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Illogic
08/26/09

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I didn't care much for 28 Weeks, but Intacto was awesome. This could go either way I suppose.
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spiritkittykat
08/25/09

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I'm thinking they should just can the whole idea. I'd rather play the game 4000 times than see a crap movie version (which it will do doubt be)
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gorehound
08/25/09

@spiritkittykat: i am also sick of lame videogame to movie
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CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
08/25/09

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I honestly think, as sequels go. 28 weeks later was one of my favourites. A nice twist on one of the main characters and some good old zombie action. Bioshock seems like its in good hands. But this particular film is going to be an entirly different monster. The budget alone to create the undersea city will have to be huge. And no matter how you look at it..it will have to be CGI heavy for those wonderful computer game shots. My only worry is that the studio doesnt dig deep enough to support this video game movie. I hope Bioshock is the turning point, then Halo and Gears of War will get massive budgets and be awesome. No pressure then Juan!!!!
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ThisDudeRufus
08/25/09

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I would prefer a more straightforward steampunk movie. I loved Bioshock, but I doubt it'd be the first good video game movie.
And I don't like bad movies.
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Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
08/25/09

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Yeah, I'm really not sure Verbinski was the right person for this movie.

I remain concerned it will be a train wreck anyway, but this is at least a step in the right direction.
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tetracycloide
08/25/09

@Belabras ate my dingo!: bioshock was a game that prided it self on the visuals, asthetics, and environments within the game. the narrative was tacked on as an afterthought and was largly lackluster and centered on a boring and rather predictable twist that lacked subtelty or depth.

i guess what i'm trying to say is there's very little chance this movie will be good at all.
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Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
08/25/09

@tetracycloide:
While, yes, the visuals and setting are quite good, I don't accept your assertion on story. In fact, the game is touted as one of the best written games of all time.

If you didn't like the story, maybe the movie isn't for you anyway.
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tetracycloide
08/25/09

@Belabras ate my dingo!: i've never seen any review that highlight the story specifically as being one of the best of all time. how could it be with the last third of the game being nothing but a tepid forgone conclusion? maybe said reviewers have never actually played system shock 2, the games are so similar in plot it's hard to tell the difference sometimes.
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Alexis
08/25/09

@tetracycloide: Really? Because all I hear when Bioshock is referenced is how strong the overarching narrative is. The visuals and gameplay are praised as well, but when people talk about great stories in games its often one of the first titles to come up.
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Illogic
08/26/09

@tetracycloide: I have to second the similarities to System Shock 2. They're pretty obvious if you've played both games really.
I'm pretty sure I prefer SS 2 as well, but Bioshock was pretty damned good for a shooter.
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Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
08/26/09

@tetracycloide:
I'm sure this topic is dead now, but just wanted to say two things (that no one will read probably)

1- Bioshock is regularly praised on story in most reviews, and is one of the few games that have actually inspired in depth analysis of said story. The amnesiac bit is cliche, and isn't the part praised - the critical presentation of Objectivism is the interesting narrative.

2- Bioshock and System Shock 2 are hardly the only fps games with strong RPG elements. That said, I'm under the impression that there was some crossover in the two in development teams.
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tetracycloide
08/26/09

@Belabras ate my dingo!: i wanted to say two things as well:

1- i read your comment. it was not missed. i am often dissapointed when interesting threads die simply because the calandar day advances. not only is the amnesiac bit cliche but the atlas is fontane reveal is a carbon copy of the polito is shodan reveal of system shock 2. personally i felt the critical presentation of objectivism was much more a product of the environments and the people populating rapture, not the story itself or the major players in it.

2- there was extensive crossover between the two development teams. bioshock was created largely because the development team from system shock 2 was unable to create system shock 3 as a result of legal entanglements
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Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
08/26/09

@tetracycloide:
Well, I can certainly see that, but the core of the Objectivism discourse is the struggle between Ryan and Fontaine. In my opinion, the bulk of Bioshock's story is that conflict and the protagonist's place in it. Which, to me, means that it is featured prominently in the game.
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Ruthless, If you let me
08/25/09

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I am OK with this.
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riotnrrd
08/25/09

@Ruthless, If you let me: You shouldn't be. Having a director drop out because of a budget and location issues usually means "cheapo movie." No slam against Fresnadillo, but this is how Uwe Boll gets work.
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Bill-Lee
08/25/09

@riotnrrd: Uwe Boll took advantage loopholes in German law that allowed investors in German movies to write off 100% of their investment as a tax deduction. The only taxes the investor was required to pay were on the profits; losses could be written off.
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ThisDudeRufus
08/25/09

@Bill-Lee: i.e. The Producers?
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Quilt
06/08/09

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That's all nice and fine. I just hope the animation quality is a fair bit better then the last Heavy Metal outing. Did they remember to leave that in the budget?

Oh, and will we hear Jack Black belt out one of his tunes?
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corpore-metal
06/08/09

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I was in high school when the first one came out. Never saw it. I remember Heavy Metal being this European imported magazine of arty, fantasy, lowbrow science fiction--mostly nerd wack material involving paintings and drawings of nakkid ladies.

As a teenager I remember blushing visibly just walking past the magazine rack as I walked into the bookstore to buy more Niven.
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
06/08/09

@corpore-metal: Nekkid men too. Or at least a nekkid man, with a terrifyingly huge schlong.
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Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
06/08/09

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This is all good news. I can't friggin wait. Totally not a disaster.
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WinWordsClyde
06/08/09

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Exciting news, of course, but of more importance: who will re-record Sammy Hagar's theme song from the original movie???!!! Arcade Fire? Yeah Yeah Yeahs? Or... oh crap, it'll probably be Aerosmith.
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Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
06/08/09

@WinWordsClyde: ARCADE FIRE?! Please tell me you're kidding.
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B
06/08/09

@WinWordsClyde: I'm hoping for Dethklok, or Mastodon.
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BobTheCool
04/25/09

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"may push filming overseas"? no. push filming UNDERseas. then it will work wonderfully.
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
04/25/09

@BobTheCool: Until someone gets bitten by a Sea Slug and their hand magically heals.
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twDarkflame
04/25/09

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I dont think people really want a Bioshock film anyway.

What we want is a decent SteamPunk film.

The plot/story of bioshock just dosnt stand up to any degree of examination, its the visual styleing and atmosphere that made the game.
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stryker1138
04/25/09

@twDarkflame: I think it's more the unique construction of the narrative that made the game. The fact that YOU the player were the one who had been manipulated the whole time made for a twist that felt personal and was only possible in the video game medium. Passive entertainment like a movie simply isn't capable of reproducing that.
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metalkate
04/25/09

@stryker1138: yeah, big twists never work right on film? because only the video game medium can truly resonate?
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stryker1138
04/25/09

@metalkate: If you played Bioshock, you'd know that *SPOILER*

the twist revealed that you the player had been manipulated in all of your gameplay actions leading up to that point. If it were a movie, it would just be some character on the screen getting used. That can be compelling, but its definitely not as personal.
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metalkate
04/25/09

@stryker1138: see, there's these things called books, which some people love to read, and these things called movies, that some people love to watch... some times people get very tied up in a television series, to the point that they experience powerful emotions based on what goes on with the characters they've actually made an emotional investment in! in tv characters! anyway, this is a laughable suggestion, that somehow the gamer/game-character identification is emotionally superior to the connections that enthusiastic consumers of any other kind of narrative entertainment have with their subjects.

i don't play video games, but i know i feel something every time when linsay lohan makes that speech about her father/husband dying in freaky friday. because my father died, and i hated my mom for getting a boyfriend, and i totally identify with the character. even though i don't have a controller-mediated relationship with her.
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
04/25/09

@metalkate:ChicagoDog nailed it. Bioshock is really a perfect example of the medium being essential for the message. It was like Watchmen for video games.
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ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
04/25/09

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That movie could've used a lot more gore, and a lot less verbinski.
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Evdor
04/25/09

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Is man not entitled to a Bio-shock movie?

No, say the raging fanboys, it belongs to gamers!

No, say the Hollywood Executives, it belongs to profitable Summer Tentpole templates!

No, says Gore Verbinski, it belongs... in studio limbo!
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crashedpc - Haifisch
04/25/09

@Evdor: *stabs you in the face with a (censored for spoilers)*
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
04/25/09

@Evdor: A star, mama! Mr. Verbinski said he's going to make me a star!
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crashedpc - Haifisch
04/25/09

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Let's just film it on a derelict oil rig. Safety hazards bedamned!
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