The Gamers: Dorkness Rising

When a group of fantasy role-playing friends can't get their characters into any action beyond seducing tavern wenches and tormenting villagers, the dungeon master introduces a girl who also plays a sexy character in their game. Now the adventurers must pull it together, both at the table and inside the game, to defeat the necromancer Mort Kemnon and save their beloved gaming group. Matt Vancil directs this entertaining parody.

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If you have ever played d&d, or any of its imitators, you'll love this movie. If you have no experience with rpg's then you will be lost. The movie shows all of the stereotypical d&d players and characters including the stereotypical "girl gamer", the powergamer, the ineffectual bard and the guy who plays a girl. There is a sweet romantic subplot, but the comedy is far better.
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A loose follow up to the cult 2002 RPG satire, Dead Gentlemen's The Gamers, Dorkness Rising has been anticipated by the gaming community for some time now. And for appropriate audiences (e.g. those very familiar with the intricacies of table-top gaming), it is pretty flippin' funny. Clearly a low-budget affair in almost every respect, much of the movie plot takes place in the fictional Dungeons and Dragons game world in which the cast and their respective characters interact. There is a small subplot regarding the DMs fight with writers block but it's really not that important compared to the continuous assault of inside gaming jokes; the uselessness of some character classes, references to iconic gaming items, alignment issues and other hilarious game-related details. And while the generality of plot mechanics do make the film accessible to all audiences, let me be clear when I say it won't nearly be appreciated as intended without prior gaming experience or a willingness to laugh off the budget and/or technical flaws. For those viewers however, Dorkness Rising has small-time cult hit written all over it.
- Creeper