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Watch This: Choose Your Own Adventure Short Films
Filed under: Shorts », Fandom », Trailers and Clips »
It was only a matter of time before this sort of thing popped up on YouTube, and I'm kinda diggin' it. First we have a short called The Time Machine, which lets you choose which path Chad, Matt and Rob take -- so long as they make it to their 12 o'clock meeting without dying. Yes, you actually have to pay attention and make decisions while watching this short (I know, bonkers!), but it's kinda fun and the leads are dopey and likable. Check it out below.
Next up we have a short created by SpecBox that looks to be part of a larger series as they've launched with Episode One: Baby, It's Been A Long Day. Here, this dude's girlfriend is pissed off at her man for loving his computer more than her, and so she steals the thing. Once he arrives home, the viewer then has a few options as to which course he takes next ... though I will say they could've been a bit more creative here since it appears there's really no way to change the outcome of the story. Check it out below.
Do you like the whole Choose Your Own Adventure short film, or is it too bothersome?
Next up we have a short created by SpecBox that looks to be part of a larger series as they've launched with Episode One: Baby, It's Been A Long Day. Here, this dude's girlfriend is pissed off at her man for loving his computer more than her, and so she steals the thing. Once he arrives home, the viewer then has a few options as to which course he takes next ... though I will say they could've been a bit more creative here since it appears there's really no way to change the outcome of the story. Check it out below.
Do you like the whole Choose Your Own Adventure short film, or is it too bothersome?
The 'Haunted Hill' Sequel Puts YOU in Control!
Filed under: Horror », Warner Brothers », Home Entertainment », Remakes and Sequels »
Well if Warner Bros. was trying to hatch a new and novel concept in an industry generally known for warmed-up leftovers, here it is: Apparently that direct-to-video House on Haunted Hill sequel will be using what the DVD geeks know as "branching" technology to put the viewer in control of the story. Put another way: If you've ever read one of those Choose Your Own Adventure books, that's what we're looking at here -- only in movie form. (There actually is a Choose Your Own Adventure DVD, which is for kids, but it's pretty nifty all the same.)According to the Wall Street Journal and Return to House on Haunted Hill producer Joel Silver, the DTV sequel "will give viewers the option to pick different story lines and four alternative endings." (Thanks to Bloody-Disgusting.com for sharing the news, because WSJ.com is a subscription-only website.) This would represent a big step forward from New Line's Final Destination 3 DVD, which took only a few baby steps in the "choose your own plot" direction. And frankly I think it's a very cool little gimmick. Let's face it: Something called "Return to House on Haunted Hill" was, fun flick or awful trash, destined to hit video stacks as yet-another-DTV sequel, but now with this potentially amusing little interactive twist, it could make for a really entertaining novelty flick.
Directed by Victor Garcia, RTHOHH doesn't have a definite release date yet, but the movie just went from a "mild curiosity" to something I hope to review on this very website. Here's hoping the producers have opted to present an "official version" along with all the branching options. It would make the reviewers' job so much easier.
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