* BadassDecay: Damodar (literally). This is primarily because he goes from being a GeniusBruiser in the first movie to a more "mage-ish" character in this one.
* CompleteMonster: [[Monster/DungeonsAndDragons Damodar]] is still an irredeemable villain. See that page for details.
* NarmCharm: It is shamelessly D&D geeky, without any of the pretense of its predecessor.
* SoBadItsGood: While part of the audience sees the movie as SoOkayItsAverage, especially compared to its predecessor, other fans think it has the same cheesy charm than the first one.
* SoOkayItsAverage: Considered to be not as good as [[WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983 the 80s cartoon]], but it's still leagues better than the first movie (unless you're one of those people who thinks SoBadItsGood is preferable to SoOkayItsAverage).
* SpecialEffectsFailure: The CG effects, not because of poor rendering or goofy design like the previous film, but rather because all the effects have ultra pristine high-fidelity details, which disconnects them significantly from the slightly blurry live action backdrops. Especially noticeable on the HD UsefulNotes/BluRay release.
** Also some props aren't up to snuff, as when Berek and company flee the Dark Mantles, his sword gets slightly lodged in the "stone" doorway and chips off a small chunk of the foam set wall. Then when Lux and Berek capture and threaten Damodar with a dagger, it's quite obviously a crudely carved piece of wood painted to look like a dagger, given its lack of shine and ''very'' flat edge to avoid cutting anyone.
* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Considering that general consensus places this movie at either SoBadItsGood or SoOkayItsAverage, this should tell you some pretty embarrassing things about the quality of the original, which had a much bigger budget.
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