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Sony Pictures confirms ‘UNCHARTED 2’ is happening.
- Thread starter Tiago Rodrigues
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midnightAI
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You do know Fillion is in his 50's don't you?
Rob_27
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Better than who they have
existensmaximum
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First one was as mediocre as mediocre can be, but not as bad as I would have expected. The casting for Sully was totally wrong, and he was such an asshole? Didn't suit him or the movie imo.
midnightAI
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Hero_Select
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Yay more mediocrity.
Hawking Radiation
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Elena
Nadine
Nadine
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Oddvintagechap
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They should have Harrison Ford as a villain.
These all released months later. All MCU movies before then were struggling to break 400. Besides Sony’s own Spiderman release.
Trogdor1123
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I rather liked the first. Was simple fun. I’m not opposed to a second one.
Insane Metal
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Nice, I enjoyed the first one.
Ronin_7
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While the movie wasn't a critical darling, it performed surprisingly well at the box office, even outgrossing Indiana Jones. It ultimately turned a profit.
Sources:
Uncharted
www.boxofficemojo.com
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
www.boxofficemojo.com
squidilix
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What a time we liveWhile the movie wasn't a critical darling, it performed surprisingly well at the box office, even outgrossing Indiana Jones. It ultimately turned a profit.
Sources:
Uncharted
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
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Hawking Radiation
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First movie did alright and I enjoyed it for what it is. An Ok movie which is ok.
Tiago Rodrigues
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Huh?
Uncharted came out close to Shang Chi and Eternals…not those you mentioned
Restrictions were much tougher early on. I think the movies i mentioned didn’t even debut in china
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
They're all 2022 movies, that's why I used those examples.
Zannegan
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To each their own, but as a big fan of story, gonna have to hard disagree. The writing was so awful that I was in awe. I feel like the script must have made sense at some point, or it never would have gotten greenlit. Maybe they had to leave a ton on the cuttibg room floor.
The Pitch Meeting was purrfecto though, one of my favorites next to the Twilight saga.
MrRenegade
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What was awful with the story? What were you expecting, Scorsese level sophistication?
Zannegan
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Well that's a bit of a strawman. There is a vast gulf of acceptable storytelling, ranging from Scorsese to dumb fun. I would like character choices to make the barest bit of sense though, even in my dumb fun. Madame Web makes zero sense from moment to moment, not in a "superpowers don't exist" way, but just logically within the context of its own world. The things characters choose to do make absolutely no sense given who they are and their motivations.
I mean, sometimes the mob gets it wrong and dogpiles on a pretty decent movie or game, but this one's been universally panned for good reason. I went into Madame Web with low to no expectations, and it was still hilariously awful. *shrug*
EDIT: I guess my issue with it is that is makes "no sense." Lol.
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Eh, I thought the casting on the movie was awful.
Tom Holland was terrible as Nathan Drake and Wahlberg was also terrible as Sully. I thought Chloe was the best cast of the main gain characters.
I like a lot of movies that are legit bad like this was, but the casting in this made it hard for me to look past that.
Tom Holland was terrible as Nathan Drake and Wahlberg was also terrible as Sully. I thought Chloe was the best cast of the main gain characters.
I like a lot of movies that are legit bad like this was, but the casting in this made it hard for me to look past that.
MrRenegade
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Unknown?
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The fourth and fifth Indy movies killed the series and were terribly written.
Unknown Soldier
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I enjoyed the Uncharted movie, it really captured the cheesy spirit of the games TBH
Toons
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Tiago Rodrigues
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What studio in its right mind would bet on that guy to sell a huge blockbuster movie in his 50's or 60's? (or any other age for that matter)
Not_A-Cop_Maybe
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lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
No, but you'll get more horizon games in the future
Raven117
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Pretty much this.
I saw it for the first time today on TV. It was “fine.” And finished it (got worse as it went along). Nothing special.
(With better casting and a more grounded script, it could have been much better)
AeonGaidenRaiden
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It was barely good
DJ12
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How would you know if you slept through the movie.
March Climber
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Same, I found it enjoyable but it’s because I didn’t go into it with narrative expectations and instead I went into it expecting a fun and partially silly movie, like the newer Fast and Furious.
I enjoyed the ending ‘airship’ setpiece fight and I hope they use more unique setpiece moments for the sequel instead of borrowing from the game. Now that they have essentially told their own version of an origin story I’m hoping that part 2 can just be even more fun.
Also on a side note, I hope once Tom Holland is finally done being spiderman, that he will start venturing more into doing his own stunts. He has done some before and he seems to have an eagerness for it along with the athletic talent. He could potentially give us Tom Cruise-level moments one day…maybe.
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Astray
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Nah it actually made a lot of money. Sony generally has shifted into a strategy of keeping costs as low as possible in the movie space, and licensing out their films to streaming services without operating one of their own.
Even flops like Madame Web managed to stay around or below the 100m budget mark.
... I mean it was better than the indy trash dial movie which isn't a high bar to begin with. 
Schmendrick
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The first one was already garbage with the cast simply not fitting the characters at all and a script straight out of Michael Bays nightmares.
Oh well, if nonsense like Transformers still sells so will this....
Oh well, if nonsense like Transformers still sells so will this....
YOU PC BRO?!
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I just can't get over the dreadful casting choices made in this franchise. Tom Holland doesn't have the natural physicality, presence or masculinity to play the character and it shows. There were so many better options out there for Sully also. Such a shame.
mcjmetroid
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The first one was shite and a relic of how not seriously gaming movies were taken. It felt even out of touch when it was released and a second one with THIS casting seems even worse. It was clear they didn't have faith in uncharted to sell on it's own so they shoved an actor that just wasn't right into the main role.
We have WAY moved past and have way higher standards for our videogame properties now.
On the first movie. It's actually amazing how they managed to make a movie more cartoonish and over the top than the games ever were.
We have WAY moved past and have way higher standards for our videogame properties now.
On the first movie. It's actually amazing how they managed to make a movie more cartoonish and over the top than the games ever were.
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Roman Empire
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Like I watched the beginning then saw Holland 's performance and it wasn't bad but didn't fit the whole Nathan vibe. Then remember some rethreading of Uncharted memorable setpieces, then I watched the whole ship on helicopter stuff, which was pretty ngl. Overall, it was Uncharted but without the charm of the game's cast, which in turns makes for an average movie.
It's cool there is a sequel in production but it's not for me, and that's totally okay as well.
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Tiago Rodrigues
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Interesting...
Uncharted 1's writers:
Amy Hennig
Neil Druckmann
Josh Scherr
Uncharted 2's writers:
Amy Hennig
Neil Druckmann
Josh Scherr
Uncharted 3's writers:
Amy Hennig
Uncharted 4's writers:
Neil Druckmann
Josh Scherr
Notice something? The one Uncharted game he wasn't involved is the worst and most inconsistent one.
He's literally part of the IP since day 1.
