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Guitar Hero: The Movie, yet another game to movie tie-in

August 31, 2008 in News comments 22

Here's an interesting item on the Movie to Game Tie-Ins that are happening so much these days. Please slip along and check it out.

Do we really need any more game tie-ins?

With movies like Max Payne set for release this year and Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li & Tekken next year along with talks of making a Gears of War movie and a Bioshock movie, it seems that Guitar Hero is the next game that’s been thrown into the hat to be adapted to the big silver screen.

Producer/Director Brett Ratner has apparently asked Activision if he could make a movie based on the popular hit video game Guitar Hero. He did of course name the latest installment in the Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero: World Tour.

“It could be about a kid from a small town who dreams of being a rock star and he wins the Guitar Hero competition. One of these dreams-[come-true] kind of concepts.” Storyline of course sounds like your typical teen age kids dream comes true and so forth. I would of thought seeing as Brett named the latest Guitar Hero game would of been better to have a group of 3 kids that form a World Tour Band and take it to the big league.
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  • 2
    KyLeDaWg Sep 1, 08
    Those are honestly some of the worse movie ideas I've ever heard.
  • 2
    BlackLabel Sep 1, 08
    I can see it now, Jack Black in "Guitar Hero: The Quest To 100% Through The Fire And The Flames", though obviously all that will be in the movie is Jack Black smoking pot, talking to his bald fat friend, phoning the devil for a party and then 3 hours later playing the song wasted. All the while Jack Black will attempt some humour involving women he will never get and tying it into pushing buttons a mild gag to get the fake guitar into play somehow.
    • 0
      Karis Sep 2, 08
      More like Michael Phelps. Lol.


      But seriously, how do you make a movie of Guitar Hero?
  • 1
    therealNgamer Sep 1, 08
    Can someone please tell me how to make a good movie based on a game that has no story?
    • 0
      Shadow net583x s Sep 1, 08
      I think those types of games could be the best kind to turn into movies, so you won't have everyone saying "That sucked it was so far from the game!"
  • 1
    Starsky134 Sep 1, 08
    Wow, doesn't sound too promising. I hope it doesn't turn out to be a montage of people playing GH, because watching people play GH is just as boring as this to-be movie sounds.
  • 1
    kwitter Sep 1, 08
    the only game-turned-movie that i thought was any good was the resident evil series in my opinion
    • 1
      reaver11 Sep 1, 08
      The original Mortal Kombat movie was the best. And of course Advent Children.

      But seriously, a GH movie? How lame can people get? Why not go after a game that has an actual story behind it?

      Better idea - how about they hire that loser kid that dropped out of school to play GH to do the movie?
  • 1
    Paper Mario Dude Sep 1, 08
    HMMMMM, sounds like THE WIZARD, assy story, only for hyping a game up.
    • 2
      Koloth Sep 1, 08
      That's what I was thinking. And The Wizard angle wouldn't be to bad with a decent story behond it. You can't just have some kid with dreams of glory story. Need to go with the kid that has never picked up a controller but is naturally gifted angle. That would make for an interesting plot.
      • 1
        reaver11 Sep 1, 08
        Yeah, like make the kid autistic or something. Don't just put some queer geek in there and think you can make a good movie.
  • 1
    Bunnyburn Sep 1, 08
    This could be an okay movie if it was a comedy, but they better not try and make it seems serious.
  • 1
    Kazooieman* Sep 1, 08
    Guitar Hero... the MOVIE?!

    Hopefully SingStar the movie doesn't get made next! >_>
  • 1
    Zeon I Sep 1, 08
    This could be the best Coming of Age Teen Comedy ever.
  • 0
    XboxOZ360 Sep 1, 08
    Or they could make it a Reality TV show style movie come game that became a movie that then became a Reality show . . . or something like that . . .

    But seriously, they need to draw a line somewhere, anywhere . . . as most are just not worth the effort that goes into them.
  • 0
    Aussie Legend Sep 1, 08
    Great, what is next, a movie about the Jonas Brothers?! *laughs*

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    Wait...

    O Shi-!
  • 0
    Prince Of Sayians Sep 1, 08
    The only reasonable movie game-tie in's that sound remotely good, are Bioshock, and Gears of War if they pull it off right. Guitar Hero Movie? Jesus, Hollywood, think of good movies for once, damn.
  • 2
    Remino52 Sep 1, 08
    Gears of War sounds kinda cool honestly.
  • 1
    Big Willie Sep 1, 08
    An independent comedy based around the actual guitar hero game probably wouldn't be too bad, like the main character was a Guitar Hero virtuoso or something.
    • 0
      Supernouva Sep 2, 08
      I bet it's gonna be like "The Pick of Destiny" with Jack Black and Tenacious D.
  • 1
    Dance Floor Killah Sep 1, 08
    I personally think the South Park version of Guitar Hero will always be the best. A complete movie for GH? Useless.
  • 0
    XboxOZ360 Sep 2, 08
    Well we have the game Brutal Legend with Black playing the roll of a roadie how has to fight evil - - - now that could be a good movie . he loves being in mad musical movies . . or just mad movies period.

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