Rampage

[TigerClaw]

The trailer for the video game adaption of Rampage is expected to debut on Thursday, in the meantime, check out the movie poster.
https://www.comicbookmovie.com/monsters/dwayne-johnson-finally-meets-his-match-in-the-first-destructive-teaser-poster-for-rampage-a155388

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DOtP7YCUIAAKUPq.jpg:small

[Powder]

Look forward to seeing what Ralph & Lizzie look like.

[TigerClaw]

Look forward to seeing what Ralph & Lizzie look like.
They will probably be in it, the movie changes some things, such as the monsters being animals instead of humans.

Here's the Synopsis.

Primatologist Davis Okoye (Johnson), a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.

[Andrew NDB]

Primatologist Davis Okoye (Johnson), a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.

lol...

Well sh**. I know that Rampage isn't particularly a sacred cow (or maybe it is?) but... isn't Rampage's whole thing that it's normal people becoming the monsters and tearing stuff up? Sounds like this could be fun but why even call it Rampage?

[oldmanwinters]

That promo poster is very KONG. Or at least Mighty Joe Young. I was hoping they could have gone a bit crazier with it. I mean, did any NES game have better box art than the Rampage port?
http://i.imgur.com/23r7BIs.jpg (https://imgur.com/23r7BIs)

[sdp]

I hope they don't f-ck it up, I mean is it really that hard? It's giant monsters fighting for no reason and destroying cities. As long as they don't take it too seriously and it's just fun it'll be great, The Rock being there helps me think they know what type of movie it should be. Yeah the monsters not being human kind of sucks but I can overlook it if the tone of the movie is right.

The games have always been fun, they're not meant to be the best games ever but just arcade fun.

[Redeemer]

They will probably be in it, the movie changes some things, such as the monsters being animals instead of humans.


If thats true I am already turned off from it. Thats literally the premise of the game.

[Coola Yagami]

If thats true I am already turned off from it. Thats literally the premise of the game.

Almost like the street fighter movie not being about a tournament but about rescuing kidnapped hostages and.... ohhhhh...

[Andrew NDB]

Almost like the street fighter movie not being about a tournament but about rescuing kidnapped hostages and.... ohhhhh...

And subsequently failing miserably at the box office.

[Sumac]

Unless they shove some "love story", typical dumb "Hollywood drama" and "family values" then I see it might get some traction.

Who am I kidding? They will do it anyway...

[AT-Man]

I hope they don't f-ck it up

It's already a lost cause. No use thinking about this movie ever again.

[Ninjinister]

If thats true I am already turned off from it. Thats literally the premise of the game.

That's dumb. Whether they were humans or animals to begin with didn't matter at all. It's not like the series had any cohesive lore that people worship.

Day oneing this in theaters.

[TigerClaw]

This movie is being done by the people that made San Andreas.

[RaphaelinSTL]

It's already a lost cause. No use thinking about this movie ever again.

Completely agreed.

I loved me some Rampage: World Tour on the Nintendo 64 ... but not once did I ever think about how this series would translate as a major motion picture.

[Redeemer]

That's dumb. Whether they were humans or animals to begin with didn't matter at all. It's not like the series had any cohesive lore that people worship.

Day oneing this in theaters.

well the reason i want humans instead of animals is just for source material sake, but bc it is a new twist on the whole monster universe, there just not another animal/monster on the loose. The monsters actually being human adds a layer of depth and even makes them more relatable to the audience. They could also play a lot with the idea of emotional backlash and consequences of their actions in there monster form.

[TigerClaw]

Here's the Trailer

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The trailer shows a Giant Gorilla, Giant Wolf, and teases a Giant Crocodile.

[Redeemer]

Here's the Trailer

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The trailer shows a Giant Gorilla, Giant Wolf, and teases a Giant Crocodile.

Lol that a little more than teasing :lol:

[sdp]

What's wrong with you guys? Do you realize this is an adaptation of Rampage? What are you expecting?

The Street Fighter Analogy is crazy Rampage has little to no story, it's a parody to get you to play as giant monsters and wreak havoc. As long as they make an entertaining movie they'll more than do the source material justice.

The tone of the trailer is a little too serious, but I'm guessing it's going to be sillier when we get other trailers. Still it looks like some Kaiju fun just from that trailer even in the worst case scenario that it doesn't go for a more comedic approach.

[Andrew NDB]

The Street Fighter Analogy is crazy Rampage has little to no story

Isn't that kind of the counterpoint, though? It has little to no story, sure... but within that, what it DOES have, is humans being cursed with becoming giant monsters who have a hankering for smashing buildings. If they couldn't even be bothered to work with or build on that very basic premise, why bother calling it "Rampage" at all? This looks like "My Pet Kong" or "Rise of the Rock's Ape" or something.

[CyberCubed]

Dwayne has a terrible track record for movies:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1128210-the_rock/

His only hits were his role in the Fast and Furious series, voicing the Moana character, and about 3 other movies. I'll also give him Mummy Returns because that was his movie debut even though most of it was CG scorpion monster. :lol:

Seriously, he only has like 5 movies that aren't rotten.

[plastroncafe]

Thank you, Universe, for giving me the best birthday present ever.

[sdp]

I agree they should've had 3 humans turn into monsters and based on the trailer and designs of the kaiju it's going for a realistic approach which doesn't sit well with what it is, a parody but whatever if you have monsters destroying stuff and it's entertaining then who cares.


I mean the first game has no story, the later games is some story relating to Scumlabs accidentally accidentally creating them and aliens attacking :lol: It's not Shakespear. I don't blame them much since no matter what they were going to take many liberties. As long as the movie is fun, who cares, all I ever expected form a Rampage adaptation was cool kaiju destroying sh-t.

If the movie isn't fun and it's a chore to sit through *cough*godzilla2014*cough* then yeah, they did f-ck it up.


Dwayne has a terrible track record for movies:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1128210-the_rock/

His only hits were his role in the Fast and Furious series, voicing the Moana character, and about 3 other movies. I'll also give him Mummy Returns because that was his movie debut even though most of it was CG scorpion monster. :lol:

Seriously, he only has like 5 movies that aren't rotten.

Again, RT scores are irrelevant, his movies aren't ones that critics may like but people do so they watch them and he is one of the few super star actors that can actually make money. I'm not even a fan of his.

[AT-Man]

Did Dwayne just work in this and Jumanji the same time in the same clothes?

[ProphetofGanja]

Did Dwayne just work in this and Jumanji the same time in the same clothes?

:lol: good one

Dwayne has a terrible track record for movies:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1128210-the_rock/

His only hits were his role in the Fast and Furious series, voicing the Moana character, and about 3 other movies. I'll also give him Mummy Returns because that was his movie debut even though most of it was CG scorpion monster. :lol:

Seriously, he only has like 5 movies that aren't rotten.

You're not wrong about his film track record, but no one seems to mind that he apparently only does bad movies. He's just too damn charismatic and good-looking, the man is highly watchable.

I just checked his IMDB page and saw like four flicks that I will probably watch with a bowl of popcorn at home

[CyberCubed]

I just watched Central Intelligence recently and it was really good. Dwayne and Kevin Hart made a hilarious comedic pair and it's a typical action movie with some twists where you never know who the villain is. Basically the Rush Hour of Dwayne Johnson.

I also surprisingly liked Dwayne Johnson as Hercules in the 2014 movie. Pretty much typical medieval war movie ala 300 or Spartacus.

[TigerClaw]

Dwayne Johnson hopes to break the video game movie curse with this one.
https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/931571447792726016

Thank you guys for the trust. I’m ultra focused aka “f*cking obsessed”;) to overcome the “video game adaptation curse” and delivering something great w/ #RampageMovie. Plus, remember, I made and failed w/ Doom years ago. Lessons learned my friend.

[Andrew NDB]

I just watched Central Intelligence recently and it was really good. Dwayne and Kevin Hart made a hilarious comedic pair and it's a typical action movie with some twists where you never know who the villain is. Basically the Rush Hour of Dwayne Johnson.

I found it painfully unfunny. And It's just Kevin Hart doing the same thing in these "comedies" over and over now, the same kind of roles Chris Rock used to get.

[Powder]

Having now seen the trailer... Meh. This is barely inspired by the actual game material. I'd maybe watch it for free some months from now, but again, meh.

[MikeandRaph87]

I cannot believe there is enough material for this to make a movie about George, Ralph, and Lizzie. I remember it as the game that never ended. Was there a ginal level? I remember playing the PlayStation version and had tired after the 160th city.

Is there a legit simulator that could be PMed? I have not played this in 15 years.

[TigerClaw]

I cannot believe there is enough material for this to make a movie about George, Ralph, and Lizzie. I remember it as the game that never ended. Was there a ginal level? I remember playing the PlayStation version and had tired after the 160th city.

Is there a legit simulator that could be PMed? I have not played this in 15 years.
I remember playing it on the NES for many hours, it never ended, it got to the point where I stopped playing after playing so many levels.

There was a sequel that came out on Wii, PlayStation 2, and GameCube called "Rampage: Total Destruction", it had a lot more monsters, and had better graphics at the time.

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[Powder]

That's got nothing on the Playstation ones, which were the best of 'em all as far as I'm concerned.

[drgon78]

Would have liked it better if it was humans turning into the monsters like the actual game.

[RaphaelinSTL]

I remember playing it on the NES for many hours, it never ended, it got to the point where I stopped playing after playing so many levels.

There was a sequel that came out on Wii, PlayStation 2, and GameCube called "Rampage: Total Destruction", it had a lot more monsters, and had better graphics at the time.

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That's got nothing on the Playstation ones, which were the best of 'em all as far as I'm concerned.

Are you talking about Rampage: World Tour? If so ... I LOVED that game on my Nintendo 64 and that was actually the very first game I ever played when we got our N64.

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[Powder]

Hell yeah! The subsequent sequels, Universal Tour & Through Time as well. Coolest graphics, edgy material tossed in, simple but fun stories. Love 'em. :)

The Wii joint is decent but the style of monster design is insaaaaanely off-putting to me. They look so ugly, & not in a cool gruesome way, but a wack one. :tlol:

[sdp]

Rampage works best as what its supposed to be cheesy kaiju fun. I think the movie can achieve it and at the very least if it's fun destruction it'll please me. Don't take it too seriously like Godzilla 2014 or else its boring, if you do a serious take it would have to be something like Shin Gojira to really work.

Never played through time since it didn't come out on the N64 but I need to get to it. World Tour was indeed a lot of fun and Universal tour more of the same. Total Destruction was also lots of fun even if inferior, but it had been nearly a decade since the last Rampage game so I didn't mind as long as I was playing a new Rampage game. I had the Wii version which sadly the controls got annoying though it's also the version with the most monsters.

I also have great memories playing the NES original at a friends house after High School instead of playing the 360 he also had :lol:

[TigerClaw]

Here's the new Trailer.

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[ProphetofGanja]

"Project Rampage" :lol:

absolutely ridiculous

[Powder]

Much better trailer than the last. Now I kinda wanna watch it. Still miffed how different from the games it is, though. A simple design change like making Lizzie & Ralph bipedal would've gone a long way. :tlol:

[Donatello19]

Like Powder said, that trailer does make me a little more enthusiastic. I like that they're not taking it seriously and there seems to be a lot of humor, definitely looks like it'll be a fun movie to go see with friends at the very least.

[sdp]

I wish they had gone full cheese on it, this trailer sets the mood to a rather generic Rock acts like the Rock and giant monsters to spice it up. A full on cheesy giant monsters movie would've felt so much different, I always thought if this ever became a movie it would be very clear what the movie should be but clearly they went for the "Well, let's just put The Rock in a different situation" which to be fair has potential to make money.

[Redeemer]

I know this movie is going to be bad, but I want to see it because 1. giant monsters destroying a city and 2. It comes out on my birthday.

sounds like good reasons:D

[sdp]

If I see it it's because of those same reasons too Primer, my birthday is 4 days later. I love the design for Lizzy, I may have to buy the toy.

It's crazy how mainstream Kaiju movies got in the 2010s, two pacific rim movies, an American Godzilla movie that turned into a cinematic universe, a gigantic Kong, new giant monster franchise with Pacific Rim that now has two movies, Rampage, Japanese Godzilla getting a wide release, Jurassic World outgrosses Avengers and starts a new trilogy, Power Rangers comes back with giant battles.

We're only missing the Gamera movie that was announced but never came out and the Voltron which is always "just about ready to finally announce it sometime next year" a la Spawn 2 :lol:

[drgon78]

Looks bad but I will see it because giant monsters.

[plastroncafe]

I know this movie is going to be bad, but I want to see it because 1. giant monsters destroying a city and 2. It comes out on my birthday.

Happy early birthday, birthday twin!

[Andrew NDB]

Uwe Boll is suing.

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/video_games/director-uwe-boll-threatens-warner-brothers-with-legal-action-over-dwayne-the-rock-johnsons-rampage-movie-a159155

I dunno... I don't entirely disagree with him there. And "Rampage" does sort of look like Jumanji 2, lol...

[Candy Kappa]

I guess Boll needed more money then the crap he produces gets from German tax breaks.

[MikeandRaph87]

I don't have much interest in the movie, but I am a fan of Rampage 2 and 3 from my middle school days. A free computer simulator has been launched due to the movie. Think Pac-Man 30th anniversary release by Google. It won't let the player smash down,but it is a little fun.
http://game.rampagethemovie.com/arcade/

[Andrew NDB]

Saw it. I went in expecting something mediocre but kind of stupid fun... but it was great! Super fun. The trailers don't give away much. Lots of surprises and it's actually very cleverly written. Hilarious and still manages to pull the heart strings. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is in it WAY more than I figured from the previews.

The bad: the two corporate villains. They still work, but pretty one note.

[Ninjinister]

I don't have much interest in the movie, but I am a fan of Rampage 2 and 3 from my middle school days. A free computer simulator has been launched due to the movie. Think Pac-Man 30th anniversary release by Google. It won't let the player smash down,but it is a little fun.
http://game.rampagethemovie.com/arcade/

Of course it lets you smash down. Don't be silly.

Did y'alls know about this?

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[The Deadman]

The arcades get all the fun stuff.

[MikeandRaph87]

Of course it lets you smash down. Don't be silly.

Did y'alls know about this?

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You know I am talk about the simulator in the link.:P

So George and Ralph are in this. What about Lizzie and who exactly is the Dwayne Johnson playing? Was the female scientist gender flipped?

[Ninjinister]

You know I am talk about the simulator in the link.:P


YES ME TOO.

It functions exactly like the original game because it's just an emulation.

[TigerClaw]

I thought it was a fun movie. Even if its based on the video game. There were some Easter eggs.

[Andrew NDB]

I'm sad to see it's doing not so great at the box office. On the surface it seems so dumb, but I promise it is sharply written and directed.

[Ninjinister]

I'm sad to see it's doing not so great at the box office. On the surface it seems so dumb, but I promise it is sharply written and directed.

I absolutely had intentions on seeing this in the theater, but I had a series of financial expenses and setbacks this month which kind of made it tough. I don't see movies in theaters all that often at all so intending to see something is a rarity.

It seems to be the highest-rated video game movie ever though, at least that's what I'd read somewhere. Not exactly a high goal to shoot for, but it's something.

[TigerClaw]

Regarding the Easter Eggs. Did you guys noticed The Rampage arcade cabinet on the background in a room in some scenes
That was very meta.

[sdp]

So this and Ready Player One which everyone shat on before they released turned out great like I thought they would? Awesome. 2 for 2 on my picks this year so far. Let's see if Battle Angel also surprises people like I think it will.

Edit: I forgot to mention that there's this huge banner on an underground bridge in my City of Ralph/Lizzy/george and it's fantastic, they did something similar for The Force Awakens and it really sells the movies. It's one of the benefits of living in a huge city since you get these awesome marketing stints that are way cool.

[Andrew NDB]

Regarding the Easter Eggs. Did you guys noticed The Rampage arcade cabinet on the background in a room in some scenes
That was very meta.

It was almost impossible to miss it.

[DarkFell]

Saw it. I went in expecting something mediocre but kind of stupid fun... but it was great! Super fun. The trailers don't give away much. Lots of surprises and it's actually very cleverly written. Hilarious and still manages to pull the heart strings. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is in it WAY more than I figured from the previews.

If it were to happen, do you think that Jeffrey Morgan could write a great script for a Gauntlet movie?

[ProactiveMan]

The bad: the two corporate villains. They still work, but pretty one note.

Those two were irritating. It's bad news when a CGI monkey is a better actor than the villains.

I liked a lot of it, but I thought they pulled the 'The Rock is about to be eaten but the monkey saves him at the last minute' gag a few too many times.

[ranger_scout]

I thought the movie was just all right. The second half of it was much more entertaining and action-packed than the first. I know they wanted to change the tone from the video game, but I was hoping it would be a little more fun. I did like the chemistry between Johnson's character and George.

Plus, it was really cool to see George devour an evil character like Claire.

[drgon78]

Just saw the movie and I enjoyed it. I am really happy that giant monster movies are making a comeback.