Comments on: The Missing “I” http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/ Christopher Bird writes about things. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:23:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lucy http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23239 Lucy Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:46:14 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23239 X-3's problems came about because it was directed by Brett Ratner. X-3′s problems came about because it was directed by Brett Ratner.

]]> By: Zenrage http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23225 Zenrage Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:21:01 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23225 Evan: A 2-3 year wait is pretty standard between theatrical releases. But yes, the film was still rushed. They just couldn't finalize a decent script and when Singer left to direct SuperStalker Returns, that was probably the final nail in the coffin. Plus, I can only guess the amount of studio pressure on Ratner to attempt a mimicry of Singer's style. But with a script that badly thought out, even Francis Ford Coppola couldn't have pulled that one out of the fire. Evan: A 2-3 year wait is pretty standard between theatrical releases. But yes, the film was still rushed.

They just couldn’t finalize a decent script and when Singer left to direct SuperStalker Returns, that was probably the final nail in the coffin. Plus, I can only guess the amount of studio pressure on Ratner to attempt a mimicry of Singer’s style. But with a script that badly thought out, even Francis Ford Coppola couldn’t have pulled that one out of the fire.

]]> By: Cookie McCool http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23208 Cookie McCool Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:19:44 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23208 If the protagonist of Bioshock is a woman, she really needs to work on that manly grunting thing. Definitely NOT the Phantom Blonde solving crimes with a pipe wrench upside the head. (Is it wrong that I always just wanted to club the shit out of things with the wrnch instead of using the fancy pants weapons?) If the protagonist of Bioshock is a woman, she really needs to work on that manly grunting thing. Definitely NOT the Phantom Blonde solving crimes with a pipe wrench upside the head. (Is it wrong that I always just wanted to club the shit out of things with the wrnch instead of using the fancy pants weapons?)

]]> By: Evan Waters http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23191 Evan Waters Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:55:56 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23191 X3's problems came about because it was rushed. They were going to release that in May 2006 come Hell or high water, and after years of inactivity there wasn't time to actually put together a fully coherent script. I would really like to hear someone from the DOOM movie explain why they felt the need to change the demon thing. It was probably some arbitrary whim of a studio head, because they like to micromanage plot details. Which is a shame, because the original game actually has a three act structure. X3′s problems came about because it was rushed. They were going to release that in May 2006 come Hell or high water, and after years of inactivity there wasn’t time to actually put together a fully coherent script.

I would really like to hear someone from the DOOM movie explain why they felt the need to change the demon thing. It was probably some arbitrary whim of a studio head, because they like to micromanage plot details. Which is a shame, because the original game actually has a three act structure.

]]> By: dan http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23184 dan Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:23:45 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23184 "As far as I’m concerned Doom could have worked if it had been: Marines land on Mars. HOLY FUCKING SHIT, WE GOT DEMONS AND SHIT KILLING EVERYBODY! AAAAAAAHHHHH! Get your ass AWAY from Mars." Yeah, Doom only works if you just roll with the ridiculous concept, Dr. McNinja-style. Do it right and it's the lovingly shlocky version of Hellboy in Space. For a finale they could even send Dwayne TheRockson back in time and have him fight, I dunno, demon dinosaurs. Yeah, there you go, cinema gold. “As far as I’m concerned Doom could have worked if it had been: Marines land on Mars. HOLY FUCKING SHIT, WE GOT DEMONS AND SHIT KILLING EVERYBODY! AAAAAAAHHHHH! Get your ass AWAY from Mars.”

Yeah, Doom only works if you just roll with the ridiculous concept, Dr. McNinja-style. Do it right and it’s the lovingly shlocky version of Hellboy in Space. For a finale they could even send Dwayne TheRockson back in time and have him fight, I dunno, demon dinosaurs. Yeah, there you go, cinema gold.

]]> By: Sofa King http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23154 Sofa King Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:51:48 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23154 No, no, no. X-Men Three was the best of 'em. Kill off the dead weight and give us some action instead of the verbal masturbating Bryan Singer loves. Gee, Mutants = Gay people? No one's EVER thought of that before! Anyway, the question is not whether Bioshock should be made into a movie. I have not played it, can't tell you my opinion of it. The question is, is Verbinski the right guy to do it? No, no, no. X-Men Three was the best of ‘em. Kill off the dead weight and give us some action instead of the verbal masturbating Bryan Singer loves. Gee, Mutants = Gay people? No one’s EVER thought of that before!

Anyway, the question is not whether Bioshock should be made into a movie. I have not played it, can’t tell you my opinion of it. The question is, is Verbinski the right guy to do it?

]]> By: Lister Sage http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23153 Lister Sage Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:35:33 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23153 karellan: As far as I'm concerned Doom could have worked if it had been: Marines land on Mars. HOLY FUCKING SHIT, WE GOT DEMONS AND SHIT KILLING EVERYBODY! AAAAAAAHHHHH! Get your ass AWAY from Mars. Instead we got a shitty zombie movie in space. Yawn. Zifnab: I blame the shittiness of X-Men 3 on the writers. They must have known this was going to be "the last" and decided to cram way to much plot in a two hour movie. Oh, and killing off characters so we can have more Wolverine and Storm. I was as unimpressed with PotC1 as I was with the other films. I'm just glad I didn't pay a cent to see them. Whereas I'd drop $6 (I only go to matinee shows) to see Bioshock, if for nothing else but the visuals. karellan: As far as I’m concerned Doom could have worked if it had been: Marines land on Mars. HOLY FUCKING SHIT, WE GOT DEMONS AND SHIT KILLING EVERYBODY! AAAAAAAHHHHH! Get your ass AWAY from Mars.

Instead we got a shitty zombie movie in space. Yawn.

Zifnab: I blame the shittiness of X-Men 3 on the writers. They must have known this was going to be “the last” and decided to cram way to much plot in a two hour movie. Oh, and killing off characters so we can have more Wolverine and Storm.

I was as unimpressed with PotC1 as I was with the other films. I’m just glad I didn’t pay a cent to see them. Whereas I’d drop $6 (I only go to matinee shows) to see Bioshock, if for nothing else but the visuals.

]]> By: Rob Brown http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23150 Rob Brown Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:55:12 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23150 <blockquote>I really need to play Bioshock sometime. </blockquote> It is quite awesome, although when I played it on the PC I ran into a lot of problems I needed to work around in order to get the game to run--and I ran into some of those when I was <i>part of the way through</i>. Nothing sucks more than getting part of the way through an awesome game and then having to stop and troubleshoot. >_(or her, who knows)</blockquote> I think it's pretty clear that the protagonist is male, based on how the hands look and also the sounds you make when you're hurt. I think the player is referred to as male by other characters as well, and finally your character says something in the opening scene on the plane.

I really need to play Bioshock sometime.

It is quite awesome, although when I played it on the PC I ran into a lot of problems I needed to work around in order to get the game to run–and I ran into some of those when I was part of the way through. Nothing sucks more than getting part of the way through an awesome game and then having to stop and troubleshoot. >_(or her, who knows)

I think it’s pretty clear that the protagonist is male, based on how the hands look and also the sounds you make when you’re hurt. I think the player is referred to as male by other characters as well, and finally your character says something in the opening scene on the plane.

]]> By: Katherine Farmar http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23149 Katherine Farmar Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:50:23 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23149 Really, Bioshock is a takedown of Objectivism more than anything. It's hard to get into how that works without massively spoiling the game, though, and this is a game which is better for not being spoiled. But the fact that the inhabitants of Rapture, the game's crypto-Objectivist "utopia", are not just evil but <i>literally monstrous</i>... well, that's kind of a hint as to where the producers' sympathies lie. Really, Bioshock is a takedown of Objectivism more than anything. It’s hard to get into how that works without massively spoiling the game, though, and this is a game which is better for not being spoiled. But the fact that the inhabitants of Rapture, the game’s crypto-Objectivist “utopia”, are not just evil but literally monstrous… well, that’s kind of a hint as to where the producers’ sympathies lie.

]]> By: marvinmartian http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23148 marvinmartian Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:32:49 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23148 With this and the film version of Atlas Shrugged, could 2010 be the year Randianism is finally achieved!? No. With this and the film version of Atlas Shrugged, could 2010 be the year Randianism is finally achieved!?

No.

]]> By: Evan Waters http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23147 Evan Waters Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:13:11 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23147 I really need to play Bioshock sometime. But yeah, this is good news I think. The reason there hasn't been a really good video game movie yet is that, thusfar, the most talented person to ever make one is Paul W.S. Anderson. Verbinski isn't exactly a scintillating auteur but he's still a step up. I really need to play Bioshock sometime.

But yeah, this is good news I think. The reason there hasn’t been a really good video game movie yet is that, thusfar, the most talented person to ever make one is Paul W.S. Anderson. Verbinski isn’t exactly a scintillating auteur but he’s still a step up.

]]> By: John http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23146 John Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:11:26 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23146 *someone *someone

]]> By: John http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23145 John Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:11:09 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23145 Well, clearly some asked him "Would you kindly make a Bioshock movie?" How was he supposed to respond to that? Well, clearly some asked him “Would you kindly make a Bioshock movie?” How was he supposed to respond to that?

]]> By: the-bumper-car http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23144 the-bumper-car Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:28:59 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23144 Another reason why Gore Verbinski jumped ship: rumor has it that Disney is trying to fill the PotC4 cast with as many of its "next gen" stars like Zach Efron and a Jonas brother or three... Another reason why Gore Verbinski jumped ship: rumor has it that Disney is trying to fill the PotC4 cast with as many of its “next gen” stars like Zach Efron and a Jonas brother or three…

]]> By: Zenrage http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/comment-page-1/#comment-23142 Zenrage Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:19:44 +0000 http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/04/08/the-missing-i/#comment-23142 Personally, I can certainly imagine why anyone would choose a video game movie over something as trite and mindless as yet another POTC movie. At least its not going to Uwe Boll. Personally, I can certainly imagine why anyone would choose a video game movie over something as trite and mindless as yet another POTC movie.

At least its not going to Uwe Boll.

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