I suppose we will have to agree to disagree on the subject of a film staying faithful to the game its based on. My mainpoint would be if you are not going to make a film like the game then why make a game adaptation at all. I mean Resident Evil was a decent action film but was nothing like the games at all. So why did they bother making it Resident Evil at all? Why not just make a complete different film that is standalone? The answer unfortunately is because they no if they attach the name Resident Evil to the film then they earn more money.
Holloywood execs dont care about the average fan. I was really pissed off with Resident Evil because I wanted the film to have the games atmosphere. I think the main reason for game adaptations being poor films isnt because the people behind them try to keep the fans happy or because they stay faithful to the game. They are poor films because Hollywood knows it can make the worst film ever and still make a big profit because of the fans that will want to see the film anyway.
Thats what really annoys me.
You are entitled to your opinion but if you honestly believe Woo hasnt made a great film ever you havent seen many Woo films. Watch Hard Boiled or The Killer and tell me they are not great films.
On the subject of the Ebert review:
I really dont mind this guy and im as big a horror fan as there is. He has an honesty I respect but he does tend to fall into the cliched Hollywood critic fallback response we see all too often. He harks on about how the film is confusing and dumb but made no real attempt to actually tell us if it was scary or like the game.
It probably is not very good. Every game adaptation ive seen has 'sucked big time', especially Resident Evil which was nothing like the games at all. But from what ive seen of the film it looks very much like Silent Hill and if it is half as scary and freaky as the game I will be happy.
All I ask from a game adaptation is that it stays faithful to the game. It looks like Gans has done this.
Also may I ask why one person here went to see the film when they hated the games? What did you expect? Its like people who dont like horror watching a horror film and then complaining about how scary and gory it was. If you dont like it dont watch it. No need to come on here and tell us how sickened you were caus nobody cares.
I really am offended by the other person on here who basically labelled all gamers and horror fans dirty little pervs with no lives. I suppose watching Hollywood RomComs with Sarah Jessica Parker and going to dinner parties makes you so much better than everyone else?
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I suppose we will have to agree to disagree on the subject of a film staying faithful to the game its based on. My mainpoint would be if you are not going to make a film like the game then why make a game adaptation at all. I mean Resident Evil was a decent action film but was nothing like the games at all. So why did they bother making it Resident Evil at all? Why not just make a complete different film that is standalone? The answer unfortunately is because they no if they attach the name Resident Evil to the film then they earn more money. Holloywood execs dont care about the average fan. I was really pissed off with Resident Evil because I wanted the film to have the games atmosphere. I think the main reason for game adaptations being poor films isnt because the people behind them try to keep the fans happy or because they stay faithful to the game. They are poor films because Hollywood knows it can make the worst film ever and still make a big profit because of the fans that will want to see the film anyway. Thats what really annoys me.
You are entitled to your opinion but if you honestly believe Woo hasnt made a great film ever you havent seen many Woo films. Watch Hard Boiled or The Killer and tell me they are not great films.
On the subject of the Ebert review:
I really dont mind this guy and im as big a horror fan as there is. He has an honesty I respect but he does tend to fall into the cliched Hollywood critic fallback response we see all too often. He harks on about how the film is confusing and dumb but made no real attempt to actually tell us if it was scary or like the game.
It probably is not very good. Every game adaptation ive seen has 'sucked big time', especially Resident Evil which was nothing like the games at all. But from what ive seen of the film it looks very much like Silent Hill and if it is half as scary and freaky as the game I will be happy.
All I ask from a game adaptation is that it stays faithful to the game. It looks like Gans has done this.
Also may I ask why one person here went to see the film when they hated the games? What did you expect? Its like people who dont like horror watching a horror film and then complaining about how scary and gory it was. If you dont like it dont watch it. No need to come on here and tell us how sickened you were caus nobody cares.
I really am offended by the other person on here who basically labelled all gamers and horror fans dirty little pervs with no lives. I suppose watching Hollywood RomComs with Sarah Jessica Parker and going to dinner parties makes you so much better than everyone else?