Summon the laughter with the most critically acclaimed gaming movie ever made.
Gamers, which won Best Professional Film at Gen Con 2006, has been
profiled by CNN, ABC, Yahoo, The Hollywood Reporter, Computer Games
Magazine, Spike TV, Tips and Tricks Magazine, G4 Media, and Starz Cable
Channel. It features an all-star celebrity cast including Kelly LeBrock
(Weird Science), Beverly D'Angelo (National Lampoon's Vacation), John Heard (Home Alone),
William Katt (The Greatest American Hero) and Michael Bell (E! True
Hollywood Story) and many more.
For the last 23 years, a group of friends have lived life to the fullest... in the fantasy world. Obsessed with a roleplaying game called Demons, Nymphs & Dragons, these gamers are the subject of this hilarious comedy which
chronicles their journey to make it through their horrendous lives while
attempting to break a world record by roleplaying over 74,558 hours.
"The movie is sharp and witty, and sort of slams Spinal Tap into Office Space, with an episode of Family Guy stuck in the middle."
—Ian Bonds of www.QuickStopEntertainment.com
"Five out of five stars. Earns more Experience Points than ten Happy Madison
Productions."
—Eric Childress of www.efilmcritic.com
"Gamers has a twisted sense of humor... Fun stuff."
—Scott Weinberg of www.dvdtalk.com
Awards:
Best Professional Film: Gen Con 2006
Best Film of 2006: www.bumscorner.com
Best Screenplay: 7th Melbourne Underground Film Festival
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I'll be the first to admit that "The Gamers" (by Dead Gentlemen Productions) is, far and away, my favorite 'gamer film'. That being said, I think that, just like with any other new movie genre, you're bound to dislike a film if you compare it to the one that "blazes the trail". Especially, if that film happens to be one as humorous as "The Gamers".
I fully believe that the reason why "Blade Runner" did so poorly in the box office when it originally debuted, was because folks were of the mind, "Hmm...Harrison Ford? Science fiction movie? This is gonna be like 'Star Wars'! Alright!!" Of course now, both fan and movie critic alike, view "Blade Runner" as one of the most deeply provocative and classic sci-fi flicks of all time and a definite 'must see'!
So my advice is to not compare “Gamers” to “The Gamers”. They’re not the same film and I really don’t believe they were meant to be. Yes, from a strictly humorous standpoint, “The Gamers” beats all other ‘gamer flicks’ out there (which isn’t many) hands down. However, this doesn’t mean that “Gamers” is without merit and won’t provide you with almost an hour and a half of viewing enjoyment and laughs. I mean, C’mon…Your bound to hear more than a few chuckles when a guy stuffs beef jerky down his pants and dry humps it while saying, “Jerky, bi#%*!” and then serves it up at the gaming table! Or another guy gives his gaming buddy a huge quilt with the names of all of his own characters he got killed by being such a crappy gamer, and the names fill up both sides of the quilt!
Anyways, all I can say is, a review (even the one you’re reading right now) is just someone else’s opinion and you’re never truly going to know if you’re going to enjoy a film unless you see it for yourself. If I went by what the critics wrote about “Blade Runner”, I never would’ve went to see it when it first came out. Thank God, I decided to listen to my gut!
While not a great move, "Gamers" is a pretty good movie, for a zero-budget comedy about RPG'ing. It's certainly a cut above what Dead Gentlemen do (not to knock them, but c'mon). Real actors (besides the genuinely famous people, you can see one of the principal actors as the bartender on CBS's "How I Met Your Mother"), a real script, competent cinematography. It's certainly off-color and raunchy, and is really more a send up of the nerdy characters than gaming itself. I was amused, and would watch it again.
