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'Borderlands' Is an Insult to Gamers, Movie Lovers and Carbon-Based Life Forms (www.rollingstone.com)

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[–] Shampiss 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Movie adaptations are Hollywood's equivalent of a tourist trap. Of course it will be crap 95% of the time

Adaptations from a work that originated in another format are difficult to pull off. But that's only part of why most adaptations are bad. Marketing knows that if there's a big franchise name in the title, the movie will turn a profit no matter how bad it is

"insult to gamers and movie lovers"

I've seen this sort of article written every time a franchise is adapted to a series/movie

Holy shit I'm so fucking tired of these. Will we never collectively learn not to fall for marketing stunts like these?