Keith Umsted
One of the most enjoyable memories I have is Saturday B movie night. My friends and I would pick up three or four B movies, cook up some popcorn, nachos, soda, and watch the movies till the early morning hours. If you enjoy those nights, then KoB is the movie for you. KoB has little to offer other than silly humor. The story is predictable, but that does not detour from the fun. I am not going to lie. If you are a person that is always super serious, and demands movies deliver a life changing message, or uphold seriously high standards, then this movie will be lost on you. You will most likely complain throughout it, and long afterwards. But, if you are someone like me who can watch a movie and just enjoy the silliness with no expectations, then you're in for a fun ride. You will, at some time, quote the movie, or joke about the scenes. Keep in mind that everything about this movie is an exaggerated parody of something real in life or seen in other movies. It isn't that they tried to cut corners on cost, but they successfully focused on trying to be cheesy and over the top silly in delivery of lines, effects, and story. (No, not Monty Python silly.)
Ben Parker
Plot summary: After some attempts to live-action role-play a magic spell goes wrong, all humour drains from the world and a group of actors are left scrambling with dreadful material and ultimately fail to deliver anything remotely resembling a movie. And I swear I have a sense of humour. I love Zoolander and Anchorman and Stepbrothers and, I don't know, Shrek? I just can't... Nearly everything doesn't work. There's like two funny bits. There's a small physical gag involving a swishy cape. This is probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen. For what you might have been expecting, try Darkon, a terrific documentary on live action role players. Or even Role Models was fun, with many many more jokes and well-written characters. But this? This is the pits. 0.5/5
CelluloidDog
Rarely do immature comedies get approval or good ratings. There are a few: Dumb and Dumber or There's Something About Mary
.or anyone of Will Farrell's movies. But perhaps viewers take themselves too seriously. This film is centered around a LARP (live action role-playing game) battleground where characters do often take themselves seriously in some sense. Often costumes are makeshift and battle scenes are amateurish. Authenticity is mixed since imagination takes precedence. The movie takes the same approach, hence, the goofy dragon and monster from hell. Peter Dinklage as Hung is a fun, atypical hero and Summer Glau is slinky as Gwen (isn't every medieval female lead named Gwen, short for Guinevere?). Watch it for fun, light humor. It is funny, geeky and goofy. The subtitles are cute/creative, direction is average, acting is average (actors usually shouting), script is good at times, flat at other times and some gag just doesn't work. It's a slightly above average comedy but you have to appreciate the geekiness and lightness of the film. I'd give it a 6.2-6.3 rating
round off to a 7 just to counter the critics. Just unserious fun to bring a smile and chuckle but maybe not for everyone.
Savannah G
It's not as bad as some of the reviews make it out. But you do have to be a geek at heart.You don't have to be a LARPer necessarily, but you do have to know a little about the culture. There are a lot of jokes and references that if you know nothing about roll play, LARP or just general geekdom, they will pass you by. So yeah its not for everyone, but it is funny and the actors all put in exceptional performances for what it is. It's not meant to be a block buster CG extravaganza, so don't expect a block buster action horror and you will enjoy it. But again, if you know nothing about geek culture this will go right over your head. Great performances by all, need to say that again.