Borderlands Movie | Rotten Watch

Coconutt said:
Why did the classy Cate Blanchett take this role, whoever did the casting should be fired.
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Easiest check ever? I bet the whole thing was shot on the same green screen in the span of two weeks.
 
I'll go check it out being a fan of the ip and mostly because I have a regal pass so it really isn't costing me anything since I see do many movies on it already
 
"Claptrap returns to operational mode after a heavy-weaponry assault and says, "I blacked out. Did something important happen?" Not in this movie."


LMAO
 
The cast had me kind of hopeful, but Eli Roth is one of those directors that has maybe 1 hit for every 10 misses.. and this REALLY is not the type of movie in his comfort zone.
 
No offense to the fans but Borderlands has always looked like the most obnoxious piece of shit franchise to me. Never played one and never will, every piece of story and gameplay footage I have seen throughout the years has turned me off. Its the most bottom of the barrel 360-era trash you could play. Call of Duty has more artisitc merit.
 
Who keeps giving Eli Roth bags of money?

Anyway, a lot of the commentary seems quite on-brand for the game.
 
I forget, what was the video game controversey over Claptraps voice? I remember they changed it for the 3rd game and It sounded really similar too me.
 
Magic Carpet said:
I forget, what was the video game controversey over Claptraps voice? I remember they changed it for the 3rd game and It sounded really similar too me.
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I think the story was that the original VO for claptrap was a Borderlands developer that voiced the character for free. For the third game he wanted to be paid for his work and Randy Pitchford didn't want to.

There could be more to it that we don't know, but that's my understanding of the whole situation.
 
Sokka said:
I think the story was that the original VO for claptrap was a Borderlands developer that voiced the character for free. For the third game he wanted to be paid for his work and Randy Pitchford didn't want to.

There could be more to it that we don't know, but that's my understanding of the whole situation.
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Wiki has this

en.wikipedia.org

Claptrap - Wikipedia

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Claptrap was voiced by David Eddings in the first four Borderlands games,[4] but was replaced by Jim Foronda since Borderlands 2 VR following a public falling-out between Eddings and Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford.[4] Eddings claimed that he was offered sub-standard rates for voicing the character in Borderlands 3, and accused Pitchford of assault. Pitchford denied the claims, and called Eddings "bitter and disgruntled" after being fired from Gearbox.[5][6]

And this

www.thegamer.com

Gearbox Responds To Claptrap Voice Actor's Claims Of Assault

Gearbox has offered up a response to the accusations of CEO Randy Pitchford assaulting former Claptrap voice actor David Eddings.
www.thegamer.com www.thegamer.com
 
Coconutt said:
Why did the classy Cate Blanchett take this role, whoever did the casting should be fired.
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Everyone's 10-40 years too old for these roles. I'm amazed at how they refuse to let new action stars take hold. The one scene in the latest bad boys with the Marine boyfriend killing everyone in the house was fucking amazing and eclipsed every other action scene. I hope they cast him in other stuff and write around him.
 
Finally I can experience the quality writing, hilarious nonstop shit/piss/fart jokes, and endearing multidimensional characters of Borderlands without any of that fun class-based looter shooter gameplay getting in the way.
 
clarky said:
Gotcha, i was thinking of this classic:

Jaws 3-D:

A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone
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Don't be dissing Jaws 3D, I will CUT YOU!!!!

I think I saw EVERY. SINGLE. DAMNED 3D movie in the 80s. Amityville 3D, Jaws 3D, Friday the 13th 3D, whatever Freddy was in 3D, Buckaroo Banzai I think?, Starchaser the dang cartoon, and I'm sure I'm forgetting at least a dozen of them.

Glorious!
 
jason10mm said:
Don't be dissing Jaws 3D, I will CUT YOU!!!!

I think I saw EVERY. SINGLE. DAMNED 3D movie in the 80s. Amityville 3D, Jaws 3D, Friday the 13th 3D, whatever Freddy was in 3D, Buckaroo Banzai I think?, Starchaser the dang cartoon, and I'm sure I'm forgetting at least a dozen of them.

Glorious!
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I like Amityville 3D quite a bit.
 
j0hnnix said:
All of the resident evils compared to this deserves an Oscar.
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At least the actual Borderlands game characters are the focus of this movie. The Mary Sue OC fanfiction of Alice with a minimal amount of support from her cheerleaders Jill, Chris, Claire, Leon, etc. can fuck off for all eternity for all I care.
 
Doom85 said:
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At least the actual Borderlands game characters are the focus of this movie. The Mary Sue OC fanfiction of Alice with a minimal amount of support from her cheerleaders Jill, Chris, Claire, Leon, etc. can fuck off for all eternity for all I care.
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Coconutt said:
Why did the classy Cate Blanchett take this role, whoever did the casting should be fired.
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I really can't blame you or anyone for questioning why the hell Cate Blanchett is in this movie.

Tell you what, everyone should watch Tár (2022) instead. Very good movie that also stars Cate Blanchett. Much better use of your time.
 
The overall cast of this felt mismanaged, and the tone felt off in the trailers and made it look like shit, so yeah, universal bomb all around it seems.
 
as soon as I saw Kevin Hart was cast, i knew it was going to be shit. He can't play anyone else but himself.
 
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Sub_Level said:
No offense to the fans but Borderlands has always looked like the most obnoxious piece of shit franchise to me. Never played one and never will, every piece of story and gameplay footage I have seen throughout the years has turned me off. Its the most bottom of the barrel 360-era trash you could play. Call of Duty has more artisitc merit.
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I remember really liking the first Tales from the Borderlands game from Telltale Games. I think it's the best content to come out of that franchise.
 
10 millions for an opening, for a movie that cost 100-130 million to make. And then there is advertising, and the share of tickets for cinemas.
This is going to be a gigantic flop.
 
Mr Hyde said:
This looks like Street Fighter - level of bad video game adaptation. I might check it out.
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I watched reviews that put this movie at "SO BAD IT'S JUST IRREDEEMABLY BAD."
Not the kind of bad that morphs into charming. Just-plain-awful. I'll Watch this on stream while folding clothes and paying bills or something. :messenger_tears_of_joy: 🍻
 
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