Thank you so much for pointing this out to me.Raven said:
I mean, how the hell can anyone else play a character that is quite literally brittle-bone diseased Seth Green in space?
Mass Effect Movie Script.
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I mean, how the hell can anyone else play a character that is quite literally brittle-bone diseased Seth Green in space?
You know, RE1, Tomb Raider and Prince of Persia are generally recognised as the least shitty video game movies. I'd even go so far as to say they were pretty reasonable flicks in their own right. Go watch Bloodrayne or Max Payne if you want to see train wrecks.TheTurtleMan said:
OT: This movie stands to be reasonable. As long as they don't aim to pander to the hardcore fans, they can probably just get on and make a decent, coherent film. The fans have their games, nothing, not even a shit movie will ruin that.
No worries, T'is true though. They will have a tougher time replacing him than even Shepard himself. I wouldn't be surprised if they cast someone like Chris Evans in the role of Shepard. Keith David would also be epic as Anderson. Michelle Rodriguez handed Ashley Williams's part. The rest of the aliens can be CGI'd with original voices if the budget allows for decent CGI.Innegativeion said:
I don't normally comment on my captcha but it says "do you love me?" No captcha, no I fucking well don't!
It'll suck.
That isn't even a guess or an estimation based off previous videogame movies. There is no possible way this game can be made into a movie.
What Shepard is it going to be? Male or Female? A third of people who played the game already think it's non-canon and hate it. Renegade, Neutral or Paragon? Oops, there goes another massive chunk of your audience. Are they going to have an even distribution of all six party members? There go the fans of the characters you left out. Are they going to show every single side quest? There goes anyone who liked the side quest that you left out.
When you make a movie like this, you're making it for the fans. Why would people who didn't play Mass Effect the videogame care about Mass Effect the movie? You might get a few people, but nowhere near enough to justify the budget you'd have to pour into this thing to make it worthwhile. So they'll cut the budget, so it'll look like shit.
You can adapt something like Tomb Raider to the big screen, and it could theoretically be done with enough competence to please the fanboys. You can maybe adapt something like Silent Hill or a jRPG to screen, thanks to the much more linear storyline (although taking out favourite sidequests like Wutai would lose you points) but you can't adapt something as big as Mass Effect and make it good. It simply can't be done.
That isn't even a guess or an estimation based off previous videogame movies. There is no possible way this game can be made into a movie.
What Shepard is it going to be? Male or Female? A third of people who played the game already think it's non-canon and hate it. Renegade, Neutral or Paragon? Oops, there goes another massive chunk of your audience. Are they going to have an even distribution of all six party members? There go the fans of the characters you left out. Are they going to show every single side quest? There goes anyone who liked the side quest that you left out.
When you make a movie like this, you're making it for the fans. Why would people who didn't play Mass Effect the videogame care about Mass Effect the movie? You might get a few people, but nowhere near enough to justify the budget you'd have to pour into this thing to make it worthwhile. So they'll cut the budget, so it'll look like shit.
You can adapt something like Tomb Raider to the big screen, and it could theoretically be done with enough competence to please the fanboys. You can maybe adapt something like Silent Hill or a jRPG to screen, thanks to the much more linear storyline (although taking out favourite sidequests like Wutai would lose you points) but you can't adapt something as big as Mass Effect and make it good. It simply can't be done.
The problem is that Michelle Rodriguez would act as an automatic spoiler for this movie. Everyone going in would know exactly how Virmire ends, unless they cast someone like Sean Bean as Kaiden. And even then both of them would likely die.Raven said:
Michelle Rodriguez cannot be on screen without dying. Statistically impossible. And I don't want to see Liara end up with M/Shep. That guy's a prick.
... based on the first game, you say?
... a movie Tali, you say?
Well, unless there's a gratuitous ass shot during a very long elevator ride, it just won't match my playthrough.
Oh yeah, that's the stuff.
... a movie Tali, you say?
Well, unless there's a gratuitous ass shot during a very long elevator ride, it just won't match my playthrough.
Oh yeah, that's the stuff.
Hmmm.... It's a heavy risk...
Couldn't resist
Ehh I would have been excited but you know... Star Child and all...
Just make it a comedy like this and even I might go see it
If serious though, I think Christian Bale (have you seen the VO, yeah, wouldn't fit the badass bill of approvement) could do wonders for Shepard, mostly because he looks a hell of a lot like the cannon but everyone loves him from being the Batman.
Couldn't resist
Ehh I would have been excited but you know... Star Child and all...
Just make it a comedy like this and even I might go see it
If serious though, I think Christian Bale (have you seen the VO, yeah, wouldn't fit the badass bill of approvement) could do wonders for Shepard, mostly because he looks a hell of a lot like the cannon but everyone loves him from being the Batman.
Lol. A very valid point. They will definitely end up killing off Kaiden though. More emotional impact when that happens. Hell I practically beg to pull the trigger when Ash is left behind in my playthroughs.MelasZepheos said:
The only way I would consider watching this is if it's renagade asshole shepard that might be fun to watch (plus nice heroes are kinda boring), And it has to be renagede asshole NO anti-hero bullshit everyone does that now'a days.
but in realitly this movie can't do this series justice and will not translate well to film.
What made the mass effect series great was it's choices and exploring this universe, it's lore and many races. That is something they can not do with a film mainly due time constraints and limitations of the medium.
And I can't help but feel some character development from the games will get cut I can't imaging they would include Garrus's DR.Heart sidemission and or others because they side track from the main plot unless they forced it into the main plot by rewritting him to work for saren somehow.
In all honesty I'm suprised bioware would agree to a film being made.
but in realitly this movie can't do this series justice and will not translate well to film.
What made the mass effect series great was it's choices and exploring this universe, it's lore and many races. That is something they can not do with a film mainly due time constraints and limitations of the medium.
And I can't help but feel some character development from the games will get cut I can't imaging they would include Garrus's DR.Heart sidemission and or others because they side track from the main plot unless they forced it into the main plot by rewritting him to work for saren somehow.
In all honesty I'm suprised bioware would agree to a film being made.
Is it bad that even with all that I thought "eh, I'd probably watch it"?Aglynugga said:
I think half the movie would have to be devoted to Asari bardancers, and it'd have to have an American flag in every single scene in order for it to qualify for Transformers level awfulness.
Yeah, they've been talking about making a movie of the first game for years - there's pretty much nothing new in this story, other than the fact that there's actually a script written now.Smeggs said:
I can see it working, they'd just have to cut out a whole heap of the unnecessary stuff from the first game
FemShep or gtfo. BroShep is boring, the characters are good and the overall plot is so "standard" is would be just another sci-fi if it didn't focus on the characters.
Now, this could be very interesting. But, for the director, they need to snatch up Joss Whedon. He can really nail a good group dynamic with the leading characters, with the latest Avengers, Firefly, and apparently Buffy (Which I have neither seen for god knows how long, nor remember, so don't quote me) as examples.
But, he did a great job with The Avengers, making it so that each character had some quality time on screen, there wasn't an overabundance of action compared to story or character arcs, and really, it was fun to watch.
Firefly, his cult-classic baby, also has a great group dynamic, and people love the series mainly for the characters. What other series is like that? Oh, right, Mass Effect.
Honestly, I think he might be able to nail it, given the right resources, enough time, and plenty of references. Just... Keep Casey Hudson from sticking his fingers in.
But, he did a great job with The Avengers, making it so that each character had some quality time on screen, there wasn't an overabundance of action compared to story or character arcs, and really, it was fun to watch.
Firefly, his cult-classic baby, also has a great group dynamic, and people love the series mainly for the characters. What other series is like that? Oh, right, Mass Effect.
Honestly, I think he might be able to nail it, given the right resources, enough time, and plenty of references. Just... Keep Casey Hudson from sticking his fingers in.
Wait, Legendary is producing? Just get Nolan to direct. Instant win.
(Yes, I know what I just said is totally unrealistic.)
Also, I'm calling it: Martin Freeman as Shepard, Christopher Walken as Sovereign.
Danny DeVito as that Volus banker guy.
(Yes, I know what I just said is totally unrealistic.)
Also, I'm calling it: Martin Freeman as Shepard, Christopher Walken as Sovereign.
Danny DeVito as that Volus banker guy.
So is half the movie going to be Shepard landing on random planets driving the Mako around?
Really, I don't even think the movie will ever get made. How many times did we hear about a Halo or Warcraft movie?
Really, I don't even think the movie will ever get made. How many times did we hear about a Halo or Warcraft movie?