Halo Movie Will Suck
People, you don't understand anything!!! All the movies that come from video games suck!
Halo series are good, have no problem with them, but to think about the movie it will be a pile of sack. You have any idea how hard it will be to make the models, charecters and weapons even the settings. It is nearly impossible for this ceuntry.
...Newbie.
OK, one rule, you don't flame things without reason.
They don't always need actors. Think Lord of the Rings style, where some of it is computer animated.(Legolas standing on top of the first troll iN Balin's tomb in #1, Legolas fighting the Oliphaunt in #3.).
Settings are even easier to make, the Halo ring will be easy to put on computer animation. They will only use actors for the people in the actual game; Master Chief, Johnson, Keyes, etc.
They'll probably have kids or something play grunts, but they'll have to dress actors up in the Elite suits, give them a mask and helmet. They're elongated in the legs, but it's pretty easy to compensate.
The Human weapons are a no-brainer, dumbass... it'll be easy to just put a digital counter in a standard rifle, which is dressed and put together like an MA5B assault rifle or Battle Rifle. Covenant weapons can just be, like, animated. Again.
I am done explaining now dumbass...
Happy, newbie?
Halo Movie Gets a Screenwriter
Source: Variety
February 4, 2005
Microsoft has put the finishing touches on a deal to hire Alex Garland (28 Days Later, The Beach) to adapt the bestselling video game franchise into one movie, reports Variety. The trade says Garland's screenplay will then be offered to studios as a complete "turnkey" script and rights package.
The "Halo" franchise is one of the most popular in video game history, having sold over 12.8 million units and grossed approximately $600 million since its 2001 debut. Last year, "Halo 2" sold 6.4 million copies and was the second-bestselling game of the year.
The games' plot concerns a warrior soldier known only as "Master Chief" battling a group of alien religious zealots who believe one of their most sacred artifacts is located on Earth.
The movie should be based on the halo books not the game. The books are halo the fall of reach, the flood, and the first strike. I have read all of these books and they give greater detail than that of the game. I think it should be based on these books. The character for the master chief would have to be over seven feet tall. the book says he is that tall. the marines would have to be average size. I don't know about the rest of them. This will cost alot of money, kinda like the water world movie back in 1995 that turned out to be a fluke, losing more money than they earned. If they stick with the books it will be fine, but the game just doesn't give that much detail for a movie. Planet reach talks about john's childhood, the flood is on the halo ring, and first strike is on after the halo ring is destroyed setting the way for war on earth.
Originally posted by cking
The movie should be based on the halo books not the game. The books are halo the fall of reach, the flood, and the first strike. I have read all of these books and they give greater detail than that of the game. I think it should be based on these books. The character for the master chief would have to be over seven feet tall. the book says he is that tall. the marines would have to be average size. I don't know about the rest of them. This will cost alot of money, kinda like the water world movie back in 1995 that turned out to be a fluke, losing more money than they earned. If they stick with the books it will be fine, but the game just doesn't give that much detail for a movie. Planet reach talks about john's childhood, the flood is on the halo ring, and first strike is on after the halo ring is destroyed setting the way for war on earth.
I agree, the books were more detailed and gave us a glimpse of the Master Chiefs childhood, what made them Spartans, the first battle, and how eveyone died....
"I think Reeves could do a good job, because he's got a monotone voice similar to Chief's."
Alot of people have been saying how great neo would be in MC boots... Lets remember reeves is actually a plank of wood. How could he possibly use MC's suit???
I think he would most likely make the film with half of the story of the first book and half of the second.
Primary reasons;
Other then gamers who would know what a Master chief is.
People would need to be filled in who the covenant are, who master chief is and whats going on, the first book is perfect for this.
First book ends on a bum note as nothing really happens other then finding all the backround info on them. The films called HALO it will need to be on a halo at some point.
Secondary reasons;
Movies not based on the games at all, like resident evil, Do suck.
Movies based on games (loosely or not) are ok. Mortal combat was quite acurrate to the games.