Why Do Video Game Movies Usually Suck?




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Summary: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the April 12, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief </span><strong>Peter Sciretta</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is joined by /Film managing editor </span><strong>Jacob Hall</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, writer </span><strong>Hoai-Tran Bui</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and director </span><strong>Dan Trachtenberg</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">10 Cloverfield Lane</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">) to have a feature discussion about why video game movies usually suck and what Hollywood can do to fix them. Plus: a clip of director </span><strong>Jordan Vogt-Roberts</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kong: Skull Island</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">) offering his thoughts on the subject.</span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can subscribe to /Film Daily on </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/film-daily/id1254073246?mt=2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">iTunes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Iehcpduswejzvkmow2swayr6ife?t=Film_Daily"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google Play</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1254073246/film-daily"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Overcast</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://u922627.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=TvhtDiauxJVhRdbUMx2NHL6ODzLmx4MtfKCdFx-2FSGFQNyT19gu7suETHskKPLeObN63kZLIJaqHCutUuD2JSOw-3D-3D_Mf-2FCkfRivOmMK7O7F0Y-2FexQfRdP6nJdv0CvMHIllgbkxYonk7OFRtOKgc2RI2FTZjosX7Gy5-2F0LZYTCm1KUveJQurOXZQv5Dj2WhJrhmTrs0v3SJiEiBpyb-2F1L8jvr-2B-2BkxkiGeoPD1UieLppbdRBRhz-2BVOyI6R94uU85wuTnw695jKUkbDYkfDzQF2AmxCxzLBCpnE6CnunSfOnUc5T4w6Rt0VfqnTdL8n5IRPTbqCQRp1Xk2jliYNZ7ZDeIS9PTLnYnsWPYrfKEGJy8pKEuEg-3D-3D"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spotify</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and all the popular podcast apps (here is the </span><a href="http://daily.slashfilm.com/feed/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">RSS</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> URL if you need it).</span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In our </span><strong>Feature Presentation</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p><br> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why do most video game movies suck?</span></li> <br> </ul><p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All the other stuff you need to know:</span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.</span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">/Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.</span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can subscribe to /Film Daily on </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/film-daily/id1254073246?mt=2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">iTunes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Iehcpduswejzvkmow2swayr6ife?t=Film_Daily"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google Play</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1254073246/film-daily"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Overcast</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://u922627.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=TvhtDiauxJVhRdbUMx2NHL6ODzLmx4MtfKCdFx-2FSGFQNyT19gu7suETHskKPLeObN63kZLIJaqHCutUuD2JSOw-3D-3D_Mf-2FCkfRivOmMK7O7F0Y-2FexQfRdP6nJdv0CvMHIllgbkxYonk7OFRtOKgc2RI2FTZjosX7Gy5-2F0LZYTCm1KUveJQurOXZQv5Dj2WhJrhmTrs0v3SJiEiBpyb-2F1L8jvr-2B-2BkxkiGeoPD1UieLppbdRBRhz-2BVOyI6R94uU85wuTnw695jKUkbDYkfDzQF2AmxCxzLBCpnE6CnunSfOnUc5T"></a></p>