I have had the misfortune of seeing the film and you're right, it's terrible. In the words of Drake himself - 'crap!'
I have to be very careful, so as not to spoil it for others, but the action sequences are absolutely lousy and very wishy washy. I am a huge fan of the games and I absolutely hated the film with a passion. The whole production is extremely mediocre with an over reliance on CGI effects.
Fans looking for a two fisted Indiana Jones experience will be extremely disappointed as Tom Holland is woefully miscast and looks as though he couldn't punch his way out of a wet paper bag. Others just looking for 'National Treasure' light, might find some enjoyment, if they are not acquainted with the games franchise.
I am being overly generous when I score it two 'crap' stars out of five.
That's too bad. It has a 47 on Rotten Tomatoes, and I imagine it only going down from there. I get why other video-game movies may falter in the translation to film, but Uncharted? This is a game that wears its many influences on its sleeve and is already "cinematic" on its own. Screwing up an Uncharted movie seems like it would be actually hard to do, but they did it.
It really should have been a TV show. A 2 hr movie based on a game that is 12 hrs long would never feel right even tho the movie is about as non canonical as the Halo tv show, at least 343 is honest with the fact that the show is in its own universe. But how hard would it have been to get Nathan Fillion as Drake and Bryan Cranston as Sully for a tv show.
SONY has been on a roll with horrible game movies. Tomb Raider, RE, Monster Hunter and now this. Technically the SotC movie is still being worked and as well as GOW despite years of silence. I fear the worse for those movies with the attitude they've suddenly taken for these movie adaptations.
It's sad that none of the game to movie translations are faithful to the originals and not worth watching. Sony should have at least tried with Uncharted but absolutely chose the worst guys for the lead roles. They look nothing like the Uncharted game characters.
Welcome to Raccoon City looks low budget and cheesey and some characters like Leon and Jill did not look the part. But the key is it stuck as close as it could to the games. Unlike the shitty RE movies Milla Jovovich made which went off the tracks. I chuckled at the joke made about Leon and his partner in training. I enjoyed it I just ordered it on blu ray.
Since The Last of Us actually started as a Jak and Daxter game, I honestly don't see them returning to anything resembling a colorful 3d platformer. And that sucks.
Tbh, it would probably feel a bit weird if they didn't get the original writer for the games. I just checked and his name is Daniel Arey. He works at Google now: https://www.linkedin.com/in...
Insomniac also toned down the R&C games a lot over time as they got away from the edgy (for a kids franchise) 90s/early-mid 2000s style ... and that's pretty much Jak 2 and 3. lol. I wouldn't want them to tone it down to be more family friendly. It wouldn't be Jak & Daxter anymore.
All 3 jak games were awesome but i would have absolutely zero problems with insomniac taking jak back to it original form in part 1 that was just as good as 2 and 3.
I mean jak 2 and 3 werent that edgy lol ur making it sound like the last of us or something.
Insomniac could definitely pull it off, sotry wise, gameplay, graphics u name.
They would certainly be the best suited devs to bring jak back seeing as naughty dog has no interest in it.
He's even less suited to Jak than he is for Drake. I really don't understand the obsession with Tom Holland. And if we're going to get more Jak, surely we get another game instead... This feels like a slap in the face.
Why? The last thing you want is the same actors playing every role in every video game movie. And from what I've heard, the Uncharted movie is dog shit anyway. These guys probably shouldn't be working on Jak or any other PlayStation franchises. A year ago Holland himself said that his approach to how he played Drake was a mistake. That's not a good sign.
This movie going to flop hard in the box office & reviews. Sony need to understand Tom Holland is not a house hold name, people only care about Spiderman and the only reason why his spiderman doing $$$$ is because of the MCU connection.
Why do all these games need movies? Just stop. These can tarnish the legacy of a franchise and rarely ever do the source material justice. The only one I can think that truly worked was the Sonic movie. Why is Sony wasting money on these things?! How about a new Jak game or a remake even instead? We are also getting a new Twisted Metal movie/show instead of a game? What the hell is going on, is Sony now all MOVIE MOVIE MOVIE?!
Of course he his. And of course the Director of this Uncharted cringe is “making” Jak and Daxter. Why? Just why?! Nathan Fillion was the perfect Nathan Drake and they didn’t care. So we get Tom Holland? He should have played his son instead.
I have yet to see the Uncharted movie Tom Holland is a hit and a miss with me I am not a big Spiderman fan but the games are great. Personally if it was me doing the movie I would just do CGI and try and see if I can get the original voice cast on board for the movie.
Per this title, this statement is not exactly true. This was derived from Holland joking around... trying to be humorous, he said he wanted to star in all the movies tied to PlayStation titles.
Oh God please, keep both of them as far away from Jak and Daxter as possible
The new Uncharted film looks terrible
Can we get a new Jak and Daxter game instead?
He's even less suited to Jak than he is for Drake. I really don't understand the obsession with Tom Holland. And if we're going to get more Jak, surely we get another game instead... This feels like a slap in the face.
Why? The last thing you want is the same actors playing every role in every video game movie. And from what I've heard, the Uncharted movie is dog shit anyway. These guys probably shouldn't be working on Jak or any other PlayStation franchises. A year ago Holland himself said that his approach to how he played Drake was a mistake. That's not a good sign.
This movie going to flop hard in the box office & reviews. Sony need to understand Tom Holland is not a house hold name, people only care about Spiderman and the only reason why his spiderman doing $$$$ is because of the MCU connection.