I forgot this existed, to be honest. It ended up being rather mediocre, which is the curse of the video game adaptation. Even some of the more popular ones (Tomb Raider, Mortal Kombat) tend to have mediocre to bad professional reviews, and are just popular with fans for the kitsch value, action, or whatever the case may be. There is always some factor involved that tends to suck the spirit or fun out of whatever property is involved. Either oblivious higher-ups who have no idea about how the games are, or directors and/or writers that don't know or care much about the the game(s). And this is on top of the odds against a movie being a real success in the first place. Reasonable executives and capable people involved in the actual production doesn't necessarily translate into something particularly good. Sometimes the elements just don't come together very well.
@@JoBloOriginals maybe put it in an episode of Reel Action. No matter how bad a video game movie is, at least the guns blazing action is where it’s at.
I'm here to remind you that videogame adaptations are better suited for TV show, medium that's for long form storytelling. Could you really criticize those movies? You can't because I liked this one and I understand what's going on.
@@mozartcastellanosGK Yes, actually, we can criticize it. Just because you like it and might think it is beyond reproach, doesn't mean everyone else has to agree with your view. They chose to make this movie, to adapt a video game into this format, and released it with the intention of making money. Just like with any piece of creative work released, it's going to be subject to critique. I personally thought it turned into a forgettable film at best, to the point I actually forgot it existed as I mentioned in my first comment. It probably would have adapted better to a TV show or miniseries, but they didn't go that direction so it's a moot point. If you enjoyed it, more power to you, but I'm/we're hardly in the minority in thinking they didn't do a particularly good job with this movie specifically , as well as video game movie adaptations in general.
I enjoyed the movie even with its issues in which it’s underrated but it’s probably the closest we might get to what assassins creed is And I will still defend the film because at the very least it respected the lore And it was a good story not terrible but a good story
@@scoso1313 yeah I know idk why peeps say it is bad When the movie itself is referenced in AC Origins specifically the end scene when Alan Rikken is killed
There have been worse video game movies, but I'm not sure if there's any that have been more genuinely disappointing. They had so much talent involved, and such a great jumping-off point for stories, and managed to turn it into a dire, joyless mess that couldn't even manage satisfying action.
Super Mario Bros... (at least for me) loved the games, and the movie... Bob Hoskins, Dennis Hopper a great cast... and then we got that film. AC at least had some good moments and ideas (I like the redesigned animus it at least makes sense for the bleeding effect), there were some good performances (and a few phoned in) and the ideas/setting weren't bad just not used properly... Can't say any of the about Mario Bros...
Plus it Was a learning moment for them aparently..the movie had the right Story and the right Script but too much Was cut from it. It neded arleast a few revisions to get it accros in the timeframe it got. A TV series could worknwonders and who knews ther might decide to bring back These characters that way.
I was pretty bummed out by Max Payne, too. All these studies had to do was create a live-action version of ANY story, or portion of a story, that already existed in the games. It should've been so easy to exceed expectations instead of leave us shaking our heads.
I honestly knew this movie was gonna be mediocre to bad the moment I heard that they were going to spend the majority of their time in the present and only around 30% in the past. If you’ve played Assassin’s Creed you know that the present day story is never really a highlight of the experience and although they could’ve still built an interesting narrative in the present, neglecting what most fans are actually looking forward to was probably going to end badly. But I also can’t say that there was much they could’ve done either way since they not always enough time to flesh out the story, especially Assassin’s Creed which are two stories for the price of one. The best thing they could’ve done was just make this a TV show instead since they could’ve definitely have more time to do both stories with better development and characters.
An ambitious folly from a director whose preceeding film (Macbeth) was nominated for the Palme D’Or. Add in Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Charlotte Rampling… this could have been the film that broke the video game adaptation that would have broken the mold… alas it didn’t.
nominated for Palme D'Or. There have been tons of dud in the main competition, some of the worst turds of recent times have been able to compete in the main category because of name recognition and connections
Saw it in theaters and thought it was god awful. Had some friends tell me they thought it was good, I no longer respect their critical opinion on cinema.
After the awesome Ubisoft produced 45 minute prequel short movie to Assassin's Creed 2 I expected at least the same quality for the big screen. Boy, was I wrong.
Honestly, I loved the movie and wish there was more like it. I like more of the dialogue as where action becomes too repetitive if done in a quick order.
When I heard they were making a movie of Assassin's Creed, I was excited. After watching the movie, I was a bit disappointed, but I was looking forward to sequel. I would agree the special effects really did hinder a lot of the shots and the writing was not the best. I do think they should try again and take a better look at what the fans enjoy the most from the franchise. I would also say they should make a series instead of a movie. There is a lot to the story and they need a series to tell it. I would love for this to happen.
Having ambition is all it takes to make a videogame adaptation work That's why most videogame adaptations like this failed, because the studio hired people that didn't understand videogames That's why recent adaptations like "Detetive Pikachu", "Sonic The Hedgehog" and "Arcane" worked, because the people behind it understood the games
Kurzel is a great visualist but doesn’t seem comfortable with high concept plots. His version of MacBeth was great because of his visual reframing of the classic story. Assassin’s Creed needed a director with a higher adventure pedigree like Gore Verbinski
Re watched it recently, it wasn’t such a bad movie and it was also referenced in the current trilogy origins thru to odyssey and Valhalla. Hopefully the Netflix tv show can nail it. If it even happens
Never saw it, never played the game. I am a Hitman Fan and your are right none of the Hitman movies have lived up to the game. Closest Hitman movie would be John Wick if you are a Beast Mode Player.
the quality of those JoBlo videos is pretty inconsistent. the audio issues seemed to be solved in many of the more recent WTF?-episodes. also the editing got much better. but this episode had many of the old problems again. the sound mixing/editing was pretty unbalanced throughout the video. music to loud or too choppy. narration not loud enough and without a good flow. then there were also some pretty irritating video editing choices, especially when bits from other movies were thrown in. don't want to sh!t on your work. i love what you're doing and it always puts a smile on my face when a new JoBlo video pops up in my feed. but i think this channel would get much more attention if the content quality was more consistent. greetings from germany :)
Just re-watched it; put the subtitles on so you can see the script that got everyone who made it all excited (& you don't wake up the Mrs), revel in J.Kurzel's best attempts at filming fast-paced action (better than most) and enjoy an underrated.....banger of a movie :) + Cotillard, Kenneth Williams and Fassbender are worth the rental alone (among literallly MANY others) ...XXX...
I thought it was very cool. It shocked the heck out of me to find out it wasn't liked by many. Then again I'm not a hard core player and I don't mind the serious tone. I came to it to see some esoteric action-adventure and it satisfied on that front. Hope they try again.
As far as video game movies go it definitely wasn't the worst, and I would say people were a bit harsh on it. All that said it definitely had room for improvement
It always freaks me out to hear my name said in a video when they're talking about another Adam, especially when that name starts the sentence. Instantly catches my attention
Saw it in theaters wasn’t amazing but I didn’t think it was bad. I think it would have been received MUCH better if it was exclusive to a streaming service which is what AC and Netflix are doing now
you know in AC games where the last target usually requires you to kill 100 guards, in the film, just walk into the Templar's HQ, no one stops you , walk upto to the Boss, kill the Boss , everyone runs.
I just rewatched it today and it really wasn't bad. Only "negatives" we're that there wasn't enough time spent in the past. And they skewed the Animus up
This adaptations wasn't the worse ever attempted but I do agree with the videos assessment about the fog effects and the non verbal stuff!!! Audiences are usually in need of things explained along the way otherwise they are just looking at moving pictures from scene to scene and no emotional dependency in-between the characters and the audience develops! I am reminded of some mid nighties game adaptation movie like "Wing Commander"! I really enjoyed it and have watched it many times... But then again I was around when the game first appeared! Maybe some of that money spend on this one should have been decided so that they can make two movies... Maybe a second part to Wing Commander! ... And they could have had a double matinee or something! I know it's far fetched... Different companies and such... But hey it's not a bad idea!
i liked it cause of the easter eggs like the connors bow arno dorians cameo along with the ottamon brotherhoods re appearance along with the apple of eaden from ac 1
As a lifelong fan of the computer games, having played them and owning them all, I feel the main mistake of the movie was setting so much of its story in the current/modern era. The games are about 90% in the past and 10% in the modern era, the fun is in playing in the past and being an assassin. It also took way to long to explain what was going on in current day. If they had simply adapted the first game, or any of the games, directly to screen they might have gotten a better reaction.
It was a fun movie a solid 7/10 imo, I’m an AC fanboy so I was happy to see it. I wonder where they are with the Netflix series the announced a couple years so
Well Yeah that's the whole point in Filming in Ultra HD and Putting a lot of effort into a movie's visuals, You really want to see an epic movie on a PHONE?
The problem with video game adaptations is that it is never a single vision. You have the studio, the game developers, audiences expectations, producers, star power... all muddling it. As a lazy example, Christopher Nolan's films have a singular vision, his. So no matter what, you KNOW that it is the complete realized artistic vision he aspired to. Look at the recent disaster of Uncharted movie. The number of writers and directors that changed and replaced etc to end up with another bland/mediocre adaptation.
Just because the 1st shot at making it wasn't as stellar as hoped doesn't mean it is not worth the effort of making a better 2nd movie. I was plenty entertained by the story and would be eager to watch another couple movies - providing they aren't ruined by stupidity. It is foolish to waste a solid base of IP.
I tried watching the movie and honestly It was boring. They wasted Mr Fassbender Everything looked really good but nothing really happened. Silent hill 1 was a slow burn, but there's so much that happens that you don't realise how long the movie is.
Too many story elements for a simple adaptation. Should have been a period piece only. The main character would have hidden the Piece of Eden where no one, not even the audience, would know. The film could have ended with a coda of a descendant being brought in to relive memories. The sequel then would have been about finding where the ongoing maguffin is hidden. Then that sequel would end with a revelation what the origin of the piece of Eden might be. And you could have capped it all off with a third film wherein the descendant would have manifested his ancestor's abilities.
I went back to this movie and for whatever reason I liked it slightly. I didn't at release. It felt boring. But after rewatching it for the first time since then this felt like a darker set tone and liked the ambiance the film set. The plot wasn't paced right but it wasn't so disjointed I couldn't follow. I'm a huge AC fan. Played every game and I mean every single one even the mobile games, psp game, and ds game along with the main games even the new ones. Read the comics and even have the AC gold audio book. This film takes huge risks with the lore but other than the animus they used I liked it. It could be better but focusing more on the assassin in ancient times but I think it was still done alright here. Could have been better and I do hope it is given another shot either as a movie or as an animated show exploring one assassin or tell short stories from different assassin's throughout history. Both could work
The mistake they made was simple - no one plays AC for the modern story and character. Having to drop out of the past to play as Desmond used to bug the shit out of me. This film was mostly the modern character.
I think AC would be better served as a high budget streaming series. Get some really good writers and a lot of money to really flesh it out long term and it could be amazing.
Watched this with my gf a while back. We both thought it was terrible but having not played the games she had more questions about the movie than answers. The movie really doesn't have a good grasp on explaining what the actual conflict is between the templars and assassins or realy what the Apple of Eden does or why it's important. She said this movie was making her head spin! I soon sat her down and explained it all myself from the context of the games and she said 'everything you said was more interesting than what they showed in them movie!' Yet another case of some otherwise talented people mismatched in making a video game adaptation and FAILING to do the proper research and or understand why people think it's great.
I've always said, an adaptation of Assassin's Creed would benefit more had you taken the AC1 or AC2 approach to how to reveal the otherworldly elements(Apple of Eden), slowly and with mystery and then reveal what it could do. As for the Modern Day, a film called Source Code and obviously The Matrix proved you can do a good movie that concentrates a good amount in a simulation and the other in the real world. But for the first Assassin's Creed movie it should've been a very minor thing and have the modern day character grow to be become an Assassin like Desmond over the course of a few stories or not included at all. Also, limit Ubisoft's creative control. Having them wanting to have the movie be canon to the games is a cool idea but a bad one creatively. It would've been so cool having an adaptation of either one of the Assassin's Creed games, with the easiest ones for a blockbuster trilogy being the Ezio Trilogy. Here's hoping Ubisoft learnt from these mistakes for the Netflix Series and actually leave the creators to do what they want and not limit them to "game canon"
It's weird that lacking CGI is pointed out here as an obvious flaw, while other big movies with lacking CGI get that part completely glossed over, generally. The sad thing is that they did a lot of real stuff, stunts and sets, still, and the failure makes other movies less likely to go that route.
lets be real, this wasnt the worst VG adaptation. given the average poor success rate of all VG adaptations, if you watched it without any expectations, this one is fairly enjoyable with entertaining action scenes. having said that, yes, the plot was confusing at times, the concept of the apple was too mysterious for the audience to latch on, and the dusty effect was too much.
This was the video that made me unfollow you and set YT to not recommend you anymore. There are so many names mispronounced in this video (which is something that’s been going on for a long time on JoBlo) that it’s clear your editorial process is completely broken. If I can’t trust you to say a name right, how can I trust your research? Short answer: I CAN’T. You are in a journalism-adjacent field. Go study up on GFE’s so you can understand how you are subconsciously undermining yourself in nearly every video.
I remember being very disappointing with this movie, I expected much better. But that's just me, remembering a friend of mine actually liking it much more.
When it comes to video games adaptations Assassin's Creed is not even close to be in the "bad adaptation" list. It was an interesting take on the games universe. I like that they did not adapt Desmond/Altair/Ezio storylines directly and tried their own spin on it. Kurzel direction made the movie look really nice, better than most action "non-superhero" blockbusters of that time. Not like his Macbeth where almost every shot looks like an artistic masterpiece, but nice nothenless. Fassbender is an amazing actor. One of, if not the best actor of last 15 years. He delivers extraordinary performances even in really bad movies (Dark Phoenix for example). What lost ne in Assassin's Creed were the "15th century Spain" sections. They looked dull and boring. There were I believe about 3-4 chapters in movie dedicated to that period in time and they all look the same. Nothing made them special. I actually found myself falling asleep in the theater on the premiere night in Poland. And I agree with Fassbender on the point that the movie should be more entertaining. As I mentioned, the "past" sections were dull and boring and looked the same. The Leap of Faith was awfully edited. And the story took itself way too serious. It's the same why first AC game is, when it comes to story, way more boring than any of "Ezio Trilogy" games. Altair had little personality and the same was with Aguilar, Fassbender looks great, but the character, just was. We didn't know his origin, his personality, nothing, because "15th Century Spain" parts were only action-oriented, and because of the dust effect, they were boring and unpleasant to watch. Shame, because Assassin's Creed is a great series to be adapted. I hope that some good studio will again risk to pick up the franchise and try with a movie series or a streaming show. Game adaptations on streaming were pretty well received recently with Fallout celebrating their success and LoL Arcane's 2nd season being highly anticipated even by people not liking the game. I just hope that some studio will take a Leap of Faith and try again with Assassin's Creed.
i dislike this video bc he just talks about the behind-the-scenes production issues & backstory, rather than focusing on the plot points & why it fails. i feel like the whole video is pointless i recommend filmento’s video for a more thorough breakdown
I would LOVE to see a different cut if they have the shot material to make an alternate edit work. As a fan of the game franchise and as someone who was really excited for this movie, it certainly left me sad that it was too slow and confusing because the plot was presented as somewhat pointless as it stood.
I loved this film & it’s not normally my favourite kind of entertainment! I’ve never been a gamer or interested in the characters that became famous from them. BUT I ave to say that the idea of genetic memory that could take a person back in time to an earlier ancestor & be able to absorb their life & knowledge really appealed to me as I love historically based films & also films set not too far into the future that it takes 3 viewings to work out exactly what is going on! Yes it could have been a little physically lighter rather than a dust bowl, that would really have helped it in the box office. I would still like to see a sequel. I think that the whole problem with films based on “games” is that fans of the games have totally unrealistic expectations of the film, whereas film goers live myself are looking for an alternative idea of an interesting, enjoyable film! Just thought that I’d let you know that not everyone hated this film. If you don’t know what game it’s based on the film is actually a good night out!
But maybe at this point it should just be something similar but not the game franchise. Because it just screams out that you made something for the people that have played it. Sonic did a very well remake of the original with a little touch of new. For assassins creed, they could have just recreate the story of Ezio from AC2 like they did with Lineage that was a short live action following Ezio's dad.
The main problem the movie had was it's time. AC games are good because most of the time we are in the past exploring monumental cities and historic periods. The modern world aspects are just not as entertaining. The movie spent too much damn time in the present which no one in any AC game does. Unless a plot point pulls you out of the Animus, no one actually spends time in the modern day. The Spanish Inquisition was just brilliant and well done. It's the only reason I enjoyed the movie. But I just wish we spent more time there. The parkour, fight scenes, premise and design were Amazing. Too bad they are only shown for like a quarter of the movie
I find the film underrated and overhated.Is it flawless? Absolutely not, but I still enjoyed it for the core plot, performances, Kurzel's visual style, the score, and most of the action.
To me, a series would have been a much better option. A movie just doesn't have enough time to explore the characters. But FOR a movie, the big problem was that they completely forgot the past sequences importance. The present dat of the AC games is important too, but the most fun, interesting and probably anticipated aspect of Assasin's Creed is to live the past centuries, to know what the historical periods where like. The spanish inquisition was such a mayhem, and I believe that if the movie was more focused on it, it would'be been a lot more interesting and surely succesful. A pity, this movie had it all to be great.
the worst part about this is is that aguilar argueably wouldve had one of the best settings with one of the best conflicts in the series the spanish re inquisition of spain is a fascinating period a beautiful location and lots of political topics to explore
I always hated the Assasins Creed concept. Played several of the games and enjoyed playing in the past but always got dragged out of it by the Animus shenanigans.
My Nagel complaint about the game and the movie is just focus on the historical aspect. I could do without all that virtual reality, DNA, sci-fi, nonsense. The historical status interesting enough on its own and merits, 100% of the attention.
I thought it was dope. It honestly just got bogged down by the stuff that bogs down the games, the modernday parts of the story are the least intetesting parts.
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I forgot this existed, to be honest.
It ended up being rather mediocre, which is the curse of the video game adaptation. Even some of the more popular ones (Tomb Raider, Mortal Kombat) tend to have mediocre to bad professional reviews, and are just popular with fans for the kitsch value, action, or whatever the case may be.
There is always some factor involved that tends to suck the spirit or fun out of whatever property is involved. Either oblivious higher-ups who have no idea about how the games are, or directors and/or writers that don't know or care much about the the game(s).
And this is on top of the odds against a movie being a real success in the first place. Reasonable executives and capable people involved in the actual production doesn't necessarily translate into something particularly good. Sometimes the elements just don't come together very well.
That was the big problem, it just wasn't fun.
@@JoBloOriginals maybe put it in an episode of Reel Action. No matter how bad a video game movie is, at least the guns blazing action is where it’s at.
@@JoBloOriginals My comment getting pinned is going to be more memorable than this movie!
I'm here to remind you that videogame adaptations are better suited for TV show, medium that's for long form storytelling. Could you really criticize those movies? You can't because I liked this one and I understand what's going on.
@@mozartcastellanosGK Yes, actually, we can criticize it. Just because you like it and might think it is beyond reproach, doesn't mean everyone else has to agree with your view. They chose to make this movie, to adapt a video game into this format, and released it with the intention of making money. Just like with any piece of creative work released, it's going to be subject to critique. I personally thought it turned into a forgettable film at best, to the point I actually forgot it existed as I mentioned in my first comment. It probably would have adapted better to a TV show or miniseries, but they didn't go that direction so it's a moot point.
If you enjoyed it, more power to you, but I'm/we're hardly in the minority in thinking they didn't do a particularly good job with this movie specifically , as well as video game movie adaptations in general.
I enjoyed the movie even with its issues in which it’s underrated but it’s probably the closest we might get to what assassins creed is
And I will still defend the film because at the very least it respected the lore
And it was a good story not terrible but a good story
Thank you I thought I wouldn’t find someone else.
@@StudMacher96 I got u my guy we just need to find more peeps like us hence why its very underrated movie
@gnonlinegaming no i havent but yeah I will check it out
Finally watched it last night and it’s much better than I expected
@@scoso1313 yeah I know idk why peeps say it is bad
When the movie itself is referenced in AC Origins specifically the end scene when Alan Rikken is killed
There have been worse video game movies, but I'm not sure if there's any that have been more genuinely disappointing. They had so much talent involved, and such a great jumping-off point for stories, and managed to turn it into a dire, joyless mess that couldn't even manage satisfying action.
Super Mario Bros... (at least for me) loved the games, and the movie... Bob Hoskins, Dennis Hopper a great cast... and then we got that film.
AC at least had some good moments and ideas (I like the redesigned animus it at least makes sense for the bleeding effect), there were some good performances (and a few phoned in) and the ideas/setting weren't bad just not used properly... Can't say any of the about Mario Bros...
“Jumping-off point” lulz
Plus it Was a learning moment for them aparently..the movie had the right Story and the right Script but too much Was cut from it. It neded arleast a few revisions to get it accros in the timeframe it got. A TV series could worknwonders and who knews ther might decide to bring back These characters that way.
I was pretty bummed out by Max Payne, too. All these studies had to do was create a live-action version of ANY story, or portion of a story, that already existed in the games. It should've been so easy to exceed expectations instead of leave us shaking our heads.
I honestly knew this movie was gonna be mediocre to bad the moment I heard that they were going to spend the majority of their time in the present and only around 30% in the past. If you’ve played Assassin’s Creed you know that the present day story is never really a highlight of the experience and although they could’ve still built an interesting narrative in the present, neglecting what most fans are actually looking forward to was probably going to end badly. But I also can’t say that there was much they could’ve done either way since they not always enough time to flesh out the story, especially Assassin’s Creed which are two stories for the price of one.
The best thing they could’ve done was just make this a TV show instead since they could’ve definitely have more time to do both stories with better development and characters.
An ambitious folly from a director whose preceeding film (Macbeth) was nominated for the Palme D’Or. Add in Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Charlotte Rampling… this could have been the film that broke the video game adaptation that would have broken the mold… alas it didn’t.
nominated for Palme D'Or. There have been tons of dud in the main competition, some of the worst turds of recent times have been able to compete in the main category because of name recognition and connections
He was more comfortable in the period piece setting, I don't who thought it was a good idea to have 80% of the movie take place in modern day.
This man really called Ezio "Easy Oh" 😂
Saw it in theaters and thought it was god awful. Had some friends tell me they thought it was good, I no longer respect their critical opinion on cinema.
you are so edgy lol
Ahh yes, easyo, my favorite assassin….and cereal.
I’ve been a fan since the first game and I had no idea that the game was originally meant to be a prince of Persia spin off.
Call yourself a "fan" 😂
@@RichO1701e I know, I shame myself lol
After the awesome Ubisoft produced 45 minute prequel short movie to Assassin's Creed 2 I expected at least the same quality for the big screen. Boy, was I wrong.
Honestly, I loved the movie and wish there was more like it. I like more of the dialogue as where action becomes too repetitive if done in a quick order.
This probably one of the few movies I've watched in theaters where I actually fell asleep midways
When I heard they were making a movie of Assassin's Creed, I was excited. After watching the movie, I was a bit disappointed, but I was looking forward to sequel. I would agree the special effects really did hinder a lot of the shots and the writing was not the best. I do think they should try again and take a better look at what the fans enjoy the most from the franchise. I would also say they should make a series instead of a movie. There is a lot to the story and they need a series to tell it. I would love for this to happen.
Having ambition is all it takes to make a videogame adaptation work
That's why most videogame adaptations like this failed, because the studio hired people that didn't understand videogames
That's why recent adaptations like "Detetive Pikachu", "Sonic The Hedgehog" and "Arcane" worked, because the people behind it understood the games
Kurzel is a great visualist but doesn’t seem comfortable with high concept plots. His version of MacBeth was great because of his visual reframing of the classic story. Assassin’s Creed needed a director with a higher adventure pedigree like Gore Verbinski
Re watched it recently, it wasn’t such a bad movie and it was also referenced in the current trilogy origins thru to odyssey and Valhalla. Hopefully the Netflix tv show can nail it. If it even happens
Please do WTF happened to PRINCE OF PERSIA (2010) movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal
i like the movie but how does it end up loss at the box office
“Eezy-Oh” Auditore 😂
Never saw it, never played the game. I am a Hitman Fan and your are right none of the Hitman movies have lived up to the game. Closest Hitman movie would be John Wick if you are a Beast Mode Player.
Its so bad I forgot, iiterally forgot, what happened in this movie 😂😂
hearing this guy say “easy-o” when talking about ezio (et-see-oh) physically hurt me
Man, who could forget the adventures of Easy O.
5:03 man super stoned and didn't hear a word the narrator is saying because I was jamming to that background music 🤣🤣🤣🤣
the quality of those JoBlo videos is pretty inconsistent. the audio issues seemed to be solved in many of the more recent WTF?-episodes. also the editing got much better. but this episode had many of the old problems again. the sound mixing/editing was pretty unbalanced throughout the video. music to loud or too choppy. narration not loud enough and without a good flow. then there were also some pretty irritating video editing choices, especially when bits from other movies were thrown in.
don't want to sh!t on your work. i love what you're doing and it always puts a smile on my face when a new JoBlo video pops up in my feed. but i think this channel would get much more attention if the content quality was more consistent.
greetings from germany :)
Just re-watched it; put the subtitles on so you can see the script that got everyone who made it all excited (& you don't wake up the Mrs), revel in J.Kurzel's best attempts at filming fast-paced action (better than most) and enjoy an underrated.....banger of a movie :) + Cotillard, Kenneth Williams and Fassbender are worth the rental alone (among literallly MANY others) ...XXX...
I thought it was very cool. It shocked the heck out of me to find out it wasn't liked by many. Then again I'm not a hard core player and I don't mind the serious tone. I came to it to see some esoteric action-adventure and it satisfied on that front. Hope they try again.
15:06 Disagree. The modern segments were all awful.
I’ll happily watch an Assassin’s Creed film sequel. 😍😀
I liked it regardless of what others thought of it... To each their own.
As far as video game movies go it definitely wasn't the worst, and I would say people were a bit harsh on it. All that said it definitely had room for improvement
This dude just said "Altair or Easy-O" xD. I love professional work.
It always freaks me out to hear my name said in a video when they're talking about another Adam, especially when that name starts the sentence. Instantly catches my attention
Saw it in theaters wasn’t amazing but I didn’t think it was bad. I think it would have been received MUCH better if it was exclusive to a streaming service which is what AC and Netflix are doing now
you know in AC games where the last target usually requires you to kill 100 guards, in the film, just walk into the Templar's HQ, no one stops you , walk upto to the Boss, kill the Boss , everyone runs.
I just rewatched it today and it really wasn't bad.
Only "negatives" we're that there wasn't enough time spent in the past.
And they skewed the Animus up
Though not films, I’d say ‘Witcher’ & ‘Castlevania’ are not only the best videogame adaptations but phenomenal filmmaking.
Only good part of the movie was the ancestors scene
2:00 Either you got rid of the Bleep in F*ck, or you missed it this time. EITHER WAY it, sounds better!
This adaptations wasn't the worse ever attempted but I do agree with the videos assessment about the fog effects and the non verbal stuff!!!
Audiences are usually in need of things explained along the way otherwise they are just looking at moving pictures from scene to scene and no emotional dependency in-between the characters and the audience develops!
I am reminded of some mid nighties game adaptation movie like "Wing Commander"! I really enjoyed it and have watched it many times... But then again I was around when the game first appeared! Maybe some of that money spend on this one should have been decided so that they can make two movies... Maybe a second part to Wing Commander! ... And they could have had a double matinee or something!
I know it's far fetched... Different companies and such... But hey it's not a bad idea!
i liked it cause of the easter eggs like the connors bow arno dorians cameo along with the ottamon brotherhoods re appearance along with the apple of eaden from ac 1
The problem with movies based on video games is they don't stick with the story line and just change everything
As a lifelong fan of the computer games, having played them and owning them all, I feel the main mistake of the movie was setting so much of its story in the current/modern era. The games are about 90% in the past and 10% in the modern era, the fun is in playing in the past and being an assassin. It also took way to long to explain what was going on in current day. If they had simply adapted the first game, or any of the games, directly to screen they might have gotten a better reaction.
a shitty movie. what a waste for the big potential the I.P has
I don’t understand why this was a bad movie. If you’ve never played the game, the movie is actually pretty interesting and cool.
Where is Mike from That Chapter? Is he hiding somewhere? I keep hearing his theme music haha
It was a fun movie a solid 7/10 imo, I’m an AC fanboy so I was happy to see it. I wonder where they are with the Netflix series the announced a couple years so
I forgot it was Fassbender playing the main character.
I loved the film. The only issue is that the cinematography lends itself to a big, hi-res screen to see all the detail in the environments.
Well Yeah that's the whole point in Filming in Ultra HD and Putting a lot of effort into a movie's visuals, You really want to see an epic movie on a PHONE?
The problem with video game adaptations is that it is never a single vision. You have the studio, the game developers, audiences expectations, producers, star power... all muddling it. As a lazy example, Christopher Nolan's films have a singular vision, his. So no matter what, you KNOW that it is the complete realized artistic vision he aspired to. Look at the recent disaster of Uncharted movie. The number of writers and directors that changed and replaced etc to end up with another bland/mediocre adaptation.
Just because the 1st shot at making it wasn't as stellar as hoped doesn't mean it is not worth the effort of making a better 2nd movie. I was plenty entertained by the story and would be eager to watch another couple movies - providing they aren't ruined by stupidity. It is foolish to waste a solid base of IP.
I tried watching the movie and honestly It was boring.
They wasted Mr Fassbender
Everything looked really good but nothing really happened.
Silent hill 1 was a slow burn, but there's so much that happens that you don't realise how long the movie is.
I really enjoy these videos but the background music mix in this particular one was incredibly distracting
Too many story elements for a simple adaptation. Should have been a period piece only. The main character would have hidden the Piece of Eden where no one, not even the audience, would know. The film could have ended with a coda of a descendant being brought in to relive memories. The sequel then would have been about finding where the ongoing maguffin is hidden. Then that sequel would end with a revelation what the origin of the piece of Eden might be. And you could have capped it all off with a third film wherein the descendant would have manifested his ancestor's abilities.
I went back to this movie and for whatever reason I liked it slightly. I didn't at release. It felt boring. But after rewatching it for the first time since then this felt like a darker set tone and liked the ambiance the film set. The plot wasn't paced right but it wasn't so disjointed I couldn't follow. I'm a huge AC fan. Played every game and I mean every single one even the mobile games, psp game, and ds game along with the main games even the new ones. Read the comics and even have the AC gold audio book. This film takes huge risks with the lore but other than the animus they used I liked it. It could be better but focusing more on the assassin in ancient times but I think it was still done alright here. Could have been better and I do hope it is given another shot either as a movie or as an animated show exploring one assassin or tell short stories from different assassin's throughout history. Both could work
You had all those jokes for giant Don S. Davis head and no Twin Peaks jokes? For shame, good sir! 😂
It's the script that was lacking. Everything else was pretty good actually. I wish they put more work into the script work.
I find interesting how for some strange reason Hollywood believes that Spain looks like the Sahara...
The mistake they made was simple - no one plays AC for the modern story and character. Having to drop out of the past to play as Desmond used to bug the shit out of me. This film was mostly the modern character.
I think AC would be better served as a high budget streaming series. Get some really good writers and a lot of money to really flesh it out long term and it could be amazing.
Watched this with my gf a while back. We both thought it was terrible but having not played the games she had more questions about the movie than answers. The movie really doesn't have a good grasp on explaining what the actual conflict is between the templars and assassins or realy what the Apple of Eden does or why it's important. She said this movie was making her head spin! I soon sat her down and explained it all myself from the context of the games and she said 'everything you said was more interesting than what they showed in them movie!'
Yet another case of some otherwise talented people mismatched in making a video game adaptation and FAILING to do the proper research and or understand why people think it's great.
I've always said, an adaptation of Assassin's Creed would benefit more had you taken the AC1 or AC2 approach to how to reveal the otherworldly elements(Apple of Eden), slowly and with mystery and then reveal what it could do.
As for the Modern Day, a film called Source Code and obviously The Matrix proved you can do a good movie that concentrates a good amount in a simulation and the other in the real world. But for the first Assassin's Creed movie it should've been a very minor thing and have the modern day character grow to be become an Assassin like Desmond over the course of a few stories or not included at all.
Also, limit Ubisoft's creative control. Having them wanting to have the movie be canon to the games is a cool idea but a bad one creatively. It would've been so cool having an adaptation of either one of the Assassin's Creed games, with the easiest ones for a blockbuster trilogy being the Ezio Trilogy.
Here's hoping Ubisoft learnt from these mistakes for the Netflix Series and actually leave the creators to do what they want and not limit them to "game canon"
Some things should be left alone
The best way I can describe this movie: It is a good movie inside a bad movie.
It's weird that lacking CGI is pointed out here as an obvious flaw, while other big movies with lacking CGI get that part completely glossed over, generally.
The sad thing is that they did a lot of real stuff, stunts and sets, still, and the failure makes other movies less likely to go that route.
lets be real, this wasnt the worst VG adaptation. given the average poor success rate of all VG adaptations, if you watched it without any expectations, this one is fairly enjoyable with entertaining action scenes.
having said that, yes, the plot was confusing at times, the concept of the apple was too mysterious for the audience to latch on, and the dusty effect was too much.
I agree
Plus the movie version of the Animus is cooler than the game version of the Animus
This was the video that made me unfollow you and set YT to not recommend you anymore. There are so many names mispronounced in this video (which is something that’s been going on for a long time on JoBlo) that it’s clear your editorial process is completely broken. If I can’t trust you to say a name right, how can I trust your research? Short answer: I CAN’T. You are in a journalism-adjacent field. Go study up on GFE’s so you can understand how you are subconsciously undermining yourself in nearly every video.
I remember being very disappointing with this movie, I expected much better. But that's just me, remembering a friend of mine actually liking it much more.
Good content. Too bad the music is so distracting.
Bro really said "Easy-O" 😂🤣
When it comes to video games adaptations Assassin's Creed is not even close to be in the "bad adaptation" list.
It was an interesting take on the games universe. I like that they did not adapt Desmond/Altair/Ezio storylines directly and tried their own spin on it. Kurzel direction made the movie look really nice, better than most action "non-superhero" blockbusters of that time. Not like his Macbeth where almost every shot looks like an artistic masterpiece, but nice nothenless.
Fassbender is an amazing actor. One of, if not the best actor of last 15 years. He delivers extraordinary performances even in really bad movies (Dark Phoenix for example).
What lost ne in Assassin's Creed were the "15th century Spain" sections. They looked dull and boring. There were I believe about 3-4 chapters in movie dedicated to that period in time and they all look the same. Nothing made them special. I actually found myself falling asleep in the theater on the premiere night in Poland.
And I agree with Fassbender on the point that the movie should be more entertaining. As I mentioned, the "past" sections were dull and boring and looked the same. The Leap of Faith was awfully edited. And the story took itself way too serious. It's the same why first AC game is, when it comes to story, way more boring than any of "Ezio Trilogy" games. Altair had little personality and the same was with Aguilar, Fassbender looks great, but the character, just was. We didn't know his origin, his personality, nothing, because "15th Century Spain" parts were only action-oriented, and because of the dust effect, they were boring and unpleasant to watch.
Shame, because Assassin's Creed is a great series to be adapted. I hope that some good studio will again risk to pick up the franchise and try with a movie series or a streaming show. Game adaptations on streaming were pretty well received recently with Fallout celebrating their success and LoL Arcane's 2nd season being highly anticipated even by people not liking the game.
I just hope that some studio will take a Leap of Faith and try again with Assassin's Creed.
The music in the background is so loud ...
i dislike this video bc he just talks about the behind-the-scenes production issues & backstory, rather than focusing on the plot points & why it fails. i feel like the whole video is pointless
i recommend filmento’s video for a more thorough breakdown
I assumed that leap of faith was all CG.
As Michael Rosen once said: "it's a bit rich, but alright."
"Easy-O" XD
I would LOVE to see a different cut if they have the shot material to make an alternate edit work. As a fan of the game franchise and as someone who was really excited for this movie, it certainly left me sad that it was too slow and confusing because the plot was presented as somewhat pointless as it stood.
I loved this film & it’s not normally my favourite kind of entertainment! I’ve never been a gamer or interested in the characters that became famous from them.
BUT I ave to say that the idea of genetic memory that could take a person back in time to an earlier ancestor & be able to absorb their life & knowledge really appealed to me as I love historically based films & also films set not too far into the future that it takes 3 viewings to work out exactly what is going on!
Yes it could have been a little physically lighter rather than a dust bowl, that would really have helped it in the box office. I would still like to see a sequel.
I think that the whole problem with films based on “games” is that fans of the games have totally unrealistic expectations of the film, whereas film goers live myself are looking for an alternative idea of an interesting, enjoyable film!
Just thought that I’d let you know that not everyone hated this film. If you don’t know what game it’s based on the film is actually a good night out!
But maybe at this point it should just be something similar but not the game franchise. Because it just screams out that you made something for the people that have played it.
Sonic did a very well remake of the original with a little touch of new.
For assassins creed, they could have just recreate the story of Ezio from AC2 like they did with Lineage that was a short live action following Ezio's dad.
If it was set in Italy, they could of used Jeremy Irons to play Rodrigo Borgia.
I forgot that movie even existed 🤣😂
The main problem the movie had was it's time. AC games are good because most of the time we are in the past exploring monumental cities and historic periods. The modern world aspects are just not as entertaining.
The movie spent too much damn time in the present which no one in any AC game does. Unless a plot point pulls you out of the Animus, no one actually spends time in the modern day. The Spanish Inquisition was just brilliant and well done. It's the only reason I enjoyed the movie. But I just wish we spent more time there. The parkour, fight scenes, premise and design were Amazing. Too bad they are only shown for like a quarter of the movie
The dust effect and the overall color tone of the movie really just brought the whole thing down IMO. It was SO dark and washed out.
I loved the movie, and I wish there's another one.
I honestly don’t understand what people did not like about it. It was absolutely great imo.
too much modern day and even that was extremely dry and boring@@ryteer
I find the film underrated and overhated.Is it flawless? Absolutely not, but I still enjoyed it for the core plot, performances, Kurzel's visual style, the score, and most of the action.
Me too
Good times playing as Easy-O, rapping the templars into submission all across renaissance Italy in Assassin's Creed 2.
🤣
To me, a series would have been a much better option. A movie just doesn't have enough time to explore the characters. But FOR a movie, the big problem was that they completely forgot the past sequences importance. The present dat of the AC games is important too, but the most fun, interesting and probably anticipated aspect of Assasin's Creed is to live the past centuries, to know what the historical periods where like. The spanish inquisition was such a mayhem, and I believe that if the movie was more focused on it, it would'be been a lot more interesting and surely succesful. A pity, this movie had it all to be great.
First off, I will not stand this Mario Bros. slander. Chaotic genius piece of work there.
Another game movie ruined because the director thought not following the game was the way to go
Detective Pikachu is great.
9:43
“Easy O? Da fuq?
Whats up with the background music?
Why these movies can't copy from the story and characters that are already present in videogames!? Why they always have to change everything!?
the worst part about this is is that aguilar argueably wouldve had one of the best settings with one of the best conflicts in the series the spanish re inquisition of spain is a fascinating period a beautiful location and lots of political topics to explore
The first Silent Hill was great IMHO. This should have been a Showtime or a HBO series, should not have been a movie.
Mans read Ezio as easy-o...
Maybe just maybe, fassbender is not charismatic enough to do the heavy lifting for a blockbuster film.
I always hated the Assasins Creed concept. Played several of the games and enjoyed playing in the past but always got dragged out of it by the Animus shenanigans.
My Nagel complaint about the game and the movie is just focus on the historical aspect. I could do without all that virtual reality, DNA, sci-fi, nonsense. The historical status interesting enough on its own and merits, 100% of the attention.
Let’s say, it kept up the tradition of video game adaptations.
I thought it was dope.
It honestly just got bogged down by the stuff that bogs down the games, the modernday parts of the story are the least intetesting parts.
Making it period might have helped.
You should do a WTF? On what happened to Priest film. Nothing like the Hyung Min woo’s manwha. So bad.