![]() Ultimately, “Dungeons & Dragons” delivers enough laughs and thrills to justify braving a trip to the theater. While the two properties otherwise have little in common, the appeal of HBO’s “The Last of Us” and now this (considerably less dour) adaptation offer a bit more hope that the cash grab associated with the practice doesn’t have to lead to a creative wasteland. The lure of transforming toys and games into movies and TV is hardly a new one, including an earlier roll of the dice on this particular franchise in 2000. Pine – operating somewhere between Captain Kirk and his self-absorbed prince in “Into the Woods” – proves well-suited to the role of the roguish schemer surviving by his wits, and Rodriguez provides the perfect counterpart as his platonic pal and the muscle in the outfit, who prefers resolving disputes with a skillfully swung axe. There’s an unavoidably episodic nature to the story, but the movie does an admirable job of rapidly defining the characters. Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez in "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves." Paramount PicturesĪlong the way, they encounter a dashing, swoon-worthy warrior, Xenk (“Bridgerton’s” Regé-Jean Page, offering a nice showcase of his leading-man credentials), who Edgin, naturally, immediately dislikes and resents. When they finally escape, the pair find the girl in the clutches of their former colleague Forge (Hugh Grant), who has aligned himself with a mysterious and deadly wizard (Daisy Head) and assumed control of a powerful castle.Įdgin and Holga must thus embark on a quest in order to get the girl back, enlisting the help of a not-too-talented wizard, Simon (Justice Smith), and the shape-shifting Doric (“It” star Sophia Lillis), fighting off a series of threats as they seek the means of breaking into the castle to retrieve the kid. The film marks a step up in budget for “Game Night” directing team Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (who share screenplay credit with Michael Gilio), but the story mirrors that irreverent tone, while smartly stripping the plot down to the basics and taking full advantage of its well-chosen cast.Įdgin ( Chris Pine) and the fearsome Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) are a pair of thieves, having stumbled into that line of work to raise his daughter (Chloe Coleman, also seen in the recent release “65”), before the pair get tossed into prison for “grand larceny and skulduggery.” Live tiles is another feature what will enable end-users and developers to interact even more with their apps.Game on: Exceeding any reasonable expectations, “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” turns out to be a whole lot of fun, serving up what amounts to a smart-alecky version of “The Lord of the Rings” that doesn’t require knowledge of the underlying game.Įmploying ample special-effects wizardry in the service of what’s basically a comedy is a bold stroke, but even if it takes a little too long to play, this lighthearted adventure looks like a winner. Microsoft is predicting that developers will go for the Windows Phone way and create pinable items inside their applications. The software maker’s view Windows 8 jump lists as a more application-centric. ![]() We wanted to build something more customized for Metro style apps” Dukhon said. ![]() “We knew it was important to keep jump lists on the taskbar for your most commonly used desktop apps. In the blog post, Microsoft took the time to answer questions about the use of jump lists from Windows 7. This new view also fill with more content on your screen. This will make much easier if, for example, you are looking for something that you know came across in Microsoft Office, but you can’t remember the exact name for the app. Windows applications will be in groups this means no more alphabetical list like in Developer Preview. The App screen is another area that Microsoft is making more changes in Windows 8 Beta. This will allow Windows users to have more apps on the Start screen, which will make faster the launch of apps. Microsoft is planning to increase the number of rows of tiles that you can see on large monitors. Improvements on the experience of Metro style apps on big monitor is coming. ![]() “In the Beta, you’ll also be able to use other improvements based on this dialog, in addition to creating, naming, and rearranging.” Better experience on the Start screen for that big monitor of yours ![]() In Windows 8 Developer Preview users were allowed to change their group sizes, unpin tiles and resize wide tiles to the alternative view (square). “The personalization of the Start screen is one of the features that we want to make great, and we’re still iterating on it and to make it better,” these were the words of Marina Dukhon, senior program manager lead on the Core Experience team, in a new post from the Building Windows 8 blog. The software giant is in the works to let users customize the Start screen with more options in Windows 8 Beta. ![]()
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