Sam Raimi to direct Warcraft movie
Will Blizzard succeed where WotC couldn't and make a movie that doesn't suck?
EDIT: Oops, it helps if you actually put the url in. :D
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Well, I'm interested - the D&D movies were always cheapo knock-offs whereas I would anticipate that not to be the case if the have Raimi on board. I'm a bit trepidatious (if that's a word) of the "live action" tag, though - while probably cheaper, quicker to produce and with broader appeal than a cartoon of similar scope, I wonder how well they can pull that off in a world that has only ever been represented by computer graphics, and with a large number of non-humans in the mix. And I hope they have a decent plot.
(I wonder if any of the characters will have glowing yellow exclamation marks over their heads? "So, how did you know I needed help?")
Has a good movie ever come from a video game?
Has a good movie ever come from a video game?
I don't think so but I'm going to wait for a midnight screening if they have one I like to think blizzard wouldn't screw this up I hope.
Maybe that double negative thing will kick in...
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Live huh? Too bad, they really should just do it in CG. I mean when I saw the trailer for Wrath of the Lich King I was thinking, 'Holy crap what an awesome movie they could make with this'.
I think live action will produce a lesser quality film that will, ultimatly be disappointing.
I mean, with Rami I'm sure it will be a decent film, just not what it could be.
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I think it's obvious who Bruce Campbell is going to play--he's got the jaw and the voice down cold for Richard.
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Live huh? Too bad, they really should just do it in CG. I mean when I saw the trailer for Wrath of the Lich King I was thinking, 'Holy crap what an awesome movie they could make with this'.
I think live action will produce a lesser quality film that will, ultimatly be disappointing.
Yeah, that's my take - the trailer movies for WoW are getting better and better, and I'm not sure that live action will look right. Live action Thunder Bluff, for example, could look total crap. Live action Tauren, too - they're about 10' tall. Man in suit v CGI.
That said, I would be surprised if I didn't go and see it anyway.
It does not matter how bad or good it might be - the millions of Warcraft fans guarantee success. If only every tenth fan sees the movie, it will do fantastic, I guess. (At least, that is the perpective I would have as producer here).
Stefan
So far, the best Warcraft "movie" i saw was the Southpark special episode...
Mainly because of the voices which were cracking me up :D
Has a good movie ever come from a video game?
Not many. But for entertaining popcorn flicks Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Mortal Kombat were all pretty good movies.
I think it's obvious who Bruce Campbell is going to play--he's got the jaw and the voice down cold for Richard.
Nah, I think I decided that he'll end up playing LeeRoy Jenkins!
And he better have chicken!
I expect the movie will have the occasional shout "LFG" and will have at least one scene of a crowd of gnomes and minotaurs dancing in their underweat for money.
Videogame movies use to suffer from the same syndrome as videogame anime, both cases pick games with a great story and then make a movie/anime that either has -nothing to do- with such great stories (Samurai Showdown), or that are carried on in such a -lame- way that fans want -nothing to do with it- (Doom).
On the other side, any high-risk movie project does well in turning to mr. Evil Dead, Sam Raimi, at least that guarantees the movie will be either "good", or "so BAD it's GREAT", either way I'll enjoy the movie.
I can't wait for the part where the hero struggles for 20 minutes to assemble a pick up group, and then they finally start a dungeon when the healer up and says "Oops! GTG!"
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Don't tempt Raimi, he actually might. =P
Don't forget Rami has experience dealing with sword and sorcery shows. He did The legend of the Seeker based on Goodkinds sword of truth novels (and were nothing like said books)... He did Hercules and Xena.... So yea.... I like Sam, I do, and I do like the aforementioned shows, but at the same time.... Blockbuster WoW movie is kinda sceptical. I hope I'm wrong and it rocks hard.
But I'm part of the fanbase so as long as they put "warcraft" in the title I'm probably in.
That´s the reason why I think the movie will be a success no matter what. I guess many folks think like this. (I won´t touch WoW with gloves and coal tongs myself, as I know that I´m very susceptible to its addictive nature, and would spend days playing it - I have to be careful about addictive stuff anyway.)
Stefan
Not a Lara Croft fan then?Oops! How could I forget? Not great but good as well. Have both on DVD. Add that to my list.
I wouldn't bet on this just being successful on the basis of it being Warcraft. You've got to consider, how many of the people that play Warcraft actually care about the brand and storyline and stuff and how many just play it because it's a good game. Many people probably wouldn't care about a movie. I may be wrong, though.
