Mixed Bag of Holding: Dungeons & Dragons Movie (2000)
The Band of Boobs watch and discuss the critically panned D&D movie from 2000 and enter a HEATED debate.
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I think Caldwells comment about effort not equaling good is interesting. Imagine being a new director who doesnt even want to be there and having to tell veteran legend Jeremy Irons "hey could you dial it back". I wouldnt have the courage.
“I don’t have a good brain for comparing something I saw a long time ago to something I just saw” It’s so funny to me that “a long time ago” meant last year
I petition the court sentences Jake to watch this movie every day for a year
I finally watched the film and I have to say the blue lips on Billy Zane really were a capital C Choice. The makeup wasn't even good they just fucked his shit up Also snails' death was genuinely well done and sad and if you say it wasn't we fully watched different movies lmao
Emily insisting a movie was great because she exercised and played animal crossing through it is equal parts infuriating and hilarious, peak comedy honestly, and completely on brand Also Jake’s review really does play like he’s being threatened off mic, like he signed some sort of paperwork barring him from ever saying anything negative about a new line cinema’s production
Just listened to this and then this article popped up - had to share! https://www.polygon.com/dungeons-dragons-movie-2000-retrospective-disaster/
Came back to relisten to this years later after I went on a date with someone who, after i told her i liked DnD, said “oh like the old dnd movie?” and my soul left my body
Actors going toe to toe. That’s what it’s all about.
This & the new Pacland are I think the only A-J ratings where Murph resorts to numbers, so p sure we got our finalists for the March Sadness tournament.
No one's gonna talk about the the Home Depot gloves the elf ranger wore?
Bone ossuary?
I watched it with some friends. We concluded it's a godawful *movie*, but a fantastic representation of what players see in their heads while playing d&d. Every little bit of it I believed is how a 16 y/o highschooler would have described and acted those characters. Was this the intention? Probably not.
I just watched the movie with a friend, and re-listened to this. Absolutely hilarious Mixed Bag, this movie was a perfect bad movie. Unlike Sharknado, it tries really hard to be good and just fails at every angle. You guys are so right, Snails is the one light of this movie and the last 40 minutes were brutal without him lol. Murph definitely got gaslit for a solid hour and I loved every minute.
Just realised murph does get the rider strong hair during starstruck
I’m just now catching up on the mixed bags since I upped my Patreon subscription, and this entire discussion cracked me up! I loved this movie in high school because it was so exciting to see D&D in mainstream media and I was thrilled by that. Them calling Justin Whalin “JTT” (which was Jonathan Taylor Thomas) made me so confused as I was listening that I had to google the cast because I thought I’d totally misremembered the actor 😂 The special effects weren’t great and the script/plot was a little over the top, but for a nerdy girl in high school who loved D&D it made me feel seen!
It's so bad but I see where you're coming from. How do you feel about honour among thieves?
Um, actually (sorry I’ve been binging dropout lmao) Caldwell’s rating of “an upside down, backwards A” is a real thing; it’s a symbol used in mathematical proofs that means “for all” and would therefore just be pronounced “for all”
I’m so sorry for commenting on a post that is years old, but I just need to say that I listened to this episode half a dozen times without seeing the movie (because I like myself) but I watched it since the new one is about to be in theatres thinking “we’ll if there are some Easter eggs or references I’d at least like to understand them”. Just finished the movie and listening to this episode again as like a short-rest for my own experience and wow. I used to relate to jake because I also genuinely enjoy some awful movies (the devil’s carnival, all of the Step Up movies) but this is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. There are pieces i enjoyed…I can’t think of them right now…but jesus fucking christ I’m never not siding with murph on things like this. He is the only person who’s opinions i consistently trust and agree with and fucking hell if the new movie references this at all I may cry in disappointment. Murph, I’m so sorry that you’ve been gaslit. Jake, I’m sorry for ever agreeing with you.
Emily "not watching" the movie is like an audience surrogate for me. It's my favorite.
OKAY I am a few years late but this is a movie my siblings and I watched obsessively in the early 2000s. Jake is so right for defending it. And also I will not rewatch this as an adult, I do not want to ruin it for myself which is my fear
I was listening to a NADDPOD compilation vid and was reminded about this episode. Came here to say much of the same thing.
After nearly 3 years of content and 99 wonderful episodes, this is the best thing they have made so far, by far
Jake valiantly defending the movie, with Murph and Caldwell brutally murdering it, all while Emily siding with Jake even though she only watched half of it, is probably my favorite thing that’s ever happened on this podcast 😂
I would 100% listen to a podcast that’s just Murph going off on stuff. This is that 8 Bit Book Bud content I had been missing!
Jake 100% needs to run a one shot continuing the story of Snails and force Murph to play in it!
Imagine seeing you here
I have seen this movie at least 5 times and I struggle to remember any of the recap you discuss
Graphic Orc Birth sounds like a nerdy death metal band name
What's Citizen Kane get? Literally a D. That movie is a fucking SNOOZE
Poor Jeremy Irons, love him, but he can't fantasy pick films! D&D and Eragon, like wow. lol
I could listen to Caldwell say "zone of truth gurl!" on repeat forever
This has been, for 20 years, the absolute worst film I have ever seen at the cinema. And I can absolutely guarantee that will it will never be beaten. Simply atrocious in every single way.
We ended up doing a virtual watch party of this movie with friends of ours because of this podcast. I died during the grape scene.
i saw the movie at my store, thought about getting it but saw such bad reviews, might still pick it up, its been in the store for about atleast 3 years now, in the front row as i keep looking at it and thinking about buying it
HOW DID YOU GUYS MISS THAT RICHARD OBRIAN IS ALSO RIFF RAFF FROM ROCKY HORROR
Listening to Murph get gas lit for over an hour was so hilariously entertaining. Great job with this one guys!
If you all are still taking suggestions for shows to watch and review that are months past their prime in the public consciousness, you should watch The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance! It totally fulfills that need for a Henson puppetry-fueled fantasy epic. I have a feeling you all would like it.
You got your rogue, you got your rogue.
You guys need to play the sewers of sumdall module that’s based on the movie!!!
Emily: No one talk down to Thora Birch, she was in Now & Then!!
Me: *nods solemnly*
#TeamMurph
Hearing the desperation in Murph’s voice when trying to convince Jake and Emily that this movie wasn’t garbage is absolutely sending me
OMG! I just remembered the BEST DND films that you guys NEED to watch! It's The Gamers series! Movie one is great, movie two is even better and movie three, is actually kinda crap and not about DND but I copyright free Magic The Gathering. But the first two are SO GOOD! It's exactly what you want; a bunch of people playing DND around a table, then cutting to the same actors playing their characters in costume. Did I mention that it's good? 😁
Here's the thing: this movie is bad but it's ABSOLUTELY the kind of crap a bunch of friends playing DND would come up with. 🤣
The fact that everyone didn't agree with murph is insane. watching this movie was eye torture. Also Marlon Wayans is insanely sexist. so overall bad film.
I love how different their views are while almost always everyone agrees with one side, the audience is almost never split
Wrath of the Dragon God is legit good. It is an actual representation of D&D.
And its got Melora in it so its fitting for naddpod.
Surprised no one mentioned Justin Whalin was Jimmy Olsen in Lois and Clark The New Adventures Of Superman and starred in Susie Q with Amy Jo Johnson of Power Rangers fame. Maybe the Boobs weren't into that show or movie. This movie definitely killed Justin's career
When we watched, my group made similar comments lol. They had a scene or two that was very reminiscent of Power Rangers and the comment was made "He should have just stayed Jimmy Olsen." 😂. You are definitely not alone brother 🙏🖖😂
Anyone ever hear of the 1982 film "Mazes and Monsters" starring a young Tom Hanks?
I screamed laughed so many times, this really brightened my day :')
Murph's truly unbridled rage gives me so much joy. It's so great to hear how upset he is with this movie 😂
Woo woo woo back the f**k up! You guys didn't know that was Richard O'Brien!! He was in Rocky Horror! He is king! But then again I'm English I'm trained I finding his face.
IKR?! He WROTE Rocky Horror!
Next Campaign: Just play in this world.
This honestly just made me want to watch the movie. I need to know what made Murph so mad.
Update: my partner and I had to pause to laugh for ten minutes 'cause, out of context, "I'm sorry about Snails," is the funniest thing I've ever heard.
"If this is a B, what is Citizen Kane?!" 😂
Anytime Murph gets truly indignant, it just brings me such joy. You guys are so funny!
Oh my God the grape scene is killing me
Read the synopsis of the 3rd movie and it actually sound's interesting. Now just hoping they pulled it off. For Pelor y'all need to watch it and do a mix bag about it.
I gotta put something forward for a future Mixed Bag... Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire. 2009 Comedy Central Original fantasy comedy spoof. You're welcome.
To entice some more, Kevin Hart is in it as a Warlock.
They need to watch Mazes and Monsters, next. So bad, so wonderful.
So when are Murph and Emily going to get hired to write the next D&D movie?
I loved this Mixed bag. On the point of them saying that they should "release the map cut" of this movie, I had it on DVD at one point and I'm almost certain there is in fact a deleted scene from inside the map. It's been like 19 years since then, so I don't remember what the contents of that scene were but I spent so much time on the extras and little DVD games of this movie. Like three times longer than the runtime of the movie.
Dang it got 10% on rotten tomatoes
Should I mention that I saw this in theaters?
When Hardwon dies next week - Jake’s defense of this turd of a movie is why.
Jake falls through a carpet into some really strange oatmeal then sucked into a gem that Thiala gets to wear.
So the solution is to make a better d&d movie. Make Bahumia a movie, is what I am saying. Problem solvedddd
Jake made me laugh so much in this one!
My DnD crew just watched that last week and did a review podcast on it!!! How funny! What a small world lol.
Give us the podcast name, my man, I want to listen
The 2005 D&D movie has a character billed as Melora, obligatory part 2
You guys should definitely watch the 2nd AND the 3rd installments of this saga for the next mixed bags!!
I was going to watch the whole movie and then listen to the mix bag, but i'm 30 minutes into it and I think it would be funnier to swap and listen to the mix bag first and then finish the film
Do NOT watch Uwe Boll's Dungeon of Dragons movie! If you thought this one was bad...
... this exists?
This is the best version of that movie ever
Ok I KNOW for a fact that they talked about working at an ice cream shop before on a short rest or something. Does anyone remember which one?
I loved this movie as a kid- I have very fond memories. I did not realize what movie you all were talking about until you described the oatmeal quicksand carpet. Lol. Maybe I need to revisit a movie I used to watch on VHS when I was 5
That was too good. I haven't laughed so much in so long. That's a solid bag y'all
I feel like the character that Emily really hated is a teifling. Really love this show and everything you guys are doing
What! We are. We are entertained. 🤯
No one: Murph: -drops over 4 hours of content in one day- Much love from the east coast. This will carry me through the literal entirety of my morning tomorrow.
It’s going to be a wild night. 3 shows to listen to!!!
3 in one day?! Murph get some sleep dude!
You love to see it
You spoil us!