I mentioned thisthe other day– Chris Pine’s wardrobe on theDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thievespress tour, how it was, up to that point, a series of olives and mustards, the fashion equivalent of a charcuterie board. He’s gone off the board over the last few days but the commitment to colour, to wearing anything but black, continues. And I appreciate it.
D&Dopens this weekend and the reviews have been excellent. It’s currently sitting at 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, everyone I’ve talked to says it’s fun and funny and stupid in the right ways and not stupid in the right ways, and people who play the game seem invested so… they’re hoping for good results at the box office.
But as I wrotein today’s open, they’re up againstJohn Wick: Chapter 4,and that’s what industry analysts are saying it’s coming down to – dungeons and dragons vs assassins, it’s going to be close. Right now,D&Dis tracking between $30-40 million, which is kinda low considering the IP and the budget and that this movie is supposed to be a blockbuster but they’re hoping word of mouth will push that number higher, over $40 million or more and that’s probably what it needs to get to if it wants to knockJohn Wickout of the top spot. I’m probably one of the people they’re aiming for.
I’m going to seeJohn Wickthis weekend, a movie that was always on the schedule.D&D,另一方面,从来没有计划的一部分。Have never played the game, don’t give a sh-t about the source material, so right up to about a month ago, there was zero interest. These reviews though, and Chris Pine’s outfits, are starting to change my mind. I’m curious. Not super curious but curious enough in that if I can find someone to go with, I would go.
That’s part of the challenge. Because I pitched it to my husband, he doesn’t care. Sarah and I live in different cities. Most of my friends here don’t care. The only one who does care is Kathleen, because Chris Pine – and I feel like I’m the same for her, like I’m her only friend who would also go seeD&Dwith her. The point I’m trying to make, clumsily, is that I’m interested in the audience. Like beyond theD&Dnerds who of course will be in the theatres, who are the other people showing up. Specifically, are any of you going toD&D,and who are you going with?
