I've had a vision of this movie. In that vision the camera pans slowly around the bustling city of Stormwind where we see the coming and goings of the various throngs of neon clad heroes standing in line at banks with the background clamor of Auctioneers barking their wares mixed with the sounds of giggling gnomes, the scrape of jewelcrafter's tools and the yawning mewls of big cats.
The camera comes to rest at the mailbox in between the inn and the bank. There we see two bare purple skinned feet perched atop the box. The camera slowly climbs upward as it gains focus and zooms out to reveal a female Night Elf wearing nothing but a loincloth and fur bra swaying in a hypnotic rhythm to an unknown tune. You see a small crowd of red headed Dwarves and muscle bound thick necked men liberally tossing pieces of gold at her and cheering.
But upon closer examination of the stills of the footage when you watch it at home later, you notice an ungainly bulge in the groin of the dancer...what could she be hiding?
The studio behind this movie is the studio behind 300.
The director is the director of the Spider-Man movies.
The producer is the producer of The Dark Knight.
The writer is now the writer of Saving Private Ryan?
Oh yeah, and Bruce Campbell will likely be in the movie.
Could this movie possibly be made of any more win?
Joxer the Mighty
Roams through the countryside
He never needs a place to hide
With Gabby as his sidekick
Fighting with her little stick
Righting wrongs and singing songs
Being mighty all day long
He's Joxer—he's Joxer the Mighty!
@kobeashi: I've been watching the complete Xena season on Netflix "Watch Instantly" service for last month or so now. Your post brought a smile to me, I <3 that show.
@Sobersean: I've been watching that, too! It's awesome how they have all of the Xena and Hercules on there. I think the earlier seasons of Xena are a bit better, personally. The last two or so got too serious for my taste. I think the earlier seasons had a good mixture of serious episodes and goofy ones.
WoW movie confirmed for depressing, emotionally manipulative ending in which all of the likable characters die and the circumstances of their enemy's defeat signals to the audience that they died for no good reason.
Damn, I hated that ending. Air and tank support 5 minutes away, and they're off zerg-rushing like a 5-year-old Korean boy playing Starcraft for the very first time.
@shanrulez: For once, and oddly, I'm concerned that a movie will be live-action instead of CGI.
It isn't that live action can't handle high-fantasy (LotR taught us to ignore that prejudice). It is that the World of Warcraft has a very unique style. A style which, in my humble opinion, will not translate well to a live-action movie.
Without the inclusion of this style I fear that we will be presented with a generic fantasy film, dismissed by all but the hardcore fans (a la D&D: The Movie) instead of a World of Warcraft movie.
Though perhaps I should place a bit more trust in Mr. Raimi. We'll see.
10/12/09
The camera comes to rest at the mailbox in between the inn and the bank. There we see two bare purple skinned feet perched atop the box. The camera slowly climbs upward as it gains focus and zooms out to reveal a female Night Elf wearing nothing but a loincloth and fur bra swaying in a hypnotic rhythm to an unknown tune. You see a small crowd of red headed Dwarves and muscle bound thick necked men liberally tossing pieces of gold at her and cheering.
But upon closer examination of the stills of the footage when you watch it at home later, you notice an ungainly bulge in the groin of the dancer...what could she be hiding?
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The studio behind this movie is the studio behind 300.
The director is the director of the Spider-Man movies.
The producer is the producer of The Dark Knight.
The writer is now the writer of Saving Private Ryan?
Oh yeah, and Bruce Campbell will likely be in the movie.
Could this movie possibly be made of any more win?
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Oh lordy, I hope not.
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@GasBandit: And then there was this.
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Roams through the countryside
He never needs a place to hide
With Gabby as his sidekick
Fighting with her little stick
Righting wrongs and singing songs
Being mighty all day long
He's Joxer—he's Joxer the Mighty!
oh wait...wrong Raimi (sort of)
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Act 2: Fetch old guy's cane
Act 3: Walk around for half an hour
Act 4: Get called a noob
Act 5: Setup for sequel
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Damn, I hated that ending. Air and tank support 5 minutes away, and they're off zerg-rushing like a 5-year-old Korean boy playing Starcraft for the very first time.
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10/12/09
Reads the 9/11 commission report
*groaaaaaaan*
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I doubt it but it sure could be a valiant effort which doesn't hurt.
10/12/09
It isn't that live action can't handle high-fantasy (LotR taught us to ignore that prejudice). It is that the World of Warcraft has a very unique style. A style which, in my humble opinion, will not translate well to a live-action movie.
Without the inclusion of this style I fear that we will be presented with a generic fantasy film, dismissed by all but the hardcore fans (a la D&D: The Movie) instead of a World of Warcraft movie.
Though perhaps I should place a bit more trust in Mr. Raimi. We'll see.
07/23/09
Can't wait to see Bruce talking smack to Thrall.
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07/23/09
I would pay with pieces of my body to see that.
07/23/09
Best.
Idea.
Ever.
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