The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (DVD)

Description: Genre: Comedy / Director: Matt Vancil / DVD released: August 19, 2008 / The Gamers: Dorkness Rising follows Lodge, ... more

The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (DVD) ... Dungeon Master and budding writer, who wants 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 fray: a non-player character controlled by Lodge, whom the power gamers immediately distrust, and the rarest gamer of all—a girl. Can the group overcome their bickering to save the kingdom, or will the evil necromancer Mort Kemnon triumph unopposed?

Newest Review: ... with all sorts of villains, monsters and demons as they hack and slash (or, more often, get hacked and slashed) their way through. We start with some dramatic opening titles depicting medieval-looking guys doing battle in a 'sword and sorcery' type of setting. Just as an evil sorcerer with a demonic laugh seems about to defeat the good guys, we suddenly cut to the present day and we see ... more

... several geeks sitting around a table with various boards, cards and dice scattered around. 'Craaaaaap!!!' one of them shouts angrily. Everyone sighs dejectedly. 'Is there a reason you didn't turn those ghouls so that it would help us NOT die?' he bellows...more

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The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (DVD): Playing Dungeons and Dragons for real (1223 words)
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Starring: Nathan Rice as Lodge / Sir Osric Brian Lewis as Cass / Rennard / Brother Silence Christian Doyle as Gary / Fastidian / Luster Scott C. Brown as Leo / Turk / Flynn the Fine This is a real oddity of a film that I had added via Product Suggestion because I totally love it and want to share it with others in the hopes that they'll enjoy it too. A 2008 independent US film made by a production company called, frighteningly, Dead Gentlemen Productions, it's not well known nor easy to find in the UK, but if you like side-splittingly funny geeky humour and/or are an avid computer gamer, you NEED to seek this film out! At present, it can ... Read the complete review

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