Metal Gear movie - your impressions?

[metal_gear_pain]

Hi , What's your impression on the concept of a Metal gear movie, that according toreports, may soon come out ?
a ) Will it work ?
b) Or otherwise, how would you like it to be ? Is any change required?
c) What about the cast? ( Bale, David hayter, cough...:) , Who else for the remaining people...?
d) Where should it start from ?
e) Since spoilers play a big part in the franchise,will the same plot do it again ?
f) How much of a success will it really be? ( We could compare it in relative terms with some other hollywood movies here, perhaps )

[paid2play]

i think it'd be pretty cool if they made a series of Metal Gear Movies, much like the games. If all the voice actors from the playstation series were to star, it would be a nice touch, but im not sure this would happen because some of them are only really voice over actors, not on screen stars. I think they should follow the storyline from the games, maybe tweak it slightly to avoid predictability but i think it would be pretty successful, much like Tomb Raider was!

[sublime80220]

I was actually thinking about this a couple days ago. I think if they do have a movie they really have to choose their characters well. But I don't think their has ever been a real successful game based movie.

[OME6A]

I think a lot of the characters and themes of Metal Gear would have a hard time being accepted by western audiances. In addition to that, Metal Gear's a niche title. It's not widely popular, so it'd have a small audience off the bat.

Honestly, I don't see a movie ever happening. Christ, they even abandoned the Halo movie and that title has a much larger fanbase, and a movie would've made money hand over fist.

Best bet, spend a good bit of money on a high quality anime movie, direct to DVD. The eastern and western markets will eat it up.

[strictlystyles]

well the max payne movie is looking REALLY good, with an even smaller fanbase, so Im assuming if done right, they could make a good MGS movie? But why have a movie when you can just play MGS4 act 3-6?

[EAsTon]

I really hope they don't make a movie. It could end up being like the crappy Resident Evil movies and give hurt Metal Gear's reputation.

[strictlystyles]

the only way a MGS movie could hurt the name is if it was as bad as dead or alive(low budget, small ****,straight to dvd,etc).

If anything, movies like STreet Fighter(it wasnt good but i loved it as a kid) Mortal Kombat, Silent Hill, and yes the Resident evil movies(that were hits in a different way than the game) give the game even more recognition. As long as Uwe Boll Doesnt dorect it, and Konami has 50% creative say so, ill watch it, because honestly i cant expect any game movie to be exactly like the game. Ill enjoy it for what it is.

[captainamerica1776]

I think if they used the titles for the separate games, Sons of Liberty, Snake Eater, Guns of the Patriots, it would be better than using "METAL GEAR SOLID" as a movie title. They would also need to focus more heavily on the story and less action.

[Subject 17]

Originally Posted by captainamerica1776

They would also need to focus more heavily on the story and less action.

Is that even possible?

[SoggyMilk]

Allright, here's the plan.

Get a petition together, get 2500 signatures, and hand it over to me.

After which, I'll proceed to go down to Konami's Offices, storm in through the doors w/ my fireteam, and approach the HFIC (Head F-er In Charge), and let him know:

"Look, *****.

This is how it is. You can either take the suggestions listed here, and make a massive hit-movie, that'll make you, and your children's children; and your illegitemate children's children more rich than the fiber a Captain spits out with all the B.S. he says...

Or you can die when I put this AP 5.56 through your upper lip.

It's your choice.

You have 3 seconds."

I'm telling you, guys. That **** would WORK!!!!

Who's in?