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[Getorex]

earthbornFemShep wrote...

I would rather it cover Anderson's storyline prior to Mass Effect 1. It just feels wrong to cover Shep's story... especially since Shep can have 1 of 3 backgrounds, 1 of 3 reputations, any race, and either gender.... not to mention the choices in the story arc and squad interaction/romance.

If they do a movie, I would rather it be digital version where you can manipulate your shepard... oh, and what have you got there, ah yes... a video game.

Games and movies are totally different.  Nobody goes to a movie to see some **** jerk be an **** jerk for 2 hours (renegade).  It would be saccharine as all hell to be a prissy paragon too (who's making this movie, the Mormons?).  The obvious way to play it in the movie in a widely popular vein would be a paragon with renegade tendencies.  Someone doing the right thing, the honorable thing, most of the time but also getting down and mean/dirty when called for. 

Never been a movie that you can "play" like a game.  That is what a game is for.  Movies, not the same thing at all.

You can also rest assured that it wont have any hints of homosexuality in it (even hot girl-on-girl action via a femshep + asari anyone).  I doubt they're going to go R rating or NC17, which is what that sort of thing in this sort of movie would mean. 

[Getorex]

Hopefire wrote...


I'd much rather a television show.

And a female Shepard.

Why?  Angelina Jolie not enough?  Kate Beckinsale not enough?  Mila Jovavich not enough? 

Hell, there are a bazillian chick lead games out there so it isn't like there's a shortage. 

Watch GI Jane if you want that.

[earthbornFemShep]

Getorex wrote...

Never been a movie that you can "play" like a game.  That is what a game is for.  Movies, not the same thing at all.

 
Getorex, that's my point.  I'd rather Cmdr Shepard's story stay a video game.  They should pick a different story in the mass effect universe.  Like Anderson, Saren, etc.

Getorex wrote...

You can also rest assured that it wont have any hints of homosexuality in it (even hot girl-on-girl action via a femshep + asari anyone).  I doubt they're going to go R rating or NC17, which is what that sort of thing in this sort of movie would mean. 

Um... okay.  Who brought that up?  I know my signature says I support same-sex options, but I don't recall saying anything about that.  All I am saying is that I'd rather the movie be about someone other than Cmdr Shepard.

Well, I guess I'm done feeding the troll.

[008Zulu]

co-directed by Uwe Boll and Michael Bay

written by M. Night Shyamalan

produced by Fox

staring Shia Lebouf and Paris Hilton



Or even better, something watchable.

(I psyched you out with that first bit, admit it )

[prizm123]

i want the Normandy in it

and lots of Krogans

in fact the Krogan/Rachni war might be a pretty entertaining movie I think

[Veen130]

Atm, my biggest worry is when it will be released. In NZ, games usually come out here a couple of days later than the states (sometimes even before the states). Movies on average come out about a week later here. However there are some times (although not too often) where it takes agies to come out. As far as i know, the last airbender came out in the states at the beginning of July, its only just in the movies here now. Thats almost 3 months! I dont want to have to stay away from these forums for 3 months to avoid spoilers if the same thing happens to the ME movie, i can handle a week though. This is the type of thing that drives some people to piracy.



Anywho, back on topic.

My guess is that they will make the ME movie on Shepard. There probably gonna use a shepard as close to the default John Shepard as possible (Earth born, sole survivor, soldier) and probably have him choose all the paragon choices (Release rachni queen, dont kill Wrex, save the council). Not sure who they will kill on Virmire (maybe they leave Tali behind there like they did in mock effect) .

I personally don't want them to do it on Shepard as what ever choices shep does in the movies will end up being considered canon. A spin off with a new (or mayb an already exsisting) character taking place around the same time will be the best choice imo.

[MajFauxPas]

Dionkey wrote...

smudboy wrote...

A plot. I think a movie at least deserves a plot.

See the thing is that people who will go see this movie other than the hardcore ME fans will either think one of two things depending on how its produced.
1. Too "nerdy" and gives newcomers no direction.
2. Awesome due to it being so dumbed down and will be a cliche hollywood movie.

3. Surprise: Paragon Shepard does something a Paragon would never do, and it drastically changes the plot.

The more he/she is perceived as ruthless/paragon, the more of a surprise it will be when he/she switches it up again... and the more humorous the pithy quips will be.

[ERJAK2]

kylecouch wrote...

The word is getting around now days that the movie is in the early stages. With that in mind what are you hopes for the movie that will innevitably come? What do you hope the movie is about? Who do you should be the cast?

It would be stupid to make the games directly into a movie. Especially when the Mass effect universe is so dam huge. I mean the only diffference between a movie and a videogame is that a videogame is better.

[Mariah5]

I think that it should be about the First Contact War and humanities entry as a Citidel species.



However, if they are determined to do something about Shepard, then I agree with the femShep TV show idea. It would have to be well funded though. Can you imagine how terrible a low budget hanar or turian would be?

[Slayer299]

Personally I'd rather they completely avoid anything to do with Shepard, but I can't see them doing that and they're going to do a "canon" male Shepard for the movie, but they are going to cut a busload of story out to fit it into 90-120 minutes and the 2 hours would be really pushing it.

That means that we'll probably see;
1) Eden Prime (to introduce Saren, the Geth and the Beacon)
2) Shepard getting the 'go ahead' from the Council to go after Saren (and his Spectre induction)
3) Noveria (maybe)
4) Virmire (They might not have either Kaidan or Ash die I suspect)
5) Finale battle on the Citadel.

As for characters they might have either Garrus or Wrex and Tali, along with Kaidan/Ash and someone else they create for the movie.

I can't see them doing anymore than that, but it will have lots of 'splosions' ala Transformers and get a high rating of PG-13. Overall the movie will make money but suck for everyone who loves the game and the story 

EDIT - fixed spacing

Modifié par Slayer299, 27 septembre 2010 - 02:31 .

[ERJAK2]

Mariah5 wrote...

I think that it should be about the First Contact War and humanities entry as a Citidel species.

However, if they are determined to do something about Shepard, then I agree with the femShep TV show idea. It would have to be well funded though. Can you imagine how terrible a low budget hanar or turian would be?

First contact would be fantastic. Even the book with saren and anderson would be better than trying to do the actual games. If I hear "Commander Shepard!" in the trailer, there is no way I'll pay to see it. Why bother? I could just as easily do another playthrough.

[earthbornFemShep]

ERJAK2 wrote...
It would be stupid to make the games directly into a movie. Especially when the Mass effect universe is so dam huge. I mean the only diffference between a movie and a videogame is that a videogame is better.

Agreed. In adaptations of any sort (whether it be from a book, play, musical, or video game), the story is altered.  Many times, the story gets watered down and turns into something VERY different.  Plots are altered, characters are changed or removed entirely, and fans are generally left disappointed. 

Yeah, Slayer299 pretty much summed it up.... like it or not.

[Midnight_Thirty]

One of the most successful "video game to movie" franchises took the basic story and made their own interpretation of it. The main character in the Resident Evil movies is Alice, which is not a character in any RE game.

What makes a successful port, is not carrying the video game story over verbatim, (which the ones that do usually seem to tank, although that can be said about most video game movies) but rather having good writers and actors.

People like big epic space blockbusters, it's a lucrative franchise. They will go see something that looks awesome regardless if "Shepard" is there. Most Mass Effect fans will appreciate a good story that is within the Mass Effect universe(galaxy). Newcomers, most of which have no knowledge about Mass Effect, will go see something that looks interesting. A remake of the game including Shepard vs.having something set within the ME universe will have no effect on how much the movie will make.

Good writing and good acting is all that should be desired here. That is what will bring in the people and the dough.

Either way, I think it could turn out pretty good. Hell, even a comedy about Conrad Verner would be awesome.

Modifié par Midnight_Thirty, 27 septembre 2010 - 02:39 .

[MajFauxPas]

As for the cast, Matthew Fox is not enough of an ass to play Shepard. I was going to say badass, but that's not the issue. Shep is a real ass sometimes, and Matthew Fox just isn't. He's more of a good guy, a Kaidan type, but what's wrong with the actor who already plays Kaidan? Shouldn't the original voice actors be in their respective roles? Or do we pay Arnold 20 mil to be Shep?



So I'd like to see the cast stay the same as the games. As much as possible.

[008Zulu]

Maybe it could start out on Eden Prime where Shepard first activates the Beacon then we see the whole movie from the Prothians point of view as the Reapers wipe them out.



Maybe they could take the comic mini series between the two games and make that the movie.



Since Bioware tracks what classes people play as the most, its Soldier, and since the default Shepard is Male, I vote for Adam Baldwin to play Shepard.

[Aedan_Cousland]

Mesina2 wrote...

Two things.
That doesn't suck and that is entertaining.

This.

I'd much rather a television show.



And a female Shepard.

A Mass Effect miniseries would work much better than a movie because you wouldn't have to cram so much content into a 2 hour film, or leave important scenes on the cutting room floor. But any film adaptation should have a male Shepard, IMO. Because any film adaptation with a female Shepard is going to have major issues with suspension of disbelief. Some prissy Hollywood actress attempting to put some bass in her voice while barking orders, or flooring Krogan with a laughable girl punch isn't going to work. It order to be believable you'd have to have an actress with a little brawn and who is a little manly, and Hollywood is going to put an actress with both of those traits in a lead role. You are going to get someone who looks more model than action hero.

Besides, they are going to want all of the people who bought the game to go out and see the movie. They are going to a part of the core demographic, and the vast majority of those people played as a male soldier. Something like only 20% of ME players played with a fem Shep.

Modifié par Aedan_Cousland, 27 septembre 2010 - 05:36 .

[Zan Mura]

Skyblade012 wrote...

I am not at all looking forward to this, for two reasons.  First, if it involves Shepard at all, the movie is going to be terrible.  There is no canon Shep, and putting a particular Shepard in as a character in the movie would be working to destroy the choice and customization that defines the games.  And, second, the books, in my opinion, are not as well written as the games, so I have little faith that adapting it to yet another medium will work as well, especially since it will mean cutting out so much that both the books and the game had, in an attempt to fit the two hour timeframe.

I have similar fears. This is the first book or game that I'm a huge fan of, being made into a movie. For that reason alone I'm very interested. But as you said, I'm also fearful of the Sheps in that movie. Their gender, personality, choices and even the companions (because your companions' personalities are somewhat affected by your own choices, romances etc) are all going to be different from my playthrough.

That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it does leave room for doubt.

I'm still glad they're even trying, even if my personal playthrough and Sheps is always going to be canon.

Edit after reading the rest of the thread:

At any rate, I'm not sure of how official and confirmed it is, but didn't the initial publicity statement that revealed the ME movie specifically say that it will feature Sheps and his fight against the Reapers. I don't think we're going to see some random prequel or sequel for the events in ME1-3 with random characters. We're going to see Sheps, and his fight agains the Reapers.

In which case it would make most sense for them to feature a plot along ME1 with most locations cut off, getting rid of ME2 altogether aside from a few dark energy / collector references, since nothing essential happened there. And then jump to the end fight, deus ex machinas and ending in ME3. For my part I don't object to seeing Shepard specifically, even for the disappointment of seeing a different Sheps of my own.

Modifié par Zan Mura, 27 septembre 2010 - 06:24 .

[Professor Panda]

I don't understand why everyone is so negative to the idea of it following Shepard's story. The main reason I see amongst you guys is that it will be considered canon and therefore detract from the game buy ignoring your decisions. But when did anyone say that this is canon? No one considers the Resident Evil movies canon. Another reason I see is that If it does bad than it will detract from the game. Again using Resident Evil as an example I never heard anyone say that they don't wanna play it or that it sucks because the movie sucks.



Try to see it through my eyes. I see it as experiencing the Mass Effect story they way you can't through a game. Imagine the suicide mission on the big screen. A movie can bring intensity where a game can't. Let's be honest, we all analyzed the game and thought "if I do this mission and get this upgrade than he/she will live". With a movie there is intensity in the unknown. You can't analyze and effect the plot; you are an outside observer. It reminds me of Saving Private Ryan where it felt like no one is safe and anything could happen to anyone at any moment. Now imagagine that feeling watching the suicide mission! You can't get that with the game.



Now if it were to be done on Shepard's story it would have to be done right. I doubt they would do this but if they wanted the movie to stay true to the game then they would have to split it in two parts. Simply be use there's to much to fit in 2 hours. If they went this way I'd suspect that maybe the fist half would end with the confrontation with Sovereign on Virmire and the decesion on who to leave behind. What a cliffhanger! But like I said, I doubt hey would take this road and will probably just cut a lot of stuff. Either way I trust Bioware and Legendary to make it at least decent. If not, then I'll just forget it was ever made.

[Gibb_Shepard]

I want a movie based on the First Contact War.

[Professor Panda]

Please excuse my spelling errors. That was done from my iPhone because I wanted to say that while it was still fresh In my mind and now I can't edit because of some complications with the iPhone.

[Aedan_Cousland]

MajFauxPas wrote...

As for the cast, Matthew Fox is not enough of an ass to play Shepard. I was going to say badass, but that's not the issue. Shep is a real ass sometimes, and Matthew Fox just isn't. He's more of a good guy, a Kaidan type, but what's wrong with the actor who already plays Kaidan? Shouldn't the original voice actors be in their respective roles? Or do we pay Arnold 20 mil to be Shep?

So I'd like to see the cast stay the same as the games. As much as possible.

I think Henry Cavill would be a good candidate for Shepard. Besides being a good actor, he looks just like the default male Shepard.






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7ZywunooSI&feature=related

[Caesar914]

^This.



Henry Cavill would be good. Anyone here watch the Tudors on Showtime? He usually stole the show for me.



Hmm I just wonder if he would be able to catch Shepard's soldier/doofus side. The English gentleman in him is very well suited for a Paragon, though.

[CroGamer002]

Dionkey wrote...

smudboy wrote...

A plot. I think a movie at least deserves a plot.

See the thing is that people who will go see this movie other than the hardcore ME fans will either think one of two things depending on how its produced.
1. Too "nerdy" and gives newcomers no direction.
2. Awesome due to it being so dumbed down and will be a cliche hollywood movie.

Only kids( majority unfortunately) watch dumb Sci-Fi, their parents that have to suffer for it, fanboys that will watch anything from what they are fanboys and claim it gold no matter what and fans that got betrayed when they saw their franchise got raped( Transformers).

Also ME1 is very first game in Mass Effect universe, newcomers won't have problems.