Does A Good Game Make A Good Movie Idea?

Does A Good Game Make A Good Movie Idea? 464

Posted by timothy on Saturday April 24, 2004 @03:58PM from the aztec-needs-a-movie dept.

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."

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lets see here (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @03:59PM (#8960549)

Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Mario...

games make TERRIBLE movies

Well... (Score:4, Funny)

by ajiva ( 156759 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:01PM (#8960569)

Well there was that Super Mario Bros movie...

Tetris: The Movie (Score:5, Funny)

by Noksagt ( 69097 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:01PM (#8960575) Homepage

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 Nibbles? (Score:2, Funny)

by r4bb1t ( 663244 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:01PM (#8960576)

John Woo and Metroid sounds promising, but God help us if somebody tries to make a movie about Nibbles. Or does Tremors [imdb.com] already count?

Re:lets see here (Score:3, Funny)

by AntiOrganic ( 650691 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:02PM (#8960579) Homepage

Let's not forget Resident Evil, Tomb Raider and Wing Commander.

IMHO, the only thing that MIGHT work... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:02PM (#8960580)

...would be Tarantino taking on a big-screen adaptation of GTA3.

Re:lets see here (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:04PM (#8960597)

i bet you liked battlefield earth too

I'll tell you what they need to make! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:04PM (#8960603)

How about some movies based on 'Medal of Honor' and 'Call of Duty'?

Now *there's* some virgin cinematic subject matter!

Pong (Score:4, Funny)

by dicepackage ( 526497 ) * writes: <<moc.liamg> <ta> <egakcapecid>> on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:07PM (#8960622) Homepage

I am still waiting anxiously for Pong: the Movie to come out in theaters.

A good adaptation (Score:1, Funny)

by AndroidCat ( 229562 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:10PM (#8960645) Homepage

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.

Tetris (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:10PM (#8960646)

How would Tetris be translated into a movie? :D

Ooooh! (Score:3, Funny)

by sunspot42 ( 455706 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:12PM (#8960657)

Can't wait for M*U*L*E - The Movie.

Now if only EA would release the damn game for a modern platform . . .

Just wait for.... (Score:5, Funny)

by Jeremi ( 14640 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:15PM (#8960672) Homepage

If you liked "Saturday Night Fever", you'll love Dance Dance Revolution: The Movie!

Re:lets see here (Score:4, Funny)

by FrYGuY101 ( 770432 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:20PM (#8960710) Journal

That's not true! I mean theres...

err...

uh...

Pokemon?

Crap, you're right. They all suck. I'm just waiting for Frogger: The Movie.

Re:Tetris: The Movie (Score:5, Funny)

by HungWeiLo ( 250320 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:20PM (#8960715)

A movie that involves sticks finding its way into holes that fit?

That's a GREAT idea! Some folks in the San Fernando valley may want to buy the option for that script.

Re:lets see here (Score:5, Funny)

by JamesP ( 688957 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:21PM (#8960717)

And don't get me started on Solitaire!

Okay... an LA Zelda could rock... (Score:5, Funny)

by mark-t ( 151149 ) writes: <markt AT nerdflat DOT com> on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:21PM (#8960718) Journal

as long as it had a better plot than the games.
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.

Re:Tetris: The Movie (Score:5, Funny)

by Hektor_Troy ( 262592 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:22PM (#8960723)

> Lest we end up watching pong for 90 minutes.

Too late [imdb.com]!

Well - at we'll get to see Kirsten Dunst jumping and running in a very short skirt.

Nethack (Score:5, Funny)

by quantum bit ( 225091 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:24PM (#8960738) Journal

I always thought that Nethack would make a good movie.

The biggest question is who to cast as '@'

Re:In short: Perhaps, if they'd try harder (Score:2, Funny)

by PatrickThomson ( 712694 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:30PM (#8960765)

You mean making a movie out of one of those "star wars" games?

The Simpson's Hit and Run (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:31PM (#8960778)

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.

Re:Nethack (Score:3, Funny)

by AndroidCat ( 229562 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:38PM (#8960810) Homepage

For '@' the tourist by Sir Richard Attenborough [imdb.com], '@' the rogue by Rowan Atkinson [blackadderhall.co.uk]...

How about this... (Score:3, Funny)

by ScottGant ( 642590 ) writes: <scott_gant@sbcgloba l . n etNOT> on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:43PM (#8960840) Homepage

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.

Re:Game and movie simultaneously (Score:3, Funny)

by lambadomy ( 160559 ) writes: <lambadomy AT diediedie DOT com> on Saturday April 24, 2004 @04:52PM (#8960885)

uh, wouldnt that just be metal gear solid?

Re:Nethack (Score:3, Funny)

by Daverd ( 641119 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @05:02PM (#8960927) Homepage

Nethack: The Movie
The only movie where the main character dies in the first 5 minutes.

Come now.. (Score:5, Funny)

by Kjella ( 173770 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @05:03PM (#8960931) Homepage

...Angelina Jolie made sure that movie had at least two distinct advantages. Now disasters like Wing Commander don't have any extenuating circumstances.

Kjella

Leisure Suit Larry: The Movie (Score:2, Funny)

by farnerup ( 608326 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @05:06PM (#8960961)

... or would it be too much like Austin Powers?

Re:Nooooooo!!!!!!!!! (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @05:34PM (#8961168)

one word that trumps yours: titties.

Re:lets see here (Score:3, Funny)

by darkpixel2k ( 623900 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @08:54PM (#8962250)

Ug.

Could you imagine the horror?
MS Hearts: The Movie

The best adaptation ever: Tomb Raider! (Score:3, Funny)

by NerveGas ( 168686 ) writes: on Saturday April 24, 2004 @10:24PM (#8962620)

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

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lets see here (Score:3, Funny)

Well... (Score:4, Funny)

Tetris: The Movie (Score:5, Funny)

John Woo and Nibbles? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:lets see here (Score:3, Funny)

IMHO, the only thing that MIGHT work... (Score:1, Funny)

Re:lets see here (Score:2, Funny)

I'll tell you what they need to make! (Score:1, Funny)

Pong (Score:4, Funny)

A good adaptation (Score:1, Funny)

Tetris (Score:1, Funny)

Ooooh! (Score:3, Funny)

Just wait for.... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:lets see here (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Tetris: The Movie (Score:5, Funny)

Re:lets see here (Score:5, Funny)

Okay... an LA Zelda could rock... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Tetris: The Movie (Score:5, Funny)

Nethack (Score:5, Funny)

Re:In short: Perhaps, if they'd try harder (Score:2, Funny)

The Simpson's Hit and Run (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Nethack (Score:3, Funny)

How about this... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Game and movie simultaneously (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Nethack (Score:3, Funny)

Come now.. (Score:5, Funny)

Leisure Suit Larry: The Movie (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Nooooooo!!!!!!!!! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:lets see here (Score:3, Funny)

The best adaptation ever: Tomb Raider! (Score:3, Funny)

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