Love the campus/student life vibe about this, same for gamers 2. I revisit those every couple of years. If anyone knows other good similar movies or series, shout!
I know, its been how many years? Since this came out? I've fairly certain I remember my college buddies making things with this as inspiration around 2007, and its STILL one of my favorites- I still quote it when I play.
DM: "I want you to role-play this." New Wizard: "I noticed your group has no wizard." Barbarian: "You seem trustworthy, would you care to join us on our noble quest?" New Wizard: "Yes, yes I would." This is painfully accurate.
It's one of the cliches about some tables, especially with less experienced roleplayers. Like sometimes you just wanna get the game rolling again without adhering to the way the real world would work. Such as not just letting some random person accompany you when you first meet them in real life.
Heh, when the dm, cornered by the party, paused for a moment, I thought he was going to realize his power over them, and simply hit them with "rocks fall, everyone dies."
@@Thagesthoughts if we go by this video logic, the second they killed their own players they should have paused like the afk character was portraid through the entire journey
Before what looks like a great shot at bringing D&D into mainstream cinema hits the screens next year, reminder to our UA-cam community that this gem was made on a budget of $1,000 and infinite heart and love for their passion. (links to send their new distributor some quid in the description!)
I actually thought at the very end, after she snarled about the gamers, she should have gotten a knock on her door, and Campus Security would be there, to warn her about all the screaming and screeching she was doing!
@@LightningGentleman Thanks man, that means so much, specially coming from you! :D But srsly thanks for this memento, I miss last year, that was great! Have a great year dude!
I got four friends to try D&D for the first time because of this movie. As much a classic today as it was thirteen (!) years ago. Thank you, Dead Gentlemen Productions!
Ok, let's see...str is strength, sta is stamina, dex is dexterity, int is inteligence, chr is charisma and luck doesn't need to be explained. But what kind of stat is gle supposed to be? Guile? And why isn't there any wisdom?
This movie has a special place in my heart, both as a casual gamer of a couple of pen & paper RPG's (mostly D&D 3.5) and as an amateur filmmaker with low quality aesthetics ^_^
Here are some Easter Eggs from the new series that launched two years back: Yes, Rogar did increase his intelligence with that pen. However, for some reason he only raised it from 4 to 5. Nimble didn't just take Ambrose's knife, he also took his locket. Possibly before he even died. Or possibly from one of the others after he died.
@@a_mustache_of_great_repute It was a mediocre series that was meant to lead into a three-part film, "The Shadow Menace." The first part of that film was funded through Kickstarter, released, and it was god awful. If you liked The Gamers, Dorkness Rising, or even Hands of Fate, it'll be painful and completely devoid of any charm. I hate to crap on something so entirely, but it really IS that awful. It's better off not having a second or third part to it.
I have not watched this in yeaaaaaars. It must have been uploaded to another channel cause i remember this from 2009-2011. I had nothing but a smile on my face for the past 45 minutes.
When you have to put up with so much Player fuckery in Table tops you kinda end up like that inevitably. The Rogue stealing the pants just because he can is a prime example XD
Dead Gentlemen and Zombie Orpheus Entertainment seriously you guys are the coolest production company ever! Also I know myself and likely all your fans can't wait and hope you can keep bringing us the epic awesomeness of The Gamers and Journey Quest. Love pretty much everything you guys put out, also thanks for letting Doc keep this up as it is one continuous movie with no breaks :) Also I have made sure to view your section episodes also to help give you plenty of views on your main page!
He travelled araound the world just to arrive where he started. Sounds like a metaphor for the player of the mage... Creating the same char that just died.
I can't believe it's taken to 2019 for me to discover these movies and the company behind them. I can't fathom how disconnected I must have been. This is SO wrong...
I've never played D&D, but I still really enjoyed this movie. I have played games based off of D&D such as Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2, Baldur's gate 1 & 2, Kotor 1 & 2, etc.
Drizzt Do'Urden is an inside joke amongst D&D players because so often people end up rolling a Dark Elf Ranger and the most shameless of them all pick (dual) scimitars for their weapons as well. The only way it could be even more true is if they somehow had access to one fire and one ice scimitar. Lots of Drizzt ripoffs in gaming. Hence the joke.
This is gonna sound really obvious but I will say it anyway. You wont get a tenth of the amount of joy watching this unless you are or have been a gamer in real life!
Really impressed with the cinematography. Camera-placement is super important to making something in a visual medium look and feel interesting and I'm glad that the number of types of shots was not kept small. In particularly the dynamic placement of the camera within the cramped quarters of the game room definitely lent the film a cozier sense. Clearly there would be no time or staff for toying with the color-grading, so I'm glad we got some good camera-placement. The acting was also really quite nice. The comedic-timing really nailed "The Shadow?!" running gag.
That was the FUNNIEST shit I have seen in a long time...we are in Sarasota and hurricane Irma smashed into us last night, we really needed to laugh, thanks a million guys : )
Eons ago, 1st Edition ADnD, 1987, a friend was telling me about a thief who stole the pants off of a bar patron. Up to that point, it never occurred in any game I was in. over the next 33 years, different editions and other game systems, stranger things like pc adventurers all having 15-19 Charisma scores. The archer tearing off the Portcullis. The mighty warrior had a bend bars/lift gates wither 40%/50% chance, failed. My pc 10 strength made the check. Only we never got murdered by our own characters. Missing from the table, Jolt Cola.............
While this is sorta cheesy, it Totally! Beats the 1hr &40+min of the DND second show I just watched! Mad props Dead Gentleman! Lower budget and yet faaaar more entertaining!
This came up in convo with mates as we were talking shop about DnD. Came back and rewatched this. So much nostalgia! Thankyou to the boys and girls who made this. Amazing!
I don't care how good the Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will be, this will always be the best D&D movie ever
I don't think anyone's going to need to worry about that dethroning anything.
i kinda believe D&D movie will be good exactly because it kinda resembles this... players doing bad decisions and not being necessarly "serious'.
You are fortunate not to care if Honor Among Thieves is good. Going to be a lot of sad nerds copeing hard upon its release.
I just saw it today. and this is was Honor Among Thieves missed. cut back from the campaign to people playing it.
No
Tommy Wiseau: O hai Mark!
Mark: BLOOD, DEATH AND VENGEANCE!!!
Still here in 2024
Same
Same
Same!!!
Love the campus/student life vibe about this, same for gamers 2. I revisit those every couple of years. If anyone knows other good similar movies or series, shout!
There's got to be a rule against this.... the most famous sentence by every GM.^^
I normally say never trust an smiling gm and im always smiling
Not really. The GM is the rule! But the scene is funny as hell 😅
@@marwinsnerd-o-rama1238 When the DM smiles it's already too late 😁
@@gregsau1860 i simle from the beginng so its always too late xd
Everyone sitting frozen while he goes through his options and set ups his elaborate attack machine. :-P
...and that'll TOTALLY make up for that orphanage we burned down!
The movie is incredibly corny and low budget. But by damn if it's not one of the best nerdy movies I've ever seen. I love this movie :D
I bet you forgot you made this comment, huh?
I know, its been how many years? Since this came out? I've fairly certain I remember my college buddies making things with this as inspiration around 2007, and its STILL one of my favorites- I still quote it when I play.
Kelly I’m super glad I’m not the only one who’s been here in the last 24 hours haha
And years later in 2021 it is still great and an absoluty cult movie for roleplayers.
Definitely better than the Actual D&D movies.
DM: "I want you to role-play this."
New Wizard: "I noticed your group has no wizard."
Barbarian: "You seem trustworthy, would you care to join us on our noble quest?"
New Wizard: "Yes, yes I would."
This is painfully accurate.
one time the dm wanted to introduce a new bard and i almost convinced the entire group not to let him join
when you need to get through why there are necromancer's in the party
Glorie Bluestein
Oh my god, so true. Necromancers are regularly questionable members of a party, divine or arcane caster.
It's one of the cliches about some tables, especially with less experienced roleplayers. Like sometimes you just wanna get the game rolling again without adhering to the way the real world would work. Such as not just letting some random person accompany you when you first meet them in real life.
I've seen players take it the opposite way too. They met each other, talked in character, got on well, then went opposite ways.
I love this movie, not because it's a classic but because it's well made for the budget. This movie knows what it is.
But it is also a classic.
YOU TELL THEM EBERT
Heh, when the dm, cornered by the party, paused for a moment, I thought he was going to realize his power over them, and simply hit them with "rocks fall, everyone dies."
It's a double-edged sword. A DM is nothing without the party, just as the party is nothing without the DM.
@@Thagesthoughts if we go by this video logic, the second they killed their own players they should have paused like the afk character was portraid through the entire journey
Before what looks like a great shot at bringing D&D into mainstream cinema hits the screens next year, reminder to our UA-cam community that this gem was made on a budget of $1,000 and infinite heart and love for their passion. (links to send their new distributor some quid in the description!)
"You're going to backstab him with a Ballista." - this is 1,000% still accurate to date.
TRUE AS FUCK
I just saw at the gamers livestream from 4 months ago that the budget was actually $500
"Intelligence of FOUR?!" - *writes down zero in front of the four on his character sheet*
+Franz Luggin You mean like "04"?
No. More zeroes! He's not stupid, after all!
It's later learned that he raised it to 5.
Megellan didn't know Rogar had sword of ogre decapitation, Ambros did that's player knowledge. lol
When she barges in and disregards not only the sudden introduction of costumes but also the four dead bodies.
I thought they all should have kicked her door in and slain her at the end.
I actually thought at the very end, after she snarled about the gamers, she should have gotten a knock on her door, and Campus Security would be there, to warn her about all the screaming and screeching she was doing!
Welcome to indoctrinated college life where no one else matters.
Wait I have a great idea!
You're going to backstab him with a ballista?
Uh-huh!
With a seige weapon?
Uh-huh!
Best quote ever!
as a DnD nerd that scene was completely accurate, I once backstabbed a guy with a trebuchet
@@remenencenda768 Did ye, aye?
16:56
"Does anyone have healing Magic!?"
"He Did" xD
Yep that's D&D
I remember rolling up a cleric cus we needed a healer. And I didn't grab a single healz
I was the worst healer
'Til fout hours ago my party had to "healers" (Bards with healing magic).
we got 1 hited by an earth elemental at the same time....
nah, DnD is more like you have three chars with healing abilities, 4th one joines and he rolls.... you guessed it, a healer.
I'm sorry, that moment with the ballista XD... I'm trying to get into D&D and this is perfect!
Spencer Morgan so did you get into D&D?
@@themindblowingit13 I would also like to know
@@kingturboturtlednoc5722 Also curious now
Have to admit, the ending caught me way off guard. Well done movie, cheesy acting included, and the amount of relatable occurrences hurt me.
The character that is traveling with the group while his player is absent...
Mark, aka Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film
Dude I saw the Holy Grail for the first time in my life this week! (And this movie today.) Not that anyone should give a f
@@LukeLenn0n We all care, Luke. We all care.
@@LightningGentleman Thanks man, that means so much, specially coming from you! :D
But srsly thanks for this memento, I miss last year, that was great!
Have a great year dude!
I got four friends to try D&D for the first time because of this movie. As much a classic today as it was thirteen (!) years ago. Thank you, Dead Gentlemen Productions!
Gotta go a bit further than that to around 2003, but I agree, a truly immortal movie.
Their passion lives on!
Budget of $6 and still better than the 3 official D&D movies
Oh shit I remember my friends sharing this on VHS back when we played D&D in high school. Good times indeed.
Ok, let's see...str is strength, sta is stamina, dex is dexterity, int is inteligence, chr is charisma and luck doesn't need to be explained. But what kind of stat is gle supposed to be? Guile? And why isn't there any wisdom?
omg, the tusken raiders reference! I fell to the floor laughing!!!!
This movie has a special place in my heart, both as a casual gamer of a couple of pen & paper RPG's (mostly D&D 3.5) and as an amateur filmmaker with low quality aesthetics ^_^
3.5 all the way. I played a drow druid who specialized in shape-shifting and used the warshaper subclass. Hell yeah.
@@victoryvalladares2769 That comment was at 9 years, this at 2 months and the mine now! This movie is never gonna die
@@morrisontucson1 I've watched this movie so many times and the second one.
The Shadow!?
*The Shadow?!?*
+Walter Corona _The Shadow._
:-D
+Walter Corona THE SHADOW!
+Walter Corona (Resolved) The Shadow.
"Your gonna backstab him with a ballista?"
"Un huh."
"With a fucking segie weapon?"
"Un huh."
Here are some Easter Eggs from the new series that launched two years back:
Yes, Rogar did increase his intelligence with that pen. However, for some reason he only raised it from 4 to 5.
Nimble didn't just take Ambrose's knife, he also took his locket. Possibly before he even died. Or possibly from one of the others after he died.
I'm sorry, did you fucking say series?
@@a_mustache_of_great_repute It was a mediocre series that was meant to lead into a three-part film, "The Shadow Menace." The first part of that film was funded through Kickstarter, released, and it was god awful. If you liked The Gamers, Dorkness Rising, or even Hands of Fate, it'll be painful and completely devoid of any charm.
I hate to crap on something so entirely, but it really IS that awful. It's better off not having a second or third part to it.
I like how the guy who isnt their is just in the background staring into space
Every time
I am scared of how..fitting..this really is to how our games go as well!
Finally figured out why Rogar gets so screwed over all the time. Get a load of that FOUR LUCK.
A 4 luck?! Outrageous!
I wonder what luck Flynn had
Holy god, I can't believe this thing is online! I own the DVD! Best D&D movie ever made by humans!
who else is rewatching this in quarantine because they miss actually playing
Yes... *sniffles*
Roll20 FTW!
"I walk down the hall."
"Did I say walk down the hall? No I sneak down the hall."
"Did I saw sneak down the hall? No I crawl down the hall."
XD
"35 points of damage."
"I only have 85 left!"
i love this movie so much but bruh i love how bored the dm sounds like hes just done with the players shenanigans like ALWAYS lol
what kind of thief doesnt check for traps before lock picking ???
I come back to watch this once a year or so. Absolutely amazing despite the budge and some questionable acting. A relic of a bygone era.
I have not watched this in yeaaaaaars. It must have been uploaded to another channel cause i remember this from 2009-2011. I had nothing but a smile on my face for the past 45 minutes.
*man is shot with arrow, DED*
*How does his boss react?*
"You're fired."
MASTERPIECE
who's watching in 2019?!
rewind time
As a big tiddy gamer girl I will watch this movie ever year for the rest of my life
Me!! 😍 can’t get enough of this gamer action 🤤
Watched every week for the last 4 years. A BIG THANK YOU for taking me back to the 80's when I played.
Classic Nerds lol
I like when the DM is a bit more into it. doing voices and making an effort to give the NPC characters a life of their own.
Top Gallant then you probably would like the adventure zone
The DM does exactly what you just said
And yes I'm sorta advertising buts it's worth it :P
Watch anything Dmed by Matt Mercer
DM: Now begins the killing, followed by a light salad
I love that line
This gets better every time I see it.
I need to spawn a brood of kids so I can teach them how to play D&D.
Still one of the best DnD movies out there
The absurdity of gaming groups like this is sadly more reflective of reality than parody.
Hilarious film. The DM seems super bored though lol
When you have to put up with so much Player fuckery in Table tops you kinda end up like that inevitably. The Rogue stealing the pants just because he can is a prime example XD
KiddCrowley+ As a DM myself that had to deal with insufferable amounts of Player fuckery I can confirm your words as true.
this movie holds up incredibly well even in 2021! god bless, ya knocked it outta the park folks
Have you followed the other ones? Dorkness rising? Journey quest? :)
Well done. The sad part is I know too many guys just like the players here. Been running games for 35 years.
That is the fun in it. Guess we all know players and situation like they showed in the movie. It is just so true 😅
It is funny that this is a better d&d movie than the 2000 high budget from New Line.
This is why there are 24 hour quiet hours at my college
During finals week
Bakorafanboy13 yah mine too. but we have quiet hours during night too.
I absolutely REQUIRe all my players to watch this movie.
More authentic than Critical Role.
Except critical role is live and this is not
@@ArthurRex131 Really? I thought that it was. I figured that they had a go pro and documented traveling into a magical land to do a quest.
Dead Gentlemen and Zombie Orpheus Entertainment seriously you guys are the coolest production company ever! Also I know myself and likely all your fans can't wait and hope you can keep bringing us the epic awesomeness of The Gamers and Journey Quest. Love pretty much everything you guys put out, also thanks for letting Doc keep this up as it is one continuous movie with no breaks :) Also I have made sure to view your section episodes also to help give you plenty of views on your main page!
I was so happy when I ended up in a situation in a game where I could actually back stab someone with the ballista :-) made my day
Hey everyone, we are currently funding a new series featuring these characters here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/deadgentlemen/the-gamers-episode-1/
+Doc McGurgle - it'd be great to get an annotation or blurb in the description for the next 8 days!
Yes, please!
How could they allow Rogar to become "The Shadow"??? Have we offended the gaming gods? *holds head in shame*
A new sequel (as a web series) is gonna be on kickstarter soon (with the same actors)! GET HYPE!
Curious.. did it happen?? If so, great!!! In love this movie and I'm barely 15 min in. Lol
I love how during the wizards funeral Mark is just way off in the background staring at nothing
Ambrose: has a paralyzing fear of water
Also Ambrose: 11:41
A GIF on microsoft teams brought me here. thank you guys for making my day
Magellan... a Traveling Mage.
Yep, sounds like a GPS System. :P
He travelled araound the world just to arrive where he started.
Sounds like a metaphor for the player of the mage... Creating the same char that just died.
Classic.
27:10 my life as I knew it was over
As a DM I would allow the backstab with the ballista, IF the player roleplayed how he found it and how he got it to the commons, in a believable way.
I can't believe it's taken to 2019 for me to discover these movies and the company behind them. I can't fathom how disconnected I must have been. This is SO wrong...
I used to be a bandit king like him, but then I took an arrow to the knee!
I have actually had D&D games that went like that ending. Our characters often traveled to a version of the real world and interacted with us.
I've never played D&D, but I still really enjoyed this movie. I have played games based off of D&D such as Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2, Baldur's gate 1 & 2, Kotor 1 & 2, etc.
oh, now I get the "Dark Elf with the Scimitars" joke
What is it ?
Pretty sure it's Drizzt Do'urden
+PurpleFaceMcgee Spot on.
Drizzt Do'Urden is an inside joke amongst D&D players because so often people end up rolling a Dark Elf Ranger and the most shameless of them all pick (dual) scimitars for their weapons as well. The only way it could be even more true is if they somehow had access to one fire and one ice scimitar. Lots of Drizzt ripoffs in gaming. Hence the joke.
This movie never gets old.
720p and full version in one video? Many thanks!
Honestly, the guy DM'ing it would have annoyed the shit out of me. I would have quit.
But I digress, I enjoyed the movie.
Nah i recon ud be fine. He seems like a good fellow.
Why is this not cringey?
“With a fucking siege weapon?” One of the funniest pieces of dialogue ever spoken. Haha.
the supreme masterwork. after 15 years mastering, I still need to come to drink from the master well from time to time
This is gonna sound really obvious but I will say it anyway. You wont get a tenth of the amount of joy watching this unless you are or have been a gamer in real life!
Still watching it in 2021
Really impressed with the cinematography. Camera-placement is super important to making something in a visual medium look and feel interesting and I'm glad that the number of types of shots was not kept small. In particularly the dynamic placement of the camera within the cramped quarters of the game room definitely lent the film a cozier sense. Clearly there would be no time or staff for toying with the color-grading, so I'm glad we got some good camera-placement.
The acting was also really quite nice. The comedic-timing really nailed "The Shadow?!" running gag.
I'm a fan of the camera placement during the nat 20 arrow shot.
"I hear voices inside." Just barge in and kill everyone... no questions asked. XD
Ok I've watched this like 4x dude the ending is so good
"Lift with the legs Rogar, not the back." Lol
Still the best D&D movie by a few miles.
That was the FUNNIEST shit I have seen in a long time...we are in Sarasota and hurricane Irma smashed into us last night, we really needed to laugh, thanks a million guys : )
I *love* the DM. Gee, for a guy whose face we barely see, his acting is amazing! XD
Thank god I found it
Eons ago, 1st Edition ADnD, 1987, a friend was telling me about a thief who stole the pants off of a bar patron. Up to that point, it never occurred in any game I was in. over the next 33 years, different editions and other game systems, stranger things like pc adventurers all having 15-19 Charisma scores.
The archer tearing off the Portcullis. The mighty warrior had a bend bars/lift gates wither 40%/50% chance, failed. My pc 10 strength made the check.
Only we never got murdered by our own characters.
Missing from the table, Jolt Cola.............
While this is sorta cheesy, it Totally! Beats the 1hr &40+min of the DND second show I just watched!
Mad props Dead Gentleman! Lower budget and yet faaaar more entertaining!
I love how much fun these guys are having.
"I always expect an Ambush!"...how I love these discussions :D
Still watching in 2021
Best movie ever - Quoted so much at my table!!
Thanks UA-cam for showing me this again, after 7 years
I bought a copy of the sequel to this and my ex friend jacked me. If I can’t play d and d at least I can watch it :/
This came up in convo with mates as we were talking shop about DnD. Came back and rewatched this. So much nostalgia! Thankyou to the boys and girls who made this. Amazing!
Where did they film the ruins sequence with the torches and what not? It looks amazing!
I just noticed those are 2e AD&D books they're using. I'd recognize those blue borders and illustrations anywhere.
"can i go into berserker rage?"
"oh yea"
"I go into berserker rage ;)"