@squinko: I absolutely loved the good ending to Bioshock. It came a little abruptly is all.

Bioshock, if you strip away all the fancy words, is a game about family. I thought the ending was poignant.

Sunjammer

Weird, all of my friends and I really love the Pirates trilogy, especially the third part.

Lord Thayer

@DragonYen:
There are two endings for Bioshock based on how you interacted with the Little Sisters. But you brought up an interesting point. I'd love to see which ending that they choose to do; probably the "nice" one since everyone seemed to enjoy that one better. I personally thought it went better with the story than the "bad" one did.

squinko

I hate that there's going to be a movie, I think it compromises the evolution of storytelling in games, especially since BioShock is absolutely on the cutting edge of storytelling. Turning it into a movie says to me "Oh it's not good enough telling the story in game, it's not a respected enough medium to be taken seriously".

Poo_and_Weeeee

@Kanik:
Different strokes for different folks. One of my best pals liked the MK movie. I thought it was a seizure-inducingly abysmal celluloid travesty.

Dunno, this could be good. I don't hold high hopes, though, given the track record of so many game-to-movie adaptions.

stupid_mcgee

Bioshock probably would make a better movie than a game, if handled properly. The game's story had a great setup, but it just didn't execute as well as most people think.

Take out the monotonous gameplay, give the main character half a personality, and if you could smooth out the absurdities and nonsense of the last half of the game, you MIGHT have something.

Still, not holding my breath.

VicViper

John Logan?, the "Last Samurai", "Aviator", John Logan?.

They couldn't get a legit writer but an overpaid hack?

Uh-oh, get ready for a cheap thrill and vomit inducing climax because those were the fucking times...

PsycheE

Verbinski is great. Ash, I think you're in the minority with your opinion.

FanDam

@DragonYen: Since you just finished it, you might not know tha there are 2 ending. Wonder which one you're referring to...

BlueWizard422

Ummm, yeah, sorry Mr. Levine. I love your games but I'm not holding my breath.

@Kanik: I use to think that, remembered the movie being pretty fun when I was a kid. Then I watched it again a couple of months ago.

My childhood memories were shattered. :( You can actually see the cloth backdrop when they are on the ship wavering from the wind.

deadjesterx

@Kanik: The first Mortal Kombat movie WAS pretty good although I don't think that counts though cos the game sucks. The second proved as well that the first was a fluke.

MikoKeZ

So we will get a 2h action movie with as much shootouts as humanly possible, some running away from flashfloods and some psychic powers. Amidst all that I am sure there is just enough room to cramp a romance into it. While the game has long hours to slowly develop the plot and introduce lots of characters big and small, the whole movie has 20 minutes to develop lore, 15 minutes of action, then another 15 minutes of story, before an hour long final action sequence washes away any hope of this movie being anything other than generic popcorn movie #342.

Fans will later notice that the game was not about getting the girl and feel that whatever made the game good was totally absent in the movie.

Asbestos_Underwear

Yes, yes, game movies suck.

I still think the first Mortal Kombat film was a good popcorn flick. :(

Kanik

Verbinski also did the US adaptation of The Ring, which was quite effective at setting an eerie tone - if you could mix that with the awesome set design and action pieces from the otherwise-crappy Pirates movies, I can conceive of a pretty excellent Bioshock movie.

Probably won't happen, but I can imagine it...

LongDarkBlues

so where does Guillermo del Toro come in?

this should be a "power to the people" situation. we need to band together with pitchforks and torches, and forcably oust Verbinski and insert del Toro into the director's chair.

geekgrrl

I just finally finished BioShock on the 360.. took me forever (just because I got busy playing other games)... I hope the end of the movie isn't like the end of the game...

DragonYen

Super best friends!

PatMan33

@geekgrrl: YES! Seriously, Hollywood should take some of that Dark Knight money and develop a Del Toro cloning program.

I see a utopian future where EVERY movie, except chick flicks, Bay should do those, is directed by Del Toro.

MartinX

I'm always optimistic about this sort of thing, and I am about the Bioshock movie. Until I see some actual proof it sucks, I'll assume the best.

I still think it should be about Fontaine and the fall of Rapture.

OmniRemix

BioShock shouldn't be a movie for the same reason Half-Life couldn't be a movie. The entire game, storyline and everything is through first person interaction. You never see the guy you're playing and you never hear him speak (some screams here and there with a grunt or two) but for the most part it's how the other characters, storyline, lore and gameplay mesh into an experience that cannot be replicated from a third person perspective. God of War on the other hand, has all the makings of a blockbuster summer movie: a badass main character, over the top action and enemies, a decent enough storyline and pretty much every single scene would require a ton of CGI to pull off half decently.

logicbox

Verse 1
And I
Never thought I'd feel this way
And as far as I'm concerned I'm glad I got the chance to say
That I do believe I love you

And if I should ever go away
Well then close your eyes and try to feel the way we do today
And than if you can't remember.....

Chorus
Keep smilin'
Keep shinin'

Knowin' you can always count on me
for sure
that's what friends are for

In good times
And bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for

lilaliendog

@Kanik: I liked the first Mortal Kombat too, but watch that and then watch Enter the Dragon with Bruce Lee. Try to count the similarities... or it might be easier to count the things that were different.

It's basically a remake.

Yonderboy

I do think some video game movies were entertaining, none stick out as a great film. And no matter what is said prior to any video game movie release, there is always the chance of a flop. I really don't see how they can make a good movie out of Bioshock.

Teamwork Takedown

My continuing problem with this is the mediocre introduction to a brilliant franchise.

For instance, If I were trying to introduce Beethoven to a friend who had never listened to classical music, and instead of playing his actual pieces, I played the friend midi files of Beethoven's music, and expected him to still love and respect it the way I do.

The general public who goes to see this movie will formulate their opinion on Bioshock based on the movie, whether it's good or bad, and would dismiss the game if the movie sucked balls.

The_Atomic_Pod

@MikoKeZ:

I thought the game was good. But the fighting game story leaves a lot to the interpretation and it worked. Too bad Street Fighter movies never did. Even the Street Fighter anime had been blunders.

Shippoyasha

so if they can get the ending right on this one- i can see it being really wonderful.
let's not pussyfoot around the grotesque either, guys: let's plan on getting an R rating, please.

if anything's worth being done- it's worth being done RIGHT.

laser beams

Oh man, I really wished Guillermo Del Toro would direct the Bioshock movie... he did great on the Hellboy movies and Pan's Labyrinth. A true visionary director!

RammyX

What about Uwe, where is the love for the big guy?

I kid, I kid.

Neer'mo

@RammyX: would be scary if he did it, his visions recreated on screen are truly scary

lilaliendog

I liked the PotC trilogy, mainly due to Depp, but Verbinski deserves some credit too. I hope he can make this into a good movie, and with Logan(sweeney todd) penning it, maybe they can get Depp in the cast.
Make Jodelle Ferland(silent hill, tideland) the little sister and Im sold, that girl creeps me the fuck out.

CSat420

Do we know who is producing? If it is Jerry Bruckheimer well we can say byebye to Bioshock. It will be released, make a decent amount of cash, then whored out into more installments until the plot becomes so convoluted that you will think you're watching Bad Boys 3 starring Sylvester Stalone and Sigourney Weaver. I don't like that Verbinski is directing either, but it's better than Joel Schumacher I suppose. For some reason I want to see Paul Verhoeven direct. I just love hs use of gore and prosthetics. They can be quite terriying.

Zenrick2.0

Hey well I am just hoping it turns out like Event Horizon with Wrenches under the Sea.

Danjaranja

The Weather Man > All the other crap Verbinski has ever done, combined.

marmidukestank

I missed the memo that we're supposed to dislike POTC. Things got a wee bit complex but they were very enjoyable and successful movies. That would be a huge jump for a game movie.

velvet396

I wonder how they'll squeeze the obligatory love story into this.

lumpi

"But Ken Levine isn't going to get in Verbinski's way while the director and writer John Logan."

While?

Looking forwards to Bioshock mochie! :D

Elrinth

Hey, they can make great video game movies, for instance the Street Fighter move with Raul Julia... on second thought, that move had wanting to pluck out my eyeball and then pick pieces of my brain out through the bloody socket.

CapnSpank

hope the film doesn't follow the game too closely, ie it has a strong opening two acts then falls to pieces.

shemmy

The wind was taken out of EVERYONE's sails? I donno who you've been talking with, Bash, but Verbinski is aces. The failings of the second and third pirate movies can be squarely blamed on Disney for rushing the films and the writers doing the screenplays WHILE FILMING.

His Ring is better than the original, and the first pirates is fun and very well done.

We could have been A LOT worse off. This guy at least has a pedigree and is a classy visual stylist. We could have been saddled with Unknown Music Video Director With One Name #2546.

Nac

I don't care who's the director. But would you kindly make a good Bioshock movie?

Poison

The pirates movies were awesome... The second wasn't that great, but the third one totally rocked!

mrdanny

Making bioshock a movie is like making half life a movie... the movie can't/won't do the game justice and vice versa. I don't really care of they got the art direction spot on or had a massive budget for the special effects, the storytelling just won't work. You can't take an involving game like Bioshock (or half life, or system shock 2, or Deus Ex) and then just rip control (not to mention perspective) from the player in order to tell the story. The end result will either disappoint everyone who's played game or confuse anyone who hasn't.

knyghtryda

If Bioshock is as good as the first Pirates, ill be happy. I dont mean in that Disney feel but if i can enjoy it as much.

Ra is on Seinfeld

Hey the last two pirates movies were STILL well directed even if the plot melted down into a pot of nonsense. But that wasn't Verbinski's fault, he wasn't a writer. I think he could direct a Bioshock movie extremely well, the script being solid and the actors being good is all we have to worry about.

MPSai

Okay, I have to ask. Why does this guy look so much like Steve Carell?

Piemonkey

Making a game movie is simple. Record someone playing through the entire game using Fraps, cut it down to 2 hours, and there ya go, a Bioshock movie!

eyefork2

@Piemonkey:

Really? I think he looks more like the guy on Cheap Seats. You know, the show that's like Mystery Science Theatre but with sports footage instead of movies?

BallPtPenTheif

@shemmy: I agree the first act or two was outstanding. Then it starts to feel clearly rushed in development heading towards the end. Hope the film fleshes out a better final half.

TC

I'm still reallllly unsure of this project. Some things that translate very well in a video game universe often seem insanely cheesy in a film environment. Without delving too far into spoiler territory, there is a certain major event late in the game that truly smells of B movie common play. I hope Verbinski is up to the challenge.

ThisCharmingMan

@lilaliendog:
Well, you came and opened me
And now there's so much more I see
And so by the way I thank you

Whoa, and then
for the times when we're apart
Well, then close your eyes and know
These words are comin' from my heart
And then if you can remember, oh

Keep smilin'
Keep shinin'

Knowin' you can always count on me
for sure
that's what friends are for

In good times
And bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for
Oh, that's what friends are for

izzy_k

@Kanik: Yeah I thought it was good at the time. Come to think of it. I just watched it a couple of months ago and I still enjoyed it. Yeah it was fluffy,cheesy and downright hammy in some parts but it was still more than watchable.

@Sunjammer: Yeah I liked the ending in Bioshock too. I do admit it could have benefited with more cinematics or whatnot but the overall theme of the ending was conveyed.

I think they should capture Bioshocks's culture (Rapture most of all) and other intricacies (gene-splicing,etc) and run with it. No one's going to like a play-by-play of the game. Seeing as we (most gamers) already know the twist. Granted that if a lot of people saw the movie and it was exactly like the game's script then it would surely be a goosebumps-inducing twist.

I think it's hard in the sense that they have to cater to the gamers whims as well as moviegoers who have no idea what the game is all about.

excaliburps

I think the "flow" of PotC had a lot more to do with the writing. I watched a video (either on one of the DVDs or online) that detailed the writing process of the movies. With the first movie they thought there were making the last Pirate movie for the next 30 years. The success caught them completely by surprise (ever wonder why there was very little merch for the first movie?) Anyhow, after this happened, the writers went back into the first movie to pull out any ideas that could have been seen as loose plot threads so that they could weave them into the sequels.

If anything, the special features showed my Verbinski's tenacity for making everything look and feel right. If I remember correctly he was in charge of getting the movie actually shot down in the caribbean, swimming camera crews up rivers and into caves for particular shots, etc. If anything, that aspect excited me because it seems as if he won't cheap out on the world of Rapture.

/my two cents

Klaymen

They seem to always always say "oh they're so faithful to the source material" yet, all you end up with are a bunch of "references" and not much else. (See Silent Hill movie.)

It's like you have the directors/writers nudging you in the theater saying "hey! look at that! I just referenced your game!" and they want you to love them. Like a dysfunctional father.

EloquentZen

"He's not in a place where he doesn't get to pick what assignments"

I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK WITH DOUBLE NEGATIVES. 5th grade English people!!

Kublikahn

@logicbox: What about Doom? :]

Hoping that this is good, but I'm not convinced anything needs to be translated to another medium if we are to consider it successful. Bioshock was a good game, but I wouldn't want to read the book.

dialecticon

"We've been talking some and it seems to me that these guys really are the right guys to be doing this." said Levine as he wiped his face with yet another $100 bill.

Nah, I kid--but seriously, this Bioshock movie has the best chance of being good than any other game-to-movie adaptation yet.

So here's to positive thinking!

kamra