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A Review Of Paul W.S. Anderson's CASTLEVANIA Sript Is Now Online...


Merrick here...

A lengthy/detailed review (more like a full-on evisceration, really) of Paul W.S. Anderson's script for CASTLEVANIA has been posted by CC2K. It goes something like this:

Does Anderson have any idea how fucking cool it would be to bring in some of these experts to choreograph all of the stunts and fight scenes with a similar chain whip? Obviously not because he chose to arm Castlevania’s hero with a fucking sword. Idiot.

...says the write-up, which you can find...

HERE!!!





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NO!!!!!!!! No whip = Flames on Batman
by chrth
Jul 14th, 2008
08:57:27 AM
ouch
by DrLektor
Jul 14th, 2008
08:58:22 AM
Who cares...
by I_Snake_Plissken
Jul 14th, 2008
09:02:26 AM
No chain whip? Christ...
by NiceGuyEddie19
Jul 14th, 2008
09:02:50 AM
if resident evil is a template...
by Bouncy X
Jul 14th, 2008
09:04:17 AM
I thought...
by 11dayempire
Jul 14th, 2008
09:06:31 AM
Will Daniel Day Lewis be in this one too?
by tonagan
Jul 14th, 2008
09:09:33 AM
BURGER TIME:
by Klytus_I.m_Bored
Jul 14th, 2008
09:12:34 AM
Sounds Like Shit
by Pogue__Mahone
Jul 14th, 2008
09:12:43 AM
What did you expect?
by TheJake
Jul 14th, 2008
09:13:07 AM
was anyone else dissapointed
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
Jul 14th, 2008
09:13:31 AM
Grim Fandango
by henrydalton
Jul 14th, 2008
09:14:08 AM
HACK! HACK! HACK! n slash
by FILMFUNK
Jul 14th, 2008
09:14:22 AM
Every Time Paul W.S. Anderson Gets More Work
by SoWasRed2012
Jul 14th, 2008
09:14:45 AM
"A sword? Has the guy ever played Castlevania?"
by chrth
Jul 14th, 2008
09:14:50 AM
Interesting
by Short Bus Jedi
Jul 14th, 2008
09:17:58 AM
Tearing BigRoss a new one
by SuperSneaky
Jul 14th, 2008
09:20:53 AM
Paul W. S. Anderson Scores Again...
by TroutMaskReplicant
Jul 14th, 2008
09:23:12 AM
Castlevania? Really?
by godzillasushi
Jul 14th, 2008
09:24:43 AM
No Warren Ellis?
by Darkocity
Jul 14th, 2008
09:25:12 AM
This is like giving daggers to Kratos....
by Seth Brundle
Jul 14th, 2008
09:28:03 AM
Surely the chain whip
by palimpsest
Jul 14th, 2008
09:28:58 AM
Doubt Paul WS Anderson all you want but...
by Shepard Wong
Jul 14th, 2008
09:32:38 AM
might as well
by turketron
Jul 14th, 2008
09:45:04 AM
Darkocity
by Bass Bastardson
Jul 14th, 2008
09:51:16 AM
They chose the worst games to adapt
by David Cloverfield
Jul 14th, 2008
09:55:07 AM
Dear God!
by Azlam Orlandu
Jul 14th, 2008
09:57:17 AM
I have a good idea!
by I_Snake_Plissken
Jul 14th, 2008
09:59:07 AM
i heard a resident evil 4 movie is in the works?
by Seth Brundle
Jul 14th, 2008
10:01:50 AM
Wait, I got it!
by I_Snake_Plissken
Jul 14th, 2008
10:02:46 AM
I always confuse Paul WS Anderson with Steven Sommers
by I Dunno
Jul 14th, 2008
10:03:23 AM
Anderson? Castlevania?
by nobletoast13
Jul 14th, 2008
10:03:54 AM
This review fails.
by BigTPred
Jul 14th, 2008
10:06:01 AM
or Toejam and Earl.
by nobletoast13
Jul 14th, 2008
10:06:50 AM
So whip it! Whip it good!
by Johnno
Jul 14th, 2008
10:10:43 AM
The Keep
by thefrood
Jul 14th, 2008
10:11:48 AM
Paul WS Anderson is the Uwe Boll of Videogame movies... wait...
by Squashua
Jul 14th, 2008
10:15:59 AM
PONG: THE PREQUEL TRILOGY
by LaserPants
Jul 14th, 2008
10:18:19 AM
Video games are unfilmable simply because
by Cannabis Holocaust
Jul 14th, 2008
10:22:26 AM
Sript review?
by WickedJester
Jul 14th, 2008
10:23:21 AM
a Castlevania movie needs Castlevania music
by ur-vile
Jul 14th, 2008
10:24:02 AM
Video Game Adaption
by WickedJester
Jul 14th, 2008
10:25:03 AM
Honestly, why even call it Castlevania?
by snowtires
Jul 14th, 2008
10:25:05 AM
UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT SELECT START
by LaserPants
Jul 14th, 2008
10:27:46 AM
Soon We'll See Movies Based On Games Based On Movies
by LaserPants
Jul 14th, 2008
10:30:21 AM
Also: Movies Based On Games Based On Movies Based On Games
by LaserPants
Jul 14th, 2008
10:37:19 AM
wrong
by Brett_FlashJ
Jul 14th, 2008
10:38:18 AM
but what did you expect?
by etantao
Jul 14th, 2008
10:38:58 AM
Well....
by godzillasushi
Jul 14th, 2008
10:40:09 AM
Rush 'N' Attack
by Project424
Jul 14th, 2008
10:42:00 AM
Zork: The Movie
by ArcadianDS
Jul 14th, 2008
10:42:39 AM
what a horrible night to have a curse...
by smackfu
Jul 14th, 2008
10:53:57 AM
Why only make video game movies?
by JackSack
Jul 14th, 2008
10:57:28 AM
Actually, in some of the versions of Castlevania you can play wi
by smackfu
Jul 14th, 2008
10:59:16 AM
Wake me up when Ellis's animated script is reviewed
by Zarathos666
Jul 14th, 2008
11:05:03 AM
wsanderson hate mongering on aintitcool?!?
by rartus
Jul 14th, 2008
11:09:51 AM
No whip? A sword? It would be hilarious
by SpencerTrilby
Jul 14th, 2008
11:10:08 AM
Anderson can't help fucking with these things
by photoboy
Jul 14th, 2008
11:23:41 AM
The New Brutalism
by kwisatzhaderach
Jul 14th, 2008
11:28:11 AM
Simon's Quest for the NES
by Bubba Gillman
Jul 14th, 2008
11:33:15 AM
How's about Harry's review of TDK?
by uppercanuck
Jul 14th, 2008
11:39:17 AM
Castlevania without the whip is like Star Wars without the light
by Luscious.868
Jul 14th, 2008
12:03:20 PM
TOEJAM
by DeweyOxburger
Jul 14th, 2008
12:04:32 PM
C
by Godovhellfire
Jul 14th, 2008
12:07:07 PM
Actually in the best of the Castlevania series you NEVER use a w
by Saracen1
Jul 14th, 2008
12:08:33 PM
But he is banging Milla Jovovich
by blindambition238
Jul 14th, 2008
12:09:46 PM
sript
by TheMcflyFarm
Jul 14th, 2008
12:23:37 PM

by ominus
Jul 14th, 2008
12:24:31 PM

by ominus
Jul 14th, 2008
12:26:36 PM
They have to use the whip
by TenDeuChen
Jul 14th, 2008
12:31:04 PM
CASTLEV w/out Whip Is Like Poop w/out Stink
by LaserPants
Jul 14th, 2008
12:35:01 PM
If No Whip, PWS Anderson's Entire Family Should Be Killed
by LaserPants
Jul 14th, 2008
12:37:36 PM
Who gives a shit
by Rat Fink
Jul 14th, 2008
12:41:58 PM
Were you expecting any less than pure shit from him???????????
by crackerfarmboy
Jul 14th, 2008
12:44:57 PM
Zetatalk has new photos of Planet X!
by classyfredblassy
Jul 14th, 2008
12:48:55 PM

by Urge to Kill
Jul 14th, 2008
12:50:31 PM
Fuck Uwe Boll...
by GingerBallz
Jul 14th, 2008
12:53:48 PM
Ugh
by Geekhaterssuck
Jul 14th, 2008
01:02:43 PM
This script sounds terrible
by Mr Slippy Fist
Jul 14th, 2008
01:04:11 PM
I would Love Lucasfilm....
by emeraldboy
Jul 14th, 2008
01:13:44 PM
This is Anderson we're talking about here...
by Conans Sword
Jul 14th, 2008
01:14:10 PM
Paul W.S. Anderson sucks.
by TooWhippy
Jul 14th, 2008
01:19:56 PM
What is it with Paul W.S. Anderson
by alucardvsdracula
Jul 14th, 2008
01:24:19 PM
Can't say I'm surprised...
by Darth Sticky
Jul 14th, 2008
01:30:35 PM
Hello! The RUNDOWN!?!?!? What a douche.
by Baked
Jul 14th, 2008
01:37:22 PM
So it's just 'Van Helsing'
by ZeroCorpse
Jul 14th, 2008
01:37:37 PM
nanana NANana nanana NANana nanana NANana
by smackfu
Jul 14th, 2008
01:42:09 PM
It's easy to remember the difference between the 2 andersons
by smackfu
Jul 14th, 2008
01:43:47 PM
"Why not board games?" They already have.
by Baked
Jul 14th, 2008
01:46:14 PM
I remember watching the Resident Evil DVD commentary
by theyreflockingthisway
Jul 14th, 2008
01:54:34 PM
WHAT IS A MAN?
by turketron
Jul 14th, 2008
01:59:06 PM
Just in case any tits wants a Zelda movie...
by nobletoast13
Jul 14th, 2008
02:01:14 PM
I am sick of the contempt Anderson shows to the subject matter
by obi12kenobi
Jul 14th, 2008
02:05:23 PM
I know what's gonna happen!!!
by FuryofthefilmFan
Jul 14th, 2008
02:06:08 PM
You're right, nobletoast...
by NiceGuyEddie19
Jul 14th, 2008
02:09:26 PM
It's consistent...garbage in - garbage out
by ScottinDC
Jul 14th, 2008
02:11:49 PM
Video games do not transfer well to the big screen
by Organs
Jul 14th, 2008
02:23:36 PM
Russian Attack!
by JackSack
Jul 14th, 2008
02:30:11 PM
Organs
by theyreflockingthisway
Jul 14th, 2008
02:34:40 PM
Why does everything have to be changed?
by rogueleader66
Jul 14th, 2008
02:36:51 PM
@Organs
by obi12kenobi
Jul 14th, 2008
02:38:51 PM
What a horribly written article
by NoodlesHahn
Jul 14th, 2008
02:39:30 PM
Paul Anderson nuked the fridge
by Second Try
Jul 14th, 2008
02:47:15 PM
No chain whip = LAME
by Wes_Reviews_
Jul 14th, 2008
02:55:26 PM
zom-bot.com
by Sailor Rip
Jul 14th, 2008
03:04:24 PM
Pok chops...
by angusthecow
Jul 14th, 2008
03:04:39 PM
Castlevania Comic
by Autodidact
Jul 14th, 2008
03:06:32 PM
Know little about Castlevania
by Giant Ape Balls
Jul 14th, 2008
03:40:59 PM
DID ANYONE HERE REALLY INTEND TO SEE THIS?
by Mullah Omar
Jul 14th, 2008
03:48:23 PM
Anderson, did we expect anything from him??
by TestSubject28
Jul 14th, 2008
03:50:45 PM
Rope Dart + Meteor Hammer + Chain Whip = NO SWORD, ASSHOLE!
by Baked
Jul 14th, 2008
03:54:34 PM
Dominic Purcell can reprise his role
by The Winged Doucheman
Jul 14th, 2008
04:03:20 PM
Bittersweet thinking
by SPECTRE007
Jul 14th, 2008
04:19:36 PM
Screw this
by m_reporter
Jul 14th, 2008
04:21:30 PM
I don't understand
by snowtires
Jul 14th, 2008
04:31:39 PM
Castelvania...
by m_reporter
Jul 14th, 2008
04:36:36 PM
i fucking hate
by DigitalBeachWar
Jul 14th, 2008
04:48:00 PM
THIS IS A OLD DRAFT, MERRICK
by LastStop2006
Jul 14th, 2008
05:00:33 PM
The First 10 minutes of the film
by The Winged Doucheman
Jul 14th, 2008
05:02:33 PM
DON'T MAKE THIS VERSION! STAY TRUE TO THE VIDEO GAME!!!
by Shakes The Clown
Jul 14th, 2008
05:42:19 PM
Well, that's all I needed to hear...
by br1947
Jul 14th, 2008
05:47:22 PM
That's fine
by otm shank
Jul 14th, 2008
06:10:09 PM
Stay true to the game?
by NiceGuyEddie19
Jul 14th, 2008
06:11:41 PM
The flames on Optimus...
by NiceGuyEddie19
Jul 14th, 2008
06:17:51 PM
Is this beyond Nuking the fridge?!?!
by Violator90
Jul 14th, 2008
06:24:03 PM
Well, atleat Deathrace looks promising.
by Stalkeye
Jul 14th, 2008
06:44:54 PM
Castlevania
by SnakesOnABicycle
Jul 14th, 2008
07:01:56 PM
Should base it off Castlevania III
by frofropimp
Jul 14th, 2008
07:04:09 PM
I sure HOPE the videogame-2-film trend won't follow
by SpencerTrilby
Jul 14th, 2008
07:30:39 PM
Crack that whip!
by Grand Moff Toht
Jul 14th, 2008
07:57:18 PM
Original Cast list
by Grand Moff Toht
Jul 14th, 2008
07:58:39 PM
Rememver Alucard
by kungfuhustler84
Jul 14th, 2008
08:16:44 PM
*remember
by kungfuhustler84
Jul 14th, 2008
08:21:07 PM
Spencer Trillby
by kungfuhustler84
Jul 14th, 2008
08:39:57 PM
kungfuhustler84 - I'm wit'ya, but for totally different reasons
by SpencerTrilby
Jul 14th, 2008
09:33:52 PM
No Power Pellets In PAC MAN: THE MOVIE?!?!?!
by LaserPants
Jul 14th, 2008
10:01:25 PM
oh believe me Spencer
by kungfuhustler84
Jul 14th, 2008
10:40:53 PM
I think if they respect the property
by Rufferto
Jul 14th, 2008
10:49:58 PM
A movie would need these bosses at least:
by Rufferto
Jul 14th, 2008
11:01:00 PM
One of the best NES games ever...
by Nasty In The Pasty
Jul 14th, 2008
11:24:52 PM
Oh yeah, and there needs to be a Clocktower area
by ur-vile
Jul 14th, 2008
11:29:09 PM
PoS Anderson...
by SithScorp
Jul 14th, 2008
11:37:23 PM
I blame Bluray for this mess
by Mace Tofu
Jul 15th, 2008
12:06:48 AM
If This Movie
by Athanatos
Jul 15th, 2008
01:15:05 AM
More AICN legendary lines lol
by Seth Brundle
Jul 15th, 2008
01:17:37 AM
Don't let that fucker near anything ever again!
by Motoko Kusanagi
Jul 15th, 2008
02:14:01 AM
Amnesia
by Lost Jarv
Jul 15th, 2008
03:41:53 AM
speachless...
by Ecto-1
Jul 15th, 2008
04:19:29 AM
RE: To those who object to my statement...
by Organs
Jul 15th, 2008
04:41:06 AM
More thoughts...
by Organs
Jul 15th, 2008
04:48:37 AM
Even the Gameboy version was fun
by Glamour Fairy
Jul 15th, 2008
05:25:47 AM
Are you guys really upset about a movie based on a side scrollin
by ELGordo
Jul 15th, 2008
07:31:45 AM
ELGordo
by MariusXe
Jul 15th, 2008
08:14:39 AM
Can't say I really care for (or know anything about) Castlevania
by Jack the Riddler
Jul 15th, 2008
08:21:40 AM
I really miss my Super Nintendo...
by I AM ROCKO
Jul 15th, 2008
08:47:10 AM
Final Fantasy
by Lost Jarv
Jul 15th, 2008
10:21:24 AM
Paul W(ank) S(hit) Anderson...
by Motoko Kusanagi
Jul 15th, 2008
10:54:03 AM
EVENT HORIZON? I liked it better when
by Mace Tofu
Jul 15th, 2008
03:53:22 PM
WTF Anderson to reimagine MARIO BROS. !!
by Violator90
Jul 15th, 2008
08:51:38 PM
ELGordo & MariusXe
by SpencerTrilby
Jul 16th, 2008
11:40:00 AM
Organs
by SpencerTrilby
Jul 16th, 2008
11:46:23 AM

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