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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:35:38 -0600
- Reply-To: Ens Alexander W Ellermann <ellerman@NORFOLK.NADN.NAVY.MIL>
- Sender: Computer Games List <GAMES-L@BROWNVM.BITNET>
- From: Ens Alexander W Ellermann <ellerman@NORFOLK.NADN.NAVY.MIL>
- Subject: Games to Films & vice versa
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- Pulled this one from the cinema-l list. Thought you all would enjoy it.
- Alex
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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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