A Bald Opinion

Like Indiana Jones at the beginning of Raiders, here we are trying to escape a runaway Boll. Given $60 million and one heck of a cast, Uwe brings his unique eye to this adaptation of a moderately popular RPG, Dungeon Siege. Your favourite hairless and heirless duo journey through the realm of the Krug, the miscast, and oh so many repetitive fight scenes, on their quest to find good video game adap...

What is better than one opinionated depilated dome? Double Depilated Domes. And what is better than one Dragon? Double Dragon. Join DDD on their deep dive into the weird and wonderful world of New Angelis in 1994's Double Dragon.  Come for the poorly executed fight scenes, but stay for the comprehensive mythology, near future dystopian world building, and two ABSOLUTELY INSANE EXPLOSIONS! Doe...

Join as our Bald Adventurers baldly go off the beaten track as they take on another side quest in the search for the legendary "Great Video Game Adaptation". Can a plucky pair of Russian graduates do what the Hollywood system has toiled with for decades? With the blessing of the creator, all documents were present and correct as these fans bring to life the brilliant indie game Papers Pl...

We  are twenty films into our voyage of discovery, so time once again to take a moment and reflect, and what else reflects? Yes, yes, our domes. But also....DISCS! That's right, time for another episode of Please Insert Disc 2, where we offer up some alternatives to the past 10 Video Game Adaptations. So crack open the case, slide open the tray, check the back for scratches, and then please i...

The problem with sand? It gets everywhere. The problem with video game adaptations? Where do we begin?  With episode 1 probably... but here we are 20 episodes in, looting and scrounging the treasures of 2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Would Bono appearing in random scenes elevate this film? Is Daniel Craig not buff enough for some? And can the visionary behind Con Air,  and a star turn from A...

In a dystopian future nothing can be Tekken for granted... Join your favourite tag-team as they face off against another VGA offering- 2009's Tekken.   In a future where corporations rule, the common person struggles to survive, and the only way to achieve a better life is through one on one combat or inheriting a huge company, we look back at a film that surprisingly got a few things right (...

Your favourite Egg Heads take a crack at this latest offering from the world of Video Game Adaptations. From the Smart Phone to the Dumb Screen, 2016's The Angry Birds Movie adds legs, arms, and a story, but have they remembered to add even the slightest hint of quality? Or is it a massive disa-oink-ment? Join Neill and Guðni as they flap their mouths, lay some truths, and un-bird-en themselv...

It's Halloween and your beloved Pumpkin smooth Jack O'lanterns subject themselves to the horrors of the Uwe Boll classic House of the Dead . Uwe's first VG adaptation, and our 3rd dip in the Boll Pool, will your intrepid explorers survive the onslaught of horny twenty-somethings, cartoonish captains, greyscale freeze frames, and all the cut rate bullet time ones delicate sensibiliti...

What is that we hear in the distance? The weeping of every Far Cry game fan? This week the bald and the beautiful tackle another entry in the Uwe Oeuvre, 2008's Far Cry.  A fairly faithful retelling of the original game, prepare yourself for something that bears little resemblance to what many have come to know and love about the Far Cry franchise. Is Til Schweiger the next Arnie? Is he reall...

Just like the relentless horde of the undead, we just can't seem to escape Resident Evil. Back again like that weird cousin that yells "gnarly" and listens to Marlyn Manson, Paul WS Anderson brings his auteur's eye to the incredibly popular Resident Evil game franchise. Laser corridors, dogs covered in gunk, and the unmistakable dreamy eyes of Jason Isaacs all come under the cr...

Nate? Nate?! Naaaaaathan Fillion stars in the 2018 independently produced Uncharted fan film, directed by Allan Ungar. Your intrepid egghead explorers plunge the dirty depths of YouTube to take a quick look at this great piece of "what could have been". Come join us as we muse upon the better world we were denied.  Watch the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5CZQpqF_74 Music: ...

Join the tonsured twins on another enthralling quest for the fabled Adaptation of High Quality, as they uncover the long gestated Uncharted. Freed from the depths of Development Hell, 2022's Uncharted finally brings a Nathan Drake and Sully to the screen, but where is the charm? Where is the adventure? Where is the moustache? Follow us on social media we may or may not use. Instagram: ( @abal...

Le tête chauve chums are back, and this time it's awkward. This week we take a tentative step into the bikini clad world of DOA. A fighting competition on a mysterious island, where have we heard that before? Oh wait, but this time everyone is hotter and making out. Come for the tournament, stay for the convoluted half baked story about nano bots and the bare arms of Eric Roberts, as we try t...

This week our very own glabrous gorillas take a swing at 2018's Rampage starring the most enviable of eggheads Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Joining Dwayne is Jeffrey Dean Negan, Naomie Harris, and the real star of the show, George the oversized albino gorilla. Cityscapes crumble, mercenaries digest, evil CEOs scheme, bald men rejoice at the sexiness of their naked temples- this film r...

Join the hairless hunks this week as they ascend the quietest mound this side of the Otherworld as we take a look at the 2006 adaptation Silent Hill. Sharon has a bad case of the Creepy Kids, so Rose takes her adopted daughter to the mysterious Silent Hill in a bid to cure her, but things get spooky and the pair find that surviving a nightmarish hellscape is an uphill struggle. Is this a film to s...

The dreamcasting continues in round two, where the coned conmen turn the mic on each other and pitch two new hot properties. What is Neill's mystery game? Is Guðni really bringing two directors to the table? Did they actually record during a thunder storm? All of this and more in Dreamcast Round Two! Music:  "Modern Attempt" by TrackTribe Support the show Follow us on social media w...

10 films down, so many to go. But instead of watching them, how about you let us suggest other (better) films instead?  Music:  "Modern Attempt" by TrackTribe Support the show Follow us on social media we may or may not use. Instagram: ( @abaldopinion ) Twitter: ( @abaldopinion ) Guðni: ( @gudni_lindal ) Neill: ( @neillbert ) Please consider supporting the show: Buy us a coffee Theme son...

Here. We. Go. Again. If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, try, try, try, and try again. The naked noggins of Neill and Gudni once more delve into the world of Resident Evil for a special side quest: Netflix's shiny new RE TV show.  Have Netflix cracked the formula, or has another monstrosity been unleashed on us once again? Music:  "Modern Attempt" by TrackTribe Suppor...

Join as your favourite couple of disc heads put on their fuel caps and satisfy their urge. The urge for velocity. Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, and Dominic Cooper strap in for a once in a lifetime adventure (because there was no sequel), as the long lasting and extremely popular Need for Speed franchise crashes onto the big screen. Will this budding franchise have Vin double checking his rearview mirr...

Join the Kueball Komrades as they go back in time to the optimistik 90's, where all a film needed was a few skenes with Kristopher Lambert, a handful of fight skenes, one absolute banging soundtrakk, and a total disregard for the letter C.  A surprise success that helped launch the career of Paul W. S. Anderson, does Mortal Kombat stand the test of time, or is this tale of a once in a generat...

The last lombax of the universe teams up with a cute robot to shoot bad guys - in space! It’s time to look at the nuts and bolts of Ratchet & Clank, the 2016 film created exclusively to sell a PS4 game. If you’re into wacky names, dated humor and lacklustre action sequences, we’ve got you covered. Oh brother! Music:  "Modern Attempt" by TrackTribe Support the show Follow us on social...

In 2005, German director Uwe Boll turned off the lights for video game adaptations everywhere. Alone in the Dark, his action horror film starring Christian Slater and Tara Reid, is known around the world as one of the worst films ever made. But how bad can it be? And what on earth is it about?   Link to the interview with Blair Erickson, the original writer of Alone in the Dark: https://www.someth...

In this minisode, we play Dreamcast - not the console, but a hypothetical game where we each get 150 million dollars to produce a video game adaptation of our choice.  Music:  "Modern Attempt" by TrackTribe Support the show Follow us on social media we may or may not use. Instagram: ( @abaldopinion ) Twitter: ( @abaldopinion ) Guðni: ( @gudni_lindal ) Neill: ( @neillbert ) Please conside...

Max Payne, the 2008 thriller starring Mark Wahlberg, was expected to deliver bullet-time action sequences and a heap of noir tropes. Instead, we got scowling scamps in turtlenecks besieged by Valkyries from Norse mythology. What happened? Music:  "Modern Attempt" by TrackTribe "Rain on rooftop" "Thunderstorm - Long" Support the show Follow us on social media we may or...

In a less official capacity, we sit each other down to talk about the most influential games and films in our lives. We ramble, ponder and reminisce, which is everything we don't want to do in the regular episodes.  Music:  "Modern Attempt" by TrackTribe Support the show Follow us on social media we may or may not use. Instagram: ( @abaldopinion ) Twitter: ( @abaldopinion ) Guðni: (...