Mazes and Monsters

I disagree that this was just a smear campaign against fantasy role playing as so many others have said. I felt it was more a story about general psychosis and loss of a loved one. It wasn't really hinted that the "game" was at fault, as the majority of players didn't suffer any ill fate. It was a drama/tragedy genre movie just with a d&d plot. This movie wouldn't tell parents to not let their kids play games as it really doesn't try to push that agenda much or make that direct connection. Nobody said anything like "the game is to blame for this" - even the news caster in the very beginning had no idea about what was going on just happened to hear the name of the game. I guess you could say the early 80's era does mean it was 100% just trying to make it anti-d&d but in actuality the movie really doesn't push it much.

So, with that out of the way, a review... Not great. A decent watch for what it is (if you're into gaming) however really nothing spectacular. There is more focus on character drama with very little about gaming. Of course Tom Hanks is an immediate pull to watch... so yea, it is what it is.