Thread: Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen
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Old 02-26-2009, 03:21 AM   #214
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Originally Posted by Jeritron View Post
The problem with video game movies is that they're made like video games. It's not about characters and themes.
This is true. If you made Solid Snake a legit hero or the guy from Vice City a legit...well he didn't have much character.

I see what you're saying about games and yes, in games there is usually a test of repetitive skill rather than an involving story. I would hope to cull games that are on the more involving story end of things. There are plenty out there. I think what will really hurt them though is the lack of awareness. Video game movies don't tend to get marketed that well (probably because they are already doomed) so even if somebody wanted to see or rent House of Dead, how would they know? That may change, as a lot of games are played online. I really think that is changing the way people play games, so as the medium evolves it may have long-term effects in other areas of culture, but that is speculative.

I'm not saying that it would or should happen very often. I just think there is a way to reconcile what the public would watch and what fanboys expect.
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