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Why Do They Hurt Us?!?! More Info On Paul W.S. Anderson Bringing CASTLEVANIA To The Screen!!

caerlas by caerlas	Nov 2nd, 2006 09:42:16 PM
first?
First by TheSuperBrando	Nov 2nd, 2006 09:43:40 PM
Heh, and I don't even ever post on this website.
Ahhh damn by TheSuperBrando	Nov 2nd, 2006 09:44:31 PM
. . . nevermind.
Fresh Take? Dracula Begins? How about Paul WS Quits? by Big Bad Clone	Nov 2nd, 2006 09:47:52 PM
This will make Van Helsing look like The Bicycle Thief.
Yeah it's big news along with the street fighter remake by Johnno	Nov 2nd, 2006 09:49:19 PM
I loved Event Horizon, one of the only films to ever creep me the hell out! Everything else... is m'eh... Never played the Castlevania games, but I know there's a big fanbase for it...
Who Fucking Cares?!?!?!! by U.R.ALL HARRYSDINGGINLEBERRIES	Nov 2nd, 2006 09:49:49 PM
He Desrtoyed the Aliens and Predator franchaise. DICK!!! Can't Make one good flick to save his own ass.
Must...keep...fist...from...punc hing...monitor... by chrth	Nov 2nd, 2006 09:50:07 PM
Although I guess we can always claim it was based on one of the N64 Castlevanias if it sucks.
Damn you Michael Bay by tompiltoff	Nov 2nd, 2006 09:55:20 PM
Damn you!
This guy fucked up two of my favorite properties. by Shermdawg	Nov 2nd, 2006 09:55:30 PM
HE RAPED MY CHILDHOOD!!! :P It's pretty much guaranteed Castlevania will suck if he's involved. And to tell ya the truth, on the heels of Van Helsing and whatnot, do we really need this film right now? You know damn well it will be more of the same old cg'd shit we've seen in recent years involving vampires, especially with Anderson directing. yawn
The only good thing about Paul, is that he inspired... by Shermdawg	Nov 2nd, 2006 09:58:22 PM
The Woodland Critters Christmas episode of South Park. "BLOOD ORGY!!!"
Casting = Cruise & Pitt!!! Oh wait. by Orionsangels	Nov 2nd, 2006 10:09:08 PM
That's another movie. There's also a part in Van Helsing where it seems like Castlevania the movie. When they're at the Dracula ball or dance or whatever it is. That seems straight outta Castlevania. More than a movie though. I want Konami to release a Castlevania Collection for PS2 or whatever system. All the NES Castlevania's. Bloodlines for Sega Genesis. Symphony of the Night and Chronicles from PS1. Maybe the original gameboy versions. I doubt they'd add the GBA versions though.
AvP rated PG-13 was the greatest miscarriage of justice by Phategod2	Nov 2nd, 2006 10:11:24 PM
But $50 mil thats enough for a PWSA blockbuster this sounds like a Fox Production.
Hey Orion by Phategod2	Nov 2nd, 2006 10:14:25 PM
Theoreticaly the Nintendo Is going to be able to download all the Castlevania games that were on Nintendo consoles I'm looking forward to playing Super Castlevania IV
How the fuck does this fuck get to keep by Lando Griffin	Nov 2nd, 2006 10:15:27 PM
making movies? Seriously, all the hate that Ratner got on this site should always, ALWAYS be directed towards PWSA. ALWAYS. At least Dr. Boll's movies are so bad that they are entertaining in a campy kind of way. PWSA actually makes an effort and believes that he is doing something cool or innovative, which is actially kind of funny ina tragic way I guess. Moral of the story- fuck him and whatever studio suit he is blowing.
Are there any Directors that has made.... by Phategod2	Nov 2nd, 2006 10:18:17 PM
Music Videos and/or Commercials that has any movie making talent.
Mix Up by SanityKaos	Nov 2nd, 2006 10:18:46 PM
I read this earlier today and thought they were talking about Paul Thomas Anderson...I'm thinking,"Why's he doing that?" Good to know I read that wrong!
"i liked it the first time i saw it when it was called by Lando Griffin	Nov 2nd, 2006 10:22:49 PM
helsing" Uhh dude first you are admitting o liking van helsing? Second if you like van helsing than this upcoming shit should be right up your alley.
Studios You Are Complete Motherfucking Morons by The Ender	Nov 2nd, 2006 10:26:38 PM
What part of, "This guy makes shitty movies." "These movies suck ass". Or the treasured phrase, "This movie FUCKING SUCKS!", is hard for you guys to understand. If you want a movie to be good, it helps to start out....oh I dont know...HIRING PEOPLE WHO DONT HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF MAKING SHITTY FUCKING MOVIES! GET A FUCKING BRAIN!
cool by WolfmanNards	Nov 2nd, 2006 10:45:15 PM
castlevania's not holy ground. If it was ever going to be made, it wouldn't be a great movie. Just fun at most. This isn't "michael bay is directing transformers" disgraceful. Who else would direct castlevania?
ghost director by aroundtime	Nov 2nd, 2006 10:46:32 PM
Has anyone heard the rumour that someone ghost directed event horizon?
RE:"Are there any Directors that has made.... by HumbertHumbert	Nov 2nd, 2006 11:04:27 PM
Also, Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry. Jonas Ackerlund. And not to say that he has much talent, but Brett Ratner as well.
I'm inclined to say 'give the guy a chance' by Regicidal_Maniac	Nov 2nd, 2006 11:54:21 PM
but AVP sucked so hard that this will almost certainly make me want to watch Van Helsing again, something that during the preview screening I swore I would never ever do.
PWSA+Castlevania? No worries , PJ+Halo ? No thanks. by bioforge	Nov 3rd, 2006 12:26:37 AM
What does that say about Hollywood in general ?
i can never forgive the man by montessaurus	Nov 3rd, 2006 12:47:00 AM
for fucking up Resident Evil. the script might as well have already been written by Capcom, just replace the b-movie in-game "actors" with, well...actors and it's pretty much sold itself as far as i'm concerned. but he didn't and the rest as we know, is history. i'll never live that down. i'm going to go and sulk now. and by "sulk" i mean drink a potentially lethal amount of vodka and try to forget Resident Evil the movie.
mcG for mega-man by montessaurus	Nov 3rd, 2006 12:48:56 AM
just watch.
Work Ethic vs Talent by Gargolito	Nov 3rd, 2006 12:58:13 AM
The older I get, the more I am convinced that success is achieved by those who work hard and are disciplined. That is the only explanation why This idiot and Uwe Bol are allowed to make movies.
quick IQ test by marcode	Nov 3rd, 2006 01:02:19 AM
Who are the real tards?: a) Hollywood, for selling shit b) Morons spending MILLIONS buying shit I love capitalism and so does Hollywood.
Van Helsing by cyberskunk	Nov 3rd, 2006 01:04:54 AM
I thought it was 'okay' but disliked some of the (major) plot elements, such as the vampire reproduction angle. I asked a friend who he would want to direct a live-action Castlevania movie and he suggested the director of The Saddest Music in the World. I haven't seen that movie.
You utter plebs by NachoNegro	Nov 3rd, 2006 01:16:12 AM
We haven't had a good vampire movie since Interview With The Vampire, and I don't see this shite-fest breaking the duck. This could have been directed by Alfred Hitchcock and it still would've sucked monkey balls. By the way Marcode, 'we' are the real retards, for buying it.
I actually physically cringed... by DocPazuzu	Nov 3rd, 2006 02:21:39 AM
...when I read the word "reps".
As for Anderson... by DocPazuzu	Nov 3rd, 2006 02:24:26 AM
...I loved Event Horizon (especially the R2 pod pack SE DVD), even if most other things he's done have sucked.
For this to be good.... by xXRedflyXx	Nov 3rd, 2006 02:26:22 AM
It is going to need a 5 minute side scrolling sequence (ala FPS scene in Doom, but i guess with that the movie still sucked)
Still Waiting for that Tetris movie. by Preacher_mg	Nov 3rd, 2006 02:28:36 AM
Had to say it.
I was literally just playing by speed	Nov 3rd, 2006 02:34:26 AM
Nintendo DS Dawn of Sorrow (I'm a bit behind the times) got beaten by a boss, decided to put it down and check internet and what do I find? THIS...bugger.
Gargolito by Franklin T Marmoset	Nov 3rd, 2006 02:34:35 AM
I completely agree, Gargolito. How else do you explain the success of Ashton Kutcher? This Paul Anderson is clearly not a talented artist, but he must have something to offer the studios or he wouldn't keep getting jobs. It seems like he works well with restricted budgets, is probably receptive to studio input, and generally turns out a 'product' that gives them a decent return on their investment. It's shit, but what are you going to do?
Dear God... by Bruce Leroy	Nov 3rd, 2006 02:38:31 AM
And they cancel the HALO movie. Have fun butchering Castlevania too, Paul! Where is the justice....(sigh)
Kick anus by bender7	Nov 3rd, 2006 02:42:53 AM
Man i can't wait to see bullet-time whip action and expolsions!
Van Helsing part II by DarthBakpao	Nov 3rd, 2006 02:53:07 AM
Hugh Jackman as Simon Belmont!
derivative by the zapper	Nov 3rd, 2006 03:16:27 AM
Sometimes people scratch their heads and wonder why video game movies suck so consistantly, but i think the key goes beyond mere weak plots or shit acting. The way I see it, Most video games are heavily inspired by films, eg: tomb raider is indy with tits, resident evil is a mish-mash of romereo's films and so forth.So when these games then become movies.....well, is it any wonder they seem a bit stale? OR stupid? I remember reading a while back that someone (prblu U.Knowho) was thinking about making a Duke Nukem film.Why the fuck wud you make a film of a game that is basically a parody on big budget action flicks by Arnie et al? Even the laziest Hollywood hack could see that they are crossing old ground with that one. And so now we come to Castlevania - a game with obvious links to the many dracula films over the decades. By turning it into a film you are essentialy making another Dracula movie- only its gonna be one with a weak plot, 2nd rate actors and a continual fuck up at the helm. Basically, until video games come more unique and stop being based on movies, then there is really no need to make films based on games. Other then to make buttloads of quick money by milking a brand name, that is..... Ah, Damn you Michael Bay
2nd by the zapper	Nov 3rd, 2006 03:17:27 AM
and yeh sorry if that point has already been raised 800 times, just a pet hate of mine.
I have a question. by playahatersball	Nov 3rd, 2006 03:29:30 AM
Seeing as how Transformers is coming next year, why has Dreamworks not done their usual low-rent copycat film trick and tried to rush Go-Bots for a March release? Oh yeah, Spielbergo. Nevermind. Allright- why no Frogger movie yet?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD DO TO PAUL ANDERSON by davidlyons	Nov 3rd, 2006 03:42:56 AM
HE SHOULD BE SHOVED UP THE ARSE OF A DOG AND THEN YOU SHOOT THE DOG. CUNT.TRUST ME IF I EVER SEE HIM I'M GOING TO FUCKING TAKE HIS HEAD OFF. AVP WAS A FUCKING DISGRACE!!!
Oooh my first ever post! by Slippery Jack	Nov 3rd, 2006 03:46:09 AM
Im proud to say Ive never seen one of his films and I feel my life is somehow better for it ...
OH AND ANOTHER THING by davidlyons	Nov 3rd, 2006 03:49:42 AM
SPIELBERG WATCH YOUR FUCKING BACK TOO. WAR OF THE WORLDS WAS NOTHING BUT NEO CON PROPAGANDA,YOU PISSED ON A POTENTIAL CLASSIC SO YOU COULD SUCK HENRY KISSENGER AND THE BILDERBERG GROUPS COCK. TWAT, IM GOING TO SHOVE YOU UP PAUL ANDERSONS ARSE MATE. AND WE ALL KNOW WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM NOW DON'T WE!
SORRY by davidlyons	Nov 3rd, 2006 03:50:50 AM
BUT I REALLY NEEDED TO GET THAT OFF MY CHEST!
davidlyons by NachoNegro	Nov 3rd, 2006 04:04:53 AM
Lay off the caps lock button you 'tard.And whatever issue you have with WOTW you have with the original source material - except for the smaltzy ending Spielberg left it pretty much unchanged.
Are you shitting me? Jackson gets screwed over Halo... by alucardvsdracula	Nov 3rd, 2006 05:18:08 AM
...and now this talentless worm, this retarded fuckwit, this utter shitkicker pretending to be a film-maker gets cash to shoot this fucker. It must surely be the end of the fuckin world. I have now officially lost faith in all movies! Hollywood RIP!
Fruitcake with a whip!! by godoffireinhell	Nov 3rd, 2006 05:26:00 AM
I can't believe people actually care about a property that is about a frilly homosexual who hunts Dracula with a whip. It's the perfect marriage of director and source material.
nachonegro by davidlyons	Nov 3rd, 2006 06:39:34 AM
wotw the book is a masterpiece,it's my favourite book. combine that and the jeff wayne musical and you can't go wrong really can you! that movie is fuck all like the book, wheres the scenes of the army dying. none sorry this film is a recuitment film for the us army, wheres the thunderhawk, the infantryman, the victorian setting? the martian war machines were already here, how fucking stupid can you get. and why are you so bothered about me using the caps button. oh and i am disabled so i don't much like being called a retard!!!
about the caps button by davidlyons	Nov 3rd, 2006 06:42:43 AM
i didn't know it was on. sorry if i offended anybody.
THEE END IS HERE!!!!! by knowledge1027	Nov 3rd, 2006 06:42:58 AM
Hollywood knows that no matter who they get, to direct a movie that we will always go to see them. the only way to ensure that our childhood cartoons,comicbooks or videogames that we love are handle with respect to the fans, is to boycott hollywood. And show them that we are not just sheep.
Mortal Kombat by Terry the geek	Nov 3rd, 2006 06:53:13 AM
The first film wasn't that bad to me. I actually rather enjoyed it.
This is completely messed up. by Ricky Henderson	Nov 3rd, 2006 07:01:26 AM
Sure Castlevania was a fun game, but there's really no story other than killing monsters and vampires. Halo had the whole fun space opera plot going for it. This is just Van Helsing II.
I don't know too much about this game by Franklin T Marmoset	Nov 3rd, 2006 07:03:33 AM
but I am very happy that Tom Cruise has successfully executed the next stage of his plan for global domination. I love that crazy little bastard. I nominate Mel Gibson for vice president, or possibly Gary Busey.
Recruitment film for the army? by BizarroJerry	Nov 3rd, 2006 07:19:55 AM
How is a film where the army is completely useless against the alien threat a recruitment film?
Who Cares? by JackTarmac	Nov 3rd, 2006 07:29:56 AM
Hasn't this genre been pretty much beaten to death over that last eight years or so? It will be another cgi shitfest with no soul.
Incredible... by Darkman	Nov 3rd, 2006 07:31:56 AM
...how everyone conveniently forgets about MORTAL KOMBAT (an entertaining film) whenever talking about PWSA. Would you rather it went to Uwe Boll? It's not too late, you know.
I Want To Be Hopeful by Dersu	Nov 3rd, 2006 07:46:07 AM
I suppose I can live with, to a point, Anderson's messing up the "Mortal Kombat" and "Resident Evil" franchises. I can even live with the fact that he ruined any chance of a decent “Alien” and “Predator” franchise team-up (although that may not have been his fault, seeing as “AVP” was for Fox). The reason I can live with these unfortunate cinematic mishaps is because “Mortal Kombat” and “Resident Evil” (or “Biohazard”) aren’t as near and dear to me as certain other video game franchises. Both “Alien” and “Predator” have had their good movies (“Alien” had two great movies), so I can live “Alien vs. Predator” not being up to snuff (to put it mildly). “Castlevania,” or “Akumajou Dracula” to use its correct title, is in fact very near and dear to me and I’ve wanted to see a great movie based on it for decades now. It’s a very big part of my childhood. It’s a “best buds for life” kind of game series to me. I’ve wanted to see Anderson kicked out of the movie business for some time now, but if he fucks this up, I’ll want to see his ass wearing a barrel from the point he lays this egg and onward (figuratively speaking). It has been pointed out a fair number of times how sadly ironic it is that a “Halo” movie with Peter Jackson’s support as well as the direction of an extremely talented newcomer was cancelled while both Anderson’s and Boll’s latest cinematic skeet shoots get green lighted. I read the words “Dracula Begins” with my teeth gritted. I hope that’s a term he only used to sell the project to studios. I want to like this movie. Actually, I want to love this movie. Sometimes talent can be found in surprising places. After all, Akiva Goldsman wrote “A Beautiful Mind” after he wrote “Batman & Robin,” so sometimes the people we write off as “hacks” can actually show us that they have the chops to give us something good. Anderson has yet to do this. I hope he realizes how bad his previous movies are and understands that this isn’t something that he can thoughtlessly bang out and feed to prepubescent-minded intellectual failures with no standards, attention spans, or a reason to exist. “Castlevania” is something of a video game legacy. A movie based on it should be treated with the kind respect someone like Peter Jackson treated “The Lord of the Rings” or “King Kong” with. Unfortunately, video games are still not really considered art in the mainstream, and as such, only z-grade movies usually get made from them (although I liked “Silent Hill,” which did at least try). Anderson needs to take this very, very seriously. If this turns out bad, then he’s basically pissed away any chance I’ll have to see the “Castlevania” movie I’ve wanted to see since the ‘80s. I suppose I’m taking this way too seriously, but Simon Belmont and the gang really are a part of some of my fonder video gaming memories. I can understand how some would view Anderson’s “Mortal Kombat” and “Resident Evil” as fun popcorn movies. But this shouldn’t be some mildly entertaining, yet forgettable, thrill ride at best. This is “Akumajou Dracula,” Paul. Show some respect.
RE: Good music video/commercial directors by Mattapooh	Nov 3rd, 2006 07:51:54 AM
RIDLEY SCOTT. Also, David Fincher made some music videos that I really dig, way before I ever learned that he was the one that did them. He always had a really cinematic, beautiful style, even for crappy songs/bands. Check out Aerosmith's "Janie's Got a Gun", Madonna's "Vogue", the Stones' "Love is Strong", or Madonna's "Express Yourself". There's an underlying style going on there, which is really cool considering I couldn't give a damn about any of those songs. Oh, and Ridley Scott is the greatest filmmaker of the past three decades.
"It reps a fresh take..." by Killah_Mate	Nov 3rd, 2006 07:59:11 AM
Cringed at it? I almost clawed my fucking eyes out. "Prexy"? What the fuck? There is only one man I trust to butcher the english language, and that's Sacha Baron Cohen. Variety's impossibly cretinous attempts at "hip" are a fucking linguistic disease. Normally I wouldn't give two shits about that rag, but their retarded terminology is a cancer upon culture. Someone should destroy it, utterly, for the sake of humanity and intelligence. Oh, and personally, Blade 2 was very very good, and it's pretty recent, so it's not like there haven't been ANY good vampire movies lately.
ZombieSolutions by Killah_Mate	Nov 3rd, 2006 08:07:31 AM
I agree with everything you said, except the first thing - it's not just a sidescroller from the 80s, it's a franchise that's been going on for about 20 years, with precious few bad games in the bunch. They even stopped being sidescrollers some time ago. You should really try "Symphony of the Night", the 1997 PSX Castlevania. It's one of the better games of all time.
Sucks to Castlevania... by Howard the Duck	Nov 3rd, 2006 08:17:49 AM
...because it will indeed suck! AVP was the second-worst movie ever made(the first being Batman and Robin) It was a less than adequate Alien movie, and a complete piece of crap Predator movie rolled into one. Predators acting out of character like they did...bullshit. "In the same vein as Underworld and Blade 2"? Underworld is good for one thing, and that's Kate Beckinsale in that outfit. All three of the Blade moves blew. So, I truly hope that this so-called Castlevania movie will be something true to the games and as non-derivative as it possibly can be.
Frachiser by Sit and Watch	Nov 3rd, 2006 08:20:21 AM
I'm going write down a bunch of videogame and sci-fi franchises of pieces of paper, put them in a hat, let PWSA pull random choices from, and then have him crap on them. Or maybe he can just poop right in the hat and we will have some mega mix "VS" movie. I mean seriously... I think his biggest injustice was making a mediocre Alien spin-off so now Ridley Scott sees the Alien franchise as being out of his hands and into the studios' so he won't do his next Alien movie. RE did a very good job of sticking to the themes of the game, but stylisticly missed the mark by a long long shot. Personally, I didn't play the Castlevania games very much and don't have any sentimental attatchment to the series. But I'm sure the movie will be terrible. Too bad for you fans, because I know it is a quality and cared for series of games. I hope to work in the industry some day and I think it would be great fun to do some franchise project (game/comic adaptation, remake, etc), but I couldn't imagine wanting to do something like that for nearly every project. Seems like an obvious giveaway that you KNOW that you aren't a very good story teller, KNOW you're severly lacking in creativity, and KNOW that the only way people will come see your work is if based on the name recognition of the franchise and not name recognition of yourself as a director.
I just can't hate on Paul WS too much by Movietool	Nov 3rd, 2006 08:31:01 AM
I've said this before, but I think it bears repeating given the amount of vitrol that get sent his way . . . Let's compare two sci-fi/horror writer/directors that are on opposite ends of the respect spectrum as far as geeks are concerned. Paul WS and John Carpenter. If you compare resumés, it's no contest, Carpenter wins hands down. But if you compare their movies made in the same time period (1995 to now), I gotta tell you, Paul WS wins in a landslide. I'll take Mortal Kombat, Event Horizon, Soldier, or Resident Evil over ANYTHING Carpenter has made in that time period. Ultimately, what I'm saying is that I've enjoyed some of this guys movies, and others I've disliked, but I don't see that the red-hot hatred for the guy is warrented over any other director that's made his share of crap movies along with good ones.
Carpenter Vs Anderson by Franklin T Marmoset	Nov 3rd, 2006 08:52:35 AM
I think the anger stems from Anderson being in a position to make the types of films many of us film nerd types would love to see, but then doing so with the utmost mediocrity. Every one of his films is like a delicious souffle with the air let out. Also, you may be right about the timeframe, Mr Movietool, but given the choice between Anderson's complete output and Carpenter's post 1995 output, I'd pick the Carpenter stinkers every time. Do you know why? Out of respect.
It's just funny at this point. by Nice Marmot	Nov 3rd, 2006 08:57:01 AM
This guy MUST be getting off on how he can piss off fanboys. Even more than Uwe & The Rat.
couldnt make shit stick to the roof of my mouth for 50M by wolvenom	Nov 3rd, 2006 09:17:03 AM
'Dracula Begins??' If anderson's doing it might as well call it 'Dracula Forever' or 'Dracula and Robin'.... Underworld sucks! The only redeeming thing about underworld is kate beckinsale and the amount of masterbation fuel she sets the viewer up with when your alone on a friday night. As for Blade, blade was good... but im trying to figure out how you connect blade (a modernized retro spin on dracula with high tech gadgets) with a fucking 15th century Dracula story??? Why cant these people actually stay true to the time period and make it serious rather than campy shit like the brothers grimm or Sleepy hollow... why cant they make a time period film serious for once?? Without pretty faces, nike sneakers, and 21st century one liners? SOMEONE GET UWE BOLL TO DIRECT THIS!!! HE COULD DO IT FOR A CANADIAN DOLLAR AND A RUBDOWN FROM A HAIRY GERMAN
Hes a master of averageness by godzillasushi	Nov 3rd, 2006 09:17:49 AM
hooray, another video game disaster.
bullocks wouldn't kiss reeves on mtv awards cuz shes.. by wolvenom	Nov 3rd, 2006 09:19:47 AM
A HAG... a tradition of all the winners of best kiss they all kiss when they recieve their awards and reeves was all for it because he knew the @#$#ing tradition meant something to someone somewhere. Even if its just a peck on the cheak. BUT NO.. that fat buck toothed sandra bullock wouldn't have none of that.
The only explanation for this news... by rbatty024	Nov 3rd, 2006 09:20:11 AM
is that Hollywood is purposefully making shitty videogame movies in order to hurt their competition. If people are playing videogames then they're not watching movies. Original approach, but somehow I don't think it will work.
this still might be benchmark for good videogame movies by wolvenom	Nov 3rd, 2006 09:25:38 AM
Seriously... The one thing PWS ANDERSON has working for him and not against him is that there still hasn't been one good fucking videogame adaption. But then again why break a tradition?
Hey, davidlyons. by Flickerhead	Nov 3rd, 2006 09:32:03 AM
Do you find it at all ironic that you spent two posts unleashing vitriolic threats against a couple guys you don't know, calling them cunts and twats and threatening to decapitate them and shove them up a dog's ass--and then you got all indignant when someone called you a 'tard? No disrespect meant, but can you see the irony, tiger?
PAUL ANDERSON RAPED MY CHILDHOOD!!! by REDFIELD8	Nov 3rd, 2006 09:36:54 AM
Here in Spain I was a kiddo when the first Mortal Kombat came out, and my hype was ridiculously high for the shitfest that took place in front of me. However, the big crime came a few years ago, when I heard that there was going to be a film of my fav game and absolutely BEST VIDEOGAME SERIES of all time next to Zelda: RESIDENT EVIL was going to have a live-action movie!!! I eagerly awaited the film where David Boreanaz played Chris Refield, Claire Forlani put her sexy body to work in the role of Jill Valentine (though I admit that Sienna Gillroy was hot as hell y RE: Apocalypse) and James Woods made a badass Albert Wesker. This dream movie had George Romero helming the project and the possibility of becoming an immensely profitable franchise. In return, a got another slap in the face, this time coming from that naked russian chick in a red dress (I heard Anderson stooped her for a while) and that tomboy that appeared in Lost last season. My only relief came with the RE:Make for the Gamecube: those graphics made the game much more intense and, in a certain way, it has become the perfect blend of the game's plot and live (CG) action. Too bad RE was fucked up by this hack. Damn you, Michael B... I mean, DAMN YOU PAUL DABELYOOES ANDERSON!!!!
Paul WS Anderson is better than PTA by Some Dude	Nov 3rd, 2006 10:03:44 AM
He is the real Anderson.
This movie should be about already raped Simon Belmont by tile_mcgillus	Nov 3rd, 2006 10:08:44 AM
and not one of the sweetest character in gaming history...Alucard. If he touches the sacred ground that is Alucard it would be like someone making a Mario Bros. movie with Dennis Hopper as Bowser...I hate hollywood.
Milla Jovovich will play Simon Belmont by W3bzpinn3r	Nov 3rd, 2006 11:35:12 AM
I mean, why not? look at the art from Konami... very feminine-looking men... either that, or Milla will be the security agent for dracula's castle, and will lead Simon Belmont to Drac to kill him, only she'll end up killing him with king-fu wirework. Dracula will bite her as he's dying, and in Castlvania 2, she'll become a human-vampire hybrid... I gotta go vomit now.
"Missssster Anderson..." by 'Cholera's Ghost	Nov 3rd, 2006 12:03:21 PM
By the gods. I even liked Event Horizon, but after AvP, I believe the words of Alexander Pope best express your intentions toward the art of film, which are identical to that of Mr. Boll ... "Th' Adventrous Baron the bright Locks admir'd, / He saw, he wish'd, and to the Prize aspir'd: / Resolv'd to win, he meditates the way, / By Force to ravish, or by Fraud betray; / For when Success a Lover's Toil attends, / Few ask, if Fraud or Force attain'd his Ends."
makes me wonder... by Datascream	Nov 3rd, 2006 01:19:45 PM
why they still haven't released a trailer for DOA yet. They must have realized from the begining it was a cosmic abortion ready to happen. But really, could be worse then if Eww Boll made it?
oh and... by Datascream	Nov 3rd, 2006 01:20:47 PM
PAUL ANDERSON RAPED MY VIDEOGAMES!!!
screw this! by the_man_from_Rio	Nov 3rd, 2006 01:32:19 PM
give me "contra" the movie damnit!
Funny, I first thought this was about CASTROVALVA... by SpyGuy	Nov 3rd, 2006 02:50:53 PM
You know, Peter Davison's first episode as the Fifth Doctor on DOCTOR WHO? Good thing I was wrong because I couldn't give a shit if Paul W.S. Anderson fucks up CASTLEVANIA...
What Dreams May Come by Phalex	Nov 3rd, 2006 04:48:04 PM
They should get whoever made What Dreams May Come to do the Castlevania movie, because a lot of it reminded me of Castlevania (especially SotN). Upside down cathedral, gigantic fucking library, walking on heads and skulls...
YEAH THAT"S A GREAT F... by howellr	Nov 3rd, 2006 05:17:08 PM
Uckin title...why don't they just call it Simon Beumont in Space. or Next generation Beumonts. Fuckin hacks. Me and my buddy Sergio meddled with a Castle script a few months back and were on to something. we shoulda never put down our pens.
15th Century = Castlevania 3! by frofropimp	Nov 3rd, 2006 05:41:03 PM
So you have Trevor Belmont, Grant DaNasty (the badass gravity-defying pirate and sidekick), Sypha Belnades (Mysterious magician and Trevor's love interest), and Alucard (Dracula's son). Definitely the best game to turn into a movie. There's quite an extensive backstory with how the Belmonts were outcasts for their mysterious powers, political strife in Romania, etc. Add that to the origin story from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence and add some of the game's incredible music and you have a winner.
Mortal Kombat was a pretty damn cool movie... by Flux_brown	Nov 3rd, 2006 06:30:44 PM
for its time anyway I really liked the whole music video aspect of it, and that techno soundtrack was damn cool. Event horizon wasn't bad either..it was a pretty darn creepy sci fi movie, and when you think about it, it came during a time when there was a void in that specific genre...you have to admit, he didn't have it was pretty original...
Wow, someone quoted Alexander Pope... by rbatty024	Nov 3rd, 2006 06:46:29 PM
(or Pope Alexander as Kirstin Dunst would have you believe) in a talkback. I'm shocked. Oh well, it's nice to know people still read. Cholera's Ghost you have restored my faith in humanity. "The Rape of the Lock" kicks ass!
this is why... by fannypacoderus	Nov 3rd, 2006 07:20:58 PM
no one will ever make a good video game movie... sigh
Wow, someone recognized Alexander Pope... by 'Cholera's Ghost	Nov 3rd, 2006 10:08:27 PM
rbatty024--the restoral of faith is mutual, my friend. A toast to "Rape"! Wait, damnit, no, that came out wrong. A toast to Alexander Pope, rather. Or Pope Alexander, as the kids call him these days (personally, I would have gone with A. Piddy).
Christophe Gans sould have directed this by Neo Zeed	Nov 3rd, 2006 11:24:28 PM
Brotherhood of the Wolf ruled and this could have been like that expect with vamps. I predict Anderson will update this to modern times with so he can infuse his sci-fi gadgets and shit (Hence the Blade and Underworld references). It'll be the great,great,great,great grand daughter of Simon Belmont. Oh yeah, don't forget her team of soldier pals, because every Paul WS movie has a fucking team. If you're (un)lucky he'll throw in Alucard for throwaway game cred as her main squeeze (but they won't REALLY hook up...because she's too "badass" to fall in love.) Dracula will be some rich corporate dude who will own some high tech castle retreat with lasers and a hologram CPU. He'll sneak in Prodigy's song "Climbatize" during the end credits. The End.
AvP is NOT the horrible movie you wish it to be... by HappyHamster	Nov 3rd, 2006 11:59:13 PM
I'm not exactly defending it, but it's not that bad. Really. Anderson is working because he makes movies that MAKE MONEY. Which translates he makes movie that people pay to see. Which translates to, nerds probably need to make better use of their time than pointless hating of multimillionaire directors.
AVP SUCKED BALLS! by wolvenom	Nov 4th, 2006 03:01:42 AM
You know it, I know it... the whole fuckin universe knows it. Sure it entertained those who have recently had labotomies and are drooling goo out of all orifices but to people who actually respect the source it sucked balls. But in the end I'm glad it was made, as I was glad Freddy vs. Jason was made. More vs. movies should be made. Like superman vs. batman, and Iron man vs. Captain America, and hulk vs thing, and dog vs. cat, and dick vs. vajjjin,
Come on by b3mike	Nov 4th, 2006 10:52:10 AM
I just don't see why they give the guy so much shit here. Yet you worship Bryan Singer after the crap he pulled with the disappointing Superman Returns, talk about double standards. All of this nonsense just tarnishes this site's credibility.
Actually AvP is that bad by Neo Technic	Nov 4th, 2006 06:18:27 PM
Not as bad as, say Predator II, but cloned and slightly improved using the same retarded fetus. Actually, I take that back. Predator II only screwed Predator. AvP took out the Alien frnchise as well. I say Anderson boxes Uwe Boll in a death match. Either way, we all win.
Don't forget ... by bender7	Nov 4th, 2006 07:21:06 PM
Andeson also prouduced DOA. He is almost as bad as Uwe
rbatty024, maybe you're on to something... by iron pills	Nov 4th, 2006 07:25:19 PM
An adaptation of Halo gets put on hold. Meanwhile, Castlevania as brought to you by PWS is greenlit. The possibilities, a Halo movie being produced by Peter Jackson, with a promising director at the helm. A more than capable special-fx studio in Weta, the blessing of Bungie, etc. I remember reading somewhere that the scene in "Kong" with the overgrown larvae were a sign of things to come in Halo: The Flood. I would have loved to see what Weta would have done with a sci-fi setting. They've already done fantasy (LORT),they've done early 20th century (Kong)... Damn, the possibilities. But like someone else said, he's a competent enough director who'll make a decent movie without a huge budget. It just seems that many times, he seems to "almost" get there in terms to making a very good movie. Mortal Kombat was ok, it was probably really exciting back in the day because of the possibilities CGI brought to the table. Event Horizon was another decent film, but as you can see, there's a pattern here. They're all just decent...
Damn, I should use god-damn spell checker... by iron pills	Nov 4th, 2006 07:33:36 PM
I meant to say LOTR. And about the Larvae, that The Flood fx would have been similar to that giant insect scene in Kong. Not that the movie was gonna be called Halo:The Flood... And the point rbatty024 brought up, it's no secret videogames are eating into movie ticket sales. With the price of movie tickets these days, and games lately bringing you a comparable entertainment experience , it's funny to think Hollywood is sabotaging video game adaptations!...
Direct To Video PLEASE! by radio1_mike	Nov 5th, 2006 05:59:29 PM
Hmmm, I liked Event Horizon. I thought Soldier and RE 1 were okay. But Castlevania? I really like playing it, but a movie about it? Why? A Castlevania by PWSA is not so much an affront to film; as it is, an incredibly messy corn and spinach-infested loose stool DUMP on all the great gaming Castlevania has given me.
PWSA must die for 2 reasons... by the_shogun_gunslinger	Nov 5th, 2006 06:21:43 PM
1. Giving me a bloodless MK movie 2. Royally ass-raping AVP Now just keep him the FUCK away from anything regarding Metal Gear! My sympothies go out to the Castlevania fans, btw :(
Paul Thomas Anderson by hedetoft	Nov 6th, 2006 11:18:14 AM
Haha. Just like SanityKaos I misread it at first and though it said Paul Thomas Anderson. Now THAT would have made for an interesting movie I can tell you! ;) No but really, Mortal Kombat was an excellent B-movie. Event Horizont was a cool sci-fi flick when I was very young. AVP just plain sucked. It's pretty obvious that Castlevania will turn out somewhere in between that and that's just not right. Who should really direct this movie do you think? // André Hedetoft \| Geek Movie Director \| Join my Fan Club so that I get to make my next movie over at http://www.andrehedetoft.com
chickychow by Killah_Mate	Nov 6th, 2006 01:53:59 PM
Hey, don't diss on Christophe Gans. As far as I'm concerned, after Brotherhood of the Wolf he's stuck on my "cool" list in perpetuity.
Soundtrack? by DarkTetsuya	Nov 6th, 2006 07:52:36 PM
I seem to recall Akira Yamaoka worked with the guy that did the soundtrack when they made the Silent Hill movie, so unless they can get Michiru Yamane (who composed for many of Konami's games, including CV), they should just can the movie right now.

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