The silliness of "hardcore"?

[Shambolic]

I don't know if games can be hardcore. However I think the way the player chooses to play the game can be hardcore.

I agree that most games wouldn't stand up to films with regards to storyline and dialogue, and the voice acting is often terrible. I wonder if that is one of the reasons vg movies do so badly.

That's why I find it so hard to understand why games try to emulate films so often. How many of the WWII shooters try to be like Saving Private Ryan or Band Of Brothers? They even go so far as to use many of the same actors for voices. They won't live up to them because they don't even try to match the cinematic quality, especially in terms or camera work - which is rather important in a visual medium. They need the balls to experiment more and try to find their own style so that they can bring something new and exciting to the table.