Rogue15 Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/574/574273p1.html What's up with all these games being transformed into movies....i think the film industry is getting jealous of the sales that some of these games are getting...
StormHammer Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 Of course it is. It's about milking a franchise of as much cash as possible. They'll throw a wad of dough at it, dress it up in 'speshul fx' and wait for the fans of the game to line their pockets. I'm still waiting for a half-way decent game-to-movie adaptation. I know it's a vain hope...but still...
edlib Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 It's the same reasons old TV shows keep getting made into feature films: 1.) They figure they already have a large built-in audience, guaranteeing a certain number of ticket sales with minimal promotion. 2.) The story, settings, and characters already exist in some form, requiring minimal (read: cheap) alterations to be made into a film setting. The movie business doesn't like risks. They'd rather make the same succesful movie over and over until everyone's totally sick of it than take a chance on something totally new and radically different and fail. So games and TV shows that were succesful are the next best thing... a safe bet.
Doomie Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 It better be good. Then we'll have two breaktroughs: 1. A good splinter cell movie 2. A good videogame movie.
StormHammer Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 *listens at door of meeting discussing the movie* Marketing Exec: Okay, we're making a Splinter Cell movie. We need to make sure it appeals to as wide an audience as possible, so we'll go through the checklist to see everything is in place.... Unknown director, or one with 'experience' of adapting videogames to movies (cheap and will do as we say) - [Check] Unknown actors, or those who are down on their luck at the moment (cheap and will do as we say) - [check] A wrestler in a main starring role - [check] A hip-hop or rap singer to provide light entertainment and put more bums on seats - [check] Villain with an English accent - [check] Walking corpse with an English accent - [check] Obligatory bullet-time sequence - [check] Obligatory martial-arts sequence - [check] Car chase in fast cars with lots of explosions - [check] A strong-willed leading lady who will suddenly become a wimp and require rescue - [check] Corny one-liners - [check] A plot with 'twists and turns' where the villain is apparent from the first moment - [check] Bad wire work and dodgy CGI effects - [check] Limitless ammo for all weapons during shootouts - [check] A rock soundtrack that makes it hard to hear what the actors are saying to cover up any guffs - [check] Someone who knows about the game: But sir...Splinter Cell is supposed to be about using 'stealth' - you know, covert operations? Marketing Exec: Yeah? So? Who wants to watch a guy roaming around in the dark for 2 hours? We'll do this by the numbers... *wanders off in disgust*
BLG Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 :lol: I love Splinter Cell. They better not fu*k it up! It will probably turn out like every other game to movie
The Seeker Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 Well, if you think of other video game movies, they have a built in cheesy plot that works for games, but not movies (Super Mario Bros. Resident Evil, Mortal Combat...) Splinter Cell's goal as a game is to bring real life believablility to a game to make it intense without the bells and whistles. Other game movies have stayed true to the games, which in essense has been their downfall. But with Splinter Cell, if they stay true, it very well may prove to be the first Video Game Movie to actually work. If any game can be adapted to a movie without making it sh*t, it's Splinter Cell.
CapNColostomy Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 I'd rather see a Metal Gear Solid movie, but I'd most likely watch this too.
The Seeker Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 Yeah, it should be refreshing to to see a spy movie that actualy has, ya know, spy stuff in it as opposed to some pervert whose primary opjective is to have sex with everything that moves in essentially the same movie as the twenty before it. *cough* James Bond *cough*
ET Warrior Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 Originally posted by JediKnight_114 *cough* James Bond *cough* Oh. Is THAT what you were talking about. I certainly couldn't figure it out for myself You do realize that James Bond movies aren't about James bond the super spy right? It's about James Bond the badass who gets all the ladies and looks cool killing bad guys. Now if you don't like that combination that's fine by me, but to rip on it because it's not a "spy" movie is just stupid.
The Seeker Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 You do realize that James Bond movies aren't about James bond the super spy right? It's about James Bond the badass who gets all the ladies and looks cool killing bad guys. Now if you don't like that combination that's fine by me, but to rip on it because it's not a "spy" movie is just stupid. [whiny voice] Don't call me stupid. No need for name calling. I'm gonna tell. [/whiny voice] J/K Don't get me wrong. I see the bond movies as they come out, and usually enjoy them. I wasn't ripping them so much as making a casual, pretty obvious observation about them. Even so, if they can pull off a SC movie, it's gonna once again put serious spy movies on the map. And after spy movies of late being like James Bond and "I, Spy" I'd say it's over due.
Evil Dark Jedi Posted December 19, 2004 Posted December 19, 2004 Originally posted by Sabretooth *foresees a Half-Life movie* Now that would be weird.
Writer Posted December 19, 2004 Posted December 19, 2004 Splinter Cell could turn into a good movie. On a side note, a few of my friends wanted to make a Splinter Cell trilogy of , but none of us have enough time. They could have been good, too... back on subject, if any game I've played has what it takes to make a good movie, it's Splinter Cell.
BongoBob Posted December 19, 2004 Posted December 19, 2004 I hope it will be good. I just hope to god And OT, who here would LOVE to see bond or any other badass like him to walk into a room with a bunch of machine guns and grenades, do a badass pose, and then just go" F*** this" and walk away. I think that would be freakin hilarious
TiE23 Posted December 21, 2004 Posted December 21, 2004 I think this will be a Tom Clancy movie before a cheap video game movie. Its his story. He should let it get to unrealistic. TiE
Kain Posted December 21, 2004 Posted December 21, 2004 I think I'll shoot myself in the foot with a nailgun if they **** it up.
toms Posted December 21, 2004 Posted December 21, 2004 Hollywood has no ideas at the moment. Half their films are remakes of hong kong or korean movies (the grudge, the ring, tale of two sisters, my sassy girl, etc..) (and mostly rubbish in comparisson to the originals) Taxi (ok, thats french...) Half their films are based on computer games or comics. (and mostly rubbish in comparisson to the originals) Half are remakes of old films (oceans 11/12, italian job, alfie, producers, etc...) and only about 1/2 are better than the originals. half seem to be biopics at the moment (ray charles, bobby darren, etc...) which don't need much in the way of originality. The rest seem to be sequels... Can anyone think of any original new franchises that have started up in the last year or two? The riddick ones i guess, but even there the game is the best of the three...)
ckcsaber Posted December 21, 2004 Posted December 21, 2004 Originally posted by toms Hollywood has no ideas at the moment. Can anyone think of any original new franchises that have started up in the last year or two? The riddick ones i guess, but even there the game is the best of the three...) Bah, you're looking in all the wrong places. "Franchise" movies tend to suck. 2004 had some great movies. Sideways, Garden State, Napoleon Dynamite, Shaun of the Dead, Motorcycle Diaries, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, etc... Then again, these films are about as far away from Hollywood as you can get...
edlib Posted December 21, 2004 Posted December 21, 2004 Originally posted by toms Half their films are remake... Half their films are based on computer games or comics... Half are remakes of old films... half seem to be biopics... The rest seem to be sequels...
El Sitherino Posted December 21, 2004 Posted December 21, 2004 they better get a good actor to play Sam Fisher...
Pie™ Posted December 21, 2004 Posted December 21, 2004 Originally posted by InsaneSith they better get a good actor to play Sam Fisher... I've always pictured Sam and George Clooney as the same person -_-
lukeiamyourdad Posted December 21, 2004 Posted December 21, 2004 I sense Vin Diesel...you know, you can't expect them to cast an actor that would actually fit the role.
TiE23 Posted December 25, 2004 Posted December 25, 2004 News Flash: A new Splinter Cell novel (not by Tom Clancy) just came out! The Movie, who knows, could be based on this. Linky TiE
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