When you enjoy movies and the process of decision making in the production. Look at it this way. They have millions to invest in a show that will last under two hours. Any move they make could make or break them. Then they get handed this ridiculous story that they have to use. How is that not entertaining?
Your problem is that you' re expecting a story that rivals a good novel. Forget it. I can be entertained by a videogame movie by the sheer amusement of watching the directors, writters and actors try this impossible feat. Take at the Mario movie for example:
You have a plumber who fights giant lizards typically with the goal of saving a princess. The makers of the movie decided to instead of making a live acton version of the game (impossible), they gave a serious interpretation without being serious.
Strong points of the movie:
-It' s revealed that Luigi was adopted (I knew it!)
-Yoshi doesn' t have a head like a green Beach ball
-They managed to nabbed two world class actors Bob Hoskins and Dennis Hopper. Hoskins didn' t know Mario was a videogame character and Hopper probably need Coke money. So you have this shakesperian actor playing Mario and a coke head playing Koopa duke it out. It' s ***ing hilarious.
-Koopa is a dictator in a post apocalyptic setting
-real sets, not that CG shit we get today
-tons of references from the games
-World trade centers in ruin (pre 911)
-The badass old lady had me pissing my pants of laughter
-The Goombas....***ed up. Tiny heads on huge bodies. They look really convincing too.
-Daisy is sexy
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=9v51a3CnhSs&feature=related Watch it again
Street fight:
Ok you have a bunch of characters with nothing in common (except for the two gay guys), and somhow they' re all related. Throw in a shit load of senseless violence and you get good times. At first I wondered why the main character focusted on Guile. Then I realise it was the excuse they needed to cast Van Damme. Say what you want about the man' s acting ability but there' s something great about watching a kickboxer dance.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=o4uq06fYl8U Then he plays an obscure character from a videogame. Well I was amused.
< Message edited by agent ghost -- 12 Apr 08 7:14:56 >