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LadyLily
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posted July 28, 2001 05:29 AM

Most posts are made to see if other people express the same ideas and opinions as you do. You'll always encounter someone who doesn't think the same way as you. Deal with it!
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Xenophanes
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posted July 28, 2001 07:50 PM

I deal with it by writing posts contrary to their opinions.
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Xenophanes
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posted July 31, 2001 04:25 AM

Yo!

Hey, people! This thread does exist. I check it every day. But does anyone respond? Noooooooooooooooooo!

(Sorry if anyone's offended; did my last post to Lady Lily scare most people off?)
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posted August 06, 2001 05:38 AM

Xenophanes, I think by insulting everyone, you did scare them off.  I still say that the Heroes movie is a good idea.
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posted August 06, 2001 05:51 AM

Heroes not large enough franchise yet

I noticed no mention of Mortal Kombat movies? They were considered a success, hmm... dare I even say Streetfighter? Final Fantasy blew ugly though. Movies from games have very small success rate however, and of cours emovie studios are aware of it. Look how big the game has to get before they will try it. Already household names before the movie went into production.

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posted August 06, 2001 05:54 AM

Why??

Why is a heroes movie a good Idea?

Movies have to be fast paced and have an interesting plot that can be told in 90 min to 2 hrs.

How would this movie appeal to people who don't play the game?

How would the producers make back the vast budget? (A movie that would even be close to our expectations would have to have a summer blockbuster type budget)

Why would anyone base a movie on our beloved game when game movies have proven to be less than the fans have wanted?

The only chance that this potential movie has is the Lord of the Ring movie doing tremendous business and a producer wants to capitolize on its success by buying a fantasy franchise.  But there are alot of fantasy books in print that would make a potentially better movie.

I would gladly go see a heroes or even a might and magic movie. (Its not gonna happen)


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posted August 06, 2001 10:50 AM
Edited By: IceDragon on 6 Aug 2001

For what it's worth....

I think it's a great idea.  I'd love to try and write a lil scriptlet, but I don't know what happens in the HOMM2 campaign.  Hubby moved us on to HOMM3 and AB before I could do the campaign in 2.  All I know about the campaign is that you pick whether you follow Archibald or Roland, after that it's all a big blank...

Hmm mebbe I better get playin before I try writing...

Yeah, there's the risk that movie takeoffs of games can flop.  But I've noticed that that mostly only happens when they put all the money into the special effects and (consequently) get cheapo scriptwriters.  If you want a good movie you need good writing, and to get that you either have to a) BUY a good scriptwriter ($$$$$$$$), or b) get some person/people who knows and LOVES the subject to write the script.

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posted August 07, 2001 07:20 AM

And you think this why?

Oldtimer, why do you think this is such a terrible idea?  Must you find anything wrong and then suck the life out of that one little helpless idea?  I still think they should make the Heroes Movie.
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posted August 10, 2001 08:39 AM

I have been waiting a long time for someone to make a good fantasy movie.  Has it ever happened, not really.  I usually end up disappointed.  I do have high hopes for Lord of the Ring.

Does Heroes fit into a movie mold? No, not really.

I think it fits better into an anime type story with lots of characters and possible storylines, A TV series that I could watch with my kid.

Am I raining on your parade? Maybe, but I am sharing my opinion to promote discussion rather than saying "good idea" etc. And I do think the plot problems will overshadow any attempt to make this movie.

Best way to make this into a movie.  Get some Hollywood hotshot hooked on the game.
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posted August 10, 2001 08:41 AM

Sorry

I'm sorry.  To both Xenophanes and Oldtimer.  Xenophanes, sorry, I think that I am the one that scared everyone away this time.  Oldtimer, sorry that I insulted you and said that you had to kill every little idea.  Once again, I'm sorry.
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Mysia
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posted September 29, 2001 06:07 AM

An interesting idea, hmm.  A movie. I can see it now!  Heroes of Might and Magic! Now playing in a theatres near you.  There is one glich, it would probably be extremely gory if you are following the exact story line.  Get my drift?  Who would want to watch a movie that is disgustingly gory; charred carcasses, walking dead, blood and guts all over the place.  Xenophanes, I see what you are getting at but come on!  What self-respecting adult would go to that, let alone let kids go.  Think about it, just think.
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Xenophanes
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posted October 23, 2001 05:24 AM

Mysia, come on! A Heroes movie wouldn't be gory! You can easily tell the story of Archibald and Roland's conflict without anymore blood and guts than was in, say, Jurassic Park! Oy vey! I do like your signature, though
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posted October 23, 2001 06:08 PM

A HOMM movie would suck, I'm afraid.  Dungeons and Dragons the Movie was one of the worst I've ever seen, and that had the history of a known name.  Why did it suck?  Besides the script, which sounded like it was written overnight, Courtney Solomon was terrible in his direction.  He killed his career in Hollywood with that time-waster.  While some of the campaigns made for decent stories, would anyone here really want to read a book based on HOMM?  Hollywood won't touch many things dealing with fantasy unless there is a big fan base.  And HOMM does not have a big fan base.  3do I'm sure does not have the capital to even consider a 401k for its employees, much less a movie.  So the money would have to come from studios or investors.  The movie would require a pretty big budget just from special effects(fantasy creatures clashing on a battlefield).  As we saw though, special effects do not alone make a movie(see Final Fantasy).  No Xenophanes, HOMM is a great game series, but it would translate into a terrible movie.  
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posted October 24, 2001 05:26 AM

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Originally, I planned to start this thread later, but, seeing as for some reason all my previous ones have been deleted(possibly because I didn't write on them enough, but my computer was down), I have started this one.

For a while I have thought that a Heroes movie should be made. Now, after seeing the movie "Tomb Raider" I am convinced.

The movie "Dungeons and Dragons" was modled after a game, and was bad, "Tomb Raider" was a step up, but not much, and the Mario Movie, whatever that was, sucked(even though I haven't seen it, I've heard enough to be sure). Now, a Heroes movie should be made, to become the first movie modled after a game to succeed! Because Heroes has one thing that these other games don't have - campaigns. And, the campaigns have storylines. Therefore, a Heroes movie could me modled after one of the campaigns. All you would have to do is get a team of talented writers together, to create a juicy, intricate plot(storyline) from the campaigns. I know it could suceed!

First, I think a movie telling the story of Roland and Archibald's conflict would be needed. Then, a Shadow of Death movie, followed by a Restoration of Erathia movie, and an Armageddon's Blade movie. Then, dare I say it, a Heroes IV movie! MWAAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA! Vote people, vote!


Ok, that laugh at the end was not called for, but that movie idea isn't so bad. I mean, for my whole life, I haven't seen a SINGLE fantasy movie that was really interesting, but A Heroes movie may be actually be successful. But this movie MUST be different from all the other sucky fastasy movies, like no movies where "the dashing prince saves the cutie-pir princess and slays the ugly ugly monster." NO nothing like that. That Archibald and Roland conflict in the movie would be nice, but we need to include a nice plot with the suspense or it would just turn out to be dull like TOMB RAIDER. I mean, THE ONLY THING KEEPING TOMB RAIDER ROLLING IS THE FACT THAT LARA CROFT IS HOT. The other snow is just junk. IT HAS NO STORYLINE, SERIOUSLY. Same thing with this. Just suspense isn't gonna catch the audience's attention. Second, this war between Roland and Archibald took about 20 years to resolve, and personally, it's too long... I wish I had something to do with the movie industry, but I DON'T. However, I write fantasy stories ALL the time for games like Diablo II, Daggerfall, and Heroes... (also for Half-life, but it's not a fantasy game). I also had this great storyline for Silent Hill 3 for PS2, but that's not the point here. I still visit the 3DO studio in Redwood City, CA to try out the new games they have (thanks to my uncle) and I saw how the Heroes plot came out. None of the writers really tried to put a really good (good meaning DETAILED) storyline for Heroes, since the game IS a game and the majority of it is on the FIGHTING AND PLAYING, not on the storyline. This is why I don't think the plot of a Heroes movie should be on the games already made. WHAT I think will be good is that we concentrate on a FUTURE Heroes game. That way, we can make up new and BETTER ideas and use new characters in the Ironfist/Gyphonheart saga, like future generations, such as Nicholai Ironfist or his later sister Priscilla (not mentioned in Heroes III but was originally part of the storyline). In fact, I just thought of a great storyline for this movie. But this game changes scenario every once in a while, since Heroes IV moved the place from the continent of Antagorich, which includes Enroth and Erathia (I forgot how to spell it) to Jadame, a continent to the north. This may actually hamper the storyline because it is basically telling us that the story of the Ironfists are over and we are shifting to a new royal family in Jadame (unless Ironfists will appear in Heroes IV, which is a likely possibility, unless confirmed already, I haven't checked in a long time) When I type up the storyline I'll post it. Xenophanse, give some thought to my post.
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Mysia
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posted October 24, 2001 06:46 AM

Xenophanes, maybe you have a point but that doesn't mean that it would be a good movie.  There are movies made after games and some suck!  I know tons of people who haven't even heard of the game Heroes (as terrifing as that may sound),  sooooooo...how many people wouldn't care?
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Darkmyth_Miura
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posted October 27, 2001 10:58 AM

Xeno, maybe you want to READ what other people said.
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Xenophanes
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posted November 13, 2001 05:55 AM

I stick hard and fast and stubbornly to my idea. The only reason Dungeons and Dragons sucked was the script! They had bad writers! Plus, Dungeons and Dragons had no storyline to start from! Heroes does! The campaigns, the campaigns! That's what gives it an advantage over other games! Put together some TALENTED, keyword TALENTED writers, and make sure that the characters are well developed and substantial! Plus, what does it matter that no one knows about Heroes?! That would be a POINT  of making the movie!! Many movies, good movies, have been about subjects that lots of people don't know about! When they see an advertisement on TV, with a few clips shown from the movie, and then the words, "Heroes of Might and Magic - the Movie" only complete IDIOTS are going to say, "Ugh! I've never heard of that, so I'm not going to ever see the movie!" Oy vey!
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posted November 13, 2001 06:02 AM

...I still think that you have a very good idea
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Xenophanes
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posted November 13, 2001 06:03 AM

Okay. Now, I'm going to post on a different note(so different that I thought I'd better just make this a whole new post).

DM, do you mean to say that your uncle works at 3DO? Does that mean that you might know a few new things about Heroes IV?

I agree with your first post(I think); as far as I can tell, it's pro-Heroes Movie.(although what do you mean by the Roland-Archibald thing taking 20 years?) The second one, I do read the things people say, however much I disagree with them sometimes. I don't check this thread much anymore, though.
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posted November 13, 2001 06:47 AM

Maybe it would be a good movie idea. But don't attach the name "Heroes of Might and Magic" to it. That would give the impression that "Oh... its a movied based on a game, thus it must suck" as an inference from previous movies. Just call it something besides an "official" title but get permission from 3do to use their creatures and world perhaps.

However, there was an article I read about Harry Potter is that people are looking to escape the carnage and violence in the world around us.. so they are looking more towards serene fairy fantasy worlds. So things like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings provide escape. Already they are making a movie based on the book "Artemis Fowl" (about leprechauns with a darker side to it) and are looking for other fantasy books to base movies off! So... keep wishing, this might happen! (Maybe send an e-mail to Miramax pictures)
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