Okay, I liked the original Castlevania on NES as much as (or more than) the next guy. I bought many of the GameBoy and PS2 follow-ups. But seriously, a movie based on Castlevania? Puh-lease.
I simply don't understand how all these video game movies get made. Is it just because two of them -- the original Tomb Raider and the original Resident Evil -- managed to actually make a little money? Two films among dozens? I mean, look at the crap video game movies that have been inflicted on us. Mortal Kombat, Super Mario Bros., and of course, most recently, Doom. None of them have made any serious money.
I know that people are spending tons of money on video games, so it would seem logical that it's a market waiting to be tapped, butts for the seats of the local cineplex. But time and time again, the attempt has been made, and people have made it clear: when you can play the game, you don't want to watch a movie movie about it. But studios keep on making them.
You've all heard the saying about the lunacy of making the same mistakes repeatedly, yet somehow expecting different results.
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"Imitation is the sincerest form of Hollywood."
Uh, Evan, Hollywood is chock full of crazies and morons. The Studios spend more on blockbusters and failures than anything worthy of the Oscar.
Interestingly, video games based on movies are generally as bad as movies based on video games.
The problem is that most of the video picked for movies don't have much plot and studios don't put the money in to write one. I mean, if they decided to do a movie of Final Fantasy VII (they already did a sequel) or Metal Gear Solid, they would just have to adapt the script.
Although, I guess even in the case of video games that have decent scripts (Wing Commander - from the third one on, anyway) they still make horrible movies out of them.
...not to mention the fact that movies based on video games that strongly emulate their style ARE NOT INTERACTIVE.
wait a sec, I thought the Doom movie was okay, in a 80's over-the-top action movie kinda way. the Rock certainly had some mega-hammy one liners.
as a "gamer" I usually enjoy these movies no matter how bad they are. I'm aware of the sacrifices that have to be made to get a game movie to float in hollywood. and they usually try fun things like getting a big-name star to be the lead. [shrug] I know they are not "good" "movies" but I still find them entertaining, and in the end, we still have the games.
Metroid has been optioned for a film, and I hear Mortal Kombat did well enough $$ to get a 3rd movie...
the mole
Well, we can put the blame on Hollywood for only producing the same old stuff, sequels, and adaptations of other things. But we also have to put some of the blame on the American people, who aren't willing to try anything new unless they're forced to.
-- Jason (waiting for reality TV to die a quick and painful death)
Super Mario Bros. is on my top 100 movie list!!!
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