This feels like it's the second age of video game movies. I think it's a good thing the idea of merging Gaming with movies again will put more story in some places yet to be looked at and lessen the stigma of the medium, and while this doesn't look promising I'm exited for more of these game movies.
Update: Sly Cooper Movie First Details and Screens Sneak Out
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I just watched the trailer and to be honest, I like how they capture the tone and such well, but the characters' designs should probably go through a few revisions before they make the film. I like how they kept the original VAs though, at least for Bentley and Murray, and I hope this, and the Ratchet & Clank films, are good. We could use a few good game movies now.
I am bothered by Sly's voice change, but not simply because it doesn't sound like Sly. The voice actually is pretty good and fits the character well. The reason it bugs me is that the original voice actor, Kevin Miller, has made it clear he enjoys playing the role of sly and would be willing to do so until the day when he wasn't able to anymore. He even ran a campaign to turn Sly Cooper into an animated series, which would be an excellent direction for the series to go. It just bothers me that a perfectly good and capable voice actor who has had years to familiarize himself with the character being voiced could so quickly be booted out whenever Sony decides that he isn't fit for the job.
It bothers me especially since him and the characters who voice Murray and Bentley are now separated. It's just... weird to hear the classic voice of Bentley and Murray but then having Sly with a whole new voice altogether. It would almost be less jarring if the entire voice cast changed. I'm sure the new voice actor will do fine, no skin off of his back. I'm mostly annoyed with Sony's decision to do this sudden change because market research rather then having a real reason to.
It bothers me especially since him and the characters who voice Murray and Bentley are now separated. It's just... weird to hear the classic voice of Bentley and Murray but then having Sly with a whole new voice altogether. It would almost be less jarring if the entire voice cast changed. I'm sure the new voice actor will do fine, no skin off of his back. I'm mostly annoyed with Sony's decision to do this sudden change because market research rather then having a real reason to.
The designs seem odd at first, if and only because I'm used to the low poly fallpy gums version. But I'm not going to knock something out of the gate that looks good if I didn't know about the source material.
I'm not expecting a good movie as the same that I'm not expecting a good Ratchet and Clank movie, so if and when I "download" it I won't get my hopes up.
I'm not expecting a good movie as the same that I'm not expecting a good Ratchet and Clank movie, so if and when I "download" it I won't get my hopes up.
GamerMage said:
Clockwerk's parts were being put back together by Arpeggio, and they were locked back into place. The reason why Clockwerk didn't come back to life was because Arpeggio wanted Clockwerk's body to be his new one. Arpeggio was the gang member who had Clockwerk's brain, however he never put it back into Clockwerk's body because if he had the Clockwerk would have come back to life entirely and would've ruined both Arpeggio and Neyla's plans. Although I think Clockwerk had a fail safe because as the battle against Clock-La goes on the Hate Chip begins to take over her. It's possible that Clockwerk would have eventually overwritten Neyla's mind and regained control. However, once the Hate Chip was destroyed, Clockwerk's parts caught up with time and so Clockwerk was finally killed. Neyla was killed in the process as well.
HHJFFGGHH wow, I can't remember the last time a movie trailer made me want to jump up and applaud, this might be the first. I prefer the original designs but I understand why they couldn't use them. EDIT: Wait is that a different actor for Sly? Well I'll still go see it when it comes out.
momijirabbit said:
You can thank Pixar and Dreamworks for the change. Since their films are realistic digitally animated cartoons, Studio Blockade Entertainment/Rainmaker Entertainment didn't think that a cell shaded digitally animated film would sell, nor would it convert to 3D well, and Sucker Punch agreed, giving them permission to change the art style.Arqus_Zed said:
OT: I'm excited for this. Sly sounded a bit off when he started talking, Murray looks weird, and it's weirding me out that you can see Bently's eyes (and that they're not little beady eyes). And what are they going to about Carmilita? She's had a different voice actress in each game, and in Sly 4 she was made stupid sexy, so I don't know what to expect with her.
So, apparently Kevin Miller wasn't even asked to do the voice for this movie. When asked about it, the PR rep for the movie company said, " Wanted to say that it?s a completely different team. We (Blockade) helped bring in new talent for the film to make sure it was to the level we all want to see on the big screen!" So, apparently, the people that have done the voices for the characters since the first game, aren't up to snuff for movies. This really puts a damper on my excitement for this film.
Wow, there's some negativity in this thread!
I was quite excited when I saw the trailer. They've definitely nailed the sense of action, character personalities and overall feel of a Sly game. The visuals didn't offend me quite as much as some would infer although it probably would have worked better in a more cartoonish style. I'll keep an interested eye on this project.
Although I wonder how Rainmaker/Studio Blockade suddenly got hold of these two licenses. What's next?
I was quite excited when I saw the trailer. They've definitely nailed the sense of action, character personalities and overall feel of a Sly game. The visuals didn't offend me quite as much as some would infer although it probably would have worked better in a more cartoonish style. I'll keep an interested eye on this project.
Although I wonder how Rainmaker/Studio Blockade suddenly got hold of these two licenses. What's next?
Well, maybe you've seen Disney's animated short "Paperman"? Using 3D models to create something that looks like classic 2D animation. It was very well received, so I'm pretty sure that if Blockade Entertainment/Rainmaker Entertainment used something along those lines, it would sell - big time.soren7550 said:
Also, I've played Sly 4, what do you mean by "Carmilita was made stupid sexy"? I mean, yeah, there was that silly "distract the guards by dressing up the one female character as a belly dancer"-routine, but that's about it.
Gonna have to parrot you there,Raggedstar said:
but also add that if they don't get Ross Douglas back as the voice of Clockwerk, somebody's gonna wake up with a raccoon head in their sleeping quarters.
True, Paperman was phenomenal, but from what I remember, it was difficult to make and was experimental. So I doubt that anyone other than the Disney animation studio is really able to make a full length movie looking like that for the time being.Arqus_Zed said:
And by stupid sexy, this is what I mean:
Admittedly, she was already designed to be a bit sexy, but they ramped it up a lot in 4. She now dons a mini skirt and itty bitty boob tube, she ditches her combat boots for high heel buckle boots, her jacket is smaller, and she now has a stereotypical feisty sexy Latino voice (granted, her voice actress has changed in every game).