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Posted: Nov 25th 2008 8:09AM Mr Khan said
Whatever happened to that Metroid movie i heard being tossed about in the years after Prime resurrected the series?
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 8:56AM TJF588 said
Seconding the Metroid sentiment, though I'd LOVE for them to go realistic-CG with it, so they can keep Jennifer Hale as a voice and really go all-out on the inevitable Ridley battle. C'mon, FF:TSW showed us that realism is possible in CGI (at least in texturing), FFVIIAC showed us what crazy **** you can pull off in it (esp. with a non-real camera), and the Shrek guys'd said that they'd made Fiona look too real compared to the rest of the movie. I'm tired of seeing recognizable people playing as video game characters, and I'm tired of all pure-CG being cartoony. For once, blend the two into sheer awesome, and what better to do so with than Nintendo's most hardcore mainstay series (would've said "awesome", but interpretations might lead some to call out TLoZ, though I guess "hardcore" also carries assumptions; I mean it in the Duke Nukem sort of badassery type o' hardcore (or pr0n?)).
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Posted: Nov 25th 2008 2:17PM KeegdnaB said
Absolutly agreed on the CG sentiment.
To go one further, look at what Pixar did with WALL-E. The scenes on Earth looked so real there were a few times I really did forget it was animated.
A CG Metroid movie would just be glorious. It would definately preventing it getting "hollywood-ized" which is the main reason most video game movies suck hard. They'd just need good voice acting and stick to the story (either the original, compress 1 2 and super into a single longer story, or the prime series)
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To go one further, look at what Pixar did with WALL-E. The scenes on Earth looked so real there were a few times I really did forget it was animated.
A CG Metroid movie would just be glorious. It would definately preventing it getting "hollywood-ized" which is the main reason most video game movies suck hard. They'd just need good voice acting and stick to the story (either the original, compress 1 2 and super into a single longer story, or the prime series)
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 8:37AM Haohmaru said
No More Heroes?
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 9:16AM (Unverified) said
Kingdom Hearts! I don't care what people say, I am a 24 year old man, and that game rocks my socks off. It would be an incredible movie, if done well. Also, a GOOD Mario movie would be fantastic, not that piece of junk with Bob Hoskins & John Leguizamos. Also, an Ultimate Alliance movie would just be.........mmmmmmmm.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 9:33AM godzooki said
"Hollywood has tried to do it several times and pretty much failed through and through"
obviously someone hasn't seen STREET FIGHTER with thespian jean-Claude VAN DAMME!!!
i vote NO MORE HEROES, Hong Kong-style with Donnie Yen in the lead role. in the improved Hollywood remake, we'll go with Shie Lebouf or one of the Jonas brothers.
obviously someone hasn't seen STREET FIGHTER with thespian jean-Claude VAN DAMME!!!
i vote NO MORE HEROES, Hong Kong-style with Donnie Yen in the lead role. in the improved Hollywood remake, we'll go with Shie Lebouf or one of the Jonas brothers.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 9:46AM samfish said
I'd punch babies for a good Zelda movie. Just give it to a respectable director, rather than one of the usual go-to hacks who make videogame movies.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 9:55AM (Unverified) said
http://movies.ign.com/dor/articles/863515/legend-of-zelda-movie-trailer/videos/legendofzelda_filmtrailer_040108.html
Wish this was true! Sad April fool... :(
Wish this was true! Sad April fool... :(
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 10:19AM (Unverified) said
I agree, I was sad that was a joke too.
they need to make that a movie, but definitely need better looking actors, at least for Link, Zelda and Gannon, I mean, come on, they all looked like shit...
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they need to make that a movie, but definitely need better looking actors, at least for Link, Zelda and Gannon, I mean, come on, they all looked like shit...
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 6:53PM (Unverified) said
http://www.legendofzeldaseries.com/main.php?page=fanmovie.html
This one isn't a joke.
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This one isn't a joke.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 10:09AM (Unverified) said
First of all, super mario brothers was an amazing movie......ok, maybe not, but I loved it anyway. I would like to see a star fox movie!
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 12:10PM go1denchi1d said
youre right, it wasnt amazing. it was splendiforous!!!!! i mean they stabbed yoshi! thats a movie im down for!
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Posted: Nov 25th 2008 10:15AM (Unverified) said
A good Mario movie, that doesn't tarnish Ninty's image.
A Zelda movie would be great as well...
I think that the main reason that more game movies don't get made is that expectations are too high. But we just need a catalyst to set the stone in motion(like Spider-Man to the rebirth of Comic Book Movies)
A Zelda movie would be great as well...
I think that the main reason that more game movies don't get made is that expectations are too high. But we just need a catalyst to set the stone in motion(like Spider-Man to the rebirth of Comic Book Movies)
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 11:06AM bearmedal said
I think a Phoenix Wright movie could be a murder-mystery. Think about it: it'd be like A Shot in the Dark in a courtroom.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 12:11PM go1denchi1d said
A movie I'd like to see is Bubble Bobble. How awesome would that be to "high" society! ;-)
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 12:29PM TX2 said
I'd like to see the original Final Fantasy made into a movie, but in the style of Red vs Blue or 8 Bit Theater.
A real sense of humor and the community surrounding the franchise is the only way a truly great movie will be made out of a video game.
A real sense of humor and the community surrounding the franchise is the only way a truly great movie will be made out of a video game.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 1:06PM (Unverified) said
One of my greatest game-to-film adaptation dreams was realized when news about Oddworld: Citizen Siege came out a few years ago, but apparently the project has long since died, which is extremely disappointing.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 1:25PM (Unverified) said
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People
in before "that's already a movie".
in before "that's already a movie".
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 1:29PM (Unverified) said
I can't belive there has only been one mention of Metroid!! Come on, Angelina Jolie as Samus!! Hal-Life series would make for a great movie too IMO.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 1:43PM SeannyD said
F-Zero was already made into a movie. It was called "Speed Racer." And I loved every minute of it.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 2:07PM (Unverified) said
WarioWare!
or
Tetris!
or
Tetris!
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 2:12PM TheC0A7S said
I think Zack and Wiki would make a good kids movie without messing up the game to much - seems like a simple transition
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 3:04PM mlg rules said
halo series lol. "Master Chief, mind telling me what your doing on that ship?"
"Sir. Finishing this fight"
"Sir. Finishing this fight"
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 3:17PM Rez Delnava said
Skies of Arcadia... Do it on a green screen with good actors and then CG the all of the backgrounds.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 5:49PM tadhg said
Zelda is my number one choice, but the casting would be so hard. Metroid is more likely, but they need to go R with it. Not necessarily Hostel R, just R. I know that a lot of kids wouldn't be able to see it, but they would end up just getting it on DVD anyway.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 4:31PM RasenganFury said
I definitely agree with the Metroid movie. Having the great CG used in FFVII:AC along with some great voice actors would prove for an awesome movie. I don't see a Zelda movie being made because of the fact that Link never talks.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 5:07PM (Unverified) said
Dude, Pac Man all the way!
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 5:17PM (Unverified) said
Newcomers -
Legend of Zelda
Metroid
Dead Rising
Psychonauts (CGI or motion capture)
Okami (anime only)
Mega Man (anime only)
No More Heroes
Splatterhouse
Bully
Redos- If they can relaunch Batman and the Hulk these can certainly be done.
Super Mario Bros with Studio Ghibli at the helm.
Resident Evil - take out Paul W. S. Anderson & Milla Jovovich and bring inZombie Directing God George A. Romero.
Legend of Zelda
Metroid
Dead Rising
Psychonauts (CGI or motion capture)
Okami (anime only)
Mega Man (anime only)
No More Heroes
Splatterhouse
Bully
Redos- If they can relaunch Batman and the Hulk these can certainly be done.
Super Mario Bros with Studio Ghibli at the helm.
Resident Evil - take out Paul W. S. Anderson & Milla Jovovich and bring inZombie Directing God George A. Romero.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 7:10PM (Unverified) said
Super Smash Bros. Instead of just a Mario movie or a Metroid movie, they could make one with all the nintendo characters in it.
Posted: Nov 26th 2008 2:12PM (Unverified) said
They should make a MGS4 movie
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 11:13PM Garst said
What about a ClayFighter movie? BTW, I have the depicted movie if anyone was wondering.
Posted: Nov 25th 2008 11:57PM Curttehmurt said
Am I the only one who liked the Super Mario Bros. Movie?
Also, yeah Metroid in live action or Beowulf-esque CGI would be nice
I really think most Video Games would adapted better to (not DiC) animation than live action
Also, yeah Metroid in live action or Beowulf-esque CGI would be nice
I really think most Video Games would adapted better to (not DiC) animation than live action
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