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Monster Camp (2007)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:8
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6/10
Theatrical Release:May 9, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Monster Camp is a rare and fascinating glimpse into the world of live-action role playing ("LARPing"), a real-life version of the videogame phenomenon World of Warcraft. In this award-winning doc,... Monster Camp is a rare and fascinating glimpse into the world of live-action role playing ("LARPing"), a real-life version of the videogame phenomenon World of Warcraft. In this award-winning doc, gamer stereotypes are simultaneously shattered and confirmed. For 48 consecutive hours-- there are no breaks, not even for sleep -- immerse yourself in a world completely unlike our own. A world built upon fantasy, chivalry, and imagination; a place where you can be anything, dress however, have almost any power. A world where software engineers, department store managers, and high school students live as warriors, sorcerers, and villains. It’s a place that lets you transform yourself, perhaps becoming the person you wish you really were. Welcome to Monster Camp, the true story of NERO Seattle, one of over 60 LARPing franchises with thousands upon thousands of members (belonging to either NERO International or Alliance LARP) in North America. --© Lifesize Entertainment [More]
Director: Cullen Hoback
Director: Cullen Hoback
Studio: Lifesize Entertainment
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Sep 2, 2008
Reviews for Monster Camp
How much audiences will like Monster Camp may depend on their ability/need to abandon their everyday personas for weekends of fantasy dress-up and battles.
Monster Camp is an endless succession of fantasy enthusiasts talking about nothing.
More inspired in its choice of topic than in execution, the movie offers sympathy for the misfits that quickly curdles into mawkishness.
Contains its fair share of self-awareness but eschews the ridicule a lesser doc might employ in search of cheap laughs.
there are comparatively few insights into the psyche of the player here, as opposed to the depth of a film like Wordplay
The film provides a voyeuristic peek into the fantasy lives of nerds but becomes repetitive and tiresome in the second half.
Monster Camp is an absolute treat, unveiling a pastime few outside the elf realm have seen before...It's a confident directorial piece in what amounts to be a spellbinding documentary of unique perspective.
Monster Camp introduces us to several of its cheerful practitioners, letting what first seems odd slowly make sense to the uninitiated.
Director Cullen Hoback, who created the utterly entertaining Freedom State, has a knack for depicting the odd and surreal individuals without taking away their dignity, and he does the same with Monster Camp.
Wonderfully wacky! ... Never poking fun at the people, the movie, nevertheless, is hilarious.
At 82 minutes, this visit to a rarely seen world of gamers may begin to feel a little long, unless you're planning to get into the game yourself.
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