Dungeons & Dragons - The power of the elements
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| German title | Dungeons & Dragons - The power of the elements |
| Original title | Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Gerry Lively |
| script |
Robert Kimmel , Brian Rudnick |
| production |
Wolfgang Esenwein , Steve Richards |
| music | David Julyan |
| camera | Igor Meglic |
| cut | Rodney Holland |
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Dungeons & Dragons - The Power of the Elements (Original title: Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God ) is an American television feature film from 2005 . It was shot as a sequel to the film Dungeons and Dragons , which was thematically based on the role-playing system of the same name, Dungeons and Dragons .
action
Damodar, a magician and sinister of the first order, was cursed in the first part of the film by Profion, whose henchman he was. However, Profion passed away without redeeming Damodar, who from then on remained in the world as an undead. For 100 years, Damodar has been looking for a way to loosen the curse until it encounters the black orb. This black orb bundles and holds the powers of the black dragon and has been kept for a thousand years in a safe place that no living person can enter. Damodar seeks revenge. He brings the orb to him and the curse on him is released. By means of the power of the now activated black orb, the black dragon wakes up during a lunar eclipse, which once terrorized the country and its people and whose life force is bundled in the orb; Damodar seeks revenge on Izmer, in whom he was once a respected and powerful man.
Through the vision of Melora, a young magician, the threat posed by Damodar is recognized. Damodar succeeds in briefly establishing a connection with Melora's vision and infecting her with his own curse. From now on Melora suffers from the curse that spreads over your body and threatens to turn her more and more into an undead. A race against time begins.
Berek, former leader of the Izmer Royal Guard, is dispatched by the Izmer Council to recapture the Orb. He is accompanied by four other heroes who symbolize the skills of intelligence, wisdom, honor and strength. There are Lux - the barbarian, Dorian - the paladin, Ormaline - the elven sorceress and Nim - the dwarf and member of the villains' guild. At the same time, with the help of Melora, the council is working on a solution to deactivate the black orb. After some back and forth and enduring several adventures and battles, they finally bring the black orb back to Izmer.
Using the black orb, Melora succeeds in opening a chamber, which serves as a temple to the elemental power of the god of nature. In it Melora succeeds in awakening the elemental power. Eventually the elemental power is bundled in a white orb. Melora tries to stop the dragon with the white orb, but the dragon continues to fly his attacks on Izmer; Melora is too weakened by Damodar's curse to use the orb properly. Only after Berek confronts Damodar and forces him to loosen the curse on Melora, she can use the natural forces against the dragon properly. This then sinks into the lake and is swallowed up by the mountain, in which he lies in his sleep again from now on. Izmer is saved, Damodar ends up in dungeon.
criticism
"Moderate fantasy fun with unknown actors and a poorly developed book."
“Even the first film adaptation of the fantasy role-playing game was a cucumber. But this C-production filmed in Lithuania about the battle for the Kingdom of Izmir tops it all off with gross CGI effects and lousy dialogues [...]. "
“Admittedly, the story is not necessarily the most profound [...]. The necessary factors, such as special effects, good costumes and reasonably good actors, 'Dungeons & Dragons 2' definitely has or satisfies. [...] All in all, it [the film] seems very varied and therefore not boring. Although the film only follows two storylines at the beginning, they merge well into one another later on. […] I am also surprised that with a much smaller budget than z. B. With 'Lord of the Rings' an almost as entertaining flick can emerge. However, it will never be a milestone [...]. 'Dungeons & Dragons 2' [...] offers pretty much everything [for D&D / LotR fans] that their heart could desire. "
Remarks
- The film was produced for US television and was released on DVD in the USA (release: November 8, 2005 ). The film was released on DVD in Germany on September 13, 2006.
- Except for the Damodar actor Bruce Payne , none of the actors from the first part could be persuaded to return.
- With a budget of 15 million US dollars , the film was shot mainly in Lithuania in the inexpensive high definition video format.
- In 2012, Dungeons & Dragons 3: The Book of Dark Shadows was another part of the series. It is a television production that was also directed by Gerry Lively.
Web links
- Dungeons & Dragons - The power of the elements in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dungeons & Dragons - The power of the elements at Rotten Tomatoes (English)