Halo 1 & 2: The Movie

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:18 am

It has been announced that the screenwriter of "28 Days Later" and "The Beach" is doing the screenplay for the film, which will be a combined story based on both Halo and Halo 2. Studio TBA.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050204b.php

FPS games turning into movies seems to be a growing trend. There's also a Doom and Far Cry movie coming...

dementia · Post by **dementia** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:23 am

I liked 28 Days Later. I'll give it chance.

ArrogantBastard · Post by **ArrogantBastard** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:25 am

I thought The Beach was sleep-inducing movie, but I liked 28 Days Later. Now if they could just get directors like Danny Boyle - who directed 28 Days Later and Trainspotting - to direct the movie...

They'd better do it right, or I'm building a shrine for Uwe Boll.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:54 am

Name one movie based on a video game thus far that hasn't totally sucked.

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:18 am

ArrogantBastard wrote:They'd better do it right, or I'm building a shrine for Uwe Boll.

You'll be glad

to hear, the trailer for Uwe Boll's newest film (before he starts filming Far Cry) is now online at Bloodrayne The Movie official site, starring Michael Madsen & Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley...

Vexorg wrote:Name one movie based on a video game thus far that hasn't totally sucked.

Tomb Raider II: The Cradle of Life?

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:03 pm

Vexorg wrote:Name one movie based on a video game thus far that hasn't totally sucked.

The first Mortal Kombat was lotsa fun, and the soundtrack kicked ass! If you count animation, there are several good SNK-based cartoons.

I haven't played Halo, but as a former Marathon-addict

I know Bungie's strong point, in comparison to other FPS-makers, has always been the depth of their storytelling. So this one really could be good. Hey, it's Microsoft, they have billions to burn and will not let this be another game-based low-budget bomb. If it fails, at least it will be a game-based big-budget bomb!

ArrogantBastard · Post by **ArrogantBastard** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:52 pm

Vexorg wrote:Name one movie based on a video game thus far that hasn't totally sucked.

Why just one? I could name several that I've cringed in the past upon watching these gleaming pile of turd...

Super Mario Bros.
Double Dragon
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Street Fighter
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider II
House of the Dead
Alone in the Dark

I know I'm forgetting a few, but that's what I remember so far...

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:40 pm

What ArrogantBastard said. NO MORE VIDEO GAME MOVIES; PLEASE!!

The only movie that has anything to do with video games that I even like is "The Wizard".

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:59 pm

Mortal Kombat 1 didn't suck. It didn't contradict the game, had a more or less interesting storyline, and the characters weren't shallow. Sure, they weren't terribly deep or complex, but the movie didn't suck.

antime · Post by **antime** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:11 pm

ArrogantBastard wrote:I thought The Beach was sleep-inducing movie, but I liked 28 Days Later.

Read the book instead. And at least Garland is a gamer himself.

ArrogantBastard · Post by **ArrogantBastard** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:17 am

dave4shmups wrote:What ArrogantBastard said. NO MORE VIDEO GAME MOVIES; PLEASE!!

The only movie that has anything to do with video games that I even like is "The Wizard".

Dude, The Wizard kicked so much ass. Fred Savage? Check. Video games? Check. Shameless promotion of Nintendo Powerglove before it was released to the market? Check!

Also, in response to antime: I never knew there was a book based on The Beach movie... I should check it out.

antime · Post by **antime** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:51 am

Other way around, the movie was based on the book.

df0notfound · Post by **df0notfound** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:57 pm

its hardly a plot worthy of a movie, pretty much a generic yawnfest if I'm completely honest.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:02 pm

I still haven't seen War Games, although I've heard that it's pretty good.

OptimusPrimeX · Post by **OptimusPrimeX** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:17 am

Thunder Force wrote:It has been announced that the screenwriter of "28 Days Later" and "The Beach" is doing the screenplay for the film, which will be a combined story based on both Halo and Halo 2. Studio TBA.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050204b.php

FPS games turning into movies seems to be a growing trend. There's also a Doom and Far Cry movie coming...

Awesome!.. and maybe it will be just like Halo 2, you know.. where its nothing like the early E3 demos and you wont even get to see Earth like you thought!!!!! WOOHOO!!

Anyway sounds cool if its done right. I just hope they dont try and span it out over 12 movies, like Microsoft is doing to bungie with the games. hence the crap ending and chopped up game.

Darkcomet72 · Post by **Darkcomet72** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:49 am

ArrogantBastard wrote:
Vexorg wrote:Name one movie based on a video game thus far that hasn't totally sucked.
Why just one? I could name several that I've cringed in the past upon watching these gleaming pile of turd...

Super Mario Bros.
Double Dragon
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Street Fighter
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider II
House of the Dead
Alone in the Dark

I know I'm forgetting a few, but that's what I remember so far...

.

He was asking for VGmovies that DIDN'T suck...

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:55 am

dave4shmups wrote:I still haven't seen War Games, although I've heard that it's pretty good.

War Games is cool in a throw-back sort of way. However, it could only exist in a time when people didn't really know how a computer worked.

The n00b · Post by **The n00b** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:57 am

I was probably the only person who was relieved that Halo 2 did not take place completely on Earth. I live on Earth and I've seen a billion different interpretations of Earth's future by watching sci fi films. Fellow Earthers, don't take this the wrong way but...I'm tired of Earth. I liked the first Halo because it took place in a completely alien environment with weird stuff to see like that light bridge near the first part of the game and that jungle full of old forerunner ruins where you first meet the flood.

Halo 2 was more of that. So while everyone was saying "HEY where's Earth," I was having a ton of fun. Want to see Earth? Go outside or go watch Bladerunner. Read some Arthur C. Clarke books, those are cool too. Point is, future Earth has been done into the ground in sci fi.

U K Narayan · Post by **U K Narayan** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:33 am

The n00b wrote:I was probably the only person who was relieved that Halo 2 did not take place completely on Earth. I live on Earth and I've seen a billion different interpretations of Earth's future by watching sci fi films. Fellow Earthers, don't take this the wrong way but...I'm tired of Earth. I liked the first Halo because it took place in a completely alien environment with weird stuff to see like that light bridge near the first part of the game and that jungle full of old forerunner ruins where you first meet the flood.

Halo 2 was more of that. So while everyone was saying "HEY where's Earth," I was having a ton of fun. Want to see Earth? Go outside or go watch Bladerunner. Read some Arthur C. Clarke books, those are cool too. Point is, future Earth has been done into the ground in sci fi.

I can understand this completely, but there's the fact that Bungie advertised Halo 2 completely around a WAR ON EARTH.

The n00b · Post by **The n00b** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:20 pm

I didn't play the advertisements, I played the game. I'm sure people who would love "Halo on Earth" feel really burned but I don't. I was completely disappointed by the advertising and then it was like I got a christmas present....

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