Now, I'm pretty certain that I read a ways back that this release of the film was not the director's vision of the story but a cut put together by the producers. Knights Of Badassdom starts very promisingly, with plenty of loving nods to both LARPing and Dungeons & Dragons (this certainly isn't a mockery of geeks), but once the horror aspect enters the mix, the film doesn't really know where to go. Soon after that Joe and Gwen realise that people are dying for real and take up arms to strike back at the monstrous demon and try to save their friends. When Eric reads a page at random as a mock spell, he unknowingly summons a succubus from Hell that proceeds to feed on the souls of the LARPers. Joe is reluctantly talked into joining the Live Action Role Playing game - helped by the presence of the lovely Gwen (Firefly's Summer Glau) - but, unfortunately, in his quest for authenticity Eric has purchased a magical tome off eBay that turns out to be a long lost book belonging to the famous Elizabethan sorcerer John Dee.
Having just been dumped by his girlfriend, wannabe doom metal singer Joe (True Blood's Ryan Kwanten) is 'kidnapped' by his two best friends - hardcore LARPers Eric (Steve Zahn) and Hung (Game Of Thrones' Peter Dinklage) - to the site of their next big event, The Battle Of Evermore. Knights Of Badassdom exists in a mystical confluence, equal parts Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Animal House, Galaxy Quest and Friday 13th but never quite rises to the brilliance of its forebears. To top it all off, the hero fights a demonic monstrosity with lyrics from a death metal song he composed. There's an ancient book of spells, summoned demons, and Summer Glau doing combat with them in a short skirt of tasses.
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Suffice it to say, there's grown men prancing around in armor, wearing fairy wings and discussing plus 3 maces. That's all well and good criteria for evaluating many films. It's likely true that given the premise, much more could have been accomplished with the script, the cast, the "message", etc. Buyer bewares aside, for what it is, what it intends to be and what transpires from start to finish 'Knights of Badassdom' does not disappoint. Did you play Dungeons and Dragons way back in middle school in the eighties? Maybe you were a teen when you purchased the debut albums of several late 70's early 80's heavy metal bands? If so, this flick is for you. If you're one of 'them' or one of 'us' perhaps, you'll get this movie, appreciate it, and likely recommend it to certain friends.
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'Knights of Badassdom' is a low budget film rife with culture references, music and humor targeted at a specific cross section of movie viewers. Let's get something out of the way straight off. Just unserious fun to bring a smile and chuckle but maybe not for everyone. I'd give it a 6.2-6.3 rating round off to a 7 just to counter the critics.
It's a slightly above average comedy but you have to appreciate the geekiness and lightness of the film. The subtitles are cute/creative, direction is average, acting is average (actors usually shouting), script is good at times, flat at other times and some gag just doesn't work. Peter Dinklage as Hung is a fun, atypical hero and Summer Glau is slinky as Gwen (isn't every medieval female lead named Gwen, short for Guinevere?). The movie takes the same approach, hence, the goofy dragon and monster from hell. Authenticity is mixed since imagination takes precedence. Often costumes are makeshift and battle scenes are amateurish. This film is centered around a LARP (live action role-playing game) battleground where characters do often take themselves seriously in some sense. But perhaps viewers take themselves too seriously. There are a few: Dumb and Dumber or There's Something About Mary .or anyone of Will Farrell's movies. Rarely do immature comedies get approval or good ratings.
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