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Q: what’s the worst 90 minutes you can have? A: watching a film based on a computer game.
Q: what’s the worst game you can play? A: a game based on a film.
The game and film industries seem to be locked in a loop where good games are consistently made into bad films and good films made into bad games. The latest example is Resident Evil, a great game with a good plot that’s easily transferable to film, and the potential to attract a larger audience of people other than those who’ve played the game.
Instead, we get some rubbish about a super-computer. Did the produces and directors even play the game? As a Resident Evil fan, I was hoping for a dark, chilling film along the lines of zombies, event horizon or the thing not the monster equivalent of a teen horror flick. This seems to be the problem with most films based on games. The directors and producers think that gamers are either too young or too stupid to understand a good story, and this justifies a shoddy film that would never be made if not for the easy association with a large potential audience. Final fantasy, Tomb Raider and now resident evil are all guilty of dubbing down in a patronising attempt to gain gamers interest.
The same principle is at work when films are turned into bad games MIB2 is a perfect example. A good well-developed game would gain greater sales and even drive more people to watch the movie. The best movie tie-in games have been those where the movie itself has been out ages, like Die Hard Trilogy and Alien Resurrection. In this area, I have high hopes for The Thing, The Terminator and aliens colonial marines.
Maybe the films based on games should also be made about ten years after the games are released, giving them the time to put a good script together, rather than one written a week before the game franchise dies, if so, let’s hope we don’t see the movie versions of Metal Gear Solid, Grand Theft Auto, Medal Of Honour and Max Payne for a while yet.
Thanks for reading, Honey_Monster
What are your thoughts on this issue?
Q: what’s the worst game you can play? A: a game based on a film.
The game and film industries seem to be locked in a loop where good games are consistently made into bad films and good films made into bad games. The latest example is Resident Evil, a great game with a good plot that’s easily transferable to film, and the potential to attract a larger audience of people other than those who’ve played the game.
Instead, we get some rubbish about a super-computer. Did the produces and directors even play the game? As a Resident Evil fan, I was hoping for a dark, chilling film along the lines of zombies, event horizon or the thing not the monster equivalent of a teen horror flick. This seems to be the problem with most films based on games. The directors and producers think that gamers are either too young or too stupid to understand a good story, and this justifies a shoddy film that would never be made if not for the easy association with a large potential audience. Final fantasy, Tomb Raider and now resident evil are all guilty of dubbing down in a patronising attempt to gain gamers interest.
The same principle is at work when films are turned into bad games MIB2 is a perfect example. A good well-developed game would gain greater sales and even drive more people to watch the movie. The best movie tie-in games have been those where the movie itself has been out ages, like Die Hard Trilogy and Alien Resurrection. In this area, I have high hopes for The Thing, The Terminator and aliens colonial marines.
Maybe the films based on games should also be made about ten years after the games are released, giving them the time to put a good script together, rather than one written a week before the game franchise dies, if so, let’s hope we don’t see the movie versions of Metal Gear Solid, Grand Theft Auto, Medal Of Honour and Max Payne for a while yet.
Thanks for reading, Honey_Monster
What are your thoughts on this issue?
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Q: what’s the worst 90 minutes you can have? A: watching a film based on a computer game.
Q: what’s the worst game you can play? A: a game based on a film.
The game and film industries seem to be locked in a loop where good games are consistently made into bad films and good films made into bad games. The latest example is Resident Evil, a great game with a good plot that’s easily transferable to film, and the potential to attract a larger audience of people other than those who’ve played the game.
Instead, we get some rubbish about a super-computer. Did the produces and directors even play the game? As a Resident Evil fan, I was hoping for a dark, chilling film along the lines of zombies, event horizon or the thing not the monster equivalent of a teen horror flick. This seems to be the problem with most films based on games. The directors and producers think that gamers are either too young or too stupid to understand a good story, and this justifies a shoddy film that would never be made if not for the easy association with a large potential audience. Final fantasy, Tomb Raider and now resident evil are all guilty of dubbing down in a patronising attempt to gain gamers interest.
The same principle is at work when films are turned into bad games MIB2 is a perfect example. A good well-developed game would gain greater sales and even drive more people to watch the movie. The best movie tie-in games have been those where the movie itself has been out ages, like Die Hard Trilogy and Alien Resurrection. In this area, I have high hopes for The Thing, The Terminator and aliens colonial marines.
Maybe the films based on games should also be made about ten years after the games are released, giving them the time to put a good script together, rather than one written a week before the game franchise dies, if so, let’s hope we don’t see the movie versions of Metal Gear Solid, Grand Theft Auto, Medal Of Honour and Max Payne for a while yet.
Thanks for reading, Honey_Monster
What are your thoughts on this issue?
Q: what’s the worst game you can play? A: a game based on a film.
The game and film industries seem to be locked in a loop where good games are consistently made into bad films and good films made into bad games. The latest example is Resident Evil, a great game with a good plot that’s easily transferable to film, and the potential to attract a larger audience of people other than those who’ve played the game.
Instead, we get some rubbish about a super-computer. Did the produces and directors even play the game? As a Resident Evil fan, I was hoping for a dark, chilling film along the lines of zombies, event horizon or the thing not the monster equivalent of a teen horror flick. This seems to be the problem with most films based on games. The directors and producers think that gamers are either too young or too stupid to understand a good story, and this justifies a shoddy film that would never be made if not for the easy association with a large potential audience. Final fantasy, Tomb Raider and now resident evil are all guilty of dubbing down in a patronising attempt to gain gamers interest.
The same principle is at work when films are turned into bad games MIB2 is a perfect example. A good well-developed game would gain greater sales and even drive more people to watch the movie. The best movie tie-in games have been those where the movie itself has been out ages, like Die Hard Trilogy and Alien Resurrection. In this area, I have high hopes for The Thing, The Terminator and aliens colonial marines.
Maybe the films based on games should also be made about ten years after the games are released, giving them the time to put a good script together, rather than one written a week before the game franchise dies, if so, let’s hope we don’t see the movie versions of Metal Gear Solid, Grand Theft Auto, Medal Of Honour and Max Payne for a while yet.
Thanks for reading, Honey_Monster
What are your thoughts on this issue?
The worst thing ever would be a Fats & the Furious game. Imagine the horror.
Goldeneye was good. Actually, it was great.
Goldeneye was good. Actually, it was great.
Suppose Goldeneye was good, but wasn't great.
You're an idiot. It is the best FPS (some might say better than PD)
gerrid wrote:
> You're an idiot. It is the best FPS (some might say better than PD)
Pfft.
> You're an idiot. It is the best FPS (some might say better than PD)
Pfft.
I haven't read any of the replies yet. :-)
I enjoyed both Goldeneye they game, and Goldeneye the movie, if this has not been mentioned before.
I enjoyed both Goldeneye they game, and Goldeneye the movie, if this has not been mentioned before.
Alas, it has already been mentioned.
:-)
:-)
Don't call me an idiot, It's my oppinon, you got a problem with that?
Ohhh god... calm down calm down a JAT can't win against a group of Regulars but your oppinion is valid no matter what so it doesn't matter if they agree or not. Personally I thought Golden Eye was just another Bond movie no better or worse than the rest and the same with the game but it doesn't really matter what everyone else thinks :D (although it is good if they agree ;D )
The worst 90 minutes you can ever have is watching Scary Movie 2. I say 90 minutes, but it doesn't actually last that long........
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