What if...?

[ChEEbA]

No, this thread isn't about the short-lived (but very good) Marvel comic series.
I'ts about movies.

IF they could make any LIVE movies based on either videogames, books, cartoons or comics that you chose...what would those be?

**I'd love to see a Max Payne movie...perhaps incorporating the storyline of BOTH of the games into one very dark, gritty ,violent motherfucker of a movie.
I would look foward to seeing the "baseball bat", and some of the dream sequences on film, the flashbacks, the dry narrative and most of all, I'd like them to get the music right...

**I'd also like to see a movie series based on the book series "Artemis Fowl"...my little brother showed me these books, and they're really quite good.
A slightly villainous, but likeable lead character, kickass military squads of faerys.., and a really good storyline and moral...
I think they'd give Harry Potter a run for it's money.

**If they could somehow adapt "zombies ate my neighbours" into a comedy/action movie that would be awesome. I have no doubt this'd be rather hard to fit into a film...no doubt some of the elements would have to be left out, and a slightly bigger cast would be needed, but I think it could work with the appropriote effort. Yknow...a mars attacks style comedy...I can see Sean William Scott being in something like this, and perhaps Rachel Weisz...and hey if all else fails, they could adapt it into a fucking excellent cartoon series.

**A GOOD movie based on the Judge Dredd novel "Dread Dominion"....I guess you'd have to have read it to know why, but it is a very well written story, and would beat the everloving SHIT out of the drivel that was the last JD movie...

**I KNOW a half-life movie'd be the shit...and considering HL2 is so much in itse;f a different storyline, I see sequel potential too.
Think about it, it's not a storyline that'd make for a suckful movie...

That's all that's coming to mind right now....anyone else??

[Marroe]

Yeah, this sounds silly but I'd like to see a movie based on the show "OZ"...same characters and all.

Oh, and the imbreded gerbils from the Quiznos adds need a variety show.

[urgeok]

last time i saw a thread like this on another forum, my reply was :

War of the Worlds - done exactly as in the book .. only to find out seconds later that another modernized bullshit version was being done.

other than that .. there are a few more sci-fi novels that would have been impossible to do in the past that could be done now I'd like to see ..

[AUSTIN316426808]

Grand Theft Auto 3 would make a good gangster movie.

[filmmaker2]

For a while I've wanted to see a really big-budget feature done of "A Wrinkle In Time." Disney did a TV movie of it that wasn't half bad, actually; but it suffered at times from a slender budget (story was great, visuals looked skimpy here and there).

[urgeok]

Originally posted by filmmaker2
For a while I've wanted to see a really big-budget feature done of "A Wrinkle In Time." Disney did a TV movie of it that wasn't half bad, actually; but it suffered at times from a slender budget (story was great, visuals looked skimpy here and there).

that was one of my favorite books as a kid ...
i never know it was made into a movie until a few weeks ago when i saw it in a video store and picked it up ..

still havent watched it though

[BH14]

The Suffering would make a cool horror movie.

[IDrinkYourBlood]

what if guys had girly parts and girls had guy parts :rolleyes:

[The_Return]

What if it was possible to make a good movie out of a Dean Koontz book? Id LOVE to see a Winter Moon adaption, I just finished reading it, and it was great. Or maybe another atempt at Watchers....nah, they've tried enough.


I agree with Cheeb on the Artemis Fowl note. They'd make great movies, although I havnt read the 3rd yet. On a similar note, The Theif Lord would be a crazy movie, could have a great dark atmosphere, some nift effects...and a crazy detective.


Darren Shan. As of last time I asked, noone here had heared of The Saga of Darren Shan books, but I think they'd make an awesome series of movies. They're about this teenage guy who, long story short, get turns into a vampire and joins a carnival of freaks. Supposedly, Warner Bros. bought the rights awhile back, but I havnt heared anything since I stopped posting at the Darren Shan forums. Shia LaBoef was rumored to be the lead...Heres what IMDb has to say:

Warner Brothers (makers of the Harry Potter films) bought the movie rights to 'Cirque du Freak' and 'The Vampire's Assistant'[The 1st two books in the series] in a seven figure deal before they were even published.



Viewtiful Joe would make a good animated movie.....maybe.

Another Dog Soldiers anyone? I think they could make a great sequl to that....

[Hate_Breeder]

Im still awaiting the Silent Hill Movie..

[BlackWolf]

I would love to see another Dog Soldiers, they could do a prequel without much trouble, I think it would be cool to see how the wherewolves started out. I wouldn't say "no" to a sequel either though;)

[ItsAlive75]

Originally posted by BlackWolf
I would love to see another Dog Soldiers, they could do a prequel without much trouble, I think it would be cool to see how the wherewolves started out. I wouldn't say "no" to a sequel either though;)

They're making a sequel to it called "Dog Soldiers: Fresh Meat"... Sorry, man.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by ItsAlive75
They're making a sequel to it called "Dog Soldiers: Fresh Meat"... Sorry, man.

SWEET!!!!!!!!!

[ItsAlive75]

Originally posted by The_Return
SWEET!!!!!!!!!

For being sort of a no-name movie with a small fanbase, the expectations for this flick is SO high...

I'm freakin.

[The STE]

I'd like to see an indy movie (I usually don't like the "Oh, it'd have to be an indy movie because hollywood would never do it right" crap, but in this case it's true) based on the book "Teratologist". Now THAT would be a fucked up movie.
Brief synopsis in case you're not familiar with the book (excerpt of a review from Amazon):
"Now, realize that a Teratologist does not study terrain or geology as some might think; Teratology is the study of study of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type in organisms. In other words; Freaks, the grossly disfigured, the grotesque and warped forgotten aberrations of the human world.

Farrington is a collecter of these damaged and oppressed oddities and deviants, stealing them away from the institutions that both care for them and abuse them. His intentions are no nobler than those who abused these horribly deformed creatures though, it is these souls that he intends to call God with.

Manufacturing a new drug that will make viagra look like a sugar pill, he uses these tortured subjects along with kidnapped religious leaders to test his new drug, while in the process attempting to thwart and anger God so much that He will show his face."

[IDrinkYourBlood]

I seriously need to buy that movie

[Iniquity]

Originally posted by Marroe
Yeah, this sounds silly but I'd like to see a movie based on the show "OZ"...same characters and all.

agreed

Actually HBO has a lot of great shows that could make decent movies if they tried. Sopranos, Deadwood, Carnivale.

I'd like to see HBO bring back the Tales From The Crypt, but I dont see that happening ever :mad:

I'd also like to see them remake "V" when that series first came out it was the shit, but try and watch it now and you damn near want to puke.

[Hate_Breeder]

I still need to watch the first Dog Soldiers...everyone is freaking out about how good it is so im willing to take my chances..

[urgeok]

The Night Stalker ... but the casting of Kolchak is very key.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by The STE
I'd like to see an indy movie (I usually don't like the "Oh, it'd have to be an indy movie because hollywood would never do it right" crap, but in this case it's true) based on the book "Teratologist". Now THAT would be a fucked up movie.
Brief synopsis in case you're not familiar with the book (excerpt of a review from Amazon):
"Now, realize that a Teratologist does not study terrain or geology as some might think; Teratology is the study of study of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type in organisms. In other words; Freaks, the grossly disfigured, the grotesque and warped forgotten aberrations of the human world.

Farrington is a collecter of these damaged and oppressed oddities and deviants, stealing them away from the institutions that both care for them and abuse them. His intentions are no nobler than those who abused these horribly deformed creatures though, it is these souls that he intends to call God with.

Manufacturing a new drug that will make viagra look like a sugar pill, he uses these tortured subjects along with kidnapped religious leaders to test his new drug, while in the process attempting to thwart and anger God so much that He will show his face."

who is the author ? sounds like a book worth looking for

[IDrinkYourBlood]

Originally posted by Iniquity
I'd also like to see them remake "V" when that series first came out it was the shit, but try and watch it now and you damn near want to puke. I watched an episode of "V" yesterday morning for the first time ever. looked kinda decent actually....that is if they remade it, cuz its looked really really lame. some guy took of his hand and put on an electrical whip or something hahaha that was funny and lame. and this chick has special mind powers and threw all the movie theater workers against the wall, then she rode a horse in the park. oh and theres this kid that can knock you out in one punch.

[ChEEbA]

I loved V too...shit, I was prety young when the (?two?) series came out. I actually bought it on dvd, ans watched it all again, which was cool, but ended up giving it away to a friend.
A modern day remake WOULD be good...do you think they could put it into a movie, or better left as a series?
Not to mention, that another way to go would be ditch the remake and make a new story...dunno how well that could work though, I mean, it REALLY could go both ways there, huh?

Sam, the book sounds interesting, is it mainly human "things" they investigate, or all kindsa shit?

T_R....Yeah, artemis fowl was cool...The third one was all good, but yknow, I still prefer the first out of all of them.
The same author did a rather interesting book called "The wish List" which would make a fucking good movie if they somehow made the storyline a little longer.
If you like the authors stuff, have a look...it's a kinda sad, violent supernatural story, pretty funny too.


**I read a book a while ago called "spare parts" (I think), kinda messed up sci-fi kinda story set in the future...it was very VERY weird and completely fucked up.

**Grim Fandango...the game...now that was a cool game, sure, it was a little irritating at times, but overall had a great atmosphere, excellent music, and it was REALLY REALLY funny...
Perhaps an adult animated film?

[BlackWolf]

They're making a sequel to it called "Dog Soldiers: Fresh Meat"... Sorry, man.

Well thats better than nothing.:) I just hope it turns out O.K.

[ShankS]

half the cast of the Dog Soldiers sequal are to be yanks :rolleyes: don't mean that in a bad way, it just gets me that since the original has done so well in the States with an English Cast, why the hell do they still think it needs to be americanised to suit the tastes of the american viewer?? It's a friggin English horror set in the Uk.... so what if people can't understand the accents, what about us? we have to make do with yank accents, in most of the churned out hollywood stuff.

[urgeok]

something else i think would be cool .. is to pick up where the alternative ending of Evil Dead - Army of Darkness left off ..

Ash stranded in post apocalyptic earth ...
fighting the evil dead - and mutants...

mankinds last hope - an idiot.

they could have a little fun with the Planet of the Apes deal.

[kpropain]

Originally posted by Iniquity


I'd also like to see them remake "V" when that series first came out it was the shit, but try and watch it now and you damn near want to puke.

I would like to see this made into a movie also, it was one of my fav. shows as a kid.


And I would also like to see two of Stephen Kings best short stories get made into movies also..."Rage" and also "The Long Walk"

I also agree with Cheeba, I would like to see a movie made out of the two Max Payne games.

[newb]

I just read this on IGN and thought it would fit nicely into this thread.

Earlier today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced a series of next-generation console games based on the classic Dirty Harry films. The first title, to be developed by an as-yet-undisclosed studio, has the involvement of Clint Eastwood himself, who will provide creative input as well as lend his voice and likeness to the title.



SWEET

[kpropain]

Originally posted by newb
I just read this on IGN and thought it would fit nicely into this thread.

Earlier today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced a series of next-generation console games based on the classic Dirty Harry films. The first title, to be developed by an as-yet-undisclosed studio, has the involvement of Clint Eastwood himself, who will provide creative input as well as lend his voice and likeness to the title.



SWEET

Hell yeah that sounds cool as hell, hopefully it will have good gameplay, storyline, graphics etc..

[zwoti]

Originally posted by urgeok
The Night Stalker ... but the casting of Kolchak is very key.

damn straight

[ShankS]

anyone play Project IGI... that would make a good assassin/spy film.

[Hate_Breeder]

I would like to see a sequel to "Bean"

[The Mothman]

Originally posted by ChEEbA
chose...what would those be?

**I'd love to see a Max Payne movie
**A GOOD movie based on the Judge Dredd
**I KNOW a half-life movie'd be the shit...and considering HL2 is so much in itse;f a different storyline, I see sequel potential too.
\Fist of all, they are making a MaxPayne movie.
second of all, there was a Judge Derdd film released in the 80's starring Sylvester Stalone
3rd, A half life movie would definatly be awesome

[The Mothman]

Originally posted by Hate_Breeder
I would like to see a sequel to "Bean"
HELL FUCKING YES!!

rowan atkinson (Mr. Bean) is my all time favorite actor, and is a genuis.

[ShankS]

Bean sequal..... you yanks really are weird :p

[Vodstok]

Originally posted by The Mothman

second of all, there was a Judge Derdd film released in the 80's starring Sylvester Stalone


It was in the 90's.....

And they said a GOOD movie, not just a movie.

[bloody_ribcut]

"frogger" would make a cool flick, he can go on daily adventures and meet new companions along his way in the big city. pixar can do the effects, and we can get tim allen to play the voice behind the character "rib", and playing his wife "lilly" could be sandra bullok. yes, its a smash. this is an instant success.:D

[ChEEbA]

That's right, a GOOD movie...(re: Vods post)

From what I've heard also...there had been certain people/companies expressing an INTEREST in the Max Payne movie, but that's all.
It's not yet in any kind of development to my knowledge, if anyone DOES have some news worth a look, let me know.

Seems like they only ever fuck up movies based on games...if they went with Half Life and fucked it up, that would just be the WORST dissapointment, but my god, I would LOVE to see some of the characters/aliens/technology made into film though...amazing.

*Tries to think of more things..*

[urgeok]

there is a kids book by Norton Juster called The Phantom Tollbooth ... fabulous book..

An animated movie was made years ago by Chuck Jones (bugs Bunny) but it didnt do it justice.

I'd love to see a proper - live action - version of that done now ..

[zwoti]

Originally posted by The Mothman
HELL FUCKING YES!!

rowan atkinson (Mr. Bean) is my all time favorite actor, and is a genuis.


take him..............please

[newb]

Originally posted by The Mothman
HELL FUCKING YES!!

rowan atkinson (Mr. Bean) is my all time favorite actor, and is a genuis.

I take it you didn't see "Johnny English".

[babygirl20]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Grand Theft Auto 3 would make a good gangster movie.

If it wasn't a good movie, it would still have a good soundtrack!:D

[Angra]

I would like to see a big budget cinema version of Neil Gaiman´s "Neverwhere". That book was simply amasing. But i miss a sequal..:(

[The_Return]

I guess it's too late now [Cause Warren Beatey looks really old], but about 5-6 years ago, a sequel to the 1993 Dick Tracey movie woulda been great. One of my absolute favourite films, definatly deserved a sequel [Without Madonna, preferably...]

[massacre man]

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas would be a good hood movie

[ItsAlive75]

Killzone could make a cool movie if they added a little bit of backstory to it.