"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
Film Mogul is an online RPG that's "a simulation of what it is like to be a power player in the movie industry today." Take on the role of studio head, agent, producer, critic, or journalist and make
virtual movies every bit as crappy as the ones that the real Hollywood churns out!
posted by MrBaliHai
on Apr 6, 2003 -
5 comments
Tarkovsky's Stalker coming as video game in 2003. I always wondered how long it would take for a more artistically-informed bunch to come to the $18B/year video game market (bigger than Hollywood). Will our generation have its video-game counterparts to Faulkner and Fitzgerald? A David Foster Wallace or Don Delillo authored game? Are there other video games that can stand up as "Art?"
posted by minnesotaj
on Dec 3, 2002 -
65 comments
Curiouser and curiouser... They are talking of making a movie based on the new game, of which some of us enjoyed the recently released
demo. Since I thought the mood of the game was better than its playability (granted, I have yet to find a game whose playability satifies me), this could be pretty cool.
posted by rushmc
on Dec 7, 2000 -
0 comments
More than you wanted to know about the "Tomb Raider" movie. What's weird about it all is that the timing sucks. The game has gone through five successive versions and they've used the same basic engine for all of them. These days it's looking significantly dated, and the last couple of games have gotten really poor reviews. Of course, it probably still sells well to frustrated teenage boys, but I think the last couple of games haven't sold anything like the previous ones did because it's the same old same old.
By the time the movie finally comes out, the game may already be history.
Has there
ever been a movie made from a computer game which was either a commercial or critical success?
"Mortal Combat" and
"Super Mario Brothers" spring to mind as counter-examples.
posted by Steven Den Beste
on Oct 29, 2000 -
39 comments
