So I watched it, and... lets leave a disclaimer here:
- I am realy big fan of the Dungeon and Dragons games, and I realy like this stuff. This movie, (for me) somehow managed to evoke the same feel of all those games and adventures. Which realy made me happy, and pointed me towards the seccond movie, that I realy enjoyed. So, if you are DnD fanatic like me, I guess there isnt any downfall in watching this for you... For the rest of the people tho, there is probably lot of flaws in this movie, that perhaps can ruin the fun...
Lets talk those flaws:
Not knowing anything about lore of this franchise... I must say, the first movie realy dont help all that much. There is lot of nicely animated characters, that are truly undeveloped, but visualy and character-wise interesting.
There is a quest and there is realy straight forward story, with some predictable character developements... well... It definitely is not one of the sharpest tools in the box.
For the things that i liked on the other side, even if It isnt best movie...
Action is very good, visuals are well made and there is even bit of a romance going on. There isnt any unbearable fanservise and its made in a way, that is KID FRIENDLY.
Note: the character animation resembles the new Tinkerbell movies. :)
So in conclusion... if you are not expecting anything deep, smart and complex, but want to enjoy some nice animated fantasy movie, with well made action scenes.. this is the right stuff, than can even be watched with the kids in the room. :)
