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Monster Camp (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 6  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7/10

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Runtime: 81 mins

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, gamer stereotypes are simultaneously shattered and confirmed. For 48 consecutive hours--... 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]

Genre: Education/General Interest

Director: Cullen Hoback

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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.

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05/08/08
Brian Orndorf
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3/4

Monster Camp introduces us to several of its cheerful practitioners, letting what first seems odd slowly make sense to the uninitiated.

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04/04/08
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
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As endearing as it is amusing.

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06/27/07
Dennis Harvey
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The pic is a natural for gamers.

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05/26/07
Dennis Schwartz
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4/5

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.

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03/14/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Film Threat
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3/4

Wonderfully wacky! ... Never poking fun at the people, the movie, nevertheless, is hilarious.

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03/06/07
Steve Rhodes
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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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03/01/07
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News
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