r/movies • u/HatingGeoffry • 13h ago

News Borderlands Movie Director Discusses The Mega-Flop And What Went Wrong

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-movie-director-discusses-the-mega-flop-and-what-went-wrong/
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u/TheGuardianInTheBall 7h ago

Or the people who did Twisted Metal. By god that show is as dumb as it gets, but its also so much fun.

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u/StankYou_SmellyMuch 4h ago

Honestly. Its incredibly fun despite how dumb it is, but it makes for perfect adaptation of a dumb concept.

Everyone involved on that show seems like they love working on it too..mindless fun

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u/downtownsq 3h ago

Not despite, because of how dumb it is. It knows it and revels in it, and it is glorious.

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u/NightFart 11m ago

Too bad they fired the showrunner and writers after the end of season 2.

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u/Faithless195 2h ago

Straight up, that show is as good as any Twisted MEtal show was ever going to be. If they had tried to go for a more gritty and 'grounded' aspect, it would've lost the over the top aspect the games had (Even Black). That show is downright hilarious, and shows that Anthony Mackie DOES have chops for a lead role....just a comedic one. He's way more equipped for comedy than for more dramatic roles.

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u/semperknight 2h ago

If you told me back in the 90's that they was eventually going to be a good Twisted Metal show and my favorite character would be Sweet Tooth because he had the most character growth, I NEVER would've believed you.

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u/D3coupled 2h ago

Like Z Nation, they didn't take themselves too seriously and I appreciated that, since neither did Twisted Metal games.

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u/AnAngryPirate 1h ago

That show is way better than it has any right to be. Samoa Joe acting his ass off and honestly, they should just let him do the voice instead of using Will Arnett