Game - Movies ? ? ?

safetyboy · 02-12-2011 09:45AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NUBVcit5VM

Myrddin · 02-12-2011 09:59AM

Not directly connected, but you can see where The Mist has heavily influenced Half Life. An 'accident' at a research facility, dimensional creatures etc...

Good film, very dark ending.

The developers of the Half-Life video game series, which also deals with creatures from parallel dimensions breaking through to ours, have listed The Mist among their primary influences for the game plot.The first game in the series was originally going to be called Quiver, as a reference to the Arrowhead base from The Mist.

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImOP6TS2SyI

Jack burton · 02-12-2011 10:01AM

safetyboy wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NUBVcit5VM

I wouldnt agree

Scott pilgrim doesnt count, just because a film has a load of in your face game references doesnt make it a game movie....Although the whole film plays out like a quest with some boss battles, I still dont think it counts. Its a Comic-Game-Film hybrid. A film based on a comic that has a serious ammount of influence from games. So at heart its a comic film imo

But as a film I like it, theres only 1 thing that annoys me, ****ing michael cera playing the same character as all his other films. The film would be a lot better if I played Scott rather than him. Luckily Jason Schwartzman saves the day

CiDeRmAn · 02-12-2011 11:22PM

EnterNow wrote: »

Not directly connected, but you can see where The Mist has heavily influenced Half Life. An 'accident' at a research facility, dimensional creatures etc...

Good film, very dark ending.

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImOP6TS2SyI

Love love love that short story and especially the movie and THAT ending.
It was a criminally under watched on release as well.

Project Arrowhead, there is another movie right there, come on Mr King lets have a book on that please, less gunslinger more interdimensional tentacles that have a taste for human flesh thank you very much!

Pyongyang · 03-12-2011 09:31AM

There is a Darius movie don't forget. Just the laserdisc is super rare and comes with a super price to match.

There's no footage of it online either which means you'd really want to buy the LD and a laserdisc player especially.

I've always wanted to collect the rarer laserdiscs that never saw a DVD or Blu Ray release or have a special LD only version. Braindead and Bad Taste and The Frighteners for example.

Tempted, so tempted...

o1s1n · 03-12-2011 02:54PM

I always thought laser discs were just a video disc precursor to DVD, using CD technology. Never really bothered reading up on the format as to be honest, that doesn't sound very interesting.

How wrong I was! They're the same size as vinyl and need to be flipped?

I want a player!

Reminds me of CED Vinyl video discs -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc

Pyongyang · 03-12-2011 03:11PM

Yep! Laserdiscs are awesome. Though buyers who haven't experienced a laserdisc before should be aware it's almost the same (but better quality) as a VHS or Betamax cassette.

However, there are many rare laserdisc titles of well known, and obscure movies that haven't had editions released on VHS, DVD or Blu Ray and that is what makes them super collectable (and in some cases, super expensive).

I'm scouring the markets for a good NTSC player and I think I might get the Darius laserdisc. It really is a rarity and a super collectors item.

We'll see...

I know the vinyl discs you are on about too, Back To The Future was released in that format. To be honest though the quality is poor and the discs and players are really troublesome due to age and problems sourcing replacement parts. Nothing really to collect on it either that hasn't been released in better quality already.

For nostalgia only!

o1s1n · 03-12-2011 03:32PM

Wow, now this is amazing. A Pioneer Laser Disc player which has a module slot that accepts a unit with a Megadrive cart slot, Controller ports, plays Mega CD games. There's also another module for PC Engine HuCards and CDs -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_LaserActive

Bloody expensive though

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pioneer-CLD-A100-LaserActive-Laserdisc-LD-Player-w-Sega-NEC-PAC-S10-PAC-N10-/310280241201?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item483e24c031

/edit - one with no bids -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pioneer-LaserActive-CLD-A100-PAC-S10-PAC-K1-13-GAMES-100-WORKING-RARE-/220902472838?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336ed03c86

Steve X2 · 03-12-2011 03:46PM

I got a selection of Jurassic Park stuff for my brother for xmas a couple of years back(he was crazy into that movie when it came out first and still is).

Amongst the items I got was a laser disc of the first movie.
I just love how laser discs feel, and they are very thick as well, not like a dvd in that sense.

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CathalDublin · 03-12-2011 06:02PM

o1s1n wrote: »

I always thought laser discs were just a video disc precursor to DVD, using CD technology. Never really bothered reading up on the format as to be honest, that doesn't sound very interesting.

How wrong I was! They're the same size as vinyl and need to be flipped?

I want a player!

Reminds me of CED Vinyl video discs -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc

We use to sell them when I worked in peats many moons ago, they are awesome, they are about 3mm thick too

johnny_ultimate · 03-12-2011 06:07PM

There's a scene in Lost in Translation where Japanese extras play Taiko no Tatsujin and Guitar Freaks.

I note this because it remains the only realistic (non documentary) cinematic portrayal of the process of playing video games I can think of off the top of my head.

There's also numerous scenes in Die Hard 4.0 featuring Gears of War, but no-one actually looks like they're playing Gears of War in any way, shape or form.

Pyongyang · 03-12-2011 06:38PM

Got my eye on one! It's either this or Dimahoo...

Myrddin · 03-12-2011 06:49PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI-QVXYlJKk

Steve X2 · 03-12-2011 07:51PM

EnterNow wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI-QVXYlJKk

Thats the J park disc I got in that vid

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djsim101 · 03-12-2011 08:36PM

Hey how could we forget the resident evil movies

The last one gone Resident Evil: Afterlife had pretty decent 3D effects also:D

o1s1n · 03-12-2011 08:48PM

djsim101 wrote: »

Hey how could we forget the resident evil movies

The last one gone Resident Evil: Afterlife had pretty decent 3D effects also:D

I've been actively TRYING to forget the Resident Evil movies

johnny_ultimate · 03-12-2011 08:54PM

There are not enough synonyms of the word 'wrong' to accurately describe the Resident Evil films.

Also, sort of want a LaserActive now. What a brilliantly bizarre format.

CiDeRmAn · 03-12-2011 10:32PM

The Resi movies are wretched, malformed things, a bit like the mess on the Enterprise after the transporter accident in the first movie...

CathalDublin · 04-12-2011 03:12PM

defenderdude wrote: »

anyone ever seen this - nice game shots but a really terrible movie:rolleyes:

Just downloaded it, watching now, what a bizarre film, its like a retro soft porn movie lol

nyarlothothep · 04-12-2011 05:31PM

The Resident EVil films are fun, they are the best examples of competently made videogame films which don't take themselves too seriously and which entertaining to watch.

Myrddin · 04-12-2011 05:44PM

nyarlothothep wrote: »

The Resident EVil films are fun, they are the best examples of competently made videogame films which don't take themselves too seriously and which entertaining to watch.

How could you possibly like them, they're full of Americans for a start...

o1s1n · 04-12-2011 05:53PM

nyarlothothep wrote: »

The Resident EVil films are fun, they are the best examples of competently made videogame films which don't take themselves too seriously and which entertaining to watch.

The Wizard beats every Resident Evil film to death with a Power Glove.

nyarlothothep · 04-12-2011 06:02PM

EnterNow wrote: »

How could you possibly like them, they're full of Americans for a start...

Three reasons

1. Milla Jovovich
2. Zombies
3. Explosions

o1s1n · 04-12-2011 06:14PM

nyarlothothep wrote: »

Three reasons

1. Milla Jovovich
2. Zombies
3. Explosions

You are forgetting -

1. Crap films
2. Crap films
3. Crap films

nyarlothothep · 04-12-2011 06:30PM

o1s1n wrote: »

You are forgetting -

1. Crap films
2. Crap films
3. Crap films

No, those elements are the making of awesome!

AwesomefilmsAwesomefilmsAwesomefilms

Myrddin · 04-12-2011 06:34PM

nyarlothothep wrote: »

No, those elements are the making of awesome!

AwesomefilmsAwesomefilmsAwesomefilms

In fairness, the films could have been so much better. They were an oppurtunity wasted.

Resident Evil 1 didn't need much work to make it suitable for the big screen. All the elements were there, mystery, suspense, horror, intrigue, the mansion....& what did we get? All of those elements were discarded & in their place a Hollywood orgy of utter bollox

nyarlothothep · 04-12-2011 08:50PM

EnterNow wrote: »

In fairness, the films could have been so much better. They were an oppurtunity wasted.

Resident Evil 1 didn't need much work to make it suitable for the big screen. All the elements were there, mystery, suspense, horror, intrigue, the mansion....& what did we get? All of those elements were discarded & in their place a Hollywood orgy of utter bollox

Res Evil 1 was a bit boring and the pacing was crap but Res 2 was Hell Yeah! An explosion for every scene, how can you beat that? Cheesy dialogue, fast paced action, chainguns...it was full of win. Res Evil 3 didn't change the formula and was also good. What's not to like?

For anyone with rose tinted glasses about Res Evil 1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LwuT3MffEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nbuY1ExnOs

Even when I was playing these as a kid I picked up on the extreme cheesiness in this game which was great at the time and still is. The films are just staying true to the spirit of the games.

Myrddin · 04-12-2011 09:16PM

nyarlothothep wrote: »

Res Evil 1 was a bit boring and the pacing was crap but Res 2 was Hell Yeah! An explosion for every scene, how can you beat that? Cheesy dialogue, fast paced action, chainguns...it was full of win. Res Evil 3 didn't change the formula and was also good. What's not to like?

Because when a film is filled with those things it tends to be mindless feces, only appealing to Louisiana residents.

nylarothothep wrote:

For anyone with rose tinted glasses about Res Evil 1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LwuT3MffEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nbuY1ExnOs

Even when I was playing these as a kid I picked up on the extreme cheesiness in this game which was great at the time and still is. The films are just staying true to the spirit of the games.

It certainly had cheesy voice acting & dialogue, no disputing that. That's why I said it didn't need 'much' work to adapt it for the big screen. The game had abundant atmosphere & class in a lot of other ways too, which didn't carry over into the films.

Chain guns & explosions have a place in Resident Evil, but so does atmosphere, horror, & story...the films only took the aforementioned.

nyarlothothep · 04-12-2011 10:18PM

EnterNow wrote: »

Because when a film is filled with those things it tends to be mindless feces, only appealing to Louisiana residents.

It certainly had cheesy voice acting & dialogue, no disputing that. That's why I said it didn't need 'much' work to adapt it for the big screen. The game had abundant atmosphere & class in a lot of other ways too, which didn't carry over into the films.

Chain guns & explosions have a place in Resident Evil, but so does atmosphere, horror, & story...the films only took the aforementioned.

Why does every film need to be serious/dark/intellectual? Sure I like intellectual films but I also like mindless entertainment when its done right and Res Evil meets that criteria. So the films didn't incorporate the tension and atmosphere of the games which were attributable to weird camera angles, an excellent soundtrack and the fact that it was interactive, why should it matter when they work perfectly well as action movies?

DinoRex · 04-12-2011 10:36PM

Oddly Last Starfighter was made into a game on the NES... but it was actually a pretty poor conversion of Uridium.

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