Top 10 Worst Things about the Borderlands Movie

Intro it's cute that y'all think you're the heroes of this little Adventure but you're not welcome to watch Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 worst things about the Borderlands movie ooh mine's bigger number 10 the casting let's get this one out of the way would you look at that a ladder unfortunately my design doesn't facilitate this type of while the casting choices were questionable in the beginning due to age differences between the actors and characters some of must try to keep an open mind however it definitely feels like star power was tacked onto Borderlands for the sake of having star power none of the cast performances feel remotely close to the source material and the age differences become really really hard to ignore for fans of the games I need a gun so you ass for when no one looks or feels like the cast of the original iterations you have to wonder who the movie is supposed to cater to really very finish number nine Story Writing Lore the story writing and lore Legend has it that there's this massive treasure hidden in some secret vault the Borderlands movie does get one thing right just like the games bring up in their own lore Pandora was created by an ancient alien race known as the aridian and was made to keep a dangerous creature from destroying the universe however this Beast barely has any presence nor prominence in the movie instead we have this child who is a failed clone of the aridian on top of that the movie barely touches upon the overarching theme of the games that commentates on weapons manufacturing corporate greed and companies with private militaries you have the best in horrific death and dismemberment Insurance in other words the movie is only carrying a small percentage of the game's DNA in its story did everything else just wind up on The Cutting Room floor or did we forget some of the crucial aspects of Borderlands God I hate this plan number eight the ADR you ready to kick some ass okay let's go hey hey hey some of the audio mixing in the Borderlands movie is downright awful and considering the crew had to do two weeks of res shoots where did the quality control go in a couple of scenes you may have noticed characters talking out of sync or lines being said when no one is speaking at all you get a bullet you get a bullet look ADR is really important in the final stretches of movie production it can help make lines clearer fix audio problems that may have occurred on set and even strengthen performances here the ADR feels like a Band-Aid on a wide openen wound mismatched lines can really damage your cast's performances as well as pull the audience out of your story quickly it's a part of the editing process you cannot Overlook there's only one of you in the world The Vault Hunters number seven The Vault Hunters we promise we aren't trying to pick on the cast what we want to draw attention to are the Vault Hunters who are and are not in this movie Su though Lilith and Roland are the most important characters in the franchise this will just take a second it's a real shame that the Borderlands movie left out morai and brick the other two Vault Hunters featured in the first game that w awesome how come cre got a spot when he was a throwaway DLC character for the second game and only briefly appears in the third while gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford claims that brick was originally planned to be in the movie Something tells us that was never the case besides you can't have brick without morai because the two do become friends in the games number six the set designs play the first Borderlands video game for an hour or two and you'll notice something about the architecture featured in various settlements in enemy camps yes there is junk everywhere but there are still unique buildings with distinct styles to give the environment some character Firestone skag Gully Sanctuary they all have a layout to give them an identity the Borderlands movie has no personality in any of its settings follow me this way I have a tremendous sense of sanctuary is a Marketplace of pipes garbage and neon signs everywhere as for every other setting it's more garbage more generic layouts and a ton of sand remove the name and you could guess these set pieces belong to any other post-apocalyptic or sci-fi movie everybody R number five the humor feel free to The Humor applaud unfortunately Borderlands has had a questionable sense of humor in recent years ever since Borderlands 3 in 2019 the series has relished in jokes that often come off as juvenile borderline childish in most cases Once Upon a Time Borderlands was clever and witty in its humor much of it leaning into the violence while touching upon some Grim subject matter please enjoy your relaxing stay interesting fact based on your current stress patterns I calculate a 94.3% chance that you will encounter an unfortunate death experience you know dark humor instead of trying to replicate the wit of the early Games the movie joins in on the childish Antics Borderlands 3 started and cranks it up a notch with toilet humor what did I tell you minimal explosions I said no explosions come on did we really need an entire scene dedicated to clap trap awkwardly soiling himself in front of the entire cast number four Tiny Tina pink that's in my mouth speaking of childish and immature Tiny Tina is nothing like her video game counterpart it's a real shame too because her character was part of what made Borderland too so memorable theer was in a bandit as we mentioned earlier the movie Tiny Tina is some failed clone of the aridian the games did AB absolutely nothing like that in the games Tiny Tina is a child who has been traumatized by her parents getting killed by a band of psychos as a result she becomes almost as crazy as the psychos who hurt her as she personifies her plush bunnies and Arsenal of explosive Weaponry which iteration of Tiny Tina sounds more interesting from a storytelling perspective the unpredictable explosives expert or the failed clone who needs to be escorted time to Make It Rain with your body parts number three clap trap I had to get into incredible shape for this role with my new d seene light in the second act clap trap is another character the Borderlands movie adapts horrendously in the games clap trap is meant to be your welcome to Pandora though he puts on a cheery happy go-lucky attitude while giving you the tutorial in quests clap trap will sometimes show a bit of immaturity by insulting someone while their back is turn prepare to face the fury of Mega interplanetary Ninja Assassin his two-faced personality is what makes him funny and it's even funnier when he gets kicked down for being so overconfident in a dangerous World the movie completely Sidelines him and makes him the token comic relief and most of his Antics come off as totally annoying even for viewers like the soiling scene we mentioned a little bit ago this has to happen now don't judge me number two the PG-13 rating when adapting a book a TV show or even a video game it's important that you match the tone and Aesthetics that the source material goes for with the exception of Tiny Tina's wonderlands every game in the Borderlands franchise is rated M for Mature that alone should imply that there is some importance in the game visceral nature not only is it a part of the game's visual identity it also plays a part in how the humor should be depicted just from the PG-13 rating the Borderlands movie does itself a disservice by needing to remove that visceral aspect of the games so now you're banking entirely on the humor story and costumes none of which did the game any justice before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure to go into your settings and switch on notifications number one the complete The Irrelevance irrelevance to the games how are we going to get through this this is the movie's biggest crime the number one goal in every adaptation in every cross media movement is to expand your audience and show why the thing that you are adapting is revered in other fields of entertainment the Border movie fails in every possible Avenue in achieving this you woke the wrong dog ah yeah in trying to tell an original story you act characters some fans deem important in leaning into the same sense of humor that fans have complained about for years you have alienated not just them but the new audience you could have pulled in as well in trying to assemble a cast of notable actors you effectively blew through most of your budget that could have strengthened the now weaker aspects of the movie like the set design and CGI and in trying to appeal to everyone with a PG-13 rating you have compromised in translating aspects of what you're adapting and thus failed in showing why an m-rated gaming franchise mattered in the first place that said what reason does anyone have in seeing Borderlands who was this for if not too bad I'm telling you anyway did you wind up seeing this dumpster fire for yourself or did you ignore Borderlands like most of the world did let us know down in the comments that's incredibly kind and accurate of you did you enjoy this video check out these other clips from watch Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos