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The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008)
Directed by Matt Vancil
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Overview
All Lodge wants is for his gaming group to finish their adventure. Unfortunately, they’re more interested in seducing barmaids, mooning their enemies, and setting random villagers on fire. Desperate to rein in his players, Lodge injects two newbies into the party: a non-player character controlled by Lodge, who the power gamers immediately distrust, and the rarest gamer of all—a girl.
Length 105 minutes
Actors
Nathan Rice | Carol Roscoe | Brian Lewis | Scott C. Brown | Christian Doyle | Jennifer Page | Geoff Gibbs | Ed Gibbs | Don Early | Sean K. Reynolds | Chris Duppenthaler | Julia Vancil | Steve Wolbrecht | Emily Olson | John Frank Rosenblum
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2010 | N/A | Streaming | Video on Demand | 3 stars |
| (Average) 3 stars |
Viewing Notes
The very definition of a low budget film. What elevates The Gamers is that all the terminology and characters in the film aren’t dumbed down, played for truth and its references are true to Dungeons and Dragons. I ended up having a really good time watching this despite the actors not being pros and the FX being terrible.
It’s basically a bunch of D&D fans playing a weekly game with a DM who is working on his own module. One of the guys brings in his girlfriend who hasn’t played before and they end up working together to not only conquer the game but to learn something about themselves. Sounds corny? It is! But watching these people run around in LARP costumes and play it with the giddy excitement that real role players do, it makes it a blast.
A good film for me, though I wouldn’t watch it again.
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