Mazes and Monsters redux? - The Wild Hunt (2009)

[Velcro Zipper]

So, this movie has apparently been out awhile but I only just learned of it and saw it on Netflix last night.

The Wild Hunt (the trailer has some strong language that may not be suitable for some environments) tells the story of Erik Magnusson who enters a world of live action role playing in an effort to reclaim his girlfriend from Murtagh, the leader of a cultish group of Celt-inspired LARPers. Complicating things is his relationship with his brother Bjorn who has abandoned the family in order to live out the life of a viking warrior among the warring clans of the game. What could easily have been a comic look into the personal lives of LARPers, turns out to be a psychological horror story as two worlds collide.

I think that sums things up nicely.

Anyway, I was wondering if anybody else has seen this and what their thoughts might be. Do you think it's Mazes and Monsters for a new generation, a sincere attempt to tell a serious story about geek culture or simply a brilliant coup by a screenwriter who saw an opportunity to write a horror movie using a setting nobody else has thought to use?

Whatever it is, I liked it, and I think it's a movie gamers should see.

[CapeCodRPGer]

Have not seen it. But I hope to think we have come a long way so people won't judge all LARPing from this movie like people judged all RPGs from Mazes and Monsters.

[Shadowborn]

You'd like to think so, but probably not...

[Crimson Jester]

I think this will be!

Quote:

Live-action role players conjure up a demon from hell by mistake and must deal with the consequences.

Cast

Credited cast:
Peter Dinklage ... Hung
Ryan Kwanten ... Joe
Summer Glau ... Gwen
Jimmi Simpson ... Ronnie Kwok
Steve Zahn ... Eric
Margarita Levieva ... Beth
Danny Pudi ... Lando
Michael Gladis ... King Diamond