Sentences with phrase «game adaptations as»

I've really enjoyed Archie's video game adaptations as of recent, if only because they don't try to adapt the Archieverse into the story.

While I like the action and do think that the movie captures the video game on which it is based very well, there is one fundamental problem with Doom, and this problem is also the same for most video game adaptations as a whole.

Not exact matches

After winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her wild - eyed turn as a mental patient in Girl, Interrupted, she attempted a few other serious acting roles but only seemed to find blockbuster success when she took on the lead role in the feature - film adaptation of the video game Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

«We needed somebody who was a proven shooter,» says Beilein, who requires his players to meet a minimum standard to get green - lit for games: making 60 threes in a five - minute, one - ball, one - rebounder drill that's an adaptation of a workout Bryce Drew did as a Valparaiso guard.

As evidenced by the unheralded emergence and blossoming of youngsters like Rashford — who has scored four goals in his first two senior games — and the successful adaptation and upgrading of squad members such as Fellaini, Ashley Young and Chris Smalling, there have been individual improvements, especially with regards to players ready to work for the system over themselveAs evidenced by the unheralded emergence and blossoming of youngsters like Rashford — who has scored four goals in his first two senior games — and the successful adaptation and upgrading of squad members such as Fellaini, Ashley Young and Chris Smalling, there have been individual improvements, especially with regards to players ready to work for the system over themselveas Fellaini, Ashley Young and Chris Smalling, there have been individual improvements, especially with regards to players ready to work for the system over themselves.

In October 2006 the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) endorsed video games as a potential means for teaching «higher - order thinking skills, such as strategic thinking, interpretive analysis, problem solving, plan formulation and execution, and adaptation to rapid change.»

Basak explained that strategy - based video games include, not only real - time strategy games, such as «Rise of Nations,» which was used in her research, but also computer adaptations of strategy board games such as «Settlers of Catan,» a favorite among physicists and mathematicians; «Ticket to Ride,» for geography lovers; and especially the classic strategy game of chess — all played with a time constraint.

The funny thing is that, as we mature, the dating rules tend to change and you must be able to make the necessary adaptations to win the game.

As an adaptation, it's somewhere between PS3 and Xbox 360, but one way or another it's an outstanding game.

Unlike video game adaptations like the Tomb Raider series or Assassins Creed, which have to contend with years of accreted mythos and complicated character - building, Rampage was always going to be on pretty safe ground, as long as it featured a giant ape, lizard, and wolf pounding some buildings to powder.

We've had some good Stephen King adaptations in 2017 (and some bad ones, lookin» at you Dark Tower), but Gerald's Game gives Andy Muschietti's It a run for its money as the best one of the year.

Following shortly thereafter with the John Travolta thriller The General's Daughter, West confirmed his standing as a Hollywood player and was soon priming up for his biggest challenge to date, the big - screen adaptation of the popular Tomb Raider video game franchise.

As an adaptation of the anime, it does a good job of capturing the series» signature sense of action and as a game in general, it presents mechanics and ideas that are entirely uniquAs an adaptation of the anime, it does a good job of capturing the series» signature sense of action and as a game in general, it presents mechanics and ideas that are entirely uniquas a game in general, it presents mechanics and ideas that are entirely unique.

It fails as a horror movie, a video game adaptation and a film worth the three dimensions.

Alien: Isolation is one of the most faithful video game adaptations you're ever likely to play, coming across as an homage to Alien and a like - for - like recreation of the used future Ridley Scott introduced us to in 1979.

Still, there's something to be said for a video game adaptation being an interesting and well - intentioned failure and not a raging garbage fire, as is often the default with this kind of movie.

You'll soon find out as Tecmo Koei ports this second video game adaptation of the Fist of the North Star manga series stateside.

I'm also approaching this as someone who thinks Michael Fassbender and Justin Kurzel making a video game adaptation is just plain fascinating.

This site was founded in July 2011 after its founder Crystal got wind of Gavin Hood being selected as director for the film adaptation Ender's Game.

Michael Fassbender, one of Hollywood's A-list, heads the cast which includes such luminaries as Marion Cotillard (who co-starred with him in last year's Macbeth, directed equally by Kurzel), Brendan Gleeson and Jeremy Irons, giving the piece a built - in pedigree unlike almost any other video game adaptation in history.

Gerald's Game, a Stephen King adaptation for Netflix starring Carla Gugino, is good Coming Soon Daniel Dae Kim's stunt training for the Hellboy reboot / Film Hocus Pocus moves forward as a TV movie remake - none of the original actors or filmmaking team are involved David Poland on Blade Runner 2049 with no spoilers «It is Aliens to Alien»... whoa, that's high praise Billboard composer Danny Elfman interviewed about Superman's iconic theme (redeployed for Justice League) and his long collaboration with Gus Van Sant Playbill Judy Garland's final concert, restored / remastered from 1969 will be released for the first time i09 on why you should be watching the Exorcist TV series, back for Season 2 / Film Amazon still has a lot of work to do to catch up with Netflix and Hulu but they're diving into the sci - fi genre big time

Not much as changed with the idea that video game to film adaptations are never a good idea, «Silent Hill: Revelation 3D» ensures that trend, and while it's dazzling at times, it will leave an audience hungry for a better movie and experience.

Many computer game adaptations suffer from having an overly complicated plot (for example, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) as some sort of overcompensation for being a computer game adaptation.

As far as video game adaptations go, no one was expecting too much from Dead or AlivAs far as video game adaptations go, no one was expecting too much from Dead or Alivas video game adaptations go, no one was expecting too much from Dead or Alive.

Adaptations of other material, such as movie tie - in games, have often been terrible and met with the appropriate reception.

Deadline reports Ready Player One, Spielberg's adaptation of Ernest Cline's bestselling sci - fi novel, is scheduled for a December 15, 2017 release date, meaning instead of reading about a kid playing video games, you'll get to watch a kid play video games, an activity universally agreed upon as being the most fun.

«The goalposts are moved as the story or contents of the film change, and having several layers of approval — often from people who neither understand nor care about the game adaptation — means that schedules can be thrown off by no fault of of the developers, and all the time they're facing down an unchanging release day.

Yesterday we saw an extended TV spot for Duncan Jones» upcoming video game adaptation Warcraft [watch it here], and now we have a brand new poster for you... SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Warcraft UPDATE: And here's a quad poster... The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a -LSB-...]

In case you're sick of movie adaptations and audio books, World War Z will be a video game as well.

Johnson also has another Fast and Furious movie on the cards, as well as an adaptation of the Rampage video game, action - comedy Central Intelligence, a Baywatch movie and the comic - book film Shazam!

He's listed as the screenwriter for the Halo (Xbox Video Game) film adaptation.

As for when we'll next see Gleeson, he's part of the cast for In The Heart Of The Sea, arriving December 26, and the actor has just finished work on video game adaptation Assassin's Creed, which is currently set to arrive exactly a year later.

As with any video game adaptation, there are going to be challenges when it comes to turning Shadow of the Colossus into a film.

However, I'm not here to review the video game, as there are many other sites for that, I'm here to review this movie adaptation.

Disney's G - Force is coming out as an action game on the DS, PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 — an adaptation of the upcoming computer - generated guinea pig film.

With just two days to go until Assassin's Creed arrives in US cinemas, 20th Century Fox has debuted a new clip from Justin Kurzel's hotly - anticipated video game adaptation entitled «Father's Blade», which features Michael Fassbender and Jeremy Irons; take a look below after the official synopsis... SEE ALSO: Michael Fassbender says Assassin's Creed planned as first instalment of -LSB-...]

The game's success spawned multiple sequels and spinoffs, a 40 - episode 3D animated series, a chapter book adaptation, manga adaptations in Mario - related publications such as Kodansha's Super Mario manga and Super Mario - Kun, and many toys and other merchandise.

In one of two blockbuster adaptations to showcase his shining star this year (the other being the inexplicable feature - length translation of a little game called Battleship), Taylor Kitsch leads the weekend as the title character in John Carter, leaping miles in a single bound and surely climbing the box - office charts too.

Ahead of its release this coming week, Flickering Myth's Jack Gracie got a chance to speak with Roar Uthaug and Graham King, director and producer of the latest big screen adaptation of the classic video game series Tomb Raider, starring Alicia Vikander as the iconic adventurer Lara Croft.

Two new images have arrived online from the highly - anticipated video game adaptation Assassin's Creed featuring Michael Fassbender as both Callum Lynch and his 15th Century ancestor Aguilar; take a look below... SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for Assassin's Creed Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his -LSB-...]

It has already been confirmed that this adaptation will be set in the same universe as the video game series.

The movie currently boasts the highest Rotten Tomatoes critical score for a video game adaptation with 50 %, but US audiences haven't embraced it as widely as international markets.

Even though DIVERGENT is still shooting, the hype for this latest YA adaptation is so huge its being billed as the new HUNGER GAMES...

While I wouldn't mind playing with some of these side characters and superfluous plotlines in a video game, as an adaptation of a beloved work that has enchanted many millions of readers, young and old, I'm left longing for a different kind of fan film — the inevitable one in which someone edits out all of the stuff not from the writings of Tolkien — and makes it the movie it always should have been from inception.

This sequel to the surprise hit adaptation of a popular video game, Mortal Kombat, sees John R. Leonetti (The Butterfly Effect 2), cinematographer for the first film, take over the reigns from Paul W.S. Anderson as director, mostly to disappointing results.

Last week, up - and - comers Adelaide Clemens (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Kit Harrington (Game of Thrones) were announced as the leads in Silent Hill: Revelation 3D - the long - gestating follow - up to Christophe Gans» 2006 adaptation of Konami's popular video game serGame of Thrones) were announced as the leads in Silent Hill: Revelation 3D - the long - gestating follow - up to Christophe Gans» 2006 adaptation of Konami's popular video game sergame series.

A movie adaptation of the game has been in development for awhile too, with Stephen Gaghan originally announced as director, and Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain lined up to star.

New Line Cinema's sequel to the surprise 2013 horror hit «The Conjuring» is set to dominate the weekend, even as it faces off against Universal's big - budgeted video game adaptation «Warcraft, which is expected to tank at the domestic box office.

As New Regency and Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed gears up to go into production later this year, Deadline has revealed that Oscar - winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose, The Dark Knight Rises) has signed on for a mystery role in the video game adaptation.

Any hope that «Warcraft» would be the first great video game adaptation is promptly squashed within the opening 30 minutes, and it only gets worse from there as the audience is forced to suffer through the convoluted plot (including an unearned romance between Lothar and Garona), a clunky finale that's more interested in setting up future sequels than providing a satisfying conclusion, and a handful of unmemorable action sequences.