Lloyd the Conqueror

Okay, first things first: do you hate movies that do not take themselves seriously? Do very silly situations make you cringe and walk away looking for the next WWII documentary?

If you answered yes to either of these questions walk away now and choose another film.

If however you enjoy tongue in cheek humour, larger than life caricatures and truly funny over the top situations, then this movie will not disappoint. I laughed out loud through much of this film.

This is an excellent first movie from Michael Peterson and features a very strong cast.

Lloyd the Conqueror takes three slacker students forced to compete in a local LAPRing tournament. This comedy may poke fun at LARPing but it most certainly laughs with (not at) the LARPing community.

By no means a high budget film it works well with the resources it had and put together a decent film of good quality, that even boasts some recognizable faces. The acting was decent and the dialogue was enjoyable.

I give this film a 6 out of 10 because it should in no way be compared to films like LOTR or the Godfather... but for a lower budget (Canadian; cough cough) comedy they did well. Give this film a shot and you will enjoy yourselves.

Lloyd the Conqueror is a good-natured, light-hearted comedy that pokes fun at the world of LARPing (Live Action Role Playing) without being mean-spirited or disrespectful to the real community of Larpers. Three underachieving college friends, Lloyd, Oswald and Patrick, (the well cast Evan Williams, Scott Patey and Jesse Reid) are forced into the world of LARPing to battle the evil and very experienced Derek (played to unlikeable perfection by Mike "Bubbles" Smith). To even the odds against them, the three young men enlist the aid of nerdy but lovable Andy (Brian Posehn) and strong-willed Cassandra (Tegan Moss). Throw in a rag-tag band of hardcore Larpers, both good and evil, a Centaur and a Unicorn and hilarity ensues! Kudos to writer Andrew Herman, writer, director and producer, Calgarian Mike Peterson and his producing partners, Robert Peterson, Rob Ohlson, Matt Kelly and Brendan Hunter (aka Klaus, one of the Larping Danes) who made this low budget independent film into "The little movie that could!". Lloyd the Conqueror is a feel good, laugh out loud film which I highly recommend. Go see it; you won't be disappointed!

Lloyd and rough princess? Well of course not, but it would also be fitting. If you are not into the world of roleplaying (not that kind, although ... that works too I reckon), you might have issues liking this in the first place. You don't have to do that yourself, but at least have a soft spot for it. It is obvious that the makers here, really love that world and dive deep into it.

Having said that, it is flawed and places and it is hit and miss (no pun intended). But the heart is in the right place and while some jokes may be offensive to some and unnecessary, it still is funny overall. Maybe not to you individually, but to others. Not everyones cup of tea or world to play in, but those who feel at home in it, will really like it.

One of the best comedy's I have seen in a long while. I hope to see more from these guys soon! I really enjoyed the costumes especially of the Danes so original, how do people come up with these things? The writing was really witty, I laughed so much at the creative use of nerd culture. I found it to be very respectful of a less known part of geek culture. The acting was pretty good, there were some that could have been better but it didn't take away from the movie. Overall I say if you can see this movie do, you will not regret it. I really hope that this movie gets seen by many people all over and not just at festivals. I really look forward to being able to see this again.