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Jerard Doonsay
Seeker
USA
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 Posted - 08 Aug 2004 : 07:03:49
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Talwyn
By all that is holy & sacred, is there no end to this insanity?
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Karesch
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 08 Aug 2004 : 07:19:45
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It seems the gods do not look kindly upon anyone these days. I cannay even believe there is a possibility she would be cast in it. Oh to the horror... even were the writer to give her the best lines in history within her script, I think it would be a miserable failure. Perhaps when it hits the movie networks I shall see it, for it will cost me nothing then, but I will not contribute any of mine hard earned gold to the film.
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Knowledge is power... power corrupts... knowledge corrupts? hmm...
Death is only frightening to those who haven't died yet... |
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Strahd Von Zarovich
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Aug 2004 : 10:59:04
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For those of you who think this film will be bad, why not take a look at the credits of its director:-
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006685/
Looking at IMDBPro it says that this movie has a reported budget of only $15 million. Now put that in comparison to the original films budget of $50 million!
Hmmmmm....
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Talwyn
Learned Scribe
Australia
222 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2004 : 12:02:29
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*Talwyn holds aloft his holy symbol as the vampire departs* 
A $15 million budget eh? Well one can only hope that since it's a low budget production, they'll actually focus upon the script/storyline.
Could it be that due to it's small amount of funding, it could become a halfway decent flick? Look at some of the small budget productions of the past, and often they have been a smash hit with audiences.
So brethren, lets us now kneel in prayer that it be so 
PS I still think the D&D musical is a winner! 
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Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil...prayer, fasting, good works and so on.
Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun.
EAT LEADEN DEATH DEMON!
Terry Pratchett
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Capn Charlie
Senior Scribe
USA
418 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2004 : 13:14:18
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I say, give me three million, just three! And I will make yo ua good dnd movie, replete with decent to good SFX, nelievble characters, a great storyline, and pretty good acting.
Hell, I have ben working on something along those lines wit hthe guys for years.
In fact...
Talwyn, maybe we should talk about this. |
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Purple Dragon Knight
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1796 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2004 : 13:33:25
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Talwyn: please do not incite anyone to waste their prayers on this upcoming fiasco... there are far more important things on Earth worth praying for!
Honestly: go take a look at the filmography provided by Strahd Von Zarovich's link... I can proudly say that I haven't seen a single movie from this director. He seems to be the guy they hire when they *know* it won't stay more than a week in theatres...
As for Hilton, she's in for her flesh of course. Why, the simple fact that this useless Hollywoodian silver spoon grown tabloid source has been considered is a clear message that the powers that be are expecting a sad flop, and they are trying to salvage some of their investment by trying to draw the imbecile teenage crowds who might revere the dolt for some inane reason... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2004 : 15:52:00
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Originally posted by Strahd Von Zarovich
For those of you who think this film will be bad, why not take a look at the credits of its director:-
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006685/
Looking at IMDBPro it says that this movie has a reported budget of only $15 million. Now put that in comparison to the original films budget of $50 million!
Hmmmmm....
I've not even heard of anything this guy has done! And only $15M? I hope it's direct to video, because there's only been a couple of successful small budget theatrical release movies that I know of. |
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Karesch
Learned Scribe
Canada
199 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2004 : 23:05:09
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I've heard of some of his works, and even seen a couple. Most however, are lost upon me. The one's I have heard of or seen, were fairly cheesey, so I wouldn't hold thy breath...
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Knowledge is power... power corrupts... knowledge corrupts? hmm...
Death is only frightening to those who haven't died yet... |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2004 : 23:21:57
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Originally posted by Strahd Von Zarovich
For those of you who think this film will be bad, why not take a look at the credits of its director:-
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006685/
Looking at IMDBPro it says that this movie has a reported budget of only $15 million. Now put that in comparison to the original films budget of $50 million!
Hmmmmm....
After looking at this link, I'm sure the Academy Award voters will be penciling this film in for many categories. |
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Arion Elenim
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 08 Aug 2004 : 23:38:38
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According to: http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=13643 :
"As was previously reported; this movie sequel involves an evil wizard who steals a black orb that controls a sleeping black dragon. An aspiring sorceress and a decorated warrior are summoned to defend the kingdom as evil forces lay waste. It’s the "classic" case of good versus evil as the battle for the control of the kingdom unfolds."
Is it me or is that nearly the exact same plot as before? Evil wizard gains control of a sceptre (orb) that can control dragons and the battle that ensues?
...right. Because that plot brought in soooo many filmgoers to the first film. 
Oh well...who knows? It just might be decent. |
My latest Realms-based short story, about a bard, a paladin of Lathander and the letter of the law, Debts Repaid. It takes place before the "shattering" and gives the bard Arion a last gasp before he plunges into the present.http://candlekeep.com/campaign/logs/log-debts.htm |
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Talwyn
Learned Scribe
Australia
222 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2004 : 04:25:56
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Originally posted by Capn Charlie
I say, give me three million, just three! And I will make yo ua good dnd movie, replete with decent to good SFX, nelievble characters, a great storyline, and pretty good acting.
Hell, I have ben working on something along those lines wit hthe guys for years.
In fact...
Talwyn, maybe we should talk about this.
*Upon hearing Capn Charlies idea, Talwyn ducks behind a small screen to change. He emerges wearing a juanty red berret and satin white shirt, blue silk cravat, kharki jhodpurs and black riding boots and he is sporting a Silver monocle in his left eye. Holding aloft a large speaking trumpet he says*
"Quiet on the set now! Ready, Lights, Camera, Action!"
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Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil...prayer, fasting, good works and so on.
Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun.
EAT LEADEN DEATH DEMON!
Terry Pratchett
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Capn Charlie
Senior Scribe
USA
418 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2004 : 11:58:34
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*Capn charlie ducks behind ther scren as well, emerging wearing a leather vest with no shirt, some assless chaps, cownboy boots, a bowler hat, some sunglasses obviously from the seventies, and a purple ascott*
Uhh, Talwyn, I think we need to talk about your collection of costumes.
*shivers* Oh my, I never realized that the library was so drafty. |
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Lashan
Learned Scribe
USA
235 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2004 : 12:17:37
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So, the guy did Hellraiser III and IV, which both stunk. Though, I have to admit that III was done in my college town and I have a lot of friends that are extras in that movie.
Return of the Living Dead III (1993), Children of the Corn III (1995), and Angel 4: Undercover (1993) shows that he does continue series that have been started by other people. Perhaps he is the guy that makes all those really terrible sequals that aren't close to the first one. Well, we can only hope that is the case with the DnD movie. Perhaps the 2nd one will be better? It can't be worse. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2004 : 13:24:57
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Originally posted by Lashan
Perhaps the 2nd one will be better? It can't be worse.
Trust me, yes it could be. Anything is possible these days in film. |
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Lina
Senior Scribe
Australia
469 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2004 : 14:30:46
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| $15 million budget for the movie?!!... Sounds like it's gonna be one of those cut, rehashed and paste movies. Although they could probably get away with it if they were filming in a room where the stars act infront of the blue screen for the entire movie. Hey, why stop there... they could go totally animated, that way who needs actors. |
“Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows! Buried in the flow of time. In thy great name. I pledge myself to darkness. All the fools who stand in our way shall be destroyed…by the power you and I possess! DRAGON SLAVE!!!”
"Thieves? Ah, such an ugly word... look upon them as the most honest sort of merchant."
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Talwyn
Learned Scribe
Australia
222 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2004 : 15:18:43
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Originally posted by Capn Charlie
*Capn charlie ducks behind ther screen as well, emerging wearing a leather vest with no shirt, some assless chaps, cownboy boots, a bowler hat, some sunglasses obviously from the seventies, and a purple ascott*
Uhh, Talwyn, I think we need to talk about your collection of costumes.
*shivers* Oh my, I never realized that the library was so drafty.
You kill me guys, you really kill me!  
Fabulous, my people will call your people & we'll do lunch
But serioulsy folks, Lina's point about an animated production is good one. I've seen the animated "Starship Troopers" which stuck more to the original novel then the hollywood version.
All you need is decent voice talent then.
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Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil...prayer, fasting, good works and so on.
Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun.
EAT LEADEN DEATH DEMON!
Terry Pratchett
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Lashan
Learned Scribe
USA
235 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2004 : 20:52:14
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Icewolf
Learned Scribe
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2004 : 23:37:52
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Actually, unless they've dropped something I wasn't aware of, the Starship Troopers animated careers consists of a kids show that used to be on in the mornings on the WB.
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 10 Aug 2004 : 13:49:11
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Originally posted by Alaundo
Well met
 Ahem, Starships?! We'll have no such talk herein of such, say I!
..and thy robe will ne'er protect thee, Icewolf
No talk of starships? But spelljammers have visited the Realms before... |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 10 Aug 2004 : 17:08:56
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I just posted a link to an interview with R.A. Salvatore in his author thread. However, I thought scribes from this thread would be interested in this portion of the interview
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Q: What is your view on the sudden popularization of the heroic fantasy genre in movies and television? With franchises being snapped up can we believe in any chance of a Drizzt movie or series in the works?
R.A. Salvatore: Nothing at present, and of course, I have no control over that. WotC owns the rights, not I. I have a feeling, though, that the backlash is about to begin on fantasy. I fear that Peter Jackson’s work was the high water mark. How do you top that? If Jackson does “The Hobbit” (and I pray he does), it will be wonderful and hugely successful, but honestly, I think it’s going to be hard for anyone to approach the level of success of those movies. Harry Potter is a separate phenomenon all its own, and even that seems to be losing steam in the movies, at least anecdotally. To do a fantasy movie that has any chance of satisfying the Jackson-spoiled audience, a production company is going to have to spend lots of money. Lots of money. It won’t take more than one or two busts to bankrupt the notion of fantasy blockbusters. I think we’re seeing the same thing with the comic tie-ins. Spiderman sells, but do the others?
Even with that pessimistic view, I think it’s a short-term problem. I do expect that someday there will be a Drizzt movie or series. I hope so. This always goes in cycles, like a giant wave. At the moment, I think we’re on the back side of the crest. Very few writers in the genre are increasing their audience with successive books at this time, and very, very few are able to make a living unless they’re writing six or eight books a year.
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Icewolf
Learned Scribe
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2004 : 04:08:22
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Originally posted by Alaundo
Well met
Ahem, Starships?! We'll have no such talk herein of such, say I!
..and thy robe will ne'er protect thee, Icewolf
It better protect me...I traded 4 bottles of your--my best wine for it. :) |
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Strahd Von Zarovich
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
135 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2004 : 14:10:38
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Back to the topic of the actual film....
I don't know if this is the kinda tie in they are on about, but if I remember rightly there was mention of 'Oberon' (Staff of Oberon??) in the first film. In this movie Oberon is an actual character, so it might play out like a prequel.
Then again all my memory is getting blurry about that film!
Regards
Strahd Von Zarovich |
Strahd Von Zarovich
Alaundo and I invite fans of everything D&D to join us!
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Lina
Senior Scribe
Australia
469 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2004 : 10:57:01
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| If the movie is being made now... when's the release date? |
“Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows! Buried in the flow of time. In thy great name. I pledge myself to darkness. All the fools who stand in our way shall be destroyed…by the power you and I possess! DRAGON SLAVE!!!”
"Thieves? Ah, such an ugly word... look upon them as the most honest sort of merchant."
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2004 : 15:13:28
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Originally posted by Lina
If the movie is being made now... when's the release date?
Films of this status rarely have precise release dates already set while still in production. I believe it will be coming out in 2005. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2004 : 15:44:42
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Originally posted by Lina
If the movie is being made now... when's the release date?
The 5th of Never, I hope! |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2004 : 16:53:25
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
The 5th of Never, I hope!
Does that date occur before or after the month of Ukta on the calendar? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2004 : 17:27:29
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
The 5th of Never, I hope!
Does that date occur before or after the month of Ukta on the calendar?
Yes. |
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Lina
Senior Scribe
Australia
469 Posts |
Posted - 14 Aug 2004 : 13:31:26
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by Lina
If the movie is being made now... when's the release date?
Films of this status rarely have precise release dates already set while still in production. I believe it will be coming out in 2005.
Well this is one movie that I wouldn't mind skipping...unless I can see for free! |
“Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows! Buried in the flow of time. In thy great name. I pledge myself to darkness. All the fools who stand in our way shall be destroyed…by the power you and I possess! DRAGON SLAVE!!!”
"Thieves? Ah, such an ugly word... look upon them as the most honest sort of merchant."
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 14 Aug 2004 : 16:26:31
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Originally posted by Lina
Well this is one movie that I wouldn't mind skipping...unless I can see for free!
There are ways to see a newly released movie for free?
Once production fully wraps, I'm sure a better idea on the exact release date will come about. If anyone out there cares. |
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