Minesweeper: The Movie

[Sword]

http://www.geekologie.com/2007/08/minesweeper_the_movie.php
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[lgmss]

"Why are you here soldier!?!"
"Cause I'm bored!"



"The clock is ticking until it reachs 999."
"What happens then?"
"Nothing, you just suck."

[Verfall]

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[lugaru]

THEY JUST KEEP TRYING TO RUIN MY NOSTALGIA!!!

Oh wait... this is cool.

:thumbup:

BTW check out the street fighter in their latter years videos.

[stumpy]

That was hilarious.

BTW, what was the first video game-based movie? TRON?

[lugaru]

That was hilarious.

BTW, what was the first video game-based movie? TRON?

I dont think there was a TRON before tron, but I could be wrong. In other words its a movie about games but not about A specific game.

Maybe Super Mario Bros? Never saw it really, but I did see double dragon.

[zuludelta]

Maybe Super Mario Bros? Never saw it really

Be glad you didn't. It was about as bad as it gets for a Hollywood treatment of a videogame. In fact, let Bob Hoskins (who played Mario) tell you how bad it was (strong language warning!).

I mean geez, a young John Leguizamo (even more annoying than usual) as Luigi and Dennis Hopper as Kong Koopa (who was improbably re-designed as a guy-in-a-suit-with-slicked-back-hair). The only saving grace, I guess, was the film had a young Cameron Diaz.

[Uncle Yuan]

That was hilarious.

BTW, what was the first video game-based movie? TRON?

I dont think there was a TRON before tron, but I could be wrong. In other words its a movie about games but not about A specific game.

Almost.  Tron was the first mainly CGI movie and many of the scenes where very video game-eque, but it was not about a video game per se.  There was one made just after though.  Pretty good, as I recall.

[Glitch Girl]

There was one, kind of obscure, I think Gene Hackman starred in it, had a title like "Top Secret" or something but it was this whole espinoge thingwith a kid and his imaginary friend/hero who looked a lot like his dad (played by Hackman), it was loosely based on a very basic video game (which appeared in the movie).  I think it predates Mario Brothers, and at least, was watchable. 

[Night Dragon]

Actually it was Dabney Coleman that played the Dad/Super Spy Hero.

[Glitch Girl]

DING!  That did it, I found the title: "Cloak & Dagger" from 1984, which I think would make it the first.

[Panther_Gunn]

DING!  That did it, I found the title: "Cloak & Dagger" from 1984, which I think would make it the first.

Really, *how* could you forget Jack Flack?  :P

There was one, kind of obscure, I think Gene Hackman starred in it, had a title like "Top Secret" or something

And that one would be Val Kilmer.  For shame.   ;)

[Glitch Girl]

Well duh, I remember Top Secret  (My mom took me to that one, the ballet scene was somewhat... awkward ;) ) but I wasn't sure if it had the same title or not.   As for "Cloak and Daggar"... gads I think it's been over 15 years since I last saw it.  I may have to dig that one up just for old times sake.

Anyway, I still get to keep my geek license so nyah!  ;) :P

[thanoson]

Nope.

Tron (1982)
Cloak & Dagger (1984)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
The Wizard (1989) 
Arcade (1993)

[stumpy]

Were those movies based on video games or movies on which video games were based?

BTW, I think Dragon Knight was an early nineties animated movie based on a video game. And, of course, there were several TV shows based on video games in the early-to-mid eighties (Pac Man, Pole Position, et cetera).

I can't believe they never made a movie based on Pong. That script practically writes itself!  :P

[captainspud]

there were several TV shows based on video games in the early-to-mid eighties (Pac Man, Pole Position, et cetera).

I bet you five dollars there's a gay porn called "Pole Position".

I don't want to be in charge of settling whether I win the bet or not.

@_@

[crimsonquill]

Looks like it's my turn to show off my arcadia geek knowledge...

During the '90s Hollywood fad of doing movies based on video games (Super Mario Brothers, Double Dragon, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat) there were several more films in pre-production that were put out of their misery (thankfully) before being unleashed upon the masses. What were they you ask?

Ms. Pac-Man - Like Norma Rae before her, the jaundiced-stricken Ms. Pac-Man (played by the infamous drag-queen Divine) forms a union to change unfair workplace practices, mostly notably the one restricting her god-given right to binge on the job. John Belushi costars as her supportive husband Pac-Man; John Waters was slated to direct.

The Chuck E. Cheese Story - Cheerful rodent Chuck (Corey Haim) and his gruff pal Jasper T. Jowls (Corey Feldman) register their ensemble for the Battle of the Bands contest to save their favorite eating place from being taken over by its chief rival, ShowBiz Pizza. Of course, ShowBiz's bear mascot Billy Bob Brockali (Gene Hackman) and his Rockafire Explosion band try to sabotage Mr. Cheese's set, which includes plenty of cornpone tunes and more then one joke about the venue's waitstaff.

Frogger - In this fanciful precursor to Harold Ramis's dark comedy Groundhog Day, Sisyphus Hopper (Bill Murray) is clearly stuck in a rut: He wakes up every morning to the same chirpy song, crosses the same busy street and jumps over the same shaky logs to get to his dingy riverside research station. It takes a sexy Department of Natural Resources surveyor (Andie McDowell) to inspire him to break the cycle and become a real prince.

Donkey Kong Junior - In this heartwarming story for all ages, a sarcastic ape-boy named Junior (played by Gary Coleman) attempts to thwart the evil Italian plumber (Danny DeVito) who has enslaved his indominatible papa, Donkey Kong (played by Mr. T).

Qix - Director David Lynch dares you to enter the bizarre world of the greedy warlord Qix (Christopher Walken) who rules over his desolate realm with an iron hand. A humble carpenter named Marker (Kyle MacLachlan) reluctantly starts a revolution when it is revealed that he is the son of the fabled king Taito and rightful heir to the throne.

Now those concepts were mostly plot scripts thrown around with names attached to them before the horrible crash that Super Mario Brothers, Double Dragon, and Street Fighter made which shut down post-production on almost all video game movies from then on. Mortal Kombat was the only successful movie from that period and spawned a sequel but due to meddling from New Line was reedited to be less violent and failed horribly.

- CrimsonQuill

[detourne_me]

Nope.

Tron (1982)
Cloak & Dagger (1984)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
The Wizard (1989) 
Arcade (1993)

how about Tommy (1975)?

[The Hitman]

how about Tommy (1975)?

Ehhh... Tommy's about Pinball. While it's a great film, and an even better album by The Who (I actually took a college course on it), I don't think it qualifies.

Ms. Pac-Man - Like Norma Rae before her, the jaundiced-stricken Ms. Pac-Man (played by the infamous drag-queen Divine) forms a union to change unfair workplace practices, mostly notably the one restricting her god-given right to binge on the job. John Belushi costars as her supportive husband Pac-Man; John Waters was slated to direct.

The Chuck E. Cheese Story - Cheerful rodent Chuck (Corey Haim) and his gruff pal Jasper T. Jowls (Corey Feldman) register their ensemble for the Battle of the Bands contest to save their favorite eating place from being taken over by its chief rival, ShowBiz Pizza. Of course, ShowBiz's bear mascot Billy Bob Brockali (Gene Hackman) and his Rockafire Explosion band try to sabotage Mr. Cheese's set, which includes plenty of cornpone tunes and more then one joke about the venue's waitstaff.

Frogger - In this fanciful precursor to Harold Ramis's dark comedy Groundhog Day, Sisyphus Hopper (Bill Murray) is clearly stuck in a rut: He wakes up every morning to the same chirpy song, crosses the same busy street and jumps over the same shaky logs to get to his dingy riverside research station. It takes a sexy Department of Natural Resources surveyor (Andie McDowell) to inspire him to break the cycle and become a real prince.

Donkey Kong Junior - In this heartwarming story for all ages, a sarcastic ape-boy named Junior (played by Gary Coleman) attempts to thwart the evil Italian plumber (Danny DeVito) who has enslaved his indominatible papa, Donkey Kong (played by Mr. T).

Qix - Director David Lynch dares you to enter the bizarre world of the greedy warlord Qix (Christopher Walken) who rules over his desolate realm with an iron hand. A humble carpenter named Marker (Kyle MacLachlan) reluctantly starts a revolution when it is revealed that he is the son of the fabled king Taito and rightful heir to the throne.

Wow... I really don't believe you. I mean, I want to, don't get me wrong. Donkey Kong and Ms. Pac- Man sounds almost do- able, but... I just can't seriously believe that a company would even consider these as viable movies concepts... I mean, for crying out loud, Frogger is almost Groundhog's Day!

*Crim, if there was some underlying sarcasm in your post, I completely missed it, and I should be ignored. :thumbup: *

[Mr. Hamrick]

there were several TV shows based on video games in the early-to-mid eighties (Pac Man, Pole Position, et cetera).

I bet you five dollars there's a gay porn called "Pole Position".

I don't want to be in charge of settling whether I win the bet or not.

@_@

well there was a canadian film by that name apparently in 1980 along with an animated cartoon in the US in 1984.  I've no idea the genre of the 1980 film.

Do you know something we don't, Spud? 

On second thought, don't answer that!

[crimsonquill]

Wow... I really don't believe you. I mean, I want to, don't get me wrong. Donkey Kong and Ms. Pac- Man sounds almost do- able, but... I just can't seriously believe that a company would even consider these as viable movies concepts... I mean, for crying out loud, Frogger is almost Groundhog's Day!

*Crim, if there was some underlying sarcasm in your post, I completely missed it, and I should be ignored. :thumbup: *

Those movie concepts are probably more or less pitch material being tossed across producers desks hoping that some studio might be willing to cash in on the name recognition more then the actual film itself. You might be surprised at how many projects get 'greenlighted' then killed swiftly once the actual dailies start flowing into the company screening room. And I wouldn't be shocked to discover that rough plot for Frogger ended up in the junk bin and was picked up by another writer and taken to Harold Ramis because it sounded like a cool concept to use elsewhere (after all Groundhog Day came out in 1993 which was just after the game movie bomb occurred). We are currently in the next wave of video game movies now but with directors like Uwe Boll doing these films on the B-Film angle with hack writers we might never see a video game hit ever again (he is currently doing adaptations of Postal, Dungeon Seige, and FarCry now).

- CrimsonQuill

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

Tron (1982)
Cloak & Dagger (1984)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
The Wizard (1989)
Arcade (1993)

Neither Tron nor The Last Starfighter were based on games.  Both movies involved a game in the plot, and games were later developed based on the games in the plot, but in both cases, the movies were first.

[thanoson]

Off topic, but did anybody see the Street Fighter: 10 years later on the original site? That is some good stuff.