May 9, 2008 3:28
Rapture: The Ride
Bioshock is going to be a movie, apparently. Gore Verbinski (who did The Ring and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies) is supposed to direct. Roll saving throw vs. Hollywood soullessness. Wonder how casting will play out -- I always thought Atlas sounded like Ewan Macgregor. And I'm looking forward to Keira Knightley saying, "I'm so spliced up! No man is going to want me now..."
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Reader Comments (4)
Remember when films used to be based on original screenplays? I, for one, don't. Does this make me an enemy of art?
Posted by Comment: The Movie | May 9, 2008 4:57 PM
Yes. It does. You sad, sad, person. Of course, I was forced to watch the four hour version of "Around the World in 80 Days" in a reading class in middle school, and found it hard to believe that it ever won best picture.
I get really annoyed with movie critics that hate everything. (One in our local newspaper gave Speed Racer one star! She didn't even like Revenge of the Sith three years ago!)
Posted by Tereglith | May 9, 2008 7:39 PM
am looking forward to watch it
Posted by bloggersmosaic | May 12, 2008 1:59 AM
Critics can be anal about everything when they want to be. If a person can't enjoy a Star Wars film, that person can't enjoy blockbusters, period.
But I do understand and sympathize with some of their complaints. I've yet to see Speed Racer, but when 98% of its reviews condemn it, I get worried they might have a point. Scooby Doo is proof enough that cartoon movie adaptations rarely work.
As for Bioshock, I'm just as wary. Videogame adaptations have fared even worse. Just look back at the Super Mario Bros. film, or even the more recent Silent Hill.
Posted by Eduardo Jencarelli | May 12, 2008 4:49 AM