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Release Date:
22 February 2008 (UK) moreTagline:
It's pure magic, by the way...Plot:
A love triangle with a twist of fantasy! The hero is Ralph, a young nerd from a bad neighborhood who's on his way to university for the first time... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
A fun but not great little film about gamers in Scotland. moreCast
(Credited cast)| Ross Finbow | ... | Ralph | |
| Danielle Stewart | ... | Marlyn | |
| James Young | ... | Lennie | |
| Johnny Austin | ... | Davy | |
| Ross Sutherland | ... | Hank | |
| Edward Tudor-Pole | ... | Dr. Denham | |
| Lynne McCallum | ... | Shona | |
| Alan Tall | ... | Security Guard | |
| Jamie Honeybourne | ... | Gavin | |
| Stacey Sampson | ... | Julie | |
| Eileen McCallum | ... | Nan | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Arnold Brown | ... | Z'rennk | |
| John Conboy | ... | Professor 3 | |
| Gary Cullen | ... | Hemp Society (III) | |
| Bruce Finlay | ... | Professor | |
| Gary French | ... | Spotty | |
| Evan Gavin | ... | Apprentice Ned | |
| Chris Goldie | ... | Ned | |
| Frankie Higgins | ... | Startled Student | |
| Jane Mackay | ... | Dr. Mitchison | |
| Lewis Macleod | ... | Z'rennk (voice) | |
| Joe McFadyen | ... | Professor 2 | |
| Gareth McLean | ... | Hemp Society (II) | |
| Paul McMenemy | ... | Hemp Society (I) | |
| Wilma McRitchie | ... | Knitting Goth | |
| Bob Peacock | ... | Copy Student | |
| Kirsteen Ross | ... | Goth Girl on Staircase | |
| Annette Staines | ... | Mrs. Bruff | |
| Mikael Star | ... | Fetish Shop Manager | |
| Anne Marie Timoney | ... | Marlyn's Mum | |
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101 minCountry:
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UK:15Filming Locations:
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Do not confuse this title with the movies "Gamers" and "The Gamers" (one of which is a good geek movie). This movie was made in Glasgow Scotland and most of the stars have thick accents, which can make it a little hard to understand them at times for us non-UK viewers. The movie is a low budget but relatively well written story about a dysfunctional group of gamers (which might be redundant) going through an interpersonal crisis and love triangle. It's a story of obsession, losing the line between reality and fantasy, and a coming of age story for kids who happen to be gamers.
Visually they have created a very cool looking movie for the budget they had to deal with, and the use of shadow plays with a mix of CG and painted background was a great way to show what was going on in the main character's imagination. It allowed a very strong separation between the game world and the real world, while not making them feel completely separate. The sound and music mix could have been a lot stronger, but again it works fine for the low budget they had to deal with.
The acting is where you have the biggest problem with the movie. Although not exactly bad, you can tell these are mostly amateurs or student actors. The characters become larger stereotypes because of this, which can actually work for certain styles of movies but this isn't one. The sets are mostly "found sets" but used very well and the set dressing they did do worked fine (again, for the budget). The story gets a little convoluted and meanders towards the middle and end, but can still be followed.
The DVD is fairly simple, with a couple of interesting behind the scenes featurettes, but has a number of technical problems. Several of the tracks on the DVD (including the movie itself) like to hang up at the end, not going back to the menu on most players. One of the "next" buttons on the select a scene section doesn't actually go to the next screen but jumps into the middle of the movie.