Anyone up for "Eye of the Beholder II: Behold Harder"? A great film for fantasy art afficionados as well as a fun trip down memory lane for classic D&D players. The movie profiles D&D artists both past and present and also features former TSR insiders, game designers, authors, and fans. A continuation of this film into the third edition could have included art from Eberron, which was a different type of campaign setting, as well as the controversial Book of Vile Darkness. They also review art specific to popular campaign settings, such as Dragonlance or Dark Sun, but left out one of my personal favorites, Spelljammer. I would have been interested in seeing an analysis of how the art continued to evolve under Wizards of the Coast in the third and fourth editions (they very, very briefly look at art from the fifth edition). The film covers art primarily from the first and second editions of the game (it's currently in its fifth edition), which admittedly is the most iconic era of D&D. Even when it sleeps, its smaller eyes remain open, scanning its lair for threats. It is always looking for concealed attackers. If I have a complaint, and it's a significant one, it would be the omissions. Inhuman Intellect A beholder sees in all directions. For such a bizarre creature, no other monster has performed quite as well for me as the. Including interviews with artists from D&D's days when TSR was still around, it gives an interesting explanations of the art and even delves into the creative process. Beholders are one of my favorite monsters in all of D&D. It should not simply be pegged as something only for fantasy nerds, and this film tries to show that.
I might be a bit more lenient on this just because I'm a huge fan of D&D art as well as being an old school player myself.
I am rating this documentary six out of ten stars. But if you are one such person, then you definitely need to do yourself a favor and sit down to watch "Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons". Hanging in my nerd cave, love the black and white DnD drawings over color. This is a niche watching for fans of the D&D and fantasy genre, for sure. Dragon Magazine Framed Art Dungeons And Dragons Beholder Gary Gygax D&D TSR. It was, without a doubt, a really interesting ride from start to end. Initially I had some reservations about the documentary, but my doubts were put to shame, and I really enjoyed sitting through and watching this. There is such a world of difference between the meager start of the original Dungeons & Dragons with the simplistic black and white drawings to the intricate and colorful imagery they have today in the most recent 5th edition. And it has been a blast to follow the artwork of the D&D material grow and evolve and becoming more and more vivid and colorful. And it was such a glorious trip back memory lane. Lots of great information for life-long fans here. Sure, I was familiar with most of the artists featured here, but the documentary offered a lot of insight into the business and the happenings and how the magic came into being. Having grown up with Dungeons & Dragons and been playing fantasy RPGs for more than 30 years, this was definitely a documentary that more than pleased me.
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