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Ridley Scott’s Monopoly Synopsis Online
I have always been of two minds when it comes to these movies based around some toy or property without a plot. Firstly I think they are rediculous and are dumb to be made, then secondly I think here is a recognizable marketable property with a clean slate for a new and creative storyline.
Monopoly is one of those ideas. I figured it was just going to be about some unrelated Real Estate Financial Drama plot where some slacker buys up the slums and takes down the two mega conglomerates each holding one of Boardwalk and Park Place. But it seems that Ridley Scott has a different take on the movie.
The story stars a loser type fella in Manhattan who sucks at selling real estate, but he’s great at Monopoly. Irony! When he tries to beat the world Monopoly playing record, 70 days straight, his friends tell him he’s an idiot and tease him. Words are exchanged and he throws down a chance card and goes to bed. The next day he wakes up and . . . he’s in Monopoly City, where everyone pays for things in Monopoly money, and there are buckets and sports cars and everyone stands around waiting for this tiresome game of life to end but it never will, it never will.
So as with any movie based on a board game the obvious Jumanji paralells are going to arise, and this is like a reverse-Jumanji. He isn’t in the world being affected by the game, he is in the game that is the world.
I am sure a life lesson will come from it, and he will be freed from the game once he learns to be a good real estate sales man. Or after he lands on Free Parking.
Hahaha! You know, I thought it would be shit but this sounds good. =P I stand corrected
But… Facebook, Risk and Battleship are still in my “FAIL” list
I say they make a movie of my favorite childhood videogame: BOMBERMAN.
Because Bomberman clearly has so much more plot potential.
Facebook is going to be a story about the creation of the social networking tool, Risk could be any period war movie, and same with Battleship (which is apparently going to be a naval fleet vs Aliens)
Hahahaha I know i was joking dude LMAO
I wouldnt actually want a bomberman movie made. That was the perfect epitome of heavy sarcasm.
But I think Battleship would be better if its NOT based on the board game.
I know what you mean, Risk and Battleship can be great movies, but do you think that the fact that theyre based on boardgames will be a turnoff?
Why dont they just make a war movie called ‘Insert War Movie Name Here” and dont mention it was inspired by a boardgame?
I think thats better. Unless they make it into a Jumanji-like movie about the ACTUAL boardgame.
sounds perfect and original.. cant wait!
Woah, you weren’t kidding when you said Ridley Scott.
Sounds like something Jim Carey would make.
Thinking of The Truman Show 2 or what?
If its like real monopoly all the people involved will just give up after 3hrs and go do something else
Go To Jail.
The story sounds good. And its Ridley Scott, I might give it a go.
This actually doesn’t sound that bad…I’m intrigued.
I grew up playing marathon Monopoly games with my brothers and love the the game,but this sound like total shit. Why not “Hungry,Hungry Hippos – The Movie?” Jesus wept.
This movie will probably do well based on a popular franchise name. It definitely does seem like the type of movie Jim Carey would star in hahaha.