RE has its own Netflix series? That?s something I might watch, if it?s anywhere near as good as The Witcher.Hawki said:
Apparently The Last of Us is getting an HBO series
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Is it too much to ask that a movie be "good" rather than "decent?"Yoshi178 said:
Reads article...hanselthecaretaker said:
Jesus Christ, is this still a thing?
https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Resident_Evil_(TV_series)hanselthecaretaker said:
I'll believe it when (or if) I see it though.
considering the history of videogame movies we've had over the past few decades, yes.Hawki said:
besides. Mario and Sonic the hedgehog were already aimed at a young audience so they were never going to be "good" movies per say. And Mario never really had a deep story to begin with. there's only so much story you can get from "mario saves peach from Bowser"
They managed it with Tomb Raider. There's nothing to stop them from breaking the mould even further.Yoshi178 said:
There's plenty of children's movies that are outright good - Pixar, Disney, Studio Gibli, DreamWorks (in some cases), etc. The argument "it's for kids" doesn't absolve a film from a lack of quality.
True, but as already discussed in the thread, I'm beginning to wonder if that's an issue.
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/video-game-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/
Notably, the three VG movies that have managed "fresh" scores aren't story-heavy franchises, and while Sonic is probably the most story-centric of those three, the film didn't adapt an actual plot from the games. Closest it came to adapting anything was Sonic X, and even then, it was more "roadtrip movie with Sonic in it."
I mean, they technically made Mario cartoons, so I guess it's possible? On the other hand, this is Illumination we're talking about - I've a terrible feeling that Toads are going to be Minions.
Yeah, but it would be something if Nintendo partnered with Disney on a Mario or Zelda movie. Somewhere someone could spin a good yarn about either of those far past what the games ever have. If it can be done with Sonic, Pokemon, the upcoming Minecraft of all things, etc....Yoshi178 said:
Except Nintendo isn't making the movie, Illumination is.Yoshi178 said:
"Either of those far past what the games ever have." Don't know what you're saying, but I do know that isn't proper English.hanselthecaretaker said:
Also, Disney has no reason to partner with anyone - Disney would probably sooner buy Nintendo than partner with it.
Minecraft will be Lego Movie 2.0.
Calling it.
Full sentence was: ?Somewhere someone could spin a good yarn [https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/top-10-tips-spinning-good-yarn-real-storyteller/1230166] about either of those far past what the games ever have.?Hawki said:
They made the most critically acclaimed VG movie of all time...Angry Birds Movie 2.Yoshi178 said:
Let that sink in for a bit.
"Supervision" isn't the same as making it. Also, I've seen no statement as to how involved Nintendo as a group actually is. To mention the Sonic movie, just because Sega is listed in the pre-release credits, I can't really say that Sega "made" the film.Yoshi178 said:
Too bad the movie flopped in the states.Hawki said:
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-report/the-angry-birds-movie-2-is-the-latest-animated-sequel-to-flop-at-the-box-office-178407.html
If that was a stealth insult against God of War 4, Last of Us, or Uncharted, you fail. You would have a point about the Order: 1886, any of Quantic Dream's games, or Until Dawn. Though at least Until Dawn has some fun in a "get friends together to decide the fate of these horror movie characters" way. If there is any company having a problem turning their games in to movies this generation, it's Microsoft. Especially early on when their main focus was sports, TV, and making Quantum Break in to this cross media, "TV format", that did not fucking work. Compromising what chould have been a way better game than the one released. Not mention, Sony's got plenty of exclusives that play like games, regardless if they're in charge of development or not. Letting the developers on their platform to mostly leave them to their own devices. I say this and I don't even care for LoUs. So please tell that wasn't stealth insult.Yoshi178 said:
I thought Max Payne and Tomb Raider should make good movies, due to how action oriented they already are. And they were awful to not good(Unless the New non-Jolie TR movie ended up being better then I'd heard).Marik2 said:
Metal Gear Solid is going to be something to see if/when it eventually releases. I just don't think it'll be something good.
Ha ha! Burn! BURN!CoCage said:
...okay, that's not fair, but I saw the original and loathed it. Maybe the sequel's better though, I dunno.
The Vikander movie is good. It is, IMO, the only genuinely good VG movie I've seen (that was theatrically released). At the least, it's leagues above the Jolie films.Dalisclock said:
Oh yeah, that's a thing...
I can't see it ending well. Not without Kojima. Metal Gear manages to be both insane and deep, and it's a balance that only Kojima seems to have been able to pull off. Without him, well, what do you get apart from pure insanity (Metal Gear Rising) or pure drek (Metal Gear Survive)?
Hawki said:
But most gamers still don?t understand Kojima?s games let alone care to try, even with all the wiki stuff out there, so how the hell are filmgoers going to fair when they?re turned into actual movies? Critics will shred him and his dreams of being a filmmaker will be thoroughly dashed. I sincerely hope that wouldn?t be the case, but the odds face differently.
I never understood what was so hard about adapting games that already borrow so much from movies. Tomb Raider is just female Indiana Jones. Just have a hot British chick shoot natives and find ancient cities. But apparently that is too difficult for Hollywood. The only semi decent movie game franchise is Resident Evil, but that only worked cuz they they did their own thing and made it into a high budget B movie franchise.Dalisclock said:
Despite Metal Gear pioneering the movie game wave, it is still more of a game than most western movie games. It constantly breaks the 4th wall, reminding you that you are playing a game, and it allows you to experiment with it. People are still finding gameplay secrets in each entry.
By simplifying them?hanselthecaretaker said:
You'd have to simplify them anyway to fit the average runtime.
There's no guarantee that Kojima will be involved. All we know is that he MIGHT be involved with the script.
Frankly, I'd be surprised if the movie even gets made.
Except that's what the films did. First one had Lara chasing a mcGuffin that took her to, among other places, ruined cities in Cambodia and the Arctic. The second one had Lara in a ruined Greek temple, and had her chasing a mcGuffin that took her to China and Africa. Third one had her stranded on Yamatai, in Japanese ruins.Marik2 said:
The Tomb Raider movies have their faults, even the Vikander one, but lack of loyalty to the source material isn't among them.
Wait, so, first you're complaining about Tomb Raider not being loyal to the games, but then praising RE for doing its own thing?
Anyway, I do admit that I like the Anderson RE films (sans Retribution), even if they're kind of guilty pleasures, and guilty pleasures with steadily diminishing returns. That said, I'm kind of baffled that they lasted as long as they did.
except it wasn't a stealth insult. Sony literally makes movies. for example, every heard of a little franchise called Spiderman?CoCage said:
how about you stop being paranoid about every bloody thing i say? instead of assuming everything is say is an insult?