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08/10/09
08/10/09
POTC Black Pearl; Saved by Depps performance not the script.
POTC: At worlds end not saved by anything except maybe Davy Jones crew.
Derailed; pretty lame for a thriller, and somehow made Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston seem boring.
30 Days of Night: how exactly do you fuck up a movie where vampires can roam freely for a month and you already have great source material to adapt from?
Australia; aka Pearl Harbor meets Far and Away, and ends up even worse than the previous two.
Of his credits those are the only ones I've seen.
I know a good director can do wonders with a bad script and a bad director can destroy a good script but since I've only enjoyed one of the movies I have seen on his resume, I think my enthusiasm is dwindling.
WHy the hell did I got to Imdb?
Please let the Berg make this right. And bring Blomkamp back on board damn it.
I know Spielberg and Peter Jackson are working on Tin Tin together, so maybe there is a chance.
08/10/09
08/10/09
Well, gentlemen, by all means, I think we oughta have an introspective moment of silence for poor ol' Tin Tin.
nice but I was refering to the Belgium comic.
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08/19/09
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12/19/08
12/19/08
Event Horizon is still a reasonably good horror movie.
Everything else since... no comment.
12/19/08
Now that being said,bring on the animated movie!Warren ELlis and goat fucking is where its at!
12/19/08
Almost all of these adaptations completely alter the very foundation of the game's stories because they're made by people who have no clue for people who are too picky.
Look no further than comic book movies. The idea of them was derided and chastised by the general film going public and absolutely loathed by critics for years. They were the stuff of children and could rise no higher. Look how the industry reacts to them now? They started being treated with respect by the likes of Sam Raimi, Brian Singer and Christopher Nolan, and now they've earned the respect they deserve.
Video games just need the same treatment. Directors, writers and producers who stay true to the core essence of the games will bring about success with them.
Would anyone seriously turn down the idea of a Metroid movie done right? Sure you need to take creative liberties (as with all adaptations) like Samus speaking more and some other alterations but it is incredibly plausible. If done properly and with respect, it would be a tremendous film.
You need something to work with though. Doom, Blood Rayne, House of the Dead, etc. are not where you turn to for substance.
Castlevania could work. Just take the idea and concept behind Symphony of the Night and go from there. But will that occur? Likely no. But that doesn't mean it isn't possible.
And that's what all video game lovers need to take heart in.
12/19/08
Someone get Uwe Boll on the line.
12/20/08
12/19/08
12/20/08
12/20/08
Narrator: "In a world..."
Camera pans around, showing a quiet suburban street. People mowing their lawns, playing with RC cars, rolling tires down the street.
Narrator: "...Where good overshadows evil..."
Moving down the street, zooming in on creepy old house with gravestones in the yard.
Narrator: "...Evil..."
The curtains rustle as the camera draws closer to the window.
Narrator: "...Has just moved in next door..."
GLOWING EYES IN THE WINDOWS WTF?!
EXPLOSIONSx4!!!!!
Hot girl: "What the hell are you doing?!"
FUCKING MUMMIES
Paperboy: "Delivering the news..."
SWEET RAMPS + EXPLOSIONSx9
Paperboy: "...With a side of Justice."
DODGING BEES IN TRAFFIC HOLY SHIT!
TRAINING MONTAGE
Old wise paperboy: "Its all in the wrist!"
SLO-MO PAPER FLING, HITS MUMMY IN HEAD, HEAD EXPLODES
Narrator: "This summer..."
Paperboy: "BUCKLE UP!"
Hot girl: "But this bike has nOOOOOOAHHHHHH!"
MEGA-SWEET JUMP/EXPLOSIONS
Narrator: "...If you don't subscribe..."
Old wise paperboy: "I'm getting too old for this sh-"
DEATH LOOMS BEHIND HIM, RAISING HIS SCYTHE
Narrator: "....You die."
Paperboy: "I knew I should have gotten that job at McDonalds."
Narrator: "Michael Bay's..."
Paperboy: "EAT PARCHMENT!"
Narrator: "....Paperboy."
12/20/08
An alternative trailer could open with the Narrator saying "What's Black and White... and RED all over?" with random quick-shots of people getting hit by newspapers.