World of Warcraft

[ahoythematey]

No thanks, I'm pretty appreciative that elric remains untainted by the Hollywood machine.  They can have the lollore of WoW, it was already fucking stupid.

[Lakov_Sanite]

Putting aside my sylvanus/alexstraza romance movie script for a moment I have to say that while it makes sense, it's still disappointing.  First and foremost because it's not a new story, just a movie version of what nearly all warcraft players already know and have played for the most part through WC3.  Also how will this make a good movie?

Let's just say that joe six-pack wouldn't want a story with orcs/trolls as characters...so what we are going to have is a story about an emo asshole who was slightly good, then becomes evil...then evil-er? There's no happy ending, i doubt arthas can be portrayed in any sort of sympathetic light(he's tragic but not sympathetic) so all we're left with is maybe some good action scenes, lots of blood elves and a love triangle.

Of all the things they would have done with the wow universe, this is perhaps the safest for mass market but also the most unimaginative.

[LK]

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was the first thing I thought of after seeing the title. You know, maybe this is all an elaborate hoax...

[Khaldun]

See, I was thinking there was an awesome script possibility in WARCRAFT: THE SLEEPING ORC PEON.

[Khaldun]

Though the real bullet they dodged (which, to be fair, Raimi would have bailed on, and Uwe Boll leapt into) would have been something like "A real-world guild group is dropped into the Matrix ENCOM Mainframe WORLD OF WARCRAFT and must survive". It's just retarded enough for studio executives to start gibbering and throwing money.

[Tebonas]

That sounds like something the Nostalgia critic would have fun with in a few years. I approve based on the secondary market possibilities!  

[Sheepherder]

There's no happy ending, i doubt arthas can be portrayed in any sort of sympathetic light(he's tragic but not sympathetic) so all we're left with is maybe some good action scenes, lots of blood elves and a love triangle.

This would be a valid point if Arthas wasn't the villain.

EDIT: And no shit the ending is going a downer.  I'm sure your random fucker who's experience with fantasy is the LoTR movies will go "Hey, Lich King, that's like a bad dude, right?"

[gryeyes]

The high brow and nuanced nature of Warcraft lore will surely confound the peasants.

[Khaldun]

You know, it's not Arthas' resemblance to Sauron that worries me, it's his resemblance to Anakin Skywalker. A young, brooding, emotastic prince turns to the dark side and takes up a cursed weapon, giving up any pretence of morality in the pursuit of power and mastery. Oh, yay, Macbeth without any of the gravitas or tragedy, makes for a great story. Not.

It's better than watching Jaina and Thrall make goo-goo eyes at each other, I suppose.

[Sheepherder]

Macbeth ... gravitas

Does not compute.

[UnSub]

Arthas sitting on top of the spire as the Lich King like "You shoulda figured out this wasn't gonna have a happy ending a long time ago!" would make a pretty downbeat ending for a movie, but what the hell. Throw in a little hopeful moment ala the last scene of Empire Strikes Back and it works.

It also works as the first movie of a franchise.

 

[LK]

Maybe the "rise of the Lich King" won't focus on Arthas per se but on Ner'zhul-era Lich King. I'm so tired of undead this, Lich King that with WoW.

[DraconianOne]

Recent interview with Raimi where he stated that the story in the film won't be a story that's been told before. IMDB no longer have a subtitle attached to the film.

[LK]

Well thank fucking god.

[Triforcer]

I hope its about nerfing paladins.  Or buffing mages.

[Ratman_tf]

I hope it's a story about Gnomes! 

[LK]

Gnomes made an introduction into the WoW Comic and it sort of ruined the vibe that was going, like a child showing up during passionate sex.

[Sir T]

I hope it's a story about Gnomes! 

IT CAME FROM.... BEHIND!!1!

[Der Helm]

I hope it's like "The Guild" 

[sickrubik]

ARISE.

'Warcraft' Movie Lands 'Source Code' Director

I have absolutely no strong feelings either way for this project.

[Paelos]

Video game movies. I think best case scenario you get the original Mortal Kombat, and that was almost 20 years ago.

[Merusk]

Best case is MC?  I thought Tomb Raider was the new metric for best VG movie.

Whichever is this case, this one's going to blow huuuuuge chunks.

[sickrubik]

Best case is MC?  I thought Tomb Raider was the new metric for best VG movie.

Wait, what? Tomb Raider? Really?

[Fabricated]

Wasn't the Disney Prince of Persia movie decent enough as a popcorn flick?

[Lantyssa]

It was okay.  The eye-candy of the main actors helped a lot.  I can't actually remember any of the plot now that I'm trying to.

[Merusk]

Oh there's new rankings on RT since last I looked at any of this.  Tomb Raider was #1 at one point, but I'm old and remember inane shit.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best_video_game_adaptations/6/

Looks like Prince is the best live-action, followed by RE, Silent Hill and then Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life.

[HaemishM]

Prince of Persia was so stupid I didn't make it through the first 20 minutes. Silent Hill and the 1st Resident Evil movie are probably the best on that list if we're leaving off the first Mortal Kombat.

[sickrubik]

Oh there's new rankings on RT since last I looked at any of this.  Tomb Raider was #1 at one point, but I'm old and remember inane shit.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best_video_game_adaptations/6/

Looks like Prince is the best live-action, followed by RE, Silent Hill and then Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life.

I still don't know who would pick any tomb raiders movie over those other ones... the tomb raider movies are TERRIBLE.

I mean, for the most part all of these movies ARE, but.. jesus those tomb raider movies are bad.

[Lantyssa]

I liked Silent Hill.  Only 30%? 

[sickrubik]

I liked Silent Hill.  Only 30%? 

Eh. Always keep in mind that 30% of people liked it. it's not really a 3/10. So what if you're in the minority, really. That number fluctuates wildly, too. Mallrats used to be something like 3% on RT, and now sits at 54%.

Rotten Tomatoes is really a bad way to tell if you'll like or dislike a movie.

[Ironwood]

I liked Silent Hill.  Only 30%? 

I thought it was awesome.

[Numtini]

I enjoyed Silent Hill.

I figured the WoW movie had died. It seems like the time has already passed to maximize cash in, I can't imagine what it will feel like in 2015.

[Rasix]

Silent Hill was fucking terrible. I really don't see what you guys liked in it.  Visually, not bad, but everything else? Unintentional laughter.

[Merusk]

I enjoyed Silent Hill.

I figured the WoW movie had died. It seems like the time has already passed to maximize cash in, I can't imagine what it will feel like in 2015.

2015 will be 11 years after WoW launched.  The 10-21 year old crowd that was with the game the first few years will be 21-32 and just hitting their first wave of childhood nostalgia purchasing.

[sickrubik]

I'm not really sure if they are missing out on anything releasing it now as opposed to then.

If people were going to be swayed then by the idea of a movie about a game they played, they're still likely going to be. Beyond that, it's almost irrelevant what the core material is. If it comes out being a good movie, and it's marketed well, it will bring in plenty of cash. And if that happens, it could help bring some new people in, or old people back.