• aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Battleship is one of the worst game movies. Whereas Clue is probably the best game movie ever. We really won’t know until we see it.

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        So, I haven’t seen the movie about Cluedo, but assuming by “game movie” we’re talking all games or all non-computer games (as opposed to strictly board games or board & card games), Dungeons & Dragons 2023 was fucking fantastic.

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          If you liked Honor Among Thieves (like I did), you should also really enjoy Clue. It also leans into comedy and irreverence. Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, it’s old but it holds up very well.

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        I’m in the minority, but I found it enjoyable. Obviously it’s not a great movie, but if you just want to turn your brain off for a bit and watch some action and explosions, it’s a pretty fun movie to watch.

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      That’s the thing. There’s no shortage of ideas. Hollywood is not out of ideas. They’re out of courage. They’re terrified of taking a risk on anything that’s not attached to some existing brand.

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      Was it this production company that did Battleship though? I don’t think they were around back then.

      I’m definitely with you on Hollywood apparently bring out of ideas, and I don’t think Monopoly is a great idea for a movie … Just that if any producers can pull it off, it’ll be them.

      That said, the Clue movie from the 80s was actually good. Perhaps with Monopoly (unlike Battleship) having an actual established character of sorts, that could make all the difference.

      Either way, I’m way more excited for The Sims movie that these folks are also making. I think that genuinely offers some real possibilities for storytelling a la what they did with Barbie.