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The Gamers: Dorkness Rising

  • 2008
  • PG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.4K
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Jennifer Page in The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008)
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Lodge, a gaming geek, takes his playing very seriously, unlike his babyish friends who'd rather be immature. He decides to shake things up by introducing two unconventional people to their g... Read allLodge, a gaming geek, takes his playing very seriously, unlike his babyish friends who'd rather be immature. He decides to shake things up by introducing two unconventional people to their group.Lodge, a gaming geek, takes his playing very seriously, unlike his babyish friends who'd rather be immature. He decides to shake things up by introducing two unconventional people to their group.

  • Director
    • Matt Vancil
  • Writer
    • Matt Vancil
  • Stars
    • Nathan Rice
    • Carol Roscoe
    • Brian S. Lewis
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    • Director
      • Matt Vancil
    • Writer
      • Matt Vancil
    • Stars
      • Nathan Rice
      • Carol Roscoe
      • Brian S. Lewis
    • 39User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Flynn…
    Christian Doyle
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    Jennifer Page
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    • Luster (female)
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    Sean K. Reynolds
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    7imdb-21622

    Unexpectedly enjoyable

    I am so impressed, really. I expected cheesy gamer humor and nothing else.

    OK, there's a ton of pretty geeky humor. But the movie is so well done. The acting is quite good.

    The dialog, while gamer cheesy at times, I guess to cater to the gamer crowd, is not bad at all. At times it's even, dare I say, great.

    When the female gamer, who built this non traditional fighter type character rather then the usual (min/max) type gets all these additional attacks (seem right, I did not check the rules,) it was cool.

    The sets are amazing for what must be a fairly low production movie.

    The story moves right along. The transitions from game world to real world are well done. A male playing a female character would sometimes be played by a female, and sometimes by himself. Pretty clever, I thought.

    The guy who decided to play a female, but kept forgetting he was female was good for a lot of laughs. He even said tag at one point, and the female walked on to play the role ( sorry, I did not look her name up, she did great though.) The guy always trying to "get some", got a bit tedious, but I guess that was more gamer humor.

    There was just so much to like about the movie. Lighthearted. Fun! Very well done and I am saying that as a movie fan, not a gamer (and I am not a D&D player.) As I said I expected SO much less.

    Movies often don't hold my attention, I end up listening to them while working on my computer. This one held my attention. I can't give a movie much higher praise.
    9elwood3492

    "Gamers: DR" is so much fun! I was laughing so hard I cried

    I had heard about "gaming" and "Dungeons and Dragons" before, but I had know idea it could be like what I saw in the "Gamers: Dorkness Rising." These guys are so funny and fun to watch. Especially the guy who plays the "bard" or "minstrel" or whatever, he has a gift for physical comedy and timing. There is so much background humor and energy in some of the scenes that make you really think that at least some of it was improvised there on set. The special effects needed to be worked on a bit, but I saw it at a convention last year and thats one of the things they said they were going to redo and make better, so it's probably wicked now!
    9OhioGamerGirl

    Beautiful

    I'm new to gaming, but I would have started MUCH sooner if this film had been around! I caught it at Gen Con last year (a trip made only as a favor to my husband) and LOVED it! Even to a non-gamer like I was at the time, it's funny and accessible--so much so that I finally relented and started sitting in on my husband's gaming group.

    I don't want to give away any plot details, but if you're a gamer, you NEED to see this film--and if you're not, you're going to have a great time despite yourself. There are certainly "in" jokes, but the vast majority of the film is accessible to anyone.

    My only complaints: wish it were longer and wish it were available on DVD. Soon, perhaps?...
    9ThePsychicPotato

    Everything that the official movies should have been... and more!

    Just got back from the European Premiere of The Gamers: Dorkness Rising.

    All I can say is that if you are a gamer (CRPG, RPG or LARP), then this movie is for you. And if you're not a gamer? Well, it's still a great deal of fun.

    The acting is certainly not Oscar-worthy, but in the whole element of the movie it adds to the charm. The humour is everywhere, along with some very nice touches (the tribute to Gary Gygax is especially well done, if you can spot it). The cast are very down to earth in their appearance, befitting the fact that they are ordinary people enjoying an ordinary hobby.

    The quality of the movie's sound and vision are adequate, but again, it all just adds to the atmosphere that helps to define this movie as being the Dungeons and Dragons movie, written and performed by gamers for gamers.

    Not afraid to use terminology specific to one system, they still manage to allow product placement to be a part of the movie, but in a very understandable and utterly fair manner. It also touches on some of the perceived prejudices that some gamers can have about other gamers and deals with that quite well.

    All in all the movie is very much driven by an well-thought-out equal balance of character, plot and entertainment (the Bard is amazingly good value-for-money).

    In the end it does make scoring this movie quite hard, so I have given it 2 scores.

    Score (for non-RP'ers): 7/10 (A few moments could go way over your head, but the main sections of the movie just work so hard and achieve so much more.)

    Score (for RP'ers): 10/10 (Everything fits together, in the perfect quantities, and with the perfect charm and sentiment)
    10Umbru

    I saw it for the first Time at Comicon in San Diego!

    I was laughing so hard most of the time I had people glaring at me because they couldn't hear over my laughter. I literally fell out of my seat at a specific point.

    I'm a Bartender and Bouncer for a living in the Real world (note my use of the term Real world, sadly it always has to come first), and whenever I tell someone I play RPG's, it's usually followed by one of two questions: 1. What, like D&D? I played that back in Junior High.

    2. Really? I've been looking or a group forever! Have room for another? Very rarely do people not know what D&D and Gaming are.

    That having been said almost every person who watches this movie can get something out of it. Even if you aren't a Gamer, chances are there is something in your life you "Geek Out" about that can be made fun of in a light hearted way, and that alone means you can relate to the hijinx in this flick. It's just light hearted happiness in an hour and a half.

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    • Trivia
      Flynn the Fine dies and is resurrected a total of 27 times throughout the film.
    • Goofs
      The party is playing D&D 3rd edition and Leo/Flynn mentions he has 20 ranks in seduction. However, at 9th level 13 ranks would be the max.
    • Quotes

      Brother Silence: He who stumbles around in darkness with a stick is blind. But he who... sticks out in darkness... is... fluorescent!

      [beat]

      Lodge: Lose fifty experience.

    • Crazy credits
      No dice were lost in the making of this film.
    • Connections
      Followed by The Gamers: Hands of Fate (2013)

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Gamers 2
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Flagler, Fort Flagler State Park, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dead Gentlemen Productions
      • Epic Level Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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