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Does A Good Game Make A Good Movie Idea?
Brakz0rz writes "Here's a BBCi article by Daniel Etherington with an overview on how videogames translate onto the big screen. I can't say I've been impressed by any such effort so far. The article touches on John Woo's upcoming Metroid adaptation. Etherington writes, "One of these days, someone has just got to make a decent video game movie. How about Peter Jackson doing Zelda? Now that would be promising." I would enjoy that more than the games franchised from the LOTR trilogy."
Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Mario...
games make TERRIBLE movies
Well there was that Super Mario Bros movie...
It is good that video game movies are a fairly recent innovation. Lest we end up watching pong for 90 minutes.
I think that movies make even worse video games, though:ET for the Atari anyone?
John Woo and Metroid sounds promising, but God help us if somebody tries to make a movie about Nibbles. Or does Tremors already count?
...would be Tarantino taking on a big-screen adaptation of GTA3.
How about some movies based on 'Medal of Honor' and 'Call of Duty'?
Now *there's* some virgin cinematic subject matter!
I am still waiting anxiously for Pong: the Movie to come out in theaters.
The first Star Wars movie was a good adaptation of (Atari's?) fly-down-a-trench-and-shoot-things game. They managed to add quite a lot of detail and story to it. (The story and characters were still pretty flat, but look what they had to work with!) To me, it did suffer a bit that the main focus shifted from the main idea of the game, flying down the trench and shooting things. I sat there for over an hour before they finally got to the point. It was good, not great.
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
How would Tetris be translated into a movie? :D
Can't wait for M*U*L*E - The Movie.
Now if only EA would release the damn game for a modern platform . . .
If you liked "Saturday Night Fever", you'll love Dance Dance Revolution: The Movie!
I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.
Seriously, that chick was getting kidnapped or shanghaighed so many times that she probably has to have 911 preprogrammed on speeddial in her cellphone just to keep up.
File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
I always thought that Nethack would make a good movie.
The biggest question is who to cast as '@'
You mean making a movie out of one of those "star wars" games?
I am one of many. My idea is not unique, nor do I expect my voice alone to sway you. I speak in a chorus of opinion.
That game has a whole world of colorful characters they could really create some stories around. It might sound crazy, but I think it might make a good movie or possibly a cartoon.
How about we come up with something original. Why not make an original movie...not a re-make, not based on a tv show, not based on a video game, not based on a SNL skit...
How about someone make a movie that's original?
Hmmmm....nah, it'll never work! The kids don't like stuff like that.
"Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it." - John Lennon.
uh, wouldnt that just be metal gear solid?
...Angelina Jolie made sure that movie had at least two distinct advantages. Now disasters like Wing Commander don't have any extenuating circumstances.
Kjella
Live today, because you never know what tomorrow brings
... or would it be too much like Austin Powers?
one word that trumps yours: titties.
Now, hear me out. In the game, all you did was look at her boobs while you wandered around the boring game. At the movie, you just look at her boobs while she wanders around the boring movie.
Sounds like a 100% adaptation, to me.
steve
Oh, you're not stuck, you're just unable to let go of the onion rings.