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    Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
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    Image of MercuryPDX MercuryPDX
    11/13/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    The Oiuja Board movie has not only been already done, it has two sequels:


    Witchboard - [www.imdb.com]

    Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway - [www.imdb.com]

    Witchboard III: The Possession - [www.imdb.com]

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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    Monopoly: the MotionPicture. Keanu Reeves is the little pewter dog! The role he was born to play.
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    Image of RAHfanboy RAHfanboy
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    "Risk" could be alright, but it would be a twelve hour movie that you'd have to pause in the middle so you could get to class and then finish it the next night. Good times...
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    Image of CapnCalamity CapnCalamity
    11/13/08

    @RAHfanboy for one, welcomes his Marxist overlords.: And the best line, from hour eleven:


    "Will you JUST. LET. AUSTRALIA. GO?!?!?"

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    Image of RAHfanboy RAHfanboy
    11/13/08

    @CapnCalamity: When we were about to lose, we'd always try to go to Afghanistan to die. Somethings never change.


    We'd set up what we called "Mutual Concession Stands" where two allies would trade an army back and forth to build up our forces until we had to fight it out. That's partially why our games lasted so long.

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    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    I'd pay money to see Eli Roth's Operation.
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    Image of RAHfanboy RAHfanboy
    11/13/08

    @lightninglouie: Or Iron Man's.


    Tony: "Just don't touch the sides. Like in 'Operation.'" (BZZT!!) "AHHHH!!!!"


    Pepper: "What's 'Operation'" (BZZT!)


    Tony: "AHHHH!!!!"


    Pepper: "Oops. Sorry."

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    Image of SundaySunday SundaySunday
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    In the future, we'll all be wearing spats and top hats?


    But seriously, I think this movie could work if perhaps it was a comedy about two rivals like the 2 old guys in Trading Places, who try to buy up all the property in Atlantic City. But not in the future. Maybe in some comic book-styled '30s city.

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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    All I ask for is IMAX Spirograph!

    [www.grrl.com]
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    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    Sadly, most of the dialogue consists only of words containing the letters Q, X, and Z.
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    Image of BullfightsOnAcid BullfightsOnAcid
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    Ballbuster the Movie, AKA America's Funniest Home Videos the Movie.
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    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    I'm holding out for Charlie Kaufman's Scrabble. It's about an aphasic poet who can only communicate via triple word scores.
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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    11/12/08

    @lightninglouie:


    At least that would be well written.

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    Image of Daveinva Daveinva
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    For the record, the Ain't It Cool News talkback to this idea was an instant classic.


    [www.aintitcool.com]


    Some of my favorites:


    ----


    ----

    Lars Von Trier Plays Charade at a Party With Friends


    ...no special lighting or sets. A cute, ruddy redheaded actress as one of the charade players. She gets raped at the end. America is shown as evil. It takes home multiple awards at Cannes.


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    Eli Roth to direct Operation.


    "Don't touch the sides!!!"


    ----


    Paul Haggis to write/direct "Connect Four"


    A sample of the dialogue: "You've triumphed by placing your pieces in such a way that they form an consecutive, unbroken line of four in a diagonal pattern, much like we all yearn for personal connection...pretty sneaky sis."


    ----


    David Cronenberg's DON'T BREAK THE ICE, starring Christopher Walken


    In 2011, the ice...is gonna break!

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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    11/12/08

    @Daveinva:


    Sometimes when I want to feel like a better person, I read the AICN talkbacks.

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    Image of twDarkflame twDarkflame
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    I wouldnt at all dismiss this.

    Monopoly is purely a flexible starting point, and could have a decent flix done from that.


    I mean, seriously, surely everyone here is at least curious how Blade Runner could mix with Monopoly?

    A microcosm future of societys economics? Or a more casual and fun stylised future story akin to Speed Racer?


    Its no more crazy then some of the videogame movies we have had.

    And it will probably turn out vastely better then the Sim's movie. (which sooner or later will have Jim Carry attached, I swear, given the preposed plot).


    The best Sims movie was already done mind you, only it wasnt at all, and it was called The Nines.

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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    11/12/08

    @twDarkflame:


    I think you may have lost your mind, dear sir.


    It's Monopoly. Monopoly. A fucking game about buying real estate. It's not a social commentary on economics. It's fucking Monopoly.


    And it's a fuckton more crazy than the videogame movies coming out now.

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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    11/12/08

    @Evlsushi:


    Wow, I think I just reached my 'fuck' quota for the day..ahem, hour.

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    Image of vrey_oneida vrey_oneida
    11/12/08

    @Evlsushi: Actually I heard it WAS a social commentary on economics! It was originally a statement against privatization or in favor of communism or something like that.
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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    11/12/08

    @vrey_oneida:


    How does that even work?

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    Image of BullfightsOnAcid BullfightsOnAcid
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Little pewter dogs on fire off the shoulder of the Reading Railroad. I've watched the Community Chest glitter in the dark near Marvin Gardens. All those ... moments will be lost in time, like a second prize of $10 in a beauty contest. Time to die.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    11/12/08

    @BullfightsOnAcid: So lovely. Thank you.
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    Image of hopskipper hopskipper
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    When is Hollywood going to discover the untapped resource of Cereal Box Mascots? Tim Burton's Frankenberry vs. Booberry, David Fincher's Cookie Crisp Crook, and Steven Soderbergh's crime drama Krispies starring Matt Damon as Snap, Brad Pitt as Crackle, and George Clooney as Pop.
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    Image of Szin Szin
    11/12/08

    @hopskipper: Lord knows how much I've been dying to see a movie based off of Cap'n Crunch!
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    Image of hopskipper hopskipper
    11/12/08

    @Szin: ...by Gore Verbinski
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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    11/12/08

    @hopskipper: by Michael Bay!
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    11/12/08

    @hopskipper: How about a battle for the chocolate between Count Chocula, Sonny the Cocoa Bird, the Cookie Crisp Crook, and Fred Flintstone?


    Like Cannonball Run or Rat Race?

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    Image of SundaySunday SundaySunday
    11/12/08

    @Szin: Seriously, I'd pay to see a feature-length Cap'n Crunch cartoon.
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    Image of Dormouse: Corporate Tool Dormouse: Corporate Tool
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    "Wow, have we really fallen into an imagination depression so low that we have to find movies in crappy board games?"


    What the fuck? Monopoly is a great classic board game, and an important part of twentieth century American culture.


    I think a Monopoly movie could be awesome. And as toys and games go, Monopoly has a lot more story potential than say Transformers. I have to admit I'm not sure Scott's style is really appropriate for Monopoly. But hey, at least he's not Michael Bay.

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    Image of PlasmaGlory PlasmaGlory
    11/12/08

    @Dormouse: Footsoldier in the War On The War On: I agree. I highly doubt that Ridley Scott would be dumb enough to make a faithful recreation of the game, instead he'll probably just make some movie about monopolies and incorporate a few references to the game.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    11/12/08

    @PlasmaGlory: Although how funny if it were?


    Oh My God! That giant silver dog is throwing massive green homes down on the boardwalk! Now it's getting paid lots of fake money by a giant cannon!


    Forget that! There is a giant silver thimble threatening to win the beauty pageant!

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    Image of Dunny0 Dunny0
    11/12/08

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Futuristic Monopoly Movie Should Not Pass Go
    You know, Clue wasn't half bad...
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/12/08

    @Dunny0, Team T/A:

    Clue had something you can build a plot around.


    About the only way they can Monopoly less pointless is if they ripped off the plot of Glengarry Glen Ross.


    Blake: Put. That Thimble. Down.

    [pause]

    Blake: Thimble's for closers only.

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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    11/12/08

    @Dunny0, Team T/A: Any movie with Jane Wiedlin as a singing telegram is aces in my book!
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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    11/12/08

    @Dunny0, Team T/A: I'm not opposed to a farce from time to time...
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    Image of B B
    11/12/08

    @ManchuCandidate: First place is you go directly to free parking, second prize is 10 dollars, third prize is you're fired.


    This could work.

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