Monster Camp

Name: Monster Camp
Genre: Documentary, Fantasy
Released: 2007-03-03
Duration: 1 h 21 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Maisy Kay

2007
TV-14
1h 21m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

655

YOUR RATING

A rare and fascinating glimpse into a real-life version of World of Warcraft where gamer stereotypes are simultaneously shattered and confirmed.

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Documentary Fantasy

Welcome to Monster Camp, the true story about a world where people transform into creatures, heroes, and monsters to escape their daily lives. In the vein of Lord of the Rings, World of Warc... Read allWelcome to Monster Camp, the true story about a world where people transform into creatures, heroes, and monsters to escape their daily lives. In the vein of Lord of the Rings, World of Warcraft, and Dungeons and Dragons; these enthusiasts have developed a complicated world to br... Read allWelcome to Monster Camp, the true story about a world where people transform into creatures, heroes, and monsters to escape their daily lives. In the vein of Lord of the Rings, World of Warcraft, and Dungeons and Dragons; these enthusiasts have developed a complicated world to bring their fantasies to life. Romantic relationships are forged between characters. Friends... Read all

Director
- Cullen Hoback
Star
- Maisy Kay

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

655

YOUR RATING

Director
- Cullen Hoback
Star
- Maisy Kay

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins

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guy interviewed: I happen to think that one of the best gifts you can give yourself is simply permission to go and pretend.

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Featured review

8/10

Saw this at it's premiere

Last nite at San Jose Cinequest. A very interesting film about folks in Live Action RolePlaying and how the hobby has defined or even taken over their life. The film covers the romantic angle too, with couples both meeting and breaking up over "in game" issues. Altho the film is about "L.A.R.P." is could well be about SCA, Renfaire, D&D or even Massive Multiplayer Online games. It touches a bit on that last, with a couple of the guys in the film admitting they spend over 40 hours a week playing WOW. Of course a film about slackers playing computer games would be a tad boring.

What I particularly like is the balance shown by the film-makers. They show the good and the bad, with no apparent bias. Intelligent and thought-provoking, with a number of very funny moments and a few poignant ones too.