Guy.brush Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Gorgeous! Just gorgeous. Too bad they never got it off the ground. If this had been made in 1997-1998, the POTC movies would be seen as mere rip-offs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyntheticGerbil Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Gorgeous! Just gorgeous. Too bad they never got it off the ground. If this had been made in 1997-1998, the POTC movies would be seen as mere rip-offs! And the plot thicken(s/ed): link Secondly, As we assumed, the artwork from Steve Purcell was for the canceled Monkey Island movie that ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) was working on in 2000. The really interesting thing is that the movie was going to be produced by Steven Spielberg (who is a big Monkey Island fan himself). He asked Ted Elliott, a script writer who has worked on several Disney movies (including 'Treasure Planet') and on 'Steven Spielberg’s Director's Chair' game, to help with the story for the MI movie. The Monkey Island movie never got the green light and years later Ted Elliott wrote 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl', which took several ideas from Monkey Island. So basically the first two PotC movies are the Monkey Island movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishmile Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 AWESOME, Almost everything I see from concept art Guybrush seems to have a Monkey Sidekick.. http://www.stacchi.com/images/GUYBRUSH_CREW.jpg http://www.stacchi.com/images/scum_bar_2.jpg And LeChuck's crew looks more dynamic with individual personalities (LOL @ the pirate in the pink dress) http://www.stacchi.com/images/chrctrs-lechuck&crew.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy.brush Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 MY MIND -> OFFICIALLY BLOWN. So basically, if more people had bought CMI, the suits might've greenlighted a MONKEY ISLAND movie based on the most awesome and inspiring piratey concept art ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishmile Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Yeah It could have really been something special... But it could have also been the end of MI as we know it. If it had done well they may have spilled into other realms like action games or something horrible like that.. and forgotten all about making any new adventure games.. So who knows maybe it really was all for the best.. We will never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzymitsu Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Well said, I think I'd rather have people give me funny looks when I say "Monkey Island" than have them know what I'm talking about and have a bunch of crap games/toys on the market with the Monkey Island name on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyntheticGerbil Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 MY MIND -> OFFICIALLY BLOWN. So basically, if more people had bought CMI, the suits might've greenlighted a MONKEY ISLAND movie based on the most awesome and inspiring piratey concept art ever. Maybe, but I don't think it would have ever made it as an animated movie either way. The United States is an entertainment cesspit when it comes to animated film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPeel2001 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Bluergh. That Staachi stuff was horrible. I also didn't like Purcell's "dapper" LeChuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishmile Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Meh I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyntheticGerbil Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Bluergh. That Staachi stuff was horrible. That's a little harsh. His stuff is all very skillfully drawn even if Guybrush looks like he came out of a Harvey comic for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy.brush Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Just the idea of a monkey sidekick...why wasn't this done in the games? There could be so much humor potential there. Sometimes the monkey could be a better thinker than Guybrush. Just think of K9 or something like that. And there could be a little sideplot with the monkey having the three-headed monkey as an antagonist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fealiks Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Because Guybrush is our monkey sidekick I think Guybrush having a sidekick would detract from the Guybrush/player relationship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy.brush Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I'm thinking Monkey = Sophia Hapgood. A team mode for Monkey Island where you would have passages working together escaping from LeChuck's fortress or something like that. Imagine the monkey violently shaking it's head as Guybrush keeps coming up with the most idiotic solutions as to what the monkey meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Mania Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I made this Guybrush progression pic in CMI style, enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyntheticGerbil Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Just the idea of a monkey sidekick...why wasn't this done in the games? There could be so much humor potential there. Sometimes the monkey could be a better thinker than Guybrush. Just think of K9 or something like that. And there could be a little sideplot with the monkey having the three-headed monkey as an antagonist. It's one of those ideas that died out after the 90s ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPeel2001 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I made this Guybrush progression pic in CMI style, enjoy! Ha! I love this! It's perfect! Now draw his body for the first game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPeel2001 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 That's a little harsh. His stuff is all very skillfully drawn even if Guybrush looks like he came out of a Harvey comic for whatever reason. I thought it was a studio for the film or something? It's definitely skillfully drawn, it's just not my Monkey Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fealiks Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I made this Guybrush progression pic in CMI style, enjoy! Brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I made this Guybrush progression pic in CMI style, enjoy! Looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishmile Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I thought it was a studio for the film or something? It's definitely skillfully drawn, it's just not my Monkey Island That is the problem now isn't it? there have been so many different art styles in MI that everyone now has their specific idea of what it should look like.... Its like there is no real correct answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapetti Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 That is the problem now isn't it? there have been so many different art styles in MI that everyone now has their specific idea of what it should look like.... Its like there is no real correct answer. Except the correct answer is Steve Purcell's drawings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishmile Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 You'll get no arguments from me on that.... but there is much love all around for the Bill Tiller style stuff.... and I can respect that because the 3rd game was a very nice looking game... even though that Guybrush is not my first choice.... Even Ron Gilbert said that the third game was very well done.. Despite it not going exactly how he had imagined it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Mania Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Here are the games classic style: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elTee Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 That's great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Five Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Here are the games classic style: That is wonderful, simply wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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