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Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jul 28, 2005, 06:54 PM

Speechless, just horrible.

http://media.filmforce.ign.com/media...04/vids_1.html

mdc · Jul 28, 2005, 07:07 PM

doesn't look like anything special. reminds me of the resident evil movie.

zizban · Jul 28, 2005, 07:20 PM

Yep, looks about like every other horror action flick made recently. YAWN.

Obi Wan's Ghost · Jul 28, 2005, 07:23 PM

I need to take a dump.

olePigeon · Jul 28, 2005, 07:29 PM

Wow. That looks... stupid. I bet Uwe Boll is directing it. This guy directs all the f*cking stupid movies like House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark. He might as well have done Resident Evil because that movie was just as retarded.

One of my favorite webpages:

http://www.uweboll.com/

Yose · Jul 28, 2005, 07:41 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is the scream at the end of the video straight out of Starcraft when a marine dies?

meta87 · Jul 28, 2005, 08:02 PM

He is directing it from what I've heard.

Why anyone would sell him the rights to make a movie from their game is beyond me

olePigeon · Jul 28, 2005, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by Yose

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is the scream at the end of the video straight out of Starcraft when a marine dies?

Straight from the 70s. It's stock audio.

nforcer · Jul 28, 2005, 08:10 PM

Looks unimpressive.

starman · Jul 28, 2005, 08:24 PM

E's Lil Theorem · Jul 28, 2005, 08:29 PM

Nothing special, indeed. I'll still go see it, though, you know, 'cause it's DOOM!

Originally Posted by olePigeon

...

One of my favorite webpages:

http://www.uweboll.com/

besson3c · Jul 28, 2005, 10:14 PM

Can you guys think of any movie that was based on a video game that didn't suck?

Just wondering...

faragbre967 · Jul 28, 2005, 10:35 PM

Ouch, that hurt to watch. And for the record I didn't mind the first resident evil.

budster101 · Jul 28, 2005, 10:36 PM

I enjoyed "Resident Evil".

osxisfun · Jul 28, 2005, 10:43 PM

It does look like a rather bland aliens...

meh.

besson, Resident Evil was surprisingly good. The sequel was too. I hope they make a 3rd.

olePigeon · Jul 28, 2005, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by osxisfun

Resident Evil was surprisingly good. The sequel was too. I hope they make a 3rd.

STOP! People like you keep them making crap!

budster101 · Jul 28, 2005, 11:18 PM

9/10 people enjoyed "Resident Evil" It got 91% from rotton tomatoes.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/g/game...il/reviews.php

Shows how much you know. (Edit, of course that's teh game....)

osxisfun · Jul 28, 2005, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

STOP! People like you keep them making crap!

have you seen it?

I watched it on dvd and was not expecting much.. (video game jinx) its smart and entertaining

aint no shakespeare but its not supposed to be...

i tihnk you are lumping this in with other bad vid game adaptions ... that would be a mistake in this case.

OwlBoy · Jul 28, 2005, 11:53 PM

95% of Video Games based on Movies suck.

95% of Movies Based on Video Games suck.

imo

-Owl

besson3c · Jul 28, 2005, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by osxisfun

It does look like a rather bland aliens...

meh.

besson, Resident Evil was surprisingly good. The sequel was too. I hope they make a 3rd.

Hmmm.. I haven't seen Resident Evil, nor do I even remember seeing a trailer for it.

Just for fun, I came up with a list of movies based on video games. Let me know if I'm missing any...

- The Wizard
- Mortal Kombat
- Final Fantasy
- Tomb Raider
- Resident Evil
- Doom

There was also a Mario Brothers kids TV show.

I haven't even seen most of these movies, so perhaps I shouldn't judging a movie by its cover. Any of these decent, other than Resident Evil? If so, I'll retract my statement

OwlBoy · Jul 28, 2005, 11:56 PM

Ok, I am gonna defend 'Final Fantasy' here, and state it is not based on any of the games. It is just part of the Franchise.

-Owl

osxisfun · Jul 29, 2005, 12:07 AM

resident evil is the only one on the list i watched.

besson3c · Jul 29, 2005, 12:09 AM

I hope they make a movie out of Super Mario Kart. Maybe Danny Devito could be toad, Arnold Swartznegger could be Bowser, John Goodman could be Mario, Rick Moranis could be Yoshi... hmmm....

Teronzhul · Jul 29, 2005, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by OwlBoy

Ok, I am gonna defend 'Final Fantasy' here, and state it is not based on any of the games. It is just part of the Franchise.

-Owl

But it was awful, so I believe its inclusion is justified.

jonasmac · Jul 29, 2005, 12:15 AM

I liked Resident Evil and Apocalypse OK. Nothing too especial, but I wasn't expecting them to be.

Alone in the Dark, however? I knew it was going to be a stupid movie, but I just didn't know how stupid. That is an hour and a half of my life I will never see again.

demograph68 · Jul 29, 2005, 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by OwlBoy

95% of Video Games based on Movies suck.

95% of Movies Based on Video Games suck.

imo

-Owl

What's the 5% ?

demograph68 · Jul 29, 2005, 12:22 AM

There is a mario movie. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108255/

budster101 · Jul 29, 2005, 12:24 AM

Watch Resident Evil. Pretty good movie.

loki74 · Jul 29, 2005, 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

...stock audio.

Well, the one thing I can think of thats equally unprofessoinal is stock video. (You know, like you see on all those TV commercials for get-rich-quick schemes) I mean, do the words "consumer" or "amatuer" mean anything to these people?

geez!

Originally Posted by OwlBoy

95% of Video Games based on Movies suck.

95% of Movies Based on Video Games suck.

imo

-Owl

True, sadly. Although there are a few games that I think would make great movies...

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jul 29, 2005, 01:00 AM

RE1 was so incredibly boring and predictable that I fell asleep half way though. RE2 was even filmed all over my city and I still didn't want to see it.

demograph68 · Jul 29, 2005, 04:37 AM

Originally Posted by budster101

Watch Resident Evil. Pretty good movie.

Do you like Gigli too?

macroy · Jul 29, 2005, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by demograph68

What's the 5% ?

I thought the original STAR WARS game from the early 80's (with the vector graphics) was pretty awsome..... even by today's standards.

angelmb · Jul 29, 2005, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by demograph68

What's the 5% ?

yakkiebah · Jul 29, 2005, 10:11 AM

Looks like another 'Aliens' clone.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jul 29, 2005, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by macroy

I thought the original STAR WARS game from the early 80's (with the vector graphics) was pretty awsome..... even by today's standards.

No you guys are talking about movies that were made into video games NOT video games that were made into movies.

Star Wars and Goldeneye do not count.

macroy · Jul 29, 2005, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker

No you guys are talking about movies that were made into video games NOT video games that were made into movies.

Star Wars and Goldeneye do not count.

uh - we were responding to Demographs 5% question to:

Originally Posted by OwlBoy

95% of Video Games based on Movies suck.

95% of Movies Based on Video Games suck.

imo

-Owl

So I think it DOES count....

budster101 · Jul 29, 2005, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by demograph68

Do you like Gigli too?

Nothing to compare the two movies.

A hot chick in a cool movie made froma game... or some idiot that couldn't act his way out of a paper bag with his girlfriend in a movie that just plane SUCKED THE LIFE from all viewers.

I just said, I enjoyed the movie. It suprised me as I was expecting garbage, and was pleasently pleased. My wife even thought it was cool, and she's a tough one on movies.

Expectations play a big role in this.

I did also enjoy: Deep Blue Sea. Again, I had low expectations for it.

E's Lil Theorem · Jul 29, 2005, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker

No you guys are talking about movies that were made into video games NOT video games that were made into movies.

Star Wars and Goldeneye do not count.

Actually, according to OwlBoy's statement, which got this whole "almost all such movies suck", they do count:

Originally Posted by OwlBoy

95% of Video Games based on Movies suck.

95% of Movies Based on Video Games suck.

imo

-Owl

He mentions both, i.e., movies made from video games and vice versa.

Cadaver · Jul 30, 2005, 05:36 PM

Movies written by committee... they never turn out well.

OwlBoy · Jul 30, 2005, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by angelmb

there are some good ones

-Owl

SimpleLife · Jul 30, 2005, 08:06 PM

Fatc: 60% of teenagers have their first sexual experience after watching a horror movie.

Will you be luckly with this one?

loki74 · Jul 30, 2005, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by SimpleLife

Fatc: 60% of teenagers have their first sexual experience after watching a horror movie.

Will you be luckly with this one?

LOL that is one of the weirdest statistics ive hever heard! What kind of person would bother conducting such a study?

Anyway about movies into games and games into movies... There are some cases where its just a movie concept that makes a good game. Actually theres at least one: KOTOR. Kick. Ass. Game. Even though the sequel sucked....

SimpleLife · Jul 30, 2005, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by loki74

LOL that is one of the weirdest statistics ive hever heard! What kind of person would bother conducting such a study?

Anyway about movies into games and games into movies... There are some cases where its just a movie concept that makes a good game. Actually theres at least one: KOTOR. Kick. Ass. Game. Even though the sequel sucked....

IIRC, Social Psychologists interested in understanding sexual behavior.

They actually determined that the screening of horror movies lead to sexual activity amongst teenagers. The reason provided to explain this phenomenon is that the women are very emotional and expressive about it, whilst their male counterpart show more reserve, which makes them look as strong, confident males. The result, including the hormonal imbalance, creates an opportunity, especially for young women already interested in that partner.

Zoom_zoom · Jul 30, 2005, 11:54 PM

After watching that trailer, i died a little inside.

MindFad · Jul 31, 2005, 12:02 AM

Wait ... movie?

Here's hoping that a Metroid movie sees the light of day ... one day. I don't care if it blows chunks.

olePigeon · Jul 31, 2005, 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by yakkiebah

Looks like another 'Aliens' abortion.

Fixed.™

olePigeon · Jul 31, 2005, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by osxisfun

its smart...

Stop, right there. You are no longer allowed to comment on movies.

Ever.

nredman · Jul 31, 2005, 07:35 PM

i'll rent it, just because i like the rock.

mitchell_pgh · Jul 31, 2005, 09:36 PM

Looks interesting... I'll rent it.

But I'm not going to see it in the theater.

OwlBoy · Jul 31, 2005, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by nredman

i'll rent it, just because i like the rock.

This movie is NOTHING like The Rock.

-Owl

p.s. hehe