Comments on: Viral Videogame Trailer Sensation ‘Dead Island’ May Or May Not Be Heading For Big Screen

By: Collin

Collin — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:04:03 +0000

\”Also who gives a shit?\” – I couldn\’t agree more.

Know that this is not coming from an old cranky prude or some crazy religious zealot: I can\’t believe how supportive people have been of this drivel. This is absolute garbage. First of all, I don\’t understand how anybody in their right mind could get excited about a new zombie ANYTHING whether it be a film, video game, book, whatever. It\’s time for a moratorium on this tired, played-out genre. How many different ways can it be twisted? First it\’s scary, then it\’s self-aware, then comically ironic. Either way, it\’s over. Second, how is there any substance to this trailer at all? It\’s just gratuitous violence, slow-mo, and sappy melancholy music. They might have just as well played \”What A Wonderful World\” over it. But lastly, and most probably importantly, how in the hell am I supposed to get excited about playing a game like this? Innocent-looking digital child is thrown out of a godddamn building covered in blood and dies on the front lawn of a hotel where she was enjoying a vacation with her family? What a drag, dude. Is this supposed to be \”fun\”? How is the audience supposed to react to that? \”Well I definitely hate zombies now…so this game is going to give me the chance to kick some zombie ass…\” Give me a break, dude. If emotionally-manipulative slow-motion images paired with melodramatic string and piano music is all it takes to make a \”great\” trailer, then I guess I\’m out of the loop. And keep counting me out.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:04:03 +0000

\”also, who gives a shit?\”

Feel that? That\’s me giving you a big \’ol perhaps unwanted but obligatory anyway e-hug because I wuv you.

By: Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:04:03 +0000

I guess the trailer is cool. Not sure what makes it a \”genuine piece of art\” nor do I understand what it actually \”achieves.\”

The whole \”no footage of gameplay\” isn\’t anything new (just look at ANY RPG commercial from SNES on) but yeah, it\’s still as frustrating as ever.

By: Brody

Brody — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:04:03 +0000

Besides the trailer likely having no connection to actual gameplay (this is why videogame movie adaptation as a concept makes about as much sense as adapting a symphony into a novel), I couldn\’t help thinking while watching it that it would have been much better had it just used live actors instead of the creepy, mannequin-like CG characters that I\’m guessing were harder to visualize…

By: carter

carter — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:04:03 +0000

Great trailer. It\’s totally fucked up but it is well done.

By: Kevin Jagernauth

Kevin Jagernauth — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:04:03 +0000

This trailer is just a well edited version of the latest videogame trailer fad: sombre music plus grisly action. Nothing new here. Not sure what is getting the fanboys all wet on this one.

By: Josef

Josef — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:04:03 +0000

Why so negative? Video game or not, this trailer is the shit

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:04:03 +0000

So I guess you have no interest in seeing Uncharted with Mark Wahlberg?

By: theplaylistshouldchillax

theplaylistshouldchillax — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:04:03 +0000

This trailer is a work of art, and your snarky blog should just accept that.

By: lew

lew — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:04:03 +0000

The game\’s supposedly been in development Hell for four years, the trailer\’s from a completely different company (Axis Animation, based in Scotland) than the game developer (Techland in Poland) and there\’s every chance that the game will be awful and in five years nobody will remember it except for that awesome trailer.

But the trailer is a genuine piece of art. What it accomplishes in three short minutes is miraculous. Axis also did the beautiful intro sequence to Mass Effect 2, so somebody who works there is a real artist. If somebody in Hollywood wants to at least try to make a decent movie they should bypass Techland and just hire out whoever made this thing at Axis. In other words, go talk to the guys who actually make movies and not games.