**OFFICIAL** The Movies thread.

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We'll make this the official thread for the upcoming The Movies game by Lionhead studios. The game ships tomorrow, 11/8, and should be in most stores by Wednesday, 11/9.

If we can get enough people who are interested in the game here, maybe we can have a contest for best movie. I have a couple of guys here at work who are very interested and are very talented, so we definitely plan to throw a couple of movies together in the coming months.

Anyone else excited for this release?

ADDED: Looks like Fileplanet just recently released their official "The Movies" page for the hopefuly deluge of content coming in the next few months. Expect machinima to show it's full self after this "game" is released.However, I cringe at the thought of all the crap we'll end up seeing just to find some honest-to-god good movies.

ADDED 2: The Movies overview movie with narration. Shows a little of the game to those who are curious.

ADDED 3: IGN Review
Gamespy Review
1-Up Review

Looks like the movie-making feature isn't as fleshed out as I was hoping. Upon entering the sandbox mode, you can only use sets and props that you have unlocked in the single-player campaign. Even then, all sets, animations, and camera placement are pre-determined, meaning you basically pick them out of a list. While there are supposedly tons of each to choose from, it doesn't give total freedom.

I'm pondering on whether to pick this up tomorrow, or use my $10 I already have down on it for something else. I'm sure the mod-community will step up tremendously on this game, but how long will that take? Hmmm, decisions decisions.....

 

[xboxist]

Might consider editing title or adding a subtitle clarifying that your thread is about "The Movies" ? the game, and not a thread about movies.

Just might get better traffic. I know what you were talking about, but I can see others getting confused.

 

[Modeps]

I knew what he was talking about. I want to give this game a shot, it looks fun. I'm just glad it's not published by EA

 

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Originally posted by: xboxist
Might consider editing title or adding a subtitle clarifying that your thread is about "The Movies" ? the game, and not a thread about movies.

Just might get better traffic. I know what you were talking about, but I can see others getting confused.

Edited in a subtitle for you convenience . Thanks for the suggestion.

 

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A bump for some reviews.

 

[Pepsei]

this game is the bomb! two thumbs up. at first i thought it was tedious until i got into the 30's or so when i could start write my own scripts.

you do have control of a lot of aspects of this game. you can pretty much make any movies you want too and then upload for people to share.
the star creator reminded me a lot of sims 2 facemaker, but much better. a lot of people are making celebrity faces. i tried to make elisha "cutburt" and got renee "zellwager" instead.

check out the official site of people's movie you can download and see for youself. i can't wait until i can add subtitles to my movies.