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Fumanchu on 12 February 2009
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KylieDog said:
JaggedSac said:
KylieDog said:
The Dark Knight was terrible.


It was a guy in a Batman suit against a random psychopath calling himself The Joker.



However neither Batman nor the Joker managed to make an appearance.


As for games turned movies, the only one that stayed true to source and still ended up ok was Tomb Raider.

There have been a couple of enjoyable movies based on games but most stray from source heavily, examples Mortal Kombat, Doom or the Resident Evil movies.


It will be interesting to see how the Prince fo Persia movie turns out seeing as how the latest game bombed.

WTF!?!

Dark Knight was terrible, yet Tomb Raider, Doom, and Resident Evil were ok?  I would rather watch the directors shitting in a bucket for 2 hours than watch any of those 3 movies ever again.

 

I'm talking in terms of enjoyment/mass appeal at the box office.  I personally think the RE movies are complete crap.

 

There was nothing wrong with Tomb Raider.

So you thought that Tomb Raider, Doom and Resident Evil were more enjoyable than the Dark Knight and/or were more successful commercially?

Staying close to the source material isn't a qualifying trait for quality nor is it redeemable compensation.  Besides, there are so many different variations and iterations of Batman lore for there to be one 'definitive' version anyway.

You casually ignore all other facets involved in the production process which are inherent in defining quality.  From cinematography, acting, direction, music, effects and script the Dark Knight excels head and shoulders above your examples.  Even the catering was better in the Dark Knight.