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Subject: The Halo Movie Discussion Thread
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Guys we are in a state, a basic scenirio, if you will. Just like back in the roaring twenties there was something called the women's suffragists. They wanted to vote and pass the 19th amendment...The president got in their way..making it not possible for them to vote. It was president Willson...BUt the women kept fighting and kept their spirits high and fought for what was truly right...And finally in tennesee it was because of one person that got it passed around the whold u.s. and because of that women could vote. We're in the same boat right now. We want a movie about halo. BUt the only way we're going to succeed is by getting more people on this convo forum. And crazy turkey I have to shout thios out PLEASE TRY IF WE WANT DREAMS O COME TRUE. SOrry crazy turkey but I just let things go...Hey ropie man I'll e-mail you later in an hour. I have some trouble back here. SOmethings wrng with the server. Back here we get free internet becasue of a comapny called aramco. Biggest oil producer in the world...

  • 08.19.2004 11:18 PM PDT
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We need to keep on trying to get poeple on this forum. I got someone called, and hey crazy turkey this is meant being shouted out so here it goes, I GOT SOMEONE CALLED MEHVE FROM THE COMIC FORUM I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WILL BE ATTENDIN THIS FORUM OR NOT. LET"S JUST HOPE SO. I'll go there again and try it again. She or he is a bungie employee!

  • 08.19.2004 11:20 PM PDT
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Should there be a Halo movie? Yeah, sure, why not. The movie would have to be in CG because more can be done to a movie and its characters by manipulating them on a computer screen rather than working in reality with live actors. Plus there can be more eye candy. But eye candy isnt what makes a movie. What makes a movie is staying in the boundries of what the consumer would like and find interesting, especially if your converting something from a book or game to the big screen.

If Hollywood gets ahold of a great basis like Halo, there's no telling what could happen: The apocalypse? World War 3? George Bush gets reelected? Who knows. But there's a good chance we, as the Halo community, wont like the final product. We'll end up begin disgusted because the plot didn't go with the books and/or game or voices weren't "up to par" with their selected characters. Then when the ratings fall through the hole we'll end up remembering the "Halo movie" as a sore on the greatness we know as Halo. There's many ways the movie could be made into the equivalent of a septic tank; but only one way it could be made into a good movie: Stick with what made Halo, Halo.

I've read the books, played the game and even after all that I find there are little gaps that could be filled in by a movie. Or even multiple movies if need be. For example, The Fall of Reach was a great book but I want to see and hear more about John and his training days; a movie could remedy that. But if there was going to be a movie for each book there could possibly be 4 movies. I mean, the known 3 books and the nearly definite book that'll come out to explain the verge of the MC's attack on the covenant homeworld after Halo 2's defense of Earth. That'll lead to Halo 3. That's at least my speculation. But that's beside the point.

To get back on the discussion at hand, if multiple movies were to be made, would anyone want to put in that much time and energy into making each movie? Also, it would be a tremendous amount of money to create a series of films. But Halo couldn't just be confined to one movie, especially if the first movie in theatres is made right. Halo is just too good for that. It would have to be an intelligent mind directing and writing to satisfy the people on these forums. That would make Halo either an immediate hit or an immediate flop. If it's a hit, we can expect more movies to be made thus making us yern for the next one. If it's a flop, everything stops there and Halo is left as a movie failure.

Would Bungie be an integral part of the creation of a movie based on Halo? I hope to God. Even though they're just a game developing company I would still expect their input to be made in a movie about THIER game. Bungie made what we love so I would have full confidence on whatever they add to the movie.

To sum things up, I would whole-heartedly see a movie about Halo. Whether I would find it good or not is a whole other question. There would be too many reasons why I wouldn't like the movie if it was made, especially if it was made by some big shot Hollywood director that doesn't care about anything besides how big he can make the bulge in his pocket from that sort of opportunity. But is a Halo movie an interesting proposition? You bet your ass it is.

Now haul ass soldiers, you've got a movie to create!

[Edited on 8/25/2004 1:32:18 PM]

  • 08.19.2004 11:39 PM PDT
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Guys we are stuck at level, a basic base of achieving of want we want, we're in the same boat as the women suffragists that were way back in the roaring twenties (1920s). Listen, the women back then wanted to get the 19th amendment passed but Woodrow willson kept getting in their way and never allowed such a "horror". Yah right woodorw! But anyways women kept doing what they wanted and for a very long itme. They wanted the right to vote. But they could nver get it passed but there was one vote that changed it all, a very famous vote too. And it happened at Tennesee. Finally women had the right to vote! Amazing! We're in the same scenario. If we want a Halo movie we go to stay persistent and focused. We need more people in this forum now! If we want to achive the immpossible, just like Master cheif who took out all the aliens and the flood on the pillar of autumn, then we have to get more people on this Forum. AND I MEAN NOW!

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  • 08.19.2004 11:46 PM PDT
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Just to let everybody we've lost chalk faced goon, becasue he started a new topic on not having a hao movie...We lost a comrade, a future marine soldeir.

  • 08.19.2004 11:49 PM PDT
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Heheh mustafaibqal, you are a curious indiviudual. You have stumbled onto the right amount of shouting now though, so good onya for that. I only say this next bit due to me being a feircely proud NZer, not as a shot at you, but, womens suffurage occured in New Zealand in the 1800s, many years before it hit America and the rest of the world, thanks to a special lady named Kate Shepard. Your history books are unfortunately just following the 'America invented everything' line of thought.

What about Ben Affleck playing Luitenant Haverson? Personally, I hate the guy, but hes so squeaky clean he just screams HAVERSON!!!

  • 08.20.2004 12:07 AM PDT
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Wasn't Kate Sheperd english. Never mind I think I'm going off the topic. There aren't many responses coming in from people. Perhaps the are getting some freinnds or it's night time in the U.S. and England? Just maybe...

  • 08.20.2004 1:16 AM PDT
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No joke.If they screw up that movie itll ruin everything for the Halo Empire. However, Halo2 is going to best game for next couple years if not more and everyone whos heard of Xbox has heard of Halo. The point is that the movie had better be good, done by bungie no else.
Halo 3 isa very BIG possibilty at this point.
-The Alaskan Harvester-

[Edited on 8/20/2004 1:48:53 AM]

  • 08.20.2004 1:48 AM PDT
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Everyone seems to have forgotten what Halo was influenced by: Aliens! Get James Cameron to direct the Halo movie people! I even read that he was looking at a new movie that was "a large scale, big budget, futuristic sci-fi movie with cg gollum-like characters".
He is asking for Halo, its obvious. If Jamie did Halo in an Aliens style it would rock! It would of course be live-action with cg characters (hopefully just the Covenant).
The Master Chief would not be able to show his face I agree, but they could show him as a kid like in The Fall of Reach. Just as soon as he "graduates" stick him in the suit.
Thats my two cents...

  • 08.20.2004 2:20 AM PDT

People aren't going to post and vote if you press gang them into it. Some people just aren't interested, so they don't read the thread.

Posting in other threads trying to get others to read this one constitutes spam, and will not be taken lightly.

- Reiginko

  • 08.20.2004 2:46 AM PDT
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Sorry Reiginko, I didn't know

  • 08.20.2004 3:11 AM PDT
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Well we aren't going to get hollywood involved. we're only going to stick with BUngie and MIcrosoft! I mean they are the best when we're talking about halo and BUngie isn't going to sell the rights to anyone to make a halo movie. I mean come on they've already said that.

  • 08.20.2004 3:48 AM PDT
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yeah but nor bungie or microsoft are film makers are they

  • 08.20.2004 5:03 AM PDT
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sorry reiginko

  • 08.20.2004 5:05 AM PDT
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Soz, Now what? Like the women of the 1920's do we protest outside of Bungie Studios?
Or ... Kick Covenant -censored- while we wait?

[Edited on 8/20/2004 5:33:50 AM]

  • 08.20.2004 5:29 AM PDT
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(sigh) what else can we do? we gotta keep this thread going. we need it to stay the most popular.even if its just us, we need to make entries every 20 minutes if thats what it takes. I am not going to ever leave this forum, not until bungie gets rid of it, which probly won't will be very soon. so, fellow bungie halo fans, WE MUST FIGHT ON!! so yeah keep protesting, if you want to call it that , but i call it debating.

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  • 08.20.2004 6:46 AM PDT
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Unfourtunatly all games that end up being movies are crap. Like Final Fantsy:The Sprits Within(may that movie rest in peace). So the only way to get this thing to be good is to revolutionize the industry, who says bungie can't make movies, i don't, i think that anybody can do what they put their minds too. The people at bungie got this far by making video games(the most profitable entertainment industry), i magine if they took the popularity of the game to the big screen. it would revolutionize the market entirely, it would be star wars all over again, but not quite becuse star wars is king. anyway my point is that magic of bungie and the entusiasim of the fans and the determination of both we could literally blow the box office out of the stratusphere. GO FOR IT BUNGIE< WE ARE BEHIND YOU ALL THE WAY!!!!

  • 08.20.2004 7:26 AM PDT
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i think they should but if they do what do you think the topic to the halo movie would be

  • 08.20.2004 9:52 AM PDT
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GOOD MORNING!! Hope my yelling doesn't affect your hangovers. Just kidding.

It seems like there are a lot of different opinions from all over the world on this thread and that is already a huge step in the right direction for getting this movie made. Is this what it's like on XBOX Live?

The idea in my head for this movie is a combination of other movie's key elements. Aliens-like world, machines, weapons, and bad-ass Marines. Predator-like creatures (remember their camoflauge and the only good part in Predator2 when Danny Glover was on their ship and they were all over the place!). Titan AE-like story line with a short, quick little character history and the idea that the human race is insignificant and unloved in the grand scheme of the universe.

Just adding a few more thoughts to keep the thread going while most of you are asleep.

  • 08.20.2004 10:01 AM PDT
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yes he's got a point but i never heard of a game turning into a movie that would be weird and usually movies that turn into games suck bad graphics this might be a bad idea after all the movie might be a bad demonstration for the game

  • 08.20.2004 10:07 AM PDT
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BUT, we are taling about HALO here people. not some stupid ass game like mortal combat turned into a movie. HALO is special, unique, and HALO is an addicting, kick butt game that has captured the heart of al least a billion people around the world. i guarentee you that if bungie was to have complete control over the making of the movie, with no hollywood people involved, HALO:THE MOVIE WOULD BE THE BEST MOVIE EVER MADE BASED ON A VIDEO GAME!!!!!!!!!!

[Edited on 8/20/2004 10:51:48 AM]

  • 08.20.2004 10:50 AM PDT
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I wouldn't actually care if it was CG or Live, just as long as it went by the Halo books. That's all that really matters to me.

  • 08.20.2004 11:57 AM PDT
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Duh!!!! There should definately be one.... BUT, it would HAVE 2 live in some ground rules....

* If its done ,, it has 2 b CG
*Bungie has to b involved in the creation...
*All original voices and designs must be carried over from the games,
*It MUST look, sound and feel good, if not BETTER, than the games...
*OH, And it Must be Totally Kickass!!!!!!
* I want a neat a neat plot, u know, his childhood, repressed memories, action, his training,, lots of firefights and explosions,...... Oh, And he should "Get the Girl..." if u know what i mean...

  • 08.20.2004 12:12 PM PDT
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I'm to lazy to read all the pages...im guessing this has already been said, the only way it would be a good moive if it was done in CGI, can't be real people

  • 08.20.2004 12:31 PM PDT
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NOOOOOOOOOOO

  • 08.20.2004 12:34 PM PDT