RAMPAGE | 13 April 2018 | Warner Brothers | Dwayne Johnson

[DAJK]

Also, who woulda thought

 

Out of all the video game movies they've made. 3 Tomb Raiders, Assassins Creed, Warcraft, a shitton of Resident Evil etc etc etc

 

The best reviewed ones would be RAMPAGE, ANGRY BIRDS, and a Tomb Raider REBOOT

[Jonwo]

4 minutes ago, DAJK said:

Also, who woulda thought

 

Out of all the video game movies they've made. 3 Tomb Raiders, Assassins Creed, Warcraft, a shitton of Resident Evil etc etc etc

 

The best reviewed ones would be RAMPAGE, ANGRY BIRDS, and a Tomb Raider REBOOT

Rampage isn't exactly being sold as a video game movie which is its advantage over titles with more known names. 

 

Interestingly, WB owns Rampage because of their acquisition of Midway a couple of years ago so they don't even have to pay any profits to a video game developer unlike with Tomb Raider which was licensed by Square Enix

[kowhite]

2 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

Rampage isn't exactly being sold as a video game movie which is its advantage over titles with more known names. 

 

Interestingly, WB owns Rampage because of their acquisition of Midway a couple of years ago so they don't even have to pay any profits to a video game developer unlike with Tomb Raider which was licensed by Square Enix

 

It’s funny but you are totally right that this film’s complete lack of any discernible link to the game (I mean in how it’s marketed, not that it doesn’t have some basis in the game) or that most people have no idea it is based on a game is quite frankly, probably to its benefit.

Edited April 10, 2018 by kowhite

[Jonwo]

7 minutes ago, kowhite said:

 

It’s funny but you are totally right that this film’s complete lack of any discernible link to the game (I mean in how it’s marketed, not that it doesn’t have some basis in the game) or that most people have no idea it is based on a game is quite frankly, probably to its benefit.

I agree, they've made many changes from the game but no one cares because Rampage the game wasn't that popular to begin with.

 

I suspect if Rampage is successful, WB will probably be looking at other Midway IP to adapt, I know they're developing Mortal Kombat but Spy Hunter could work as well.

[kowhite]

5 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

I agree, they've made many changes from the game but no one cares because Rampage the game wasn't that popular to begin with.

 

I suspect if Rampage is successful, WB will probably be looking at other Midway IP to adapt, I know they're developing Mortal Kombat but Spy Hunter could work as well.

 

Ha Spy Hunter.  Starring The Rock.  

[RRA]

5 minutes ago, kowhite said:

 

Ha Spy Hunter.  Starring The Rock.  

Wasn't he attached to do a movie adaptation of that at one point?

[robertman2]

7 minutes ago, RRA said:

Wasn't he attached to do a movie adaptation of that at one point?

Yeah. There was a game tie in starring him that did actually come out too

[EmpireCity]

WB better get the reviews out there quick or this is going to have a chance of underperfoming.  Tracking isn't great and pre-sales don't look great either.  

 

It is going to have to be a huge walk up movie.  

[John Marston]

Thanks to IW opening and no holidays this can open in the 40m range and miss 100m

[Barnack]

7 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

WB better get the reviews out there quick

Movie open tomorrow the 11 in the UK, the 12 in a lot of place including the US, must be tomorrow morning at the latest right ? 

[kowhite]

1 hour ago, RobrtmanAStarWarsReference said:

Yeah. There was a game tie in starring him that did actually come out too

 

Yup, because he was tied to a movie.  Directed by John Woo!  But, they just made a game nobody but you and me remembers.  Yeah, The Rock doesn’t remember.  But we do.

[Avatree]

yeah really not sure why there are no reviews yet. Okay maybe reviews are crap but bad reviews is better than no reviews. I thought for quite a while this would open close to Kong Skull Island but those hopes are pretty much crushed now. I mean my local IMAX has sold 4 tickets for opening night tomorrow...

 

need a WWW thread already? 

[Lucas]

What the hell, if this movie is critical hit I might have to see it in the theaters just to experience how that could possibly be true.

[cax16]

6 hours ago, EmpireCity said:

WB better get the reviews out there quick or this is going to have a chance of underperfoming.  Tracking isn't great and pre-sales don't look great either.  

 

It is going to have to be a huge walk up movie.  

This is the first movie in awhile I haven’t been able to buy tickets for ahead of time. There’s only showtimes on Thursday night for all the theatres around me(just north of Toronto). I want to get tickets for Saturday but they still aren’t listed. 

[Boxofficerules]

Would the GA even know this is based on a video game? It’s an old game that’s not well known, also the title is generic enough. Lots of people may not look at this as a video game movie.

[cookie]

And y'all laughed when BoPro predicted a low OW.

[Blaze Heatnix]

The game was hilarious, had no story and you basically had to choose a monster and destroy buildings and eat people for 100 levels.

 

Spoiler

In the first game, you had to destroy a space station in the last level. I wonder if they'll go to space in the movie. 

 

[Krissykins]

Can’t wait to stop seeing the trailers 

[75Live]

9 hours ago, kowhite said:

 

Yup, because he was tied to a movie.  Directed by John Woo!  But, they just made a game nobody but you and me remembers.  Yeah, The Rock doesn’t remember.  But we do.

 

I owned the game and loved playing it  

[robertman2]

10 hours ago, kowhite said:

 

Yup, because he was tied to a movie.  Directed by John Woo!  But, they just made a game nobody but you and me remembers.  Yeah, The Rock doesn’t remember.  But we do.

I think I still have the game lying around