Topic: Upcoming Castlevania Movie!

[AlexCalvo]

In Reply To #15
Yup, Ian Jeffers is writing it now.

[crisis]

I thought Mortal Kombat was a good movie 

If cv was being directed by, oh lets say Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth  was an awesome movie), most people wouldn't mind. Or would they? 

[AlexCalvo]

In Reply To #17
Ya, they would.  They'd bitch if Peter Jackson and Steven Speilberg teamed up for it.

[VoDkA]

I mean, if I made a movie about a sentient pair of boobs that fights werewolves, I don't think many would have an optimistic view about the final product regardless when it would start filming.

Way to steal that from Neill Cumpston.

[Mooning Freddy]

In Reply To #17
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Strangely enough, am I the only one who thought that for a 90-minute adaptation of the game, Mortal Kombat (1) kicked ass?  The only thing I DIDN'T like about the movie was Gorro. He looked so gay...

Anyway, as Castlevania fans, we shouldn't complain. After all, don't forget that we are supposed to:

Play Castlevania
Watch Castlevania
Listen to Castlevania
Dress like Castlevania
Live Castlevania
Have sex with Castlevania
Eat Castlevania
.... And probably die from eating Castlevania.

[snakes3425]

A castlevania movie would be interesting, especally considering Dracula is one of the most recognizable fictional characters around. the only problem I see is seperating Castlevania from the other Dracula Movies, especally the 1931 Universal Film, which has set the standard for what Dracula is suppose to look like.

[The Last Belmont]

In Reply To #17
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Strangely enough, am I the only one who thought that for a 90-minute adaptation of the game, Mortal Kombat (1) kicked ass?

[Cold Windy Night]

Forget this movie. Everyone should just watch this

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/underworldriseofthelycans/

[gravekeeper]

In Reply To #8

There's an exception though. Final Fantasy fans loved the movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children - or at least that's the impression I've gotten. It's not that they're converting it to another media that's the problem. The problem is that the producers aren't Konami. If another game company would make a Castlevania game I'm sure a lot of fans would think it sucked, even though it's the same media. My point is that a Castlevania movie could only be a success if Konami themselves made an animated one.

[jimmay17]

I think you're all confusing fans with purists. Fans tend to get excited about a project involving their favored franchises much more easily and even give it a better chance than the general public will (for example, look at Judgment; the general consensus here is pretty damn positive for it, everywhere else it's strongly in the negative).

Purists, however, are never satisfied unless a film adaptation is 100% faithful to the book, video game, comic book or whatever source of origin inspired the adaptation. These are the sad fanatics who blasted Fellowship of the Ring for not including Tom Bombadil prancing around festively and singing for fifteen minutes; the same pathetic bastards that rail against the Harry Potter films for every tedious piece of minutiae from the books that's (mercifully for the rest of us) left out; the same shreiking minority that already hates the Star Trek reboot because it might not be entirely faithful to the original series and films, which themselves slaughtered continuity without shame.

Being opposed to the Castlevania film as we've come to understand it isn't a sign of purism necessarily. Those involved with the project have shown little to no interest in the original stories and have a terrible track record in producing other films. Skepticism and cynicism regarding this film aren't quixotic or reactionary, they're pragmatic.

As I heard last, there isn't even plans to have the protagonist use a damn whip at all, let alone the storied Vampire Killer. That's like Ghostbusters without proton packs or King Arthur without Excalibur, it's not some summary detail of the story, it's part of the story and scheme itself. I don't care if they tweak timelines, omit certain characters or make up their own, or add a different take, within reason, on the central thematic elements of the story. But if this movie has full black leather one piece costumes, techno music, or firearms used as weapons as I suspect it probably will, count me way out.

[Battler Ushiromiya]

In Reply To #25

The Vampire Killer was left out of the original script, bu we don't know it's status  yet in the new one. We do know, however, that the new one focuses around Trevor and Christopher Belmont (Now brothers), and their ancestor Leon.

[paletteswapmonster]

We do know, however, that the new one focuses around Trevor and Christopher Belmont (Now brothers), and their ancestor Leon.

Wrong. Christopher is not his brother. It's not Christopher Belmont. Leon also only makes cameos, I believe.

[darkwzrd4]

I heard that it was going to be based off of CV3.  Live action movies of videogames tend to suck.  If this movie was an animated one made by the CV team at Konami, it would probably be the best it could be.  A live action movie by an outside director, could be anything.

[Bizarro Belmont]

Well, it's more or less screwed from the start. Bad directors, (I don't see how you can go from Stomp the Yard to Castlevania and make it work), bad timing, negative response from fans...I mean, if I made a movie about a sentient pair of boobs that fights werewolves, I don't think many would have an optimistic view about the final product regardless when it would start filming.

Still sounds better than what Paul W.S. "King of Cocksuckers" Anderson would've done to it.

[Eternal_Sunset]

In Reply To #14
Personally, I love and even adore Castlevania, but honestly the thought of them making a Castlevania movie is exciting, though it worries me.