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GAMERS

Director: R
Starring: R
Rated: Not rated - Contains language, situations, and subject matter that are not appropriate for children
Release: 2005
Website: www.buygamers.com
IMDB listing: Gamers
Find it at: Amazon

If National Lampoon put out a gamer movie, it would look a lot like Gamers.

A gang of old gamer buddies, NAME, NAME, NAME, and NAME, have been chronicling every hour of their role-playing adventures, and are on the verge of breaking the world record for the most logged hours of Demons, Nymphs, & Dragons. All they need is one more night of gaming, and the title will be theirs -

According to the commentary track, Wizards of the Coast granted permission to use the name Dungeons & Dragons in the film, but later pulled out right before filming, so the name was switched to Demons, Nymphs, & Dragons to keep the "DND" abbreviation.

Rating System

0 dice - The worst. Ever.

1 die - Very poor

2 dice - Not so bad

3 dice - Good

4 dice - Very good

5 dice - Excellent

Total Score
No dice - the worst imaginable score
5 dice - might be good for mocking
10-13 dice - (average) a renter
15 dice - don't miss it
20 dice - a keeper
25 dice - the best possible score

STORY - The story is

CHARACTERS - The characters are

LAUGHS & GASPS - There are lots

REFERENCES & REALITY - It is clear

BONUS DICE - One bonus die for the title screen - a shot of a desktop with an answering machine sitting on it, the number 99 on the display. (If you leave the title screen up long enough, you'll hear a long string of anguished messages by NAME over the death of his character - I didn't have the patience to see if there really are 99 messages, though).

DICE BAG - Gamers has earned a bag of X dice - It's a well-produced comedy film with a lot of shock humor. But please remember - it is NOT for children.

"Wake up Dick, God made a brand new day..."

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