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Half-Life 2

Also known as: Half-Life II

How Hollywood will ruin your favourite games

Beloved games turned into movie monstrosities

Words: Dave Meikleham, GamesRadar UK

Apr 17, 2009



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boxmeizter  - 7 months 13 days ago 
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Mainman  - 7 months 13 days ago 
Well, at least they'd make people aware of the franchises. Especially the Ico one.
Bossco  - 7 months 13 days ago 
I'd go and see Chuck Norris in Metal Gear Solid. Dont fuck with Chuck!
KnightDehumidifier  - 7 months 13 days ago 
Steven Seagal in Shadow of the Colossus would be amazing. It would make for every colossi to have its weakpoint right on the neck, so it would be for him to snap.
Xtapolapopotamus  - 7 months 13 days ago 
The Shadow of the Colossus one is so horribly bad, I could see it happening. Great article. Horrifying, but great.
Monkey  - 7 months 13 days ago 
Sadly you just know the God of War one will happen - with Vin Diesel as indicated!

LOL the Ico poster - man i love Megan Fox though
Sash  - 7 months 13 days ago 
LOL the Ico poster - man i love Megan Fox though

Agreed. Megan Fox. Om Nom Nom

Recaptcha: 11/2 splicing
RebornKusabi  - 7 months 13 days ago 
I know your being facetious, but I would see a Metal Gear Solid movie with Chuck Norris as Old Snake...
Xeacons  - 7 months 13 days ago 
GAH! MY EYES! MY IDOLS! NO MORE PLEASE!

Seriously, though, I'm not worried. The problem is these director's just aren't gamers. They actors aren't gamers. They don't understand games, and when they twist them, it bombs. But they are getting better. Kinda. But it doesn't help that critics do have a bias against the game-movies.
zymn  - 7 months 13 days ago 
bahahaha! i laughed my ass of at the Half-Life one. oh geez... and i just realized that Bob Hoskins was the one in Super Mario Bros. wow. so he went from Roger Rabbit to that, huh?
GamesRadarJoeMcNeilly  - 7 months 13 days ago 
Dave, I think there's a career waiting for you as a studio exec if the whole games journo thing doesn't pan out.
scbyfn4evr  - 7 months 13 days ago 
Oh, come now, GR.
Nobody would EVER think of making a Super Mario Bros. movie with John Leguiziamo and Dennis Hopper.

Psh...next you're gonna try and tell me that the plot will involve elvolution rays and fungus people.
Tasty_Pasta  - 7 months 13 days ago 
Mickey Rooney as Zeus and Bob Hoskins as Mario!?!?!?

Haha, oh my god. I love you GR. Funny funny stuff.
BlackKraken  - 7 months 13 days ago 
The rock with a cop hat on looks so unbelievably camp! XD
mrandydixon  - 7 months 13 days ago 
@Tasty_Pasta:

Dude, Hoskins already WAS Mario, and it was STELLAR.
TylerHooper14  - 7 months 13 days ago 
Crap ! they shouldnt do that i dont think anyway. Vin deasel's not a god of war sort of person more like ... 2 fast 2 furious !
bi9foot  - 7 months 13 days ago 
the super mario bros film was amazing i would say its in my top ten films
Superwes  - 7 months 13 days ago 
I liked MSG and SMB2
zabu_san  - 7 months 13 days ago 
Wait...Hollywood ruins films??
Why was I not informed before this article was made?? Well thank God GR helped me see the light!!

If Mickey Rourke says, "Jiminy Jillickers" in the GoW film, I'll see it...
ssj4raditz  - 7 months 13 days ago 
Mickey Rooney as Zeus made me laugh the hardest.
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