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'Astropia' aka 'Dorks & Damsels'

 
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:59 am    Post subject: 'Astropia' aka 'Dorks & Damsels' Reply with quote

Don't know if you've ever heard about it, not to mention having a chance of watching it, as so far it's appeared in cinemas in Iceland and Poland (at least that's what I read on imdb).
Anyway, it is an Icelandic-UK-Finnish comedy about rpg. The story is pretty simple - a pretty, spoilt young woman loses everything when her boyfriend goes to jail. While looking for a job, she accidentaly comes into Astropia, a comic/dvd/rpg store, and starts working as a shop assistant there. And after a while she decides she wants to know what these role-playing games are.
The film is brilliant, with a lot of references to s-f and fantasy, and a lot of rpg-related jokes. We had a great fun watching it, especially as we went to a special show and most of the people in the cinema were gamers or fans - we were roaring with laughter all the time.

If you happen upon it on dvd, invite some friends, make some popcorn, and enjoy.

BTW, 'Dorks & Damsels' seems to be the US title. Pretty lame, if you ask me.
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