I went to Snopes.com to answer the McFlurry questions and here's what I found. I do know that if the chicken allergy is severe enough, your friend of a friend could have had a reaction if the McFlurry accidentaly came into close contact with actual chicken...kind of like the infamous peanut allergy.

And to be on topic...um...I've let slip that The Armor of Belial is a very, very loose video game adapatation of a game called Vexx once. I was inspired by the trailer, but I've never actually played the game. Let's call it 98% original. So there.

I think the reason why adaptations aren't received well here is because people just flat out don't know how to write them.  I've read a few game adaptations on here that are just awful.  I won't say any names or titles but these people have no idea.  The video game should be a guide for your script not an exact copy of it.  I don't even think I would want to read a script that is exactly like a game.  I would rather play the game.

As for movies that are made, I just think the wrong people are making them.  9 times out of 10 video games are Japanese made.  Why aren't Japanese directors making them.....?  I don't know if any of you have seen an Japanese action films, but you REALLY need to.  I think they are some of the best directors in the world, if not the best.  Instead production companies have some British or American director that is like 50 years old and has no concept of video game action.  It's a lot different than Hollywood action.  That's why FF7: Advent Children was so awesome.  Because the Japanese know how to create video game movies.  They just need better actors, but if I ever write a video game script, I will only sell it to a Japanese director.  

If you don't believe me, just check out this trailer for the Japanese film Casshern.  This movie was amazing.  I highly recommend anyone that is capable of watching it, to do so.

http://www.apple.com/jp/quicktime/trailers/casshern_large.html

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