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07/13/09
I thought the Watchmen movie ending made more sense than the comic ending, but still wish the God of War movie stuck with the game ending.
07/13/09
Ditto.
It also means that the second movie will be written from scratch.
Whilst I don't think God of War II would make a particularly good film (too many characters/locations/unrelated occurrences), I have even less faith in an entirely original plot penned exclusively for the big screen. Who bets Kratos gets a sassy love interest, or maybe a kooky and quite possibly ethnically diversifying side kick?
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07/13/09
Take the Halo movie for an example, they could follow the first game and make another mediocre movie based on a video game or they could create something new in the Halo universe, both Halo 3: ODST and Halo Reach could have been great movies had they not been games.
I believe that video game movies should bring something new to the game universe instead of just being non-interactive versions of a game, but they shouldn't try to do both that is they shouldn't try to follow the story of a game and try to come up with some new shit, a great example of this is Max Payne that movie was shit because they tried to follow the story of the first game while also trying to bring something new to the table, it was confusing and boring (except for the explosions of course, explosions are never boring).
I hope I didn't confuse y'all to much just keep in mind that I got out of bed like ten minutes ago and haven't had my coffee yet
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07/13/09
I agree. 300 was a bad movie that looked good. Without the stylized visuals, it would have been unbearable. But I think what El-Suave was saying is that the film suffered because they worked too hard on the visuals, forgetting about story and sacrificing bringing something new to the story that wasn't already in the graphic novel. And then his comment makes sense, as God of War will suck if it does nothing but follow the look of the game and the story to a "T," bringing nothing new -- or cinematic -- to the table.
07/13/09
That being said, I dont think people will be as pissed at the ending as say Watchmen. For one thing, your compairing a comic that had a HUGE cult following who's ending change literally changed the whole meaning of the story, while this just slightly screws with the lead-in to the second game,
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Yeah if it sticks to the plot so 'slavishly' then why would they end the movie like that? I don't remember him even saying that honestly.
07/13/09
Then again, I was never able to play the first game, only the second.
02/23/09
Just die Boll.
Just fucking die.
02/23/09
02/23/09
A lady leg lamp?
02/23/09
I would love to see his acceptance speech.
02/23/09
02/23/09
I still want to strangle my friends who thought it would be good to watch as a "so-bad-it's-funny" movie. No. It was just bad.
02/23/09
No, sorry. Postal was GOOD. It was TRUE TO THE SOURCE MATERIAL.
Btter than that coke-snorting jackoff Michael Bay could ever hope to do.
And you're a damned idiot.
And this is another of Kotaku's long line of "Postal is garbage" articles.
02/23/09
@ceilingFANBOY: All else I've seen him in recently was his Stargate: Atlantis appearance. He wasn't too bad in that... but nothing holds a candle to Newsradio glory days.
12/19/08
12/19/08
Event Horizon is still a reasonably good horror movie.
Everything else since... no comment.
12/19/08
Now that being said,bring on the animated movie!Warren ELlis and goat fucking is where its at!
12/19/08
Almost all of these adaptations completely alter the very foundation of the game's stories because they're made by people who have no clue for people who are too picky.
Look no further than comic book movies. The idea of them was derided and chastised by the general film going public and absolutely loathed by critics for years. They were the stuff of children and could rise no higher. Look how the industry reacts to them now? They started being treated with respect by the likes of Sam Raimi, Brian Singer and Christopher Nolan, and now they've earned the respect they deserve.
Video games just need the same treatment. Directors, writers and producers who stay true to the core essence of the games will bring about success with them.
Would anyone seriously turn down the idea of a Metroid movie done right? Sure you need to take creative liberties (as with all adaptations) like Samus speaking more and some other alterations but it is incredibly plausible. If done properly and with respect, it would be a tremendous film.
You need something to work with though. Doom, Blood Rayne, House of the Dead, etc. are not where you turn to for substance.
Castlevania could work. Just take the idea and concept behind Symphony of the Night and go from there. But will that occur? Likely no. But that doesn't mean it isn't possible.
And that's what all video game lovers need to take heart in.