Apologies that this is not a pure gaming question, but I’d really like to hear people’s opinion on the Borderlands movie trailer and especially from people who have played the games. That’s why I’m asking here, I hope that’s ok.
Jack Black might be the only one who’s well cast for the flick, but everything else seems wrong.
Loved the first three games (BL1, PS, BL2), hated the 3rd. Tiny Tina’s Adventure was OK, but had many bugs/issues that ground me down and it was the first one I didn’t even attempt a second character on (I couldn’t tell you which at this point).
I didn’t even make it all the way through the trailer. Hard pass from me (as will be BL4 as Gearbox/Take Two get shittier and shittier).
The aesthetics are on point but the comedy seems like it’ll be forced and to be frank, Lilith is just too old
Well, Tannis too. But they apparently don’t follow the games timeline, otherwise Mordecai and Brick would be there instead of Tiny Tina and Krieg.
I mean, I understand leaving out Brick. Both Roland and Brick are not… bastions of dialogue. Both combined could be a bit much in a film. Even though he’s a fascinating character. Mordecai confuses me more. He seems like a much better straight man (comedy term, not the orientation) than Roland or Brick, and if he operates like a sniper then he makes a great diagetic narrator to move dialogue and scenes because he operates as the scout from range. Granted the CG for the bird will probably cost.
I’m sure a good chunk was they wanted more Tiny Tina, and then they added Kreig just for the reveal moment which is… a lot of dedicated screen time just to create a moment. Seeing as he barely had any time in the trailer… clearly he doesn’t shine in this film.
I won’t be going to theaters to see this movie. It feels forced, and the cast doesn’t inspire confidence that it’s going to be good.
I’m surprised about the cast. I like most of them in other films, but in this trailer, I can’t really explain, but it feels off.
This is what happens when you have some combination of bad casting, a bad script, and bad direction. Even good actors have a hard time producing good work in a bad environment.
(“bad casting” in this case meaning “casting an actor who isn’t well suited to the role”)
The actors don’t look like they’re having fun. I commented in another thread that they seem to be attempting to make a Guardians of the Galaxy style movie, but chemistry between the actors and director were critical for those movies.
Of all people who they could have chosen to play Claptrap… they chose Jack black.
I generally like Jack Black, but he’s completely wrong for the role.
In fact, the only one I think is ok is Tiny Tina.
Tina looks terrible, I don’t know what you’re talking about. This movie is going to be awful.
Interesting. In the trailer, I don’t mind Jack Black (not sure if he is a good pick though), but I sure miss the complete insanity from Tina. That’s what made her character so crazy and fun for me (yes, that sounds weird, even for myself).
60 year old Tannis, 5’2" Roland, I don’t really care. Honestly, I can dig almost everything about this, under the paradigm of it being an alternate reality. Everything except Cate Blanchett as Lilith. If they’d aged up the character like they did Tannis, that’d be fine. If they’d gotten anyone else to play her, that’d be fine. But Cate Blanchett just has uncanny valley vibes playing this character.
I can’t wait to pirate this movie.
Cate is good in everything.
Had to check if it’s not made by Uwe Boll. Guess in a sense he was ahead of his time as Hollywood is now doing his shtick.
He would have cheaped out with some no-name actors. He knows the kind of movies he makes.
Tiny Tina falls completely flat. I’m convinced that only Ashley Burch could actually play the character.
I put weeks of time into these games so I really want the movie to not suck
54 year old Lilith is wild. I’ll watch it but it needs to be really over the top to work
Casting is dogshit, jokes aren’t funny, trying way too hard to be guardians of the galaxy 2, and where’s mordy/brick?
They’ve got the look spot on, but everyone’s miscast and none of the jokes land.
It looks fun enough, but I’m keeping expectations low. It has a “This is what a successful, funny movie is like, right? Right?” vibe, imo.
I read the cast and decided that’s all I needed to know that the movie would be bad. Why use the characters if you’re not even going to get actors that fit the roles? They could have just used news characters set in the same universe.
Which would have fit just fine based on every game having new characters in addition to old ones showing up as cameos. Heck they could have named the movie borderlands 4 and have it be part of the main game continuity. It would have been right in line with how insane borderlands is. Kinda like how the nightmare before Christmas game and matrix game are part of the movie continuity.
I don’t watch very many movies and I’m by no means a movie critic; I think it looks terrible.
Its a trend chaser, imo.
✅️4-5 wacky characters ✅️action montage with fun music ✅️colorful explosions. ✅️rebellious teenager ✅️starring 4 names everyone knows
All tropes of previous movies that did well, but only the writing will save a movie this late to the game.
The original writer left and demanded his name be taken off the credits after they changed things. Avi Arad involved.
Not looking good.
It looks surprisingly not bad but still the sort of movie like Fast and Furious where you just have to turn your brain off.
That’s pretty much how the games are, too.
They really are. I just shoot and loot while talking heads blabber away in the upper corner of the screen.
Who the hell is the random psycho just chilling with the main characters? Did they just add the dude from the game covers to the main cast like he’s actually a character?
DLC playable character named Krieg.
DLC for which of the games?
Borderlands 2, Krieg was an intriguing character but as a class generally sucked. His ult was a melee only mode which… doesn’t mesh with a game about COLLECTING GUNS. They also introduced Gaige. Her class worked better in the game, although very gimicky, lore wise she was basically a more sane Tiny Tina.
Like… genuinely a series or a movie about him sounds cool… but… I don’t think they’re gonna show him off like that link. How is an internal monologue supposed to work if only one of the 4 hear it? It can’t work while sharing a spotlight.
Also I can’t remember if it’s official or cannon but
spoiler
Krieg is Tiny Tina’s dad so…
