More on the Video Game/B-Movie Connecton
Woke up this morning and caught a half hour or so of a surprisingly good French action flick called The Nest. It was hardly groundbreaking, but as low-budget shoot-em-ups go, it was pretty sharp — mixing equal parts John Woo and Luc Besson into what I’d call a highly competent B-movie. Naturally, I immediately browsed over to IMDB to check the director’s credits. What did I find? Not only did the director helm 2005’s Bruce Willis actioner, Hostage — it turns out Florent Emilio Siri is also listed as the director of the 2002 sneak-and-shoot video game Splinter Cell.
The Nest is indeed a good movie; it should be noted that it’s essentially a remake of the original Assault on Precinct 13 with a few of the particulars changed.
— Jestak · Nov 1, 06:33 PM · #
Play Borderlands at all yet Peter?
— Freddie · Nov 1, 06:41 PM · #
A better question might be: Have I done anything besides play Borderlands this week? Answer: Not really.
— Peter Suderman · Nov 2, 02:34 AM · #
It’s really good. It’s funny, the first couple hours I thought it had a beautiful visual style but was otherwise an uninspired FPS. But the more I’ve played it the more I’ve liked it. A lot of its appeal is subtler than you’d expect, and the RPG elements actually work, which is rare in an FPS/RPG hybrid.
— Freddie · Nov 2, 03:59 PM · #