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ode-on-a-grecian-butt · 5 months

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oh ffs

#Legend of Zelda #video game movie #its going to suck to hard

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wonderfulworldofmichaelford · 10 months

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Is It Really That Bad?

I don’t think anyone would call 2006’s Silent Hill the greatest horror film ever, but it’s hard to deny that it is one of the better early attempts at a video game adaptation. The film has some really baffling changes to the plot, sure, but it’s honestly pretty faithful in regards to the visuals and the atmosphere. Sure, some of the symbolism is thrown in to look cool—what the fuck is Pyramid Head doing here, for one—but it’s readily apparent that this film was made by someone who gets the games, who understands the appeal. The result is a film that, again, isn’t beloved like some video game adaptations but most definitely commands a lot of respect and has a respectable fanbase in and of itself.

The same cannot be said for the 2012 sequel, Silent Hill: Revelation.

This movie killed the career of director MJ Bassett, relegating her to television work since then with her only upcoming project the eternally-stuck-in-development-hell reboot of Red Sonja. It also killed any momentum the franchise had, with it taking 11 years for another film to begin development, and who knows if Return to Silent Hill will even come out (I’d love for it to, especially if it really is adapting the second game).

On top of all that, fans weren’t exactly receptive to it. In fact, they were so unperceptive that this film barely registers in discussions of bad movies at all; if I wasn’t a big Silent Hill fan I probably wouldn’t remember it even exists. But maybe people were too harsh on this film; maybe it’s yet another hidden gem among video game movies. Something you may not know about me is I am a huge video game movie apologist; aside from enjoying the obvious stuff like the recent Sonic and Mario movies, I also enjoy the 90s Mario movie, Street Fighter, both takes on Mortal Kombat… Sure, I’ve seen some garbage like Max Payne and Doom, but the reputation of video game movies as unwatchable garbage is greatly exaggerated in my opinion.

So with all that said, I promised to take you to that town I see in my restless dreams and figure out if Revelation is really that bad, or if the hole of negative reception for this movie is gone now.

THE GOOD

Well, the practical effects are all still pretty good, with some really creative monsters. And there are a few scenes here and there with cool and creative imagery.

What else... oh! Adelaide Clemens is actually genuinely good as Heather. I mean, the writing for her is as bad as the writing for everyone else, but by god is Clemens really giving it her all. She manages to outshine veteran actors like Malcolm McDowell, Sean Bean, and Carrie-Anne Moss. So props to her!

The soundtrack is pretty decent… No complaints there. Fuck guys, I’m really trying... Hm... Oh yeah! Pyramid Head is here for some fucking reason! It makes no goddamn sense, but I’m ultimately a simple man. I see Pyramid Head, I am happy.

Yeah okay I’m done trying to be nice.

THE BAD

This film is just ass from start to finish.

Here’s something a lot of people don’t understand when it comes to adaptations: Sometimes it’s best not to be completely accurate to what you’re adapting. The first film has the respect it does because it’s a loose adaptation that tells a familiar story with unique elements to it while keeping the core elements that make the series so beloved—the emotional moments, the horror, the atmosphere, the visuals. This film, on the other hand, swings into being way too faithful and trying to shoehorn the plot of Silent Hill 3 into the continuity of the films, which does nothing but rip a dozen plot holes open and comes off as desperate course correction that wasn’t needed at all. I’ll give it this—the movie is putting in a lot of effort to keeping this movement towards accuracy to the games from feeling too contrived.

Unfortunately, it’s hard to appreciate the efforts the film is going to due to how legitimately bad everything is. The acting is undeniably worse all across the board, even from legendary actors like Malcolm McDowell; the script is amateurish and ludicrous, with stupid twists and unbearably bland or bad dialogue in nearly every scene; and the CGI is just not up to the standard the first film set. In a way, this film is the original The Rise of Skywalker in how it dumped everything from the contentious film before it and tried way too hard to course correct to disastrous results, all while the previous film began to get a second look due to the catastrophic failure of the newer one.

The director said she wanted to deliver a continuation of the first film first, and an adaptation of the third game second, but with all the clunky retcons in a desperate attempt to emulate the game we’re left with a poorly-paced mess of a movie that is cramming way too much into a 90 minute runtime. The film is just a fifty car pileup of bad ideas, and genuinely there’s not much else to say. Revelation is so bereft of anything resembling good ideas that there is so little I could say that was positive and everything bad about it is so broad that it’s just not enjoyable to talk about, since what’s the point of singling out a bad element when all the other elements around it suck ass too?

IS IT REALLY THAT BAD?

This is genuinely, truly a bad movie, but honestly? It wasn’t a painful experience.

Like this movie pretty obviously sucks. It’s an abject failure at portraying the story of the game it is ostensibly adapting to the silver screen, it has terrible dialogue, it wastes its actors, and it seems more focused on gory visuals and cheap jumpscares than actually trying to be atmospheric or engaging. I don’t know if you noticed, but there wasn’t a lot for me to talk about here, and that’s because this film is so dull and unoriginal that there’s really not much to say. I hate that I couldn’t really dive deeper into how much it sucks, but it just sucks in the most tepid, uninspired ways, ways that don’t invoke much besides an annoyed eyeroll from me. It is genuinely like if Michael Bay tried to make a horror film.

Ultimately, though, that’s the very thing that “saves” this; it is just so dumb that I can easily see how someone could mine entertainment from this in a “so bad it’s good” way. Sure, I didn’t like this film and was bored watching it, but I didn’t feel vitriolic hate for it or anything. I just thought it was a subpar horror film that can’t live up to the games or the previous movie, which is a tall order to begin with. And really, is being a subpar horror film that much of a crime? I’d say it’s better than being as dogshit as Slender Man, Smiley, The Bye Bye Man, or any of the other genuinely abysmal horror films I’ve had to sit through. Horror is a genre of extremes, where typically you’ll either see one of the best and scariest films of your life or the most tedious waste of time imaginable that will have you calling for the director’s head. To find a horror film that’s just perfectly and stupidly mediocre is genuinely impressive. I’m gonna say that 4.9 score is entirely completely fair; the movie is just below average, and while it’s certainly shitty there’s no denying that it has some value as mindless entertainment.

Again, this is a bad film. I am not in any way recommending watching this, especially when you could watch the first film (or better yet just play the games). But when you consider some of the crap I’ve had to sit through for this show, I’ll take a bad movie that only gets me mildly annoyed over a bad movie that makes me legitimately angry or offended like Land of the Lost. And as piss-poor as this film is, it’s still a better adaptation than Ratchet & Clank was!

#Is it really that bad #IIRTB #review #movie review #Silent Hill: Revelation #Silent Hill #horror #horror movie #video game movie

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sunyot · 19 days

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Cinematic Moments - The Legend of Zelda 2024

#film #sunyot #sunyotmedia #classic film #movies #filmmaking #movie stills #cinema #zelda #ocarina of time #legend of zelda #video game movie #princess zelda #link to the past

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balljointedfae · 20 days

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Gotta love how in the Uncharted movie, Nate and Sully are in a friend-of-friend “can’t work with him, can’t work without him, can’t fully trust him” kinda situation but in the games Sully is effectively Nate’s father figure. Like bro has been looking after him since he was about thirteen. Chloe is pretty accurate as far as the double crossing goes. Lol

#uncharted #video game #movie #video game movie

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dude-the-ancient-dragon · 10 months

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Video game movies be like :

"This is NOT a game "

#video games #Video game movie #Seriously they all do that #It should be a trope

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i-reviews-tuff · 1 year

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

It only took 30 years, but we got a good Mario movie!

Quick Reviews Directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic Written by Matthew Fogel Based on Mario by Nintendo Starring the voices of Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Charles Martinet, & Kevin Michael Richardson Release Date: April 5, 2023 Running Time: 1hr 32 Rating: PG Brooklyn plumber Mario (Pratt) and his younger…

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chazraps · 1 year

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Here’s my full spoiler-free review of the new Super Mario Bros movie.

#the super mario bros movie #mario #super mario bros #mario movie #nintendo #chris prett #jack black #chris pratt #charlie day #gaming #video games #video game movie #movie review #kids movies #let's play

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maybegamingfacts · 1 year

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A video game adaptation for The Adventure of Pluto Nash was planned for the Gameboy Advance. It was set to release on March 20th, 2004, and was being developed by an indie studio known as Dolphin. It was said to be a JRPG inspired by Dragon Quest, but with a comedic tone. The game was unexpectedly cancelled after the company building burned down and the CEO went missing. The game was near completion.

#unreleased games #true gaming facts #pluto nash #the adventures of pluto nash #movie adaptation #video game movie

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pitch-and-moan · 1 year

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Super Mario Bros.

A gritty remake of the original Super Mario Brothers movie, with the same cast (including the deceased members of the cast age progressed via CGI.) Except at the end of the film we discover the whole thing is occurring inside the mind of Luigi who's been institutionalized since 1993 after Iggy and Spike killed Mario rather than knocking him and Luigi unconscious. Luigi experiences the events of the film every day, in his mind, as if it were all real and his brother was still alive.

#bad idea #movie pitch #pitch and moan #mario #super mario #nintendo #mario brothers #mario bros #luigi #dennis hopper #bob hoskins #john leguizamo #super mario bros.#remake #psychological thriller #video game #video games #video game movie #video game movies

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owlstar97 · 2 years

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The Director of the Silent Hill movies (Christophe Gans) is working on another Silent Hill movie and Konami is planning a “global” Silent Hill reboot of the horror game franchise, and it’s mostly thanks to the success of the Resident Evil series.

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mushramoo · 6 months

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I am losing it

#the realization is so funny #like oh my god #ITS ALSO AWFUL #LIKE AFTON #fnaf #fnaf fandom #fnaf fanart #art #fnaf art #video games #five nights at freddy's #fnaf spoilers #fnaf movie spoilers #fnaf movie #fnaf movie art #fnaf meme #william afton #vanessa #fnaf vanessa

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supermarcey · 25 days

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The Tubi Tuesdays Podcast Episode 138 – Double Dragon (1994)

The Tubi Tuesdays Podcast Episode 138 Double Dragon (1994) Marcey’s Pick Download HERE https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/the-tubi-tuesdays-podcast-episode-138-e28093-double-dragon-1994.mp3 Movie Starts Playing At: 00:08:04 Welcome to our podcast series from The Super Network and Pop4D called Tubi Tuesdays Podcast! This podcast series is focused on discovering and doing…

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#Alyssa Milano #cult classic #double dragon #Mark Dacascos #podcast #Robert Patrick #Scott Wolf #The Tubi Tuesdays Podcast #Tubi #Tubi Tuesday #Tubi Tuesdays #Video Game Movie

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retrogamingblog2 · 1 year

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thestuffedalligator · 6 months

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My brother-in-law has a Thing where he gives me increasingly rare copies of The Bee Movie and it’s long since gone from “Goofy running gag” to “I don’t know how much money he’s willing to commit to this bit and it Scares Me.”

Where the fuck can we go from here

#my life #bee movie #he’s already given me the academy For Your Consideration copy #and copies in greek mandarin and korean #AND copies of the bee movie video game AND pez dispensers AND christmas ornaments #AND bee movie converse sneakers distributed only to members of the cast and crew #at this point i fully expect to find the severed head of jerry seinfeld in a box this christmas #10k #20k

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motherbookerblog · 5 months

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Film Review - The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

⭐⭐ Rating: 2 out of 5. As soon as Chris Pratt was announced as the voice of Mario, I was adamant that I wasn’t going to spend money watching this film. I don’t really have anything against him but I did think it was terrible casting. I feel like there’s a bit of a Chris Pratt overload at the moment and I didn’t see why he was chosen over anyone else. Maybe it’s just because I secretly think Bob…

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#adaptation #animation #Chris Pratt #film adaptations #film blogger #film review #films #meh #reviews #super mario #video game movie #video games

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dudja · 10 months

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Currently watching Uncharted

I dig this movie alot

9/10 from me

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