the first few minute be the visual equivalent of a bad novel prologue . rathern than introduce the problem through the story and the bad guy tell you about himself and his plan and although not in enough specific for it to make sense . fortunately and the hero do not watch the prologue and and theyre reasonably good at explain the plot to the viewer a the movie go on . the movie do a good job of use d and d terminology ( arcane vs. divine magic and etc . ) and have the feel of a typical d and d adventure . it be pace fairly well and and the acting be appropriate for an original sci fi channel movie . the special effect be very well do and but some of them weren not too understandable unless you be a d and d player . if you aren not a d and d fan and there probably not much here for you . if you be and then it worth watch and as long a you can avoid speculate on what color certain beast be or complain that certain thing aren not the way they be in the manual . just assume their dm have house rule and ok .