Inspired by this apocalyptic moment from an old Daniel Clowes Eightball comic, Hi-Fi Pizza of the Apocalypse is a Monsters and Rockets feature where we chronicle the Hollywood rehashes, recyclings and recombinings that serve as ominous portents of the End Times.We already knew that multi-million dollar motion pictures were in the works based on the 1980s proto-games Joust and Asteroids. Now comes word that Space Invaders and Missile Command movies are also in the works. I don't care how much of an 8-bit fanatic you are, Space Invaders and Missile Command were just simple, ugly-ass games without any actual plots to base movies on. Seriously, Space Invaders is no more of a "story" than tic-tac-toe is! (If you're listening, Hollywood, I've got this script you should take a look at, about a heroic band of X's who battle against the repressive forces of the O's.)
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The scary thing is, upon hearing the news about Space Invaders, I was able to imagine a plot within 5 minutes. Missile Command could use practically the same plot though.
ReplyDeleteWhat I'm really wondering, though, is what the plot to Candyland is going to be.
"What I'm really wondering, though, is what the plot to Candyland is going to be."
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Oh. You didn't know that there's a Candyland movie in the works?
ReplyDeleteI'm not joking. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999578.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Oh, good lord. I'd heard about it, but I forgot all about it. I think I was repressing the memory.
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