Halo - o primeiro bom filme baseado em jogo?

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Halo - o primeiro bom filme baseado em jogo?

Bem, antes eu botava fé nesse projeto. Não conheço direito a história do jogo (joguei só as primeiras fases no PC), mas os nomes Peter Jackson e Alex Garland já eram o suficiente para me animar. Agora, no entanto, com um diretor que nunca ninguém ouviu falar e o estúdio pressionando para fazer um filme PG-13 eu começo a perder as esperanças (veja notícia abaixo).

Eu acho que o problema com as produtoras que adaptam games é que elas subestimam os espectadores. Suponho que eles pensem que a maioria esmagadora ou a totalidade dos gamers sejam de teens retardados - mas eles estão horrivelmente errados. No meu círculo de amizades eu conheço vários gamers hardcore (meu caso, inclusive) - todos pessoas adultas, cultas, inteligentes. Dois deles inclusive se formaram comigo em Cinema. Qual o problema então de se fazer um filme inspirado num jogo com altos valores de produção, um diretor de renome, com temática adulta?

Bem, ainda resta Metal Gear Solid e Grim Fandango como os últimos lampejos de esperança. Que sejam eles, ou o Ebert postando no site dele: "bem que eu disse"...

 

Jackson talks Halo
Producer of film based on Bungie's game chats about script rewrites, hiring a feature-film director noob, and what to expect in the film.
By Tim Surette, GameSpot

Posted Sep 18, 2006 4:14 pm PT

In 2008, a major motion picture based on Halo hits screens with the backing of producer Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong) and his WETA special effects studio. Most of the details of the project are being kept under lock and key, but occasionally the creative forces working on the movie will leak some information.

Late last week, Ain't it Cool News posted an interview with Peter Jackson regarding the film Halo, and the movie mogul dished about choosing an unknown to direct the ambitious project, what vehicles would be included in the flick, and the importance of the film's script.

Many fans were puzzled when the movie's director was announced as South African short-film director Neill Blomkamp, but Jackson defends the choice, saying potential candidates should have certain qualities. First and foremost, the director had to want to direct it "really badly. They had to be absolute Halo fans." Second, the director had to bring a unique vision to the film, another quality that Blomkamp nailed directly on the head.

"It's not Ridley Scott, it's not James Cameron, it's not what we've seen before, but it's something new and fresh and it's cool," Jackson said in the interview. "Someone who was going to not go the clichéd way, but go in the direction that they had an original vision for and Neill has got that in spades. We're feeling really, really good."

Though 28 Days Later scribe Alex Garland got a lot of attention when he was paid $1 million to pen the film's script, Jackson says the screenplay is on its second draft since coming over from Garland. The producer stresses that the script is still being worked on but assures Halo fans that they're not rushing it out the door, either.

"The movie, as far as I'm concerned, as far as my involvement is concerned, is not going to go in front of the cameras until we have a really great script," said Jackson.

That doesn't mean Blomkamp can't get started on some designs--and Jackson wasn't shy about revealing what would be involved in the movie. Though specific actions and dialogue are still being hammered out in word processors, Jackson says Blomkamp is already busy visualizing the film versions of various well-known Halo vehicles, such as Ghosts, Warthogs, Scorpions, and the Pillar of Autumn.

Jackson also gives good news for younger fans who fear the movie's rating will be too harsh and for older fans who think the film's rating will be too family-friendly.

"Look, the reality of the budget is that I would imagine the studio is going to be pretty insistent on a PG-13 [rating], which...is certainly not an impossible thing pull off," Jackson says. However, fans looking for a little more gore may also be in luck.

"The concept of a hard R rating for DVD is kind of fun because that does ultimately deliver a film that the hardcore fans would enjoy and that's certainly something we should discuss." Jackson adds, "I think as long as the studio gets a PG-13 to release theatrically, I'd imagine they'd actually be supportive and certainly we can talk to them about supporting the idea of (a harder cut for DVD). I think Neill would be into it."

 

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O diretor é novato mas é muito bom, tem que ver se ele vai funcionar no cinema, mas os comerciais dele são geniais, tem muita coisa no youtube, o famoso comercial do carro virando robo é dele:

 

Bennett
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Eu gosto do primeiro Resident Evil (não vi o segundo), mas tenho consciência de que é ruim.

Guybrush Threepwood
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Eu gosto do Mortal Kombat e do Resident Evil 2, mas sei o que os dois são ruins.

Guilherme
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Eu gosto de Double Dragon.

 

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A prova de que Halo vai ser bom e o diretor foi bem escolhido: 

Ray J
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    O curta é de cair o queixo. O cara manda bem.

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Bennett
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Também gostei do curta dos aliens miseráveis africanos.