Coming soon to your neighbourhood cineplex?

[thebitterguy]

Joust, the movie!

Man. I know I'm supposed to mock that, but is a film about flying ostrich back gladitorial combat not just a little bit neat?

Comments

[thesaucernews.livejournal.com]

Am I misremembering the game, or wasn't it even flying ostrich-back gladiatorial combat in space?

Has to be better than the Mario Bros. movie, at least

[thebitterguy]

There were floating rocks, but there was lava beneath. It's set on some kind of terrestrial object, as much as video games from that period are set anywhere.

[uncut-diamond.livejournal.com]

A webcam film of my last fart would be better than the Mario Brothers movie.

Sans sound of course.

[psychosymphony.livejournal.com]

I have to agree...it's hard to mock that...seeing as I so know i'll be in line to see it...no matter how bad it will be!

[doc-mystery.livejournal.com]

Hmm...I remember playing Joust (and wasn't there a sequel?) in the arcade back in HS!

::B::

[thebitterguy]

There was, indeed, a Joust sequel. You can probably download both of them for your Wii. Which I still have to come over and play on.

[uncut-diamond.livejournal.com]

I loved the game, but what sort of crack were they smoking when they voted this a budget?

[thebitterguy]

They're hollywood executives! They don't smoke crack, they snort coke from the buttocks of underaged hookers.

[sixteenbynine.livejournal.com]

...what next?

PONG?

[thebitterguy]

Didn't Woody Allen already make that movie?

[sixteenbynine.livejournal.com]

...win.

Mr. Pink

[malliabu.livejournal.com]

Steve Buscemi as the Pterodactyl?

Re: Mr. Pink

[thebitterguy]

Because Steve Buscemi has never been in a bad movie.

[deven-science.livejournal.com]

"Joust is an arcade game that's as old as Pac-Man and has global awareness," said Cerenzie.

Global awareness? Is he serious? Is Joust somehow related to the War on Terror? I loved the game, it was my favorite on my Atari 2600, but this sounds slightly...

... retarded.

[thebitterguy]

It sounds like marketing doublespeak, so it's entirely possible it's related to the WoT.

[uniquecrash5.livejournal.com]

"This film is the type of action-packed story that appeals to all four quadrants of the movie-going public"

I know I'm late on this, but still, this piece of marketing-speak really just... really...