This movie is so bad it is the reason why no one has attempted to turn the Legend of Zelda into a movie.
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Uh no, not at all. Have you seen the fake trailer online? It is so kick ass! They would have so much to work with, it'd be great.
shareIf you mean the "Hero of Time" trailer, it's not fake it's a real movie made by amateur film makers without the authorization from Nintendo. And it looks like its going to suck big time. A Zelda movie deserves more than what those kids made.
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No they're talking about the April fools trailer IGN made. I wouldn't call it "kick ass" though. I was very happy when they confirmed it was fake because it looked so bad.
shareIf they would make it animated like the Zelda series, it would do really well!
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I'd say a Zelda movie should be done as a big-budget Hollywood movie, like Prince Of Persia, or the soon-to-be-produced Kane & Lynch movie. Big name actors, with a big name (respected?) director, with a big thing going on. Peter Jackson comes to mind for some reason.
The only issue I see with a Zelda movie, what would it be about? The franchise has so many ways to go, with so many characters. Considering Warcraft is about the recently (last year...) released Lynch King, if they ever did make a Zelda movie, it'd be about the newest game. Personally, I'd like a trilogy, for Orcina Of Time.
I suppose they could make it similar to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, obviously with a different storyline and characters.
But you know what I mean, same sort of style? give it a really good story.
zelda can actually be made into a movie if done right, mario can't, it has no story and all that. if a zelda movie was being made, fans would start screaming and crying about it how it will kill the zelda series (umm wow) like the god of war fans did with the god of war movie that was almost made.
shareWhen I first saw the trailer for Immortals I thought "Wow, they should make a God of War movie in this style, that would be so badass." Then I actually watched Immortals and changed my mind right away. What a horrible movie. They should leave all of the 300-style cinema with 300 and the Spartacus series in TV... and that's it, there should be no more 300-style movies for at least the next decade.
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Which is why critics concluded this film was a bad case of style over substance.
Why? Because the characters weren't in 2D? Because Mario and Luigi came out at the same time? Because they didn't go through a slew of castles looking for the princesses? Or because they don't jump of their enemies heads to kill them?
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sharePlease God don't let some big movie studio attempt to make this movie. If they are going to make a Zelda movie they should find a director who knows what he's doing and cares about the source material. If they don't we'll have Tobey Maguire as Link, Miley Cyrus as Zelda, and Jack Black playing Gannondorf. I'm even sure they could weasel in Dane Cook or Ryan Reynolds somewhere too.
Really though, IMO I think the Legend of Zelda series stands on it's own as a great video game series that doesn't need a movie incarnation.
Actually, the very concept of Legend of Zelda came from the movie Legend. Technically, that is the Zelda movie since it sums up almost every game.
shareSince Link never speaks in the games, doesn't have much of a personality- it would be hard to find decent actor. Also would it be adult Link or kid Link?
I do believe Peter Jackson did an amazing job taking something as rich, complex, and deep as the Lord of the Rings bringing it to life. I know there are a lot of faithfuls of the book who hated some of the editing he did, but I think he did great. Being that the Legend of Zelda's setting is similar to LOTR and some of the concepts, I think that team would be a decent choice. He has proven himself in that area. Not saying he is the only one, lot of talent out there.
I'd like to see it live action and maybe done in 2 movies or a trilogy, so that it's not crammed in or simplified. Also it would help develop the characters, connect better with the audience.
In no way should Link or any type of movie or television series, animated or live action, be based off or inspired by the atrocious animated series.
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I believe no one has made a Legend of zelda movie because there still trying to determine which storyline to base said script on Chronologically confused About Zelda as discussed by the angry video game nerd does a good job demonstrating just how confusing the game serie's backstory really is.
shareIf I were in charge, then my vision of a Zelda movie would be a two-part story (similar to Bernardo Bertolucci's Novecento) - the first half focusing on the original Zelda game from 1986, and the second half based on the 1988 sequel The Adventure of Link. Only downside is that it would be close to 5 hours long.
shareI would watch this and petition the release of a director's cut
shareIt's the thing about video game movies. It seems like none of the video game movies that have come out so far have been big successes. What works well in a video game, doesn't work well in a live action movie.
Some years ago, we had a widely advertised movie called Prince Of Persia Sands Of Time come out. That movie was supposed to be the next Pirates Of The Caribbean, and it could have been a movie series. However, it didn't make enough money in the U.S. and I haven't heard talks of a sequel. That game isn't even as well known of a game as Zelda.
Some people like Super Mario Brothers, but it did poorly and I think there was also supposed to be a sequel to this movie which the ending hints, however due to the lack of popularity it got cancelled.
I'm glad they haven't made a Zelda film that isn't like fan based.
I am certain never before this thread have I heard someone claim any film in history wasn't made because they had too many viable story options.
That's just absurd. I would be more insulting if this weren't such a friendly discussion. But really, that's a terrible, terrible interpretation. No one ever let lack of script get in the way of a quick buck in Hollywood. Reference this film.
Having too many stories for Zelda is NOT a problem.
Honestly I don't know if I'd want a Zelda trilogy. I'd be happy if they shot for one good 2 hour 20 minute adventure film. Peter Jackson would be great for style, but with 1970s-1980s George Lucas adventurism you can knock out a fantastic satisfying film.
I don't want a LOTR version of Zelda where Link doesn't save the princess until the very end of part 3.
Also, there's only one proper age for Link and Zelda. This kid sh!t is nonsense. It was a cool idea in Ocarina of time, but you also got the proper young adult Link and Zelda in that game. After that they went nuts with it. Link and Zelda weren't supposed to be children. It makes no sense. You don't give a kid a sword and a bow and arrow and pit him against an evil empire. A story should have internal consistency. People don't care, especially if it's fantasy, if it doesn't have external consistency, but if the kid is portrayed as a kid, then he is weak and ignorant. That's what kids are. That's internal inconsistency. It doesn't work. Make Link and Zelda 18-24, or thereabouts.
2 hours + 20 minutes for a peaceful intro is plenty enough to portray an epic adventure across many lands with Link making friends and enemies, solving puzzles, and picking up new weapons, culminating to Link Saving Zelda and defeating Ganon. An obvious sub plot could be Zelda's journey and the circumstances of her peril. It would be novel and more interesting if she were portrayed as adept and useful in her own right (but not a ninja, for god's sake we have enough films portraying impossibly strong 5'10", 130 lb women) It's always better to leave people wanting more.
Only if it was animated and have the Twilight Princess visuals, would it work.
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