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Fantastic news for fans of BIOSHOCK!!!

1st by Dogma_Jedi	May 9th, 2008 12:55:09 AM
YES!
1st by Dogma_Jedi	May 9th, 2008 12:55:21 AM
YES!
OK.. now that i got that out the way.... by Dogma_Jedi	May 9th, 2008 12:56:38 AM
I freaking loooved this game. I would love to see another game as well. This movie can't come out soon enough.
Ahem... by ChickenDelicious	May 9th, 2008 12:59:04 AM
Oh HELL YEAH! This has one of the best stories out of any game I've played, and I always thought was a natural for adaptation into film. Anyone who owns a 360 or PC, would you kindly do yourselves a favor and check this game out?
I can deal with this by Hikaru Ichijo	May 9th, 2008 01:00:52 AM
In fact, I didn't realize there were anymore interesting video games. Video games being "the new book" you see...
John Logan isn't exactly good news... by Literarywanderer	May 9th, 2008 01:01:05 AM
This is the guys responsible for such "hits" as Star Trek: Nemesis, The Time Machines, and Bats. Hopefully there is a co-writer or script doctor to clean up this guy's mess.
oh boy sweet, dissapointment by angrykirby.tk	May 9th, 2008 01:01:28 AM
if it doesn't have the golf club scene verbaiten, then it will be shit.
by abacu1247	May 9th, 2008 01:04:25 AM
no one is a fan of this
This is awesome news! by Live.	May 9th, 2008 01:05:05 AM
One of my favorite directors tackles the difficult art of video game adaptation, but I have full faith in him.
uhhh ok by wenis	May 9th, 2008 01:09:34 AM
i smell mediocre cg fest....i cant wait to see the awesome ending! snore.
This is great! by snomusic	May 9th, 2008 01:16:50 AM
Now if only they'd make Ultra Violet into a game! So since I don't have BioShock, should I wait until it comes to a theatre before I play the game, or should I play the game to prepare for the movie?! Someone please help!
Which Mr Verbinski will it be? by JackRabbitSlim	May 9th, 2008 01:18:55 AM
Will it be of the Great Pirates 1 or middling Pirates 2 Gore? Or will it be the Whatthefuck Pirates 3, Mouse Hunt and The Mexican Gore? So, no, i don't think it "negates" the fact that there hasn't been a quality video game adaptation yet. And I'm using Fact in the Newtonian sense of the word.
sno.... by Dogma_Jedi	May 9th, 2008 01:24:30 AM
play the game
I loved Bioshock by SilentP	May 9th, 2008 01:37:21 AM
but I really have no desire to see it done as a movie. I loved it mostly for how immersive it was. Still, if it's good, I'll be happy. I'm not against it being made, I just... don't really care. Verbinski is a nice choice, though.
Damn Splicers! by Miracleman	May 9th, 2008 01:37:26 AM
Give 'em the combo! Zap 'em, then whack 'em... the one-two punch!
To be fair by SilentP	May 9th, 2008 01:38:35 AM
movies can be immersive too. Especially horror. So if he can pull that immersion factor off, it could be cool.
I beat Bioshock. by Orionsangels	May 9th, 2008 01:45:43 AM
It was a great game. All the while playing it I kept thinking. What a great movie this would make.
This game is amazing... by gorydon	May 9th, 2008 01:53:59 AM
I always thought Ed Norton could play the lead. Not that you even see the main characters face in the game. The ending needs to be tweaked though. For such a great ride, the end of the game was horrible.
I know who can play Andrew Ryan! by Orionsangels	May 9th, 2008 01:56:18 AM
John Hillerman from Magnum P.I. http://tinyurl.com/6rj3sl
Fantastic! by BiggusDickus	May 9th, 2008 02:10:53 AM
...and afterwards can we have a Half-Life movie? And a decent Lara Croft movie with Rhona Mitra? And a Doom movie that isn't crap?
Please, please, please, be good. by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	May 9th, 2008 02:11:47 AM
Please.
the movie will be decent but this is complete bullshit by Winterchili	May 9th, 2008 02:14:47 AM
that story was custom tailored for the videogame medium. while it has its faults, it has its virtues too and nothing interesting about it translates into a film. just the generic sci/fi bits you can find in a million books. sigh.
Going To Require Some Major Tweaks -- Game Spoilers Ahoy by El Fuego	May 9th, 2008 02:14:52 AM
I actually wrote a thesis paper on turning Bioshock into a movie for one of my courses this year... this is good news, but they're going to have to make changes to the last act or it's going to blow. The twist that launches that third act is one of the greatest moments in all of gaming... but god damn it leads into a weak finale.
alot of similiar Aesthetic to Dead Man's Chest by irc-Hollywood	May 9th, 2008 02:15:51 AM
with barnacle covered corpses and the like. Very good match between director and project, should be a GREAT movie.
Oh, And Also -- Geoffrey Rush For Ryan. by El Fuego	May 9th, 2008 02:17:00 AM
You know he'd do an awesome job.
What about a TWISTED METAL: BLACK game?? by Mike_D	May 9th, 2008 02:20:10 AM
oh wait, its called "DEATH RACE 2000" now.
I hope it won't be a borefest like POTC... by Motoko Kusanagi	May 9th, 2008 02:20:17 AM
...or overblown crap like POTC 3. POTC 2 on the other hand fucking rocked!
Verbinsky is all over the place in terms of quality.. by TheDark0Knight	May 9th, 2008 02:40:13 AM
hopefully he'll use the powers he used while making The Ring and Pirates 1.
Would you kindly... by Pops Freshemeyer	May 9th, 2008 02:46:22 AM
...make a movie that doesn't suck? Awesome game. Hopefully it doesn't get Resident Evil'd...
I already have a bid daddy action figure... by Striking Writer	May 9th, 2008 02:50:18 AM
...and how am I supposed to go and buy the crappy game tie-in to the movie?
Visionary? Are you kidding? by Messiahman	May 9th, 2008 02:52:44 AM
The last time I checked, Verbinski was a studio hack helming big-budget extravaganzas that are heavy on CGI and light on script. His most successful films are either based on theme park rides or Japanese films. And now he's doing a fucking videogame adaptation. Seriously, this guy's about as visionary as Brett Ratner. Save the term "visionary" for the scant few who've earned it... like David Lynch. Verbinski's a workman that sure as hell doesn't qualify.
wet dream by sajarrow	May 9th, 2008 02:54:21 AM
X-box and HD-DVD rule!!!...FTW!!!...I don't really live in my mom's basement watching tentacle porn...woe is me and my brethren...that means all of you in this thread...
How much is that doggy in the window? by Leopold Scotch	May 9th, 2008 02:57:43 AM
One of the things that contributed most to Bioshock's wonderful atmosphere was the fact that there were no cutscense. You discovered everything for yourself and you took control for almost every part of the game (ironic - and probably deliberately so - given the main theme that emerges while you're playing). When you get near Ryan's office and see the writing and the photographs on the wall and hear the audio diary of the doctor manipulating that little boy, it's never like you have to stop and sit back. I don't know how well that would lend itself to a film adaptation. For me, this was a breakthrough game which distinguished the medium from film because of the way it's presented.
Wake me up when they turn Tower Defense into a game by BobPalpatine	May 9th, 2008 03:07:55 AM

I mean movie by BobPalpatine	May 9th, 2008 03:08:04 AM

Bioshock took me by surprise. by Stalkeye	May 9th, 2008 03:09:53 AM
especially since the fact that i hate most FPS.This was the first one that didn't give me nausea.Unfortunatley it doesn't have the replay value like say, call of duty 4 but still a unique game and for you PS3 fanboys, it should be available for sony's console this fall. As for the movie, well it's apparent that hollywood has ran out of original ideas. what's next a gears of war movie?
A man chooses.... by Kizeesh	May 9th, 2008 03:16:18 AM
I think that given the right amount of time and setting, this could work out brilliantly. The biggest issue being that most fanboys are going to hate any kind of adaptation of it. The fact is, unless they radically change the story, it won't work at all as a movie. The character will need to meet with most of the leads, as well as the non-splicer denizens of Ratpture. It will require a POTC size budget to realize the amazing look of the game on celluloid.
Will only work with ab R rating by TheMcflyFarm	May 9th, 2008 03:20:35 AM
must be disturbing
Not Uwe? by Stalin vs Predator	May 9th, 2008 03:23:42 AM
Why get a horrible director when Uwe is available? If you want bad, go bad all the way!
Ok can we please have a fucking Half Life movie now? by hiperaktiv	May 9th, 2008 03:38:45 AM
Half Life 1&2 >>>>> Bioshock. Such a great game coupled with an incredible story and characters. They need to make a movie now!
The story is influenced by the works of Ayn Rand & George Orwell by Orionsangels	May 9th, 2008 03:41:27 AM
Really all the sort of utopian and dystopian writings of the 20th century. stem cell research and Logan's Run as well.
Half-Life by tomdolan04	May 9th, 2008 03:56:44 AM
Is an immersive world and impressive in its depth for a video game, but I can't see them translating Gordon (a protagonist who is effectively a blank slate for the player to project upon) well at all. Bioshock is artistically interesting and Gore a capable director, so colour me interested. I'd prefer a Lynch directed Silent Hill 2 with no studio interference though.
Bioshock would work great as a film except... by newc0253	May 9th, 2008 04:02:44 AM
except that everyone's whose played the game knows its big twist.
but Uwe vanted to do dis wone! by pipergates	May 9th, 2008 04:18:31 AM

Better be a hard fucking R by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	May 9th, 2008 04:31:53 AM
I just get the feeling we will be getting a PG-13 movie.
This is fucking amazing. by Smoke Monster Loves Kate	May 9th, 2008 05:02:26 AM
Even if it's PG-13, I loved Aviator (the guy must be familiar with that era after having done that), it's one of my favorite films. And Verbinski's probably the best director for this. I don't think I've ever been so satisfied with a movie getting off the ground like this.
Massively over-rated game... by The Grug	May 9th, 2008 05:30:31 AM
Sure Bioshock is a good game, certainly it's a beautiful game to look at, but I'd hardly call it a great game. It's like an exceptionally handsome version of Deus Ex set underwater.
This game feels like a movie already by Kragmose	May 9th, 2008 05:46:48 AM
No need to make a movie of it, jeez..
A video game movie that doesn't suck? by Knuckleduster	May 9th, 2008 05:48:36 AM
First time for everything.
This won't be R. It'll be PG-fucking-13! by Motoko Kusanagi	May 9th, 2008 05:58:14 AM
Mark my words.
this is not good by geraldbeans	May 9th, 2008 06:33:11 AM
i like verbinski but this game plays too much like a cartoon. It lacks that "edge" that a movie would need. "Oh, killing little girls with your hands isn't an edge?" you're probably saying. It's not that, it's the way it's presented. I guess I wanted this game to have more of an "Aliens" feel. And instead it had a safe cartoon feel, so tht you knew in the end, everything was going to be all right. I would not be surprised at all if you saw Verbinski drop off thi in a month or two.
Why? by Spider-nerd	May 9th, 2008 06:43:42 AM
Its a great game and it won't translate. I never post on this site, but this made me so mad. This movie will have the Dane Cook effect on the game. It'll be overexposed and soon youll be talking about how great the game is at a party and some chick whose only seen the movie will come along ruin the whole thing. You know what I'm talking about.
If Verbinski can turn a theme park ride into a 3pt movie by Yeti	May 9th, 2008 06:45:18 AM
He can turn a videogame into one as well. The creature/charecter on the front of the game box looks like that ghost from Scooby Doo on roids.
steampunk? by cornponious	May 9th, 2008 06:54:56 AM
WTF?
Read the article in Variety by Jack Burton	May 9th, 2008 06:56:16 AM
http://www.variety.com/article /VR1117985365.html?categoryid= 13&cs=1 I've got some hope for this. Says they are working with Ken Levine and Take-Two to insure the movie is quality. I don't see it being PG-13. It's not a story for kids, anyway. I just hope they don't greenscreen the whole thing and actually build some physical sets. Oh yeah, and Jason Statham as Jack.
Misfire by Cobbio	May 9th, 2008 07:00:28 AM
For me, it's still a video game movie. Every single video game movie ever made has been forgettable, one-dimensional fluff. Verbinski has proven himself capable of great spectacle, but this seems a misfire. I'm sure the game is fantastic (I've seen a bunch of screenshots), but this is the thing: games are games. They're fun to play but not to watch if you're not playing.
steampunk is all the fashion these days by newc0253	May 9th, 2008 07:01:09 AM
i know because i read it in the NYT: http://tinyurl.com/52n5u7 seriously, i thought this article was an april fool's joke. I like me Arcanum and Art Deco Ayn Rand theme parks as much as anyone, but these people are walking jokes.
BioShock was a good story, so-so game... by Mr Willi	May 9th, 2008 07:14:18 AM
I can't fault BioShock's story with its cool pulp setting and kick in the groin to the silliness of libertarianism, but as a game it was little more than a Doom clone, with repetitive levels, not-particularly great AI (enemies run right at you) and virtually no replayability (unless your life is so boring you play through the whole game again just to see a different, one-minute ending.) That said, I think the story is strong enough for movie treatment in the rights hands, although I hated all three Pirates movies -- which were little more than three-hour Xena, Warrior Princess shows with pirates instead of greeks.
hiperaktiv by NuteG	May 9th, 2008 07:18:25 AM
Some guy wrote a script sample for a Half-Life flick. http://forums.steampowered.com /forums/showthread.php?t=63898 5 I still want to see that Peter Jackson/Weta-produced Halo movie. I imagine there seems little chance of it happening at the moment - which is insane given the success of Halo 3.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat from his brow? by Rickey Henderson	May 9th, 2008 07:20:24 AM
woo boy, this could be all sorts of fun. Like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea fun. Here's to hoping that they don't tone it down for a PG-13 rating, because the game is dark and twisted as all fuck.
David Strathairn (Did I spell that right?)... by SlyAndTheFamilyStallone	May 9th, 2008 07:27:31 AM
should play Ryan.
Make it a prequel by mefrog	May 9th, 2008 07:35:40 AM
This post has SPOILERS for those who haven't played. That's another great story waiting to be told. The downfall of Rapture. Sure, we know the bare bones of it, but the introduction and the send-off of the main character into the plane. Great things could be done with that.
videogame movies tend to hit less frequently by palewook	May 9th, 2008 07:45:49 AM
then superhero movies. and that's saying something.
Would You Kindly.... by DarfurOnTheRocks	May 9th, 2008 07:47:14 AM
Make this movie rock Mr Verbinski?
I'M PLAYING BIOSHOCK RIGHT NOW by BurgerTime	May 9th, 2008 08:02:49 AM
I arrived kind of late to the party. But I have to say it's a fucking brilliantly conceived and executed game. Probably one of the most atmospheric games I've ever played, and I've played a ton. (I still have my Atari 200 kicking around) I have big faith in Verbinski as a director. I really liked the Pirates series (yeah, a bit uneven, but consistently delivered good times) So to wake up to this news FUCKING ROCKS. I can't wait for this, and Bioshock 2. Okay people, get workin'. :)
TIME WILL TELL by toxicbuddha	May 9th, 2008 08:06:45 AM
Great game, ironically with a better plot and themes than a lot of films I have seen lately, but given the unwieldy mess the last two POTC flicks were, I am less than excited about the choice of director. As always, however, I'll give it a chance to be great.
never played it, by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	May 9th, 2008 08:11:31 AM
so chances are i'll enjoy this more than most of you who love it. hate to say it, but its true.
Still waiting for Ratchet and Clank: The Movie by Mr Incredible	May 9th, 2008 08:21:55 AM
Probably will still be waiting for a while.
Anyone else hear about Frank Miller doing Buck Rogers? by Knuckleduster	May 9th, 2008 08:24:47 AM
That could be fun.
John Logan gave us Gladiator, Burton's Sweeney Todd... by Zeke25:17	May 9th, 2008 08:26:44 AM
and The Aviator. Dude can write a script. This should kick seven kinds of ass...now, wouldja kindly begin with the casting choices? Roger Allam for Ryan (though I like David Strathairn as well) and Russell Crowe for Atlas...and let's get Dakota Fanning in there as one of the Little Sisters!
I am waiting for Star Wars: Episode One: The Game: The Movie by DarfurOnTheRocks	May 9th, 2008 08:29:30 AM
It could happen...
Welcome to the Circus of Values! by godzillasushi	May 9th, 2008 08:30:29 AM
So far as the game went, it sure looked great. Can't say I was blown away by anything other then the setting and story. GV is a pretty great director for it I think. The Pirates movies are actually great visually.
LOVE Bioshock! by Cletus Van Damme	May 9th, 2008 08:30:37 AM
GREAT game...let s hope for a Dead Space flick next
Love Bioshock... by Turtle_Z	May 9th, 2008 08:35:43 AM
, but I'm going to 2nd the demand for a System Shock movie. It's basically the same set up but it's got Shodan! The only thing wrong with Bioshock was... it didn't have Shodan!
Leopold Scotch, by raw_bean	May 9th, 2008 08:40:39 AM
Half-Life (and the whole series after it) was the first FPS that really made a thing about total immersion in the character, with no cutscenes, and it went one better in really disguising the fact that it was divided into 'levels' at all, but seemed like a continuous environment. Not trying to take anything away from BioShock, it was a great game with a wonderful style all its own, but it did occur to me when I played it what a debt it owed to Half-Life. Then again, I never played System Shock, so maybe it could be argued that Looking Glass started that trend off anyway.
Unfortunately by bingo the clown	May 9th, 2008 08:51:10 AM
You have to register your ticket with 2K Games before you're allowed in the theater, and you can only watch the movie twice.
Silent Hill Adaptation = One of the best horror films by TheLastCleric	May 9th, 2008 08:56:58 AM
...in years. Gans took the source material and made an exceptional and surreal nightmare put to film. Proof positive that films based on games don't have to suck.
Should've been Alex Proyas... by blackmantis	May 9th, 2008 08:58:02 AM
This movie was tailor made for him. I think Gore is highly overrated. Without Johnny Depp those pirates movies wouldn't be half as fun to watch. I, Robot was lame but Proyas will always be held in high esteem for Dark City.
Bioshock overrated???? by Grrrr....	May 9th, 2008 09:07:17 AM
Sounds like a PS3 fanboy to me... One of the best games I have played. Not so sure about the movie. Video game to movie is like gravity. Seldom proven wrong... It will most probably follow all it's video game to movie brothers into Suckville.
the guys who did city of lost children... by logicalnoise01	May 9th, 2008 09:32:33 AM
and delicatessen would've been a better choice but Gore isn't bad either.
This IS Cool News by Saluki	May 9th, 2008 09:48:14 AM
Didn't think I wanted a BioShock movie, but this got me interested. Gore is a swell guy.
Awesome, awesome game by chook chutney	May 9th, 2008 09:50:44 AM
This'll probably be terrible.
They'll greenlight this but not HALO? by IAmLegolas	May 9th, 2008 09:53:16 AM
HALO is a more popular game and had Peter Jackson and WETA behind it of all people. Really? Wow.
Normally I wouldn't give a shit by kafka07	May 9th, 2008 10:19:55 AM
regarding video games-to-films. But this news is intriguing. Definitely a cool game, and a director who is good with otherwordly images and tone. Consider me interested.
John Logan, of Star Trek: Nemesis Fame? by Abin Sur	May 9th, 2008 10:45:38 AM
No thank you. Verbinski is a good choice, if he can blend up the Ring and the first POTC to make a delicious Bioshock milkshake.
I loved the Pirate Trilogy by TheLastCleric	May 9th, 2008 10:48:14 AM
Bloated as it was in places, if the worst thing you can say about a film(s) is that it tries to tell too much story there are worse offenses. Each Pirates movie had a different vibe and I was never sure where the story or the characters would ultimately lead. That said, Bioshock in Gore's capable hands could be brilliant but the film needs to be R-rated, like the game.
not everything great should be made into a movie by s0beurself	May 9th, 2008 10:49:21 AM
to me this is a step backwards. interactive entertainment - especially of that caliber - trumps any film adaptation that can happen. Why watch the same damn story unfold when you can be a part of it?
WOULD YOU KINDLY... by ArcadianDS	May 9th, 2008 10:55:34 AM
great finish, Quint.
Fantastic news for X-Com fans... by john truckosaur	May 9th, 2008 11:05:01 AM
The guys who made Bioshock are developing a sequel to X-Com.
They should Make Bioshock II: Bioshack Movie by DarfurOnTheRocks	May 9th, 2008 11:08:46 AM
detailing the high-jinks of a golf course in an underwater city. Call Kenny Logins...
I can't think of a better choice by MattmanReturns	May 9th, 2008 11:15:40 AM
Verbinski needs to bring his Pirates crew on this. His nautical set pieces and effects are amazing, and I think he has the right sense of cinematography.
Hopefully make it different from game. by Reverend Toast	May 9th, 2008 11:18:06 AM
The plot of the game worked very well for the game, but It wouldn't translate into a movie... without adding support character... therefore changing the plot (I.E. DOOM). I hope they do with what they did pirates, take the setting, take important elements... but make this a different chapter in the life (or death) of Rapture. If this movie was about some of Atlas's Rebels... or some of Ryans people. I think it would be AWESOME, if it was about a team of scientists that just made the move to rapture, just as it started to fall apart... they would be Plasmid free, have the element of "Awe" about them, but would be able to see the level of corruption on both sides of the fight.
SPOILER Game is easier if you don't kill them. by Reverend Toast	May 9th, 2008 11:21:05 AM
You actually get a little bit more Adam if you spare them. As well as a few powerful plasmid gifts. The only way to get 1000 achievement points (for the 360) is to spare them so you can get the Hypnotize Big Daddy plasmids.
"Visionary director"? by SpencerTrilby	May 9th, 2008 11:21:55 AM
I know that hyperbolic statements are the backbone of AICN, but this is a little too much, even for me. Hopefully the upcoming movie will force me to complete the game and save me 10 bucks in the process. As long as they don't give MGS to Jon Favreau or Tim Story I guess it's ok...
raw_bean by Leopold Scotch	May 9th, 2008 11:34:58 AM
You're right, Half Life broke that wall long before Bioshock and it's an amazing series. I must confess that I played Bioshock first though (still haven't played HL1 and bought the organge box last year) so Bioshock was my first experience in that regard.
Want to hear something funny? by nobletoast13	May 9th, 2008 11:38:14 AM
On Game Trailers they have an interview with Uwe Boll on their Bonus Round program and he said he wouldnt be interested in making Bioshock as it had no story. Now, anyone who has played Bioshock, read that aloud to yourself and try not to laugh at the man who translated Dungeon Seige, Bloodrayne, Postal and Far Cry into films saying Bioshock has no story. Anyway I have no desire to see this made into a movie, but whatever i'll roll with and probably see it.
"...none other than..." ??!! by Pdorwick	May 9th, 2008 11:47:08 AM
Why is this even remotely good news. The Pirate movies were by and large shit.
Will he kill the Little Sisters or not? by dtpena	May 9th, 2008 12:16:21 PM
That's a choice, and until we have the opinion-o-cinema we won't be able to make it for him like in the game
My brother will love this by That 70s Venom	May 9th, 2008 12:36:23 PM
he played BioShock a lot.
THIS MOVIE LOOKS LIKE A DAMN VIDEO GAME!!! by Johnno	May 9th, 2008 12:42:56 PM
STUPID MARIO KART RACING DOOM SH... oh, wait...
This ain't cool news. by CoursinLarry	May 9th, 2008 12:44:00 PM
It's fucking fantastic news! Loved the game, can't wait for the movie. Should be great and should turn a lot of heads.
Maybe Uwe Boll didn't have his speakers on... by Pops Freshemeyer	May 9th, 2008 12:44:10 PM
And didn't collect any of the audio. And was playing Mr. Do.
GTA movie? Why?! by godzillasushi	May 9th, 2008 01:20:00 PM
GTA is inspired by movies! That wouldn't make any sense! Maybe GTA4, but I can think of better franchises ready for adaptation by greedy studios. You'd only be dissapointed anyway. It would never live up to your expectations of a GTA movie.
This would make a great movie... by SlickyVonBoner	May 9th, 2008 01:25:54 PM
Why? It has one of the best twists in any game I've played. Plus, its down-right fucking creepy. Junky splicers climbing up walls, zombie children drinking the 'blood' of victims plus a woman cradling a revolver in her carriage like its her baby. Great game.
Never played Bioshock, but God of War.... by drewlicious	May 9th, 2008 01:31:21 PM
That would make an awesome movie. I know someone optioned the rights and proposed Djimon Honsou. Just pull a "300" and charge this one full of testosterone and let 'er rip. You telling me a man single handedly wasting the Hydra wouldn't kick ass?
Best Game Ever!!!! by picardsucks	May 9th, 2008 01:53:23 PM
You bitches know it to be true !!!! Don't fuck with Fontaine
I knew it wouldn't be long by skimn	May 9th, 2008 02:33:11 PM
for someone to mention the adaptation of Silent Hill. I rented it again a couple of weeks ago, and although the visual atmosphere/make ups are effective the story sucks all kinds of ass. As far as Bioshock goes, it is an excellent first person shooter, but so was Doom, and look how that turned out. Why not adapt the best selling franchise across the boards, Grand Theft Auto (which I'm in the midst of). The only reason no studio would touch it is because the main "hero" is a criminal (although I'm sure they'll have him pay for his sins in the end).
You can't make a GTA movie... by Johnno	May 9th, 2008 02:39:16 PM
In GTA the car theft is a game mechanic, but the story is your average, often cliched caricature comedic thing that's available in all other movies without anything to distinguish itself. There's nothing stand out about it... If there was any film that could have considered 'Grand Theft Auto' as the title it would be 'Gone in 60 Seconds' because it actually deals with stealing cars on a grand scale. But to make an actual GTA game based on the games themselves would be just as good as making a typical crime/mob story and calling it 'Guns.'
I know, its the missions by skimn	May 9th, 2008 02:51:58 PM
in GTA that are the bulk of the action, and they are of the generic sort. Rob a warehouse, chase down someone, steal a truck of drugs, rescue a kidnap victim, etc. They are fun to play, but are generic material for film. The characters are the meat of the game though, with their own motivations and characteristics. They too are perhaps a bit cliche for a film...the dirty dealing cop, the hopped crime boss, etc. And you know what? Thats what makes it a fun game, playing with these stereotypes that are so well known. Perhaps Hollywood should just leave well enough alone and realize that videogames and movies exist in their own seperate universes, and games should be games and movies should be movies. Not to be confused with a movie adapted to a game (which the good ones can be counted on one hand).
Ah, for true FPS vertigo, try "Dark Corners of the Earth"! by JackPumpkinhead	May 9th, 2008 03:43:46 PM
http://callofcthulhu.com/forum s/index.php?showforum=3 The moment when the player sneaks above the Deep Ones in an old ruined attic and gets the vertigo attack literally made me dizzy. A wonderful game, possibly the best FPS game ever made, and definitely the best adaptation of Lovecraft in any media, but those effects were goddamn infuriating.
Hard R rating... by Quake II	May 9th, 2008 04:13:45 PM
A PG-13 Bioshock movie wouldn't even scratch the surface of that disturbing, very adult game.
PsiOps was a damn fine game also by skimn	May 9th, 2008 05:20:48 PM
Nothing more satisfying than possessing the minds of your enemies and causing them to mow down some enemy soldiers. Or better yet, commit suicide in some strange manner..walking into machinery,etc.
This can't work as a film! by Raymar	May 9th, 2008 05:23:23 PM
The game storyline itself is basically you just killing your way to the top; thats not a movie. The meat of the story is all in the audio recordings and if you try to dramatize those instead you have no sympatheic hero!
TETRIS THE MOVIE by nobletoast13	May 9th, 2008 05:45:09 PM
youtube it...
Actually, SoylentMean by Stalkeye	May 9th, 2008 06:10:28 PM
BS was the first FPS I have beaten without suffering from nausea/vertigo.And from that game, i have moved on to Jericho,COD4,Frontlines,Resist ance FOM (now that's a Movie that should be made.)and of course Halo 3.so it's safe to play FPS for the most part.And BTW who takes Boll seriously? this fucker has no cred whatsoever.i'm sure game companies are steering clear from this hack, especially after fuckups like AITD,HOTD,and of course Bloodrayne.
He'd better go Mousehunt on this shit by Larry Sellers	May 9th, 2008 06:21:13 PM
seriously.
Verbinski is prepared to make the movie 'R' by cyberskunk	May 9th, 2008 06:34:11 PM
Although maybe the studios won't be? http://tinyurl.com/46vcyz
Can't possibly be anything other than the best video game film e by THT3000	May 9th, 2008 06:50:34 PM
But that's not saying much, though. I'm still very hopeful.
WOW! by Turtle_Z	May 9th, 2008 07:24:04 PM
I can't believe someone other than me played Dark Corners of the Earth :) I no-longer feel alone ;)
HOW IS THIS FANTASTIC NEWS FOR FANS? by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	May 9th, 2008 08:16:23 PM
The best part of Bioshock was the whole thing not being in control of yourself, freewill etc., bullshit, In a movie you're only WATCHING, you never in control, what's the fucking point?
Needs Darius Khondji & Dennis Gassner by S.Lowrey	May 9th, 2008 09:32:34 PM
Seriously, get those 2 on board and I'm in. By the way... they could probably pick up the nicer parts of Golden Compass's set for pretty cheap by now... They used One from the Heart's neon to make Blade Runner remember
@Guy Who Got A Headache by Cartman86	May 9th, 2008 09:40:12 PM
SPOILERS************ Just by the fact that very few people in this Talk Back have even mentioned the whole freewill thing proves why its being made. Chances are people played 2 hours of the game and never even got to the "twist". The game looks cool so they think it would make a good looking movie. But yeah I have a feeling that a very large amount of people did not understand Bioshock.
Hmmm????? by Mr402	May 10th, 2008 01:00:27 AM
So it looks like hollywood is finally going to sink some real money into a game to movie adaptation. Bah. Who am I kidding? It will suck. Oh yea Skimm I agree with you on Psi ops. Really fun game that didn't get the credit it deserved.
When will Madden NFL get its shot on the big screen? by thebearovingian	May 10th, 2008 01:02:50 AM

Goddamn if the new GOW2 trailer ain't another reason to by Stalkeye	May 10th, 2008 06:24:59 AM
own an XBox 360. It's more of the same but I doubt if any other shooter will compete with all the intense battle scenes. Bring this shit sooner Cliffy B!!
Now, let's see... by Rei-Ginsei	May 10th, 2008 06:39:40 AM
If they turn this into a movie, then we should see the following: The Splicers will be turned into mindless CGI monsters, ala "I Am Legend". Dr. Tenenbaum will be young, pretty and become the main character's love interest. For comedic purposes, a sidekick will be thrown in that will be either a fiesty robot, a jittery mechanic or even a "cute" smaller version of a Big Daddy (which will be referred to as "Little Daddy" - Haha!). The whole thing will end with Rapture exploding and the hero (and companions) running from a giant ball of fire in slow motion. Aw, c'mon...you know they're going to Hollywood this up the ass!
I'll be happy to watch this. by Sepulchrave	May 10th, 2008 10:04:35 AM
But isn't the point of a game like this the fact that it's pretty much better in every way than a film could be? There ARE no good video game to screen adaptations for the simple reason that games are superseding films as the immersive visual experience of choice. Oh films will hang around doing the things that films do; expressing ideas through image. But visceral experiences and genre: horror, excitement, anger, will be taken over by games. That's why i do/don't want to see a Half Life film: part of me wants to force Ed Norton to don the hazard-suit at gunpoint, the other part thinks 'why bother?'. Half Life is a brilliant story game anyway.
Make it R rated, or just don't bother. by corridor	May 10th, 2008 12:02:53 PM
PLEASE!
Gore has a good eye, Integral to decent Game adaptations by fisheater	May 10th, 2008 01:57:28 PM

After this they need to do Half Life. by SCYTHEOFLUNA	May 10th, 2008 02:20:11 PM
I want to see Striders on the big screen. It's too bad Del Toro and Jackson didn't get to do Halo, the Weta produced short film on X Box Live remains the best video game film to date. Check out Landfall on the Live marketplace.
Half Life wouldn't work by Kizeesh	May 11th, 2008 08:16:12 AM
for a start, Gordon freeman has no actual character. Therefore anyone could play the lead and it would still annoy 90% of the fanbase. Not forgetting that the rabid fanboys would still boycott the movie if Gordon ever spoke. Also Half Life has a story that belongs in a straight to video movie. Half-life 2 is more interesting but the 'Alien's invading and taking over, then we rise up story' has been done before on countless tv shows and other movies. (not least Battlefield Earth) In addition, you couldn't work in the backstory without it being a crap voiceover or exposition dump every 5 minutes. Now while that works in a 20 hour long game, in a 2 hour movie it would be terrible. Bioshock at least has a consistant story that could be told over 2-3 hours in a movie.
I Believe In Gore Verbinski! by kgerm	May 11th, 2008 05:27:33 PM

I Believe In Gore Verbinski! by kgerm	May 11th, 2008 05:30:09 PM
Remember The Ring? Not that shitty sequel, but the good one. The one that said "Okay, maybe these Japanese remakes won't be so bad?" The one that was actually spooky? That's Bioshock. They have such a weatlh of material to pick from and a gorgeous world that has already been envisioned for them. John Logan's writing? Gore's directing? I'm not worried. I mean, it's not like Akiva Goldsman or Robert Orci are writing so how bad can it really be?

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