FF8 movie...

[final_azure]

ummmmmmmm.....question??????how did Shawn Hunter get into this?????well whatever

[IamTidus]

I was just saying that the guy who plays him could make a pretty good squall if you ask me. Sorry I guess I didn't make it clearer

[Sacred Phoenix]

I totally think that having the movie animated would be totally better, youguys have to admit that weither the were all japanese or all american, NOONE would be totally happy with who was cast. Hollywood always ruins stuff like that. I'm so excited, the movie would be totally cool, since this game is the best thing that ever happened to me. Well i better get back to reality since this wouldn't happen. I can still dream.........:mog: :mog:

[ShivaBlizzard8]

If they ever actually made the movie, I wouldn't want it to be animated for a couple of reasons:
1. It's just not cost-effective. One of the reasons Spirits Within tanked was because it takes a lot of money to completely CG and motion-capture a film, much more than it would cost to shoot with conventional actors and use CG for only some special effects. There is no way enough FF fans would see the movie (especially considering how split the FF community tends to be on 8 anyway) to make up the difference, and that would mean it would be a one-time thing. I don't know about you, but I'd rather see the film succeed so that they would make others (6, 7, etc.).

2. An animated movie meant mostly for a teen+ audience based on a video game would be a much harder sell into the mainstream than one which was live-action. A movie with real people (even if they weren't established stars) would be more likely to bring in outsiders, because it pulls the film away from its roots a bit, which I don't think is necessarily a bad thing. You also wouldn't want to see the game on the big screen word for word would you? If I wrote the screenplay, Id' fix a lot of dialouge, give the secondary characters more to do, and make the Squall/Rinoa thing happen more gradually and realistically. You can't just cut and paste a game onto a movie screen - it would suck. Movies are a completely different medium than games, and need to passively hold their audiences.

3. No matter how good the animation was, in a few years it would seem stupid. Remember how amazing FF7 looked when it first came out? Now we describe it as "super-deformed." Live action movies have more staying power in this fashion - since the special effects are secondary, their outdatedness wrecks the movie less.

[Advent Child]

Originally posted by ShivaBlizzard8
You also wouldn't want to see the game on the big screen word for word would you?

I'd like to see the player running around in circles to make a "character tornado" and walking back and forth in front of a ladder because they're having trouble grabbing onto it.

[~*Crystal*~]

I really think that Kiefer Sutherland (younger of course) would make an IDEAL Seifer. I've been looking at some pictures (cause I happen to be a big fan) and I'm telling you, this guy IS Seifer. Looky here:

http://www.kiefer-rocks.com/photos/l...osmo_cover.jpg


http://www.kiefer-rocks.com/photos/large_promos/ew3.jpg


http://www.kiefer-rocks.com/photos/l...quire_beer.jpg

[Kami]

Originally posted by Mr. Graves
It would have to have all Japanese actors.

I'd have to agree with Graves.

[~*Crystal*~]

Keep in mind that after FF7 which had totally japanese, manga characters, FF8 had more 'western' characters. Aside from Selphie and Rinoa, most of the other characters didn't have many manga characteristics. Like Seifer for example. Or Quistis and Irvine.

[Squall04]

I totally thought cid was Robin Williams the first time i saw him, too.

But I would much rather see VIII in CG rather than live action. But who really cares, since it won't happen anyway, unless one of you is a big-shot director in hollywood.

[Breine]

Wow. There's many interesting replys here...

... Well, now I'll give you more to discuss about. If the FF8 movie thing really came true, and the film was going to be live action and not CG (like Spirits within), who should in your opinion direct the movie?

[ShivaBlizzard8]

Me. Seriously. If anything ever comes of my theater and playwriting skills, and my work ever becomes famous, I'll use my power, wealth, and influence to make it happen. Promise.