What happens when architects play too much BRINK?

(.FROST.) #21

Regardless of the little weak “Sucker Punch” I’d hand a possible script to Zack Snyder. Since he made the best adaptions I’ve seen so far*. The remake of Dawn of the Dead and the comic adaptions of Watchmen and 300. He stayed as true as possible to the original, at least with the comic adaptions. He proofed that he can “make” war, single battles and comic-like action wich doesn’t look very “funny”(Watchmen) of course. He can build up real characters for wich at least I felt. And he can also create bigger than life comic characters. Something that would definitely come in handy when filming something like BRINK.

*Rodriguez’ Sin City was also very good.

(.Chris.) #22

Brink?

Looks more like the underwater base from The Spy who Loved Me (1977)

Running Man, best film ever.

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Poster says it all.

(L00fah) #23

[QUOTE=.FROST.;379139]Regardless of the little weak “Sucker Punch” I’d hand a possible script to Zack Snyder. Since he made the best adaptions I’ve seen so far*. The remake of Dawn of the Dead and the comic adaptions of Watchmen and 300. He stayed as true as possible to the original, at least with the comic adaptions. He proofed that he can “make” war, single battles and comic-like action wich doesn’t look very “funny”(Watchmen) of course. He can build up real characters for wich at least I felt. And he can also create bigger than life comic characters. Something that would definitely come in handy when filming something like BRINK.

*Rodriguez’ Sin City was also very good.[/QUOTE]

He’s a great creative director, and that’s really all he should be… 300 was a great action flick (aesthetically), Watchmen sucked, in my opinion, Dawn of the Dead is one of my all-time favorite movies (more so than the original)… I mean, he’s not bad… But he should really stick to working on visuals over full-on direction.

Someone said something about Gamer earlier…? I really enjoyed that movie.

(tokamak) #24

I just go to any Zack Snyder movie, I wouldn’t even have to know what it’s about, they’re all awesome. Sucker Punch beat Inception in the ‘dream within a dream’ category hands down.

(.FROST.) #25

[QUOTE=L00fah;379228]He’s a great creative director, and that’s really all he should be… 300 was a great action flick (aesthetically), Watchmen sucked, in my opinion, Dawn of the Dead is one of my all-time favorite movies (more so than the original)… I mean, he’s not bad… But he should really stick to working on visuals over full-on direction.

Someone said something about Gamer earlier…? I really enjoyed that movie.[/QUOTE]

Not a loaded question here. Did you read the actual comic? Just curious.

…Dawn of the Dead remake… Yeah, totally my opinion, can’t understand those Romero fanboys. Man those Zombies weren’t the least scary. And “F” this “hinted critisism on society” crap, I don’t need that, but nevertheless I even got that in Zack’s movie. Wich btw scared the pooh outta me.

(L00fah) #26

I could not disagree more. Sucker Punch was an awesome visual and technical experience… But the dialogue was weak and the plot was damn near nonsensical. It was fun, no doubt about it… But Inception is superior in almost every other way.
The only thing Sucker Punch did better was taking advantage of the actual dream state (the broad use of imagination) and action sequences. Inception was more about the suspense though.
In terms of dreaming, yes… Sucker Punch wins. But Inception was overall a better product, me thinks.

[QUOTE=.FROST.;379243]Not a loaded question here. Did you read the actual comic? Just curious.

…Dawn of the Dead remake… Yeah, totally my opinion, can’t understand those Romero fanboys. Man those Zombies weren’t the least scary. And “F” this “hinted critisism on society” crap, I don’t need that, but nevertheless I even got that in Zack’s movie. Wich btw scared the pooh outta me.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I read MOST of it. I was never a huge fan but I knew enough about it to critique based on those merits. There’s no arguing it stuck to the source pretty well… But some aspects of the movie were just crappy. I fell asleep during the movie each time I watched it.

Yeah, I only recently saw the original and it was… Well… A bit boring. I wasn’t scared at all about the zombies. The movie seemed more about what people will do during a situation like this (a theme Zombie Diaries plays on much better). I can appreciate what it did for its time… But it has not aged well.
Night of the Living Dead, on the other hand, is still scary as all hell.

The remake wasn’t really scary to me (outside of the scene in the garage and the gunshop), but it was definitely a thrill ride. Man… I really want to watch this movie AGAIN! (I’ve seen it over 30 times now… No lie…)

(.FROST.) #27

The new “the Crazies” is also a very good remake whereas the original is a little lame at parts. And the age can’t be an excuse. Look at Alien (1979) still a great movie. I watched it countless times or just listened to it while I drew. Same with Aliens(1986).

(L00fah) #28

Alien is a timeless movie that doesn’t play on current events like other movies. Kind of unfair to compare.

I personally found “The Crazies” (both iterations) to be bore-fests… =(

(INF3RN0) #29

FYI “sucker punch” was a failed attempt at living up to “Brazil”, which although wasn’t full of as many SFX was a much better movie.

(L00fah) #30

Judging purely based off two plot descriptions… They sound like completely different movies. = /
The comparison makes no sense.

(tokamak) #31

[QUOTE=L00fah;379252]I could not disagree more. Sucker Punch was an awesome visual and technical experience… But the dialogue was weak and the plot was damn near nonsensical. It was fun, no doubt about it… But Inception is superior in almost every other way.
The only thing Sucker Punch did better was taking advantage of the actual dream state (the broad use of imagination) and action sequences. Inception was more about the suspense though.
In terms of dreaming, yes… Sucker Punch wins. But Inception was overall a better product, me thinks.
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It was about escapism as well as escaping in the literal form. Women fled into a fantasy to escape their misery and their oppressive environment which enabled them to do far more than they could without.

And don’t get me started on the dialogue in Inception…:frowning:

(.Chris.) #32

Inception had Ellen Page and music from Hans Zimmer.

(tokamak) #33

Sucker Punch had Emily Brown and custom remixes and covers of real classics, some with the vocals of Emily Brown.

(H0RSE) #34

[QUOTE=L00fah;379095]I disagree completely.

A Brink movie would downright suck. Brink is a great GAME, this sort of “story” requires interaction.
The movie would be forced to make one side look better than the other (good/bad, no gray) and SOMEONE would have to succeed in the end.
While our games go based on “our” achievements, for the cinematics.[/QUOTE]
Of course someone would have to look like the bad guy - the thing is, it wouldn’t be deliberate so some would see them as bad and some would see them as good. The movie “Swordfish” does this well, portraying the villain in such a way, that even though he targeted innocents and law enforcement, some sided with his cause - I did. That’s the thing with Brink, there are bad bad guys and good guys, but they differ from person to person. This is how things work in real life as well - it all comes down to perspective, so regardless who succeeded in the end, there would be arguments on both sides. Hell, even with movies that a go for clear cut “good guy vs bad guy” formula, not everybody sides with the good guy.

As for achitecture, Brink always makes me think of the Venus Project.

(Shinigami) #35

[QUOTE=H0RSE;379742]
As for achitecture, Brink always makes me think of the Venus Project.[/QUOTE]

Hey I checked out that link thinking that it would just be something that physically resembled the Ark, but there is so much more to it! Once i started listening to the interview with the creator, i was speechless! that guy’s ideals and beliefs are pretty much word for word the same as mine!! i agreed with him on literally everything. and even more amazing is the fact that this guy is 95 years old!! I also noticed that he lives in Florida, and in all honesty, id give what i don’t have to meet that guy and just have a conversation with him ( i live in florida too)!!!

(taodemon) #36

Utopian cities, and Utopian cities at sea are not exactly new ideas (been around since at least the 1960s as I posted earlier) so it wasn’t architects that play brink but brink designers with an appreciation for architecture. Whoever did the level designs/buildings has a good eye for architecture, at least the visual aspect of it, which caught my attention early on with the game.

(.FROST.) #37

Man, I haven’t meant that literally “…architects too much BRINK…” .Thought that would be obvious. And the idea of utopian cities and utopian cities on the sea is probably around since people intentionally build cities. The first castles for example. Some of them even were some kind of an “island” with their huge trenches. There was and is allways an urge for people to live in an exclusive community and to seperate themselfs from other ““minor”” people.

PS: Pleasantville is real, check this out

(R_Shackelford) #38

[QUOTE=.FROST.;379086]Answer: UTOPIA (how ingenious is that? :wink:)

http://web.de/magazine/reise/bildergalerie/bilder/13733978-die-schwimmende-insel-utopia.html#/cid13733978/0[/QUOTE]

Amusing how the headline is “Utopia,” but the pics are tagged “Yacht Island.”

I guess it’s “utopia” if the natives on your private island are getting uppity.