Let's be real for a second: The "Borderlands" movie seemed doomed from the start. If trying to sanitize a video game series famous for its over-the-top crude humor to fit into a PG-13 rating wasn't enough of a death knell, its lengthy stay in production limbo and trailers full of aging pop culture riffs all but sealed the deal before it ever hit theaters.
Still, as a fan of the games, I am morbidly curious to see what my colleague called in his "Borderlands" review "one hell of a throwback" to the god-awful video game adaptations of yesteryear. (You know, before excellent projects like "The Last Of Us" on Max, Netflix's "Arcane" and Prime Video's "Fallout" TV series surprised us all.) If, like me, you're aiming to watch this trainwreck without spending a penny on it, you're probably wondering when "Borderlands" will make its streaming debut.
