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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?
The latter. It's a brilliant psychological thriller in a very different setting, and in some ways a morality play. It actually has quite a few elements of epic (genre) storytelling in the film itself, sometimes they go by subtly.
Really nice film with amazing acting both IC [the viking brother] and ooc [the "normal' brother]. I think people will see what they want in the movie, RPers will enjoy the humour and overall plot: those outside the hobby may see a message.....
I though it was pretty good. I don't know much/anything about what larping is really like, so I don't know if its portrayal of it was way over the top or not. However, to me it seemed like geeky larpers goes Lord of the Flies.
I really enjoyed it. The tension really builds up and for a low budget film the acting is great.
I shelled out $40 for a copy a year ago when it was nowhere to be found. Good to see that it's now available on Netflix.
The place where the movie takes place is actually a real place in Canada where people LARP regularly. The only set piece they had to make for the film was the ship.
The place where the movie takes place is actually a real place in Canada where people LARP regularly. The only set piece they had to make for the film was the ship.
At the Duché of Bicolline near Shawinigan, province of Québec, Canada to be exact (site in French only). There are several medieval fantasy larp sites in Québec, but Bicolline is THE site. They have an annual event that attracts an impressive amount of players for a province with a total population equal (or less) to that of a large American city...
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