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Weekend Box Office: Deadpool & Wolverine hangs on to the top spot; Borderland a disaster (www.joblo.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Brilliant film makes money, bad one doesn't! 😁

Borderlands only opens with $8m. Ouch!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ranked by Tomatometer, there are 6 certified fresh!

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/video-game-movies/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Does the Gran Turismo movie count as a "video game" movie? I haven't watched it but I know the general plot and that Gran Turismo is essentially a driving sim with no storyline (most recent one I played was GT4).

I think of it like if there was a movie about an avid Flight Simulator player has to land a passenger jet after both pilots are incapacitated, I wouldn't consider it a video game movie. Maybe that's how they remake Airplane! though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's based on a true story. They auditioned the top GT players to see if anyone could actually drive in a race. One guy made it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Right. I mean that it doesn't take place in the "universe" of Gran Turismo. Which is the criteria I think I would use to consider it a "video game movie".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I mean, the universe is racecars on real tracks...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I really don't agree with the rating on some of these. I thought "In the name of the king" was quite enjoyable, as was the original 1995 Mortal Kombat.