| The Gamers: Dorkness Rising | 
 enlarge | Director: Matt Vancil
Studio: Dead Gentlemen Productions
Category: DVD
Buy New: $22.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 18329
Format: Color, Dolby, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 105
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DAFDR23000
UPC: 828221230002
EAN: 0828221230002
ASIN: B000MR9EQM
Theatrical Release Date: August 19, 2008
Release Date: August 19, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
All Lodge wants is for 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 distrust: a non-player character controlled by Lodge, who 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? A parody of fantasy films and the adventure gaming community, The Gamers: Dorkness Rising is a hilarious romp through the world of sword and sorcery -- in this case, a world of exploding peasants, giant house cats, and undead roast turkeys. Game on!
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Excelent gamer movie October 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very funny, full of gamer in jokes and a peek at gamers and their game. As funny if not more funny as the original Gamers.
If you're a gamer, this movie's for you. October 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had a chance to see this movie for the first time when I went to Geek.kon in Madison, WI last month. Due to some technical glitches, I wasn't able to watch the ending, so as soon as I managed to get enough money together to pick up the DVD, I headed to the local gaming shop to buy it. I HAD to know how it ended!
I rarely am willing to pay $20 or more for a movie. This is one of the few exceptions to that rule. It is worth every penny of the $24+ I paid for it at the gaming store.
The first Gamers movie was awesome, and my gaming group inevitably quotes SOMETHING from it every week when we get together to play. I have no doubt in my mind that the same thing will happen with Dorkness Rising. It is HILARIOUS. Make sure you pee before you watch it, or you will be in danger of wetting your pants from laughing so hard. :)
The "Galaxy Quest" of Gaming October 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As I've written on the review for Galaxy Quest...this is a movie written by someone who loves the genre. It was a laugh out loud, spill drink great time.
Every gaming group has their poor game master, who tries to straddle the line between the story and each of the players and their egos. The look on the GM's face when his story created an unusal but satifying character boon for his NPC was priceless.
Every group has the ego nut who wants to stick with the rules when it suits him but wants to bring out a light saber and a machine gun when he's in a tight spot--and ends up arguing with all the players and the GM.
Then there is the newbie who finds a way to make her character work and because it is her first and only character, refuses to allow that character to die--or the mission to fail. This forces the others in the group to actually finish the campaign--and for the rest of the group to enjoy the game.
The other two players were also priceless. The gender reversal sorcerer was too funny...how many guys (or gals) try their hand at playing the opposite sex and find themselves in the unsavory position of having to play not just a character but a creature that they simply have no idea how they think or feel?
But my favorite "gag" player was the second of these two players...who kept dying. It is the bane of all old time gamers...once a player learns that he can create another character, he loses his edge and the need to survive.
Anyone who has ever gamed will see themselves and others in this movie.
Incredible good time!
Great Stuff September 28, 2008
Hi,
i loved "The Gamers" and "Dorkness Rising" is even better. I spent half
the movie rolling and laughing on the floor. You need to be a pen&paper
role player to enjoy this one, but if you are, prepare for seeing your
worst nightmare coming to life: bickering players, random killings,
jealousy in full flower, overpowered items and a gamemaster in love.
Have fun, Martin
Hilarious September 20, 2008
Okay, if you're not into D&D and the like, this might not be 5-stars for you-- probably more of a 3/4-star movie-- it is still pretty funny. However, if you're a gamer, this is totally hilarious. The number of insider gamers-dom references is pretty good: Norwick comic, KoDT, and Holy Grail come to mind and they're probably more I don't get.
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