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Subject: The Halo Movie Discussion Thread

Watch this (i found it a few days ago) and tell me that if they made a movie like this it would or wouldnt suck.

the link is: http://www.gametrailers.com/gt_fanmovies/ft_halo_themovie.htm l

(Personally i think a movie would rock but it would have to be done correctly, like everyones saying)

  • 07.22.2004 8:40 PM PDT
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A lot of good and fresh ideas have been brought up here. I think it would be interesting to see a film in an almost documentary style (reminiscent of Black Hawk Down perhaps?) detailing the perspectives from many of the human forces during the Halo story, similar to The Flood. I would definitely like to see the other books made into stories as well. As for all the comments on actors and such, I wouldn't mind greatly if the cast was different, so long as it preserved the feel of the game's atmosphere. Personally, I think Vin Diesel would make a great ODST, so long as he didn't have to insert too much corn with his one-liners. I think live action would be best, simply to ground the story in reality. I think it would be neat to see the individual bravery of the human forces around the Master Chief throughout the story, sort of setting up the MC as the hero through it all, while not blatantly pointing him out as the protagonist (though he's kinda hard to miss ;) Ah well, just my thoughts. If they do ever make a movie, it would have to be story/character focused to make it interesting, at least more so than battle focused.

On a different note, I would also very much like to see a movie on marathon, simply because of it's superior story and depth. How many old school Bungie fans would love to see Durandal translated to film? I know I would, and yes, it would have to be adapted for pacing (such as replacing terminals with voice feed for the AI's or something), but it would truly be a jewel of a film if it was done correctly.

  • 07.23.2004 12:48 AM PDT
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I think there definatly should be a Halo movie, but the problem would be getting the right cast. It would have to follow the game/books exactly, because there are so many experts (us) that know about Halo making sure it's perfect. As long as they didn't -blam!- up the cast, they might be allright.

  • 07.23.2004 6:41 AM PDT
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I would love to see a movie for this great kick a$$ game, but I think it will be very hard to make a full length movie for several reasons:
-There's not a lot of dialog in the game, so a huge amount would have to be incorporated into the screenplay.
-I know there we are not a just a few fans that would love to see this done, but to make a full length movie it would have to have mass appeal as a requisite for all the movie executives and such, once again, mayor changes done from game to movie.
-All the adaptations from book to movie have mayor changes as well, (recent examples: LOTR, Harry Potter) most fans of books disapprove the movies because lots of details/scenes/dialogs are cut out.

Posted by: Dolorous
... I think it would be interesting to see a film in an almost documentary style (reminiscent of Black Hawk Down perhaps?) detailing the perspectives from many of the human forces during the Halo story, similar to The Flood. I would definitely like to see the other books made into stories as well. ...


This is a great option, I could see a documentary style film of HALO, or even short films and like Dolorous posted: detailing the perspectives from many of the human forces during the Halo story". The WHOLE Halo story, not just the game.

As for how the movie is done, live action would be great but CG or Anime would give no restrictions for detail, such as action sequences or special FX.

Budget: if you go Hollywood it means TOTAL makeover. I'm not sure how expensive it is to make a movie in CG but I'm sure it takes a lot of computer resources. And anime was created due to the fact that live action movies were more expensive to make in Japan so directors opted for animation. If you could get a director like Mahiro Maeda who did The Second Renaissance for The Animatrix (Quality, Detail, Gore approved) then we could have a good movie for Halo and keeping faithful to the storyline.

  • 07.23.2004 9:06 AM PDT
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Yes, I would love to have a halo2 movie. I'd like it in CG (sure, nightmare armor has the suits, but it would be pretty -blam!- with guys walking around in Elite (and grunt...) costumes for a film, so CG all the way (unless the covies are all cg, and the Humans and MC are real life characters.

  • 07.23.2004 10:02 AM PDT
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I would love to see a Halo film with an appropriate mix of 3d models and live action. I think the movie industry has been doing this well lately, for example: Spider-Man 2 and the Lord of the Rings Trillogy. I think the Master Cheif would need to be a real actor, but the grunts and Jackles and such could be relatively convincing 3d models. As for the storyline, I would hope they start it when the future spartans were still kids. I loved in the book when they ambushed the adult soldiers with rocks and beat the hell out of them...

[Edited on 7/23/2004 10:42:42 AM]

  • 07.23.2004 10:41 AM PDT
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I agree because almost all games that have been turned into a move has sucked
expt for resident evil the only one and visa versa i mean come on the writers at the moves suck when it comes to translations plz dont let them.


Cpt. Snubbs lives!

[Edited on 7/23/2004 11:37:18 AM]

  • 07.23.2004 11:12 AM PDT
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[color=red]Well it would be a new change in things if they would od one but only if bungie
did it because there the only who would be the best at it because they made halo.[/color]


[color=pink]and if you want to see halo in motion g2 red vs blue[/color]

  • 07.23.2004 11:49 AM PDT
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Posted by: Lifeforce
Yes, I would love to have a halo2 movie. I'd like it in CG (sure, nightmare armor has the suits, but it would be pretty -blam!- with guys walking around in Elite (and grunt...) costumes for a film, so CG all the way (unless the covies are all cg, and the Humans and MC are real life characters.


Ever seen a predator movie, those were mostly suits and they looked real enough. Although I would not like to see it in Anime simply because animated movies usually don't grose all that well at the box office.

  • 07.23.2004 1:39 PM PDT

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I think it should be played by FRANKIE!!!!

  • 07.23.2004 1:39 PM PDT
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Newsflash: there are halo books that tellyou about the training and augmentation that john (MC) went through it's calle Halo :fall of reach you can get it at your everyday barnes&nobel book store. PSI did not intend for any part of this message to be hostile or rude.

  • 07.23.2004 2:57 PM PDT
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For the record, you did sound hostile, and condescending.

[Edited on 7/23/2004 3:34:08 PM]

  • 07.23.2004 3:32 PM PDT
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If you live in the ROI (Ireland) its imposable to get the books without a credit card so a CG movie with the same info would be pretty nifty for us under 18 cause it would be in all the cinemas.

  • 07.23.2004 3:52 PM PDT
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I think I should direct, see I made this movie.

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  • 07.24.2004 1:36 AM PDT
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I would have to say no because all movies based of videogames suck.
Anyone remember the Super Mario Bros movie? (shudders)

  • 07.24.2004 11:18 AM PDT
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I would rather have it be a CG animated miniseries, It would save alot of money and maybe save Bungie and all them the cornyness of having actors portray videogame characters.
It would be nice if they did a cg miniseries of The Fall Of Reach,Halo: The Flood(not that we would need one since we played the game), and Maybe even a First Strike mini series and like run it on Sci Fi or Cartoon network, or just put it on DVD.

  • 07.24.2004 4:30 PM PDT
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The only was a halo movie would rock is if the movie sorta steered away from what we saw in halo 1 and from what we've seen from halo 2. The movie should really focus on MC's childhood and training and stuff like that like someone else (can't remember who) has said. Of course some sick combat scenes would be good, but as long as there is an actual plot, not just what we saw in the game, the movie would definitely kick ass.
Posted by: Reign_of_Fire90
Watch this (i found it a few days ago) and tell me that if they made a movie like this it would or wouldnt suck.

the link is: http://www.gametrailers.com/gt_fanmovies/ft_halo_themovie.htm l

(Personally i think a movie would rock but it would have to be done correctly, like everyones saying)

  • 07.24.2004 5:23 PM PDT
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A CG movie is the only way to go. I mean the Halo 2 animations look real enough themselves. Bungie could make the movie alone.

  • 07.25.2004 2:42 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ado Mortumee
I would have to say no because all movies based of videogames suck.
Anyone remember the Super Mario Bros movie? (shudders)


Super Mario bros. movie was a good, funny family movie!

  • 07.25.2004 6:07 PM PDT
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I would LOVE a Halo movie. It would be awesome. I know it would. But I hope it is not computer generated or anime. Get actors/actresses in the movie. You never even see half of the character's faces in the game, so you can get most of the guys who do the voice acting for the game to do the voice acting for the movie IE Master Chief, covenant, etc. For the Master Chief, get a Darth Vader thing going with one guy doing the voice, the other guy doing the acting. You don't need a big name actor to play the Master Chief. I don't see a point in making the movie anime or CG. It almost isn't worth making.

  • 07.25.2004 6:43 PM PDT
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i tnihk taht a hlao mvoie wluod be asmowe. but if tehy are ginog to mkae one tehn tehy sohlud get the gyus taht did the mtiarx or smoe cool mvoie cpnaomy to do it . i aslo tihnk tehy sohlud bsae the book on the Fall of Reach bcusae taht was a scik ass book and it was the msot ectinxg of all the books...and no my slilenpg is not wnorg...you wlil slitl be albe to raed waht i worte...siputd

  • 07.26.2004 1:57 AM PDT
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i tnihk taht a hlao mvoie wluod be asmowe. but if tehy are ginog to mkae one tehn tehy sohlud get the gyus taht did the mtiarx or smoe cool mvoie cpnaomy to do it . i aslo tihnk tehy sohlud bsae the book on the Fall of Reach bcusae taht was a scik ass book and it was the msot ectinxg of all the books...and no my slilenpg is not wnorg...you wlil slitl be albe to raed waht i worte...siputd

  • 07.26.2004 1:58 AM PDT
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if they made the film in the same style as the Halo 2 2002 anounce trailer it would be awesome.

  • 07.26.2004 3:12 AM PDT
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I think there should be a Halo flm, it would rock, it'll also make bungie more popular and stuff, it should be made, it'll look cool, even when im playing Halo, it's fun, so watching a film of it, it would rock!

  • 07.26.2004 6:30 AM PDT
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a halo movie would be awesome. weren't there rumors going around about one right after the realease of the game. watever. it would have to be like star wars, live action technically, but with alot of cgi.

  • 07.26.2004 6:52 AM PDT