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Offline XenomorphLV426

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Re: How would YOU make an Animorphs film?
« Reply #90 on: September 11, 2008, 06:03:05 AM »
Exactly.  Precisely!  No different to how Animorphs isn't a viable option for a film adaptation, if you're making it even remotely resemble the books.

Point in case.

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Re: How would YOU make an Animorphs film?
« Reply #91 on: September 11, 2008, 06:42:34 AM »
...wait I'm confused... you said that was an opinion that was wrong. and I'm thinking it's not an opinion but a fact (well a wrong fact)...

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Re: How would YOU make an Animorphs film?
« Reply #92 on: September 11, 2008, 09:02:22 PM »
What I tried to illustrate was that opinion and fact aren't always mutually exclusive.  Everyone has a right to have an opinion, but a lot of times those opinions are wrong.  They're still allowed to believe it, but conflicting opinions proposed on a factual basis should also overrule said opinion.

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Re: How would YOU make an Animorphs film?
« Reply #93 on: September 12, 2008, 03:13:59 AM »
...

I still don't understand, but I'm not gonna ask you to explain again because
1. you might not want to explain again
and 2. it'd probably just confuse me more.

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Re: How would YOU make an Animorphs film?
« Reply #94 on: September 12, 2008, 03:54:17 AM »
What's to understand?  People are free to think whatever they want on any issue.  Doesn't mean those people aren't wrong in believing what they believe.

People are allowed to believe a quality Animorphs movie can be made within the major studio system.  They're wrong, but they're allowed to be wrong.

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Re: How would YOU make an Animorphs film?
« Reply #95 on: September 12, 2008, 04:46:28 PM »
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What's wrong with a summer blockbuster?  Nothing, if done right.  It's simply that the source material here doesn't lend itself well to a summer blockbuster format, or tone.  It's really that basic.

And we all respectfully disagree.

No one here is right or wrong.


What r u talking about? I'm right, and all you b*tches are wrong! HAHAHA


Lol. I'm kidding guys. Shows just how wrong this argument has gone. The only person I think was wrong in their opinions, since he decided to express them, was Yorrick.

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Re: How would YOU make an Animorphs film?
« Reply #96 on: September 12, 2008, 09:34:30 PM »
They weren't that violent.

*laughs*  I swear to God, one more response like this and I'm going to go skim-read through the books and type up some of the passages from the fight sequences.  Just to put this to rest.  Don't make meh get tha hose, Cletus!

They were that violent.  Much much more violent if you pay attention to what's being said, more extreme than anything you'd ever see in a movie.  Terminator looks like the Muppets compared to Ax cutting off arms and Cassie ripping the throat out of a Hork, and a dude laying on the ground begging Jake for a blanket as he's dying, with Jake just coldly turning and walking away.

Won't.  Happen.  In.  A.  Movie.

Geez. It's a personal opinion. My view: if I can be 8 years old and read these things without nightmares it either means there's a hell of a lot wrong with society or they weren't THAT bad in comparison to things that did give me nightmares.  You take your pick, but I'm not changing my opinion.

Besides which my overall view is that as much as I'd like to see an Animorphs movie done, it's very unlikely and NOT for any reason stated in this thread. They won't do it because of this.
- It's been filmed already as a TV series.... and that didn't go over well
- Books that have been filmed more than once fall under the following criteria
    ~ They're classics (Lord of the Ring, Bridge to Terrabithia, Chronicles of Narnia etcetera.)
    ~ They're filmed again several years after the original filming

I'm sorry, but as much as I love Animorphs they are not classic books. I don't see it being very likely they'll ever be filmed again, movie or TV show. My only views being expressed in this thread were ones against how Yorick wanted it done, not views as to whether I thought it would or could be done up until now.

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Re: How would YOU make an Animorphs film?
« Reply #97 on: September 13, 2008, 10:27:29 PM »
Geez. It's a personal opinion. My view: if I can be 8 years old and read these things without nightmares it either means there's a hell of a lot wrong with society or they weren't THAT bad in comparison to things that did give me nightmares.  You take your pick, but I'm not changing my opinion.

Asi I said, that's not because of the content, that's because it was simply words on a page.

If you visualized those same sequences word-for-word on screen, and took away the imagination and interpretation of the child watching?  Stopped filtering the severity?  You'd have kids SCREAMING.

I mean, this isn't like The Joker threatening to cut a dude up into little pieces, then the camera cutting away as little kids start to cry.  The books actually described the acts.  In pretty gruesome detail.

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Re: How would YOU make an Animorphs film?
« Reply #98 on: October 09, 2008, 06:58:41 PM »
I think the more we push for a movie, the more we are going to be disapointed. if we really want to see a movie soon, then were better off making our own. The real block buster wont come until later until everyones forgoten about animorphs. Once we forget about following the sieres, then that opens up the door for directors and writers to be creative, and make the movie more interesting. There are somethings we are going to have to sacrifice to see a good movie. im not saing to screw everything, but somethings we might have to give up.