It all started with a film called Super Mario Brothers (some think it started with TRON, bu no, the games were made
after the movie on that one). It took a beloved video game franchise, skewered it, twisted it, distorted it, and turned it into a steaming pile of crap where the only recognizable elements were Mario, Luigi, and a few cameo appearences by Bullet Bill and Bob-omb. After that, the names rose and fell: Mortal Kombat. Resident Evil. Tomb Raider. Even Dungeons & Dragons, albeit with LARP roots, fell victim to the game movie stigma. And now, they're batting about a few new names: Tekken, Castlevania, and... Pac Man?!? Yeah. That's gonna be a blockbuster. How do you turn 3/4 of a cheese wheel that munches dots, is chased by ghosts, and goes "wakka wakka wakka wakka" into at least an hour and twenty mintues of entertaining movie? (
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Fark) (
ed. Heh. Check out my score.)
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It all started with a film called Super Mario Brothers (some think it started with TRON, bu no, the games were made after the movie on that one). It took a beloved video game franchise, skewered it, twisted it, distorted it, and turned it into a steaming pile of crap where the only recognizable elements were Mario, Luigi, and a few cameo appearences by Bullet Bill and Bob-omb. After that, the names rose and fell: Mortal Kombat. Resident Evil. Tomb Raider. Even Dungeons & Dragons, albeit with LARP roots, fell victim to the game movie stigma. And now, they're batting about a few new names: Tekken, Castlevania, and... Pac Man?!? Yeah. That's gonna be a blockbuster. How do you turn 3/4 of a cheese wheel that munches dots, is chased by ghosts, and goes "wakka wakka wakka wakka" into at least an hour and twenty mintues of entertaining movie? (Link -- via Fark) (ed. Heh. Check out my score.)
