metadigital Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Doom: the motion picture Demonic lashings of movie goodness. Oh, and 'The Rock' Outsourcing. That's the word we'd use to sum up Id's activities at the moment. Out-sourcing because, as Carmack recently announced at Quakecon, the Quake III engine source code is now freely available to download. When you consider that games like Call of Duty are built on that code you can see the potential for would-be devs on a budget. Outsourcing because the Doom licence has been offered up to the Gods of Hollywood and the movile is due in cinemas on 21st October. H IS FOR HELL Contrary to internet opinion the film is staying faithful to the game storyline. They ARE on Mars, there WILL be demons, and while edgy US PRs are relictant to use the H word, but [sic passim] fiery netherworlds aregoing to feature. The question is, how well will the feel of the game translate? We spoke to the movie's special effects director John Farhat and asked him. "Thirty two million people are expecting a very specific thing from the movie; I gotta say it was a real task. But you know there's so much in there for gamers to recognise"[sic] he says. He's right, too. The trailer has sparked off some excited debate, especially surrounding the first person sequence where viewers are treated to a live action remake of Doom, shot from the FPS perspective. "That sequence is a five minute continuous shot." says Farhat "We worked for three months just to get that right. You know, film screen ratios are long and skinny, so even working out exactly how the gun fits in there was a challenge. I had people like Tom [McAdams, ex-SAS officer and on-set military advisor] help me get the blocking right, so there's a lot of authenticity in there, both from a gaming point of view and a real world one." So that's real world authenticity in a film based on a game set on Mars during a demon invasion. Can't wait to see them pull that off ... PC Format, Issue 180, November 2005, p20. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petay Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Sounds great. I for one can't wait to see it Although i do think the FPV may be a bit tacky shot for a movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted October 8, 2005 Author Share Posted October 8, 2005 Fortunately I think 'The Rock' is taking the role of the Sergeant, and not the main protagonist, too. (This will help raise the ambient acting level immeasurably.) It'll be a nice comfortable film for those old gamers who played Doom, much like the recent trend in Hollywood to cash in on old television series with varying degrees of faithfullness and talent. Could be a fun way to spend a couple of hours, though. I hope. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Well, I have seen the trailer at the theatre and people's reaction from it. It caught them by surprise and a murmur of wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Well, I have seen the trailer at the theatre and people's reaction from it. It caught them by surprise and a murmur of wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted October 8, 2005 Author Share Posted October 8, 2005 Good. Good. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petay Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Short term memory loss methinks. On-topic: I'm definatly hoping that it will have some elements from the games kept in it, like the lights going off at random stages, and shock tactics like bodies and such flying out in front of the camera. If its just all action i will be quite disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted October 8, 2005 Author Share Posted October 8, 2005 3D glasses for T3H win! OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofAnakin Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 I wonder if the Rock will do the eyebrow thing as he's about to kill someone. "Console exclusive is such a harsh word." - Darque"Console exclusive is two words Darque." - Nartwak (in response to Darque's observation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
><FISH'> Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 You guys are so two-faced... Aren't we forgetting that all game to movie coversions suck badly without a shred of a doubt? As demonstrated here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveilled Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 In a way, it'll be somewhat disappointing if the first person shot doesn't include a stat bar at the bottom with health, ammo, and a little floating head with a bloody nose. " Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 I may watch this... but I don't have high expectations for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krookie Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 (w00t) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabrielle Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Do you smell what the Rock is cooking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 (edited) *sniff* Smells like burnt demon testicles. Edited October 9, 2005 by Hades_One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf16 Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 H....how do you know what that smells like? I had thought that some of nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, for they imitated humanity so abominably. - Book of Counted Sorrows 'Cause I won't know the man that kills me and I don't know these men I kill but we all wind up on the same side 'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will. - Everlast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krookie Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 H....how do you know what that smells like? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'd like to know too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabrielle Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 (edited) The Rock will smack your candy a$$. I like that idea. Edited October 9, 2005 by Gabrielle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 I wish ppl would actually quote him correctly, If ya smell what The Rock is cookin' jabroni. Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulgarian Jedi Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Doom movie, Halo movie.... What's next? Half-Life???? Sarcraft??????????????? KotOR??????????????????????????????????????????????? Нека Силата винаги бъде с теб! I reject your reality, and substitute it with my own. Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted. John Lenon This thread is a big "hey, f*** you!" to the humanity's intelligence. 571911[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
><FISH'> Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 I wouldn't mind an Oddworld movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 H....how do you know what that smells like? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, you know... You get home from the grocer and you put dinner in the oven and then start playing a game and you forget aboiut the oven... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveilled Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 I wouldn't mind an Oddworld movie. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Imagine the outtakes on the DVD... "Hello." "Hello." "Follow me." "Okay." [standing under grinder] "Wait." "Okay." [Abe pulls lever] [Mudoken gets grinded] "Oops. Hee hee hee." Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musopticon? Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Well, Oddworld Inhabitants(the devs) have stopped making games altogether and their new carieer choice is animations, so your dream might come to fruition very soon. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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