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**Wr8dIAUk** · 09-07-2006, 04:16 AM

Just found out they are making a Dragonlance movie...I grew up reading those books along with the Forgotten Realms stuff...hope they don't screw it up!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825245/

**etdgxcnc** · 09-07-2006, 06:09 AM

"Dungeons and Dragons" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190374/ that wasn't enough about D&D for me, more just fantasy.

The "Dragon God" movie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406728/ was too muck like the game. I half way expected to hear a voice say "roll a saving throw against...." or "my alignment is chaotic neutral."

Did you notice that Mari Weiss has a voice credit? Suppose that is a relation to Margaret or just coinsidence?

**Dertrioz** · 09-07-2006, 06:18 AM

From the link provided:
"A barbarian woman with a miraculous healing staff gains the help of a group of to-be heroes as an army of dragons invades the land."

Even though I love the barbarian flick genre, i'm not very hopefull on this one.
I smell copious waves of bad cgi.

**esanamaserrn** · 09-07-2006, 06:22 AM

Its gonna be an Animated film...its got a pretty cool voice cast...Phil LaMarr is in it...he's Hermes in Futurama, as well as the kid who gets shot in the face in the car in Pulp Fiction.

**Gymngatagaica** · 09-07-2006, 06:30 AM

I personally loved the first Dragonlance books. Unfortunately I don't think they will be able to do it justice.

I mean, how many of the books are they going to cover? Also, what styling would they choose? I LOVE the original covers to the Chronicles and Legends. THAT to me is how Dragonlance should look like. I DETEST the new art stylings they've replaced it with.

In the end though, it's going to be the voices of Raistlin and Tass that do it for the hardcore fans, imo. Keifer Sutherland might pull off Raist but Jason Marsden as Tass, I'm not so sure...

I smell copious waves of bad cgi.

It's going to be animated, so hopefully they won't overwhelm the animation w/ cgi. Heck, hopefully the animation will be good period.

**IamRobot** · 09-07-2006, 06:38 AM

Now if they could animate it like the boys who did Appleseed...then again...the budget isn't big...so maybe it'll be good storyline

**KasaBalak** · 09-07-2006, 07:41 AM

wow, with all the disappointment over transformers movie, this may actually be worth getting more excited over. although i criticize transformers for attempting to be live action instead of animated, i actually think a dragonlance movie could easily be made in live action. but ill take it as animated if done right i suppose. because to me, the characters of dragonlance were so much more real, human that its simply not a stretch to see it with real actors.

From the link provided:
"A barbarian woman with a miraculous healing staff gains the help of a group of to-be heroes as an army of dragons invades the land."

Even though I love the barbarian flick genre, i'm not very hopefull on this one.
I smell copious waves of bad cgi.

anyway, if youre not familiar with the book and characters, this tagline is simply just a starting link into a pretty crazy storyline that will hopefully carry into all three novels. its not just about barbarians. lots of characters to go into depth with, i doubt they can go into each one of them as books to movies typically go. however, i hope at least they focus on the twins, which is certain.

(waiting for ppl to start trashing dragonlance and talk about how much better WOT is... whatever)

**longrema** · 09-07-2006, 07:54 AM

anyway, if youre not familiar with the book and characters, this tagline is simply just a starting link into a pretty crazy storyline that will hopefully carry into all three novels. its not just about barbarians. lots of characters to go into depth with, i doubt they can go into each one of them as books to movies typically go. however, i hope at least they focus on the twins, which is certain.

Yeah, I'm only worried they might try to water it down to make it more accessable to the general public...

(waiting for ppl to start trashing dragonlance and talk about how much better WOT is... whatever) Wheel of Time should just be about Mat Couthon...hahahah...Robert Jordon is taking sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo o long to write the series I got bored and gave up...maybe when its finally finished I'll start reading it again.

I still like the Sellswords series with Artemis Entreri the best tho'...hehehehe

**glasscollector** · 09-07-2006, 08:09 AM

My biggest potential problem w/ a Dragonlance movie is what part of the story to base it on. Logically, it should be within the first 3 books of the Chronicles. However, even there there are a lot of missing stories, such as the adventure into Sanction and what nots, that were not covered and maybe covered in other books. There are also various back stories like how Riverwind found the staff, although that may be more dismissible. God, now I feel pathetic for remembering this stuff...

If they try to cover all 3 books in one movie, they're definitely setting themselves up for failure. It sounds like it may be based on just the first book. Unfortunately, I don't see a good way to end it if you base it on just the first book w/o it coming off as "Wait for the sequel!" And if they change the story for a better ending, I'm sure the hardcore fans will NOT be happy. (Me being one of them.

)

**CymnMaync** · 09-07-2006, 08:15 AM

Damn... I was like ... 15 when read those books. Maybe time to invest in an all in all copy.

**soineeLom** · 09-07-2006, 08:41 AM

you know i keep staring at my bookshelf of dragonlance paperbacks i collected when i was in middle school. wondering wtf should i do with em and figuring i should just toss em. i think im just gonna keep em for now, wait til the movie comes out. then sell it on ebay as one lot...

**kKFB1BxX** · 09-07-2006, 03:35 PM

Toss them? Oh my.

Personally, I loved Dragonlance. Raistlin and Caramon were such a pair. Yea, sure, Tanis was interesting, and the leading ladies were fun too, and I have to confess, Goldmoon's story reminded me a lot of ElfQuest (which I adore as well), but I think aside from Raistlin/Caramon, Sturm was my favorite. There was a short story in "Tales" that was called "By The Measure". Best short story I've ever read, ever. I think that story created my passion for Sturm after having read his story in Chronicles.

Wow, I really need to go reread these books. I miss the Kender !

Anyways, I ain't going anywhere near an animated feature until everyone in the world convinces me I won't cry my eyes out at the travesty over seeing it. But who knows, maybe that day will come and I'll be impressed

**Prealiitellg** · 09-07-2006, 03:58 PM

I'ts about damn time they make a Dragonlance movie!!!

**IdomeoreTew** · 09-07-2006, 04:03 PM

My biggest potential problem w/ a Dragonlance movie is what part of the story to base it on. Logically, it should be within the first 3 books of the Chronicles. However, even there there are a lot of missing stories, such as the adventure into Sanction and what nots, that were not covered and maybe covered in other books. There are also various back stories like how Riverwind found the staff, although that may be more dismissible. God, now I feel pathetic for remembering this stuff...

If they try to cover all 3 books in one movie, they're definitely setting themselves up for failure. It sounds like it may be based on just the first book. Unfortunately, I don't see a good way to end it if you base it on just the first book w/o it coming off as "Wait for the sequel!" And if they change the story for a better ending, I'm sure the hardcore fans will NOT be happy. (Me being one of them. )

I'm pretty sure most of the "missing bits" from the chronicles were coverd in game modules.

**Sowsunese** · 09-07-2006, 05:34 PM

well seeing that its titled "Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight", its based on the first book... which means there will be sequels to finish the trilogy. provided im sure its a reasonable success...

im guessing hollywood started knocking on the fantasy doors like they did with all the comic hero to find some marketable storylines after the success of lord of the rings.

**rengerts** · 09-07-2006, 10:06 PM

it'll suck.. i just know it.. it'll suck.. this would make an R rated movie at best.. durn good books but the first time i see draconians form into a line and perform a song number to sell lunch boxes i'm gonna cry

**DF9sLGSU** · 09-07-2006, 10:16 PM

you know i keep staring at my bookshelf of dragonlance paperbacks i collected when i was in middle school. wondering wtf should i do with em and figuring i should just toss em. i think im just gonna keep em for now, wait til the movie comes out. then sell it on ebay as one lot...

Limited 1st Edition Hardback of Chronicles available only through Sci-Fi bookclub.. all 3 in 1 book.. 1988.. auto'd by Tracy and Margret to me in 2000 while on tour promoting Summer's Flame

"Hi.. My name is Washington.. and I play D&D

"

**xyupi** · 09-08-2006, 01:24 PM

Limited 1st Edition Hardback of Chronicles available only through Sci-Fi bookclub.. all 3 in 1 book.. 1988.. auto'd by Tracy and Margret to me in 2000 while on tour promoting Summer's Flame

You bastard!!! I want that copy

**soipguibbom** · 09-09-2006, 06:40 AM

hehe.. I won't mention all my Salvatore auto'd stuff then.. I'm the guy on the right in the pic

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/4116/wizardsatf4.jpg

**outfinofulpv** · 09-09-2006, 06:50 AM

I still get a tear in my eye when I think about Flints last moments.

09-07-2006, 04:16 AM	#1
Wr8dIAUk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 524 Senior Member	dragonlance movie...sweeeeeeet Just found out they are making a Dragonlance movie...I grew up reading those books along with the Forgotten Realms stuff...hope they don't screw it up! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825245/ Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 06:09 AM	#2
etdgxcnc Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 431 Senior Member	"Dungeons and Dragons" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190374/ that wasn't enough about D&D for me, more just fantasy. The "Dragon God" movie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406728/ was too muck like the game. I half way expected to hear a voice say "roll a saving throw against...." or "my alignment is chaotic neutral." Did you notice that Mari Weiss has a voice credit? Suppose that is a relation to Margaret or just coinsidence? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 06:18 AM	#3
Dertrioz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	From the link provided: "A barbarian woman with a miraculous healing staff gains the help of a group of to-be heroes as an army of dragons invades the land." Even though I love the barbarian flick genre, i'm not very hopefull on this one. I smell copious waves of bad cgi. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 06:22 AM	#4
esanamaserrn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 475 Senior Member	Its gonna be an Animated film...its got a pretty cool voice cast...Phil LaMarr is in it...he's Hermes in Futurama, as well as the kid who gets shot in the face in the car in Pulp Fiction. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 06:30 AM	#5
Gymngatagaica Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 405 Senior Member	I personally loved the first Dragonlance books. Unfortunately I don't think they will be able to do it justice. I mean, how many of the books are they going to cover? Also, what styling would they choose? I LOVE the original covers to the Chronicles and Legends. THAT to me is how Dragonlance should look like. I DETEST the new art stylings they've replaced it with. In the end though, it's going to be the voices of Raistlin and Tass that do it for the hardcore fans, imo. Keifer Sutherland might pull off Raist but Jason Marsden as Tass, I'm not so sure... I smell copious waves of bad cgi. It's going to be animated, so hopefully they won't overwhelm the animation w/ cgi. Heck, hopefully the animation will be good period. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 06:38 AM	#6
IamRobot Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 411 Senior Member	Now if they could animate it like the boys who did Appleseed...then again...the budget isn't big...so maybe it'll be good storyline Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 07:41 AM	#7
KasaBalak Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 421 Senior Member	wow, with all the disappointment over transformers movie, this may actually be worth getting more excited over. although i criticize transformers for attempting to be live action instead of animated, i actually think a dragonlance movie could easily be made in live action. but ill take it as animated if done right i suppose. because to me, the characters of dragonlance were so much more real, human that its simply not a stretch to see it with real actors. From the link provided: "A barbarian woman with a miraculous healing staff gains the help of a group of to-be heroes as an army of dragons invades the land." Even though I love the barbarian flick genre, i'm not very hopefull on this one. I smell copious waves of bad cgi. anyway, if youre not familiar with the book and characters, this tagline is simply just a starting link into a pretty crazy storyline that will hopefully carry into all three novels. its not just about barbarians. lots of characters to go into depth with, i doubt they can go into each one of them as books to movies typically go. however, i hope at least they focus on the twins, which is certain. (waiting for ppl to start trashing dragonlance and talk about how much better WOT is... whatever) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 07:54 AM	#8
longrema Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 361 Senior Member	anyway, if youre not familiar with the book and characters, this tagline is simply just a starting link into a pretty crazy storyline that will hopefully carry into all three novels. its not just about barbarians. lots of characters to go into depth with, i doubt they can go into each one of them as books to movies typically go. however, i hope at least they focus on the twins, which is certain. Yeah, I'm only worried they might try to water it down to make it more accessable to the general public... (waiting for ppl to start trashing dragonlance and talk about how much better WOT is... whatever) Wheel of Time should just be about Mat Couthon...hahahah...Robert Jordon is taking sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo o long to write the series I got bored and gave up...maybe when its finally finished I'll start reading it again. I still like the Sellswords series with Artemis Entreri the best tho'...hehehehe Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 08:09 AM	#9
glasscollector Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 525 Senior Member	My biggest potential problem w/ a Dragonlance movie is what part of the story to base it on. Logically, it should be within the first 3 books of the Chronicles. However, even there there are a lot of missing stories, such as the adventure into Sanction and what nots, that were not covered and maybe covered in other books. There are also various back stories like how Riverwind found the staff, although that may be more dismissible. God, now I feel pathetic for remembering this stuff... If they try to cover all 3 books in one movie, they're definitely setting themselves up for failure. It sounds like it may be based on just the first book. Unfortunately, I don't see a good way to end it if you base it on just the first book w/o it coming off as "Wait for the sequel!" And if they change the story for a better ending, I'm sure the hardcore fans will NOT be happy. (Me being one of them. ) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 08:15 AM	#10
CymnMaync Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 509 Senior Member	Damn... I was like ... 15 when read those books. Maybe time to invest in an all in all copy. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 08:41 AM	#11
soineeLom Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 328 Senior Member	you know i keep staring at my bookshelf of dragonlance paperbacks i collected when i was in middle school. wondering wtf should i do with em and figuring i should just toss em. i think im just gonna keep em for now, wait til the movie comes out. then sell it on ebay as one lot... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 03:35 PM	#12
kKFB1BxX Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 510 Senior Member	Toss them? Oh my. Personally, I loved Dragonlance. Raistlin and Caramon were such a pair. Yea, sure, Tanis was interesting, and the leading ladies were fun too, and I have to confess, Goldmoon's story reminded me a lot of ElfQuest (which I adore as well), but I think aside from Raistlin/Caramon, Sturm was my favorite. There was a short story in "Tales" that was called "By The Measure". Best short story I've ever read, ever. I think that story created my passion for Sturm after having read his story in Chronicles. Wow, I really need to go reread these books. I miss the Kender ! Anyways, I ain't going anywhere near an animated feature until everyone in the world convinces me I won't cry my eyes out at the travesty over seeing it. But who knows, maybe that day will come and I'll be impressed Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Prealiitellg Join Date Dec 2005 Posts 423 Senior Member	I'ts about damn time they make a Dragonlance movie!!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 04:03 PM	#14
IdomeoreTew Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 562 Senior Member	My biggest potential problem w/ a Dragonlance movie is what part of the story to base it on. Logically, it should be within the first 3 books of the Chronicles. However, even there there are a lot of missing stories, such as the adventure into Sanction and what nots, that were not covered and maybe covered in other books. There are also various back stories like how Riverwind found the staff, although that may be more dismissible. God, now I feel pathetic for remembering this stuff... If they try to cover all 3 books in one movie, they're definitely setting themselves up for failure. It sounds like it may be based on just the first book. Unfortunately, I don't see a good way to end it if you base it on just the first book w/o it coming off as "Wait for the sequel!" And if they change the story for a better ending, I'm sure the hardcore fans will NOT be happy. (Me being one of them. ) I'm pretty sure most of the "missing bits" from the chronicles were coverd in game modules. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 05:34 PM	#15
Sowsunese Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 402 Senior Member	well seeing that its titled "Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight", its based on the first book... which means there will be sequels to finish the trilogy. provided im sure its a reasonable success... im guessing hollywood started knocking on the fantasy doors like they did with all the comic hero to find some marketable storylines after the success of lord of the rings. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 10:06 PM	#16
rengerts Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 493 Senior Member	it'll suck.. i just know it.. it'll suck.. this would make an R rated movie at best.. durn good books but the first time i see draconians form into a line and perform a song number to sell lunch boxes i'm gonna cry Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-07-2006, 10:16 PM	#17
DF9sLGSU Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 438 Senior Member	you know i keep staring at my bookshelf of dragonlance paperbacks i collected when i was in middle school. wondering wtf should i do with em and figuring i should just toss em. i think im just gonna keep em for now, wait til the movie comes out. then sell it on ebay as one lot... Limited 1st Edition Hardback of Chronicles available only through Sci-Fi bookclub.. all 3 in 1 book.. 1988.. auto'd by Tracy and Margret to me in 2000 while on tour promoting Summer's Flame "Hi.. My name is Washington.. and I play D&D " Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-08-2006, 01:24 PM	#18
xyupi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 541 Senior Member	Limited 1st Edition Hardback of Chronicles available only through Sci-Fi bookclub.. all 3 in 1 book.. 1988.. auto'd by Tracy and Margret to me in 2000 while on tour promoting Summer's Flame You bastard!!! I want that copy Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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soipguibbom Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 542 Senior Member	hehe.. I won't mention all my Salvatore auto'd stuff then.. I'm the guy on the right in the pic http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/4116/wizardsatf4.jpg Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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outfinofulpv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 398 Senior Member	I still get a tear in my eye when I think about Flints last moments. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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