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Delephont wrote:Yeah I paint miniatures, doesn't mean I want to see a film about paint drying.....
Paint drying? Not likely. Im with kungfuhustler. EVERYONE loves the opening mini movies of the DOW games. Those are sweet. The new vid for the DOW2 is just ass kicking. Obviously the movie WILL need some kind of story, and I hope its at least decent, with some good fluff.
YEA done like those with a story line, how could it fail lol. Never seen the WAR video tho, that was pretty sweet. I chuckled when the Orc was smashing that poor human on the stairs
LunaHound wrote:GW really beat Blizzard this time on expanding the franchise .
Not really considering GW is doing a straight to DVD CGI movie produced by a company that doesn't even have a website and Blizzard is doing a full length, live action, major motion picture that is being produced by Legendary Films (300, The Dark Knight, Watchmen). I'd hardly say they're going to expand beyond Blizzard. This does not mean however that I am not excited about the movie. Even if it is Ultramarines.
MeanGreenStompa wrote:If it's made along these lines, but with some attempt at a storyline as well (unleash Abnett...) then I see no reason why it won't be grand.
It's an Ultramarines movie, so I see them getting McNeil to write it.
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MeanGreenStompa wrote:If it's made along these lines, but with some attempt at a storyline as well (unleash Abnett...) then I see no reason why it won't be grand.
It's an Ultramarines movie, so I see them getting McNeil to write it.
I certainly hope not. My 6 year old could out write that hack.
"All of the whining pisses me off... Somewhere some whiny girlyman reinterpreted sportsmanship to reflect the build and not the player. The build has nothing to do with sportsmanship and getting docked as such is ludicrous." -Inigo Montoya
That being said, I'll still give you a 0 if you bring more than 5 eldar skimmers. Don't be that guy.
Also, strippers.
Those cut scenes were are awesome, but......they work so well because they are cut scenes....you can only watch a movie and go "wow, arn't these graphics great" for so long....thats why story line is ssooooo important.
A film that is not geared solely towards those that know WH40K intimately will need a story that quickly introduces new comers to the world of WH40K....
This is where I imagine the whole game will come tumbling down....I hope I'm wrong, but seeing how so many cross over films (from Comic, or Toy brands, Transformers, GI-Joe etc) seem to be failing.....
I'm going to remain optomistic. The movie could easily start with a cut-scene much like in the DOW games and then cut into character development, which will hopefully short.
I could see this being a 70 minute non-stop action flick quite easily and I really hope that is the direction they take with this. Where is the best place to introduce an ultramarine? On the battlefield! How do you gain a sense of attachment to the character? By seeing haw well he kills stuff and by the quality of his "one liners"!
If they too this approach to the film it would probably be a hit, but I'm guessing they did not and that is why this will be a straight to dvd release. I am afraid they are going to over explain everything and dillute what could be a great war/action film.
This movie hopefully will not go too far out of it's way to explain the universe of 40k to people who don't know much/anything about it. If the director/producer decide to really show off the awesomeness of 40k then that alone will spark the interest of those who didn't know much about it and perhaps those people will be inspired to go out and discover the 40k universe on their own.
Here is to optimism!
"All of the whining pisses me off... Somewhere some whiny girlyman reinterpreted sportsmanship to reflect the build and not the player. The build has nothing to do with sportsmanship and getting docked as such is ludicrous." -Inigo Montoya
That being said, I'll still give you a 0 if you bring more than 5 eldar skimmers. Don't be that guy.
Also, strippers.
Anung Un Rama wrote:Well, it's about time that they tried something like this. But they'll probably want to market it to a larger crowd (read: kids under 12), so it probably won't be very violent.
Not violent? NOT VIOLENT?! THIS - IS - BLACK - REACH!!!!
Seriousl though? How do you think they could even pull off a non-violent 40k movie? Even PG-13 films tend to be PACKED with awesome violence, albeit low on the blood factor, a lot of the time now. Considering this movie would only contain "Animated Sci-Fi" violence and most of that will be non human death I could see this actually being rated PG-13.
I doubt it will be rated though...
Oh right, sorry, I was thinking about Germany
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Lets be realistic, a hollywood writer can introduce you to the 40k universe during the opening credits. Ive seen movies do that a million times. You watch for a few minutes PRESTO you know WHY they are here. Simple. There is no reason to dilute the movie with background fluff that only core gamers care to know.
As long as the movie is accurate to the fluff, looks good (which it will cmon) and has a good story Ill be happy and buy the damn thing. Unless GW thinks its worth 40 bucks. Then they can kiss my ass
Blizzard's Warcraft movie will be nothing compared to this, IMO. 40k is far less derivative than WC, which has become Generica: Magic, Swords, and Ridiculous Eyebrows.
Idiots.
But anyway, I still have the first two Bionicle movies on VHS, and they still look awesome and the writing isn't that bad, even though the ending was deus ex machina.
People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made.
Delephont wrote:
Not to mention, who wants to watch a film thats all about Hur Hurr lets kill everything.....and all the SM cliches that we know and love and accept as part of the game?
Worked for Blackhawk Down. Really though, that movie is basically a unit of Kasrkin Stormtroopers dropping into an Ork city to kill the Warlord before his Waaagh picks up steam, underestimating the opposition, and having to fight their way out of endless hordes of Shoota Boyz.
Looking at that Dawn of War 2 cinematic makes me cringe, and further reinforces my view that anything involving Space Marines will appear totally ridiculous. They run around fighting as reckless individuals before dropping like flies to just a few Eldar, and I'm supposed to believe that these guys have decades (or even centuries) of combat experience, regular training that would make Navy SEALs cry, and armor protection good enough to justify not diving for cover? Gimme a break.
Damnatus did a better job of suspending my disbelief.
Maybe this will turn out like the G.I. Joe movie: I'll see it with my expectations in the gutter, and find myself ever-so-slightly pleased that it's not MADE OF FAIL.
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But if it's not a musical, expect G1 transformers level violence, with lots of explosions but endless shots of people missing one another and being knocked out by gunfire (but never killed).
It will start with a day inside the Ultramarine's base, where the Ultramarines (at least 12 main characters, all with wildly different accents and slight differences in colour to tell them apart) are cracking jokes about various trivial things. The old warhorse (with a Southern American drawl) is being picked on by the younger Marines about how he might be passed his prime. Meanwhile, the Marine in the wheelchair is helping to come up with a new idea that is sure to defeat the evil warriors of Chaos!
The Ultramarine's symbol appears on screen, and then flips over to reveal an 8-pointed Chaos star, and we're taken by the home base of the Decepti... Chaosicons... Chaos, where their leader is angry that his latest plans to foil the Ultramarines failed. There are 5 Chaos Marine characters, an evil psychotic leader, his sycophant follower, two 'Warriors' who share personalities and a goofy looking side-kick who always screws up. So the side-kick screws up, and a whole lot of water ends up being dumped on the Chaos Commander. He's about to yell at his side-kick (but cause no actual harm, because violence is wrong kiddies) when he stumbles upon an idea - they can use hydro-electricity to open a rift into the Warp and summon the energy spirits (can't have Daemons in a kids show). And the new device that the Wheelchair Ultramarine invented will be the best way to obtain that energy!!! But the Ultramarine's have to be distracted first so they can sneak into the Ultramarine base and steal it, so he sends out his hopeless side-kick (at the protest of his sycophant follow) to lead the troops into (non-lethal) battle to bring the Ultramarines away from their base.
This works, with every single Ultramarine rolling out (except the Wheelchair Ultramarine, who has to stay behind) to meet the forces of Chaos.
During the battle the stupid Chaos side-kick reveals to Ultramus Prime that their attack is a diversion. The Ultramarines abandon the battle (note that no one has died or even been injured yet - but DAMN have there been a lot of explosions) and head back to base.
Then, in the film's climax, the two warrior Chaos Marines who share the same personality (because writing two distinct Warrior types is so hard...) infiltrate the base and confront Ultrawheels. Ultrawheels, despite his handicap, uses twin bolters to fight off the invading Chaos Marines. He won't kill them mind you, just hold them off long enough for the rest of the Ultramarines to return before the Chaos guys retreat (having taken and caused no casualties).
Then he'll say something along the lines of "Well brothers, it is indeed true that one is never handicapped as long as they have faith in the Emperor!", and the camera will pan back as all the Ultramarine's laugh at the wheelchair Ultramarine's joke (which wasn't a joke).
But if it's not a musical, expect G1 transformers level violence, with lots of explosions but endless shots of people missing one another and being knocked out by gunfire (but never killed).
It will start with a day inside the Ultramarine's base, where the Ultramarines (at least 12 main characters, all with wildly different accents and slight differences in colour to tell them apart) are cracking jokes about various trivial things. The old warhorse (with a Southern American drawl) is being picked on by the younger Marines about how he might be passed his prime. Meanwhile, the Marine in the wheelchair is helping to come up with a new idea that is sure to defeat the evil warriors of Chaos!
The Ultramarine's symbol appears on screen, and then flips over to reveal an 8-pointed Chaos star, and we're taken by the home base of the Decepti... Chaosicons... Chaos, where their leader is angry that his latest plans to foil the Ultramarines failed. There are 5 Chaos Marine characters, an evil psychotic leader, his sycophant follower, two 'Warriors' who share personalities and a goofy looking side-kick who always screws up. So the side-kick screws up, and a whole lot of water ends up being dumped on the Chaos Commander. He's about to yell at his side-kick (but cause no actual harm, because violence is wrong kiddies) when he stumbles upon an idea - they can use hydro-electricity to open a rift into the Warp and summon the energy spirits (can't have Daemons in a kids show). And the new device that the Wheelchair Ultramarine invented will be the best way to obtain that energy!!! But the Ultramarine's have to be distracted first so they can sneak into the Ultramarine base and steal it, so he sends out his hopeless side-kick (at the protest of his sycophant follow) to lead the troops into (non-lethal) battle to bring the Ultramarines away from their base.
This works, with every single Ultramarine rolling out (except the Wheelchair Ultramarine, who has to stay behind) to meet the forces of Chaos.
During the battle the stupid Chaos side-kick reveals to Ultramus Prime that their attack is a diversion. The Ultramarines abandon the battle (note that no one has died or even been injured yet - but DAMN have there been a lot of explosions) and head back to base.
Then, in the film's climax, the two warrior Chaos Marines who share the same personality (because writing two distinct Warrior types is so hard...) infiltrate the base and confront Ultrawheels. Ultrawheels, despite his handicap, uses twin bolters to fight off the invading Chaos Marines. He won't kill them mind you, just hold them off long enough for the rest of the Ultramarines to return before the Chaos guys retreat (having taken and caused no casualties).
Then he'll say something along the lines of "Well brothers, it is indeed true that one is never handicapped as long as they have faith in the Emperor!", and the camera will pan back as all the Ultramarine's laugh at the wheelchair Ultramarine's joke (which wasn't a joke).
Well that saved me 5 bucks. (This movie will probably end up in the bargain bin.)
H.B.M.C. wrote:But if it's not a musical, expect G1 transformers level violence, with lots of explosions but endless shots of people missing one another and being knocked out by gunfire (but never killed).
Unless you count the movie, which kills off quite a bit of both sides.
You know you're really doing something when you can make strangers hate you over the Internet. - Mauleed
Just remember folks. Panic. Panic all the time. It's the only way to survive, other than just being mindful, of course-but geez, that's so friggin' boring. - Aegis Grimm
Hallowed is the All Pie The Before Times: A Place That Celebrates The World That Was
I'm all for a movie....but......come on.....ULTRAMARINES the movie?
They could use absolutely ANYTHING but they used Ultramarines? Why no something more manlie like, Space Wolves, or, I don't know, Grots?!
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