Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoBorderlands is failing already.www.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down14
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minus-squarejqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·9 months agoOffhand I can only think of one movie (and sequels) where “didn’t read the book” made the movie significantly better: The Bourne Identity. Those books really were awful!
minus-squaretheatomictruth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·9 months agoI thought the 1993 Mario movie was pretty fun
minus-squarebbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·9 months agoThe Witcher video games are better than the source and the original author is seething from its success
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·9 months agoThe games are great because CD Project are massive fans who read the books many times, so that hardly fits.
minus-squaremagiccupcake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoI mean the books are great too, apparently they’re even better in it’s native language.
minus-squarevisor841@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agoI think there’s a difference when the source material isn’t great. IIRC Forest Gump is another example.
minus-squarePoopingCough@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·9 months agoAlso Starship Troopers
minus-squarePoopingCough@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoI’m not sure how you think this video is related to the comment I replied to ?
Offhand I can only think of one movie (and sequels) where “didn’t read the book” made the movie significantly better: The Bourne Identity. Those books really were awful!
I thought the 1993 Mario movie was pretty fun
The Witcher video games are better than the source and the original author is seething from its success
The games are great because CD Project are massive fans who read the books many times, so that hardly fits.
I mean the books are great too, apparently they’re even better in it’s native language.
I think there’s a difference when the source material isn’t great. IIRC Forest Gump is another example.
Also Starship Troopers
I thought that was debunked?
I’m not sure how you think this video is related to the comment I replied to ?
There’s also Adaptation, technically.