By John Corrado

Please note that this is a review of the Blu-ray release of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. For my full thoughts on the film itself, you can read my original review right here.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, the movie based on the classic fantasy role-playing game, is being released on 4K Ultra HD this week following its run in theatres.

Directed by the Game Night duo of John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the film follows Edgin (Chris Pine) and Holga (Michelle Rodriguez), a pair of petty thieves who escape from jail and team up on a quest to rescue Edgin’s daughter (Chloe Coleman). The cast is rounded out by Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Regé-Jean Page and a scene-stealing Hugh Grant.

As I wrote in my review, “Daley and Goldstein are able to inject humour into the film without sacrificing its place in the fantasy adventure genre.” They bring a lightness of touch to the material that makes this a fun reimagining of the game. It offers a lot of callbacks for DnD fans, while also working just as well as an entertaining and lighthearted adventure movie for those who are less familiar with the game itself.

The film didn’t do as well in theatres as I had hoped, but it’s one that I would recommend checking out at home, and I can imagine it gaining more of a following in the years to come. The 4K Ultra HD disc offers a satisfying image, that allows the rich colours of the film to stand out.

Film Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)

Bonus Features (4K Ultra HD):

The 4K disc boasts “over an hour of bonus content,” mainly consisting of behind the scenes featurettes that are fun to go through. A code for a digital copy is also included in the package, which ships with a slipcover.

• From Dice to Dragons: Honoring the Lore (11 minutes, 15 seconds): The directors and cast members talk about their own histories with the game, balancing humour in the film, and crafting the complicated “portal heist” set-piece.

• Rogues’ Gallery: The Heroes of Dungeons & Dragons (11 minutes, 24 seconds): The directors and cast discuss their individual characters, and the different game-inspired archetypes they fall into.

• Fantastic Foes (7 minutes, 3 seconds): Like the previous piece, only focused on the antagonist characters; Daisy Head’s Sofina and Hugh Grant’s Forge.

• The Bestiary (9 minutes, 21 seconds): A look at the different creatures featured in the film, and how they were brought to life through a mix of makeup, practical effects, and puppeteering.

• Foraging the Forgotten Realms (8 minutes, 7 seconds): Production designer Ray Chan takes us through the different sets and locations in the film, and the inspiration behind some of the designs.

• Broadswords, Battle-axes & Badass Brawls (8 minutes, 40 seconds): A look at some of the stunts and the weapons that were designed for the film.

• Gag Reel (6 minutes, 51 seconds)

• Deleted and Extended Scenes (10 minutes, 35 seconds)

• Gorg’s Arrival – Extended (55 seconds)

• Ice Breaker – Extended (1 minute, 31 seconds)

• Harassing Holga – Deleted (1 minute, 9 seconds)

• Eating Ash – Extended (14 seconds)

• Harper’s Sanctuary – Extended (29 seconds)

• Corpse 6 – Extended (6 minutes, 15 seconds)

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a Paramount Home Entertainment release. It’s 134 minutes and rated PG.

Street Date: May 30th, 2023