Someone somewhere is going to get fired for this idea. I just hope whoever that man or woman is, oh, lets face it. An idea this stupid has got to come from a guy and approved by guys. So, I hope this guy is single, because if he is married and maybe has kids at home and says to his wife why he got fired, she is going to call him an idiot for the rest of his life. And rightfully so I may add.
Did you ever play the game Battleship as a child? Do you play it now on your cell phone? Great, I'm proud of you. Now, imagine you are in a movie theatre and have paid $15 for the IMAX version of the movie and when you look up at the screen you see two people sitting there for 90 minutes calling out, "E-9." "Miss." Yeah, sounds like good times doesn't it? The only time that was ever entertaining to watch was in some James Bond movie where if you missed you got some kind of electrical shock. That was kind of cool.
Apparently they are going to make a movie based on the game. So, yeah, it probably won't be two people playing a best two out of three in front of movie cameras, but I can still tell you this is the dumbest idea in a very long time. Why? Because some idiot decided that they were going to make a movie about a naval battle and told someone else it was going to be based on the game Battleship. So, instead of just having a really expensive movie about a naval battle, they are now going to have a REALLY expensive movie because they are going to have to pay money to Hasbro for permission to use the name. Idiots. Just make a damn movie about two ships fighting. Why does it have to be based on something? Did someone try and sell the idea and it was rejected so they said, "ooh, lets base it on the game." Next thing you know someone shouted genius and opened their wallet and paid twice as much money as necessary just because they probably ate paint chips as a kid and have no original ideas in their brain.