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[Jamie OD]

Someone here already said that other board games are going to get movies in the next couple of years. Anyone know which ones?

 

[AgentChris]

Someone here already said that other board games are going to get movies in the next couple of years. Anyone know which ones?

Risk

 

[Doctor West]

lol at that teaser. Fucking terrible, but that was expected. On top of that, we've already seen this movie at least four times. So that means the sheep are gonna eat it up!

 

[Tacitus_]

Risk

That could be cool if done right. A shadow organization pulling all the strings behind the world, organizing wars etc.

But it'll probably be something stupid.

 

[TacticalFox88]

Got real stupid real quick at the end. The alien weapons puncturing the ship like in the board game, the zoom out to the grid, and the best part of the whole thing:

"Which weapons?"
"ALL OF THEM"

Holeeee crap.

What exactly is wrong with the line itself? Delivery, sure, but the line itself is fine.

 

[Busty]

Someone here already said that other board games are going to get movies in the next couple of years. Anyone know which ones?

Off the top of my head Risk, Monopoly, Ouija (Board), Candyland, Clue(do) and Magic The Gathering (if that counts) though I am almost certainly missing some out.

A couple of years back an adaptation pitch for the old British comic Dan Dare was doing the rounds in Hollywood, as a vehicle for Sam Worthington. In the package being sent to potential writers it included images from the 2007 Garth Ennis attempt to revamp the old property, specifically a navy fleet attempting to battle an armada of invading aliens:

Yup. It ended up at Warner Bros who were prepping it as a vehicle for Sam Worthington to star in after he finished work on the Avatar sequels.

In fact (IIRC) the last I heard the producers (and Worthington) were taking pitches from writers and they heard an idea for a 'space war' film they liked and decided to develop that as separate project starring Worthington and would develop Dan Dare as a film for someone else to star in.

Personally I could see Daniel Craig as Dan Dare. It could be a good project for him after he finishes up with Bond. That is if Cowboys and Aliens doesn't kill his 'non Bond' career stone dead.

 

[raphier]

What exactly is wrong with the line itself? Delivery, sure, but the line itself is fine.

it pretty much tells the incompetent writer has no fucking idea about fire-control of naval warfare. Most unprofessional line for a naval officer to say during battle. He's pretty much blind-firing here. Not to mention very boring.

Shit, even this here would be ten times better conversation between the two:

Commander: "Prepare all hands for maximum counter-battery fire."
"Yes sir. Should we dodge?"
Commander: "Is CIWS Operational?"
"No sir, the target's way below the range.."
Commander: "That thing is massive as land. Whatever it is shooting is coming from it's peak. We are at opportunity to strike here...Switch it on."
*Commander gives him a glance.*
"Yes sir, right away sir."

 

[Spire]

This movie is going to be infamously bad. It's going to be mocked and laughed at for years to come.

 

[Busty]

This movie is going to be infamously bad. It's going to be mocked and laughed at for years to come.

For the sake of everyone with a single ounce of taste I hope you're right.

Really I do.

 

[Squall5042]

I don't remember flying alien ships in my game

 

[G-Fex]

Youknow it'll be interesting cause this movieis likely to change things in terms of "How much crap is the audience around the world are willing to put up with this"

 

[Barberetti]

I'm not sure what I just watched, but now I'm going to have to rent it on DVD when it comes out. I need to see all of it.

 

[Cth]

Still don't get all the Transformers comparisons. Script was nothing like it and the trailer even moreso.

 

[ultron87]

Still don't get all the Transformers comparisons. Script was nothing like it and the trailer even moreso.

The alien ship looks very much like the Bayformer designs. And the effect for them deploying the shield looks almost exactly like the space-bridge effect from Transformers 3.

 

[Kitschkraft]

I think it looks terrible, but whatever, I avoid most of these types of movies unless they are made by Nolan.

 

[Triple Oceans]

Liam, Liam, Liam...you must be in some SERIOUS debt to take the money for this role.

 

[G-Fex]

Peter Berg, Liam Neeson, Tim Riggins. Fucking sold.

I just don't believe you anymore Solo. I know I haven't had much faith in directors lately nor any true large amounts of hype towards any upcoming movies.

But you've got to be kidding me. This director has to pull off a huge HUGE fucking lucky draw into making this movie any resemblance of a good one. Even if entertainingly bad.

 

[gdt]

I just don't believe you anymore Solo. I know I haven't had much faith in directors lately nor any true large amounts of hype towards any upcoming movies.

But you've got to be kidding me. This director has to pull off a huge HUGE fucking lucky draw into making this movie any resemblance of a good one. Even if entertainingly bad.

Tim.

Riggins.

 

[harSon]

I just don't believe you anymore Solo. I know I haven't had much faith in directors lately nor any true large amounts of hype towards any upcoming movies.

But you've got to be kidding me. This director has to pull off a huge HUGE fucking lucky draw into making this movie any resemblance of a good one. Even if entertainingly bad.

People were saying the same things about Unstoppable. If you've got a solid director and a good actor, there's a good chance you're going to get a good movie.

 

[Jamie OD]

Off the top of my head Risk, Monopoly, Ouija (Board), Candyland, Clue(do) and Magic The Gathering (if that counts) though I am almost certainly missing some out.

I remember the Candyland news now that you mention it. I don't have a problem with a new Cluedo movie. Risk may be an ok choice too but if they base it on Factions then forget it.

I don't remember flying alien ships in my game

I do actually, to be fair. Although I did have a Star Wars version of the game at one point so that may be why.

 

[G-Fex]

Tim.

Riggins.

What Icarus said, besides I don't watch FNL.

People were saying the same things about Unstoppable. If you've got a solid director and a good actor, there's a good chance you're going to get a good movie.

Alright, I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt. I'm sure as hell not expecting a level of Clue quality though.

 

[Busty]

People were saying the same things about Unstoppable. If you've got a solid director and a good actor, there's a good chance you're going to get a good movie.

This sort of thinking drives me mad. Every film STARTS with a script. By your logic they could just rip a handful of pages out of the phonebook and film that. Then they just sit back and watch the Oscar nominations flow in.

If the script is awful then the film itself will be AWFUL. There is no getting away from this.

If, on the first day of shooting Berg and Taylor were replaced and Battleship was directed by Chris Nolan and starred Daniel Day Lewis they would still have to work with the same awful script.

You CANNOT make a silk purse out a sow's ear. And you cannot make a great film out of a terrible, terrible script. If you could all three Transformer films would be as critically well received as Inception.

 

[Burai]

Licensing like this is why I have no sympathy for the movie industry when they cry about piracy. Buying up the rights to a dull board game and turning it into a special effects blockbuster really doesn't seem like the actions of a studio that has any issues with cash-flow.

 

[Summary Man]

The movie doesn't seem to take itself very seriously, and I like how they're incorporating game elements (pegs, and someone mentioned a giant board, but I didnt catch that one) into the movie. Much like Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson just oozes gravitas and brings legitimacy to any project he's involved in. Looks like a fun movie.

 

[Joel Was Right]

The film is also purported to show both sides of the story, from the aliens' perspective, as well as the humans' so the audience knows exactly where the opponent's ships are

Cool. Haven't seen something like that before. I enjoyed the trailer

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

I didn't even notice the pegs until someone linked to this on reddit.

I wonder if Monopoly will be better or worse than this.

 

[jett]

lol at the pegs, what the hell. Peter Berg is just joking around with this movie.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Looks stupid as hell...yet better than any of the Transformers movies.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Looks stupid as hell...yet better than any of the Transformers movies.

Yeah it looks pretty terrible, yet I still might check it out thanks to Neeson. Kind of like an A-Team popcorn watch.

 

[beelzebozo]

Yeah it looks pretty terrible, yet I still might check it out thanks to Neeson. Kind of like an A-Team popcorn watch.

if it's anywhere near as good as A-TEAM, i will count myself very lucky. A-TEAM was one of the best surprises for me in ages.

what is up with berg though man? THE RUNDOWN was a blast. it's my favorite movie that the rock is in, off the top of my head. i had high hopes for berg to make fun action movies. he's let me down.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

You know what I think the underlying appeal of this is? The trailer gave me a flashback to the excellent opening montage from Behind Enemy Lines for some reason.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

This film is gonna be so terrible and there's nothing we can do to stop it from making $200+ million.

 

[womp]

Saw the trailer while seeing Cowboys & Aliens yesterday with the wife. Having never heard of this film (And for some reason not making the board game connection) for the first few seconds I horrifically thought it was Hollywood remaking one of my favorite films of the 80's (Saw it at a drive-in along with the original Clash of the Titans as a double bill)...

That was a close call....

 

[Messi]

Watched the trailer, it looks bad but it looks like the kind of bad people will eat up.

 

[Stuggernaut]

I'll watch it, and probably enjoy it.

You guys need to not take movies so seriously ;P

Sure it looks cheesy as hell, but who cares.

 

[3N16MA]

The alien ship shot pegs at them. How can you not watch it.

 

[ghst]

I'll watch it, and probably enjoy it.

You guys need to not take movies so seriously ;P

Sure it looks cheesy as hell, but who cares.

everyone who acknowledges that you can still have a big explosive summer blockbuster without forcing your audience's neural faculties to die off by means of escape.

all i see here is a waste of time, talent and money that could have all been more wisely deployed. for every battleship that gets made, a district 9 gets a red light.

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

The president standing in front of a crowed of thousands
"...While they could sink our battleships they could never sink our spirit!
On a unrelated note has anyone been to the zoo? Those hippos look alarmingly malnourished some one should really do something about that."

 

[G-Fex]

I have a interest in seeing it now. I play "Change of heart"

 

[Spotless Mind]

ROFL... looks so dumb. Plus a 200 million dollar budget? My god. Hollywood is full of morons.

Peter Berg has shown a lot of potential, so i wish he'd stop with these stupid popcorn movies. Welcome to the Jungle/The Rundown was a lot of fun, though.

 

[Red UFO]

Just watched this.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

 

[WascallyWabbit]

LOL why is this even called Battleship????

also, it looks so bad it could be funny

 

[DarthWoo]

So is this supposed to be taking place in the late 70s or early 80s before the Iowas went into reserve?

 

[Salazar]

The alien ship shot pegs at them. How can you not watch it.

Do the pegs explode, or do you surrender if your ship gets hit with a certain amount of pegs ?

Or sink ? Are the pegs just ultra-heavy ?

 

[CrunchyFrog]

*sigh* another hollywood cgi fest (now with 10x the alien). IDK could be fun, but why again is this being made, and in what conceivable way is this related to the board game?

 

[Keasar]

I wanna watch this, just to see Alexander "Iceman" Skarsgård fight aliens with big boats and Qui'Gon Jin telling someone to fire all guns.

 

[Salazar]

I wanna watch this, just to see Alexander "Iceman" Skarsgård fight aliens with big boats and Qui'Gon Jin telling someone to fire all guns.

And Riggins nailing another girl whose daddy don' like him.

 

[Spotless Mind]

Haha. That was Landry saying the "What the heck is that?" "Unknown surface contact." lines. I like how Berg has been going out of his way to insert FNL actors in his movies.

 

[tedtropy]

I think it will teach America how to love again.

 

[G-Fex]

I think it will teach America how to love again.

Imagine if it all goes to Hasbro's giant scheme?

Imagine if the popularity of board games skyrocket, something not seen in decades. video games decline in popularity and new and hip modern versions of classic games appear and capture America in a frenzy.

What a thought.