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Post by Melcara on Oct 8, 2017 9:26:22 GMT
Meh. Warcraft was decent. No. To be blunt anyone who genuinely thinks that simply is just a WoW fan and wanted it to be good and is ignoring the fact it's crap. It's not one of the worst movies ever made but it's just more spoonfed garbage for people who think directors like Zack Snyder are good filmmakers. I didn't say it was excellent, I said it was decent. Among other shitty video game movies, Warcraft really isn't that bad.
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Post by Vall on Oct 9, 2017 15:13:01 GMT
I Disagree with the bolded. Yes, there are no right answers...instead, all the answers are wrong. Whatever you choose, it will be wrong for everyone who chose differently. I don't want to see Shepard in different format, I'm familiar with them, I've been them for 3 games and countless hours. Character on big screen won't sound the same, won't look the same, probably won't even be the same gender as my Shepard and most likely won't be the same character in general. Why call them Shepard then? Why restrict yourself to retelling a story that has been told in different form, when the setting of said story is interesting enough to sustain other stories? You can do so much more with it I think. And while the adaptation would be aimed at movie audiences instead of me, I want to be able to enjoy it too, which I wouldn't be able to if it was about (not)Shepard.
Creating a different story avoids these, while still keeping the setting and movie creators would be free to create something new and interesting without being restricted to framework of previous work in different medium. And it would be much more likely to succeed if it wasn't labeled as video-game movie (though that would be hard to do with "Mass Effect" in the name...or maybe I'm overestimating how known ME is)
And what right do I or you have to say "That's wrong"? We've been given tools to craft our own story within certain bounds, to go back and take that away would be mean. Sure, they could say it's not canon but...there would still be sneaking suspicion that that's how those character were supposed to be according to them and that doesn't sit well with me. Comic book movies aren't made for comic book readers yet comic book readers can still appreciate new takes on time-honored classics even if they take great liberties with the source material... how are we any different? Mass Effect's lasting appeal lies in it's established characters, iconography, themes, locations and it's central conflict without them it's Mass Effect in name only isn't it? Good or bad or painfully mediocre, for better or worse, I want the Mass Effect movie to be based on Mass Effect not... random peripheral shite: a mass effect story. Difference is, they never controlled any of those characters or controlled their choices (well, at least partially). My Shepard is mine and different from the one you played as, while say, Spiderman is the same person for every reader, no matter what they would have him do because they have no input. I can appreciate different take on comic book, because the way one enjoys comic book and the way one enjoys a Bioware game is quite different. And so I'm not at all interested in seeing story of different Shepard, because that Shepard is not the one I shaped. And as I said, I believe there is much more to Mass Effect outside of Shepard, sure, you see the universe through their eyes, but just the technology, aliens, cultures could make for an interesting story that would have nothing to do with Shepard. And I don't think that's just random peripheral shite. Now if the games were called something like "Shepard" or something, then you would have a point with that.
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Post by mannyray on Oct 9, 2017 19:05:24 GMT
No. To be blunt anyone who genuinely thinks that simply is just a WoW fan and wanted it to be good and is ignoring the fact it's crap. It's not one of the worst movies ever made but it's just more spoonfed garbage for people who think directors like Zack Snyder are good filmmakers. I didn't say it was excellent, I said it was decent. Among other shitty video game movies, Warcraft really isn't that bad. If you hold it up to other shitty game movies, then it's still shit. You're just lowering the bar so you can say "it's decent."
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Post by Melcara on Oct 9, 2017 20:57:47 GMT
I didn't say it was excellent, I said it was decent. Among other shitty video game movies, Warcraft really isn't that bad. If you hold it up to other shitty game movies, then it's still shit. You're just lowering the bar so you can say "it's decent." I specifically said that it's decent for a video game movie. That's not "lowering the bar", that's comparing it to movies in its category. But I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree.
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Post by Element Zero on Oct 9, 2017 21:04:20 GMT
Nonetheless, OP, thanks for making me think of Vanessa Hudgens. She's a beauty, and actually a good actress.
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Post by The Twilight God on Oct 10, 2017 13:05:09 GMT
I suspect they put the movie on hold because of how great Andromeda is. I suspect that the movie will now be based off the events of Mass Effect Andromeda. So my question is. Who do you want to play who? -Taylor Lautner and Venessa Hudgens to play the Ryder Twins. -Dwayne Johnson as Alec Ryder, except he doesn't die in the movie. -I suspect Peebee should be played by Kristen Stewart. -Billy Eichner for the voice of SAM. -Maybe they can bring back Miachel Clarke Duncan through mocap to play Drax...I mean Drack -I think Ed Skrein would be perfect for the role of Liam---they both look and sound like soccer fans. -Jennifer Love Hewitt would voice Vetra. -Willow Smith as Cora. Always though Cora was a bit old. I should say there would be no romantic entanglement between her and Scott until the sequel, Mass Effect Andromeda: The Search for the Quarians, when Willow turns 18. -John Oliver would voice Jaal, but John Stewart would mocap him. -And Serkis would do the mocap and voice Kalo, but I want to remove Kalo of his legs. He lost them in building the Tempest. It makes his connection to the ship that more tragic. -Kristen Stewart would also play Lexi. -Suvi to be played by Jeff Bridges. -Jennifer Lawrence as Gil. -And finally. Gary Oldman as the Archon So what do you think? I shared this on twitter already, and people loved my idea. I think I'm going to start a petition to get it made. OXOXOXOXOXOXOX
There was never going to be a movie.
It would have sucked, bombed at the box office and tarnished the brand. Like every other video game movie.
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Post by mannyray on Oct 10, 2017 18:45:37 GMT
If you hold it up to other shitty game movies, then it's still shit. You're just lowering the bar so you can say "it's decent." I specifically said that it's decent for a video game movie. That's not "lowering the bar", that's comparing it to movies in its category. But I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree. Yeah we will, I guess because playing "which bucket of shit smells worse" isn't much fun. That and there many other video game movies like DOA, Silent Hill, the original Mortal Kombat, for example that were far better video game movies.
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Post by The Biotic Trebuchet on Oct 12, 2017 19:27:44 GMT
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Post by LogicGunn on Oct 12, 2017 20:29:01 GMT
It's probably not happening, but it's there somehow - stuck in development hell. I still think a TV show would work better for the story, despite the lower budget. That would probably be better (and safer) than a film. I think ME is too big for 2ish hours.
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Post by Qui-Gon GlenN7 on Oct 13, 2017 0:43:29 GMT
My new movie is not on hold. It has begun.
I feel dark, tingly, and there's a dude available. This is a spoiler, not homoeroticism.
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Post by stealthfox94 on Oct 19, 2017 2:24:31 GMT
I got triggered by OPs post because he called football "soccer". Fucking normies. Well in America football means something completely different. You have to understand why we can't call it that.
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Post by The Hype Himself on Oct 19, 2017 4:24:04 GMT
*breathes deeply and refreshingly exhales*
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Post by The Hype Himself on Oct 19, 2017 4:25:58 GMT
I got triggered by OPs post because he called football "soccer". Fucking normies. Please. The only reason you don't call it soccer is because we haven't invaded yet.
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Post by Andrew Lucas on Oct 19, 2017 10:21:22 GMT
Meh. Warcraft was decent. No. To be blunt anyone who genuinely thinks that simply is just a WoW fan and wanted it to be good and is ignoring the fact it's crap. It's not one of the worst movies ever made but it's just more spoonfed garbage for people who think directors like Zack Snyder are good filmmakers. So, kinda like MEA's fanboys?
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Post by Guts on Oct 22, 2017 18:40:20 GMT
He called himself "the only genius in the whole fucking [movie] business" (Got this from wikipedia). He also challenges his critics to boxing matches to beat the shit out of them. This trigger discipline is just terrible. (This was from his *ahem* "Classic", "The House of the Dead", based on the video game.) Hollywood morons are fairly common. The DP of my latest completed film, actually choked the Libra-Cam operator in the middle of set in front of everyone... And managed to keep his job. How I wish he had tried that with me - I made it a point to talk about choking every time I was near him the rest of the show. Uwe Boll would take the ass-whipping of his life from the girl from craft services... Directors are generally the children of grand privilege, and as such are as soft as Charmin, and just as good for wiping your ass with. Late reply, I know, but it was a comment on the awful trigger discipline in that scene, which is made even stupider by the fact that the woman in that scene is supposed to be a cop. Namely due to the fact that I'm a gun enthusiast, or gun nut depending on one's political stance. But about what you said about prima donnas in Hollywood, yeah that's the main reason I don't want to get into the acting business. I look at guys like Uwe Boll or Justin Bieber and I think, "Man, I want beat the fucking shit out of those guys." Bad thing about Uwe Boll was the whole boxing matches witch critics thing. EDIT: I'd also tell Michael Bay's movies are fucking garbage to his face.
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Post by Guts on Oct 22, 2017 18:49:32 GMT
I didn't say it was excellent, I said it was decent. Among other shitty video game movies, Warcraft really isn't that bad. If you hold it up to other shitty game movies, then it's still shit. You're just lowering the bar so you can say "it's decent." Video games movies are just shit in general. Granted, I like Resident Evil Damnation, the first live action Resident Evil was alright, and I heard several people liked the first Mortal Kombat film. (Haven't seen Mass Effect Par agon Lost yet though so I can't comment on that). I wonder if it's because they tend decide to hire a shit director and a shit screenwriter.
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Post by The Biotic Trebuchet on Oct 23, 2017 17:55:19 GMT
I got triggered by OPs post because he called football "soccer". Fucking normies. Well in America football means something completely different. You have to understand why we can't call it that. Now i'm triggered. You know that America is a continent, right?
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Post by KaiserShep on Oct 23, 2017 19:22:30 GMT
Well in America football means something completely different. You have to understand why we can't call it that. Now i'm triggered. You know that America is a continent, right? Well, it depends on what you mean by "America". If you mean North America, then yeah, but if 'Murica, then not really. But yeah, in at least one part of NA, not-handegg is called football.
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Post by The Biotic Trebuchet on Oct 23, 2017 20:35:09 GMT
Now i'm triggered. You know that America is a continent, right? Well, it depends on what you mean by "America". If you mean North America, then yeah, but if 'Murica, then not really. But yeah, in at least one part of NA, not-handegg is called football. I never understood why do gringos the citizens of the US call a sport where you have to use a lot your hands/arms (rugby with armor) Football, and call "Soccer" to the Real football...
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Post by stealthfox94 on Oct 23, 2017 21:41:43 GMT
Well in America football means something completely different. You have to understand why we can't call it that. Now i'm triggered. You know that America is a continent, right? What do you call people from the USA? Americans obviously.
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Post by stealthfox94 on Oct 23, 2017 21:42:51 GMT
Well, it depends on what you mean by "America". If you mean North America, then yeah, but if 'Murica, then not really. But yeah, in at least one part of NA, not-handegg is called football. I never understood why do gringos the citizens of the US call a sport where you have to use a lot your hands/arms (rugby with armor) Football, and call "Soccer" to the Real football... Don't question it.
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Post by KaiserShep on Oct 23, 2017 21:54:32 GMT
Well, it depends on what you mean by "America". If you mean North America, then yeah, but if 'Murica, then not really. But yeah, in at least one part of NA, not-handegg is called football. I never understood why do gringos the citizens of the US call a sport where you have to use a lot your hands/arms (rugby with armor) Football, and call "Soccer" to the Real football... Hence handegg. I’ll never call it anything else.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2017 22:10:08 GMT
Good riddance, a film based on such a limited universe that empshazies on player shapping the narrative is a bad idea.
The only type of videogame story that would work is a one that is highly faithful to the lore and backstory but not faithful at all to the characters, events and developments from the actual games.
A film about the First Contact War or the Skyllian Blitz would be acceptable, these events have a set outcome, making them poor videogame material, but they lent themselves rather well for linear film narratives.
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Post by ComedicSociopathy on Oct 23, 2017 22:12:29 GMT
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Post by The Biotic Trebuchet on Oct 24, 2017 2:49:41 GMT
Now i'm triggered. You know that America is a continent, right? What do you call people from the USA? Americans obviously. Estadosunidenses gringos Citizens of the United states of 'Murica! You have to agree that it is a good question...
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