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[–] kabi@lemm.ee 32 points 1 year ago

Somehow worse than I expected!

[–] MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This will either be regular terrible, or so terrible that it actually becomes sort of funny.

[–] LordAmplifier@pawb.social 6 points 1 year ago

I really hope it'll be the second because I'm kinda hyped for this film and I don't even know why.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I watched first trailer and thought what crap with a total miscast (beside maybe Steve), then I watched the final trailer and it looked at least tolerable.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago

Borderlands movie vibes

[–] FurtiveFugitive@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So this DIDN'T come out and flop already?

Also, anyone else remember when they used to look forward to seeing Jack Black's name on something?

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Lmao, was about to comment the same thing

[–] AngryishHumanoid@reddthat.com 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't understand. I mean that honestly. Is it really this hard to make a movie that's true to its video game roots? You already have a built in fan base, so you know they will help with ticket sales and word of mouth. You need it to be accessible to normies, which is fine you can dumb things down but it's MINECRAFT, it's not like we're talking super dense lore here.

[–] MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's not really anything in the game that's worthy of a movie anyway. Don't get me wrong, it's one of the best things I've ever played and the fun we had on multiplayer servers hosted with my friends will stay with me forever, but it's not exactly bursting full of lore and storylines.

[–] activ8r@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

That's kinda the point I think. The only thing they had was the aesthetic and they half assed that so its kinda pointless πŸ˜„ Not only do they not have the original fans, they won't have any new fans either. Just a waste of everyones time.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can they just stop making video game movies and have some originality for once? I thought the writer strikes were over. Why is shit still so uninspired?

[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Should they go back to adapting books, plays, short stories, poems, tv shows, board games, tabletop games, songs, toy lines, children’s games, other movies, or an older version of the same movie instead?

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh boy can't wait for off brand Jumanji

Seriously tho, there's so much you could do with Minecraft and the settled on making a Jumanji clone

[–] ech@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's from the same brain that gave us Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre. It's weird on purpose, y'all.

And only one of these movies is good tho.

[–] yuri@pawb.social 15 points 1 year ago

this movie has never stopped looking EXACTLY like those shitty β€œminecraft in real life” renders.

[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

Other than the title and creatures the poster doesn’t really scream Minecraft.

[–] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think even Jack Black can save that one.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

He is the last one who can save anything. What's the last good movie he was in? School of rock?

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kung-fu panda is pretty good.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which one? The first one came out in 2008 which makes it more than 16 years old.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Newer than school of rock though

Idk, I think Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny was good enough to make up for a bunch of bad ones...

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The new Jumanji movies are great

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jack Black has been a negative selling point for movies since the first Jumanji remake.

Oh, I didn't even know he was in that movie, didn't really watch it or pay attention to its promotion material...

[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago

I can't tell if this is satire.

I thought this had come out already? All the garbage is blurring together.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

It’s about money.

[–] Vari@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Just do what sonic did and rework everything. This is going to be a joke.

[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People pissing their pants, and I don't care. I won't even bother reading the comments. I will watch it, and I may like it!

[–] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Wasn’t expecting Jason Mamoa to get top billing since I assumed Jack Black was the main character.