Battleship (the board game) will become Battleship (the movie)

Andrew · June 25, 2010, 09:16:32 PM

Yes, really:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440129/

I know that we had a thread making fun of movies that draw inspiration from board games, but this sounds like an Onion article and not a real film.

Nukie 2 · June 25, 2010, 10:33:36 PM

AHHH! NO!
What's next Boggle?

The world must be about to end because they're running out of ideas for movies.

Criswell · June 26, 2010, 02:19:53 AM

no comment

Cthulhu · June 26, 2010, 04:48:02 AM

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Jack · June 26, 2010, 06:31:23 AM

I like the guy on the message board who says "I'm already excited about the sequel......"

Andrew · June 26, 2010, 07:52:00 AM

Did you catch the fact that the plot involves some sort of alien invasion?

rebel_1812 · June 26, 2010, 10:14:41 AM

That is a funny idea. Pirates of the Caribbean did pretty well and it was based on a ride.

WingedSerpent · June 26, 2010, 02:48:57 PM

I've heard about this. I'll wait to pass judgement until I start hearing and seeing some of the production. I've been wrong about movies before...

InformationGeek · June 26, 2010, 06:27:32 PM

I'll see it just so I can hear a professional actor try to say this line seriously:

Damn, he sunk our battleship!

AndyC · June 28, 2010, 02:04:30 PM

Look at the bright side. Any story they come up with that involves aiming blindly at coordinates to sink ships will be true to the game. We've seen what Hollywood does with games like Doom or Resident Evil that come with a ready-made story. Maybe this is more their speed.

The Gravekeeper · June 28, 2010, 02:17:06 PM

Am I the only who kind of wants to see Sean Connery in this just so we can hear him say "You sunk my battleship"?

If they're going with board games, though, I'd like to see an adaptation of "Sorry." I dunno, I just want to see what they could make out of a game with such an abstract concept.

AndyC · June 28, 2010, 02:30:34 PM

Quote from: The Gravekeeper on June 28, 2010, 02:17:06 PM
Am I the only who kind of wants to see Sean Connery in this just so we can hear him say "You sunk my battleship"?

If they're going with board games, though, I'd like to see an adaptation of "Sorry." I dunno, I just want to see what they could make out of a game with such an abstract concept.

But for Connery, it would be "You shank my battleship."
I'd kind of like to see what Hollywood could do with Yahtzee. Or maybe Pop-O-Matic Trouble, where they have to contend with an abstract concept while working in a weird physical gimmick.