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Alot of video game movies really steer away from the original story since either the original story is not "exiting" enough to turn it into a full 1 1/2 & up hour movie and/or it can't really be put into the format of a movie. Take Super Mario, its just 1 or 2 dudes saving a princess from a turtle dragon thing that spits fire and has mushrooms with feet, turtles, bullets with faces, and piranha plants after you all in a fantasy world where bushes and clouds smile all the time. Sounds like something Salvador Dali would make. Yet it got turned into some sort if failed cyberpunk movie confused

Hollywood always wants something that can appeal to a big variety of people (kids, adolescents, and adults) so they always compromise the original story by adding alot of plot twists, characters, and stuff that just makes you wonder WTF when was this in the game? o_O

Speaking of videogame movies, we never mentioned animes or cartoons. I see a continuing trend of when Japanese try to make a cartoon/anime of an existing videogame franchise they almost always succeed. Take for example Street Fighter II
American:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGEJDKJdPGg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00W42aJzPC4

Japanese vs. US comparison video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZEKYEe09NQ

Think the videos speak for themselves

If that's not enough check out Darkstalkers o_O
American:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLZIWZszuh8

Japanese:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w05fSLoTmqQ
(dub is in spanish, only one up in youtube, there's an english fandub but it kinda sounds like a joke ._.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv4U8OJMydk
(a scene in japanese)

I could go on but unfortunately no cartoons have been made of Castlevania except Captain N and Japan never took a chance on making an anime of it rolleyes

The mario movie could've actually been good while sticking to the original story. I mean sure, a few things would have to be added from the other games, but it would've still been adaptable. Think about it:

Using the same intro, it starts with mario and luigi saying some stuff in a conversation (e.g. they don't know who their parents are, since they're actually humans born in the MK then sent back) then get called to do a plumbing job, getting sucked into the drain and ending up somewhere like grass land,exploring a little, finding some CG/animatronic koopas, finding mushroomers, hearing about the princess, confronting some classic enemies, while all this is happening some scenes of the princess captive and a few glimpses at bowser (not "koopa", BOWSER) would occur, the brothers eventually reach bowser's castle, a few shots of them fighting their way through are shown (a la de ghostbusters stairway scene) then they reach bowser (CG or just plain old TMNT-style guy in costume), find out they just can't beat him, have some corny dialogue and then jumping behind him and using the axe to cut the lava bridge, they rescue the princess, some more corniness, then they find a passageway back to Brooklyn but they decide to stay and defend the kingdom. END, no cliffhanger please.

See, it isn't exactly "good", but it's a helluva lot more loyal to the actual games, and more important, CONCEIVABLE IN FILM. Truly, why did they screw this up so bad? Hopes are stirring up that they may be able to make up for the catastrophe sometime in the future, just like I want Mr. Freeze to be redone in a Nolan Batman movie.

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This was the... Castlevania guild, wasn't it? Why don't we get back on topic.

Okay... For this post, I guess I'll have to come up with something that would pass off as an acceptable Castlevania movie. I'm no fortune teller, don't expect much.

The movie begins overlooking Dracula's Castle, with some classic CV music playing (opposing bloodlines I'd prefer) a quick narrated textual prologue is narrated (a la de CV64) and then it cuts to a rumanian village (Warakiya, I guess) promptly specifying its location in the Wallachia region. A few scenes of townsfolk doing stuff are shown (this should take no more than a minute) and then the hero (whomever belmont) steps out of his house, sporting a whip, he goes to the market or something, gets greeted solemnly, and after a few minutes of talking about him, a monster shows up (zombie, skeleton, or even fleaman if you will) and wreaks some havoc, he quickly messes with mr. belmont, who reveals a badass atttude (PLEASE), proceeds to fight him with his whip and downs him quickly. The townsfolk remark on how this isn't the first time it's happened, then it quickly reaches nighttime, something remarkable happens (I'd like Castlevania rising up from the ground, old-school style) and the village is overrun with monsters, everyone goes into a panic, mr. belmont fights them, escapes into the forest and then the real thing begins. He encounters some classic enemies, wanders around a little, then it's shown how Drac is spying on him from his castle and dispatches his right hand man to dispose of him (COULD be generic, but I'm pretty sure we all want good ol' Deathy bones), then they shortly have a quick confrontation in the forest, they don't really beat each other up but the servant vows to kill belmont, and then belmont reaches Castlevania, Enters, fight some monsters, one or two bosses (vampire bat MANDATORY) and reaches Drac's tower, confronts the servant, kills 'im, and then advances to Drac's chambers. After a (SHORT) monologue, he and Drac clash, belmont has the upper hand, but then Drac pulls off one of his nasty nasty transformations, this makes up for the climax. Belmont can't exactly fight him, but he comes up with some sort of special move (preferrably based on how his ancestors had battled and beaten Dracula before with that same whip, which could work as a side story to make up for Belmont's general loneliness), vanquishes Dracula who obviously doesn't really die, and then escapes Castlevania, the place crumbles (if they did exceptionally well they could end the movie right here, but since I guess they won't...), he returns to the village's ruins, finds his home, reminisces on his ancestors and realizes Drac will never really die and he must continue his lineage if he is to be defeated again, then walks off in search of civilisation. THE END.

*pant**wheeze* Damn, that was one long post.

Anyways, once again, this isn't exactly predilect, but it would certainly be better than my coldly calculated flop (check bottom of page 21). My guess is that most of you will agree to this being acceptable. However, feel free to make any suggestions on how this sorta-good storyline could be fixed. (Which I guess most of you will) wink

Are you kidding me? This thread is still in existence years later? That's impressive. I don't know much about the movie, but Youtube has videos of the movie's "poster."

I see. Looks like nothing's really change during my hiatus in this thread.

Understood. Let's just say that if the movie is still going to be made, hand to a worthy director like the director from the Dark Knight or Narnia.