*rubs hands* Warcraft down, Diablo and Starcraft left... >
When i think about it..
streetfighter was shit
Dbz was shit
Avatar was shit
Silent hill was shit
tombraider was shit
the only game movie i can think of that was rather enjoyable was resident evil... Oh gawd.. dont let them Do this..
Saw the news earlier this morning, and I am quite interested once more in this project.
Duncan Jones is an amazing director, truely amazing, with his own personal style, and a penchant for tackling intelligent material. Moon and Source Code are testament to this. Two of the best, most intelligent, science fiction movies of recent times. He gives to me the feel of an accomplished filmmaker, instead of a mainstream director that just follows what is considered 'cool' each period of time.
I was so afraid the movie would just get another one of those assigned to it, or a bit better, a director that worked on Pixar movies or something similar, with the result being a fun movie, but nothing special, just like John Carter.
Instead WarCraft gets a genuine filmmaker. Impressive. My only concern is that although he has proven he can do science fiction, he has done nothing with medieval fantasy as far as I know, or lots of action of that sort. So I don't know how capable he is of making such material of the same high quality as his current offerings. What is more I don't know if he is going to be given the freedom to do what he wants, this being a movie with an immense budget and all. However this is certainly good first news. Very good.
Erm... Avatar? How was it a game movie? And how was it shit? I mean yes, all the goodness of this movie was from effects and 3D, but those are still pretty good.
But I got your point, Video Game Movies usually suck balls, tho I don't agree with Tomb Raider on the list. The only game movie I really enjoyed was Tekken (the live action one) and that because it had little to no connection to the game storyline and instead featured some great fighting scenes
Honestly, I'm worried this will be a huge loss for Blizzard. A lot of WoW fanboys are going to feel tempted to just download the movie instead, and the audience for a Warcraft movie, however many play the MMO, has got to be pretty limited.
that happens to...every movie that has come out recently. weather it's WoW or the hobbit people still download it for free. i for one depending on what we see in the coming months will decide weather i buy a ticket or ignore it all together. IDK am i the only one that pays for shit? call me a sucker but i like to support the shit i like.
Well, the first part is true, the resident evil franchise is succesful, but then you go on about the quality of the film. Money it makes =/= how good it is. Two Tomb Raider movies made more than any 1 Resident Evil film. Second highest grossing video game film is Prince of Persia. First is Lara Croft Tom Raider at 131 million. Depending on a trailer, the WoW movie could triumph that in a week, due to fanbase and people's parents being interested in what the hell their kids have been spending their moeny on. Also they need to make a Mass Effect/ Halo movie already, long overdue.
The amount of angry Gnomes if they don't make it into the movie will be large. They are getting angry for every cinematic absent of Gnomes.
If Warcraft movie does well, do you think Blizzard will make movies for their other 2 major franchises? (Diablo and Starcraft)
This might be an unpopular opinion, but I think that the Arthas story line would be perfect for the movie.
- The story would be a classic cinema trope (the demise of the hero / the hero becoming that which he hates most)
- The story is emotionally driven.
- The main character is human and therefore relatable. (this is great for the majority audience who are not familiar with the lore)
- The story, if well written and if movie is a success, can be extended by 1 or 2 more movies to include the final demise of the hero (Icecrown). This would include a cool showdown and catharsis for Arthas.
What do you guys think?
i like that director. i like legendary.
im happy.
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The perfumed* boys he wrapped in chains and threw into the sea. They were unnatural creatures, and the ship smelled better once cleansed of their presence.
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considering it takes 3 years to actually RENDER a cgi movie, I'm pretty sure it's not going to be a full cgi movie.
I'm not exactly sure if you're looking for Avatar in Warcraft form, that you're going to get that.
like you won't see quality of their cinematics for WoW, I'd prefer a full CGI movie like that. But i'd assume if it focuses heavily on a human sided script, we're going to see it more live action with the exception of battles. but who knows *shrug*
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I'm pleased. I made a comment in a thread last week that I thought Blizz shouldn't gamble too much, but with a quality director like this, and the budget they seem to have allready set up, I'm caustiously optimistic of at least a watchable movie.
Just to put it in perspective, the Southpark episode featuring WoW was a HUGE reason for people to pick up the game. Can you imagine what a whole movie could potentially do for WoW?
If it's a watchable movie, nothing special, 7/10 allround, it will still be a gigantic marketing opportunity and draw in massive numbers of people to the game. If it scores better then that, and the movie does well....
My only concern is still that a movie is an expensive thing to do, and that if it fails it could damage the Warcraft name and cost Blizz tons of money. But Blizz have shown to be capable to make entertainment (games, cinematics, books) of a quality that is at least passable, so I'm going to stay on the positive side till we see things like actor names and plots and such come out.