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Zahr Dalsk · Nov 18, 2007, 07:50 AM // 07:50

Must be Uwe Boll or George Lucas directed, for hilarity at incredibly bad movie-directing skills.

pumpkin pie · Nov 18, 2007, 07:57 AM // 07:57

Oh I found a very good person to script this with Peter jackson. lol, not actually found but he would be perfect to help make Guild Wars into the first GAME INTO MOVIE movie that does not suck. :P

Neil Gaiman + Peter Jackson.

Stefen Fangmeier - the guy that made eragon bad, can be the Animation Director, not the movie director. if there's one thing worth watching in eragon, its the Dragon's animation and I think Stefen Fangmeier should stick to Animation Direction.

Robert de Niro - no matter what, I want him in the movie :P lol, 64 years old, just find him a part to play and it be perfect.

Operative 14 · Nov 18, 2007, 08:21 AM // 08:21

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Robert de Niro - no matter what, I want him in the movie :P lol, 64 years old, just find him a part to play and it be perfect.

King Adelbern

Kanyatta · Nov 18, 2007, 05:20 PM // 17:20

If they came up with a different (read: decent) story, then /signed.

If they reused the story from the games, /notsigned (you can't tell me you couldnt tell the Vizier was evil from the moment you met him)

x-stunt-x · Nov 18, 2007, 06:18 PM // 18:18

carrot top and pauly shore have to be in it

Clarissa F · Nov 18, 2007, 07:15 PM // 19:15

For those saying "WoW has a movie...we need one." The Warcraft saga has been around for over ten years, and its actual storyline(Lich, Horde, etc) is simple and tight enough to make a movie around. Yeah, it won't be the actual gamer's experience, but they can do a good job out of that simple storyline.

GW would probably be regulated to a SciFi miniseries, like the "ever wonderful" Dune and Earthsea miniseries, and we all know how good they were :P

JeniM · Nov 18, 2007, 07:25 PM // 19:25

WoW has a movie . . .

Never mind the "State of the game" threads, we need a "State of the world" thread

ValaOfTheFens · Nov 18, 2007, 07:40 PM // 19:40

If a GW movie followed the actual gameplay and not the storyline...

Ranger: Ok. I have this really awesome build with Firestorm and...
Warrior: No. I had to give up Mending and so you better give up Firestorm.
Ranger: But my build doesn't work with out it!
Monk: Go find a new group please.
Warrior: Let's talk about my Frenzy build...
Necro: Can we go please? We've been in this town forever.
Paragon: Hey guys! Can I play with you?
Group: NO!
Paragon: I should have listened to Mesmer!(runs away crying)

Good thing no one would ever make a movie like that.

pumpkin pie · Nov 18, 2007, 07:46 PM // 19:46

ROMAFL....

Scene, Kamadan early morning

A: WTS mini asura!
B: Looking for Taxi to Dock!
C: Anyone give me 50g for storage!!!!
D: Lazy, go out and kill something!

Oh wait I have the perfect conversation for this, need to scrap some names first... lol
witness that in temple of balthazar

Ambuu · Nov 18, 2007, 07:52 PM // 19:52

/signed....

with Tom Cruise as the warrior. To reenact the katana throw as seen in "The Last Samurai"

lakatz · Nov 18, 2007, 11:52 PM // 23:52

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Originally Posted by x-stunt-x

make a movie before WoW does

What a novel thought...

If guild wars were a movie started 9.21.06
Guild Wars Movie started 10.26.06
Guild Wars Movie started 12.10.06... for starters

FYI, the search function has been working and working well since Guru changed servers.

AND for those who don't remember, Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures both issued press releases on May 9, 2006, announcing their partnership on a new W.O.W. film to be released by Warner Bros Pictures. There hasn't been a peep in the press since. That speaks volumes about the likelihood of a W.O.W. film getting past "talking about it" which is what Blizzard and Legendary are still doing. Furthermore, you can't find "World of Warcraft" in IMDb, but under Legendary in IMDb you can find "Warcraft." That's a bit of a change... from W.O.W. to Warcraft. Probably smart... but is it smart to release the film in 2009 as they currently plan (or recently planned) to do?

Raise your hand if you know of a good film that has translated well to a game. Now... raise your hand if you know of a good game that has translated well to film.

Hasn't happened yet, but they keep trying... Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, John Woo... and who? Vin Diesel?... are all entering the games industry. They keep trying, but I think Spielberg is the one who has the right idea... he has no plans to try to mix the two. Maybe because it's a bad idea?

Eragon of Aleria · Nov 19, 2007, 03:28 AM // 03:28

WOW (not WoW) this is a great idea!!! The storyline is there, the characters are developed, and the possibility is there.

"Certainty of death, *small* chance of success... What are we waiting for?" ~Gimli

pumpkin pie · Nov 19, 2007, 09:59 AM // 09:59

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Originally Posted by lakatz

AND for those who don't remember, Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures both issued press releases on May 9, 2006, announcing their partnership on a new W.O.W. film to be released by Warner Bros Pictures. There hasn't been a peep in the press since. That speaks volumes about the likelihood of a W.O.W. film getting past "talking about it" which is what Blizzard and Legendary are still doing. Furthermore, you can't find "World of Warcraft" in IMDb, but under Legendary in IMDb you can find "Warcraft." That's a bit of a change... from W.O.W. to Warcraft. Probably smart... but is it smart to release the film in 2009 as they currently plan (or recently planned) to do?

Raise your hand if you know of a good film that has translated well to a game. Now... raise your hand if you know of a good game that has translated well to film.

Hasn't happened yet, but they keep trying... Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, John Woo... and who? Vin Diesel?... are all entering the games industry. They keep trying, but I think Spielberg is the one who has the right idea... he has no plans to try to mix the two. Maybe because it's a bad idea?

I Raise Hand for all the children who love pokemon, for good game that has translated well into film. ask the millions of pokemon fans, the children who watch, re-watch and then buy the DvD and watch it repeatedly at home.

Pokémon - Supported by the successful anime series, the first Pokémon movie is still the highest grossing anime film at the United States Box Office as of 2005.
U.S. Box Office Gross: $85,744,662 (Pokémon: The First Movie), $43,758,684 (Pokémon: The Movie 2000), $1,727,447 (Pokémon 4ever), $746,381 (Pokémon Heroes)

It isn't a bad idea to make video games into movie, on contrary, it is a very good idea to make video games into movies, because they do the most important thing any company would dream to want, THEY MAKE MONEY. They have millions of potential target audience. the movie need no advertisement, it is waited upon by millions of players who potential wants to see the movie regardless if the movie is good or bad.

Super Mario Bros. U.S. Box Office Gross: $20,915,465
Street Fighter: U.S. Box Office Gross: $33,423,521
Double Dragon: U.S. Box Office Gross: $2,341,309
Mortal Kombat U.S. Box Office Gross: $70,454,098
Mortal Kombat: U.S. Box Office Gross: Annihilation $35,927,406

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_movie

Before Warcraft is out, I would not make any comments as to how this particular video game into movie movie is going to turn out, not just yet, becuase the company that is producing the movie, they may just be the first one to make a Video Games into Movies that MAKE MONEY and is also GOOD. the people on board the project are responsible for 300. enough said there.

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH !!!! legendary pictures is making Where the Wild Things Are!!!!! woohoooooo and 10,000 bc, i think I will put my faith in them to make a good WoW movie. and till then I will keep my fingers crossed. WOOHOOOO!!!

PS: I think 2006 is way too far back for a thread to be ressurected, and since all those thread has nothing interesting in them other then, one liner comments, I think this one is just fine.

above comment are solely in my humble opinion.

Sleeper Service · Nov 19, 2007, 11:24 AM // 11:24

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Originally Posted by lakatz

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Raise your hand if you know of a good film that has translated well to a game. Now... raise your hand if you know of a good game that has translated well to film.

Hasn't happened yet, but they keep trying... Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, John Woo... and who? Vin Diesel?... are all entering the games industry. They keep trying, but I think Spielberg is the one who has the right idea... he has no plans to try to mix the two. Maybe because it's a bad idea?

well...film into game i would put the Riddick series.
"The Thing" isint too shoddy either.

in both cases neither is a direct port and they can be played/viewed separately with no impact on storyline other than learning a bit more on the storyverse.

imo oc.

ValaOfTheFens · Nov 19, 2007, 05:20 PM // 17:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

Pokémon - Supported by the successful anime series, the first Pokémon movie is still the highest grossing anime film at the United States Box Office as of 2005.
U.S. Box Office Gross: $85,744,662 (Pokémon: The First Movie), $43,758,684 (Pokémon: The Movie 2000), $1,727,447 (Pokémon 4ever), $746,381 (Pokémon Heroes)

Only because the Naruto movie was only in theatres one day.

lakatz · Nov 19, 2007, 09:57 PM // 21:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

I Raise Hand for all the children who love pokemon, for good game that has translated well into film. ask the millions of pokemon fans, the children who watch, re-watch and then buy the DvD and watch it repeatedly at home.

Pokémon - Supported by the successful anime series, the first Pokémon movie is still the highest grossing anime film at the United States Box Office as of 2005.
U.S. Box Office Gross: $85,744,662 (Pokémon: The First Movie), $43,758,684 (Pokémon: The Movie 2000), $1,727,447 (Pokémon 4ever), $746,381 (Pokémon Heroes)

It isn't a bad idea to make video games into movie, on contrary, it is a very good idea to make video games into movies, because they do the most important thing any company would dream to want, THEY MAKE MONEY. They have millions of potential target audience. the movie need no advertisement, it is waited upon by millions of players who potential wants to see the movie regardless if the movie is good or bad.

Super Mario Bros. U.S. Box Office Gross: $20,915,465
Street Fighter: U.S. Box Office Gross: $33,423,521
Double Dragon: U.S. Box Office Gross: $2,341,309
Mortal Kombat U.S. Box Office Gross: $70,454,098
Mortal Kombat: U.S. Box Office Gross: Annihilation $35,927,406

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_movie

Before Warcraft is out, I would not make any comments as to how this particular video game into movie movie is going to turn out, not just yet, becuase the company that is producing the movie, they may just be the first one to make a Video Games into Movies that MAKE MONEY and is also GOOD. the people on board the project are responsible for 300. enough said there.

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH !!!! legendary pictures is making Where the Wild Things Are!!!!! woohoooooo and 10,000 bc, i think I will put my faith in them to make a good WoW movie. and till then I will keep my fingers crossed. WOOHOOOO!!!

PS: I think 2006 is way too far back for a thread to be ressurected, and since all those thread has nothing interesting in them other then, one liner comments, I think this one is just fine.

above comment are solely in my humble opinion.

Why would you quote those awful box office grosses to make your point? Do you understand what a box office gross is? It's not profit. It's weighed against the total costs to determine profit. Those numbers suck. They really suck... and they accurately reflect the rottentomatoes.com ratings for those films as well, and they prove my point... not yours.

Here's a clue... "American Gangster" made $46MM in its first weekend, and in the 17 days since its initial release it's made $101MM. The Mortal Kombat movies were made in 1995 and 1997. The second Mortal Kombat movie made 58% of its total gross in the first weekend. Do you understand what that means? That means word-of-mouth was so bad that once it got out people quit going to see it.

And if my word is not enough (despite my many years experience working in the film and television industry), here's a couple of statements from your own source, Wikipedia, that should convince you:

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"Apart from being generally regarded as a classic example of bad filmmaking, this movie was partially responsible for causing the Mortal Kombat franchise to lose strength during the late '90s."

and

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"Pre-production on Mortal Kombat: Devastation was initially scheduled to commence shortly after the release of Annihilation, but was shelved due to its poor box-office performance."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_...:_Annihilation

And look at the (really bad) figures you've quoted for Pokemon. In spite of the fact the Pokemon movies and television shows do appeal to 4 and 5 year olds (not the age group that would be targeted with a Guild Wars film), the box office gross goes down down down with each new release.

On rottentomatoes.com, the ratings for your choices are as follows:

Super Mario Bros. - released in 1994 and not rated (however, the pathetic box office gross you posted speaks volumes about the failure of this film)
Street Fighter - 27% - ouch!
Double Dragon - released in 1995 and not rated (however, the super pathetic box office gross you posted speaks volumes about the failure of this film)
Mortal Kombat - 20%... oooch ouch!
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation - 4% ouch! ouch! ouch! bad! bad! bad!
Pokemon (the first movie) - 14% - don't even use children's movies to prove your point about a film that would target teens and above.

Now compare those ratings to a film NOT adapted from a game:

American Gangster - 79%

My statement was (to quote):

"Now... raise your hand if you know of a good game that has translated well to film."

The crap films you've thrown out do not represent games that translated well to films in the least and your "information" is neither thoughtful nor informed. Please don't insult my intelligence or denigrate my efforts at having an intelligent discourse about films, games and film making by coming back with crap that anyone with an iq over 90 can knock over with a sigh.

Keep in mind too that 300 was adapted from a graphic novel and "Where The Wild Things Are" is a children's book. Neither are games. Games are a different animal altogether, and to date have not translated well at all to film.

And while we're on the subject of 300, it got a 60% rating on rottentomatoes.com and 49% from their cream of the crop. Uh oh... not good.

Furthermore, since it appears you have no experience in the film business and I do, I'll explain something very elementary to you. Success is not guaranteed. All the best production companies (of which Legendary is not one) have their share of failures as well, and all the best directors do too. None of Legendary's films to date have been blockbusters... they can boast only a couple of minor successes thus far... so their potential for failure, particularly with a genre that has failed time and time again... is strong.

Thank you.

Tender Wolf · Nov 20, 2007, 03:25 AM // 03:25

Awesome! Been wanting this to happen for a while. And since there are 10 professions, there could be 5 of each gender, like this:

Male:
Elementalist
Ranger
Mesmer
Assassin
Warrior

Female:
Dervish
Paragon
Necromancer
Ritualist
Monk

Mostly those choices because I'm not big on guys in skirts. lmao

pumpkin pie · Nov 20, 2007, 08:20 AM // 08:20

my point in case you did not read my post clearly: very good idea to make computer game into movie BECAUSE THEY MAKE MONEY

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakatz

Why would you quote those awful box office grosses to make your point? Do you understand what a box office gross is? It's not profit. It's weighed against the total costs to determine profit. Those numbers suck. They really suck... and they accurately reflect the rottentomatoes.com ratings for those films as well, and they prove my point... not yours.

No it does not proof your point, read on.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakatz

Here's a clue... "American Gangster" made $46MM in its first weekend, and in the 17 days since its initial release it's made $101MM. The Mortal Kombat movies were made in 1995 and 1997. The second Mortal Kombat movie made 58% of its total gross in the first weekend. Do you understand what that means? That means word-of-mouth was so bad that once it got out people quit going to see it.

Yes, Does mortal kombat make money? I think they must have, hence Mortal Kombat 2.... (my point, they make money, and I am not here to show off my "oh so impecable taste")

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakatz

And if my word is not enough (despite my many years experience working in the film and television industry), here's a couple of statements from your own source, Wikipedia, that should convince you:

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_...:_Annihilation

And look at the (really bad) figures you've quoted for Pokemon. In spite of the fact the Pokemon movies and television shows do appeal to 4 and 5 year olds (not the age group that would be targeted with a Guild Wars film), the box office gross goes down down down with each new release.

This is not in comparison to Guild Wars, its saying that this video game made into movie movie, hey guess what, proof MY POINT they make money. and if that's not enough:

1000 movies from number 1 to number 1000, source http://www.movieweb.com/movies/boxof...e.php?page=26&
Runaway Jury at number 1000 grossing with $49.441000 and Pokemon the first movie grossing with U.S. Box Office Gross: $85,744,662, omg it must not be making money... Yeah I still say pokemon is a video game into movie movie that make money. MY POINT BEING IT IS A VERY GOOD IDEA BECAUSE THEY MAKE MONEY. So sorry, no, it does not proof your point. Cos, they made money.

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Originally Posted by lakatz

On rottentomatoes.com, the ratings for your choices are as follows:

erm so? yes, rotten tomatoes say jump out the window.

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Originally Posted by lakatz

Super Mario Bros. - released in 1994 and not rated (however, the pathetic box office gross you posted speaks volumes about the failure of this film)
Street Fighter - 27% - ouch!
Double Dragon - released in 1995 and not rated (however, the super pathetic box office gross you posted speaks volumes about the failure of this film)
Mortal Kombat - 20%... oooch ouch!
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation - 4% ouch! ouch! ouch! bad! bad! bad!
Pokemon (the first movie) - 14% - don't even use children's movies to prove your point about a film that would target teens and above.

who cares, they make money

Now compare those ratings to a film NOT adapted from a game:
American Gangster - 79%
My statement was (to quote):

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakatz

"Now... raise your hand if you know of a good game that has translated well to film."

Read above.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakatz

The crap films you've thrown out do not represent games that translated well to films in the least and your "information" is neither thoughtful nor informed. Please don't insult my intelligence or denigrate my efforts at having an intelligent discourse about films, games and film making by coming back with crap that anyone with an iq over 90 can knock over with a sigh.

wow. thank you, you just show me how much of a person you are.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakatz

Keep in mind too that 300 was adapted from a graphic novel and "Where The Wild Things Are" is a children's book. Neither are games. Games are a different animal altogether, and to date have not translated well at all to film.

I did not say these are vidoe game made into movies, I said the production studio that made these film are very good, and until they make a lousy Warcraft movie, I am not going to give any comment, and will wait until I see it, and if you ask me, I put my faith in them anytime, as oppose to points given by someone who cliam they have experience in the movie and tv industries. not impress, thank you very much.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakatz

And while we're on the subject of 300, it got a 60% rating on rottentomatoes.com and 49% from their cream of the crop. Uh oh... not good.

Yes, listen to rotten tomatoes, rotten tomatoes say jump out the window. Now, American Gangster at a rating of 79% grossed at $91,689,000 (US total) 300 at ratings of 60% grossed at $210,592,590 (US total) yes, that should tell you what rotten tomatoes ratings reliability are.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakatz

Furthermore, since it appears you have no experience in the film business and I do, I'll explain something very elementary to you. Success is not guaranteed. All the best production companies (of which Legendary is not one) have their share of failures as well, and all the best directors do too. None of Legendary's films to date have been blockbusters... they can boast only a couple of minor successes thus far... so their potential for failure, particularly with a genre that has failed time and time again... is strong.

Thank you.

Yes, and I need someone who has experience in the film businees to tell me that every one encounter failures in their life and business. That is commond sense, you don't need a degree to know that, thank you very much.

HawkofStorms · Nov 20, 2007, 05:39 PM // 17:39

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Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

my point in case you did not read my post clearly: very good idea to make computer game into movie BECAUSE THEY MAKE MONEY

Umm... they didn't. Apparently you didn't even read that guy's post. Sales =/= net profit.

Sleeper Service · Nov 20, 2007, 10:09 PM // 22:09

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Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

Umm... they didn't. Apparently you didn't even read that guy's post. Sales =/= net profit.

i would add:

Sales =/= net profit =/= good movie