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Let's be honest, when games have made it into films, they turn out to be utter pants. Good examples of this would be Mortal Kombat and Streetfighter, as they were both utter pants.
At the moment, there are loads of games that are being made into films.
The one that everyone knows about is Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Can this film live up to the reputation of the games. I should think so as it looks stunning, having seen the trailer. It not only boasts a new plot but it alos pushes all sorts of technological and artistic envelopes.
Tomb Raider is also one that everyone should know about. And once again I ask the question, can it live up to the reputation of the games. The plot certainly will, and with Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, it should be good.
Resident Evil is another game being made into a film. The good thing about this is it is being directed by Paul Anderson, who directed the brilliant Event Horizon. The bad point about this is it is being directed by Paul Anderson, who also directed Mortal Kombat. Could be with us by Halloween, so will just have to see if this can do the Resident Evil name justice.
The three mentioned above are certain, either at the filming stage or filming is finished.
There are others that are floating about as well.
Metal Gear Solid: There were talks about this, which came to nothing, but a big screen appearance for the Snake shouldn't be ruled out just yet.
Duke Nukem: Only in the early stages at the moment, with The Rock pencilled in to play the role of Duke.
Soul Calibur: With none other then Sammo Hung directing (hopefully), this is bound to be good. Visit Sammo's own website 'www.sammohung.com'.
Can the curse of games to films end with these films. Can they prove films of games can be good. We'll just have to wait and see.
At the moment, there are loads of games that are being made into films.
The one that everyone knows about is Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Can this film live up to the reputation of the games. I should think so as it looks stunning, having seen the trailer. It not only boasts a new plot but it alos pushes all sorts of technological and artistic envelopes.
Tomb Raider is also one that everyone should know about. And once again I ask the question, can it live up to the reputation of the games. The plot certainly will, and with Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, it should be good.
Resident Evil is another game being made into a film. The good thing about this is it is being directed by Paul Anderson, who directed the brilliant Event Horizon. The bad point about this is it is being directed by Paul Anderson, who also directed Mortal Kombat. Could be with us by Halloween, so will just have to see if this can do the Resident Evil name justice.
The three mentioned above are certain, either at the filming stage or filming is finished.
There are others that are floating about as well.
Metal Gear Solid: There were talks about this, which came to nothing, but a big screen appearance for the Snake shouldn't be ruled out just yet.
Duke Nukem: Only in the early stages at the moment, with The Rock pencilled in to play the role of Duke.
Soul Calibur: With none other then Sammo Hung directing (hopefully), this is bound to be good. Visit Sammo's own website 'www.sammohung.com'.
Can the curse of games to films end with these films. Can they prove films of games can be good. We'll just have to wait and see.
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We've had this discussion before and it was decided that,without exception, movies from games suck the pony.
Mario Bros, FF, there are no arguments against this.
It's a fact, you can't argue this.
Tomb Raider will be a hit, but let's face it.
Angelina Jolie in hotpants will sell a movie based on Teletext, the fact it's a game has nothing to do with it.
Mario Bros, FF, there are no arguments against this.
It's a fact, you can't argue this.
Tomb Raider will be a hit, but let's face it.
Angelina Jolie in hotpants will sell a movie based on Teletext, the fact it's a game has nothing to do with it.
Surely a game becoming a film defeats the purpose of it being a game?
That doesn't make much sense, does it?
Okay, when you watch a film it only takes one path through the story, until it reaches it's conclusion.
With games there should be many different paths and sub-quests, and different ways around the problems you encounter.
Games storylines are usually too vague, it's not what sells the game, so when it's turned into a film, the writers have to invent all of these facts, and history of the character, and it just plain doesn't work.
Look at the Super Mario Bros movie, (Dennis Hopper how could you?) Have you looked at it yet? Go on, watch it again, if you possibly can. It was crap, wasn't it?
Mario and Luigi were really plumbers, doing plumbing. How stupid is that? I know that it's part of the story of Mario, but that's simply because he was in a game that involved creatures coming out of pipes. They needed an excuse for this, so said he was a plumber. It really isn't the basis for a movie!
When it goes the other way, films to games, then it can work.
Sometimes.
Goldeneye worked. It stuck with the basics of the film, then gave you a mission, and let you go about it.
Other movie licenses didn't work. Why? More often than not it's just a game with the films characters stuck in, so it isn't really based on the film at all, or it just makes you play out a bunch of scenes from the film, so you might as well just watch it instead.
That doesn't make much sense, does it?
Okay, when you watch a film it only takes one path through the story, until it reaches it's conclusion.
With games there should be many different paths and sub-quests, and different ways around the problems you encounter.
Games storylines are usually too vague, it's not what sells the game, so when it's turned into a film, the writers have to invent all of these facts, and history of the character, and it just plain doesn't work.
Look at the Super Mario Bros movie, (Dennis Hopper how could you?) Have you looked at it yet? Go on, watch it again, if you possibly can. It was crap, wasn't it?
Mario and Luigi were really plumbers, doing plumbing. How stupid is that? I know that it's part of the story of Mario, but that's simply because he was in a game that involved creatures coming out of pipes. They needed an excuse for this, so said he was a plumber. It really isn't the basis for a movie!
When it goes the other way, films to games, then it can work.
Sometimes.
Goldeneye worked. It stuck with the basics of the film, then gave you a mission, and let you go about it.
Other movie licenses didn't work. Why? More often than not it's just a game with the films characters stuck in, so it isn't really based on the film at all, or it just makes you play out a bunch of scenes from the film, so you might as well just watch it instead.
I've seen two trailers for the Final Fantasy film. One was about 10 seconds long and the other was a few minutes and i have to say i think it looks pretty good. The computer generated animation is so good the characters in the film look very real. There are also a few major stars lending their voices to the film (or so i've heard) and the plots in the Final Fantasy games have been quite good so i wouldn't cancel it out yet. Saying that i'll only go and see it if it gets a decent review from the critics.
The Tomb Raider film does look surprisingly good but i have this feeling it won't do well. Again I'll only see it if it gets and a good review.
I'm not going to see the Resident Evil film full stop. Not unless it gets rip-roaring reviews (with i heavily doubt) Event Horizon was a good film but the MK films where dreadful (but not as bad as the streetfighter films)
Anyway it all depends on the reviews and what they show in the adverts when the film(s) are released, but if they have decent plots they should do alright.
Darkreaper
The Tomb Raider film does look surprisingly good but i have this feeling it won't do well. Again I'll only see it if it gets and a good review.
I'm not going to see the Resident Evil film full stop. Not unless it gets rip-roaring reviews (with i heavily doubt) Event Horizon was a good film but the MK films where dreadful (but not as bad as the streetfighter films)
Anyway it all depends on the reviews and what they show in the adverts when the film(s) are released, but if they have decent plots they should do alright.
Darkreaper
Grix Thraves wrote:
> I saw a trailer to Final Fantasy before Hollow Man...
I was under the impression that Square are in SERIOUS financial straights is the film bombs?
> I saw a trailer to Final Fantasy before Hollow Man...
I was under the impression that Square are in SERIOUS financial straights is the film bombs?
The film doesn't look the best, but the animation is an acheivement, pity they didn't put so much effort into the story though.
I saw a trailer to Final Fantasy before Hollow Man...
Hollow Man isn't the greatest of films, but I'd much rather sit through the whole of Hollow Man again than watch that trailer.
I'm sorry, but it looked really crap. Some clichèd, space opera crap. Sorry if the accent is the wrong way around.
Hollow Man isn't the greatest of films, but I'd much rather sit through the whole of Hollow Man again than watch that trailer.
I'm sorry, but it looked really crap. Some clichèd, space opera crap. Sorry if the accent is the wrong way around.
Super Gohan wrote:
> Tron was originally a CGI
> film by Disney,
lol... There was no CGI in Tron! ...
Computer graphics wernt sophisticated enough at the time... so its all special effects and cell based animations
:)
> Tron was originally a CGI
> film by Disney,
lol... There was no CGI in Tron! ...
Computer graphics wernt sophisticated enough at the time... so its all special effects and cell based animations
:)
Maybe nota flop, just not to my taste.
Total flop, methinkest.
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