Re: Are you sure you *want* a Marathon movie?


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Re: Are you sure you *want* a Marathon movie?

Posted By: C Lund Date: 10/6/05 12:04 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Are you sure you *want* a Marathon movie? (Forrest of B.org)

: Make Leela, Tycho, and Durandal holographic instead of textual.
hmyeah. Hollywood might do that. Then the Marathon would basically become "Resident Evil 4" (#3 being the imminent DOOM movie).
: Leela - female, possibly even a sort of platonic 'love interest' (I always
: did have a thing for Leela). "Save me save me!" even works in
: there.
Yeah, but Our Hero won't be able to lower her down on the bed while she moans "oh Rex" and violins whine and flames dance in the background. Can't *not* do that in a Hollywood film.. ;)
: Durandal - evil villain who sells us out to the Pfhor, sort of, though he
: doesn't quite wind up getting dissolved.
Yeah, but there's no blood. No skin falling off in chunks. The lowest common denominator wants the Villian to *bleed*.
: Tycho - well, he gets disassembled in the end, anyway.
The problem is that we're getting far too many characters in this point. A Hollywood fx spectacle needs a Hero, a Love Interest, a clumsy sidekick, and a Villian. Plus lots of noname henchmen / statists who can die during the movie. Any more characters than that would confuse the lowest common denominator. And we can't have that... B/
: And then you could always work in a Bernhard Strauss subplot if you really
: need more human interaction. Or focus on the group of Bobs from "The
: Rose" or some such as a parallel plot while cyborg-boy is off on his
: own. (Maybe they got taken to the Pfhor ship after we left them, so we
: encounter them - and Strauss perhaps? - while exploring over there, but
: are unable to save them and they get thrown into stasis. Except Strauss.
: He gets cocky and gets a shockstaff shoved up his... yeah).
But this is faar to complicated for the people Hollywood aims for with their films. They're going for the lowest common denominator. Not the connessoirs of this forum. ;)
: Seriously, I think just making the AIs holographic characters and telling a
: bit from the Bobs' point of view would make the Marathon plot perfectly
: suitable for even a Hollywood movie, and it would probably sell great.
: Especially if the Halo movie does well and Bungie gets some cinematic name
: recognition. Have it so that nobody ever see the main character's face and
: save money on a big-name actor. It worked for Darth Vader and Robo Cop.
I might be a bit cynical, but Hollywood has been churning out crap for the past twenty years or so. They do make the occasional good movie (Matrix, Blade Runner), but most of their gunk is more like Total Recall. I've been disappointed too many times. I generally find that the best part of the film is the trailer. If you've seen that, then you've seen everything worth seeing in the film.

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: hmyeah. Hollywood might do that. Then the Marathon would basically become : "Resident Evil 4" (#3 being the imminent DOOM movie). : Yeah, but Our Hero won't be able to lower her down on the bed while she moans : "oh Rex" and violins whine and flames dance in the background. : Can't *not* do that in a Hollywood film.. ;) : Yeah, but there's no blood. No skin falling off in chunks. The lowest common : denominator wants the Villian to *bleed*. : The problem is that we're getting far too many characters in this point. A : Hollywood fx spectacle needs a Hero, a Love Interest, a clumsy sidekick, : and a Villian. Plus lots of noname henchmen / statists who can die during : the movie. Any more characters than that would confuse the lowest common : denominator. And we can't have that... B/ : But this is faar to complicated for the people Hollywood aims for with their : films. They're going for the lowest common denominator. Not the : connessoirs of this forum. ;) : I might be a bit cynical, but Hollywood has been churning out crap for the : past twenty years or so. They do make the occasional good movie (Matrix, : Blade Runner), but most of their gunk is more like Total Recall. I've been : disappointed too many times. I generally find that the best part of the : film is the trailer. If you've seen that, then you've seen everything : worth seeing in the film.

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"ring" movie again: Peter Jackson to Produce Halo	Skrolnik	10/5/05 12:17 a.m.
And we're supposed to care because..? NM	Bob-B-Q	10/5/05 12:47 p.m.
forlorn hope for a Marthon movie NM	kyjel	10/5/05 1:33 p.m.
Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	C Lund	10/5/05 11:46 p.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	Forrest of B.org	10/6/05 6:45 a.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	ukimalefu	10/6/05 9:50 a.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	C Lund	10/6/05 12:10 p.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	Forrest of B.org	10/6/05 2:20 p.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	C Lund	10/6/05 9:50 p.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	Forrest of B.org	10/7/05 6:27 a.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	ukimalefu	10/7/05 6:17 a.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	C Lund	10/6/05 12:04 p.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	Steve Levinson	10/6/05 5:13 p.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	C Lund	10/6/05 10:09 p.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	Vid Boi	10/6/05 11:09 p.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	Callie21V	10/7/05 6:02 a.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	ukimalefu	10/7/05 6:29 a.m.
Re: Are you sure you want a Marathon movie?	ukimalefu	10/6/05 9:40 a.m.



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	Message: : hmyeah. Hollywood might do that. Then the Marathon would basically become : "Resident Evil 4" (#3 being the imminent DOOM movie). : Yeah, but Our Hero won't be able to lower her down on the bed while she moans : "oh Rex" and violins whine and flames dance in the background. : Can't not do that in a Hollywood film.. ;) : Yeah, but there's no blood. No skin falling off in chunks. The lowest common : denominator wants the Villian to bleed. : The problem is that we're getting far too many characters in this point. A : Hollywood fx spectacle needs a Hero, a Love Interest, a clumsy sidekick, : and a Villian. Plus lots of noname henchmen / statists who can die during : the movie. Any more characters than that would confuse the lowest common : denominator. And we can't have that... B/ : But this is faar to complicated for the people Hollywood aims for with their : films. They're going for the lowest common denominator. Not the : connessoirs of this forum. ;) : I might be a bit cynical, but Hollywood has been churning out crap for the : past twenty years or so. They do make the occasional good movie (Matrix, : Blade Runner), but most of their gunk is more like Total Recall. I've been : disappointed too many times. I generally find that the best part of the : film is the trailer. If you've seen that, then you've seen everything : worth seeing in the film.
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