly gets some of the worst dialogue ("Come, villainy. Death awaits you"). Unfortunately the characterization is spotty and localized (including a horribly strained "sorry I killed your brother and stuff" conversation).
The weirdest part is what happens to half the cast -- one expires early on doing something stupid, having had zero impact on the plot. And two others are left in critical condition and... that's it. We never hear about them again.
"Dungeons and Dragons- Wrath of the Dragon God" has the dubious honor of being a made-for-TV sequel better than its predecessor, and it's amusing in a kitschy turn-your-brain-off low-budget manner. But those hoping for solid characterization and plotting better check elsewhere.
It takes two November 22, 2008
Kevis Hendrickson (Miami, Fl)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God is the sequel to New Line Cinema's 2000 disaster Dungeons and Dragons. This is not a masterpiece by any count, but it is a drastic improvement over its predecessor.
Honestly, I would have given this film only 3 stars except it's clear that the filmmakers really tried to make a good movie this time around. The screenplay wins out over the special-effects laden original while the performances, due to well-thought out characters, are much better too. For the first time in this film series, there seems to be an actual resepect for the original D+D role playing game source material which the films are based upon. If there is one knock against this film is that its special effects are inferior to the original. Obviously, this is due to the hugely diminished budget. Thankfully, this film does not depend on visuals for its appeal, unlike the original.
Dungeons and Dragons has a legion of fans. It's a shame they had to wait so long to see a worthy film made for them. Now this film isn't in the same league as Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings or many other fantasy films. But if the filmmakers can improve on what they did right in this film for a third sequel, then the future will be bright for this franchise.
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