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Geek Corner # 2

And now it's time for another edition of Geek Corner, with your host, Cainnum "How was I supposed to know he was the real Shatner" Hopkins.

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Oh hello there. Welcome to geek corner. You're probably asking yourself "Hey, what's geek corner?" or "What the hell are you doing in my house?" or my favorite "Get your hands off my guinea pig!" That last one wasn't a question really, but what the hell ever. Geek corner was published a long time ago, so there was a pretty big gap. I believe it was on the topic of FF7: Advent children. Today I again find myself discussing the topic of movies based on video games.

I'll be the first to admit that almost every piece of celluloid attached to a gaming franchise of some kind will most likely end up a big pile of chocobo crap. Mostly due to Uwe Boll. The Mario bros. movie was so bad, it went to good and all the way back to bad again, and...well i don't really have an and. I've pretty much avoided these suckers at all costs, ever since the afformentioned brothers mario. The exceptions of course are Final Fantasy. Spirits Within was pretty good, and i don't have to tell you about Advent Children. Mainly because I already did.

Anyway the point, *and there is one* is that a certain film releasing on April 21st may turn things around for me, as far as this subject is concerned.

Silent Hill

I saw the preview when mater and I went to the drive-in theatre in San Antonio on saturday. As a fan of the series *the first one, anyway* I have to say, from what i saw, i was blown away. There are some things that are taken straight from the game. I can't describe it. you really should watch the preview for yourself. I hope my good friend Andy reads this, as i know he is a fan as well.

I guess the main reason I'm geeking out is the similarities to the game and the movie. Some of the same characters are there, including Cybill: the cop, and cristabella: the creepy old woman, played by Alice Krige, better known to geek corner readers as the borg queen. There's also little details, like the roads turning into cliffs, the school, the fog and the ash falling from the sky, and especially the creepy ass music. This is the first film of this year I am REALLY excited about. If it sucks, oh well. Wouldn't be too surprised. Movie trailers have a way of fooling the general public. Go watch it for yourself and let me know what you think.

Until next time, remember, Silent Hill is waiting.

Posted by cainnum at 1:56 PM