A 10’x10’ Room With an Orc Guarding a Chest
It’s the oldest gag in Dungeons & Dragons. The group of adventurers creep through catacombs and open a door to find the most basic of battle encounters, with the clearly marked prize for their victory. The scenario is the epitome of an unimaginative DM, so including it in a movie could easily be too meta, which could distract the audience. However, Honor Among Thieves managed to include fan service without ever sacrificing the story of confusing the non-nerds who would have missed them. I think directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein could easily manage to incorporate this classic gag organically into the story.
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