So apparently Blu-ray officially wins the Hi-Def format wars (…so glad I bought a PS3). Toshiba announced yesterday that it will discontinue their HD DVD business. This is a HUGE deal as Toshiba was a major partner of companies like Microsoft and Paramount Pictures in the format war on the HD DVD side. This comes after companies like Warner Bros., Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Netflix announced that they would support Blu-ray disc exclusively, ending their previous support of both formats. Here’s a recent time line of events… (more…)
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And the winner is….
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008Squatworthy – Bloodrayne: The Movie
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
Squatworthy, our latest new feature on squatsquat.com, highlights things in the media which either got 0wned or deserve to be. Think of Squatworthy as our version of the Bat Signal–A herald to the Squatters of the world to join us in the fight against things that Suxx0rs.
It’s purely coincidental that our first Squatworthy highlights something video game related–Bloodrayne: The Movie. Bloodrayne, which cost around $50 million to make and promote, has only grossed an embarrassing $2.4 million in three weeks!
Not having seen the film, I can’t go into detail about what made it flop, but from a quick look at IMDB, I can think of three reasons.
- It’s based on a video game. (Sad but true)
- Uwe Boll came within 50 feet of it.
- The femme fatale main character was played by someone who looks like they belong in your high school yearbook.
The people have spoken with their dollar, and Bloodrayne will go down in history as yet another substandard video game adaptation. We can only hope this disaster will keep other, more beloved, game franchises from suffering the same fate.
Leeched from Joystiq
Uwe, step away from the Metal Gear script!
Monday, January 16th, 2006
Joystiq reports that Uwe Boll, the man responsible for several recent floaters in the hollywood toilet bowl (Bloodrayne, Alone in the Dark), has been given a copy of the official Metal Gear movie script.
Despite his less than sterling reputation among movie-goers, someone must like him since most video game to movie adaptations land in his lap these days. Lets hope that he doesn’t get his hands on Metal Gear.
Personally, I don’t find the idea of a Metal Gear movie that exciting. The games, while very cinematic in their presentation, depend largely on the immersive gameplay to draw you into the story. With the exeption of MGS3:Snake Eater, if you remove the gameplay, than you’re left with a pretty wacked out story of secret societies, espionage, and cloning.
However, take Kojima out of the picture and throw Uwe Boll in and the movie loses all hope of being anything but a bomb
So, the only thing left to consider is:
Will this movie be similar in craptitude or worse than — [Insert Dolph Lundgren Movie Title Here]?
Leeched from Joystiq
10 Things Dan Hates About Star Trek
Wednesday, January 11th, 2006
I laughed for quite a while on this one. If you like Star Trek at ALL, you’ll get a kick out of it…
My favorite? Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and ‘Ensign Gomez’ beam down to a planet. Which one isn’t coming back?
Squat LOV3
Thursday, December 15th, 2005So my girlfriend and I are watching King Kong last night and there’s a scene when someone caps off on this weird savage with a long barreled pistol. POW POW POW POW and the savage goes down. So my girl leans over to me and says “Baby, would that be a good time to squat?” And with an audible laugh I respond “YES! That’s the PERFECT time to squat!!’
My friends, I am in love, and her name is Squat…err…Sunny. 