Greetings, Devil Dog! Welcome to the Call of Duty Forums. It looks like you're looking forward to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, but haven't created an account yet. Why not take a minute to I recently bought a copy of the STX Entertainment/Universal Pictures film Hardcore Henry, which was released last spring and made waves as a big action movie filmed in a first-person perspective. And I have to say that I was quite impressed.
10 years prior, the in-name-only film version of Doom had a then-groundbreaking FPS scene that lasted for 5 minutes. It does not hold up well, as it is clear that it is a camera rolling on wheels, and the feeling is more of an arcade rail shooter rather than anything remotely resembling Doom. Hardcore Henry was filmed on GoPro, clipped to body suits worn by 6 different men, and it shows. Everything you would expect to find in a big, bombastic, loud FPS game is here, and it transfers well to the medium of film. It goes through every single expected trope, and is a nonstop, adrenaline-packed experience that never wears out its welcome. After only 90 minutes, you will be left thirsting for more.
Many video game adaptations are absolute clusterfucks, that only use the series name to lure people in and give virtually nothing in return to the fans, and also are very condescending to their audience. The Resident Evil films and Uwe Boll's so-called movies are exhibit A in this category. Even films that are faithful to their source material don't hold up well, in part because they try to condense the experience of a game into a 90 minute or 2 hour film, and carry themselves so seriously that they never crack a smile or let the viewer get comfortable. The promise squandered in the film versions of Warcraft and Assassin's Creed demonstrate this quite vividly.
Hardcore Henry is a proud celebration of the FPS genre, and never hides what it is, and it shows. One can get the sense of absolute fun that the cast and crew had with this experience, and it organically infects the audience as they're asked to share it. Simply put, even without an actual game to be based on, this is the best video game film that has ever been made. Hopefully, we will get a sequel.
10 years prior, the in-name-only film version of Doom had a then-groundbreaking FPS scene that lasted for 5 minutes. It does not hold up well, as it is clear that it is a camera rolling on wheels, and the feeling is more of an arcade rail shooter rather than anything remotely resembling Doom. Hardcore Henry was filmed on GoPro, clipped to body suits worn by 6 different men, and it shows. Everything you would expect to find in a big, bombastic, loud FPS game is here, and it transfers well to the medium of film. It goes through every single expected trope, and is a nonstop, adrenaline-packed experience that never wears out its welcome. After only 90 minutes, you will be left thirsting for more.
Many video game adaptations are absolute clusterfucks, that only use the series name to lure people in and give virtually nothing in return to the fans, and also are very condescending to their audience. The Resident Evil films and Uwe Boll's so-called movies are exhibit A in this category. Even films that are faithful to their source material don't hold up well, in part because they try to condense the experience of a game into a 90 minute or 2 hour film, and carry themselves so seriously that they never crack a smile or let the viewer get comfortable. The promise squandered in the film versions of Warcraft and Assassin's Creed demonstrate this quite vividly.
Hardcore Henry is a proud celebration of the FPS genre, and never hides what it is, and it shows. One can get the sense of absolute fun that the cast and crew had with this experience, and it organically infects the audience as they're asked to share it. Simply put, even without an actual game to be based on, this is the best video game film that has ever been made. Hopefully, we will get a sequel.
