Hello, friends! In October of 2009, the gaming community was introduced to a game—which later turned into a franchise—far ahead of its time: Borderlands. To this day, the original Borderlands is one of my favorite video games of all time (Far Cry 5 is #1). Shortly after the original rolled out, Borderlands 2 & 3 were next in line; BL4 is currently in production. With that said, 15 years after BL1 was first released, they finally made a movie out of the game! August 9th, 2024 was the scheduled release date. I was completely shocked and ecstatic when the big news hit. I’ve had so much nostalgia wrapped around this franchise that I felt like a little kid again when I first saw the movie trailer. I was sure to see the movie on opening weekend! With that said, I wanted to get behind the mic today and talk about the experience—including my history with the Borderlands franchise, big differences and similarities between the movie and games, as well as my overall impression that I left the theater with. If anyone out there is looking for new games to try out, put the Borderlands series at the top of your list!