Poll Question 016 - Which Game I.P. (intellectual Property) would you like to see made into a full-budget movie?

Far cry could also be a good base for a movie.

In non science fi all those ww2 game have certainly a movie filling. But my vote goes for the Other section for a game that i taught was already release on PC (which isn’t the case) and is more a TPS.I just found the test on the TV when it came out for console incredibly scary and true…RESIDENT EVIL 4 with a good story line à la S King and with a tiny touch of HP lovercraft the scenario and movie could really add something great to make THE movie !

I pick Half-Life myself, mostly because of this. Also, as for the “problem” of his voice, he doesn’t have to speak. Kevin Smith as Silent Bob is able to pull it off and still have a good character.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein. I think it would make a great movie with very little of the game itself being edited out even if only to shorten the length.

I would definitely say Halo first and foremost. I was ecstatic when I heard they were making it, and then when it was cancelled I came crashing down. I just think Halo would suit a full-on action film so much better than Half Life or Doom. They are good games, but they just don’t translate well. Halo on the other hand, with its massive outdoor battles and the theme music (which they would have to keep) could become almost like saving private ryan in space.

Unreal Tournament could be interesting, or something between the Humans and Skarrj (sp?) at least.

While I want to say Half-Life, I can’t. It’d be a very difficult film to make, and I have no doubt that it’d probably end up not being anywhere near as good as it deserves to be.

I would personally love to see a System Shock film or two, but again, could be difficult to shoot. Easier then Half-Life, mind.

And am I the only person here who’s not a big Far Cry fan?

I voted Half-Life but I believe that a Half-Life 1 movie would fall far short of good because of the nature of the original Half Life game. The original Half Life game was very game and user oriented; meant to provide the player with things to shoot at and interesting and challenging puzzles. But if I remember, they were very few scripted sequences in comparison to Half Life 2. Half Life 2 was much more cinematic in nature and would definately flow better in the form of a movie. This, however, poses a problem for those who have never played Half Life. While you could have played Half Life 2 without playing Half Life 1 a lot of things wouldnt make a damn bit of sense (like the G-Man for instance). This would have to be explained in the movie creating a situation where new comers would have an incredible amount to catch on to.
If done correctly though, the story could be very in depth and the characters like Dog could provide some very amazing visuals to please the most disconnected of movie goers.
So my vote is for Half-Life 2 with a very very carefully executed story that is first posted on the Steam boards so the gamers can criticize it and cause it to slowly be reworked so that it will please the gamers as well as those who know nothing of Half Life.

Pffft. What are you guys smoking?

I don’t know honestly. There are a number of “good” actors out there that could probably fill the part. I don’t think Sacha because, well, I just don’t think he’d fit the Gordon Freeman standard. I mean we were talking seriously, right? I was watching a movie earlier with Jim Caviezel in it & I could defenitely see him as Gordon if you lightened his hair a bit. He’s also that strong silent type who’s not over bearing & all gung-ho “roar” type. That would just be one choice & of course, is also just my opinion.

Ok I’ve looked at the Imdb to see who Jim Caviezel is!
Goddess Alyria, with all due respect…Gordon could be played be played by a complete unknown (in England Jim Caviezel is), the point is, if Half Life is ever made into a film, then getting even one character wrong will bring the whole thing crashing down. Over the years a number of games have been converted to movies and suffered duly earned ridicule. I don’t think any Half Life fan wants to see a game we replay (even more than the original DOOM (what a ****-up that movie was) over and over, screwed up.

Apologies to planetphillip for digressing from the original question, but we all visit this site first and foremost for HL SP news.

As for Alyx Vance a damn good lookalike works two floors above me, however she hasn’t worked out why I carry a crowbar on a cigarette break outside.

Chris Barrie with a beard and glasses looks like Gordon. Anyone seen/remember the Red Dwarf episode “Polymorph”? When Rimmer has his anger (I think) removed he becomes one of those non-violent protesters (Or something… I don’t remember any name for what he’s supposed to be.) and he ends up sporting a beard & glasses. Sorry about no images, I can’t find a decent enough picture.

I decided to vote for Deus Ex. While it’d need a good enough writer and big budget (Although I do realise that you’ve mentioned a “full-budget” movie anyway, it’s just my opinion.) to present it well enough, I think it’d be great.

Half-life could do well as a mini-series, in my opinion. It could go through each period in the known history of Half-Life’s universe… Maybe a large number of hour-long episodes that go through the Disovery and research of Xen, The resonance cascade, the portal storms, the 7 Hour War, stories during the Combine’s occupation and finally the uprising. Each “period” could each be 3 episodes long. Thats 18 episodes.

The whole thing will end up having to show Gordon, but it doesn’t have to show too much. I mean, when we play the game, we know most of what happens from Gordon’s perspective. The audience will probably just need to be shown, say, Dr. Kleiner hiring Gordon, the events in the test chamber, Gordon half-leading the revolution and anything else important from future game titles (AKA Eps 2-3.) or that I’ve managed to miss out on. Everything else Gordon does can simply be “mentioned” in dialogue. (Eg. Citizens talking about the rumours of Gordon’s return during the events in HL2.)

Oh, and I think Soldier Of Fortune 2 might make a pretty good movie (Although I don’t think it’s classed as Sci- Fi?), so would Battlezone (I know, not entirely a FPS.) and System Shock. (The sequel, at least. I havent played the orginal.)

Two parts sherbert, one part orange soda? You are a riot sometimes Fluffy. For some reason, your earlier post with “most extreme male dancer” made me think of Gordon busting out doing Lord of the Dance in his orange jumpsuit. Anyway, it was funny in my mind.

While as hard as it for me to believe that you can’t have a decent movie with the lead character hardly talking, I suddenly remembered the last Superman movie. That guy was virtually an unknown & he really didn’t have that many lines. What a blockbuster that turned out to be! So points are taken in those regards.

I still hold out for Halo though. I think it’s a game that (if) made into a movie, they can make it to appeal to most age types (like the Star Wars episodes - PG 13). As we all know, this would probably really bring in the dough.

I don’t know… Microsoft, for the most part keeps their “Corporation-y-ness” off of Bungie, and I doubt that they will put too much of that into a Halo movie.

I had to vote Deus Ex. The original Deus Ex captivated me throughout the entire game. While Half-Life would make a superb movie, I fear that it’s deep and compelling story would be completely ruined by the simple addition of Alyx.

I almost wanted to say Diablo, because I’m a huge fan of the original and played the second a few times over…well…I saw doom+hollywood, I really don’t wanna see diablo+hollywood.