Comments on: Monopoly Movie Concept Revealed

By: Milan

Milan — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:17:30 +0000

So… can I have that lunch box?

By: Ridley Scott Talks ‘Monopoly’ Movie - Screen Rant

Ridley Scott Talks ‘Monopoly’ Movie - Screen Rant — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:50:01 +0000

[...] story comes in play. When you look at his ideas, it starts to sound more like Alice in Wonderland. We discussed his initial plans in November, but he has since slightly tightened the concept of presenting a man living inside Monopoly City; [...]

By: Chaos

Chaos — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:08:46 +0000

Eh, who am I kidding… I'll probably go see the damn thing…. -_-

(shun me now…)

By: Hippie

Hippie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:55:46 +0000

If you listen closely, you can hear Alfred Hitchcock weeping! :-O

By: Hippie

Hippie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:55:46 +0000

If you listen closely, you can hear Alfred Hitchcock weeping! :-O

By: Chris O

Chris O — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:25:48 +0000

For the love of all board games, WHY? Is Hollywood really that desperate for story ideas. I mean, REALLY? Then there’s a movie based on the Witchboard movies, How about a Connect 4 Movie, Solitare, Frogger, etc.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:12:48 +0000

ugh, this is totally a waste, it’s pretty difficult since it’s the Monopoly game. The standard for board game movies is definitely Clue. If you haven’t watched it, you’re missing out. The three endings were awesome, and the movie was very well written and was very detailed. (if you follow the movie closely, all three endings were possible, but the “real” last ending was the bomb). This old move set the bar really high, and Monopoly isn’t even close.

By: Max

Max — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:07:15 +0000

Wheres the facepalm guy when you need him?

By: jeremy

jeremy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:27:23 +0000

this is crap has hollywood gotton that desperate that they have to think this makes any sense come on guys think up something new.it’s been awhile sense the strike it’s time to start using your brains you did so goood for a long time there. i can’t belive that roland emerich is the only one with any creativty and even it’s questionable.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:49:06 +0000

ahaha i could not stop laughing as that description just got even worse and worse as it went on. so this guy is saying that he wrote a completely unoriginal script based on a board game in order to make some bucks from Hasbro and put his career down the drain in the process? excellent.

By: the old man

the old man — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:44:33 +0000

I think Hasbro is the one that’s most anxious and desperately wants this to work. Hollywood’s going along purely for the money.

By: Josh Rose

Josh Rose — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:57:39 +0000

I’m with Bill Blume on this one. Ridley might think the idea could work, but once he sits down and actually tries to create a movie out of it he’s gonna realize what a mistake it is.

My biggest problem here is that it isn’t even an adaptation of Monopoly, it’s just a guy playing the game. It’s funny that he brought up Pirates of the Caribbean, because that’s a fairly good example of how to do it, but it’s the complete opposite of what he’s come up with. Pirates made up a mythology that didn’t previously exist; they didn’t just have some poor smuck get sucked into the ride.

This just feels like a cheat. Look at Battleship. The alien idea might be ridiculous, but at least it’s not just a guy getting sucked into the board game.

By: neontiger21

neontiger21 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:47:36 +0000

I can totally imagine Mathew McConaughey signing up to star in this.

By: Bill Blume

Bill Blume — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:35:30 +0000

Hmmm… Who wants to bet all their Monopoly money that Ridley Scott will bail on directing this one and let it fall into the hands of a lesser director?

By: Shawn

Shawn — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:35:17 +0000

I want some of, or all of the drugs this guy is on. Becuase he seems way to happy and content with that horrific idea that spilled out of his mouth.

By: jordi

jordi — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:07:59 +0000

I didn’t bother reading the article. Just wondering if anyone remembered Clue and wondered where I could snag a copy of Ludo: The Directors Cut…

By: neontiger21

neontiger21 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:49:18 +0000

This sounds really stupid. But give Leslie Neilsen a break. Airplane and the Naked Gun movies are hilarious.

By: Longshanks

Longshanks — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:58:09 +0000

I predicted a Monopoly movie about 5 or 6 years ago.I never thought that it would be something this ridiculous! I thought that it would be more along the lines of Jumanji,which I guess is kinda the opposite of what this is,with the main character (Robin Williams) and others coming out of the game and into the real world,as to the main character going into the game world.

I guarantee that the board game Life becomes a movie as well,if this one actually does good.

By: NDH

NDH — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:29:58 +0000

Wow that’s the best they can come up with? I still don’t understand how Hollywood thinks turning board games into movies will be huge cash cows?

By: Andy S

Andy S — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:12:12 +0000

You’re telling me there isn’t ONE script languishing in Hollywood that is better than this crap? NOT ONE?!?!