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flashburn 02-23-04 07:02 PM

When will it end!!
 
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/fa...s_6089857.html

They are making a 'Far Cry' movie.

That alone, doesn't sound too bad, until they mention who is producing/directing it. Uwe Boll, the guy who was responsible for the mess that was 'House of the Dead', and the upcoming 'Bloodrayne' and 'Alone in the Dark' game to movie adaptations. Someone needs to put a stop to this guy! He is evil!

WOWZY 02-23-04 07:17 PM

Yeah I don't understand it. Movies about games fail and games about movies fail.

It's usually "what comes first is great but what comes after blows."

RichC2 02-23-04 07:49 PM

So many filmmakers with potential out there can't even get movie made... yet Uwe Boll makes a horrible one that doesn't make jack shit and gets work out the wazoo..

I don't get it.

cheapskate 02-23-04 08:03 PM

Did this guy lose a bet or what?

Here's another warning sign...


"There are elements of The Island of Dr. Moreau in this game, thanks to the tropical setting and the genetic experiments that are taking place on the island,"
Name checking a terrible movie (the recent version) during your pitch doesn't seem too smart.

However, these kinds of movies must be "bankable" to a degree. They have name recognition with teenagers, which gives them a guaranteed audience...STUPID PEOPLE (sorry teenagers :D) who are obviously willing to pay money to see this stuff... ;)

ben12 02-23-04 09:07 PM

Those elements were present in the "The Island of Dr. Moreau" book. I don't think he's referencing the recent movie.

Outlaw 02-23-04 09:29 PM

This guy is also doing the upcoming Fear Effect movie.

Does he have some sort of personal vendetta against video games or something and wants to make the public hate them by making awful movies or something? Listen to what he has to say about this movie:

"Fear Effect is a fantastic game with a dark story," said Boll. "I want to create an action film in the vein of Charlie's Angels but portray its sexy heroines, Hana and Rain, in a much edgier fashion."

So basically he's taking what made the game appealing in the first place, throwing all of it out, and replacing it with stupidity. LOL, should be good for a laugh.

how the hell is he doing so many movies? Isn't there some sort of approval process?

msdmoney 02-23-04 09:43 PM

Is the game even out yet? Shouldn't they wait until the game is atleast sucessful to decide to make a movie based on it?

cheapskate 02-23-04 09:54 PM


Originally posted by msdmoney
Is the game even out yet? Shouldn't they wait until the game is atleast sucessful to decide to make a movie based on it?
Obviously he can't keep up his current rate of films by waiting for the games to be released. By the time Far Cry charts he'll be halfway through filming "Duke Nukem Fo' Real" and "The Gordon Freeman Chronicles".

glassdragon 02-24-04 07:34 AM


Originally posted by msdmoney
Is the game even out yet? Shouldn't they wait until the game is atleast sucessful to decide to make a movie based on it?
there is a demo if you check your local demo download site :)


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