Podcast A Bald Opinion

Round 50! FIGHT! The Bald Bros have made it to another landmark episode and what better way to celebrate than spending waaay too long discussing one of the most infamous entries in the Video Game Movie Pantheon: Street Fighter: The Movie. Does Gudni prefer this movie over Mortal Kombat? Will Neill stop talking Tosh? And can these bald beauties rela…

The Hairless Hunks take a breath before the big 5-0 to catch up on what else they've been consuming. Both take to the high seas, but each on their own voyage, which of the Bald Buccaneers took the leap of faith into the world of Assasin's Creed? Just a couple of cool dudes talking about how cool they are, can you dig it? Support the show Follow us …

If Hollywood notoriously struggles to make a film about one game, no doubt they will nail a film about several... This week the Dome-namic Duo grab their quarters and head to the arcade to join the Happy Madison gang for Pixels. Based of a short film and nothing else, you understand absolutely NOTHING ELSE!! Pixels brings some of the arcades most i…

Once more the Bald Bros set their scopes on the baddest baldest bro-est of all, Agent 47, as they discuss the RocketJump short fan film. Can these plucky fans hit the target missed by two feature length misfires? Can Neill still make it all about the wonderful, handsome, and charismatic Timothy Olyphant? Does Timothy want to be Neill's friend? Can …

It is that time of year where leaves, lanterns and lattes turn orangey. That's right, spooky season is upon us once again, and what better way to celebrate it than spending Five Nights At Freddy's? The 2014 indie game that became a multimedia sensation finally makes it way to the big screen, and these Bald Bros are here to cast judgement over these…

Who can talk about video games movies? One can. Can one talk with an other? One and one can. So two can?! Now we have the contrived bird pun out the way, let's join the Eggheads as they once more venture to Bird Island to meet up with Red and friends in The Angry Birds Movie 2. Are the birds and pigs still at war? Are any of the birds actually angr…

In the pantheon of games some are so insultingly simple it makes a mockery of the whole industry, and one of those games is the focus in this latest instalment of Dreamcast. The Dome-namic Duo set their beady little eyes on the beady little slithering creature, as they pitch their very own Snake movies. Can the film breakout of the confines of the …

Yeah, we didn't know about this one either! In a world overrun by zombies it is up to a crack squad of nerds and misfits to save the day, and in a world overrun by Video Game Adaptations it is up to a crack squad of bald nerds and misfits to watch every single one. Dolph Lundgren lends his wonderful face to this mobile phone game adaptation, but do…

Time to adorn the shorts and the dual wielding pistols and go raid for another Video Game Adaptation! This week the Hairless Hunks join Lara Croft for another adventure as she goes looking for the Cradle of Life... or something like that. With a new director behind the camera and a new hunk alongside her, can Croft do better than last time out or i…

Retribution? More Repetition! Once again we find ourselves at the mercy of the Umbrella Corporation and Paul WS Anderson, for the penultimate entry in this interminable franchise. Alice takes on a new horde of infected, we meet a horde of new and familiar faces, but who is hoarding the quality? How many clones are too many clones? Who is Alice talk…

We here at Bald HQ love the smell of fresh adaptation, and that smell you can smell is 2023's summer cinema release of Gran Turismo. Straight out the pits and onto the screen comes the- mostly- true story of Jann Mardenborough and the bizarre Gran Turismo Academy. Can Jann make it as a real racer? When does something stop being true and just become…

Gudni's finally got his way once again, and so the Bald Bro's turn their beady eyes to the world of Television. Well, streaming to be more precise, as they look at Arcane: League of Legends. A hugely popular game deserves a hugely ambitious adaptation, but was the six year development worth it? Will Neill finally admit the worth and value of the se…

I know what you are thinking- yes, you should shave your headboard, but also no, you haven't missed us covering the previous thirteen film franchise entries. For this Final Fantasy is a different beast. And, oh, what a beast! The Bald Bros take the knife teleportation assisted leap into the confusing world of FF XV and join the ranks of the Kingsgl…

Third times a charm, or is it harm? Once more - and for the last time - the Dome-namic Duo dawn their trusty double blades and stilettos as they enter the world of damphires in BloodRayne 3: The Third Reich. Rayne finds herself in a Video Game appropriate setting and mixed up in a pesky little thing known as WW2, where she must destroy a creation o…

This week the Bald Templed Templars lurk in the shadows as they watch Assassin’s Creed. With a stacked cast and an exciting indie director, this was another offering from 2016 that was set to be a game changer: but did it kill at the box office? Or was it lost in the crowd? Is science really what people want in a film about Assassins? And should Ne…

All work and no play makes Bald Bros dull boys. And with domes this shiny, dull just ain't an option, so it's time to play! And what better format is there for it than an audio podcast! Gudni uncovers a gem from yesteryear, and the Dome-namic Duo battle it out it the way God intended- in a one-on-one first person turn based book battle! Intrigued? …

Join the pseudo Cluedo cops as they try and solve the greatest mystery of all - well, the second the greatest mystery of all - is there a good adaptation of a board game? Looking at the 1985 cult hit Clue, our Hairless Heroes ponder the problems one faces when adapting an open ended game. Can the spirit of randomness be captured? Can the cast CURRY…

We are ten steps closer to answering that elusive of questions: What makes a good video game to film adaptation? Or are we just ten steps closer to the loony bin?! We have met up again with our "favourite" damphire, had our first brush with those battling console mascots of the 90s, and finally put to death the bald head assassin. So listen as your…

Saddle up Slap-heads, it's time to head west for 2007's BloodRayne 2: Deliverance! There's Boll in dem hills! We join everyone's favourite dhampir Rayne as she seeks revenge on the infamous Billy the Kid for murdering her friends and kidnapping their kin. And look, there are other characters who get equal, if not more screen time! Can Uwe finally d…

The Sultans of Slap Heads are back for another offering of undead video game movie madness, this time it is 2015's Dead Rising: Watchtower. When evil corporations insist on doing evil stuff, can people not from the game save the day? Wait, is this just another Resident Evil? Can the filmmakers capture the Capcom mayhem or is this more a case of the…

What's this another anniversary episode? Has it been two years already? Am I dreaming? Yes. No. Sort of, for it is time once again to enter the Dreamcast! Continuing our celebrations from last week, the Hairless Hunks take a crack at pitching their takes on a Video Game Movie. The special anniversary twist? It has to be a game they covered in the f…

Put on your birthday suit and shine your dome nice and bright, for it is the Bald Bros Anniversary Show! That's right A Bald Opinion is one year old. That's nearly 40 films, several special guests, exposing the #BaldAgenda, and a boat load of fun! To celebrate, those whose faces' look upside down (bald and bearded) flip the format on its head, as w…

We are more than just bald heads and video game movies... we also play games and watch other types of movies. Join us for the first of a semi regular series where we briefly chat about what we are playing and new or significant recent watches. One of us has watched the new release Sisu and has a terrible gaming secret, the other has been sinking hi…

Knowing Mew, Knowing Mewtwo! AHA! In the 90's the world was invaded by little pocket monsters known as Pokémon, nowhere was safe, not even the sanctity of the cinema! Pokémon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back sees Ash and the gang hit the big screen. Battles will be fought, balls will be thrown, and Brock will be horny. But can Ash save the ent…

Is there anything witty left to say about this interminable film series? No. Is there anything left to scream incessantly about this interminable film series? Yes, and then some. Paul is back, and this time he means business... because he certainly doesn't mean entertainment. Is Afterlife a heavenly delight? Does Paul watch Prison Break? Just what …

The prickly blue mascot who is faster than a speeding bullet meets the minds in heads shinier than a speeding bullet in this weeks episode of A Bald Opinion, as we take a look at 2020's Sonic the Hedgehog. Once one of the most popular video game characters of all time, can Sonic recapture the magic of the 90's in his first ever venture onto the sil…

The Super Bald Bros meet for the first time the squishy faced Super Mario Bros, for another thrilling installment of A Bald Opinion! Can Mario and the gang break the curse in 2023 and finally make that successful boing to the big screen? A brand this popular doesn't leave mushroom for mistakes! Can we all dunagree on an opinion? Is this rash plum o…

Dolph Lundgren finds himself sucked into another world, as we find ourselves drowning in the Boll Pool, it can only mean one thing.... The Bald Bros tackle their first Uwe Boll sequel! A lot less money, absolutely zero krugs, and one rather fetching desert scarf, In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds brings us back to the world of Ehb (yes, that is…

Well, well, well, it's all falling into place... because it's Tetris time! Your favourite Bald Bros take a crack at pitching the perfect Tetris movie. Can it be done? Block no. But gosh darn it, they look good while trying! Come listen to some pretty wild pitches as we enter the world of Dreamcast. Also, go watch that brilliant Gaming Historian vid…

Off we go on another side quest! Safe to say the Bald Bards aren't quite BOARD of their true quest, but things are going to get a little DICEY! That's right, this week we trade in our controllers for dice and imagination as we take a quick look at the world of Dungeons and Dragons and the brand spanking new film for 2023. Shall we be pining for the…

The Dome-namic Duo head off on a side quest this week, and it is the type we all loathe... an escort mission! But wait, an escort mission that won several 2013 Best Game awards, is a cultural phenomenon, and is being produced by HBO?! Joel and Ellie have an outbreak to survive, and we have 9 episodes to discuss, so best get to it! Has this well rec…

Get your climbing boots back on, because we are about to once again ascend the quietest of mounds. Prepare as your hairless heroes return to Silent Hill in 2012's Silent Hill: Revelation.... 3D! That's right, gone is Triangle Head and say hello to Pyramid Head *checks notes* no, wait. Do we get more Bean for our buck? Just how many jackets does one…

Time to adorn the red tie and black suit once again as these bullet headed bros take aim at the Hitman series. A true marksman doesn't need a second shot, but yet here we are with a reboot in 2015's Hitman: Agent 47. In a world of shady organisations, potential super powers, and limited places to find your favourite flowers, 47 must kill some targe…

What better way to start of Season Two than with a film that will destroy our recently rested brains! Adapted from the gloriously ludicrous series of games, 2012's Ace Attorney turns the legal system on its head, and offers up a series of increasingly ridiculous courtroom battles, quirky characters, and yet another attack on our bald brothers- OBJE…

A German and an American walk into a bar, the beginning of a joke or a fantastic glimpse into the chaos that was BloodRayne? This week the Dome-namic Duo are joined by the brilliantly talented screenwriter Guinevere Turner, who graciously shares what it is like to work with the one and only (thankfully) Uwe Boll. How does one go from yuppies in the…

We are now thirty films deep into this often treacherous journey through the wild landscape that is Video Game Adaptations, and so it is time to take a beat, wipe our brow, and please insert disc 2! Our Hairless Hunks offer up some alternatives, companion pieces, or just the most tenuously linked films to those films covered in our last batch of te…

Seasons come and seasons go, but the Boll Pool seemingly never empties. Our Bald Bros draw season one to a close looking at 2005's BloodRayne, starring Kristanna Loken, Michael Madsen, Michelle Rodriguez, Billy Zane, and everyone's favourite dinner Meatloaf. In a world where vampires run rampant and sit a lot, a Dhampir may hold the key to saving t…

The Bald Bro's are joined this week once again by another talented person with hair- you can hear the envy a mile away! Allan Ungar, director of the new Amazon release Bandit starring Josh Duhamel and a little short you may have heard of... only the Nathan Fillion Uncharted Fan Film! How did he pull it off? What factors are important when adapting …

Someone saw Mad Max so that means we are in the desert and the world has gone to pot, it also means that we find ourselves once again at the mercy of Paul as we enter the end times that is 2007's Resident Evil: Extinction. The inescapable franchise reaches its third entry, and the zombies are getting smarter... but are the films? Will this be a sat…

When trouble comes calling be sure to put on your bluetooth headset that transports you to another dimension, then answer the call. That's right, this week your egghead explorers go a few rounds with 2009's The King of Fighters. A game that lives in the shadow of it's more popular fighting rivals, can TKoF beat the curse or will it just be another …

Once in a generation Earth must partake in Mortal Kombat in order to stop the evils of Outworld from invading... unless Outworld just decides to invade anyway. Join your favourite No-hair Ninjas as they square off for round two, as they grapple with Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Will Liu and his gang save the earth once again? What is an animality? …

Remember, when you're lost in the darkness.. look for the light... for it is the gleaming scalps of your favourite bald buddies! This week we look at Sony's version of a tradesman and his brother taking on giant mushrooms in the small screen adaptation ofThe Last of Us. Brought to life by the brains behind the game, and HBO, dare we dream of compet…

The Doom-namic Duo visit everyone's favourite red planet, as they cast their critical eyes over 2005's Dome... Wait, that isn't right?! In 1993 gaming was never the same as id Software unleashed the mayhem of Hell onto Mars, would cinema remain unscathed as Doom made the ARC jump to the big screen with the help of some big muscles? What accent is K…

Bald Bogies at 6 o'clock... or whenever you're listening. Join your Pattern-Baldness Pilots as they take a deep nosedive into the high flying antics of 1999's Wing Commander. Adapted from a game series that included many big names, watch as none of them return for the jump to the big screen. Will Blair finally admit his true heritage? Was that an o…

Our Dome-namic Duo are thrilled to be joined by the director of 2021's Werewolves Within, Josh Ruben. In a break from the Bald and the Opinion format, listen as Josh- who is what we call in the biz, Unbald- talks us through the Video Game adaptation process as he experienced it. What is important to a successful adaptation? Just how much freedom do…

Heavens to Betsy is that two full moons I see? Why no, it is everybody's two favourite fluorescent foreheads, here to devour another offering from the world of Video Game Adaptations. 2021's Werewolves Within is a different beast, adapting a VR version of a well known party game, but can this film finally break the curse of the Video Game Movie? Do…

Sul sul! What is that shining bright in the distance? Is it Santa riding off to begin his long holiday? No. Is it the star the wise men followed? No. It's the gleaming domes of everyone's favourite follically-challenged friends, glistening in the soft twinkle of the festive lights. During the season full of family mayhem, what better time to look a…

Join our Receding Renegades as they take a look at Dan Trachtenberg's popular and career launching Portal fan film. Journey down this LANE and pay atTENtion as Guðni and Neill PREY upon this latest offering from the wonderful FIELD of Fan Films. So come on CLOVER, and bask in the baldest opinions in podcasting. Link to short film: https://youtu.be/…

Resident Evil is an apt name, because this evil forever resides on this podcast. Once again our Slapheaded S.T.A.R.S take on the T-Virus, Milla, and the creative mind of Paul WS Anderson as they tackle Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse. Just who is the protagonist in this film? Why isn't this helicopter taking off? And what does happen when one breaks fr…

Like Indiana Jones at the beginning of Raiders, here we are trying to escape a runaway Boll. Given $60 million and one heck of a cast, Uwe brings his unique eye to this adaptation of a moderately popular RPG, Dungeon Siege. Your favourite hairless and heirless duo journey through the realm of the Krug, the miscast, and oh so many repetitive fight s…