Uber Goober (2004)
Uber Goober (2004)
DVDRip | AVI | 512x368 | XviD @ 977 Kbps | English MP3 @ 128 Kbps | 87 min | 699 Mb
Genre: Documentary
DVDRip | AVI | 512x368 | XviD @ 977 Kbps | English MP3 @ 128 Kbps | 87 min | 699 Mb
Genre: Documentary
Director: Steve Metze
Stars: E. Gary Gygax, John Kovalic, Michael A. Stackpole
Über Goober focuses on the often-misunderstood, sometimes-controversial, and always-kind-of-geeky world of Gamers. Director Steve Metze examines several different groups including historical miniature gamers, role-players, and those known simply as "LARPers." The film also explores opposition from religious groups, negative media portrayals, and some of the meanest 'man-on-the-street' interviews ever committed to video. Meet the Gamers, learn their exotic language, see their bizarre rituals, gasp at their semi-authentic costumes, and thrill to the painting techniques on their miniatures!
Brilliant debut documentary. A gentle, affectionate humorous look at a misunderstood and often-reviled sub-culture, the gamers. Not as sarcastic or obviously tongue-in-cheek as Trekkies was to Star Trek fans. Gamers are presented as imaginative, goofy, friendly, sociable and somewhat anal-retentive. Demented and sad, but social. The LARPers (Live Action Role-Players) are sweet, but cringe-inducingly earnest as they weep for fallen characters or batter each other senseless with foam blades in a "Braveheart"-like battle-scene, complete with crashing soundtrack.
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Uber Goober (2004)
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