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movie? forget it.

Posted By: fokker Date: 6/4/06 2:58 a.m.
In Response To: Interface & Other Things (Nick Hoad)

only very few people know about marathon so who do you expect to watch the movie? doom (the game) is known to the whole world. but marathon... a couple of guys who had a mac when they were young and a couple of aleph-ers know it, yes, but how many are they? it's a small community, not millions of people.
master plan on the doom-side was: publish a new doom-game *and* a movie a little bit later. it was clear that it would sell. a fool-proof concept.
without a remake of the marathon-games the movie wouldn't sell. and i don't talk about open source projects, i talk about an up-to-date engine, up-to-date level design, professional marketing and all that stuff. bungie - with microsoft-background - could easily do that. but only with this done before you can even think about a marathon movie. nobody would watch it.
btw: doom doesn't have any story at all. making a movie out of it is easy - just send a couple of guys into a base and let the slaughter begin. marathon deserves better - a smasher story in the game needs a smasher-story-movie!
how do you think you could pack such an elaborated story like marathon's into 90 - 120 minutes of movie? forget about that! a small part of it, yes, but not more. in order to understand the movie people would have to play the game first. but... whom do you expect to play marathon today? kids? nah, they play modern games like halo or counterstrike. ok, a few of them (but how many) play marathon, too, but only a few.
bottom line is: if you want a marathon-movie you first need to remake the games. you need them people to know the whole thing so they can understand the movie.

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Interface & Other Things Nick Hoad 5/21/06 11:11 a.m.

Re: Interface & Other Things Tydeus 5/21/06 3:42 p.m.

Uh... guys? ukimalefu 5/21/06 7:38 p.m.

Movie CubicCircle 5/21/06 9:33 p.m.

Re: Movie Forrest of B.org 5/21/06 10:04 p.m.

Re: Movie thermoplyae 5/21/06 10:49 p.m.

Re: Movie C Lund 5/22/06 1:28 a.m.

Re: Movie CubicCircle 5/22/06 6:45 a.m.

Re: Movie thermoplyae 5/22/06 8:05 a.m.

Re: Movie C Lund 5/22/06 8:37 a.m.

Re: Movie Wail of Suicide 5/22/06 9:55 a.m.

Re: Movie thermoplyae 5/22/06 10:14 a.m.

Re: Movie CubicCircle 5/22/06 10:14 a.m.

Re: Movie NTiOzymandias 5/31/06 2:40 p.m.

Re: Movie John Denton 5/31/06 6:58 p.m.

Re: Movie Wail of Suicide 6/1/06 1:06 a.m.

Re: Movie thermoplyae 6/1/06 8:13 a.m.

Re: Movie John Denton 6/1/06 9:43 a.m.

Re: Movie Wail of Suicide 6/1/06 10:26 p.m.

Re: Movie John Denton 6/2/06 12:48 p.m.

Re: Movie Forrest of B.org 6/1/06 9:12 a.m.

Re: Movie John Denton 6/1/06 9:55 a.m.

Re: Movie Forrest of B.org 6/1/06 4:11 p.m.

Re: Movie John Denton 6/1/06 4:50 p.m.

Re: Movie CubicCircle 6/2/06 5:00 a.m.

Re: Movie John Denton 6/2/06 12:54 p.m.

Re: Movie ukimalefu 6/2/06 10:03 p.m.

Re: Movie CubicCircle 6/2/06 10:21 p.m.

How I'do it reagan64 5/24/06 2:57 p.m.

Re: How I'do it CubicCircle 5/24/06 10:15 p.m.

Good point. Scratch that idea. *NM* reagan64 6/2/06 7:01 a.m.

movie? forget it. fokker 6/4/06 2:58 a.m.

Re: movie? forget it. thermoplyae 6/4/06 4:14 a.m.

Re: movie? forget it. D-M.A. 6/4/06 6:18 a.m.

You should have spoken up earlier D: *NM* thermoplyae 6/4/06 7:55 a.m.

Re: movie? forget it. John Denton 6/4/06 10:34 a.m.

Re: movie? forget it. John Denton 6/4/06 10:30 a.m.

Re: movie? forget it. Forrest of B.org 6/4/06 9:23 p.m.

Re: movie? forget it. How about a short film? MrAlexZander 6/5/06 11:32 a.m.

Re: movie? forget it. How about a short film? John Denton 6/5/06 12:15 p.m.

Re: movie? forget it. How about a short film? Forrest of B.org 6/5/06 2:22 p.m.

Re: short film The Sullen "D" Button 6/6/06 1:21 a.m.

Re: short film CubicCircle 6/6/06 2:16 a.m.

something unrelated to short films Andrew Nagy 6/7/06 6:09 a.m.

Re: something unrelated to short films John Denton 6/7/06 12:02 p.m.

Re: movie? forget it. Vid Boi 6/6/06 11:18 a.m.

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: only very few people know about marathon so who do you expect to watch the : movie? doom (the game) is known to the whole world. but marathon... a : couple of guys who had a mac when they were young and a couple of : aleph-ers know it, yes, but how many are they? it's a small community, not : millions of people. : master plan on the doom-side was: publish a new doom-game *and* a movie a : little bit later. it was clear that it would sell. a fool-proof concept. : without a remake of the marathon-games the movie wouldn't sell. and i don't : talk about open source projects, i talk about an up-to-date engine, : up-to-date level design, professional marketing and all that stuff. bungie : - with microsoft-background - could easily do that. but only with this : done before you can even think about a marathon movie. nobody would watch : it. : btw: doom doesn't have any story at all. making a movie out of it is easy - : just send a couple of guys into a base and let the slaughter begin. : marathon deserves better - a smasher story in the game needs a : smasher-story-movie! : how do you think you could pack such an elaborated story like marathon's into : 90 - 120 minutes of movie? forget about that! a small part of it, yes, but : not more. in order to understand the movie people would have to play the : game first. but... whom do you expect to play marathon today? kids? nah, : they play modern games like halo or counterstrike. ok, a few of them (but : how many) play marathon, too, but only a few. : bottom line is: if you want a marathon-movie you first need to remake the : games. you need them people to know the whole thing so they can understand : the movie.

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Interface & Other Things	Nick Hoad	5/21/06 11:11 a.m.
Re: Interface & Other Things	Tydeus	5/21/06 3:42 p.m.
Uh... guys?	ukimalefu	5/21/06 7:38 p.m.
Movie	CubicCircle	5/21/06 9:33 p.m.
Re: Movie	Forrest of B.org	5/21/06 10:04 p.m.
Re: Movie	thermoplyae	5/21/06 10:49 p.m.
Re: Movie	C Lund	5/22/06 1:28 a.m.
Re: Movie	CubicCircle	5/22/06 6:45 a.m.
Re: Movie	thermoplyae	5/22/06 8:05 a.m.
Re: Movie	C Lund	5/22/06 8:37 a.m.
Re: Movie	Wail of Suicide	5/22/06 9:55 a.m.
Re: Movie	thermoplyae	5/22/06 10:14 a.m.
Re: Movie	CubicCircle	5/22/06 10:14 a.m.
Re: Movie	NTiOzymandias	5/31/06 2:40 p.m.
Re: Movie	John Denton	5/31/06 6:58 p.m.
Re: Movie	Wail of Suicide	6/1/06 1:06 a.m.
Re: Movie	thermoplyae	6/1/06 8:13 a.m.
Re: Movie	John Denton	6/1/06 9:43 a.m.
Re: Movie	Wail of Suicide	6/1/06 10:26 p.m.
Re: Movie	John Denton	6/2/06 12:48 p.m.
Re: Movie	Forrest of B.org	6/1/06 9:12 a.m.
Re: Movie	John Denton	6/1/06 9:55 a.m.
Re: Movie	Forrest of B.org	6/1/06 4:11 p.m.
Re: Movie	John Denton	6/1/06 4:50 p.m.
Re: Movie	CubicCircle	6/2/06 5:00 a.m.
Re: Movie	John Denton	6/2/06 12:54 p.m.
Re: Movie	ukimalefu	6/2/06 10:03 p.m.
Re: Movie	CubicCircle	6/2/06 10:21 p.m.
How I'do it	reagan64	5/24/06 2:57 p.m.
Re: How I'do it	CubicCircle	5/24/06 10:15 p.m.
Good point. Scratch that idea. NM	reagan64	6/2/06 7:01 a.m.
movie? forget it.	fokker	6/4/06 2:58 a.m.
Re: movie? forget it.	thermoplyae	6/4/06 4:14 a.m.
Re: movie? forget it.	D-M.A.	6/4/06 6:18 a.m.
You should have spoken up earlier D: NM	thermoplyae	6/4/06 7:55 a.m.
Re: movie? forget it.	John Denton	6/4/06 10:34 a.m.
Re: movie? forget it.	John Denton	6/4/06 10:30 a.m.
Re: movie? forget it.	Forrest of B.org	6/4/06 9:23 p.m.
Re: movie? forget it. How about a short film?	MrAlexZander	6/5/06 11:32 a.m.
Re: movie? forget it. How about a short film?	John Denton	6/5/06 12:15 p.m.
Re: movie? forget it. How about a short film?	Forrest of B.org	6/5/06 2:22 p.m.
Re: short film	The Sullen "D" Button	6/6/06 1:21 a.m.
Re: short film	CubicCircle	6/6/06 2:16 a.m.
something unrelated to short films	Andrew Nagy	6/7/06 6:09 a.m.
Re: something unrelated to short films	John Denton	6/7/06 12:02 p.m.
Re: movie? forget it.	Vid Boi	6/6/06 11:18 a.m.



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