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[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Weird casting, none of them make sense except Jack Black.

[–] simple@lemm.ee 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Even Jack Black as claptrap is just really bizarre casting. I will definitely not get over kevin hart's casting though. They hired a short comedian to play the role of the serious military guy character.

[–] Lath@kbin.social 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hart's been apparently trying to shake off the comedian persona.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Then he should stop being in comedies.

[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

And start being a good actor.

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[–] littletranspunk@lemmus.org 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'll watch it, but as a borderlands fan I'm expecting trash

[–] fogstormberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I have been equally pessimistic and excited about this dumpster fire from the earliest rumors. I think this movie will be bad, and won't be any less fun for it. as long as they answer one question best asked by mister torgue flexington: explosions?

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

DID I HEAR SOMEONE ASK #$@!NG EXPLOSIONS?!? THAT IS THE ANSWER. THE QUESTION IS Β₯Ο€&@ING WHEN?!?*

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Who would they even get to play Torgue? Like honestly? Because from the main casting choices, it would probably be someone like Kyle Gass or Michael Cera.

[–] mossy_@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

oh if they have someone playing Torgue I'll watch it with mouth agape. I don't know who could pull it off though.

[–] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Same. I can't imagine it being anything other than off-brand Mad Max, though

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The entire cast seems off. And how is cage the elephant not the theme still?

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Not nearly guardians of the galaxy enough for them

[–] SpeakinTelnet@programming.dev 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The lack of overly vulgar dialogue in the trailer really solidified my lack of expectations. Not that I really need that level of vulgarity to enjoy a movie but I mean, is it really borderland without it?

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[–] scops@reddthat.com 21 points 4 months ago

It really looks like they wanted this made in the vein of a Guardians of the Galaxy movie. I guess if you start with Borderlands and try to come up with an existing movie property that's in the same ballpark, that kinda seems like a reasonable target?

Problem is, none of the actors look like they are having fun. I think this is going to land somewhere between the Suicide Squads, and not closer to the one you'd want it to.

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

FFS this looks like the worst casting job ever. Each actor is good but completely wrong for the role with the exception, maybe, of Jack Black. This looks like the studio is fishing for a tax write off by making a bomb.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Even Jack black is a weird choice. It's frickin Claptrap, the one role where you could just take the voice actor from the game and not fuck up the casting. Whole thing looks like shit. Hard pass. Don't need a family road trip Borderlands movie.

[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 10 points 4 months ago

There are multiple voice actors and Gearbox allegedly fucked over the first.

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Ashly Burch could've easily reprised her role as Tiny Tina as well. We know she can act well enough from her role in Mythic Quest.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

So, this is what a 2 year delay worth of studio interference, poor audience testing, and aimlessly hopeful reshoots gets us. The only thing surprising is that it's not a WB product about to be shelved.

[–] steakmeout@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

This is what happens when someone who has never played Borderlands derives their script from watching teen streamers playing the game. Expectedly awful.

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[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Cate Blanchett for Lilith, but no lines spoken to showcase her personality. Tina except she's a Zoomer girl boss that occasionally lapses into the actual Tina in the most superficial ways, Roland but comedy, and the psycho as a main character when you have gunzerker and commando.

This just feels like another quick cash in on an IP that they believed they could turn into pulp action content.

[–] Bobmighty@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Couldn't have picked a worse game to try and make a movie out of. From the looks of it, they aren't trying very hard either.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes Mr. Sherman, everything stinks.

You just reminded me of this reference. (But yes it looks like it's going to be horrible)

[–] PeePantsMcgee@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago

I absolutely love the game. I'm going to watch this movie with very low expectations and I think I'll be happy.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is it bad that I'm scared/worried to watch the trailer based on the comments I'm this thread alone?

[–] chtk@feddit.nl 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

As a fan of the games, and having watched the trailer: no.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I watched it. I wish I hadn't. But now I definitely know I'm not going to watch this until it hits a streaming service that I'm subbed to. Maybe.

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Never having played Borderlands... is the game actually this unapologetically stupid? I chuckled at a few bits in the trailer, but I felt bad for doing it.

[–] null@slrpnk.net 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The humor in the games is definitely "stupid" but not as cringe as this movie looks.

[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, it's exactly as cringe as this movie looks. There's a horse called Butt-Stallion in the games.

[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah but in context it's actually pretty hilarious. Handsome Jack's monologues made borderlands 2 for me. Such a great villain.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It is definitely a stupid game, but this feels a lot like it fan fiction written by someone’s nephew.

[–] g0d0fm15ch13f@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Implying bl3 wasn't already exactly this lol

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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Borderlands 1 is stupid and fun, Borderlands 2 is stupid and fun with more flamboyant characters, Borderlands The Pre-Sequel is like Borderlands 2 but Australian and shorter, Borderlands 3 is too stupid and annoying to be much fun with a shitload of influence humor in it.

I will gladly recommend playing B1 and B2, and if you want more B2 get TPS.

B3 is just annoying.

B2 is my favourite in the series

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

2 also has the best ~~villian~~ hero of any game ever, Handsome Jack.

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[–] Lath@kbin.social 3 points 4 months ago

Yes. Humour is dumb. Some jokes work, some jokes don't. Not everyone agrees on which ones are funny.

[–] FlashZordon@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Looks like it'll be a fun popcorn movie. Not expecting it to be faithful to the source material.

Just counting my lucky stars they didn't cast The Rock as Kreig.

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

This will be one of the movies of All Time

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago

Back in the day my friend went to see blades of glory. When I asked him how it was, he said "it was a movie."

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Big if true

[–] SoupBrick@yiffit.net 5 points 4 months ago

I really hope I am proved wrong, but this looks like another Video Game to Movie flop.

[–] g0d0fm15ch13f@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I mean it doesn't look like citizen kane but it also doesn't look that bad? A lot of people in the comments here seem to think that Borderlands has some Baldur's Gate level story to explore when it really is just a bunch of assholes doing assholish things for video game reasons. I say this as a massive bl2 fan that has always been willing to point out and accept every shortcoming that every game has had so far.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that's always my biggest issue when people complain about these movies, Borderlands isn't a masterpiece of story, it's not hard to make an action movie based on that world.

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[–] banazir@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago

I'm not even all that familiar with the games, but the casting seems really off.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I'd watch it.

[–] adaveinthelife@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

I don't understand anyone who would choose to watch this instead of playing borderlands, given they're a fan of the game. Who is this for?

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