In your opinion. There are great ones out there. See my list in the VG moive thread. There is also the Castlevania TV series. Season 3 is coming out soon and I am looking forward to it. It's literally an adaption of Castlevania III, which is the first in the timeline anyway, but does its own thing and the show nails everything right,Chimpzy said:Anyway, the "curse" hasn't been broken. Basic competency is the best we've gotten for far and video game movie adaptations have yet to produce a great movie.
I've seen your list. It's not a bad list. They're entertaining, to be sure. I like quite a few of them and I fully get why you'd list them. But in all honesty, are they truly great movies?CoCage said:In your opinion. There are great ones out there. See my list in the VG moive thread. There is also the Castlevania TV series. Season 3 is coming out soon and I am looking forward to it. It's literally an adaption of Castlevania III, which is the first in the timeline anyway, but does its own thing and the show nails everything right,Chimpzy said:Anyway, the "curse" hasn't been broken. Basic competency is the best we've gotten for far and video game movie adaptations have yet to produce a great movie.
Lament of Innocence is first in the timeline. I think Castlevania 3 is 2nd.CoCage said:There is also the Castlevania TV series. Season 3 is coming out soon and I am looking forward to it. It's literally an adaption of Castlevania III, which is the first in the timeline anyway, but does its own thing and the show nails everything right,
AAAHAHAHAHHA Olive Garden?Johnny Novgorod said:Yeah. It sucks.
The only good thing is 90s Jim Carrey stealing his scenes. I don't care about The Rules of Playing Live-Action Dr. Robotnik, he's the only thing that felt genuine in a name-recognition C+ nostalgia cash-in about the power of friendship between James Marsden and a shoddy CG cartoon try-hard plugging Fortnite and Olive Garden of all things.
First in the timeline as far as the original NES trilogy is concerned. You are still correct though.dscross said:Lament of Innocence is first in the timeline. I think Castlevania 3 is 2nd.CoCage said:There is also the Castlevania TV series. Season 3 is coming out soon and I am looking forward to it. It's literally an adaption of Castlevania III, which is the first in the timeline anyway, but does its own thing and the show nails everything right,
I am aware of the inspirations MK had. Nothing new, and does not make it any less great. The only problem with the MK movie is the lack of gore. The choreography is still good all things considered, and has aged better than the Bourne clones from the early to late 2000s. Yes, it's not as great from the triple threat you just mentioned (most action movies aren't), but it did not need them to be great. There is a scene that hits emotionally and it works:Chimpzy said:I've seen your list. It's not a bad list. They're entertaining, to be sure. I like quite a few of them and I fully get why you'd list them. But in all honesty, are they truly great movies?CoCage said:In your opinion. There are great ones out there. See my list in the VG moive thread. There is also the Castlevania TV series. Season 3 is coming out soon and I am looking forward to it. It's literally an adaption of Castlevania III, which is the first in the timeline anyway, but does its own thing and the show nails everything right,Chimpzy said:Anyway, the "curse" hasn't been broken. Basic competency is the best we've gotten for far and video game movie adaptations have yet to produce a great movie.
Because when I say a great movie, I don't mean "just ok". I don't mean "pretty decent". Not "good". Certainly not "great for a video game adaptation". I mean a great movie. Period. One capable of rubbing shoulders with the best of the best within their respective genre without falling short by comparison. The kind that comes to mind when asked to name some all-time classic, say, action movies, or horror, or adventure, or whatever. That is the level. That is my bar. Sometimes people say it's not reasonable expect a real standout from an adaptation of a video game, comic book, cartoon, toy line or whatever. And I don't expect it, but I also ask why we should be happy with just good enough.
Take Mortal Kombat. Basically a martial arts flick in the vein of Enter The Dragon or Bloodsport (which was a big inspiration for the original MK game. Also, Johnny Cage = JC Van Damme). Fight scenes are for the most part decently choreographed and entertaining, so it does a well enough job of being a martial arts movie, if a bit cheesy, but that's fine. But when held up against the best work of the likes of Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Jet Li and such? Then it's not exceptional.
I do agree on Castlevania tho. Obviously not a movie, but judging solely on its own merits, it pleasantly surprised me with solid action and good characterization. Considering its source material, it does a lot with very little. I would like to see more shows like it, whether live action or animated, simply to see if a serialized format is a better match for video game adaptations.
Would you be up for a sequel? I enjoyed it to an extent, but I defo needed to take a step back and realise it wasn't aimed at someone rapidly approaching 40.Hawki said:I saw it.
I'll give a full review later, but short version is, it's fine. It's one of the better VG adaptations out there, but it's not outright "good."
Not to rag on you, but were you actually expecting any different tho?dscross said:Would you be up for a sequel? I enjoyed it to an extent, but I defo needed to take a step back and realise it wasn't aimed at someone rapidly approaching 40.
Well, as I said further up on the thread, I enjoyed it for what it was. I wasn't unhappy with it, but I suppose a part of me wanted more for adults who'd grown up the games. Probably would have enjoyed it more if it wasn't set on Earth. But it was fine. It wasn't a disaster, that's for sure. The premise reminded me of Sonic X, but even that was past my time really - lol.Chimpzy said:Not to rag on you, but were you actually expecting any different tho?dscross said:Would you be up for a sequel? I enjoyed it to an extent, but I defo needed to take a step back and realise it wasn't aimed at someone rapidly approaching 40.
It does have some all-ages appeal, but Sonic is a franchise primarily aimed at kids through and through. Always has been and probably will remain so. Which is fine, btw. Even Shadow The Hedgehog, and all its 'edge', is more like a 10 year old's idea of dark and gritty. The sole exception is probably Sonic Mania, made by old school fans to appeal to old school fans.
As I stated in the review, yes. Though that's more contingent on it using more Sonic mythos elements than what the film actually uses. As in, let's spend time on Sonic's homeworld or even the "Mushroom Planet" and less time on Earth.dscross said:Would you be up for a sequel?
Came to that realization awhile ago also, and I'm not even close to 40.I enjoyed it to an extent, but I defo needed to take a step back and realise it wasn't aimed at someone rapidly approaching 40.
No.Marik2 said:does it reference chris?