My Full Borderlands Movie Review As A Longtime Fan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- Time to do a video version of my Borderlands so I can expand on my thoughts and mostly ignore my really dumb Randy feud. Just my opinion as a long time fan. No, it's not good. Very not good.
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Being blocked by Randy Pitchford tells me that you are a good person and heightens my respect for you tbh 😂
Absolutely - the guy is NUTS
I pretty much wrote that on Twitter.
Randy: *blocks Paul*
Randy: *unblocks paul* says “this guy seems like a dick”
Randy: *blocks Paul*
Everyone defends Paul
Randy: *unblocks Paul and says maybe he was wrong*
Paul Video: So the borderlands movie sucks
Randy: OH SCREW THIS GUY
Textbook sociapath.
0:45 respectfully Paul, he made MULTIPLE paragraphs about you.
Randy is such an odd, man.
"man"?
You think he's a man?
He seems so much like a child.
He's an odd indeed, well said latenight
like "weird" ?
At this point he really needs to change his name to Randy Pitchfork
I mean it is such a shockingly dumb decision to make it PG-13 when Deadpool proves a rated-R action comedy can make BANK if done half decently
This should've been an R rated Guardians of the Galaxy, even pg 15 or whatever it's called. Fkn studio executives are just r3t@rded.
Calling that there will be a minor villain in Borderlands 4 named Tall Pussi who is spreading anti-mc propaganda. Randy is probably at the studio right now drafting the script. Edit: To be clear I am team Paul I just am betting Randy is that petty 😂.
😂
If this happens, my respect for Randy will go up
From -1 to 0.
That is hilarious and I would not doubt it. Paul keep doing what you do.
Tall Pussi holy shit LOL
Well since he strikes me as one of those terminally online sad boys, I wouldn't be surprised if he's reading the comments of this video. So if he hadn't had the idea before, he likely does now.
Randy Pitchford being a passive aggressive manchild is a constant, much like the sun rising and setting every day
Can't wait for the Destiny movie with Nick Cage as Cayde, The Rock as Zavala, and Halle Berry as Ikora. The story will follow Cayde trying to open up a ramen shop in the City when they are attacked by rival warlords led by Sam Jackson as Lord Saladin. Get your tickets now!
Actually sounds like it would be a great comedy 😂
still better casting than borderlands
Kino
Would watch this
The worst part is it doesn't even sound that bad. Could have a single scene at the very end where it hard cuts to the normal characters and ikora just says "it didn't happen like that, Cayde, do the report right." And then credits
Randy Pitchford will unblock you for 64 Eridium
WHATCHU WANT?
"We don't need to personally insult Randy a million times"
But it's so much *FUN*
This movie was DOA as soon as they announced the cast. It was so obvious that this was some deal conjured up by a media executive (with help from Randy's ego I'm sure) that had zero clue about the source material.
From IMDB: "The movie was shot in the summer of 2021 and Eli Roth's first director's cut was reportedly finished in early 2022. However, it was shelved for over two years due to extreme studio interference while the film was in post-production. Appalled by the film's extreme violence, the studio wanted the film to be marketed as a blockbuster and hired Tim Miller to do extensive reshoots on the project. These reshoots ended up comprising so much of the final movie that Steve Jablonsky had to write an entirely new musical score, as the original score by Nathan Barr no longer fit the film." (Will they ever release the original rated-R version with original sound track?)
LMAO imagine if Randy thought the original version was what hit theaters, and its why he's so delusional?
You don't need "extreme violence" to make a Blockbuster action movie, nor to make a Borderlands movie. I have been playing BL for almost 15 years and gore has nothing to do with it, actually it was toned down from BL1 to BL2 and BL2 was much more successful. The film, and well the franchise, is flopping for many reasons and "extreme violence" is very far down on that list with writing being at the top with a lot of other reasons in-between.
Hollywood wants to do strong female representation and positive representation of black people in film.
How could they screw this up? The 6 strongest people in the universe are women. Roland is a surrogate father to Tina and leader of the Crimson Raiders.
Why wouldn’t they keep the ideas of the game and write them to better accommodate the format of film?
Hollywood has no respect for games, that's the bottom line. they have to tinker with adaptations or they feel threatened
Better be careful. Randy will block you…… oh wait
Man, who could've guessed that the series all about treasure hunting and murdering with random loot would be poorly portrayed when you have to abide by PG-13 standards?
I saw a 15 second trailer for this a couple weeks ago and thought, "man, this is going to suck."
I would not be surpirsed that this movie was only conceived because Randy Pitchford wanted to prove he could get a movie made because of some random comment he read many years ago saying that it would never happen.
I went from "I don't like Borderlands writing, I won't go watch this movie" to "This movie is so bad I have to see it now"
Noooo don’t, it’s not even fun bad. It’s boring bad. Watch Moonfall instead if you want a fun bad movie lol
Me too BUT no way I'm going to pay to see it in a theater.
My stepson and I were just saying the same thing - this will be a movie to watch after a bad day when all I want to do is yell at the TV
@@BraveSirPaul please stop hurting your TV
Love how no one talks about Mordecai and Brick missing from the movie
It needs to be an R rated movie, borderlands has never been a kid friendly place, ultra violence, over the top reactions, excessive swearing, constant innuendos. They washed it down to try to appeal to a wider audience and ended up appealing to none
If the folks who make The Boys were to make a live action Borderlands, then it would have a real chance
I'm reminded of a quote from Michael Caine many years ago that covers half the cast, "Sometimes, in order to maintain a very high standard of living, one has to make a very low standard of movie."
Or the Christopher Lee quote: "Every actor has to make terrible films from time to time, but the trick is never to be terrible in them"
A Borderlands movie where the cast is completely inaccurate and the writing is horrendous feels like a joke the Borderlands games would make.
The problem from my perspective, with the IP in general, is Randy. He caught lightning in a bottle with BL1-BL2 and has taken it into a horrible direction since. Like making bad hires/ fires with "letting go" of David Eddings and hiring Sam Winkler as lead writer for examples. The man is arrogant, as you know, a bad guy (looking at reports from the Medieval Times from 2014), and a bad CEO in the process of driving a once very successful company into ground. If Embracer Group has the power to fire Randy, they would be wise to b-FOUR it's too late.
I feel like where Fallout, Edgerunners, and Arcane succeeded is where the other shows failed. It wasn't just that these shows were superior in writing, aesthetic and presentation, it was that they were telling their own stories, but set in these worlds we know well, as opposed to taking characters and plotlines we already know well and completely changing them for the purpose of "doing their own thing." When the source material is right there staring them in the face and they ignore it when it has been successful, it's simply baffling. It's like they're given a blueprint on how to print money and they ditch it for a pile of turds. Obviously tweaking some things is good and sometimes necessary with lore development that occurs throughout the series, or fixing plot holes, but it all just comes off as being a vanity project or a cash grab.
For every block you should get a SHIFT code for 10 golden keys.
Jacks story in the pre sequel is honestly very underrated, i love how its told and find out how he became the villain we all love
Honestly, Randy going on a boohoo crying rampage on twitter is giving this film more exposure than the actual marketing or word of mouth.
This movie just simply wasn’t made for anyone. It’s not for the players and it’s not for general audiences. Unfortunately it’s not just a bad video game movie. It’s just a poorly conceived idea and bad movie in general due to writing, casting, direction.
Wear that block like a badge of honor
After seeing you get bullied by randy, I immediately clicked on this video the second I saw it pop up.
Randy seething and coping right now lol
Way before the trailers, when they announced the casting I knew this was going to be an awful movie. I mean they cast 2 senior citizens as women in their late 20s early 30s.
The casting still could have worked though w good writing and source material. They just didnt even try making it feel like Borderlands. Bad casting is one thing but these are mostly good actors besides Hart. They could have molded into character but they had nothing to get into. The wtiting didnt allow for them to.
@@bradkirchhoff5703 I think i have to agree with Scott. It isn't a question of the actors being good actors or not. It's a question of them being a good fit. Too many movies try to get big names instead of good fits and it hurts the end product.
Paul, you're an absolute professional. Fair play to you for not getting drawn into Randy Pitchford's toxic BS.
Tales from the Borderlands would be a great story to adapt.
At this point, I just want to see a movie (based on a video game franchise that people love) where they use cosplayers who can do their respective character's voice and personality flawlessly.
Caustic caverns
I'm so glad he mentioned Tar and the MHW reference. My mind was completely blown.
It’s so funny seeing this movie right after seeing Deadpool 3 cos the way they made that movie almost felt borderlands esque where it embraced the full wackiness of its characters yet somehow made it work in a mad max setting like BL
Who wants to take bets that the only reason Randy Pitchford unblocked Paul was because Randy knew the longer he kept Paul blocked the more the Borderlands community would rally behind Paul and call the movie a failure (which it is) and call for Randy to step down so someone who actually listens to the players/viewers and doesn't act like a 5 year old when they get told their art project sucks.
Still haven't subjected myself to the film, but as a long time fan of the games, Kevin Hart as Roland would have made more sense if the rest of the casting, and acting, and story that I've seen from the previews was closer to games. He obviously doesn't have the stature, but the comedy edge may have lent well to the overall project if it wasn't so focused on quips and spectacle. Part of the charm of BL1 & BL2 was the dry humor and more sincere violence. Like how Scooter is so nonchalant about killing and burying Lucky, or like TK at the beginning of the game.
you can add to your resume that randy pitchford thinks you're hung
It’s always morally good and correct to insult Randy a million times. Not being insulted enough is why he has such a swollen ego.
Yes! More Tassi criticisms outside Destiny! Gimme
That was such a genuinely awesome review, thank you so much for being straightforward, honest and giving great reviews/critiques.
Better be careful Randy Bitchford might block you again. Borderlands has been defunct since BL 2. Randy is a SOS there’s a history of it.
Since Randy thought the Borderlands movie was good I have zero faith in his ability to shepherd the next Borderlands game. He needs to step down or be let go.
I read that it was shot as a R-rated movie but it was edited as a PG-13
They should've gone full R rating like Deadpool or the Fallout show or TLOU.
"We don't need to personally insult Randy a million times" - that's fine, Civvie11 has that covered in his gaming videos 😂
This NOT being rated R was already gonna doom most of it. Adding on the absolutely insane casting choices, the re-written backstories, the runtime.. dialogue.. yeah they made sure this was going to fail.
It NEEDS to be a requirement for a someone both in the directing crew AND writing team to be a fan of the source material.
Disappointed that this movie flopped so hard when the potential for another great video game to movie franchise was so real, For me, BL2 has one of the best video game antagonist's I've ever seen, the story was fire, BL3 the story wasn't as strong, but holy shiz the gameplay was insane and on point, far surpassing BL2 in those aspects, BL4 could be a combination of both 2's storytelling and 3's gameplay to make the best BL game yet, here's hoping that BL4 is the best action RPG in year's, and that Randy gets his head out of his ass long enough to understand that the fans just want to have fun in this world, haha.
Guess I'mma go finish 2 then play 3 and all of it's glorious DLC, (which from what i heard actually is better than the base game), heck if they want to, they can start BL4 off with Marcus saying that the later half of BL3 was a deunk rambling,and renig some of the choices, I'd be down for that, lol. 🙏🏾💯🎮🤓
As a gamer, I have never been so satisfied as the first time I killed Handsome Jack. I hated his character THAT much. So much story potential wasted.
They did the absolute worst possible choice they could have with this movie. They didn’t attract new people and then spurned the people who invested in the franchise over the years.
I really needed the laugh I got from the sore thumb flub today, thanks for leaving that in Paul
You should do more movie reviews! Enjoyed this
They did the equivalent of casting a slender black lesbian actress in the role of Super Mario. Of course this movie was going to bomb harder than a Russian nuclear reactor during a safety test.
This movie is a slap in the face to the fans that made this even possible...it's a damn shame what has happened to borderlands ever since tales it's been downhill heavily, the fact that the had the blueprint for a FANTASTIC storyline(borderlands 2) and they could cast Anthony starr for handsome jack..anyways, it is very clear that borderlands will NEVER be even remotely as good as it used to be especially the story but that's okay they just don't want our money. Simple.
To think they spent $30 million. On marketing baffles me
I'm online everyday. TH-cam A LOT. Don't really use social media other than that. But I also have streaming subscriptions and leave my house.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THIS WAS COMING OUT 🤣
First time I heard of it was Bobby Lee mentioning it on "Bad Friends". Don't know how I missed it
In a parallel universe Tenacious D didn't split & this movie didn't bomb.
Hey Paul! Do more of these. I’m in.
Also putting randy in the same category as dev on set is hilarious. He doesn’t care about quality
Borderlands 4 : Rated E for everyone.
The casting was the first mistake, Eli Roth was the second
You can tell they went hard to kid audience: PG-13, poop jokes etc. Perhaps the biggest tell is making Tiny Tina the center of attention, the one teen character. Clearly it was originally Lilith, but someone must have decided it had to be Tina, which is why there's the odd bait and switch where it's Tina right up until the end, then it's Lilith. They had to go back to Lilith to have the Siren reveal.
When there's not much to do in Destiny we can count on Paul to suffer through trash movies and games so we don't have to.
randy was really hoping on the reality where he said "maybe i was wrong paul, ill read your book" and you apologize to him and confess you absolutely love the movie
not surprised when people are saying "Oh Claptrap is so annoying." No, that's his character. What I don't get is, why are studios trying to make August a movie season? Yes, sometimes some films can make a big hit.... BUT THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO IN AUGUST, EVERYONE DOESN'T WANT TO SIT IN THE THEATER WHEN THEY CAN DO ANYTHING ELSE! I've seen this for over 25 years and they never get it!
Actually you are wrong on the August part. Its back to school season as Summer is ending. It was only 60 degrees here this week w rain. Kids love to go to the movies and then go to school the next day to tell ppl all about it.
Which you can see happening w Deadpool and Wolverine…
As one of the last journalists out there with integrity, thank you for your work!
Bobby Lashley should have been Rolland I don’t know how his acting is but he fits a lot better 😂
Jack should have been the villain, and they could totally kill him at the end and bring him back if the box office had been successful. The universe of Borderlands has digistruct machines that the player uses every time they respawn. So movie 1 ends with them roasting Jack but little do they know he just respawned on another planet. So in the sequel not only do they have to kill Jack but they have to pull him out of the digistruct network first. That way they get to reuse the most popular villain. oh AND JACK HAS FUCKING BODY DOUBLES EVERYWHERE
Even with the DLC the story of the first game was thin enough that they could have done a retelling that did zero damage to the game story. They could have even done a side story between 1 and 2 that covers whatever Roland and co did involving Tina and General Rancid(my recollection of the generals name may be wrong but it was a throw away line from Tina in BL2). This felt like another over the top PR move by Randy that blew up in his face and now he is throwing a tantrum. Its par for the course as far as Randy's behaviour and frankly it wasnt acceptable as a child and it is dumbfounding from an adult
I remember when nintendo released videogames they made sure it wasnt on the same day/week as another big popular release by another company. As far as im aware this has always been the case in movies also you do not release ANY movie the same week a popular movie (deadpool) is coming out. who in thier right mind released a movie after Deadpool + wolverine?
dont even get me started on the cast like kevin hart the industry plant....cough....
Always love your coverage Paul but dropped Destiny over a year ago - would love to see you covering a wider variety of stuff.
Can't believe you actually enjoyed this movie, Paul.
Huge fan and was excited to see siren's and not the daughter of wtf. No tattoos 😢
_BLOCKING INTENSIFIES_
People are as tired of soulless video game adaptations as much as they are tired of Kevin Hart.
When. I heard they were making a BL movie I was so happy. Even w the casting I was still on board. When I saw the 1st trailer my heart sank. I knew immediately they didnt even try. We get 2 weapons from the game and they are both extremely boring versions. Remember the theme for Borderlands when it came out? “Millions of guns”. They had weird features to them like frazy reloads, some could shoot by themselves, grenade mods, action skills, companions…Where the fuck is ANY of that? This wasnt a Borderlands movie. Idgaf what they try saying its not a Borderlands movie its a Mad Max lite movie.
You should do a react video to Warhammer 2 videos as that game might be of interest for you. Just an idea as that game looks sick!
james woods as handsome jack and please please terry crews as roland
I can only assume that they knew that they had a dud and dragged their feet on promoting it. I didn't really even have. clear idea of when it was going to debut in theaters and I am 1) interested in the film and 2) not living under a rock.
Look man... I don't know what they were thinking with a "Borderlands" movie in the first place. It's not THAT big. Not even all gamers are that familiar with it, let alone the mainstream mass audience. - OK, sure, you can introduce it TO them, which was probably the angle. But then they failed by trying to make it like "Guardians of the Galaxy"-ish, which they probably hoped would appeal to people, you know "the quirky gang doing quirky things in a violent world" or whatever. - But another mistake was that they didn't make it animated. Better yet, an animated SERIES, on Netflix or something. That way they could've just stuck with the same visual style (but fancier) and probably even kept the same voice-actors, and on a streaming-platform they wouldn't even have to get people to theaters. - Why would you NOT do it that way???... - Again, yes, they wanted this to be this big movie-franchise, probably, but... you can't force that, especially not if you halfass it.
When you've got a franchise that people care deeply about, and you release your casting choices and that community says no thank you and then you go forward with it anyway, and then you release a trailer that gets terrible feedback and then you continue along with it, you can't be surprised when fans don't want to see it.
Most movies I wait for streaming.
My observation has been that when tech people interact with Hollywood they get starstruck and stupid. I've observed this first hand.
They should have just leaned into fan service, they should have done a Jack origins or answer some secrets the community has wanted answered or something.
Jack origins was already in pre-sequel
@@MumboJumboZXC There is chunks when he first moved to Pandora, there is a chunk between strangling the Hyperion CEO and there is a chunk on what he was doing during the first game when he was having angle guide the vault hunters through the game
Is it worse than M Night Scamalon?
The Greasy Strangler blocked you? I consider that a badge of honor.
Tanis is also 30 years older than she should be
It felt like they shit of my childhood.
I never thought there would be a video game movie worse than 1993’s Super Mario Bros, but holy shit this is close lol😂
Careful, Randy gonna send some Pinkertons to your house for this video, wouldn't be the first time
Only heard about you because of this "dumb feud." Full on Streisand effect.
The whole r rated movies dont make as much money argument got tossed right out the window with Deadpool Wolverine. Currently over 1 billion.
Not sure why people talk about Avi Arad like his name must mean the thing will flop. He also produced the Spider-Verse films. Not the best or worst producer in Hollywood IMO, but that willingness to push through a project that could flop is not unique in the industry. Having said all that, IDK why he didn't just cancel the thing, Gearbox must have been desperate to make it happen
The guy who directed this was the one who made the Venom movies not rated R for his own “reasons” and Morbius…this movie was ALSO not rated R…see the trend he’s making? Everything he touches turns to shit. Borderlands: the OG looter shooter, that pioneered the genre, that blew up in 2009/2012 that touched many gamer’s hearts, that had such deep lore, Easter eggs for various other games. Like I still remember the Dark Souls Easter egg and the Minecraft one. Just go play BL2 one of the greatest games ever made. But with all that, the director is like he never played the games. I don’t know how this project even made it out the door, did he want to prove a point? Ruin a fanchise? The moment Brick and Mordecai weren’t there, the writing was on the wall… Wouldn’t be shocked if it made it to streaming services next week at this rate no blu-ray. 1/10 waste of fucking time. If you’re interested in the series or the lore, just play the games they’re all fun. The pre-sequel is…interesting, but it sets up a lot of stuff for the future games and gives some backstory for Jack
I’ve said for a long time that Randy is the reason for BL failing as a franchise. He’s too trend chasing, ‘hey fellow kids’ and out of touch
So what I'm hearing is if one doesn't know much or anything about borderlands, this might be a decent film
I'm SHOCKED! SHOCKED I TELLS YA!!!!
I'm a huge fan of the franchise up to BL3 where it lost me with its story and unnecessary patches of guns that made the game fun.
I can't bring myself to watch this movie. Just from the trailer, it looked hard to watch. I shouldn't let it affect me, but I couldn't help but be upset.
Hey Paul, hope you are having a good day.
Randy's greasy finger slipped and hit the block button.