Agree albertoseccarelli. The setting of Fallout is very distinct and requires a lot of attention to detail. Fallout 1&2 have enough material to cover several films, there is just too much terrain to get across. You would have to cut a lot if you want to squeeze all the locations into one film (Reno and the Nuclear Plant alone would be enough for films of their own). That's why maybe it would work really well as a series. Personally, it doesn't matter to me all that much if it follows the story of the Vault Dweller specifically, as long as the setting is right and the story can stand on its own (obviously it shouldn't stray too far from the game, there should still be vaults/mutants/desert cities etc.) If people like Joss Whedon (Firefly) or Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men) were involved, I could see this turn out to be a great series. Problem is, it would definitely have to push the boundaries a lot in terms of censorship. What made the games so great is the feeling of realness that is in the dialogue and themes in general. People out in the wasteland don't behave like your typical PC diznee character and do swear and pop a cap here and there, as you do. It's really sad to watch something that deals with real serious issues and extreme characters and it's toned down to the extent that it really screws up the immersion. Like in Battlestar Galactica for instance, you'd have episodes upon episodes dealing with vote rigging, suicide bombing, racism and such and then you have to suffer through characters "fracking" each other. Who the hell says that? Is this school or what?
Fallout could work so well as a series on its own with a bunch of movies thrown in, the way Star Trek managed it.
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tim_cantebury
16 years ago
do you guys realize that the fallout series is inspired by so many post apoc films that were already made. The mad max series, boy and his dog, dr strangelove, westworld and a lot more. making a fallout game would seem almost redundant of these films. but with the right director it could be done, but will be very very challenging. for me they have to get the core of the series just right, and thats the dark humor.
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Dutch_Schaeffer
16 years ago
Some one like Peter Jackson or Guillermo del Toro could probably pull it off. Not so sure about John Carpenter these days.
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my_newsletter
16 years ago
Does anyone know what movies out there are like Fallout? Besides A Boy and his Dog.
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charles_b_ellis
13 years ago
Ok, I know this is an old post, but for anyone else who might be interested:
20 Years After
Damnation Alley
Logan's Run
The TV series Ark II
And while I hate to mention it, Waterworld was essentially the same concept set at sea.
"We don't make movies for critics, since they don't pay to see them anyhow." - Charles Bronson
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