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Podtoid 46 - Street Fighter is the Citizen Kane of Videogame Movies


Reverend Anthony \\ 03.06.2008	37 comments

In terms of technical stuff, this is probably one of the worst episodes we've ever done: Jim's Skype is worse than ever, and typing and Skype bloops can be heard at random times throughout the proceedings. Still, though, the actual podcast content is pretty solid (if I may say so).

This week, Tiff, Linde, Jim and I talked about the suckitude of videogame movies; head to the official Podtoid page to check it out, or subscribe to us on iTunes. Specific topics of discussion include:

Why do videogame movies suck so badly: Yeah, they take away interactivity, but can some videogame ideas work if transplanted correctly to cinema?
Uwe Boll: Douchebag, or Pretty Cool Guy?
Resident Evil movie: You can't knock zombies unconscious.
The Street Fighter movie: Raul Julia is God's gift to an ungrateful world.
Double Dragon: Just look at that man's hair. My God, just look at his hair.
Animated game movies: A slightly less crappy variety of crap.
Hidden burping contest clip at the end: It goes against my nature to actually mention it to you, thus making it not hidden, but Jesus Christ it's gross.

This week's $25 question prize goes to SR388. Gimme your email in the comments and your prize money will be delivered forthwith.

[The intro/outro is Flat Beat by Mr. Oizo.]

37 COMMENTS, LATEST BY WillyFourEyes
Not bad, aside from the whole Skype beeping thing in the background...I felt like I was listening to one of those old VH1 Pop-Up Video shows (remember back when VH-1 used to play music videos?) ... - view discussion

There are 37 comments about this post:

MrSadistic says:
03/06/2008 15:01

Damn, Robert Patrick looked so sexy in Double Dragon with that early 90s pre-metrosexual look.

Dan CiTi says:
03/06/2008 15:09

What's your Wii Brawl code Aaron?

ironmanrules1333 says:
03/06/2008 15:13

make a good video game movie someone and i will love you forever.

ironmanrules1333 says:
03/06/2008 15:14

also I hope the American Mcgee's Alice movie is good I missed that game when it first came out and I really love the concept.

Samit Sarkar says:
03/06/2008 15:22

Robert Patrick will always be known to me as the T-1000, and the T-1000 only. That is all.

angusm says:
03/06/2008 15:26

I totally used to play Island of Dr. Quandry all the time.
Shit, everyone I grew up with played that game.

AgentMOO says:
03/06/2008 15:27

bisoooonnn!!!!!

This is going to be a good one; looking forward to listening .

Tiff says:
03/06/2008 15:32

@angusm

Really! That game was fun! Remember the cups of goobley gooop?

Dr Milkdad says:
03/06/2008 15:35

A few months ago I bought Street Fighter on DVD for $10.

It was a flawless choice. No flaws.

Dr Milkdad says:
03/06/2008 15:41

But I'd say Mortal Kombat is the Citizen Kane of video game movies. Then again, it's been a while since I last saw it.

Dexter345 says:
03/06/2008 15:47

The thing that always baffles me is the decision to make video games movies (and remakes of '80s cartoons, such as Transformers or G.I. Joe) into live action movies.

I honestly think that this is one of the main reasons video game movies suck so bad. You get to know these characters, and then all of the sudden you're watching a Belgian play a soldier U.S. Air Force. WTF?

blehman says:
03/06/2008 16:01

I agree with Samit, and does Robert Patrick in Double Dragon look like Big Daddy Kane in Meteor Man to anyone else? You know, sans the whole "black" thing.

Tubatic says:
03/06/2008 16:07

Side Scroller the Movie?

Whoa . . .

brotherkirk says:
03/06/2008 16:11

@blehman:

Fact: Koga Shuko was a lieutenant in the Golden Lords, until the entire outfit realized he looked a little too...Asian to be included. He was exiled, melted into a puddle of mercury, and did not rise to power until The Distant Future. So sayeth the legend.

artraider says:
03/06/2008 16:11

I still like the 1st resident evil and silent hill movies alot.

Tubatic says:
03/06/2008 16:13

Big Daddy Kane!?

Man, all I'm thinking about now is a Big Daddy with a slanted fade . . .

brotherkirk says:
03/06/2008 16:15

Eschatos says:
03/06/2008 16:17

We'll eventually get some decent video game movies. The only thing standing in our way is Uwe Boll and his monopoly.

Tubatic says:
03/06/2008 16:17

Then that reminds me of Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man . . .

wardrox says:
03/06/2008 17:13

Did I tell you guys how I actually made skype? I took a shit, added some voice carrying protocol and a nice interface then sold it to google.

Zakuen says:
03/06/2008 17:23

I still enjoyed Mortal Kombat as well, and the Resident Evil movies were at least entertaining. It's the same problem with them messing up comic book movies as well. Took a long time before certain directors 'got it right' and even then there's still a lot of bad ones out there. And even the ones who get it right can still mess up.

I think once a director is out there who really enjoys the world of the video game they are making, and who understands the characters a bit, a good video game movie can be made and be successful. Making a movie based on a game just because it's successful, it's tough to do right. Making a movie based on a game because the people writing and directing it ENJOY it and want it do do great, well, when that happens we'll get some great movies.

Sidenote: I have no clue what the hidden Burping Contest Clip refers to. :( Can anyone clue me in?

manta says:
03/06/2008 17:26

Wow. Is that the bad guy from Double Dragon? That's the name that popped into my mind. Wow. Awesome!

sleepingagain says:
03/06/2008 17:40

i approve the intro music;

SR388 says:
03/06/2008 18:24

zomg! Downloading now!

I cannot belive you all picked my question much less gave me 25 dollars for it! This day has gone from good to fucking Amazing!

Ill send my mailing info later tonight!

!!!

aborto thefetus says:
03/06/2008 18:54

I wholeheartedly agree with Sterling on Resident Evil movies. Those are an abortion on the good name of Resident Evil.

Sharpless says:
03/06/2008 19:14

Holy fucking shit. I had no idea Robert Patrick was in Double Dragon. So, wait, what exactly is that picture up there? What? No, there's no wa-... OH MY FUCK. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

m3ds says:
03/06/2008 21:28

Oh man, great podcast guys. I specifically enjoyed Aaron's rants on both Super Mario Bros and Street Fighter. Keet it up guys.

Necros says:
03/06/2008 21:32

That hair is almost as epic as mine.

SR388 says:
03/06/2008 21:34

pt3143@gmail.com is my email.

sirjester says:
03/06/2008 21:56

haha...robert patrick. terrible role for him. His cameo in Strange wilderness was a better fit than Double Douche. that and it was basically the only time i laughed...

Morrius says:
03/06/2008 22:59

Robert Patrick... I remember when I cried because the X Files had gotten so bad.

Good times, good times.

BlackSunEmpire says:
03/06/2008 23:39

Nice choice with Mr. Oizo. I wholeheartedly approve, now to listen to the rest of the podcast so I can hear the outro as well.

Crashews says:
03/06/2008 23:53

I think that most video game movies have gone to one of two extremes: Attempt to tranlsate the video game to film literally.
Been a movie that shares it's name, and nothing else, with a video game.

I think a truly successful video game movie will happen when a talented group of filmmakers makes a movie that takes place within the strict confines of a particular game universe but has nothing to do with the story the source material was telling.

I don't think you can or should translate a video game's story directly to film with any success.

It happened in the opposite direction, but I think one of the best and most engaging Star Wars video games was Republic Commando, which had nearly fuck-all to do(directly) with any of the stories in the films.

I think a successful video game movie, and a direction I would love to see the industry take, would be a companion to a video game, and not a re-telling or translation or adaptation. Imagine if before Gears of War was released there had been a Triple-A movie chronicling the time period leading up to the desperate decision to use Fenix?

A side-note regarding the bit of discussion about the long shot in Children of Men: I think the live-action Halo shorts felt very visceral and pulled off the first-person perspective very well(certainly better than Doom did). And the Halo shorts also harken back to my previous point about video game films being a companion to the game rather than an adaptation of the game.

And last but not least, I unashamedly enjoyed the Resident Evil movies. I can't say with any certainty that this wasn't because Milla Jovavich is incredibly attractive.

Crashews says:
03/07/2008 00:35

And that's what I get for replying before I finished the listening to the entire podcast. Fucking Jim Sterling.

Also, Gan Ning is on meth.

manasteel88 says:
03/07/2008 05:10

I disagree that the RE movie is unwatchable...thats just bs. Its not gonna get any major kudos from me but at least it was watchable.

I'm kinda disappointed that when FF:AC was brought up nobody mentioned the FF movie that was before it and how if that hadn't bombed Square might be making more and more of these movies

Quiotu says:
03/07/2008 08:26

Ahhh, Koga Shuto... so much talent back in the day that made a horrible mistake by being in that Double Dragon movie. The other two I specifically remember are Alissa Milano and Mark Dacascos, you know... before he became the kung-fu indian in Brotherhood of the Wolf or Chairman Kaga for Iron Chef America.

WillyFourEyes says:
03/09/2008 14:09

Not bad, aside from the whole Skype beeping thing in the background...I felt like I was listening to one of those old VH1 Pop-Up Video shows (remember back when VH-1 used to play music videos?)

Anyway, what the heck is the name of the song played at the beginning and end of the podcast? I know I've heard it before.

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