A Bald Opinion

Here is an anomaly, a Video Game Movie with some great reviews?! Turn back, turn back now! But not until you have turned us on... I SAID WHAT I SAID! Exit 8 is the latest indie game to make it to the big screen in this horror/psychological thriller from director Genki Kawamura. In a life or death version of spot the difference, join the Bald Bros as they reflect upon this promising adaptation. Wil...

It's time to get off your butt and insert disc 2! The Bald Bros take a moment to reflect on the past ten movies to be subjected to their beady little eyes and to offer up complimentary or- let's be real- alternatives to these Video Game Adaptations. So slip into something more comfortable and slip in disc 2.    Support the show Follow us on social media we may or may not use. Instagram:...

ROUND 4, FIGHT! Wait, what?! That's right, 2026 sees the release of the fourth live-action  Mortal Kombat  cinematic release. A sequel to 2021's reboot, the fight to the (apparent) death returns once more. This time we have a couple of new faces to join the returning familiars. Can this sequel avoid the same fate as  Annihilation?  Or will it be another case of too bad... it will die? On...

Wahoooo! It's the Bald Bros hitting the airwaves once again. This time they return to the Mushroom Kingdom as they join the Mario Brothers as they embark on a galactic mission to save the universe! Will this sequel live up to the box office success of its predecessor? Will it surpass it's predecessor and actually be good? Let's lay some pipe, eat some shrooms, and jump into another...

At long last the Bald Bros finally get their peepers on Markiplier's long awaited adaptation of indie video game  Iron Lung. Written, directed, and starring Mark " Markiplier" Fischbach, this low budget cosmic horror takes on some big ideas, but does it hit the heights or is it failure to launch? Given it is a film about a submarine in a sea of blood does it even want to hit the hei...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the creepy misty deserted town, Christoph Gans and Konami come along and thrust the creepy sexy nurses upon us once again! That's right everyone, we Return to Silent Hill. What's different this time? Well, for starters, one of the Dome-namic Duo has actually played the game! The other? Well, he is perfect and never needs to change. In thi...

It's Five Nights at Freddy's 2... so wait... is that ten nights?! Welcome to the sequel where all the lore you knew before counts for nothing, because this time we are in a whole new eating establishment! The Hairless Hunks venture back into the world of Freddy for this follow up. Will it match up to the success of the first one? How much was Megan Fox paid this? And how can we ever out...

Where did this respawn from? It came out of the blue! This 2023 independent fan film Emises Blue takes the very popular game Team Fortress 2 and asks the age old question - what if this fun cartoony shooter was a gnarly, stylish, atmospheric, paranoid, noir nightmare? Thanks to the blood, sweat, and tears of Chad Payne we now have that answer! Can it justify it's 100 minute runtime? Can it pu...

Smells like uphead in here? What's uphead? No, it's pronounced Cuphead. That's right, it's time for another Side Quest as the Bald Bros take a look at the streaming adaptation of the indie hit Cuphead. With cup loads of nostalgia and a splash of menace, The Cuphead Show is three seasons deep so must have got something right... right?! Let's find out. Pop the kettle on, sit...

Finally the adaptation we have all been crying out for... Join the Bald Bros as they set their peepers upon this curiosity, an adaptation of an unfinished and unreleased Video Game. Produced by and starring everyone's favourite boxer/director Uwe Boll,  Zombie Massacre takes us on a familiar journey of the undead and soldiers. What happened to the game? Did it ever exist? And why does no high...

The Bald Bros take a look at some Video Game adjacent movies this week as they load up  Gamer  and  Hardcore Henry.  Can these movies capture the magic of video games whilst succeeding at being a movie? Can you tell this episode is recording in first person view? And have I got you under my skin? Maybe just press play?!  Support the show Follow us on social media we may or may not use. Instagram:...

Watch out, we are waaaay off the beaten track and firmly on a Side Quest! Gudni dawns the Rose-Tinted glasses and subjects Neill to this fever dream of a Video Game Adaptation for Saturday mornings. The Plump Plumbers are subjected yet again to another bizzare screen adaptation, and will Link save the day? How many Italian jokes are too many? And does the show hold up or should it be left in the p...

The Bald Bros return once more with another look at the world of Final Fantasy. We have had spirits within and kingsglaives (whatever that is), and now we meet the Advent Children (whatever that is). This incredibly expensive curiosity brings gamers right back to the very popular world of Cloud and the gang in the aftermath of the events of Final Fantasy VII. Will Cloud save the day once more? Do...

Devil's may cry, but the Bald will always Opinion. That's right, the Fivehead Friends ride once again on that old dusty road, off on another side quest. This latest On-Demon offering from Netflix adapts the beloved DMC franchise for the small screen, but will it capture the essence of the version people actually like? Who is this wascally wabbit? And Dante know, DIS IS SPARDA?! Ach to he...

Possibly the only case of a sequel titled film coming out before the original, Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie brings to life those pixel punchers that swept the world and revolutionized gaming. Follow the story of Ryu and Ken as they take on the evil Bison... or is it Vega? Will the film live up to the hype of 28 years of wait for Neill? Can it capture the excitement of punching a car to bi...

Move over Minecraft, we have another new cinematic offering before us! Until Dawn,  the popular interactive horror movie, is now a non-interactive horror movie (unless people start throwing popcorn around again). Will Gudni and Neill fall out once again? Will someone please explain the thought process behind this adaptation? And for the love of all that is good in this world, will someone please t...

Another ten in the bag, so the Dome-namic Duo press pause and look for Disc 2. A time to reflect and suggest some alternative or complimentary watches to this last batch of Video Game Adaptations. They might have paused, but you ain't, press play already! Music:  Short Guitar Clip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses...

From humble beginnings to a box office smash,  A Minecraft Movie  is making blocky waves across the world and so our Brave Bald Bros enter the Overworld to spy upon it. Jack Black is back once again in a Video Game Movie adaptation, but this time... we see his face! Will  A Minecraft Movie  finally give studios the recipe to craft the perfect adaptation? Why can't we let go of the 80's?...

The West always think they were first, well here we are once again humbly reminded that there is more to the world because this week the Bald Bros delve back in time to watch THE very first Video Game Adaptation! That's right, we venture once more to Japan to watch Cyber Ninja!  Do they get it right first time of asking? If sheds had legs would you ride them in to war? And where do you keep y...

The Bald Bros are back on another Side Quest, this time braving the Lost Lands, as they seek out Paul WS Anderson's latest big screen offering. Can the man who has haunted our noble quest provide some big screen thrills and chills? Freed from the video game realm, can he find his form of yesteryear? Or will he kinda just do the exact same thing he has been doing for the last 20 years? I think...

Up, left, back, A, and triangle. Now jump up and down and then walk backwards through that door... well done you have unlocked: Secret Level. Or maybe just subscribe to Amazon Prime? The Bald Banditos are back once again with a Side Quest! Tim Miller's Secret Level is an interesting video game anthology series that brings to life an array of games - old and new. But can he dodge the curse fif...

Picture this - two bald headed hunks being terrified to death by the spooky spectre of a school child. Picture this because... well, you have to because this is an audio format. That's right, the Bald Bros are venturing back to Japan for this latest instalment of their noble Video Game Adaptation quest. Fatal Frame sees the notoriously terrifying game being adapted into a coming-of-age ghost...

We've all spent hours driving around GTA acting like a total bad ass... but what about a total Bard ass? That's right, finally William Shakespeare is coming to Grand Theft Auto. The Dome-namic Duo answer the call for this week's Side Quest and watch  Grand Theft Hamlet . Not since  Last Action Hero  has Hamlet found such a natural bed fellow. Follow the tale of two friends who navig...

Sonic? The Hedgehog? That golden rings a bell! Everyone's favourite blue non-ugly speedster is back for a third time and this time it's... well, kinda similar to before but just a little bit different. The Bald Bros strap on their sneakers, press down and hold A, as they take this new release for a spin. Will Sonic finally be the best thing about a movie bearing his name? What can possib...

Merry Christmas and Uwe Bo-ho-ho to you all! The Dome-namic Duo take a minute and reflect upon the year that just was. It was a year of Bald Opinion highs and extreme lows- looking at you almost every film we were subjected to- so amongst the festive chaos, grab yourself a cup of 'nog, sit by the fire and let the velvety voices of the Hairless Hunks carry you safely to the New Year. And final...