Minesweeper : The Movie. Destructoid offers reviews, previews, trailers, cheats, and more.


Dale North \\ 08.06.2007	48 comments

If you've seen one video game movie, you've seen them all, right? Yeah, I get where you're coming from. All of them, from Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within to the mess that was the Mortal Kombats were total disasters (except maybe Silent Hill, send hate mail to dalenorth@dontcare.com), always missing the mark and leaving us disappointed.

There is still hope. One more golden franchise of gaming remains, but it's not what you're thinking. It's not a first-person shooter, and it's definitely not The Sims (kill me now) - it's a bit more casual than that. Grandmas, soccer moms, and bored office workers rejoice: Minesweeper: The Movie is coming.

The brilliant minds at College Humor bring us the trailer to the movie based on the classic Microsoft Windows timewaster. This is certain to be the first video game blockbuster.

Commander: "Why are you here soldier?"

Officer: "I'm here because I'm bored!"

- - - Dale North instinctively holds down the "b" button.

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BigPopaGamer says:
08/06/2007 21:13

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

kwaselow says:
08/06/2007 21:19

*applauds*

BlindsideDork says:
08/06/2007 21:20

Those 8's.....bastards!

Hoygeit says:
08/06/2007 21:23

WHOO!!!

cjpkiller says:
08/06/2007 21:23

that was beautiful

Arugala9 says:
08/06/2007 21:26

Awesome

Neonie says:
08/06/2007 21:27

8randomly clicks a square*

Neonie says:
08/06/2007 21:28

It DIVIDED BY ZERO! OH SHI-

Doomtrain says:
08/06/2007 21:30

Funny.

SeventhSense says:
08/06/2007 21:35

lmao

Pangloss says:
08/06/2007 21:36

Man, I hate it when I have to guess.

Yooree says:
08/06/2007 21:37

-"Why are you here soldier?"
="Because I'm bored!"
-"And don't you forget it."

Pretty much sums it up right there.

kawitchate says:
08/06/2007 21:46

"WHY ARE THESE MINES EVEN HERE!!!" ftw!

MechaMonkey says:
08/06/2007 21:55

When the timer reaches 999:

"What happens then?"

"Nothing. You just suck."

This movie must be made.

Trevor McGee says:
08/06/2007 22:20

Do people actually play Minesweeper anymore?

CannibalCalvin says:
08/06/2007 22:26

It took me a bit to figure out who the yellow guy was. Very clever.

TheGoldenDonut says:
08/06/2007 22:39

Best. Trailer. Ever.

Tino says:
08/06/2007 22:44

Oh wow. I didn't realize who the yellow guy was for about 3-4 hours.

mikeasux says:
08/06/2007 22:50

I it;s about that time we kill some movie director, just for the sake, eh?

tkyy says:
08/06/2007 23:00

I thought the yellow guy's bald.
Bad casting!

Scrixx says:
08/06/2007 23:05

This brings me tears of joy :)

Baron Calico says:
08/06/2007 23:06

What if we get an 8?

13thDragon says:
08/06/2007 23:36

Dammit, now I feel like playing Minesweeper.

Dadud says:
08/07/2007 00:20

Hahaha, "Oh calm down, its never the first one." *Kaboom*

goodgamer77 says:
08/07/2007 00:34

This is 2.13x funnier if your grandma really did play Minesweeper.

bmdubya says:
08/07/2007 00:45

That little trailer right there is like 100X better than any movie Michael Bay tries to pull out of his ass.

Mxyzptlk says:
08/07/2007 01:09

Needs a spunky love interest.

s0lesurviv0r says:
08/07/2007 01:24

That convinced me to play ye ole minesweeper for the first time on my computer. I was surprised to find they added sound effects to the game, when the hell did that happen?

onomelon says:
08/07/2007 01:57

Great, now I've got the urge to play Minesweeper. For the first time in 10 years.

On a side note, am I only one who thinks a redone Minesweeper with updated graphics would be great for XBLA? I personally wouldn't mind shelling out $5 for it.

Cloudiroth says:
08/07/2007 02:34

? Why are they all two-stripe-ers?? Even the commander...

Myrmidon16 says:
08/07/2007 11:54

lol that was awesome. its already better that ne video game movie

Mack_ says:
08/07/2007 12:32

man i was way too addicted to minesweeper back in the day...

IAteASeagull says:
08/07/2007 14:41

Please note this was not made by any "brilliant minds" at College Humor. They just sponsored it. Elephant Larry, a New York comedy troupe was hired to write and create it on their own. If you like the hilarity of this video, then you'll like more of their work on their OWN website:

http://www.elephantlarry.com/

Noctane says:
08/07/2007 18:02

So is there really going to be a 90 minute movie?

That would be alsum.

Noctane says:
08/07/2007 18:05

nevermind, its not. =(

denilw says:
08/08/2007 04:05

The guy's hand are still attached to the shovel after he explodes! Action-packed movie!

ridley80 says:
08/08/2007 16:19

That was actually exciting.

BlueFalcon says:
08/12/2007 18:14

i havent cried this much since Aries died (ffVII)
that was way too funny

BooYaHOTSAUCE says:
08/16/2007 11:07

Funny... in fact, nearing hilarious.

I'll probably watch that again later today.

Random side note: KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS is a badass gaming movie that should be seen by every living soul on the planet. If a theater near (or far from) you is showing this movie, it's worth going. One of the best things I've seen this summer. Beats the shit out of Transformers or whatever other crap has opened lately.

Trust me... see the thing.

Watch el trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K7wpatALDQ&mode=related&search=

waly666 says:
08/29/2007 21:49

So.... whats next?Can any of you Imagine How Pac-man Movie would be??

Dexter345 says:
12/09/2007 17:11

I don't know how I missed this the first time, but it was great.

Husky Hog says:
12/13/2007 21:57

Holy fucking shit

I want them to make that for real so bad

Teta says:
12/18/2007 11:24

How did i miss this? This is like the best game based movie EVAR!

The-Excel says:
12/22/2007 09:09

Not impressed until I see Freecell: The Movie.

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