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    Tim Burton Not "Real Hardcore Gamer", But Interested In Games

    RUMOR: Tim Burton To Direct Grim Fandango; Uwe Boll Weeping Softly
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    Image of Slatz_Grobnik Slatz_Grobnik
    08/06/09

    In reply to Tim Burton Not "Real Hardcore Gamer", But Interested In Games
    Neither? Clearly, there's a lot of hate here for the man, which tends to suggest that there'd be a lot of hate for whatever game he was more directly involved in. But I think that a lot of the hate is directed at him personally, rather than him professionally, so I wouldn't be surprised if in the actual execution, it wouldn't be so bad.
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    Image of Nside Nside
    08/06/09

    In reply to Tim Burton Not "Real Hardcore Gamer", But Interested In Games
    Agreed. He took an actor like Michael Keaton and turned him into a believable superhero. I don't see how anyone could NOT like the first 2 Batman movies (with Keaton as Batman) I like them better than the latest 2 Batman movies. Christian Bale's "Toughman Voice" sounds more annoying than dark and intimidating... And "The Dark Night" seemed like it had a good beginning and middle, but the end just kept throwing crap after crap at you. It should have ended much sooner than it did.
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    Image of Jaems Jaems
    08/06/09

    In reply to Tim Burton Not "Real Hardcore Gamer", But Interested In Games
    One of the worst filmmakers of our time interested in video games? Hmm.. where have I heard this before?
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    Image of Bastard11 Bastard11
    08/06/09

    @Jaems: Oh would you just let Planet of the Apes die already! ;)
    Seriously tho, he has hits and misses but he's made some truly fantastic movies in his time and thus it isn't fair to call him a terrible director.
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    Image of Andrew James Clarke Andrew James Clarke
    08/06/09

    @Bastard11: "he's made some truly fantastic movies in his time"
    Really? Name one...
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    Image of LuckyAoi LuckyAoi
    08/06/09

    In reply to Tim Burton Not "Real Hardcore Gamer", But Interested In Games
    He'd make an awesome Bioshock movie. With Johnny Depp as the lead, Dr. Tenenbaum done by Helena Bonham Carter, Albert Finney as the Big Daddies and the Little Sisters done by Helen Bonham Carter.
    All the other roles could also be done by Bonham Carter.
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    Image of samwise227 samwise227
    08/06/09

    @LuckyAoi: lol, could actually work. Cept Depp in lead.
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    Image of mrantimatter mrantimatter
    08/06/09

    @samwise227: You'd want deep as Andrew Ryan, or perhaps someone whom resembled an older Deep to play him.
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    Image of LuckyAoi LuckyAoi
    08/06/09

    @samwise227: It would have to be those guys. I don't think Burton knows any other actors...
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    Image of Slatz_Grobnik Slatz_Grobnik
    08/06/09

    @LuckyAoi: That's...that's genius. I'd switch up the roles and so forth some, but yes, that'd work surprisingly well.
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    Image of ProfessorOak ProfessorOak
    08/06/09

    In reply to Tim Burton Not "Real Hardcore Gamer", But Interested In Games
    I think it's important because it shows that major movie studios and IP holders are starting to give slightly more of a damn what sort of games they churn out. Hell, in some cases the games are even beating out the movies (X-Men: Wolverine, Chronicles of Riddick, etc).
    So, yeah, I think it's important for someone with as much cultural significance as Tim Burton to say he gives a rat's behind about the game being based on his Alice flick.
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    Showmeyomoves! promoted this comment Edited by ProfessorOak at 08/06/09 5:19 AM ProfessorOak was starred ProfessorOak was unstarred
    Image of Stormgazer Stormgazer
    08/06/09

    In reply to Tim Burton Not "Real Hardcore Gamer", But Interested In Games
    He needs to step into game industry and work his creative magic. It could really use more people like him with his twisted imagination.
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    Showmeyomoves! promoted this comment Edited by Stormgazer at 08/06/09 4:57 AM Stormgazer was starred Stormgazer was unstarred
    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    08/06/09

    In reply to Tim Burton Not "Real Hardcore Gamer", But Interested In Games
    Well, considering that usually "game based on movie" is a bad thing per se, maybe this change of pace might be for the best.
    The less "material" the game developer has, maybe the more they try to compensate on gameplay. Hopefully.
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    Image of SLane3582 SLane3582
    08/06/09

    In reply to Tim Burton Not "Real Hardcore Gamer", But Interested In Games
    I'm left wondering what American McGee thinks about all this. Last time I heard, he was developing a sequel to Alice, as well as a possible movie adaptation for the first game. Not sure what, if any impact Tim Burton's ventures will have on McGee's projects. Would be nice to have one medium-dark and one very dark, very gothic adaptations on the market at once, to me; just hope developers do not feel otherwise.
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    08/06/09

    @SLane3582: having two Gothy games concerning the same subject matter out at the same time is just another indication of how gaming is now on par with Hollywood.
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    08/06/09

    In reply to Tim Burton Not "Real Hardcore Gamer", But Interested In Games
    That Grim Fandango on the right hand side totally tricked me. I posted a big chunk of excitement, then noticed that I was 3 years too late for that article, and promptly relegated myself to a corner with my dunce cap on.
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    Image of Insane Insane
    08/06/09

    In reply to Tim Burton Not "Real Hardcore Gamer", But Interested In Games
    Tim burton + video games > Bacon
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    Image of phicaluk phicaluk
    08/06/09

    @Insane: So in that case, Tim Burton > bacon - video games
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    08/06/09

    In reply to RUMOR: Tim Burton To Direct Grim Fandango; Uwe Boll Weeping Softly
    Holy crap, this article is three years old.

    Lemme just edit my excitement out of existence... damn you kotaku! DAMNNN YOUOUUUUUUU
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    Image of MasterNinja MasterNinja
    08/06/09

    In reply to Tim Burton Not "Real Hardcore Gamer", But Interested In Games
    What does he mean by, you know, "obviously"?
    I don't like the looks of the new Alice movie, I'll be sticking to the classic Disney animated one, thank you. The new one is too Tim Burton for my taste.
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    Image of Twisk Twisk
    08/06/09

    @MasterNinja: I don't even think Tim Burton knows what Tim Burton is trying to say.
    I lost all respect for him when I watched Planet of the Apes with his commentary track. If you've never heard that track on the DVD, listen to it. ...not a single thing throughout the entire track makes any sense. He'll start a thought, and in the middle of it go onto something else entirely, and then in the middle of that thought he'll go onto something else - just this endless chain reaction of half baked sentences for the entire movie.
    Zero focus. He cannot think straight.
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    Image of TearsandScreams TearsandScreams
    08/06/09

    @MasterNinja: Personally, as a fan of the book, I thought the Disney one was a mess.
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    Image of Stealth_chill Stealth_chill
    08/06/09

    In reply to Tim Burton Not "Real Hardcore Gamer", But Interested In Games
    Tim Burton had a bigger hard-on for johnny Depp than any teenage girl in the world........so good thing
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    Image of Antihippy Antihippy
    08/06/09

    @Stealth_chill: Teenage girls get hard-ons?
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