Based on the popular looter shooters developed by Gearbox and published by 2K Games, Borderlands was first announced all the way back in 2020. The movie is being directed by Eli Roth and has been in production hell for years now. But finally, our long national nightmare is almost over as Borderlands arrives in theaters on August 9. Sadly, I’m not sure its going to be worth the wait based on a scene released earlier today during IGN Live’s Day 1 showcase.

In the new scene, we see Roland (Kevin Hart), Lilith (Cate Blanchett), Tiny Tina (Ariana Greenblatt), Kireg (Florian Munteanu), and Claptrap (voice by Jack Black) in a dark underground facility filled with boxes and not many lights. It’s hard to see what’s happening.

This is supposed to be an action-packed sequence from a major motion picture, but it feels more like a pre-recorded skit from a so-so episode of Saturday Night Live. Enemies get shot and just fall down with no blood or gore, characters move around slowly even though this is meant to be a fast-paced sequence, and all of this is done to generic music that you’ll forget about the moment the scene ends.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 34 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Yeah it's relying in star power and the drooling masses to get money. It's an awful awful attempt and it's extremely apparent from the trailers that this is going to be hot fucking garbage. The only thing that would potentially save it, is if all this shit was promo trolling and the actual movie used completely different better suited people with better lines etc.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The only thing that would potentially save it, is if all this shit was promo trolling and the actual movie used completely different better suited people with better lines etc.

That would be hilarious as shit.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

It would be the most on brand thing to do too imo.

[–] AAA@feddit.de 12 points 5 months ago

Not going to happen. Nobody can afford promo trolling because then people are simply not going. Word to mouth propaganda doesn't bring the masses needed to pay the bills nowadays.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I always wished a Batman movie would do that. Imagine going into it and realizing you have no idea who Batman is. That would be fun.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

A villain POV where you see Batman dismantling the organization until the very end would be amazing.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

Hell yeah.
Just remake The Usual Suspects with Batman instead of Kyser Sosey.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

It’d be fun to make it halfway through the movie to reveal Bruce Wayne is a worthless playboy, and have Barry Allen show up and explain to the current Batman “I’m here to correct a mistake. In my timeline, that drunkard over there is Batman.” “I’m sorry, what?”

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

but then you can’t promote george clooney in all the marketing to draw people in.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

They didnt promote him in the last one. So it's not too far fetched.

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

if all this shit was promo trolling

we can only hope