Remember The Wizard?

trotski writes "I remember when I saw The Wizard as a kid, I thought it was the perfect movie. X-entertainment has released a review through the eyes of geek of this classic. Few movies have ever dwelled in pits of infamy quite so deep as The Wizard, Nintendo's 100-minute video game commercial that vaguely masqueraded as a real movie. The Wizard should've been able to keep kids well into their late teens interested, but the entire thing goes down the tubes once you hear the villainous cool kid's pickup line: "I love the Power Glove. It's so bad." The site includes video clips of this and other great moments in the movie." There's also a just-the-facts plot review of this timeless classic, at the Onion.

Comments

No way!

[Anonymous Coward]

The best geek movie from when I was a kid was Time Bandits. Does anyone else remember this? I just bought it on DVD the other day and watched it for the first time in years. It was awesome!

Re:it's just a commercialization

[NanoGator]

"Compare it to videos that exist in their own right, rather than just to sell toys. Examples include Power Rangers, Transformers, Pokemon... "

Commercialization? Sure. Bad? Not necessarily. The Transformers universe in particular was rather rich with creative ideas. Have a peek at the Transformers FAQ. You'll be surprised at how the mythos of that series developed.

No doubt that the original purpose of this cartoon was to sell toys. That doesn't mean it can't be appreciated on some levels.

Rules for crappy movies (slightly off topic)

[Anomalous Cowturd]

Why is it that most... ok, ALL, video game- based movies are bad?


See, there're rules for these things:

* Movies based on video games will suck.
* Movies based on Saturday Night Live characters or skits will suck.
* Remakes of classic movies will suck, but lots of people will go to see them anyway because they don't remember the originals.
* Sequels to movies where a majority of the original characters do not return will suck.
* If these characters are not played by the original actors, the movie will suck.

It's not the filmmakers' fault, those are just the rules. They look up the type of movie thay want to make. If it's there, the suck flag gets set.

On Topic:
If you want a serious answer, I think it's because unless you use animation, you can't reproduce the action of the game, so you have to rely on making it a conventional action movie. Since it's going to be nothing like the game, and since the plot of the game will be much less interesting by itself, it will, by necessity, suck.