Halo movie

Buda · Maille smith extrodanair Gender: Joined: 30 Sep 2004

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kurjohoto the III · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:13 am Post subject:

Video game movies for the most part sadly are a bad idea. *coughs* Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat 2. *coughs* Why? Because they got Van Dam to play Gulie or because they decided to use claymation in the final fight. These are only part of the reason why these movies suck. The main reason is they try to change too much. It's almost like Hollywood looks at the game and says " Ok this is why this game was such a hit." Then they take that part and throw it out and say "We can make something so much better." Ahhhhh NO! You can’t! Hollywood please stay out of my games unless you think we can stick to the plot of said game. If not, then just stop. Stop now. For example, I'd like to see a Legend of Zelda movie but I know they would blow that one. I am sure the idea has been thrown out but after watching Super Mario Bros. I am sure the Nintendo threw it right back with vengeance.

Why can't games make good movies,
Kurjohoto the III

Buda · Maille smith extrodanair Gender: Joined: 30 Sep 2004

Games would make good movies, its hollywood that cant make good movies.

Tobias · *explodes* Age: 38 Gender: Joined: 17 Jan 2003

yea, im agreeing. whole heartedly.

But out of all games to make videogames out of, i think if you get the good fellows at bungie and microsoft to help and possibly direct the movie, it could work, since the game is heavily based on a great storyline, and since the weaponry is limited to two weapons, we can actually see master chief decide which weapons he takes, and add more plot to the movie. Unfortunately, the thing that makes Halo so great, as the makers at bungie put it, is the fact that Halo gives you a short burst of adrenaline and excitement for about 30 seconds, and can replicate that over and over with every fight.

One can make a movie out of a game, and this makes you lose this initial ability. This is why it is much more successful to make games out of movies, since you can add that bit, along with the ability to have a creative license as to what the main character really does in the fights.

But i think it is possible, provided the right people make it.

Blackmage · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:22 am Post subject:

do the entire movie in CG take hollywood OUT of the movie.

I think all the Halo Cutscenes are outstanding.

GAAZ · MOD Black Sheep Commander Gender: Joined: 14 Oct 2002

Just play Red Vs Blue in a theater and it's all good.

I hate the games personally but R vs B is teh sh*t.

Damion · Senior Otaku Gender: Joined: 30 Sep 2004

What gets me is how quickly everyone dropped out when the words "stick to the storyline" were mentioned. Even Universal and Fox are still trying to get that "minor" detail out of play. Why? Anyone? Can someone please tell me what's wrong with sticking to a good storyline?

GAAZ · MOD Black Sheep Commander Gender: Joined: 14 Oct 2002

The fact that Halo and Halo 2 have really crappy story lines?

Shino · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 6:11 pm Post subject:

Yeah weren't there tons of people that were pissed about the ending of 2?

Buda · Maille smith extrodanair Gender: Joined: 30 Sep 2004

thats because it was a cliff-hanger. it made alot of people angry that they were going to have to buy a 3rd game to get the story. all in all i would say that its a good story. if they were to make a movie, it would be cool to do a movie verision of the book, the fall of reach. I can understand declining the movie, because they dont want to be forced into a corner, But like I said earlier, if you cared about it and not the money, you wouldn't have a problem staying in that corner. then again if you do it right, and make it realy good, its posible that all the halo players will see it atleast once, and thats a hell of alot of people. which means a hell of a big gross at the box office.