You probably wondered, when you heard about a Sims movie, how they planned to turn a game with literally no plot into a film. Here, according to producer John Davis, is the plan:
"... So this is the way I did it: The Sims, as you know, you can control your imaginary world, right? And in our movie, a young man, a 16 year old kid or a 14 year old kid and his friend get their hands on this thing called the Sims Infinity Pack, right, which is kind of this very strange video game store which was there just for that moment, and seemingly wasn't and all that. But what they realize is that they can scan their world in, because this is the most life like, real Sims game ever. And as they are playing this they are all of a sudden realizing is what they are playing on the game is having an effect on the real world. So in effect, through the game, they are able to control their world. It's wish fulfillment, and obviously it turns against them."
It's a larger quote than we'd normally post in full, but we didn't want you to think we had tampered with it in any way. So as not to make this post take up any more real estate on the front page, we've put our mature and insightful critique of the film's concept right after the break.
It's fucking terrible.
[Thanks, Steve]
Reader Comments (56)
Posted: Sep 22nd 2008 3:20PM MrHashbrown said
MIDNIGHT SCREENING BABY!
Posted: Sep 22nd 2008 3:33PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
...... *Bursts out laughing*
They should take a page from that mini movie creator guy, who made a mini movie about a sim who suddenly realises something about his life is very wrong and when he starts to question his purpose and the very odd sims world, he then realises that he's in a game, by then god aka the gamer takes his friends hostage in return for him to keep quiet, but he doesn't and eventually escapes the sims world and gets into the real world.
They should take a page from that mini movie creator guy, who made a mini movie about a sim who suddenly realises something about his life is very wrong and when he starts to question his purpose and the very odd sims world, he then realises that he's in a game, by then god aka the gamer takes his friends hostage in return for him to keep quiet, but he doesn't and eventually escapes the sims world and gets into the real world.
Posted: Sep 22nd 2008 4:16PM flanked said
This reeks of another terrible Hollywood "re-imagining"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109287/plotsummary
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109287/plotsummary
Posted: Sep 22nd 2008 4:48PM pohatu771 said
I would have made it a Broadway musical... the audience would shout things, and the cast would have to improvise them.
It would be, essentially, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, but with costumes.
It would be, essentially, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, but with costumes.
Posted: Sep 22nd 2008 5:01PM TOYBOXX said
Dear producer John Davis,
Your a fucking moron!
Your a fucking moron!
Posted: Sep 23rd 2008 1:20AM (Unverified) said
I think it's a trick. They'll release the movie, but what happens is this: you buy the ticket, walk into the theatre, and the movie is just a man on screen verbally abusing the audience for an hour and a half for actually paying to see a movie based on The Sims.
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