Legitimately, they could want to do a movie based on WoW for story purposes. It’s probably more likely they also want it for it’s name appeal. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be a good combination of both.

But as you said, that’s never stopped them from ruining other franchises.

In any case, like I said before, this movie has been said (By Blizzard) to be occuring prior to the events of World of Warcraft. So while it may carry that name, it’s the story of Warcraft 3 that really matters. Beyond that, I’m not sure that I want to have this debate with anyone that has already closed off their mind to the potential of a movie “based on an MMO”.

Video Games can tell stories in ways that movies can’t. But movies can tell stories in ways that Video Games can’t. In theory, they are good companion pieces. In execution, they very rarely work. So, while I’m extremely skeptical, I will not write this movie off.

Do you like his earlier films? I recommend Idiots, Breaking the Waves, Dogvlle, Manderlay and of course his tv series Kingdom.

Transformers has more of a narrative than Legos. But that doesn’t mean Transformers The Move would be better than Legos The Motion Picture.

And Faraci’s seen District 9!
http://chud.com/articles/articles/20239/1/COMIC-CON-09-DISTRICT-9-IS-AMAZING/Page1.html

The Sims doesn’t really have much of a narrative beyond “see what the fake people are going to do”. If someone wanted to make a successful movie out of it, they’d have to come up with some sort of gimmick or hook. Perhaps making it with some sort of meta commentary about the people who play the game rather than a straight-up narrative adaptation.

The Count Chocula thing I made up though. Sorry Count Chocula fans.

Perhaps WonderJenn has had better luck than I. She wrote a review of the show shortly after it started that was fairly positive: http://www.geekshow.us/content/television-content/television-reviews/review-the-legend-of-the-seeker/

My despondency over this movie has much to do with the history of video game to movie adaptations. I would say Resident Evil is probably the best of the lot with D.O.A. being cute only because of the cheese factor.

Also the record on well done fantasy/D&D movies (including great cheesy ones like Army of Darkness) is also not encouraging.

first of all… comments like mine are the reason you don’t post here very often!? Really?

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I dispute your version of events.

Seriously, up until this post I thought I was being quite polite.

1. they kept the budget low and barely managed to turn a profit.

2. I see your foreign / dvd sales and I raise you marketing / theater distribution.

3. The saw films all make 50 – 60 million, The Stangers made over $50 million last summer. And Halloween made over $50 mil the summer before that.

4. it was a high profile release from an a list director.
You’re right in saying it might’ve been a success. But a meager one. It disappointed.

and now Sam Raimi is booked for 6-8 years doing shit I don’t care about and has no plans to return to horror.

Oh, never mind. I don’t even know why I bothered. It’s things like this that are why I don’t post here very often. Sorry Rusty, but I won’t be your Randy. Forget I said anything. Let’s talk about Warcraft instead, or Command and Conquer. I wonder what THAT movie would be like?

why?

I’m saying that the market is demanding fewer DMtH’s and more WoW’s