Microsoft hawking Halo script for $10m

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Qwest

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i hope the splinter cell movie turns out well...who is goin to play sam fisher, any news yet?
 

Kenazo

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Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: IBuyUFO
Why doesn't MS open up their own movie production company? I don't think that's too far fetched for them to do.

Too much money just to produce one movie.

Bill Gates could pull a Howard Hughes. :)
 

CrackRabbit

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Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: flamingelephant
maybe it will be as good as wing commander! hahaha

ROFLMAO. I knew that was going to be a bad movie when I read how they decided not to put fur on the alien cats (can't remember their names) to save money.


Kilrathi > *
I loved taunting them in WC3. :D
 

Anonemous

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BTW, do you even get to see master chief's face in the games? Might as well cg the guy and use someone's voice.
 

The_Dude8

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Originally posted by: Anonemous

BTW, do you even get to see master chief's face in the games? Might as well cg the guy and use someone's voice.

they could do the halo movie in all cgi like final fantacy spririt within.
 

whistleclient

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Originally posted by: The_Dude8
Originally posted by: Anonemous

BTW, do you even get to see master chief's face in the games? Might as well cg the guy and use someone's voice.

they could do the halo movie in all cgi like final fantacy spririt within.

that movie failed horribly and lost tons of money
 

gar3555

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I think it's a good idea to be strict with a video game based movie...look at all the others that have came out...the vast majority of them are warm piles
 

OS

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Originally posted by: gar3555
I think it's a good idea to be strict with a video game based movie...look at all the others that have came out...the vast majority of them are warm piles

heh serious, atleast MS is taking steps to prevent hollywood from peverting their title.
 

GreatBarracuda

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Well, they could save time/money by using the soundtrack from the game as the musical score. I think it's good enough.
 

CrackRabbit

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Originally posted by: tangent1138
Originally posted by: The_Dude8
Originally posted by: Anonemous

BTW, do you even get to see master chief's face in the games? Might as well cg the guy and use someone's voice.

they could do the halo movie in all cgi like final fantacy spririt within.

that movie failed horribly and lost tons of money


The reason it failed is because as a whole the plot sucked, It was a giant ripoff of Aliens, Starship Troopers and a few other sci-fi movies. Not because it was solely CGI.
 

RichUK

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Originally posted by: Qwest
The Rock is already in the "Doom" movie which has been further delayed.

lol doom movie .. i never heard of that .. probs sh1t tho .. although i would watch it
 

Cheesetogo

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I like the game, but a movie? It's going to suck really bad. Movies based off of video games are bad ideas.
 

whistleclient

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Originally posted by: CrackRabbit


The reason it failed is because as a whole the plot sucked, It was a giant ripoff of Aliens, Starship Troopers and a few other sci-fi movies. Not because it was solely CGI.


I agree it was a ripoff of those movies-- (most games are ripoffs of sci fi movies and it's a weird snake eating it's tale when they try to turn them back into movies) -- but I believe it being cgi WAS a factor. i don't think people want to see quasi-humans. cartoony humans (incredibles) and anthropomorphised animals (nemo) are fine, but with big sci fi movies most people want a movie star, they want a face they recognize, a hot chick, etc.