After finishing the video, I am fairly certain that main character's armor / battle outfit is actually pieces of a dog trainer's suit - the padding they use when training attack dogs.
Well, considering it's supposed to be a gallery of criminals I would guess that the werewolf could be Peter Stubbe. He was convicted of witchcraft and murder in the guise of a wolf in 16th century Germany. He's the subject of the, I guess it's more of a pamphlet "The Damnable Life and Death of Stubbe Peeter." It's one of the better documented werewolf cases. I'd give mad props to the crew were this really the case.
W.A.S.P is the only reason I ever even heard of this movie and, yep, I watched it mainly to see them. Plus, I was huge into D&D and, yep, the title intriqued me. Markenting works, folks! 😆 Anyway, thank you Cecil for this reminder...I had actually repressed the entire movie except for the W.A.S.P. part!
"This movie was written as an anthology". Well, that makes a whole lot more sense. It does look like a compilation of crazy oneshots you try to pull off when the main DM is taking his deserved vacation. I'll go on a limb and say I kinda miss that. Everyone's trying to make boring stuff for 2,5 hours instead of pulling something original and trying short stories. I mean, Creepshow was a thing, right? "Hey look, they're filming an S Club 7 video". Holy shit, THAT EXISTED. It burned itself so fast I thought it was somewhat of a fever dream I had as a pre-teen. Dammit, the late 90's were a trip.
When you said the film was directed by seven directors, I expected this to be one of those situations where the producer kept firing directors (then later hiring back previously fired ones). Surprise ending, I guess.
"I reject your reality and substitute my own!" Finding out that line originally came from this movie and not Mythbusters was weird as hell. Adam Savage said it better, imho.
Ok, the Baby Shark gag was easily the best part of this video, I laughed so hard at it. That said I need to track this movie down. I had heard of it, but haven't seen it.
+Jake Colt And here in Germany it was called "Herrscher der Hölle" which means ""Ruler of Hell" But unlike in the UK, here in Germany but also France etc. most Movies especially back then got a different Name instead of just translating it's Original Name to the Language. Though, in some cases changing the Name is necessary because it wouldn't make Sense or sound off in the other Language, especially if the Name is some Saying or Phrase that is known by everyone in the Country of Origin but not elsewhere
I actually picked this up to rent based on a review/synopsis in Jeff Rovin's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MONSTERS ! Although the VHS copy I rented started after the opening credits with Paul repairing computers.
There's a sequel to this available to watch now, from an unreleased 80s anthology called "Pulse Pounders", which also has a short Trancers story that is set between the first two movies. I think it's up on Full Moon's streaming service.
I literally won this movie at a bad movie raffle last week. I haven't gotten around to watching it yet but I'm glad to hear it's not as bad as it could be.
Just about any 80's fantasy movie is harmless fun. Pretty much anything goes in these movies, in terms of story, acting, production aesthetic, and special FX.
This movie is sooooo, 80s! love it.! Great decade. It looks like it had several directors...all over the place & wacky , a disjointed anthology, but I suppose it’s watchable. I remember WASP!
Thanks for another great blast from the past video, Cecil. Yes, I was one of those guys who got tricked by the Dungeonmaster title and rented the film back in the 1980's. The premise sounded so cool too, but what a disappointment.
Saw it in the theaters (the old triplex next to Garden State Plaza). I was just talking about it with a friend a few weeks ago. I said this should get a remake.
Wow I rented this vhs as a 80s kid during the sword and sorcery craze and only remember it because of the WASP scene, never thought anyone else ever saw this.😂
Best part of my Mondays, waking up to an new good bad flicks. Great work. Look forward to what low budget Christmas movies are on the docket next month
Ya know….. I’ve watched your channel for a few years by now, HOW and WHY doesn’t this channel not have more subscribers?! It just, makes no damn sense! I’m convinced that some sort of actual crime is taking place!!! 🤬
@@boboboy8189 For the quality and quantity of videos that are put out here I think this channel deserves MUCH more recognition. Especially when channels of mopey kids showing off their butts in skinny jeans get millions of subscribers and views...
Phenomenal video as always Cecil also I hope you eventually make a video on The Ghost Warrior from Empire Pictures staring Japanese actor Hiroshi Fujioka who’s best known for his iconic roles as the first Kamen Rider and Sega Saturn’s mascot Segata Sanshiro.
Thank you for admitting when you made a misstep such as mispronouncing the main villain's name. It shows a great deal of positive character. But mostly, it highlights how much of a dork I AM for screaming at my computer, "Its pronounced 'miz-steam-ma!'" Great review.
Oh gosh, I think I saw this years ago and forgot all about it. The only bits that looks familiar was the dragon fight and the bit where he zaps the crystal staff to make the zombies vanish.
This movie is all sorts of good! I used to have the home video release poster on my walls as a kid - not too sure if many even heard of the flick. I feel cheated though... never saw the uncut version if this.
I've seen this many times and never noticed the different flowers haha. And I guess I never saw the dream intro. I always wondered why the movie started with Paul waking up from an apparent nightmare
My mom picked me up this movie when I was a kid. She thought I would like it because I was just getting into D&D at the time. Funny thing is she ended up keeping it for herself cause she liked it better than me. Wonder if she still has it?
Your mom gave you a movie that had full frontal nudity? I remember the first movie I ever saw a womans bush was Revenge of the Nerds. We've got Bush! Looking back what the nerds did is creepy and illegal af.
@@Wallyworld30 - When I was 6 and at my cousin's his mom took us to the video and let us rent Bachelor Party with Tom Hanks. We loved it but I doubt she knew there was a prostitute that does sexual acts with a donkey in the film. Alot of parents I was around in the late 80s and early 90s were either naive or apathetic lol.
@@Wallyworld30 parent back then is innocent. They didn't know about rating system. Even my parents watch movie with whole family then there's nudity scene forcing my dad to fast forward that scene
@@boboboy8189 Your Parents didn't know about the rating system? They from another country? Hell, that's the first thing my mom and dad checked everytime my brothers and I picked a movie. They didn't care if it was PG13 but R was usually a no unless it was something they wanted to watch with us.
I understand that each director didn't have a lot to work with, but even extending each segment by as little as 2 or 3 minutes would've given them some room to breathe and helped them each to stand out. Also, I think CAL is a serious deus ex machina. Even having just one segment where she malfunctioned or Mestima stole her would've helped to ramp up the tension towards the climax. Anyway, great video as always dude!
Thanks! The minions took it away from him for the stone giant segment but he got it back before he needed it so it really changed nothing lol. The thing was, the devil wanted to best Paul with his "new magic" so if he had to taken away permanently, it would have been the devil cheating or something. (although that was what they ended up doing in the end anyway)
I actually just saw this for the first time on Tuesday, hah! It starts as softcore and segues into scifi fantasy. Paul acted so nonchalant for a guy who got sucked into another dimension. Metesma and the set designs were the highlights for me. Very weird film.
This movie is stuck in my memories. It's bad but definitely have the charm of being bad but good. Or epically stupid.. take your pic.. But W.A.S.P. best moment ever.
I watched this unironically. I picked it up from Blockbuster on VHS solely based on the title. I remember being vaguely disappointed because I wanted something with characters exploring a D&D dungeon. But the marketing worked on me. I'll give them credit.
“i’ve seen other people talk about this movie before there’s nothing new to learn from this video” “ Steve Ford is the son of former President Gerald Ford” “WHAAAAAAAAAT?”
did you know that their was going to be a dungeon master 2 as part of an anthology of short films called pulse pounders, the other two was hp lovecraft's the evil clergyman which was an adaptation of the rats in the walls and trancers 2 which was found and went under as trancers 2.0 city of lost angels.
Must admit "i reject your reality and subsitute my own" IS a great Line.
I heard that line from SAO Abridged, guess Kayaba wasn't wrong about that line being from this movie.
Ive said that line numerous times amongst my friends and I have no idea where I got it from.
@@AntonioCardenasT probably mythbusters, its in the intro of every episode.
@@StrazdasLT Also used in ERB's Mythbusters vs Ghostbusters episode.
@Hakelous-reviews there is an interview with Adam saying he never saw the movie but worked with and learned from the prop guy from Dungeonmaster
"I reject your reality and substitute my own!"
One of the BEST LINES I have ever heard in film history!
After finishing the video, I am fairly certain that main character's armor / battle outfit is actually pieces of a dog trainer's suit - the padding they use when training attack dogs.
Richard Moll owns that haircut...he should brand it as a "Mollet"
Well, considering it's supposed to be a gallery of criminals I would guess that the werewolf could be Peter Stubbe. He was convicted of witchcraft and murder in the guise of a wolf in 16th century Germany. He's the subject of the, I guess it's more of a pamphlet "The Damnable Life and Death of Stubbe Peeter." It's one of the better documented werewolf cases. I'd give mad props to the crew were this really the case.
Cushion armour: protection +0
weight +1
cozyness +6
W.A.S.P is the only reason I ever even heard of this movie and, yep, I watched it mainly to see them. Plus, I was huge into D&D and, yep, the title intriqued me. Markenting works, folks! 😆 Anyway, thank you Cecil for this reminder...I had actually repressed the entire movie except for the W.A.S.P. part!
"This movie was written as an anthology".
Well, that makes a whole lot more sense. It does look like a compilation of crazy oneshots you try to pull off when the main DM is taking his deserved vacation. I'll go on a limb and say I kinda miss that. Everyone's trying to make boring stuff for 2,5 hours instead of pulling something original and trying short stories. I mean, Creepshow was a thing, right?
"Hey look, they're filming an S Club 7 video".
Holy shit, THAT EXISTED. It burned itself so fast I thought it was somewhat of a fever dream I had as a pre-teen. Dammit, the late 90's were a trip.
Great, now I have the baby shark song stuck in my head again.
Sorry about that lol
"Having a nigtmare... a sexy nightmare"
Of course, the title is ♂DUNGEON MASTER ♂ after all
lol the baby shark part my 3 yr old daughter came running from the other room “WHOS SINGING BABY SHARK?!”
Yes. I’ve been looking for this for ages.
When you said the film was directed by seven directors, I expected this to be one of those situations where the producer kept firing directors (then later hiring back previously fired ones). Surprise ending, I guess.
Idk if Charles Band has ever actually fired a director (or had the resources to)
I just randomly bought this Blu-ray a couple years ago and ended up absolutely loving the movie. Very fun stuff.
I came across by chance years ago and have watched it multiple times since. It never fails to entertain.
lol, "now they never gonna get that smell out of the fish!" - heard that joke, or a variation, yesterday... It´s great. :)
Damn you, that Baby Shark gag had me choking on my coffee! Well done :)
:)
"I reject your reality and substitute my own!" Finding out that line originally came from this movie and not Mythbusters was weird as hell.
Adam Savage said it better, imho.
Ok, the Baby Shark gag was easily the best part of this video, I laughed so hard at it.
That said I need to track this movie down. I had heard of it, but haven't seen it.
YES! I love WASP. Also whenever he uses his powerglove my buddy and I would yell “HACKED EM”
I loved this movie, it was called Ragewar over here in the UK, it had a really cool poster as well. Thanks for covering this film.
Ragewar is the best name for some sort of Reddit movie.
+Jake Colt
And here in Germany it was called "Herrscher der Hölle" which means ""Ruler of Hell"
But unlike in the UK, here in Germany but also France etc. most Movies especially back then got a different Name instead of just translating it's Original Name to the Language.
Though, in some cases changing the Name is necessary because it wouldn't make Sense or sound off in the other Language, especially if the Name is some Saying or Phrase that is known by everyone in the Country of Origin but not elsewhere
I actually picked this up to rent based on a review/synopsis in Jeff Rovin's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MONSTERS ! Although the VHS copy I rented started after the opening credits with Paul repairing computers.
You and the RLM guys make this movie seem like a lot of fun.
3:03 young teenage me's favourite dirty joke, that got me into so much trouble! Good to see it revived.
Who else randomly came across this channel and now can't stop watching his videos
Yep.
Started about a year and a half...maybe 2 years ago. Its all such good content.
Thanks guys :)
@@GoodBadFlicks Thank YOU! Another thoroughly enjoyed episode.
Great example of a movie I picked up just because of the cover in a video store and ended up loving....
Cecil, your movie summaries get better and better. Never stop.
:)
There's a sequel to this available to watch now, from an unreleased 80s anthology called "Pulse Pounders", which also has a short Trancers story that is set between the first two movies. I think it's up on Full Moon's streaming service.
👏👏👏👏 not a lot of ppl know that 1. Hats off
I saw a post about Dungeon Master 2 was in the works but the effects were never completed.
Ah, Richard Moll, one of my favorite people. I love anything he does. Got a suggestion for me? I'll take e'Moll!
This was one of my favorite movies that we rented when I was a kid. Thanks for finally covering it.
Some of the funniest comments you’ve had in a while. Funny as hell. Keep up the good work.
Thanks!
Richard Moll was also in The Sword and the Sorcerer, another Eighties staple. (That dude’s IMDB page listing is looooong.)
I have to watch him in "Evilspeak" with Clint Howard.
This channel is PURE GOLD!
Thanks!
I remember seeing this movie mainly the desert chase segment) when it came on one day back when I was a kid
I literally won this movie at a bad movie raffle last week. I haven't gotten around to watching it yet but I'm glad to hear it's not as bad as it could be.
Just about any 80's fantasy movie is harmless fun. Pretty much anything goes in these movies, in terms of story, acting, production aesthetic, and special FX.
wow i totally forgot about this one! i saw it when i was about 12 in the mid 80s and remember thinking it was awesome!
This movie is sooooo, 80s! love it.! Great decade. It looks like it had several directors...all over the place & wacky , a disjointed anthology, but I suppose it’s watchable. I remember WASP!
Glad you got to this one!
I thought it deserved an episode for a while
Thanks for another great blast from the past video, Cecil. Yes, I was one of those guys who got tricked by the Dungeonmaster title and rented the film back in the 1980's. The premise sounded so cool too, but what a disappointment.
The sarcasm is this episode *chef's kiss*
:)
I saw this opening night in California. At 13, I thought it was epic filmmaking.
It’s sad how so many people think Adam Savage cape up with that quote. This movie is fucking nuts.
The cool protagonist who creates hazardous road conditions and steals ATM money, why should I root for him again?
Saw it in the theaters (the old triplex next to Garden State Plaza). I was just talking about it with a friend a few weeks ago. I said this should get a remake.
Wow I rented this vhs as a 80s kid during the sword and sorcery craze and only remember it because of the WASP scene, never thought anyone else ever saw this.😂
Best part of my Mondays, waking up to an new good bad flicks.
Great work.
Look forward to what low budget Christmas movies are on the docket next month
Incredibly funny commentary/breakdown thankyou I now have a new movie to add to my watch list.
You are welcome!
Ya know….. I’ve watched your channel for a few years by now, HOW and WHY doesn’t this channel not have more subscribers?! It just, makes no damn sense! I’m convinced that some sort of actual crime is taking place!!! 🤬
Thank you! I'm slowly climbing.
@@GoodBadFlicks Thank YOU for all the great videos for all these years! 😎
323K subscribers is quite a lot for classic bad (good) movie channel
@@boboboy8189 For the quality and quantity of videos that are put out here I think this channel deserves MUCH more recognition. Especially when channels of mopey kids showing off their butts in skinny jeans get millions of subscribers and views...
I'd have used the John Candy as the devil from "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" photo. Oh well.
Phenomenal video as always Cecil also I hope you eventually make a video on The Ghost Warrior from Empire Pictures staring Japanese actor Hiroshi Fujioka who’s best known for his iconic roles as the first Kamen Rider and Sega Saturn’s mascot Segata Sanshiro.
Thank you for admitting when you made a misstep such as mispronouncing the main villain's name. It shows a great deal of positive character.
But mostly, it highlights how much of a dork I AM for screaming at my computer, "Its pronounced 'miz-steam-ma!'"
Great review.
I didn't have time to go back and re-record all the lines with the name and I knew at least one person would notice. :)
80s low budget special effects, W.A.S.P, and hairy bush. You already won me over. I need to check out this movie.
:)
I have been meaning to watch this, but after seeing this video... I have to watch it!!!
I'm pretty sure years ago I said on Twitter that good bad flicks should review the dungeon master. And now here we are. Thank you.
Good things come to those who wait!
i never knew america knew about S club 7?! slightly proud now
I love S Club 7 :)
Not just America, it was trippy for half the world. I guess someone wanted to pull the double whammy combo of boy band and girl band.
(It didnt work.)
Oh gosh, I think I saw this years ago and forgot all about it. The only bits that looks familiar was the dragon fight and the bit where he zaps the crystal staff to make the zombies vanish.
The baby shark reference was GREAT!!
The puppet, Ratspit, was also in the 1986 movie Troll. John Carl Buechler, the designer of the puppet, work o both movies.
4:12 how dare you mock the perfect movie!
14:02 that is the most Christopher lambert laugh I've ever heard.
LMAO that baby shark comes out of nowhere, good one Cecil!
hehehehhee :)
“Remember when glasses took up 50% of your face?”
Remember? Mine still do!
This movie is all sorts of good! I used to have the home video release poster on my walls as a kid - not too sure if many even heard of the flick.
I feel cheated though... never saw the uncut version if this.
No need to apologize. He was referring to his cousin Mystema. If you ever get down Palm Beach way he wants you to challenge him to Bocce Ball.
The only UA-cam channel that makes me laugh with every video. Always hilarious.
Thank you! Glad to hear I still got it :)
@@GoodBadFlicks you're welcome. When the "baby shark" song started I spit out my coffee.
Full Moon is great & I was raised on their output but Empire was the real jewel, considering what they gave to the Genre. Re-Animator alone
I've seen this many times and never noticed the different flowers haha. And I guess I never saw the dream intro. I always wondered why the movie started with Paul waking up from an apparent nightmare
"now they'll never get that smell out of the fish!" lmfao!!!
Funny thing you mentioned Adam Savage cause he talked about this movie on Mythbusters
"FURS, FURS, FURS!" is approximately 96% funnier than it should be.
I went with my gut on that one. Seems most liked it. :)
My mom picked me up this movie when I was a kid. She thought I would like it because I was just getting into D&D at the time. Funny thing is she ended up keeping it for herself cause she liked it better than me. Wonder if she still has it?
Your mom gave you a movie that had full frontal nudity? I remember the first movie I ever saw a womans bush was Revenge of the Nerds. We've got Bush! Looking back what the nerds did is creepy and illegal af.
@@Wallyworld30 - When I was 6 and at my cousin's his mom took us to the video and let us rent Bachelor Party with Tom Hanks. We loved it but I doubt she knew there was a prostitute that does sexual acts with a donkey in the film. Alot of parents I was around in the late 80s and early 90s were either naive or apathetic lol.
@@Wallyworld30 parent back then is innocent. They didn't know about rating system. Even my parents watch movie with whole family then there's nudity scene forcing my dad to fast forward that scene
@@boboboy8189 Your Parents didn't know about the rating system? They from another country? Hell, that's the first thing my mom and dad checked everytime my brothers and I picked a movie. They didn't care if it was PG13 but R was usually a no unless it was something they wanted to watch with us.
I understand that each director didn't have a lot to work with, but even extending each segment by as little as 2 or 3 minutes would've given them some room to breathe and helped them each to stand out.
Also, I think CAL is a serious deus ex machina. Even having just one segment where she malfunctioned or Mestima stole her would've helped to ramp up the tension towards the climax.
Anyway, great video as always dude!
Thanks! The minions took it away from him for the stone giant segment but he got it back before he needed it so it really changed nothing lol.
The thing was, the devil wanted to best Paul with his "new magic" so if he had to taken away permanently, it would have been the devil cheating or something. (although that was what they ended up doing in the end anyway)
WRONG: Richard Moll looks *amazing* in a mullet!!
I also enjoyed the Wasp section the most, primarily for what they dressed Gwen in. LOL
Good to know that 7 directors directing 1 movie wasn't what I expected.
3:41 next level costume design with that soda can tab in the middle...
Shark Baby theme LOL at 6:50 mark this looks like an awesome movie
The monsters in that opening dream reminded me of NightTrap!
Always entertaining (and informative), keep up the great work!!!
Thanks!
oh my gosh I choked on my drink "ominous clouds" Slaughterhouse Rock baby!!!
:)
This was funny as hell, I loved the 80’s!
In a movie that features the devil as a character you would expect the 7 challenges to have something to do with the 7 deadly sins.
great video ,high quality
Thanks!
Say what you want about this movie, but at least it gave Richard Moll a chance to perfect his Two-Face voice before "Batman: TAS" auditions.
Seven directors? The entire AV club.
I actually just saw this for the first time on Tuesday, hah! It starts as softcore and segues into scifi fantasy. Paul acted so nonchalant for a guy who got sucked into another dimension. Metesma and the set designs were the highlights for me. Very weird film.
This movie is stuck in my memories.
It's bad but definitely have the charm of being bad but good.
Or epically stupid.. take your pic..
But W.A.S.P. best moment ever.
You bring back so many good memories!!!
This really feels like someones fever dream that's played a lot of DnD XD
I saw this when I was a kid. The version I saw hear in Australia didn’t have the sexy dream sequence. I would definitely remember.
I loved this movie as a kid.
I watched this unironically. I picked it up from Blockbuster on VHS solely based on the title. I remember being vaguely disappointed because I wanted something with characters exploring a D&D dungeon. But the marketing worked on me. I'll give them credit.
“i’ve seen other people talk about this movie before there’s nothing new to learn from this video”
“ Steve Ford is the son of former President Gerald Ford”
“WHAAAAAAAAAT?”
I always thought of this movie as someone's adaptation of a Choose Your Own Adventure book.
I heard "i reject you're reality and substitute my own" on the "john boy and billy big show" radio show over 20yrs ago
I remember this movie as a kid, and I was bored to tears.
I'm pretty sure that the puppet of RATSPIT (or whatever) was in the original TROLL movie. It looks so familiar, and I've never seen this one
Me when seeing this on my feed: “WHOA DUNGEON MASTER! Finally! What took you so long Cecil!?”
To answer - I don't know. Some things just come in time.
@@GoodBadFlicks whoa! The man himself! Always a pleasure to hear from you my friend. Keep up the good work!
I still have my vhs copy of this!
did you know that their was going to be a dungeon master 2 as part of an anthology of short films called pulse pounders, the other two was hp lovecraft's the evil clergyman which was an adaptation of the rats in the walls and trancers 2 which was found and went under as trancers 2.0 city of lost angels.
That explains it. Was thinking, I don't remember it opening like that on dad's old VHS of this movie. Cut out of the American release, dang.
I believe “The Bikini Wax” craze started because of this movie and “ Re-Animator.”