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"they have to reach some kind of agreement about the budget and the rating."
Rating... yeah, I was afraid of that. Whoever is working on this is the type that still things video games are for little kids and thinks it needs a PG or PG-13 rating, which of course would make a shitty Bioshock movie.
At this point I'd rather they just not bother with this at all.
Rating... yeah, I was afraid of that. Whoever is working on this is the type that still things video games are for little kids and thinks it needs a PG or PG-13 rating, which of course would make a shitty Bioshock movie.
At this point I'd rather they just not bother with this at all.
I'm in the minority in that I thought 28 weeks later was better than 28 days. Good call on trying to keep it R though.
Good, Please stop trying! Bioshock works and shows the greatness of this media. It just wont work in translation.
honestly i do see why a non r rated bioshock film would suck, but the point seems moot when i think about how a videogame was the perfect medium for bioshock's story - that alone is reason enough for this movie to not happen.
Honestly I cannot understand this who "this movie would be better if rated R" syndrome.
Generally all the gore in the game could be shown in the movie and would be rated PG-13, generally films save R rating for sexual content.
in in terms of this game there is none...
Generally all the gore in the game could be shown in the movie and would be rated PG-13, generally films save R rating for sexual content.
in in terms of this game there is none...
If they show the violence being commited its an r. Aftermath and offscreen could let it be pg13, but showing it happen, instant r.
28 Weeks Later was 'meh'. The opening was fucking awesome. I remember the whole theater was just like, "Holy shit" when the opening scene ended. We knew we were beginning something awesome.
Then the rest of the movie sucked ass. It's like there was a different director for the opening than for the rest of the movie. What a waste....
Then the rest of the movie sucked ass. It's like there was a different director for the opening than for the rest of the movie. What a waste....
@Retrofaction
I'm pretty sure ripping a little girl in half for your Adam fix would net you an R rating. Or showing a plastic surgeon mutilating a live patient. Or seeing a man gored by a Big Daddy's drill.
Yeah. That sounds like good, wholesome PG-13 entertainment.
I'm pretty sure ripping a little girl in half for your Adam fix would net you an R rating. Or showing a plastic surgeon mutilating a live patient. Or seeing a man gored by a Big Daddy's drill.
Yeah. That sounds like good, wholesome PG-13 entertainment.
LOL the violence is only a small part of the "R" rating thing. bioshock had an extremely disturbing story with distinctly adult themes that would suffer immensely if they tried for a PG-13 type rating.
and as for the violence, it's not even about the "gore" - murdering a little girl for a drug fix is an R even if it's offscreen.
and as for the violence, it's not even about the "gore" - murdering a little girl for a drug fix is an R even if it's offscreen.
I would piss my pants if Guillermo came on to do this. I wouldn't expect this film to be great anyway but he would probably have the best shot at it.
If it's not R, don't bother. From visual content to themes, Bioshock as we know it is not something meant for children.
what they should do is make this movie either as an anime or as traditionally animated film. something like this wouldn't cost more than 8-10mln for quite an epic 2 hour feature and they could still have R rating.
honestly there are several great studios and directors in animation who would do wonders with this franchise.
honestly there are several great studios and directors in animation who would do wonders with this franchise.
How about they just don't make a film? BioShock's story was all about interacting with the world and that sort of diegesis exploring wouldn't be captured in a 2 hour PG-13 film
I see a lot of people saying don't bother without an R-rating, but I've always agreed with the oft stated opinion that the best possible Bioshock movie wouldn't be just a retelling of the game story, but an origin story focusing on Andrew Ryan, and in that situation, I don't think you'd really NEED an R. Either way, the property is something that's so established with older audiences, that they really shouldn't even need to think about rating. Hell, unless your making a movie specifically for kids, no filmmaker should ever be bothered with having to worry about the rating.
@MronoC
I think you're exactly right. An origin story would be perfect. I think an origin story, however, necessarily needs to include what happened in Rapture before the player character gets there. It needs to document not just the rise of Rapture, but the fall as well. Thus, based on what we know of the fall of Rapture from Bioshock, that story is a rated R story. There's simply no avoiding it.
I think you're exactly right. An origin story would be perfect. I think an origin story, however, necessarily needs to include what happened in Rapture before the player character gets there. It needs to document not just the rise of Rapture, but the fall as well. Thus, based on what we know of the fall of Rapture from Bioshock, that story is a rated R story. There's simply no avoiding it.
I would love to see a WELL-DONE Andrew Ryan origin in a film, personally. Hell, the majority of the script is already written from the audio recordings found scattered throughout BioShock.
I dare say that finding and listening to the audio tapes was more riveting than playing through the aftermath of New Years.
I dare say that finding and listening to the audio tapes was more riveting than playing through the aftermath of New Years.
@Tris
"Rating... yeah, I was afraid of that. Whoever is working on this is the type that still things video games are for little kids and thinks it needs a PG or PG-13 rating, which of course would make a shitty Bioshock movie.
At this point I'd rather they just not bother with this at all."
Well, you have to look at it from the Hollywood standpoint, which is -I totally agree- the worst way to look at any movie based on a game. PG-13 is what this movie would have gotten, and thats because they knew they wouldn't be able to sell it as an R. R's don't make money, even when the property is so strong behind it. PG-13 allows teenagers to waste their money taking their girlfriends on dates over the weekend so they can try to get head in the back of the theater.
So its really got nothing to do with thinking video games are for kids at all, its all about what both businesses are looking to do overall: Make money.
But, it really depends on the writing and the ambiance. The movie could push against the R and be a PG-13 movie, and if the writing and the feel is good, it could be great. Problem is theres very few games that make the transition and even remotely manage to do that. So yeah, they should just let this go because of that fact alone.
"Rating... yeah, I was afraid of that. Whoever is working on this is the type that still things video games are for little kids and thinks it needs a PG or PG-13 rating, which of course would make a shitty Bioshock movie.
At this point I'd rather they just not bother with this at all."
Well, you have to look at it from the Hollywood standpoint, which is -I totally agree- the worst way to look at any movie based on a game. PG-13 is what this movie would have gotten, and thats because they knew they wouldn't be able to sell it as an R. R's don't make money, even when the property is so strong behind it. PG-13 allows teenagers to waste their money taking their girlfriends on dates over the weekend so they can try to get head in the back of the theater.
So its really got nothing to do with thinking video games are for kids at all, its all about what both businesses are looking to do overall: Make money.
But, it really depends on the writing and the ambiance. The movie could push against the R and be a PG-13 movie, and if the writing and the feel is good, it could be great. Problem is theres very few games that make the transition and even remotely manage to do that. So yeah, they should just let this go because of that fact alone.
I really don't see the point in videogame movies, it just seems like a recipe for failure. Videogames cutscenes are already essentially like movie, if you really want a game in a non interactive movie form just edit all the cutscenes into a movie. Fans have done that before for a few games if you look it up. 2ndly is your trying to fit a 8-15 hour game into a 2 hour movie. Bioshock took me about 30 hours to beat because I tried to collect everything.
Bioshock is a very fun game. The gameplay is really unique and the way they set things up kept me from getting bored. However the story wasn't very good. It was interesting at parts, and it had good atmosphere, but the story itself was nothing special. It was stuff we already seen before sprinkled with tropes, and predictable twists. The ending and final boss fight were just not good. They pretty much forced it into the game just for gameplays sake. Bioshock game = Really fun. Bioshock movie = pointless. Yeah it's cool to see some of those big daddy and little sister cosplay pictures, but as a movie I think more things would go wrong than good.
If you really want a Bioshock movie just watch someone else play the game.
Bioshock is a very fun game. The gameplay is really unique and the way they set things up kept me from getting bored. However the story wasn't very good. It was interesting at parts, and it had good atmosphere, but the story itself was nothing special. It was stuff we already seen before sprinkled with tropes, and predictable twists. The ending and final boss fight were just not good. They pretty much forced it into the game just for gameplays sake. Bioshock game = Really fun. Bioshock movie = pointless. Yeah it's cool to see some of those big daddy and little sister cosplay pictures, but as a movie I think more things would go wrong than good.
If you really want a Bioshock movie just watch someone else play the game.
honestly, I kind of hope it never gets made, I'm over video game movies
a big reason is why is it seems like video game movies "curse" the video game series themselves sometimes, certainly I can't be the only one that has noticed that Silent Hill took a nosedive after the movie can I?
so I'd rather keep playing great Bioshock GAMES instead of having a movie ruin it, like with Silent Hill
and besides, if you want too know the complete back story of Bioshock, just read the book, that was cool
a big reason is why is it seems like video game movies "curse" the video game series themselves sometimes, certainly I can't be the only one that has noticed that Silent Hill took a nosedive after the movie can I?
so I'd rather keep playing great Bioshock GAMES instead of having a movie ruin it, like with Silent Hill
and besides, if you want too know the complete back story of Bioshock, just read the book, that was cool
Hi, who will watch prometheus online?
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