7 ridiculous movies based on board games
Hollywood is trying to conjure enthusiasm for a film based on Ouija, but that's not the only unlikely game-to-movie adaptation in town
By The Week Staff | March 7, 2012
Ouija and the 6 most ridiculous movies based on board games
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hen Universal pulled the plug last summer on its planned $100-million Ouija film, based on the popular game that supposedly allows players to channel spirits through a wooden board, the idea seemed dead. But now Ouija has come back to life as a $5 million found-footage thriller. Critics are predictably "baffled" by the project — though it may not even be the most unlikely board game to find second life as a film. Here, six more:
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