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Why Game Movies Stink
Via Cathode Tan (who has some commentary of his own on the subject), a Guardian article attempting to ascertain who is at fault for crappy game movies. From the article: "Because, unlike cinema, computer gaming is a medium which requires the player to make things up for themselves. An individual game may be laden with 'plot points' but its narrative is always up for grabs. It is a format of scenarios rather than stories, elements which can be bolted together in differing orders with varying outcomes. Cinema, on the other hand, is designed for people who like to watch and listen, and who expect the film-maker to get their story straight before the movie reaches the theatres. Viewing a film based on a computer game is like hanging around in an amusement arcade, peering over the shoulders of other people playing video games. It has less to do with story-telling than conceptual shelf-stacking. And it is symptomatic of the painful death of the art of narrative cinema."
If they have Angelina Jolie or Milla Jovovich.
Yeah, that and Uwe Boll.
Wouldn't it be cool to have a 1st person movie (similar to a 1st person shooter)? Meaning, for like Resident Evil, Doom, etc. all we see is the gun in hand, the shots fired, and the blood splattering? That would make a great movie!
The Wizard was a piece of theatrical mastery in every sense of the word.
Apparently his movies are gradually improving over time. At this rate, Duke Nukem Forever: The Movie will be the highest rated motion picture in the history of film.
No doubt about it, there is no other possible explanation, it just HAS to be piracy!
Then Madonna must have starred in a shitload of video games.
StupidChildren...the reason jesus is crying
"Mortal Kombat... good movie"
I'm so glad there was a period between those two statements.
Instead of a period, I could suggest:
-Was not a
-Far from
-No where near
Just a random comment: I would have *loved* to see Bruce Campbell circa about a decade ago play Duke Nukem. Sadly, though, he's aging.
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