Far Cry

2008
R
1h 35m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

3,2/10

15 k

MA NOTE

Trailer for this movie based on a video game

Liretrailer1 min 40 s

1 vidéo

99+ photos

Action Adventure Sci-Fi

Un ancien soldat des forces spéciales devenu batelier est engagé par un journaliste pour enquêter sur une base militaire top-secrète sur une île voisine.Un ancien soldat des forces spéciales devenu batelier est engagé par un journaliste pour enquêter sur une base militaire top-secrète sur une île voisine.Un ancien soldat des forces spéciales devenu batelier est engagé par un journaliste pour enquêter sur une base militaire top-secrète sur une île voisine.

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

ÉVALUATION IMDb

3,2/10

15 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Anecdotes
Video game-to-movie enthusiast Uwe Boll had already acquired the film rights to Far Cry the video game from Crytek before the game was even released (and subsequently became a smash hit, spawning several sequels), which explains how such an unsuccessful director had been given permission by Crytek to handle such a anticipated project. The film was budgeted at £30 million but took in less than $1 million at the box-office.

Gaffes
In the end scene when Jack Carver is walking away from the couple the sound guy and his microphone are visible on the boat.

Citations
[from trailer]
Dr. Krieger: [From Trailer] You're just a simple boat man.
Jack Carver: I didn't say anything about being simple.

Autres versions
German theatrical version was precut by the distributor before submission to the FSK. The submitted version with reduced violence was rated "Not under 16". This was done because they anticipated the film would be rated "Not under 18". However, when the film was submitted to the FSK in its uncut form for home video, the film was rated "Not under 16", too, meaning the precut version was completely unnecessary (because the guidelines for home video are more severe than for theatrical releases).

Connexions
Featured in Guinness World Records - Die größten Weltrekorde: Episode #5.1 (2008)

Bandes originales
Parsifal: Overture
Music by Richard Wagner
Arranged by Jim Long
Published by Just Classics

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Commentaire en vedette

4/10

Better than bloodrayne at least

One of Bolls better attempts. Just shows that if you do something long enough you have to improve just by chance. It is still not good but it is at least watchable which is an improvement over the bloodrayne. The main difference between Bloodrayne and FarCry really is that the story from Farcry wasn't the games strong point whereas Bloodrayne had a strong story and thus Boll had more chance to mess it up.

The action in this movie is actually fairly good. Occasionally a touch overdone but in a good way and worth a watch just for that.

Acting wise it was pretty decent. Most of the actors are pretty good but you can tell they aren't taking it seriously based on comparisons with other performances. But the lighter mood this gives to the film actually helps.

While I think sticking a little bit closer to the story of the game might have made for a slightly better film the changes made are pretty practical and not big enough to make a difference. Especially given the plot of the game was hardly Oscar winning just a vehicle for FPS carnage. Would have liked it set in the Jungle as that was a pretty integral part of the game but Canada doesn't have a great deal of Jungle and it is at least set in a kind of rainforest.

Why Boll feels the need to change already professionally scripted and directed game plots I don't know but he does. And until he starts letting the source material speak through his adaptations will always be lacking. Watch the film for a laugh its good for that and maybe for watching during a party as drinking party fodder.