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Purind
Canada3562 Posts
On February 11 2009 09:09 404.Nitrogen wrote: don't worry, this movie will come out in july and it will redeem all video game movies! Haha, we're on 12 already? Shoot I'm a bit behind Anyway, Doom was awesome cuz of the Rock. Actually, it sucked, but the Rock was still awesome | ||
NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
I have to say I loved Mortal Kombat though (guilty pleasure.) - it was just cheesy and lame enough to be fun and the fights were actually quite nicely co-ordinated. They play the DoA movie here on S.Korean TV all the time - god knows why because it stereotypes Asians so, so badly. It does have lots of gratuitous bikinis tho  | ||
FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
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Scamp
United States1086 Posts
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wurm
Philippines2296 Posts
LOL... Max Payne would have been one the best video game movies ever if it didn't deviate from its original storyline and had a little more action. 2 bullet-time scenes for god's sake. WTF | ||
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MadNeSs
Denmark1507 Posts
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falls
United States168 Posts
I don't get why movie companies still make video game movies....-.-;; | ||
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ghermination
United States2851 Posts
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prOxi.swAMi
Australia3091 Posts
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
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The Storyteller
Singapore2486 Posts
First of all, most video games have crappy plots that are just shallow devices to drag you from one action scene to the next, and then maybe set up for a sequel. For instance: There is a martial arts competition to prove who is the best fighter in the world. Player fights 12 characters, one by one. He kills big boss in the end but big boss is not really dead... That is hardly movie material but it can be a very entertaining video game. Secondly, there is a lot of conflicting pressure from fans, video game companies and Hollywood executives which makes it difficult for scriptwritiers to do their jobs. A lot of fans want to see certain characters in the movie. They can also get caught up in what the video game has presented, and insist on things being done just as the video game has said, even though it will make for a lousy movie. The video game companies that own the rights to the characters and brand name will want the movie to at least uphold the spirit of the game so that buyers of the game do not get confused. And the executives have a certain audience in mind which is not hardcore players. They want something that appeals to young people who may have heard of the game but haven't played it. Thirdly, a lot of video games are fantasy/science fiction. You need a big budget to get good effects for that kind of movie. However, because the audience for such shows is limited, executives will not release funds to get good effects done. So the movies end up looking cheesy. | ||
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
Jesus fucking christ. | ||
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
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Sadist
United States7231 Posts
On February 11 2009 10:37 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote: all the mortal kombat movies are great no.... #2 was horrible Cyrax and Sector wearing BMX motocross suits? please. noob saibot suddenly comes out of ermac? RAIDEN IS A DIFF GUY? JOHNY CAGE DIES IN BEGINNING????? ISNT SONYA DIFF TOO???? GOD IT WAS HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!! | ||
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On February 11 2009 13:05 Sadist wrote: no.... #2 was horrible Cyrax and Sector wearing BMX motocross suits? please. noob saibot suddenly comes out of ermac? RAIDEN IS A DIFF GUY? JOHNY CAGE DIES IN BEGINNING????? ISNT SONYA DIFF TOO???? GOD IT WAS HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!! Amen to this - too much spandex, not enough awesome cheesiness. | ||
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r0kamo
Canada34 Posts
Since there seems to be a lot of Mortal Kombat love amongst you folks, I figured I'd give it another go and watch it for the first time in years. Sadly, the rental store did not have a copy. After debating with myself for a good 15 minutes on how much pain I wanted to force upon myself, I settled (reluctantly) on Tomb Raider from the available selection. Ew Blockbuster -____-; I'll let you guys know how much I hated it when I finish watching it... assuming my heart doesn't collapse from the stress D: In the mean time, you guys should also check out There Will Be Brawl. It's an adult oriented Super Smash Bros. short film. I thought it was rather brilliant. I'd like to point out that this, while not exactly ideal for mass consumption, is a pretty good example of how a film adaptation of a video game should be like. As I said, it contains many elements that just would not be tolerated by a large scale audience (due to both a lack of familiarity and perhaps too great a sense of surrealism). But the direction There Will Be Brawl takes - an atmosphere of maturity and a sense of relevancy, both in the personalities of the characters and in the environment that effects them - is something that an adult audience can appreciate. It's something that video game movies really seem to lack. IMO, anyway. | ||
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Fen
Australia1848 Posts
![[image loading]](http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1849/doa0ow9.jpg) I enjoyed this movie. It didnt take itself too seriously like most game-to-movie adaptations which made it fun to watch. | ||
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jinwoooooooo
United States176 Posts
On February 11 2009 07:26 Tadzio wrote: Anyways, there's the Final Fantasy CG films Advent Children Agreed. Watch it if you haven't already, even if you haven't played the game! I'm really surprised FFVII AC has been only mention once in this thread so far. The movie is amazing, definitely lives up to it's expectations and it's video game counterpart (considering FFVII is arguably the greatest game ever made by mankind, this is, for lack of a better term, a strong assertion). Looking forward to your analysises (analyses?) | ||
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Ghost151
United States290 Posts
probably the worst one I've ever seen though was parasite eve. there's like no reference to the game at all. Just a weird b-grade japanese sci-fi. On February 11 2009 11:16 falls wrote: The problem is that the only people who would watch these video game movies are people who have already played the video game. So, either they recreate the video game perfectly in movie form and put 90% people watching the movie to sleep (because they already know everything) or piss off 90% of the people watching the movie by changing everything too much. I don't get why movie companies still make video game movies....-.-;; great explanation. the thing i don't get is...a video game movie SHOULD only appeal to the fans of the game. Fuck deviating from the original premise to try to cash in on the general public that would only go see it most likely because they'd be dragged to it by a game fan. Game movie =/= profitable in the bigger picture. I'm still pissed about the RE movies. RE is my fav series ever and way back in april '98 when I remembered seeing on the RE2 game box about a movie cameo contest I was SO pumped. FF to 2002....utter clusterfuck trainwreck shitfest of a movie.  Degeneration is only par at best, but it was still better than live action where they do whatever they want to it (the nemesis is fucking robotic?!?!?). And it used RE4 Leon, who you would know if you;ve ever played RE4 is a qualified ninja and BAMF. | ||
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Ghost151
United States290 Posts
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