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Don’t mess with perfection (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by nifty@lemmy.world to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network

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[-] solitaire@infosec.pub 40 points 7 months ago

I had this ex who was deep into D&D and really keen on similar movies to The Princess Bride from the same era, but hadn't seen it. I suggested it for a movie night while we were sharing movies that were a big part of our childhood and got "it looks stupid, I'm not watching that". Unironically might have been the straw that broke the back of that relationship, I ended things not long after.

[-] DoomBot5@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Straw? That's like dropping a boulder on your back.

[-] solitaire@infosec.pub 5 points 7 months ago

Yeah, but there were a lot of boulders already being carried 🙃

[-] jmiller@lemm.ee 36 points 7 months ago

This may be the most apt application of this meme I have ever seen, lol

[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 29 points 7 months ago

No mention of the only Robin Hood who speaks with an English accent.

[-] Zorque@kbin.social 17 points 7 months ago

Someone hasn't seen the Robin Hood episode of TNG...

[-] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Robin Hood: Men in Tights release date: July 28, 1993
Star Trek: The Next Generation "Qpid" original air date: April 22, 1991

~~Oh shit, Mel Brooks dun goofed.~~ Edit: never mind; I dun goofed.

[-] teft@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Mel Brooks dun goofed.

Probably not since Patrick Stewart plays King Richard in Men in Tights. Mel Brooks probably added it for the absurdity.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

Nah, he said "unlike some other Robin Hoods..." emphasis added.

[-] swab148@startrek.website 3 points 7 months ago

Notably, a dunk on Kevin Costner

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah, it had recently come out, and he's the only Robin Hood I can think of that spoke with an American accent. Many years later in 2010, Russel Crowe would portray Robin Hood with... an accent.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Oh no, I've been bamboozled by inaccurate parent comments.

[-] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago

I was genuinely hoping it would be "the gamers: dorkness rising" but princess Bride is okay.

[-] ObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.ca 15 points 7 months ago

Yeah, exactly my thinking! THIS is the real D&D party!

[-] ReplicantBatty@lemmy.one 13 points 7 months ago

Quick! Hide behind the pile of dead bards!

[-] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Well I know what I'm watching after I finish the rings of power tonight (I'm a sucker for all things lotr), after I watch dorf goes fishing, and task master nz s2e10

[-] ech@lemm.ee 18 points 7 months ago

The utter disrespect...

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

I have zero idea what that is from.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 11 points 7 months ago

You poor soul. To think there's people out there that don't know a Dungeons and Dragons existed since the year 2000.

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

No, I saw that movie in the theaters when it came out, but it was so bad. I guess I just blocked most of it out of my memory. What I mainly remember is being mad. I skipped school and got grounded to see it.

[-] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

If you think this one's bad, you should check out the other D&D movies. I watched them all in release order once. I was impressed how much worse each subsequent movie could be, until we get to the breath of fresh air that is the most recent film.

[-] solitaire@infosec.pub 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yeah this one of those movies that is like designed to be memory holed. I remember it being the subject of a bad movie night with friends, but all I remember is Jeremy Irons hamming it the fuck up. Literally nothing else about the movie.