Tetris to get Motion Picture

It was announced today that Tetris is getting and $80 million dollar budget for its own movie. REALLY?

Threshold has been working with The Tetris Company for over a year, presumably to flesh out story details and really make sure they were nailing the deep, rich mythology of blocks falling into rows.

Maybe it’s just me, but why in the world would we really need to fabricate a mythology of why we need to line blocks up in rows. Now movie buffs worldwide will line up for action films, dramas, comedies. Some will even attend Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen films in the theater. And that’s fine with me, I can at least see why they would want to be there.

Now, I for one, have spent more than my fair share of time watching questionable b-movies about sharks, swamp creatures, aliens and everything else. But this, a Sci-Fi thriller? You can count me out. Put that money towards Nintendo’s upcoming cinematic universe. Please?