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    Image of Meirelle Meirelle
    08/23/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    What about Metal Gear? Oh, wait. I guess Halo DOES have a better chance of being made...
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    Meirelle was starred Meirelle was unstarred
    Image of joetato joetato
    08/23/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    What about Frogger? Kermit was BORN for the lead in this! Sheeesh. Hollywood sux.
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    joetato was starred joetato was unstarred
    Image of Allen_Richards Allen_Richards
    08/22/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    is it wrong that i'm still waiting on EARTH WORM JIM: THE MOVIE???
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    Image of Wafflecone Wafflecone
    08/23/09

    @Allen_Richards: The TV show was fantasic.
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    Allen_Richards promoted this comment Wafflecone was starred Wafflecone was unstarred
    Image of Allen_Richards Allen_Richards
    08/24/09

    @Wafflecone: just as good as the game
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    08/21/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    "10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo"

    Well, you might see them, but I doubt I will.

    "The truth is, video game movies don't have to suck"

    Do you have any evidence to support this assertion?
    -Kle.
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    08/21/09

    @Klebert L. Hall: Mortal Kombat was a good action flick. It wasn't great cinema by any means, but it accomplished what it set out to do: give us a Hong Kong-style martial arts movie with Hollywood special effects.

    Unfortunately, that's the only example I can think of of a video game movie that didn't completely bite, so probably not.
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    Edited by HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. at 08/21/09 8:57 PM HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was starred HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Paul Miles Paul Miles
    08/23/09

    @Klebert L. Hall: Yes.
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    joetato promoted this comment Paul Miles was starred Paul Miles was unstarred
    Image of joetato joetato
    08/23/09

    @Paul Miles: I still say Lance Henricksen was cheated out of an Oscar for his performance in this film. Brilliant! :-D
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    Image of Paul Miles Paul Miles
    08/23/09

    @joetato: It just proved that John Leguizamo can do no wrong.
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    Paul Miles was starred Paul Miles was unstarred
    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    08/21/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    I doubt the Duke Nukem movie's more likely than Halo. I've been hearing about a Duke movie almost as long as I've been hearing about Duke Nukem Forever.

    Wasn't The Rock attached to it, at one point?
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    HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was starred HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of cowboy_k cowboy_k
    08/21/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    Minesweeper!

    Oh, and +1 to the calls for a Half-Life movie.
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    ♥Anti-SocialSocialite♥ promoted this comment Edited by cowboy_k at 08/21/09 3:19 PM cowboy_k was starred cowboy_k was unstarred
    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    08/21/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    How about Monkey Island?
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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    08/21/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    I'll wait for the Mass Effect director's cut. It will have an additional two hours of off-roading in the Mako.
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    Image of drunxor drunxor
    08/21/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    No Fallout movie?
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    The Curse of Millhaven promoted this comment drunxor was starred drunxor was unstarred
    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    08/21/09

    @drunxor: Fallout has the power to be the best of the lot, because it starts with a strong base of humor.
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    08/21/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven: As Hello Mister pointed up there, what better base of humor than Monkey Island (or Maniac Mansion, or the Day of the Tentacle)? I know tons of people who would go to watch any of those.
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    twDarkflame promoted this comment Dirk Anger was starred Dirk Anger was unstarred
    Image of scifigene scifigene
    08/21/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    I notice you've illustrated The Sims with a picture from the Twilight expansion pack :(
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment scifigene was starred scifigene was unstarred
    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    08/21/09

    @scifigene: Actually I think tha'ts from Sims nightlife...
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    Image of jpx jpx
    08/21/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    What kind of "bizzare decisions" went into the production of Doom?

    I've not heard. :-/
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment jpx was starred jpx was unstarred
    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    08/21/09

    @jpx: The tongue that can sense if you're genetically evil?
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    Charlie Jane Anders was starred Charlie Jane Anders was unstarred
    Image of mad love for Astrid mad love for Astrid
    08/21/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    WoW? Woudn't Zelda make more sence?
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    twDarkflame promoted this comment mad love for Astrid was starred mad love for Astrid was unstarred
    Image of twDarkflame twDarkflame
    08/22/09

    @mad love for Astrid: Zelda, done by Ghibli would be fantastic.
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    twDarkflame was starred twDarkflame was unstarred
    Image of Nasdaf Nasdaf
    08/21/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    gimme gimme halflife 2

    also - did everyone notice the sweet FPS camera angles in District 9. Had Neil done the Halo Movie - it would have rocked
     Reply
    Nasdaf was starred Nasdaf was unstarred
    Image of Lassus Lassus
    08/21/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    Has there ever been a single good/decent movie based on a video game?
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    Image of Driadon: Clone number 5481 Driadon: Clone number 5481
    08/21/09

    @Lassus: Hitman wasn't a terrible movie, neither was Silent Hill (though the script could have used an overhaul)
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    Lassus promoted this comment Driadon: Clone number 5481 was starred Driadon: Clone number 5481 was unstarred
    Image of Lassus Lassus
    08/21/09

    @Driadon, the little mutant that could: Well, that's great, but I actually consciously raised the bar in the question from "not terrible" to "good/decent". ;-)

    Anyone? A good video-game movie? Objectively?
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    Edited by Lassus at 08/21/09 12:48 PM Lassus was starred Lassus was unstarred
    Image of Driadon: Clone number 5481 Driadon: Clone number 5481
    08/21/09

    @Lassus: Well if you're going to be so particular in your wording, then I'd call both 'decent'. Silent Hill was awesome in atmosphere and effects making it a great popcorn movie with a nice sense of tension. Hitman, had it not been based on a game, could have been considered a good attempt at an action film, critically. Sadly, 90% of the reviewers decided to jump on the "OH IT'S BASED ON A GAME IS IT? WELL THEN IT'S SHIT!" bandwagon.
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    Driadon: Clone number 5481 was starred Driadon: Clone number 5481 was unstarred
    Image of twDarkflame twDarkflame
    08/21/09

    In reply to 10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
    Its a shame movie>>films are normaly based purely on the success/sales of the game, not on the story.

    There was once going to be an Eternal Darkness film, that would have been really great. Maybe even as a miniseries.

    The Sands of Time film might be ok though, despite the casteing issues. The story/script of the game was superb, and the film script was go-written by the games writter.
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