They'd be a lot easier to write off as nut jobs if they hadn't already crafted some really cool props, like the Warthog-in-progress you can see above. Here's hoping the lawyers don't inevitably crush their dreams.
[Thanks, Dylan]
They'd be a lot easier to write off as nut jobs if they hadn't already crafted some really cool props, like the Warthog-in-progress you can see above. Here's hoping the lawyers don't inevitably crush their dreams.
[Thanks, Dylan]
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:06PM The Blank Mage Returns said
I just downvote bad grammar. It's a comma to signify the end of a sentence? Madness.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:08PM (Unverified) said
He's right. I would rather fund another Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, or Resident Evil movie instead of a Halo movie.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:09PM ZexionArmando said
No, this isn't madness...THIS IS GRAMMAR SCHOOL!
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:12PM The Blank Mage Returns said
Tmac, clarify. Was that a bash on all video game movies, just Halo, or just those you mentioned? I know there was sarcasm, but I'm lost as to its' placement.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:15PM (Unverified) said
I'm saying as bad as those franchises are movie wise, I'd rather see another one then a Halo movie.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:23PM TheDarkWayne said
that's just retarded tmac, even if you hate Halo there's no way a Halo movie would be worse than any of those, dont kid yourself
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:33PM (Unverified) said
If it has halo in it and chief in it, it's guaranteed to be just as bad as any of those.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:35PM TheDarkWayne said
absolutely not, Chief doesn't talk so he wont say "TOO BAD
YOU......WILL DIE"
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YOU......WILL DIE"
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:48PM Istari Spartan said
"I just downvote bad grammar"
Go on, downvote yourself then.
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Go on, downvote yourself then.
Posted: Aug 14th 2009 10:57AM (Unverified) said
I think this movie will turn out pretty good. The plot sounds solid, there's a dedicated fan base, and they have a talented crew; like Sean Farrow that works on the digital effects. He worked on movies like The Di Vinci Code, Angel and Demons, Batman Begins, and 1408.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:08PM The Blank Mage Returns said
I heard Okami! Don't act like I didn't because I did! Where do I put my money?!
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:07PM The Blank Mage Returns said
I believe the only one saying that at present...
*Puts on sunglasses*
...is you.
YEEEEEAAAAAH!
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*Puts on sunglasses*
...is you.
YEEEEEAAAAAH!
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:23PM False said
So comments like "Or we could support good movies, lol," and "I will donate to cancel this project" aren't meant to completely burst this guy's bubble?
I will grant that these comments are in the minority so far and I hope they stay that way, because trying to crush some guy's hopes just serves to make you look like a major league douchebag.
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I will grant that these comments are in the minority so far and I hope they stay that way, because trying to crush some guy's hopes just serves to make you look like a major league douchebag.
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:29PM The Blank Mage Returns said
Well, at least no one's being, like, Xbox Live kind of immature about it.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:04PM The Blank Mage Returns said
Nope, the lawyers smell blood. They're just busy preparing for the "Shadows of Lylat" case.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:08PM Typicalgamer said
why spend all that money in making a half-decent movie rather than a cool game.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:10PM The Blank Mage Returns said
Because they made 5 already? And they're aiming at another demographic?
And they want money?
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And they want money?
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:24PM TheDarkWayne said
maybe because they're just fan film makers and dont know how to make a game? Just throwing that craziness out there
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:12PM (Unverified) said
with that kind of money they wouldn't be able to make a decent short, much less a full fledged film.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:16PM The Blank Mage Returns said
Hey, good movies have been made for less.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:20PM (Unverified) said
well this is a sci-fi flick, and SFX aren't cheap. plus the only way they would ever pull this off is if it's a parody, then they in the clear legal-wise, and cheap SFX would be a must.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:42PM (Unverified) said
Cannibal: The Musical was made with only 50k and I'd consider it to be the best musical and one of the greatest comedies of our time.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 5:34AM (Unverified) said
Kevin Smith and "Clerks" are waving hello to you right now.
FX that look decent can be dirt cheap and can be done in your own living room. Welcome to the digital age. See:tons of other shorts. Hell, look at "Troops", a Star Wars fan film done in the mid 90s for way less than this, and tell me again that $50k and a computer can't go a long way with dedicated talented people behind it.
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FX that look decent can be dirt cheap and can be done in your own living room. Welcome to the digital age. See:tons of other shorts. Hell, look at "Troops", a Star Wars fan film done in the mid 90s for way less than this, and tell me again that $50k and a computer can't go a long way with dedicated talented people behind it.
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:13PM (Unverified) said
How about, instead of publicly executing these guys, they hire them? Seriously, if Spielberg IS making the Halo movie, why not get these guys to help design some props? I mean, if they can do that on a smaller budget, imagine what the can do on a Hollywood budget?
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:17PM Ballistic H said
Why not bring back Neil Blomkamp who already did awesome Halo 3 marketing shorts?
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:18PM The Blank Mage Returns said
Because we live in a world where fat people sue fast food businesses for making them fat.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:58PM (Unverified) said
Because Peter Jackson is currently raping Neill Blomkamp of all his creativity. First run was to take his famous short and turn it into a movie (District 9). I'm quite sure Peter has Neill shackled in his basement somwhere. He'll milk all the money he can out of this genius director before letting anyone else have a go at him.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:16PM horngreen said
I hope they had a script before building that Hog. I'll give them credit for going for it although even if completed how do you make money off of it unless you get the rights to make it. I guess 49 grand will be enough if they are shooting it on VHS!
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 5:31AM (Unverified) said
"how do you make money off of it"
While I'm not a fan of their subject material, welcome to life outside of Hollywood blockbusters:MOST filmmakers never even have a CHANCE to make their investment back. They're doing it for...oh, what's that thing called....PASSION. They don't make art to make a buck. This will be far from art-and probably far form good-but they're doing it BECAUSE THEY WANT TO. You know how much money I've made from the student films I VOLUNTEERED my time to every year? Nothing. If I'm lucky, they'll feed me a few times. The short I sunk money into years ago? It COULD have made money, but it didn't and that wasn't the goal.
And yes, $50 grand will go a LONG way if your crew are volunteers, just look at some of the Star Trek fan films like Exeter, New Voyages, etc. VHS? Really? Haven't looked at the cost of HD digital cameras lately, I take it?
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While I'm not a fan of their subject material, welcome to life outside of Hollywood blockbusters:MOST filmmakers never even have a CHANCE to make their investment back. They're doing it for...oh, what's that thing called....PASSION. They don't make art to make a buck. This will be far from art-and probably far form good-but they're doing it BECAUSE THEY WANT TO. You know how much money I've made from the student films I VOLUNTEERED my time to every year? Nothing. If I'm lucky, they'll feed me a few times. The short I sunk money into years ago? It COULD have made money, but it didn't and that wasn't the goal.
And yes, $50 grand will go a LONG way if your crew are volunteers, just look at some of the Star Trek fan films like Exeter, New Voyages, etc. VHS? Really? Haven't looked at the cost of HD digital cameras lately, I take it?
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:17PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
Is it just me or is that Warthog not to scale?
MIDGET MASTER CHIEF...CONFIRMED
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MIDGET MASTER CHIEF...CONFIRMED
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:27PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
I take back my previous comment...these guys are really putting in the work. Check out their blog on the creation of their Warthog.
http://operationchastity.com/warthog
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http://operationchastity.com/warthog
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:37PM Shagittarius said
I think that the problem *may* have been, that there was a Warthog on the stage that was in danger of being *crushed* by a *dwarf*. Alright? That tended to understate the hugeness of the object.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:29PM TheDarkWayne said
No, Master Chief does not live in a foreign country, and it's not like they're gonna be driving this thing down the streets of london for filming
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