• @[email protected]
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      421 month ago

      “I hate that thing that you love, so I convinced someone to pay me a million dollars to shit on it for you. Now pay me for my failures!

    • @jqubed
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      201 month ago

      Offhand I can only think of one movie (and sequels) where “didn’t read the book” made the movie significantly better: The Bourne Identity. Those books really were awful!

      • bbbbbbbbbbb
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        101 month ago

        The Witcher video games are better than the source and the original author is seething from its success

        • @Klear
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          131 month ago

          The games are great because CD Project are massive fans who read the books many times, so that hardly fits.

        • @magiccupcake
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          41 month ago

          I mean the books are great too, apparently they’re even better in it’s native language.

      • @visor841
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        61 month ago

        I think there’s a difference when the source material isn’t great. IIRC Forest Gump is another example.

            • @PoopingCough
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              21 month ago

              I’m not sure how you think this video is related to the comment I replied to ?

      • @Klear
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        21 month ago

        There’s also Adaptation, technically.

    • @[email protected]
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      101 month ago

      Not only that, they probably would have been better off not using the original 4 playable characters since every game comes with a new set. Just make sure the side characters are done well and you keep the same feel as the games and it should have been an easy win

      • tb_
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        51 month ago

        I think the Halo show could’ve been much more interesting too if they focused on someone not the main character of the games.

        But no, gotta keep the most recognizable character

        • @[email protected]
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          11 month ago

          Only if they read anything about the games or books. Leaving master chief out doesn’t fix the active contempt for the source material.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 month ago

        I would have fully supported a movie with Mister Torgue running around having adventures. Of course he would be played by John Cena in a mullet.