Did you grow up anticipating sports where death would be likely, if not certain? Almost certainly played by convicts, possibly with robot limbs? And which would be even more likely to have chainsaws and flamethrowers not usually found in the sports of today?
Those We Left Behind’s look at Future-sports of the past, in
videogames,
movies and
comics is for you!
posted by Artw
on Sep 11, 2008 -
41 comments
Imagine a world without lightsabers—where, instead, every big Star Wars finale consists of a 10-minute slap fight. Thank the maker we’ll never have to witness such a spectacle, because magical and impossibly high-tech weapons are staples of nearly all of our favorite entertainments! ToyFare Magazine presents
the 50 Greatest Fictional Weapons of All Time.
posted by cmgonzalez
on Nov 21, 2007 -
59 comments
"If you must see this movie, do yourself a favor and wait until it's in the bargain bin at the video store. If there's any justice in the film industry, one of the main actors will be there to rent it to you." A quote from a
review of Alone in the Dark. Dr. Uwe Boll is developing quite a
reputation as a
terrible film director; and ruiner of valuable intellectual property with his videogame adaptations.
Something Awful's look behind the scenes of Alone in the Dark makes for grim reading: "
I know English is not his first language, but Jesus Christ, I'm not even sure this man has a first language", but for many the
trailer was enough to put people off.
According to Wikipedia, "he is currently in a bidding war for rights to Half-Life and Metal Gear Solid, and ... may be after the rights to Fallout and Castlevania as well". Before legions of gamers collapse under the strain, you should know it isn't all bad news. He isn't without
fans; and
Boll is apparently an
active member of online discussion forums including imdb and
IGN; so it is possible to tell him that he sucks directly; not that doing so has had any effect thus far.
posted by nthdegx
on Oct 1, 2005 -
55 comments
