Ratchet and Clank scored a movie deal

[Foggle]

At least the remake has gotten good reviews, but I really wish they had just focused on one or the other. I think them muddling each other is what may have led to the script not being up to critical standards.

The script was entirely rewritten by the director and someone else after they had creative differences with the game's writer (who wrote the original draft and left the production two years ago). There's no way of knowing if the original script was actually any better, but I can only assume it would have at least featured more character development and less pop culture jokes. Sadly, Rainmaker is just not a good company, and Kevin Munroe is just not a good writer or director.

Anyway, I don't think the game affected the movie much, but it probably would have been better for the movie to just tell a whole new original story instead of trying to twist a video game storyline into a movie one. I'm not really a fan of the Sly movie remaking the story of the first game, either.

The movie reportedly made less than $5 million its opening weekend, debuting at #7 at the box office, behind Zootopia in its ninth week. Meanwhile, if VGChartz is to be believed (I know, I know), the game has made at least $20 million in its first two weeks. Huge disparity there.

Also, Sly Cooper 1 has even less of a story than Ratchet & Clank 1, so if that movie somehow isn't canceled, it will probably be terrible.

Sadly it seems the movie was rushed out. If the game's cutscenes are all in the movie like I'm thinking. Sucks, there were plenty of ways Rainmaker could have made this work but Sony screwed up.

It was actually delayed for an entire year. Both the game and movie were ready to release last June.

[Peanutbutter]

At least the remake has gotten good reviews, but I really wish they had just focused on one or the other. I think them muddling each other is what may have led to the script not being up to critical standards.

The script was entirely rewritten by the director and someone else after they had creative differences with the game's writer (who wrote the original draft and left the production two years ago). There's no way of knowing if the original script was actually any better, but I can only assume it would have at least featured more character development and less pop culture jokes. Sadly, Rainmaker is just not a good company, and Kevin Munroe is just not a good writer or director.

Anyway, I don't think the game affected the movie much, but it probably would have been better for the movie to just tell a whole new original story instead of trying to twist a video game storyline into a movie one. I'm not really a fan of the Sly movie remaking the story of the first game, either.

The movie reportedly made less than $5 million its opening weekend, debuting at #7 at the box office, behind Zootopia in its ninth week. Meanwhile, if VGChartz is to be believed (I know, I know), the game has made at least $20 million in its first two weeks. Huge disparity there.

Also, Sly Cooper 1 has even less of a story than Ratchet & Clank 1, so if that movie somehow isn't canceled, it will probably be terrible.

Sadly it seems the movie was rushed out. If the game's cutscenes are all in the movie like I'm thinking. Sucks, there were plenty of ways Rainmaker could have made this work but Sony screwed up.

It was actually delayed for an entire year. Both the game and movie were ready to release last June.

The Sly movie might end up being bad, but not because of it having less of a story. It absolutely DOES have a story, one which if adapted right would make for a great movie but who knows with Rainmaker.

[Foggle]

Sly's story is a lot more video gamey, though. If they couldn't properly adapt the straightforward storyline of R&C1 into something befitting a film, they're gonna' have a rough time.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Really, Sly's story is go defeat 4 bad guys then defeat the big bad guy. That's the only reason he's trotting the globe.

That's why it really should have been an original story instead.

[Peanutbutter]

Really, Sly's story is go defeat 4 bad guys then defeat the big bad guy. That's the only reason he's trotting the globe.

That's why it really should have been an original story instead.

Its about him avenging his father, and taking back his family's legacy The Thevious Racoonus with the help of his childhood friends from the orphanage he grew up. There's plenty of ways to adapt that into an animated movie. The problem is Rainmaker may not be that studio.