Gets old pretty fast.
User Rating: 4.8 | The Movies PC
The Movies is such a disappointment to me because it is not that great for all the hype that it got. I brought it home and opened it up to find my first problem, it has three disks and takes up a monstrous amount of space! I have never had a game that tried my computer so much before. My second problem is the crappy overhead graphics that make me wonder why so much space is needed. I will admit that creating the buildings and making a great lot is fun at first, but the weak changes in what you get from the buildings is not fun at all. The little sim characters are horribly needy and never seem to be able to do much of anything themselves. The number one problem for me, though, is the lack in openness when making the movies. I could not really direct my actors, but only choose from options of scenes and change of the clothes and the background. And it doesn't matter how good or bad your movie really is anyway, because that has no effect on your rating. I wanted to be Scorcese, yet I got higher ratings for crap that the sim writers came up with or making drivel that lasted longer. I am sorry that I picked up the game (even at 19.99) and would sell it in a heart beat now that I have experienced how bad it is.
