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- From: SCP23007@NOVELL1.RTC-CARLOW.IE (Wayne Horan)
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.cinema-l
- Subject: Computer games and films
- Message-ID: <MAILQUEUE-101.930125144204.544@novell1.rtc-carlow.ie>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 15:57:28 GMT
- Sender: Discussions on all forms of Cinema <CINEMA-L@AUVM.BITNET>
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- Computer games have become so popular that software houses are always
- looking for new ideas, and where better to look than the cinema?
- It's mindblowing to think that for many of the popular
- films released last year, there has been an accompanying computer game
- (e.g. "Batman Returns", "Lethal Weapon (3)", "Terminator 2", "Cool
- World", "Home Alone 2").
- Of course some film licences turn out to be totally useless ("Home
- Alone", Ghostbusters 2)
- And some of the games are better than the actual films ("Hudson
- Hawk", "The Addams Family")
- The fact is that computer game licences are HOT!
- Steven Spielbergs "Jurassic Park" (sp?) will be released as a game in
- spring, before the film even premieres in a cinema.
- The movie-to-game concept can work the opposite way, also.
- "Super Mario Brothers" will be released as a film next summer. (I
- think Samantha Mathis is worringly young to be Bob Hoskins love
- interest!)
- This could start a new trend in the film making world...
- Imagine Joe Pesci as Sonic the Hedgehog or Bruce Willis as James
- Pond!!(?)
- I shudder at the possibilities!
-
- Speaking of casting, Tim Curry should have most definately been the
- Joker in Batman - He looks just like the comic character
-
- Totally non-relevant fact: The original casting list for "Robin Hood -
- Prince of thieves" made interesting reading, Kevin Costner as Robin
- Hood survived, but what about Jack Nichelson (sp) as the Sherrif of
- Nottingham and Danny DeVito as Friar Tuck!
-
- Comments would be greatly appreciated!
- Bye for now,
- Wayne.
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