And let's be honest: even $200MM won't make the transition of Halo from gaming screen to big screen work. Its popularity is mostly do to online/live gameplay, which has nothing to do with the underlying plot of the Campaign. It's mostly just running around killing other players, which, while fun as hell, is not necessarily something I want to watch for 90 minutes without being able to play myself*. I say thank goodness. This film was destined for a double-kill, at the box office and with fans, only nobody wins.
*I admit, however, that gaming as a spectator sport is actually pretty fantastic. I guess I just don't want to see Brad Pitt as "The Chief", while some busty blonde gets thrown in for the obligatory love interest.
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Awesome; that's exactly right.
And let's be honest: even $200MM won't make the transition of Halo from gaming screen to big screen work. Its popularity is mostly do to online/live gameplay, which has nothing to do with the underlying plot of the Campaign. It's mostly just running around killing other players, which, while fun as hell, is not necessarily something I want to watch for 90 minutes without being able to play myself*. I say thank goodness. This film was destined for a double-kill, at the box office and with fans, only nobody wins.
*I admit, however, that gaming as a spectator sport is actually pretty fantastic. I guess I just don't want to see Brad Pitt as "The Chief", while some busty blonde gets thrown in for the obligatory love interest.