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The Gamers: Dorkness Rising

  • 20082008
  • PGPG
  • 1h 45m
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The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008)
ActionAdventureComedy
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.
IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
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    • 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
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    • 34User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Nathan Rice
    • Sir Osric…
    Carol Roscoe
    • Daphne…
    Brian S. Lewis
    • Brother Silence
    • (as Brian Lewis)
    • …
    Scott C. Brown
    Scott C. Brown
    • Flynn…
    Christian Doyle
    Christian Doyle
    • Luster…
    Jennifer Page
    Jennifer Page
    • Luster (female)
    • (as Jen Page)
    • …
    Geoff Gibbs
    • Mort Kemnon
    Ed Gibbs
    • Hierophant
    Don Early
    • Mort Agrippa…
    Sean K. Reynolds
    • Inquisitor
    • (as Sean Reynolds)
    Chris Duppenthaler
    • Mark
    Julia Vancil
    • Goblin Queen
    Steve Wolbrecht
    • Nodwick…
    Emily Olson
    • Therin, Goddess of Light
    John Frank Rosenblum
    John Frank Rosenblum
    • King Erasmus the Randomly Biased
    Chris Ode
    • Herald
    Vanessa Philipp
    • Healer
    Paige Barnett
    • Priestess #1
    • Director
      • Matt Vancil
    • Writer
      • Matt Vancil
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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

      Luster: This flask is now full of holy water. Tell us what we want to know... or I'll give you a bath!

      Drazuul: Your threat's empty. A paladin cannot stand by while torture takes place.

      [Luster looks over at Sir Osric]

      Sir Osric: [sighs] My, what fine yet rustic architecture. I think I will examine it more closely.

    • 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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    9/10
    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)
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    • Release date
      • August 14, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • 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
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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