24 Feb
2010
24 Feb
'10
4:06 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh at aracnet.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: Semi-OT: vintage videogames made into films
At 10:33 PM -0500 2/23/10, Evan Koblentz wrote:
Movies and clothing are the same way, wait 20 years until people forget
about the old stuff and then redo it.
Wing commander was a good concept for a movie, there was some plot involved,
but missile command? Making movies from video games rarely works out, same
for most movies turned into video games (except DUNE 2).
http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/missile-command-movie-incomin…
"Missile Command" may become a feature film.
Say it isn't so. My wife swears all these idiots can do is rip of 80's
culture, and that no one is making original movies. I'm starting to think
she's right.
Zane