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Lights, Camera, Game Over!: How Video Game Movies Get Made Paperback – Illustrated, 28 July 2017

by Luke Owen (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 39 ratings
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Since 1993, Hollywood has been rendering popular video games on the silver screen, mainly to critical derision and box office failure. While a few have succeeded, many have been hailed as the ""worst movie ever"" and left gamers asking: how did that get made? Super Mario fans expecting plumbers jumping on Goombas got an inter-dimensional battle between humans and evolved dinosaurs. Players expecting to see Ryu, Ken, and the rest of the World Warriors compete in the Street Fighter Tournament instead got a live-action GI Joe movie. This in-depth and entertaining work recounts the production histories of many of these movies, revealing the sometimes inspired and convoluted path Hollywood took to turn pixels into living flesh, with insights from over 40 industry insiders, including film directors Paul W S Anderson (Resident Evil), Simon West (Tomb Raider), and Steven de Souza (Street Fighter).
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  1. Print length
    320 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US)
  4. Publication date
    28 July 2017
  5. Dimensions
    15.88 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0764353179
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0764353178
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4.8 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2021
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Great Book. You can tell the author worked very hard on this. Enjoyed it very much and will read again some day. Great if you like movies and video games.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 September 2017
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Well researched, well written, and incredibly interesting, I'd recommend this book to anyone with any interest in video games or movies.
The only downside for me would be the that none of the most recent video game movies such as Assassin's Creed or Warcraft were included, presumably due to the timing of the release, but if we're lucky we'll see a follow up book dealing with the latest round of adaptions. I'd certainly buy it.
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Mr J Lipscombe
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightfully Entertaining, Wonderfully Written
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 September 2017
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A really enjoyable walk through cinema's failings at bringing the video game world to the big screen, filled with interesting anecdotes and some truly insightful interviews. The author has clearly got a passion for both genres and has spent a huge amount of time finding the right people to speak to. Highly recommend for fans of gaming and/or bad films!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Entertaining Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 June 2020
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Lots of short stories about the history of movie-making. Love it! Jam that Jam!
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Simon Hawkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 July 2020
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An excellent and informative read.
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Alex Hicks
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 December 2018
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Worth a read if your interested in this topic
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Ricky
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2017
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Splendid read
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Luis Reyes
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on 28 January 2023
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Came in excellent condition, with a little bookmark. The book itself is really informative.
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mat
5.0 out of 5 stars well researched, entertaining
Reviewed in Canada on 9 March 2018
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great stories for fans of gaming and movies. Luke Owen is an entertaining read who mostly sticks to the facts here and lets the stories tell themselves. Well researched.
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Jessica Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Very in-depth
Reviewed in the United States on 25 June 2019
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This book goes in-depth with popular video game film adaptations and gives you insider scoop even from the developers themselves, such as the Mortal Kombat and Mario Bros films.
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ariel
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read if you know Luke from videos Online like Wrestletalk and PartsFunKnown
Reviewed in the United States on 8 August 2020
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As a fan of Luke I decided to buy the book and I do not regret it. It is a great read to have a better understanding of some of the video games that were made. My only issue was that the book front cover came a little bent (reason for the 4 starts.

I recommend the book.
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