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post #1 of 64
5/16/02 at 6:24am
Thread Starter 
I was cruising around the Video Games section of the message boards and got an idea: With all kinds of computer games being made into movies, what if some of the really classic games were made into movies. For example:

-Robert DeNiro is PACMAN-

"Robert DeNiro plays special FBI agent Paco Manilow, Pacman to his friends. He is just about to bust a large drug syndicate when he is captured by crimelord "The Ghost". The Ghost holds Paco responsible for his brothers death and plans a terrible revenge:
Paco is injected with a slow-working poison which will kill him in 24 hours. The Ghost considers himself a sportsman, though, so he gives Paco a chance...
An antidote is hidden in one of the 1000 peas that are distributed evenly in a big underground maze. That means that in order to survive, Paco has to eat all of the peas in the maze while dodging The Ghosts henchmen. All kinds of excitement and action follows."

Now you write the pitch for Burger Time or Pong.
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post #2 of 64
5/16/02 at 8:43am
Um, no thanks.
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post #3 of 64
5/16/02 at 1:54pm
That was fucking hilarious! You shoulda said ensues instead of follows though. Ha ha ha ha. Comedy would have undoubtedly ensued.
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post #4 of 64
5/16/02 at 4:03pm
How about a movie based on RISK? Or better yet, Jerry Bruckheimer Presents: "Stratego: The Movie"

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post #5 of 64
5/16/02 at 6:05pm
Tagline for Risk:

"who needs art school ... the game of world domination beckons."
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post #6 of 64
5/16/02 at 7:09pm
Actually if you were just to film a table of nerds playing Risk I think that would be great. Especially if one is a sore loser and pulls the "Atom Bomb" move.
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post #7 of 64
5/16/02 at 11:13pm
Quote:
Adam:
Tagline for Risk:
"Don't try to hold onto Asia, you can’t... just put everyone on Papa New Guinea and build up, and build up, and build up..."
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post #8 of 64
5/17/02 at 12:29am
That just reminds me of the ad in RoboCop for that game:

"NUKE'EM! Another quality game from Butler Brothers!"
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post #9 of 64
5/18/02 at 1:15am
"He's a brother with everything to lose.

"She's a sister who thinks outside the box.

"And their high-stakes game will be decided here.

"Diagonally.

"CONNECT FOUR -- THE MOVIE.

"This summer, Sis is pretty sneaky."
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post #10 of 64
5/18/02 at 12:49pm
One Giant Ape.

Loads of fucking barrels.

One whore.

One plumber with an axe to grind...

Donkey Kong the Movie

Summer 2003
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post #11 of 64
5/18/02 at 1:00pm
This summer, four kids from the Bronx walked into the wrong side of the zoo...

They wanted adventure...
They wanted excitement...

What they found would change their lives forever...

HUNGRY, HUNGRY HIPPOS... the movie!

"Timmy... why are we surrounded by giant white balls..."

THIS SUMMER… PREPARE FOR DINNER
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post #12 of 64
5/18/02 at 7:47pm
"You might think you know the story.

"But you don't know the real story.

"OTHELLO.

"It's all black and white."
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post #13 of 64
5/19/02 at 3:12am
Thread Starter 
Wow. I never knew that Shakespeare based Othello on the board game. Maybe his theatre company had bought the rights and wanted him to adapt it for the scene.
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post #14 of 64
5/25/02 at 9:01pm
"Across the battlefield two armies decide the fate of the world.

"Kings will rise. Kings will fall.

"And only one shall emerge triumphant.

"CHECKERS.

"This summer, KING ME."
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post #15 of 64
5/27/02 at 4:23am
Coming this Christmas...from the man who brought you great historical documentaries like Schlindler's List, Artificial Intelligence, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Steven Speilburg presents his 16 hour epic documentary of a battle constantly waging between two kings, their queens, and their sacrificial pawns.

Joel Siegal says, "This documentary moved me more than any other!"

"I cried like a whipped little BABY!!!!!" - Harry Knowles, AICN

Newsweek reports, "A moving tale told piece by painstaking piece..."

In Christmas 2002, White moves first.

Chess.

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edited because I can't spell...

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post #16 of 64
5/27/02 at 5:29am
When ancient relics are sought by evil men...

When jungles and deserts hide dark secrets...

When only one man can save the day...

Harrison Ford is PITFALL HARRY!
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post #17 of 64
5/27/02 at 6:07pm
This Christmas, you will witness the touching story of a boy who lost all hope in the world.

A boy without friends. A boy without family.

This boy would go and invent a machine to help him cope with life.

This robot and the boy would become one and together fly through space destroying the evil multicolored floating blocks in:

I, ROBOT

THE MOVIE
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post #18 of 64
5/28/02 at 4:48pm
Coming Summer 2003:
One man on a mission to get his life back

Tom Cruise in
SOLITAIRE <img src="http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0259711/1219_282.jpg" alt="" />

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post #19 of 64
5/28/02 at 4:59pm
Quote:
don wiskerando (don apologist):
The year is 2340. The place is New Earth, home of the Galactic Alliance. The pilot is Derk Hammer. The mission is to save 12 billion lives from immenent destruction.

This summer, nothing can prepare you for

ASTERIOD

Let's space rock.
Sssh! Jerry Bruckheimer may be listening...
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post #20 of 64
5/28/02 at 5:02pm
Underground. Overwhelmed.

Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson in

DIG DUG: The Movie

This Summer - terror comes from below
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post #21 of 64
5/28/02 at 5:06pm
Christmas 2002.

This holiday season, the Bitch is Back.
Rosie O'Donnell is Ms Pac-Man
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post #22 of 64
5/28/02 at 5:28pm
That's a whole lotta road!

Corey Haim and Erika Eleniak in

OUT RUN

The only thing hotter than their wheels - is themselves!
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post #23 of 64
5/28/02 at 5:52pm
He was a plumber who, with his best friend made brother, descended to another world where dinosaurs had evolved into people and were ruled by Dennis Hopper, all to save a princess and her father, a big ball of snot. Get ready, Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo are:

The Super Mario Brothers!

Oh... wait...
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post #24 of 64
5/28/02 at 6:51pm
*BLIP*

In the 'Sixth Sense' he showed us that the dead don't rest easy...

*BLIP*

In 'Unbreakable' he showed us that super heroes do exist...

*BLIP*

In 'Signs' he showed us that we are not alone...

*BLIP*

Next summer...

*BLIP*

He'll show us the futility of it all...

*BLIP*

From the acclaimed director, M. Night Shyamalan...

*BLIP*

P...

*BLIP*

O...

*BLIP*

N...

*BLIP*

G...

*BLIP* *BLIP* *BLIP*

'PONG'

Two paddles. One ball.

When this game is over, you WILL see...

*BLIP*

*BLIP*

*BLIP*

(fade out)
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post #25 of 64
5/28/02 at 7:02pm
In a World of Uncertainty...
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A World of Fear...
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In the World of Tunnels...
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Your Hell is Near...
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TEMPEST!
They're closing in...

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post #26 of 64
5/28/02 at 7:43pm
Now do one for Operation.

How about Cootie?
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post #27 of 64
5/28/02 at 11:07pm
The world was finally at peace.

The wars were over.

The political unrest at an end.

Everything was perfect...

Until the sky began to fall!

TETRIS

John Travolta is a twisted Russian madman who will stop at nothing to see the world fall to pieces buy hurling giant blocks at the ground from his secret moon fortress. Will Smith is the fighter pilot who must save the world my moving the blocks so they form perfect rows and disappear before they can reach the cities below.

This summer... BLINK AND YOU'LL DIE!
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post #28 of 64
5/30/02 at 1:42am
Hey. little man... TAP TAP TAP
With hammer in hand... TAP TAP TAP
Watch where you stand... TAP TAP TAP
When there's no more land... TAP TAP CRACK!!!

DON'T. BREAK. THE ICE.
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post #29 of 64
5/30/02 at 1:48am
They thought medical school was over...

OPERATION!

Take out wrenched ankle?
I...DON'T...THINK...SOOO!!!
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post #30 of 64
5/30/02 at 1:54am
From the Director of Red Dawn and Conan comes a tale of intrigue. A tale of brutal commerce. A tale of woe...

MONOPOLY

He thought he was safe in that car.
He thought he was never going to lose that shoe.
He thought he could pass any corner.

Until the rent came due...
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post #31 of 64
5/30/02 at 2:30am
One Fear: A swarm of alien invaders
One Hope: An extra-dimensional starfighter
One Problem: A giant gray shit-sloppy joystick
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GORF
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Ticket detected in pocket!
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post #32 of 64
5/30/02 at 12:41pm
[The following preview is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America]

When he was a boy, Frank did not have a care in the world. Then one day when the unthinkable happened. His family is slaughtered right in front of his eyes.
All alone now, he is a wanderer looking for the hunter that killed his family and changed his life forever.

Now if he could just cross that friggin' street.

20th Century Fox presents...

A Steven Soderbergh film.

Academy Award Winner Verne Troyer in
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Frogger

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post #33 of 64
5/30/02 at 3:58pm
HaHAAAAA!!
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post #34 of 64
6/4/02 at 12:32pm
From Jim Cameron, the director of "Aliens" and "T2"...

In a world...where man is no longer the dominant species...Where aliens have mutated the bird population in order to rule Earth...

PHOENIX

Sprout wings and prepare for battle...
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post #35 of 64
6/5/02 at 6:28pm
You thought you were safe...

You thought they'd never find you...

But it's too late...

Because now it's time to get off your ass...

GET OUTSIDE AND PLAY... THE MOVIE!

This summer, Mom is throwing all your games away behind your back... and the future depends on you... and your social skills...

BOOM!
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post #36 of 64
6/6/02 at 1:01pm
Anyone remember the game Tapper? Where you had to serve beers and collect empty glasses? It always seemed wierd for a kid's arcade game to be sponsered by Budweiser and be centered around beer.

Still, it'd make a great movie. One of those underdog heads to a championship of sorts and wins it type ala Over the Top. A beer serving tournament movie perhaps titled Cocktail II: The Reckoning.
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post #37 of 64
6/7/02 at 10:57am
Quote:
Imperator GAC:
Anyone remember the game Tapper? Where you had to serve beers and collect empty glasses? It always seemed wierd for a kid's arcade game to be sponsered by Budweiser and be centered around beer.

Still, it'd make a great movie. One of those underdog heads to a championship of sorts and wins it type ala Over the Top. A beer serving tournament movie perhaps titled Cocktail II: The Reckoning.
I have a PC copy of that game somewhere. I loved it.
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post #38 of 64
6/7/02 at 4:57pm
Red Rover: The Movie

This Summer, Prepare for bruised wrists.
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post #39 of 64
6/8/02 at 5:23am
This summer one man in prison...

*Crack*

Armed with only a paddle...

*Boing*

And a rubber ball...

*crumble*

Will escape...

*Crack*

by bounceing through really crappy weak bricks.

*crash*

BREAKOUT: the Movie
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post #40 of 64
6/8/02 at 4:02pm
This Fall...

The fate of the world depends all on one man...

One man... with a wrench...

PIPE DREAM

This fall, only one plumber can save us from the green shit that oozes out at random points in time.

With special guest appearance by Mario as himself.

Also coming this fall...

He was a hero from the most unlikely place.
All he wanted wad a bite to eat...
But after he was captured and imprisoned in a big box by an evil madman... he'll need to eat to survive...

SNAKE

This fall... don't run into yourself...
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post #41 of 64
6/8/02 at 7:32pm
His vengeance is real,

But he is not

Haley Joel Osment is MEGA MAN.

This summer.....get Wily.

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post #42 of 64
6/10/02 at 8:22pm
(Trailer voiceover with <a href="http://www.voiceovers.com/" target="_blank">Bill Murray</a>. Not Bill Murray the actor. This is the voiceover guy.)

In the future...

(Space shot of Earth. Several derilect satallites drift through the shot. A news report can be heard in the background "As worldwide blackouts continue, the UN today proposed yet another...")

Earth's resources are running out...

(Shots of desolation on Earth. Automobiles rusting away. Crumbling cities lit by firelight.)

Humanities last hope for survival lies with one ship...

(A small ship attached to several large booster rockets shoots away from Earth orbit.)

In a desperate gamble to to find energy for the entire world, a small group of miners head towards the asteroid belt...

(The small ship, detached from the boosters, is using a large beam weapon to cut through a large asteroid. Several people in EVA suits hover in the foreground. "We found something!")

... and awakens an ANCIENT EVIL.

(Black screen. As the title appears on screen in blood red letters an evil metallic voice is heard eching...)

"I AM SINISTAR!"

SINISTAR

Things just went from bad to worse.

Rated 'R'
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post #43 of 64
6/11/02 at 4:08am
"Zaxon - mission from hell"

directed by Michael Bay
staring Nicholas Cage and Ben Affleck
and lots of things blowing up

"MindSweeper"
One false move and you're toast

directed by John Woo
staring Christian Slater and lots of people blowing up

"Duke Nukem"
he kicks ass - this summer everywhere

directed by Paul Verhoven
staring Bruce Campbell and lots of aliens blowing up

"Star Wars the card game the movie"
Luke duels darth maul?
lando with a lightsaber?
jar jar commits suicide and kills bib fortuna at the same time?
Vader is alive then dead then alive then dead?

"52 pickup"
MadDog Tannen is back - and pissed off
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post #44 of 64
6/19/02 at 12:06pm
Quote:
PeakFreak:

"Duke Nukem"
he kicks ass - this summer everywhere

directed by Paul Verhoven
staring Bruce Campbell and lots of aliens blowing up
Oh, it's coming. Maybe not from Verhoven with Bruce, but it's coming.
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post #45 of 64
6/19/02 at 1:12pm
It was his only option...

He had no where else to go... nothing else he could do...

This summer... The Rock will be...

PLAYING WITH HIS CURSOR ON HIS DESKTOP MAKING LITTLE SQUARES AND HIGHLIGHTING HIS ICONS OUT OF TOTAL BOREDOM: THE MUSICAL, THE MOVIE!

This summer... boredom hits home...
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post #46 of 64
6/29/02 at 2:14am
Russle Crowe is english genius, Stanley Brooks.
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in a Bryan Singer film.
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He must find patterns in words and structure them with precision or his children will be shot.
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This summer, you WILL get the Q. You WILL NOT get a U. You WILL not use names. And ablove all else....
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You WILL NOT consult a Dictionary.
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:::fade in:::
SCRABBLE
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On June 6, get pissed off at you family for making up shit like QUERFEL.... and then see SCRABBLE.
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post #47 of 64
6/29/02 at 4:34pm
sixty-four tiles

ten hidden mines

One chance

MINESWEEPER
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post #48 of 64
6/29/02 at 4:43pm
Three men.

Two women.

ONE wagon.

A deadly journey from Illinois to Oregon.

OREGON TRAIL.

Will you get Cholera?

May 2003.
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post #49 of 64
7/2/02 at 4:02am
Oh man, some of these make me cringe because they are so laughably bad. They also sound highly marketable.
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post #50 of 64
7/2/02 at 5:57pm
This summer.....yadda yadda.....

The dimensional walls erode unleashing unspeakable horrors......

Ghoulish purple creatures who live life at a 90-degree angle, known to only one man as Uggs, and Wrong-Ways torment the populace.......

Thier leader a notorius snake women known only as Coily, sadistic in her need for total univeral domination can only be stopped by one man

He is...

Short.... Fuzzy... Round and orange.....

He is....

Q*bert

Witness the battle for the universe unfold at the pyramids of Giza!

This Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!
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