Damodar

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"Damodar" by Israfel

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Bruce Payne as Damodar in Dungeons & Dragons

The head honcho villain in D&D is Profion, played by Jeremy Irons, but who cares about him. He's creepy and neurotic. No one's Damarmor

looking at him when Damodar walks in the room. Not since Yul Brynner has anyone looked so stunningly handsome with a shaved head. OK, so the blue lipstick is a bit distracting but that magnificently breathtaking armor makes up for it. Talk about dramatic-looking. Talk about upstaging everyone else in any scene he's in. WOW.

But Bruce Payne gets to do more than just make us rethink our usual tendency to root for the good guys. He gets to act. Damodar does more than just the usual garden-variety strut, preen and kill people villain routine. As portrayed so well by Bruce, there is a hint of the hero that Damodar was before he was corrupted by Profion, and a hint of beguiling charm. Unlike Irons, who seems to have about one and a half expressions during the whole film, Bruce manages to squeeze a whole repetoire out of his role. In one scene, for example, Damodar's expression goes from menacing to cajoling to plaintive and vulnerable and then back again all in one take.

Because he's so cool-looking and charming, it's hard to dislike Damodar. We keep hoping he'll change sides.

We aren't the only ones who think Damodar is the best thing about Dungeons & Dragons. One gamer at gamingreport.com said “I consider Bruce Payne's performance to be remarkably good considering what they dumped on him.” At badmovieplanet.com, the reviewer wrote: “Bruce Payne was Damodar, who in my opinion was the most interesting character in the movie, though he had little to no competition for that prize.” “Bruce Payne as Damodar: Okay, the ultimate bad ass in the movie. He pretty much hits at least once everyone in the film and looks ubercool while doing it,” said the reviewer at realmsofevil.com.

And our favorite reviewer—Prof J at http://csc.aix.cc/profj/dnd.htm
“But ultimately, I have to agree with another reviewer whose words I read before going to see this film… Bruce Payne (Damodar) as Profion's nefarious assistant in his power hungry schemes was the stand-out performance of all the actors in the film. Payne has a true lock on how to play a character that is menacing even without any show of power. His portrayal of Damodar calls to mind Doug Bradley's portrayal of Pinhead in the Hellraiser films, so coldly, coolly arrogant and confident is his character. Above and beyond the grade I give to this film, Payne has earned himself an A+ in my gradebook.” Prof J, you’re our man!

Go, go, Damodar!