Does A Good Game Make A Good Movie Idea? 464
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."
lets see here (Score:3, Funny)
games make TERRIBLE movies
Well... (Score:4, Funny)
Tetris: The Movie (Score:5, Funny)
I think that movies make even worse video games, though:ET for the Atari anyone?
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)
Now *there's* some virgin cinematic subject matter!
Pong (Score:4, Funny)
A good adaptation (Score:1, Funny)
Tetris (Score:1, Funny)
Ooooh! (Score:3, Funny)
Now if only EA would release the damn game for a modern platform . . .
Just wait for.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:lets see here (Score:4, Funny)
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)
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)
Okay... an LA Zelda could rock... (Score:5, Funny)
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)
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)
The biggest question is who to cast as '@'
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)
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)
Re:Nethack (Score:3, Funny)
The only movie where the main character dies in the first 5 minutes.
Come now.. (Score:5, Funny)
Kjella
Leisure Suit Larry: The Movie (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Nooooooo!!!!!!!!! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:lets see here (Score:3, Funny)
Could you imagine the horror?
MS Hearts: The Movie
The best adaptation ever: Tomb Raider! (Score:3, Funny)
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