jon11-2
This is a special film. Not everybody will get it but those who do get it will find that it warms their hearts and tickles their funny bone.Anybody who ever rolled a d20 or has gone to a LARP (Live Action Role Play} will instantly become infatuated with the characters. A film for anybody who has painted miniatures; a film for anybody who loves orcs and pancakes.The leading lady steals the show with a energy charged performance and the rich ensemble cast will keep you in stitches.This is a talented group of filmmakers and I look forward to their future ventures.Worth watching...twice.
Lauren Carpenter
I had to travel about four hours to see this movie, but it was worth it. I happen to be a gamer, but you don't have to be one to enjoy this movie. It plays up all the gamer stereotypes, but the humor is universal. They don't get into game mechanics or terminology much, so anyone can understand it. The characters are so funny. The way they react to certain situations is priceless. I was laughing so hard, and I was not the only one. Everyone in our entire theater was laughing. The humor was goofy, but I don't think it was too over-the-top. I was an instant fan. I highly recommend seeing it if you are even remotely close to a theater that is playing it.
douglarsen50
I like it a lot. I live where the film was made and know a couple of the actors in Real Life. It was Matt Mattson's dad who told me about it and I went partly as a favor to him: but the plot was a hoot, the characters over-drawn (a little bit) people that I know, and the balance between parody and Real Life was a fine line most of the time.Anyone not familiar with the LARPing (live action role-playing) crowd will get a good insight seeing this movie. That's what my title means: the characters are more real than exaggerated. The costuming as they LARP around is one of the most real parts: some are worthy of Weta Workshop, while other get-ups are ridiculously incomplete and embarrassingly bad. "Rhubarb's" centaur outfit is the centerpiece and probably will be your favorite too. I also liked the character in full plate armor: we never see his/her face, because, even around the campfire, s/he leaves the visor down and inserts carrot sticks through it.Instead of a rough-edged local production, as I feared, I got to enjoy a professionally finished movie that made me laugh. I could relax early into it, because there weren't any moments where I was jarred out of my enjoyment by some poorly crafted nonsense: the dialog was always fun and swift, the characters were varied and interesting, and I know some of the people and principal places in RL (for instance, I play war games at Hastur semi weekly; and Matt Mattson grew up around the corner from my house). If this film was made mostly by Mormons, then this film company has learned how to do it right, finally....
caseydpeterson
When a culture has the ability to make fun of itself while making you care about the characters and what they do in their lives, you have a movie that is going to receive my praise. I don't care if it is the culture of business, rock, or gamer, and good movie spoofing what it is is always welcome. Unicorn City was funny, clever, and well written. I didn't understand the lingo all the time, but didn't have to to get the full effect of the jokes. The Centaur stole the show, but their were plenty of other memorable characters that kept me laughing. Clean, family friendly comedy. I recommend it for all ages, and great to see with a group of friends as you will all be quoting lines from the movie. My hat is off to the Live Action Gaming community, you can make a real funny movie.