After reading a few reviews in which spoke about it being about D&D-style, game-playing, I decided to give it a try. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. He decides to shake things up by introducing two unconventional people to their group. Desperate to save the integrity of his story from the whims of his players' irreverent characters-a horny bard, wild sorceress, and cryptic monk-Lodge invites Joanna to join the table. Available in dungeon re-mastered 720p. Directed by Matt Vancil. It appears that most people rating it thus far are among the target audience. The Gamers: Dorkness Rising ( 356 ) IMDb 7.4 1h 45min 2008 13+ Struggling writer Lodge isn't asking for much: he wants his gaming group to finish playtesting his table-top adventure, rather than killing, looting, and debauching his fantasy world. Lodge allows Joanna (Carol Roscoe), Cass’s ex-girlfriend to join the game. Quickly browse titles in our catalog based on the ones you have picked. Select the department you want to search in. Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2017. All titles available with Instant Streaming and HD Downloads! Video availability outside of United States varies. Includes The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (720p) and The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended Edition (1080p). It pokes irreverent fun at a lot of the more ridiculous aspects of the game, and also says something nice about why it's important to play for the experience - and not just play to win. Guided by the mysterious Professor, a new group of gamers takes control of their destiny and leads them on a new quest to find a portal to return home and defeat their nemesis, The Shadow, once and for all. Lodge wants to finish his epic campaign against The Shadow, but his players have other ideas. Teased in 2010, Kickstarted in 2013, coming this August: Humans & Households is the original saga of a group of warriors who play Humans & Households on their day off! I recently decided to look it up as I didn't even remember the name (as I said, lots of drinking that night) and I wish I had done so sooner! This is so funny, because it is so accurate! Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. The 2.5 hour cut of Hands of Fate, including the complete Lodge & Joanna story. Sign in to add this movie to a playlist. Not all will find this style of movie their cup of tea, however. Desperate to save the integrity of his story from the whims of his players’ crazy characters: a horny bard (Leo), wild sorceress (Gary), and cryptic monk (Cass). Will their choices in the game save their friendships in real life…or will Mort Kemnon triumph unopposed? There's a problem loading this menu right now.
If you can get past the first 20 minutes, you'll get some enjoyment, Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2018. Home Free The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. Although I would not consider myself a gamer and haven't played any rpg games like D&D (besides Runescape, which is a different platform of gameplaying), I enjoyed the uniqueness of this movie and am glad I stayed to watch the whole performance. To the extent that you can do this, to that extent you'll enjoy this movie. It's a great testament to the fact that not all good movies need to have a huge fanbase, get massive publicity, released to a gazillion theaters and make gobs of money to be considered a success. I wish there was enough granularity in the rating system to give 2 1/2 stars, or something like 4 1/2 out of 10. I'll be honest, if it weren't for amazon prime, I'd probably have never run across this one, but hopefully the people that made this will keep creating movies, as I'd love to keep watching them. The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. 1080p DRM-free digital download. Sadly, you need the first 20 minutes for what comes later, but it's a drag. Quite a few years ago some friends put this movie on during an all night drinking party and I remember liking it but they unfortunately ruined it for me by spouting off lines and spoiling what would come next (don't you just love people who do that?). It was rated high enough for me to click on it, I may as well surpass my five-minute intro.
The full adventures (to date) of Lodge, Joanna, and the rest of the Gamers crew. 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. Pick up this double feature to enjoy more than 3.5 hours of Gamers goodness! Not spectacular, but good...different. I enjoyed this movie through and through and laughed my ass almost the entire time. Let me start by saying this one gets a split rating. I show this one to my nerd friends and hide it from my 'cool ones. I'm glad I decided to stay around. 2008 105 min Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Free. Plenty of action, comedy, and surprises to keep you engaged the whole time. 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 -- … I was not. Pick up this double feature to enjoy more than 3.5 hours of Gamers goodness! The full adventures (to date) of Lodge, Joanna, and the rest of the Gamers crew. I enjoyed and you may as well if you give it a chance. The feature film that inspired a generation of gamers! Join Lodge (Nathan Rice), Gary (Christian Doyle), and eight hundred friends for an epic gaming adventure, live from the 2015 Gen Con Indy mainstage. Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2018. Despite being a low budget fan-produced piece with no studio or big distributor, it will keep you laughing from start to finish. I usually watch campy movies with the idea that I'd probably only watch them once, and get a couple chuckles and maybe a couple bits that were decent enough to let my imagination fill in the rest to make the movie worth wasting my time on. It's well written, remarkably well acted, and engaging from start to finish. For starters, you need to be at least casually acquainted with D&D or other roleplaying games, or a lot of the humor will go right over your head. The set is definitely on the lower budget but the characters, the humor, the script and the acting truly made this a nice movie. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Available August 14, 2014. Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017. The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2017. After their game crashes, a group of role-playing gamers give their story one more chance.
If you can get past the first 20 minutes, you'll get some enjoyment, Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2018. Home Free The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. Although I would not consider myself a gamer and haven't played any rpg games like D&D (besides Runescape, which is a different platform of gameplaying), I enjoyed the uniqueness of this movie and am glad I stayed to watch the whole performance. To the extent that you can do this, to that extent you'll enjoy this movie. It's a great testament to the fact that not all good movies need to have a huge fanbase, get massive publicity, released to a gazillion theaters and make gobs of money to be considered a success. I wish there was enough granularity in the rating system to give 2 1/2 stars, or something like 4 1/2 out of 10. I'll be honest, if it weren't for amazon prime, I'd probably have never run across this one, but hopefully the people that made this will keep creating movies, as I'd love to keep watching them. The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. 1080p DRM-free digital download. Sadly, you need the first 20 minutes for what comes later, but it's a drag. Quite a few years ago some friends put this movie on during an all night drinking party and I remember liking it but they unfortunately ruined it for me by spouting off lines and spoiling what would come next (don't you just love people who do that?). It was rated high enough for me to click on it, I may as well surpass my five-minute intro.
The full adventures (to date) of Lodge, Joanna, and the rest of the Gamers crew. 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. Pick up this double feature to enjoy more than 3.5 hours of Gamers goodness! Not spectacular, but good...different. I enjoyed this movie through and through and laughed my ass almost the entire time. Let me start by saying this one gets a split rating. I show this one to my nerd friends and hide it from my 'cool ones. I'm glad I decided to stay around. 2008 105 min Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Free. Plenty of action, comedy, and surprises to keep you engaged the whole time. 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 -- … I was not. Pick up this double feature to enjoy more than 3.5 hours of Gamers goodness! The full adventures (to date) of Lodge, Joanna, and the rest of the Gamers crew. I enjoyed and you may as well if you give it a chance. The feature film that inspired a generation of gamers! Join Lodge (Nathan Rice), Gary (Christian Doyle), and eight hundred friends for an epic gaming adventure, live from the 2015 Gen Con Indy mainstage. Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2018. Despite being a low budget fan-produced piece with no studio or big distributor, it will keep you laughing from start to finish. I usually watch campy movies with the idea that I'd probably only watch them once, and get a couple chuckles and maybe a couple bits that were decent enough to let my imagination fill in the rest to make the movie worth wasting my time on. It's well written, remarkably well acted, and engaging from start to finish. For starters, you need to be at least casually acquainted with D&D or other roleplaying games, or a lot of the humor will go right over your head. The set is definitely on the lower budget but the characters, the humor, the script and the acting truly made this a nice movie. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Available August 14, 2014. Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017. The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2017. After their game crashes, a group of role-playing gamers give their story one more chance.
If you can get past the first 20 minutes, you'll get some enjoyment, Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2018. Home Free The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. Although I would not consider myself a gamer and haven't played any rpg games like D&D (besides Runescape, which is a different platform of gameplaying), I enjoyed the uniqueness of this movie and am glad I stayed to watch the whole performance. To the extent that you can do this, to that extent you'll enjoy this movie. It's a great testament to the fact that not all good movies need to have a huge fanbase, get massive publicity, released to a gazillion theaters and make gobs of money to be considered a success. I wish there was enough granularity in the rating system to give 2 1/2 stars, or something like 4 1/2 out of 10. I'll be honest, if it weren't for amazon prime, I'd probably have never run across this one, but hopefully the people that made this will keep creating movies, as I'd love to keep watching them. The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. 1080p DRM-free digital download. Sadly, you need the first 20 minutes for what comes later, but it's a drag. Quite a few years ago some friends put this movie on during an all night drinking party and I remember liking it but they unfortunately ruined it for me by spouting off lines and spoiling what would come next (don't you just love people who do that?). It was rated high enough for me to click on it, I may as well surpass my five-minute intro.
The full adventures (to date) of Lodge, Joanna, and the rest of the Gamers crew. 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. Pick up this double feature to enjoy more than 3.5 hours of Gamers goodness! Not spectacular, but good...different. I enjoyed this movie through and through and laughed my ass almost the entire time. Let me start by saying this one gets a split rating. I show this one to my nerd friends and hide it from my 'cool ones. I'm glad I decided to stay around. 2008 105 min Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Free. Plenty of action, comedy, and surprises to keep you engaged the whole time. 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 -- … I was not. Pick up this double feature to enjoy more than 3.5 hours of Gamers goodness! The full adventures (to date) of Lodge, Joanna, and the rest of the Gamers crew. I enjoyed and you may as well if you give it a chance. The feature film that inspired a generation of gamers! Join Lodge (Nathan Rice), Gary (Christian Doyle), and eight hundred friends for an epic gaming adventure, live from the 2015 Gen Con Indy mainstage. Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2018. Despite being a low budget fan-produced piece with no studio or big distributor, it will keep you laughing from start to finish. I usually watch campy movies with the idea that I'd probably only watch them once, and get a couple chuckles and maybe a couple bits that were decent enough to let my imagination fill in the rest to make the movie worth wasting my time on. It's well written, remarkably well acted, and engaging from start to finish. For starters, you need to be at least casually acquainted with D&D or other roleplaying games, or a lot of the humor will go right over your head. The set is definitely on the lower budget but the characters, the humor, the script and the acting truly made this a nice movie. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Available August 14, 2014. Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017. The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2017. After their game crashes, a group of role-playing gamers give their story one more chance.
It is a low-budget labor of love that both comically and genuinely examines archetypes in gaming and gamers. This live performance from Gen Con Indy 2012 features the cast of DORKNESS RISING in an uproarious and unforgettable comedy improv event. The rest is somewhat entertaining with a few chuckles. You are unlikely to enjoy it. With Nathan Rice, Carol Roscoe, Brian S. Lewis, Scott C. Brown. All Rights Reserved, except where otherwise noted. The Gamers (480p), Dorkness Rising (720p), and Hands of Fate Extended (1080p), all in one package for your viewing pleasure.
Love this movie. The original 2001 Gamers comedy, remastered in 2007 in progressive standard definition (540p). For some odd reason (even after reading the synopsis), I was thinking of a fantasy realm movie...not a movie about people playing in a fantasy realm. Sign in to see videos available to you. Lodge, a gaming geek, takes his playing very seriously, unlike his babyish friends who'd rather be immature. And this film puts most of Hollywood's efforts to shame. Gary drags Leo to Canada for a no-holds-barred gaming showdown in an urban cyberpunk wasteland. Join Leo and Gary for a cyberpunk adventure set in the extended Gamers universe. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. But this flick really does depend upon you "getting into character" as a gamer that cares. If you are unfamiliar with tabletop gaming, role-playing games, or gaming in general, skip this. If you are, however, you should really check this one out. Also featuring Steve Wolbrecht as the "Han Solo Frozen in Carbonite Refrigerator", Maggie Ferguson as "Charlie", and Chris Ode as "Doug". Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2017. A now classic look at the running of a D&D campaign. 2013 146 min Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Free. 'The Gamers: Dorkness Rising' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon, and Amazon .
After reading a few reviews in which spoke about it being about D&D-style, game-playing, I decided to give it a try. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. He decides to shake things up by introducing two unconventional people to their group. Desperate to save the integrity of his story from the whims of his players' irreverent characters-a horny bard, wild sorceress, and cryptic monk-Lodge invites Joanna to join the table. Available in dungeon re-mastered 720p. Directed by Matt Vancil. It appears that most people rating it thus far are among the target audience. The Gamers: Dorkness Rising ( 356 ) IMDb 7.4 1h 45min 2008 13+ Struggling writer Lodge isn't asking for much: he wants his gaming group to finish playtesting his table-top adventure, rather than killing, looting, and debauching his fantasy world. Lodge allows Joanna (Carol Roscoe), Cass’s ex-girlfriend to join the game. Quickly browse titles in our catalog based on the ones you have picked. Select the department you want to search in. Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2017. All titles available with Instant Streaming and HD Downloads! Video availability outside of United States varies. Includes The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (720p) and The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended Edition (1080p). It pokes irreverent fun at a lot of the more ridiculous aspects of the game, and also says something nice about why it's important to play for the experience - and not just play to win. Guided by the mysterious Professor, a new group of gamers takes control of their destiny and leads them on a new quest to find a portal to return home and defeat their nemesis, The Shadow, once and for all. Lodge wants to finish his epic campaign against The Shadow, but his players have other ideas. Teased in 2010, Kickstarted in 2013, coming this August: Humans & Households is the original saga of a group of warriors who play Humans & Households on their day off! I recently decided to look it up as I didn't even remember the name (as I said, lots of drinking that night) and I wish I had done so sooner! This is so funny, because it is so accurate! Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. The 2.5 hour cut of Hands of Fate, including the complete Lodge & Joanna story. Sign in to add this movie to a playlist. Not all will find this style of movie their cup of tea, however. Desperate to save the integrity of his story from the whims of his players’ crazy characters: a horny bard (Leo), wild sorceress (Gary), and cryptic monk (Cass). Will their choices in the game save their friendships in real life…or will Mort Kemnon triumph unopposed? There's a problem loading this menu right now.
If you can get past the first 20 minutes, you'll get some enjoyment, Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2018. Home Free The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. Although I would not consider myself a gamer and haven't played any rpg games like D&D (besides Runescape, which is a different platform of gameplaying), I enjoyed the uniqueness of this movie and am glad I stayed to watch the whole performance. To the extent that you can do this, to that extent you'll enjoy this movie. It's a great testament to the fact that not all good movies need to have a huge fanbase, get massive publicity, released to a gazillion theaters and make gobs of money to be considered a success. I wish there was enough granularity in the rating system to give 2 1/2 stars, or something like 4 1/2 out of 10. I'll be honest, if it weren't for amazon prime, I'd probably have never run across this one, but hopefully the people that made this will keep creating movies, as I'd love to keep watching them. The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. 1080p DRM-free digital download. Sadly, you need the first 20 minutes for what comes later, but it's a drag. Quite a few years ago some friends put this movie on during an all night drinking party and I remember liking it but they unfortunately ruined it for me by spouting off lines and spoiling what would come next (don't you just love people who do that?). It was rated high enough for me to click on it, I may as well surpass my five-minute intro.
The full adventures (to date) of Lodge, Joanna, and the rest of the Gamers crew. 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. Pick up this double feature to enjoy more than 3.5 hours of Gamers goodness! Not spectacular, but good...different. I enjoyed this movie through and through and laughed my ass almost the entire time. Let me start by saying this one gets a split rating. I show this one to my nerd friends and hide it from my 'cool ones. I'm glad I decided to stay around. 2008 105 min Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Free. Plenty of action, comedy, and surprises to keep you engaged the whole time. 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 -- … I was not. Pick up this double feature to enjoy more than 3.5 hours of Gamers goodness! The full adventures (to date) of Lodge, Joanna, and the rest of the Gamers crew. I enjoyed and you may as well if you give it a chance. The feature film that inspired a generation of gamers! Join Lodge (Nathan Rice), Gary (Christian Doyle), and eight hundred friends for an epic gaming adventure, live from the 2015 Gen Con Indy mainstage. Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2018. Despite being a low budget fan-produced piece with no studio or big distributor, it will keep you laughing from start to finish. I usually watch campy movies with the idea that I'd probably only watch them once, and get a couple chuckles and maybe a couple bits that were decent enough to let my imagination fill in the rest to make the movie worth wasting my time on. It's well written, remarkably well acted, and engaging from start to finish. For starters, you need to be at least casually acquainted with D&D or other roleplaying games, or a lot of the humor will go right over your head. The set is definitely on the lower budget but the characters, the humor, the script and the acting truly made this a nice movie. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Available August 14, 2014. Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017. The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2017. After their game crashes, a group of role-playing gamers give their story one more chance.
