The Gamers (2002)

Directors

Matt Vancil

Cast

Matt Cameron, Chris Duppenthaler, Justin MacGregor, Scot McIntosh, Emily Olson, Phil M. Price, Nathan Rice, Matt Shimkus, Evan Shimono, Mark Thomason, Matt Vancil

The story

The movie flips between following a group of gamers in a dorm immersed in a role-playing game, and their characters (played by the same actors) as they journey through a world of fantasy and wonder to defeat a being known as "The Shadow" and rescue a princess. The latter is theoretically a heroic quest, but while the game master attempts to foster in a narrative, the players tend to be more interested in their characters' tolerance for ale, trying to apply the sneak attack damage multiplier to siege weaponry, et cetera. The movie both makes fun of gamer stereotypes and plays the discrepancy between an optimal RPG plot and the events of an…

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