{"id":253462,"date":"2024-08-12T11:26:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T11:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/the-borderlands-movie-proves-bad-videogame-adaptations-can-still-happen\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:12:33","slug":"the-borderlands-movie-proves-bad-videogame-adaptations-can-still-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/the-borderlands-movie-proves-bad-videogame-adaptations-can-still-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Borderlands movie proves bad videogame adaptations can still happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Eli Roth\u2019s <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/entertainment\/tv-movies\/the-borderlands-movie-is-an-astounding-waste-of-potential-160032875.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Borderlands movie adaptation;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Borderlands movie adaptation<\/em><\/a> sounds like a recipe for a solid sci-fi romp: Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett as the wise-cracking gunslinger Lilith; Jack Black as the quippy Claptrap; and even Jamie Lee Curtis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 269px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:42%\"><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/entertainment\/tv-movies\/the-borderlands-movie-is-an-astounding-waste-of-potential-160032875.html\" data-ylk=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy\" alt=\"TMA\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/WC1KR.RJU2Ng9T_rRNeUxQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQwNA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-08\/d58a9380-5888-11ef-bdef-daa5bb6771e8\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TMA\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/WC1KR.RJU2Ng9T_rRNeUxQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQwNA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-08\/d58a9380-5888-11ef-bdef-daa5bb6771e8\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span class=\"caption-credit\"> Lionsgate<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But according to Engadget\u2019s Devindra Hardawar, it squanders the story potential and all that on-screen talent. He breaks it down in full, right <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/entertainment\/tv-movies\/the-borderlands-movie-is-an-astounding-waste-of-potential-160032875.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I&#8217;ll go see the new Deadpool.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mat Smith<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"caas-jump-link-heading\" id=\"the-biggest-stories-you-might-have-missed\">The biggest stories you might have missed<\/h3>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/transportation\/intel-is-bringing-gpus-to-cars-120057738.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Intel is bringing GPUs to cars;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/big-tech\/former-youtube-ceo-susan-wojcicki-has-died-110020190.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/social-media\/x-now-lets-you-sort-replies-so-blue-checks-dont-bury-other-users-comments-173429525.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:X now lets you sort replies so blue checks don\u2019t bury other users\u2019 comments;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<em>You can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. <\/em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/about\/newsletter\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Subscribe right here!;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Subscribe right here!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"caas-jump-link-heading\" id=\"put-it-on-roofs-put-it-on-cars-put-it-on-baseball-caps\">Put it on roofs, put it on cars, put it on baseball caps.<\/h3>\n<p>Scientists from the University of Oxford have created an ultra-thin layer of material that can be applied to the exterior of objects with sunlight access in place of bulky silicon-based solar panels. It\u2019s made by stacking layers of light-absorbing perovskite just over a micron thick. The new material is also 150 times thinner than a traditional silicon wafer and can produce energy with 5 percent more efficiency. This technology, however, is still in the research stage, and the university doesn\u2019t mention the long-term stability of the newly designed perovskite panels, which has always been limited compared to traditional photovoltaic technology.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/science\/oxford-scientists-new-light-absorbing-material-can-turn-everyday-objects-into-solar-panels-200410760.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Continue reading.;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Continue reading.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"caas-jump-link-heading\" id=\"its-got-more-ram-storage-and-battery-life-than-the-original-model\">It\u2019s got more RAM, storage and battery life than the original model.<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 360px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\"><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/pc\/asus-rog-ally-review-a-fully-armed-and-operational-handheld-battle-station-133043986.html\" data-ylk=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy\" alt=\"TMA\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/o2EQId15rewrZR7EkoOZWg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-08\/d58a9381-5888-11ef-8faf-0c6946535c4d\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TMA\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/o2EQId15rewrZR7EkoOZWg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-08\/d58a9381-5888-11ef-8faf-0c6946535c4d\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span class=\"caption-credit\"> Engadget<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Thanks to some design tweaks and major hardware upgrades, ASUS has turned the ROG Ally X into the flagship Windows gaming handheld it was meant to be. Dare we say it, this might be the best handheld gaming PC.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:10;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/pc\/asus-rog-ally-review-a-fully-armed-and-operational-handheld-battle-station-133043986.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Continue reading.;cpos:10;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Continue reading.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/general\/the-morning-after-the-borderlands-movie-proves-bad-videogame-adaptations-can-still-happen-111340460.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Eli Roth\u2019s Borderlands movie adaptation sounds like a recipe for a solid sci-fi romp: Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett as the wise-cracking gunslinger Lilith; Jack Black<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":253463,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253462"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}