Fresh
How much audiences will like Monster Camp may depend on their ability/need to abandon their everyday personas for weekends of fantasy dress-up and battles.
Maureen M. Hart, Chicago Tribune
Monster Camp
Slay Normalcy, Save the World
2007 · 1h 21m
Comedy, Documentary
Directed by
Cullen Hoback
Overview
Slay Normalcy, Save the World. MONSTER CAMP is a rare and fascinating glimpse into the world of live-action role playing (LARPing), a real-life version of the videogame phenomenon World of Warcraft
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
57%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Monster Camp is an endless succession of fantasy enthusiasts talking about nothing.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Rotten
More inspired in its choice of topic than in execution, the movie offers sympathy for the misfits that quickly curdles into mawkishness.
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out New York
Fresh
Monster Camp introduces us to several of its cheerful practitioners, letting what first seems odd slowly make sense to the uninitiated.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
As endearing as it is amusing.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
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