Over at Ain't It Cool News, there's a lengthy interview with Peter Jackson, covering the director, script and visual effects for the upcoming Halo movie. Jackson's enthusiasm shines through, and it's clear he's aiming at something better than your average "video game movie":It is original and new and has not been seen before on the screen. It's not Ridley Scott, it's not James Cameron, it's not what we've seen before, but it's something new and fresh and it's cool.
The interviewer suggests the concept of an "adult" Halo movie; fortunately, there's an older interview with director Neill Blomkamp to take your mind off the thought.
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Why would the studio push for a movie, based on an M-Rated game to be PG-13? Ideally, the target audiences aren't even the same. I just don't see the reason for holding back.
I'm not saying Doom was a good movie, but it was rated R, since the games themselves are rated as such.
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I'll just have to take a 'wait and see' approach, as always.
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That is why this movie is PG-13.
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I thought I had heard from Bungie when this was first being talked about that *they* were shooting for an R-raiting... something to the tune of 'the "Saving Private Ryan" of video game movies.' This made sense, since the game is ESRB M-rated, and there shouldn't be too many kids going to see it.
Of course, with the screaming pre-pubescents on XBL, you'd never knwo that. *SIGH* :-
Anyhow, it's heartening to hear PJ tell it like it is, and I hope that he serves up a winner. If anybody can do it, he can.
Quick Trivia: "Tomb Raider" was the most successful video game-based movie released to date. Not that Angelina Jolie had ANYTHING to do with that...
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Also, to #2: I'd say all three of Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies were "gritty war movies" and they contained a fair ammount of violence despite being rated PG-13, so I'm not too worried.
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How many bodies do you see being turned inside out in Halo? How many four letter words and how often? How much blood?
Personally, I'd say the violence in a game like Halo is comparible to the violence in any of the Bond films, the Lord of the Rings films, the Jurassic Park films, etc. You know what all those films were rated? PG-13, my friends. Not R.
Something like Doom, Quake, or Unreal, on the other hand, I'd liken more to maybe Evil Dead, Starship Troopers, or Hostel. All rated R.
The ratings systems are not meant to be equal. Unfortunately, in our culture, video games are still widely considered an adolescent hobby, so their ratings reflect that.
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I'm glad there spending so much time on the script. If the script is good and the special effects are good the movie will be ok even if the acting bites. If they get good effects, a good script, and good acting you'll have something LOTR on your hands!
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/It would sell
//I would watch
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Look, until they actually announce signed actors (there better be at least 3 high caliber) and officially start shooting this is all just PR bullshit.
The word from Variety and Hollywood Reporter is that they're not even close to either, which means no earlier than 2008 if we're lucky. Couple this with the fact that it took them A YEAR to decide the script wasn't good enough before chucking it adds up to people who pretty much don't have a clue as to how to get this mega-IP off the ground properly.
So until we start getting some concrete news think of the movie like Halo 3: Don't hold your breath, busy yourself with other things.
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i will tell you the point of it...MONEY!! THEY WANT MONEY!!
ya...thats pretty much it...
and i think if they do it right, a lot of people will enjoy getting to see the halo universe in a live action movie. it should be really stunning and have a solid plot.
AND DONT YOU TALK SHIT ABOUT CHEIF!!
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Thank you, Peter Jackson. More ironic words have never been spoken.
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Did you even play it? They fight aliens, but most of it is intelligent aliens that have a culture, a religion, and some sort of purpose. Both sides are fighting the Flood.
Also, said plot has been done well in a movie once in about 30 years: Aliens.
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