I just think it's stupid that gamers are so elitest as to hate every movie that comes out based on a game. I mean, games in general are a bit more fantasized than everything else out there. Plus, let's look at games for what they are: you control something that has certain gameplay elements.
I mean, honestly...what do I expect out of a Gears of War movie, for instance? A bunch of doods running behind cover, blindfiring, and shooting at shit. Will there be drama? Yeah, sure. Will there be a story to it all? Uh-huh. Have we already seen all that shit? YUP! Therefore, what the FUCK do people want from a movie based on a game? Do they want to see the same exact thing that they played before?!?!?!
Personally, and I'll say it: I liked Hitman. Why? Because, it didn't try to take itself too seriously, and it entertained me. Well, okay. Olga Kurylenko made it much easier to watch also. Regardless, the film wasn't trying to be like the games. Yeah, Agent 47 wasn't exactly like he was in the games. I don't expect them to make it like the games. A director, an actor, a writer, whoever you decide is going to end up bringing in their own take on it...and guess what? IT WON'T MATCH YOUR OWN!!!
People hated the Doom movie, and why? What, the acting wasn't incredible? Guess what? Acting wasn't incredible in Predator either, and we fucking LOVE that flick, right? Well, Doom wasn't much different. It clearly recognized what it was: it's a movie based on a game about shooting the fuck out of stuff and blowing other stuff up! THAT IS IT!!! I don't need a story. Here, I'll give you a story: Hell has opened up, and they are trying to kill you. Go. I don't give a fuck HOW Hell has opened up, just do it. Granted, they changed the story for the movie, but whatever. Tons of killing works for me.
As long as the movie does what it's supposed to do, and that's hold enough elements from the game but also bring something new to the table. As much as people bitch about Paul W.S. Anderson for directing the Resident Evil movies the way he did, I liked all three of them. They all had a different tone to them, he wrote his own character instead of trying to disgrace all the characters we knew and loved (and with Jill Valentine, I think he did a good job of capturing her character), and he provided us with comedy, action, and gore. End of story.
So whatever. People need to realize that the movie will not be the same as the game, as it's two completely different kinds of experiences. That doesn't forgive flicks like Super Mario Bros. necessarily, but regardless, I'm not just going to hate on a movie...especially one that isn't out yet and already has incredible talent working on the project like Hayter and Arad...just because it's based on a fucking game.
With all that said, this game already had a REALLY strong story. Between the Akrids, the Frontier Project, and the whole story with E.D.N. III, there is plenty. However, I do expect a lot of shooting and big warfare.
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