11: Movies About Video Games

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DATE : Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:05 -0500
Entered in Database : 2011-07-29 05:00:05
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It's one thing to try to translate a video game plot and characters into a movie, but movies that are about the culture of video gaming, the people who play them, and what it's like to be stuck in one are an altogether different animal. Many such movies were released in the 1980s, coincidentally around the same time as the video game crash that threatened to destroy this nascent industry forever. Vinnk and SeanOrange reminisce about Scott Pilgrim, TRON, The Wizard, Cloak and Dagger, and War Games: when we saw them, what kind of impact they had, and if we'll ever see their like again. And, look -- most of them had better reviews than movies adapted from actual video games! Check out trailers for all the films we talked about, and their RottenTomatoes.com scores at our show notes: http://famicomdojo.tv/podcast/11 This episode is brought to you by the Famicom Dojo web series. Celebrate our four year anniversary with promo code NOSHAME to get the Season 1 DVD for only $6.95!: http://famicomdojo.tv/store/fdojos1.php

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