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Mazes and Monsters (1982) Reviews

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Remember that controversial participation game of the 1980s called "Dungeons and Dragons"? Remember how sociologists warned us that the game was potentially dangerous to those who couldn't altogether separate fantasy from reality. This is the premise of Mazes and Monsters, a made-for-TV film based on the best-seller by Rona Jaffee. Future Oscar-winner Tom Hanks portrays one of four college students who become so deeply involved in a Mazes & Monsters session that the results may turn fatal at any moment. Despite its potential for silly sensationalism, the film is based on a believable premise, and arrives at a logical conclusion. When first aired December 28, 1982, this Canadian-American production was titled Rona Jaffee's Mazes and Monsters. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Director(s):: Steven Hilliard Stern

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: PG

Format(s):: DVD
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	Angela M.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

To start simply, this is just a horrible movie. Tom Hanks plays an emotionally disturbed college student who is drawn into a role-paying game that seems to be the unwanted offspring of Dungeons and Dragons and Monopoly. The point that most people missed about this movie is that the game didn't cause his problems, he already had problems, the game just became a fixation. Because of this misunderstood premise Mazes and Monsters was, and occasionally still is, used as some sort of "definitive" example as to why role-playing games are bad. The reality is, this movie is bad. If you do rent it, take it with a grain of salt and a heap of sugar. That might make it easier to swallow.

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	Julie D.

4 out of 7 people found this review helpful

This movie is very dull. I bought it thinking Tom Hanks this must be good. NOOOOOO it was slow starting and very confusing and then Tom Hanks goes crazy seeing things and its just very weird but if you are like me you have to see it and review it for yourself but i'm sure you'll come to the same conclusion i did that this is just not a good movie

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