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http://variety.com/2015/film/news/borderlands-videogame-movie-lionsgate-1201580303/
So there's a Borderlands movie in the works, Borderlands franchise is one of my favourites so this movie interests me and I'll end up watching it regardless how bad it might suck.
I am sceptical of how this movie will turn out though, so much of what made the Borderlands games popular and fun to play were the gameplay elements and not so much the narrative behind it. The loot and shoot spectacle of it all, teaming up with friends and taking on raid bosses for that 'lootspolsion' and I really don't see how any of these elements will translate into an hour and a half movie.
The cell shaded look as well, if they don't find a way to recreate that cell shaded effect that Borderlands is so famous for it really wont feel anything like Borderlands.
If you take all that away all you are left with is this Sci Fi, Action Hero, Mad Max type clone and it could come off bad... Real bad.
It's too early to judge yet though, very little details have emerged, nothing about the plot, setting, characters etc, and until they do its all merely speculation, I'm just trying maintain the attitude of "expect it to suck and anything above that will impress me".
So there's a Borderlands movie in the works, Borderlands franchise is one of my favourites so this movie interests me and I'll end up watching it regardless how bad it might suck.
I am sceptical of how this movie will turn out though, so much of what made the Borderlands games popular and fun to play were the gameplay elements and not so much the narrative behind it. The loot and shoot spectacle of it all, teaming up with friends and taking on raid bosses for that 'lootspolsion' and I really don't see how any of these elements will translate into an hour and a half movie.
The cell shaded look as well, if they don't find a way to recreate that cell shaded effect that Borderlands is so famous for it really wont feel anything like Borderlands.
If you take all that away all you are left with is this Sci Fi, Action Hero, Mad Max type clone and it could come off bad... Real bad.
It's too early to judge yet though, very little details have emerged, nothing about the plot, setting, characters etc, and until they do its all merely speculation, I'm just trying maintain the attitude of "expect it to suck and anything above that will impress me".
