Knights of Badassdom is not a good movie at all. In fact, it's trash. It had a decent idea as a foundation to build on (Live Action Role Playing) and should have been able to come out with something a lot better than it did. Instead, it came up with nothing. The basic story is about group of friends who take part in a LARP in the woods of US and who unwittingly unleash a demon. Said demon then bumps into LARP players (mainly in the dark) kills them and steals their souls. Group of friends then decide they have to stop said demon. Now that premise should be a basis for some great visual and verbal gags, right? Wrong. The humour was stale and the visuals were almost non-existent. There wasn't a single moment in this movie where I grinned, let alone laughed. It offered nothing in the way of humour whatsoever. Don't let people fool you into thinking only "geeks" or LARPers would get this movie. There's nothing in there that would fly over the head of a "regular" guy and which would be looked upon as an in-joke and there's simply nothing fresh or original on offer here. The acting is OK but then there really wasn't much for the actors to work with. Special effects? Again, nothing to note really. Script? Boring and unfunny - I can't recall a single line that stood out amongst the crowd. And I can't even say that Knights of Badassdom would make a decent popcorn movie. Sure, PMs tend to be empty and shallow but at least they come with at least one redeeming feature like humour or action. KoB gives nothing in that respect. So my advice is to give this one a miss. Go LARP for real. Even if you hate it, you'll have more fun than you would watching this movie.
Review of Knights of Badassdom
