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- mikeliketrike, on 07/02/2009, -0/+46"What market's been going to movies lately? "
"The 16 - 25 demo."
"What have they been spending their money on more than movies lately? "
"Video games."
"Right. Ok, now name some video games that we can make an epic movie about."
*silence*
"Centipede!"
"No, too many legs."
"Moon Patrol!"
"I like it, but I don't like it enough."
"Asteroids!"
"I just ***** myself with excitement. You know what that means? This movie is going to be a ***** of money! "
*high five* - smashblu, on 07/02/2009, -1/+42I hope to God they don't make that Atari game "E.T." into a movie. Can you imagine how awful that would be?
- Krysis, on 07/02/2009, -1/+41"The #1 movie in America was called "Ass." And that's what it was. For 90 minutes. It won four Oscars that year, including best screenplay."
- designashirt, on 07/02/2009, -1/+28No plot, no characters, just action . . . Michael Bay has to make this movie
- FearlessFreep, on 07/02/2009, -0/+16And I thought the MineSweeper movie was just being facetious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHY8NKj3RKs - angusm, on 07/02/2009, -0/+13"OK, guys. Brainstorming session. Who do you see playing the part of the asteroid?"
"De Niro."
"Uh, no good. Method actor - he'll want to gain sixteen tons and cover himself with dirty ice and rock fragments."
"OK, no De Niro. I guess Christian Bale's out too."
"Yeah, he'll keep asking what the asteroid's motivation is."
"Motivation? It's a ***** asteroid. What kind of motivation is it supposed to have?"
"I don't know, one of those 'past wrong' things. It used to be a bigger asteroid, but then some spaceship came along and blew it into fragments. Now it hates all spaceships and wants to get revenge."
"Actually, Bale might just go for that."
"No, too simplistic for him. [Nick] Cage might buy it, though."
"Hey, this revenge thing ... can we spin that into one of those 'doomed love' plots?"
"I'm not following you."
"Well, you know how the formula goes: the asteroid hates all spaceships, but this spaceship is different. And despite themselves, they're, like, drawn together. They won't admit it, but they're actually falling in love. It's 'You've Got Mail', but in outer space. With lasers."
"Not seeing it ... Let's stay with the casting. How about we skip Cage, and just go with The Rock?"
"The Rock?"
"Yeah. Think of the trailers: 'And starring ... The Rock ... as the Asteroid'."
"Isn't that a little corny?"
"Jesus, we're not making an art-house movie here. Corny is good. Now, how about the Spaceship: who do we know who's basically sort of triangular, and likes to spin round and round shooting at things?" - robertisaar, on 07/02/2009, -1/+13dugg for what i hope was massive sarcasm...
- sneakyness, on 07/02/2009, -0/+12Well look at it this way, the less content there was to start with, the less fanboys can get pissed off about. It's like movie making with training wheels, if you ***** up now you're mentally retarded!
"THAT SPACESHIP WAS NOT TRIANGULAR ENOUGH!"
"THOSE ASTROIDS AREN'T CHUNKY ENOUGH!" - staffa, on 07/02/2009, -0/+10Holy hell man, when it went off the screen why the HELL didn't it come back from the other side!
- MMusick, on 07/02/2009, -0/+10I like open-ended possibilities. Here, they're truly unlimited.
- dafragsta, on 07/02/2009, -1/+11I thought Armageddon was the Asterooids adaptation.
- fadetoone, on 07/02/2009, -0/+10Ow, my balls!
- TheBifman, on 07/02/2009, -0/+9hold thrust and mash the fire button
- inactive, on 07/02/2009, -0/+8"Now with more black guy."
- mlvassallo, on 07/02/2009, -0/+8I don't see why people hated Idiocracy. It had something for everybody.
- sneakyness, on 07/02/2009, -0/+8"SIR I NEED ORDERS!??!!"
*CRASH*
"WE'VE BEEN HIT ON THE STARBOARD SIDE MEDIUM ASTEROID! SIR, I NEED ORDERS!!!"
"HOLD DOWN THRUST AND DON'T STOP FIRING THE PHASERS!"
"BUT CAPTAIN WHO WILL STEER?"
*dramatic pause as maximum thrust is reached, phasers in the background*
"Son, we were past steering 3 hours ago." - PArbo, on 07/02/2009, -0/+7*fart noise*
- HALNINETHOUSAND, on 07/02/2009, -0/+7Still patiently awaiting the "Pop-O-Matic Trouble" movie. Good property for Tim Burton, don't ya think?
- twishart, on 07/02/2009, -0/+7Man, that might actually make an ok movie...
- damnshoes, on 07/02/2009, -1/+8pew pew pew
- FearlessFreep, on 07/02/2009, -0/+6Lotsa things to blow up here
- fadetoone, on 07/02/2009, -0/+6Haha, you're a bit late:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10271662-36.html - greendalek, on 07/02/2009, -1/+7HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA
*wipes tears*
That was GREAT. - wolfing, on 07/02/2009, -1/+7so the credits at the end of the movie will be those who got the best scores?
- greendalek, on 07/02/2009, -0/+6Where's my Brawndo?
- CoreyTamas, on 07/02/2009, -1/+6To be honest, I don't want to judge a movie that has never been made, hasn't been cast, hinted at or even suggested. I'm not saying I think that there's a good track record for movies based on video games, but saying the acquisition "has me concerned for the future of human society"...? Come on, drama queen.
- hotbert73, on 07/02/2009, -0/+4It is a perfect fit... A match made in Heaven. lol
- twishart, on 07/02/2009, -0/+4I'm not so sure - Michael Bay is getting a habit of trying to shoehorn stupid plot elements and transparent characters into a movie that really SHOULD be nothing but action.
HONESTLY HOW DO YOU ***** UP TRANSFORMERS - solid12345, on 07/02/2009, -0/+4Jesus if there is no plot or character intellectual property what are they bidding on, just the word "Asteroids"?
Sounds like a movie pitch in an Entourage episode, can imagine Ari shouting it now - jugglingjon, on 07/02/2009, -0/+4I'm curious to see how much they had to pay for the rights to this; I'm thinking that even though there was a 'bidding war', it probably wasn't in the magnitude the phrase implies. If they can buy this label for a reasonable sum, and attach it to a crappy space movie that people would otherwise have zero interest in, it's probably a pretty good business plan. At least people will recognize the name.
- jebus123, on 07/02/2009, -0/+4Brought to you by Carl's Jr.
- TobiasParker, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/2ad5b32602/video- ...
What you guys just said, but funny. - inactive, on 07/02/2009, -1/+4After reading this, Pong: The Movie doesn't seem too far fetched now. ಠ_ಠ
- FredFredrickson, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3Seriously, what is the big deal about Megan Fox?
I mean, sure, she's an attractive young lady - but she's not so drop-dead gorgeous that we need to mention her in every Digg submission. There are plenty of girls out there who are just as hot, and most of them aren't even in film. - TheBifman, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3The writer of this article is lacking in the logic department. He argues that they could have just developed it as an original property and there was no reason to base it on a 1970's video game, yet if that had been done he would have had no material for this article and there would be no news story on Digg about it, so I think it's pretty obvious that basing it on Asteroids adds a LOT to the equation.
- no2gates, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3That does it. I've made up my mind to fly to the studios this week to pitch my idea for the Clara Peller movie entitled "Where's The Beef?"
I'm gonna make a million I tell ya. - inactive, on 07/02/2009, -1/+4I think Michael Bay should direct Pong.
It can be about two gigantic cyborgs who fight, but with a bouncing plasma ball and plasma walls. With each bounce, a massive explosion is made.
And skanky girls with huge ***** can be seen in the background running around. - rbarnes, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3Rusty Griswold: Hey, ya' got Pac Man?
Cousin Dale: No.
Rusty Griswold: Ya' got Space Invaders?
Cousin Dale: Nope.
Rusty Griswold: Ya' got Asteroids?
Cousin Dale: Naw, but my dad does. Can't even sit on the toilet some days. - TheNik, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3It should be done by Guillermo del Toro.
- FallenTurtles, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3Totally different. Asteroids has a way better plot. And actors. And effects.
- HALNINETHOUSAND, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3But that also means this could turn into "Wing Commender." Shutters.
- MasterGrief, on 07/02/2009, -1/+4What's next, a movie based on Root Beer Tapper? Bet we'll see some great character development there.
- NeonDistraction, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3I've yet to speak to anyone who's seen it that hasn't loved that movie.
Although I suppose stupid people wouldn't like it, since all of the jokes either hit too close to home or go right over their heads. - serif69, on 07/02/2009, -0/+2I predict AAA to be nominated for Best Actor.
- FallenTurtles, on 07/02/2009, -0/+2I'm digging this for the shootdown of Centipede. That was amazing.
- skintigh, on 07/02/2009, -0/+2No ***** way. He's change it from being asteroids to lumps of coral under the sea, and remove the space ship completely to concentrate on a side love-story between two of the lumps of coral, and then ***** would blow up and there would be really hot mermaids shown in profile.
- TobiasParker, on 07/02/2009, -0/+2He's a camera. *Shudders at the thought*
- FredFredrickson, on 07/02/2009, -0/+2My favorite is still Hungry Hungry Hippos from Robot Chicken.
- tehjabba, on 07/02/2009, -0/+2There's already a lot of videogame movies that pong.
i'll get my coat...
Worms: The Movie? - FredFredrickson, on 07/02/2009, -0/+2And critics will say it's ***** and fans will get angry and rant about how great it really is.
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