Why Video Game Movie Adaptations Need New Respect

An anonymous reader writes "Hollywood has yet to find any video game property it is willing to treat with the same respect as J.R.R. Tolkien or J.K.Rowling, arguably still following the principles that led to the appalling Super Mario Bros. movie in 1992: 'A game lacks the complexity that a movie requires.' Yet a modern gaming masterpiece such as Mass Effect has the depth and breadth to deserve better treatment in the proposed trilogy. Is Hollywood again going to disrespect fans who, in this case, have as much right to see a good plot respected as the readers of Lord Of The Rings? This article discusses why and how Hollywood should grow up regarding these adaptations."

Comments

I'm still waiting for Solitaire

[Spy Handler]

the movie

Re:I'm still waiting for Solitaire

[SeaFox]

"A touching film of humanity at its best when all the cards are down..."

Re:I'm still waiting for Solitaire

[tbannist]

In a world where the deck is stacked against him. One man chooses to deal himself a new hand of cards...

Re:Hollywood doesn't give a flying fuck.

[gmhowell]

Nerd rage is the best rage.

Re:Respect?

[houghi]

And here we are talking about only video games. What about "Chess, the movie" and "Chess II, return of the King."

Pac Man: The Motion Picture

[Quiet_Desperation]

Haunted by the ghosts of his past, lost in a maze of madness, a man turns to pills...