Devil May Cry Becomes Movie

SaXisT4LiF writes "There's a newly posted Gamespot article that mentions Capcom licensing the movie rights to Devil May Cry. Devil May Cry is an awesome game, and this movie looks like it has a lot of potential." The Japanese production company involved, Gaga Communications, were also part of the optioning of the Onimusha movie, as mentioned a couple of weeks back.

Comments

Piffff.....

[saden1]

If it has as much potential as Resident Evil or Tomb Raider, I sure as hell don't want to see it.

Movies based on games blow.

Re:Piffff.....

[Captain Splendid]

Yeah, movies based on video games will always have this problem. Having to inflate a pamphlet-sized plot up to two hours while still adhering to logic of the game's universe and gameplay is a challenge your average hack isn't up to.

One of these days, someone will make a decent adaption. I mean, we're finally getting good Marvel Comics movies, and nobody thought that would happen.

Re:Piffff.....

[Kargan]

I'm still waiting for the Battletech/Mechwarrior movie(s). Talk about easy to adapt, the script is already completely written out in the sourcebooks, games, novels, etc. As you say, the trick would be narrowing/focusing it down to fit into a standard length movie, not a lack of source materials. It's such a truly expansive universe (no pun intended) that they've created for it over the years.

And don't even say the words "Robot Jox" to me.

Re:Piffff.....

[daeley]

Oh, come now. Both of those particular examples were cool *movies* that enough people enjoyed (i.e. made enough $) for it to be worth making sequels. That they didn't necessarily match their inspirations doesn't make them bad movies.

Besides, any film with Milla or Angelina in it gets special dispensation. ;)

Re:Piffff.....

[dslpwr]

Okay then, how about the words "chainsaw penis"?

Would anyone believe that I actually saw that movie in the theater?

Well, He Might

[cuvavu]

It sounds a nice, sensitive, emotional film following the Devil finding his true feelings. Gabe and Tyco did it best: here

One problem...

[Lurch Kimded]

... if they do make a movie for Devil May Cry... wont that be the first time in history when the movie lasts longer than the game itself.

I hope they choose a J-rocker for Dante.

[Inoshiro]

After staring at the Devil May Cry 2 cover, I can't see him as being some random, white action hero type.

You ain't the first

[mmdurrant]

This has to be the umpteenth time I've heard of plans to turn a video game into a movie. It will never happen, so why do they bother making these announcements?

Why is it...

[Universal Nerd]

... that anything remotely related to Japan is automatically considered a success? Am I the only one that doesn't care much about nip-stuff (anime or nip-console games like finaru fantashi)?

Anyway, I won't be seeing the movie, Final Fantasy sucked and I won't spend more money on far-fetched "saved by an unborn baby" stupidity.

Re:Why is it...

[brkello]

Who the heck moderated this racist junk up. I really don't understand where this "anything remotely related to Japan is automatically considered a success" feeling comes from. Plenty of things don't even make it over from Japan. Or maybe you get that impression because a lot of the games that come over from there are very popular. Maybe if the US tried harder, items like the X-box would have a market over there (complete failure by x-box with controller design etc) and everything from the US would be viewed as gold. We already do that with movies. In any case, find a less offensive way to make a point.

Potential

[greenhide]

this movie looks like it has a lot of potential.

Yeah, especially if you look at the amount of interest there is in this, judging by the vast number of comments. :-P

movies vs. games

[TrippTDF]

I've always believed that games are the next step in what I call "popular, passive entertainment"- started with theater, moved onto books, then eventually film and then television. Each step is built on the technology of the time, and all are story driven.

People are ALWAYS trying change the medium to tell the same story; books become movies, plays become movies, movies - er, become TV shows. But you know what? It's really, really hard to do, and pretty unnecessary sometimes.

Take Half-life. What a crappy, crappy movie that would have made. A nerd in a orange suit running around talking to nerds in lab coats while he blows up aliens. But, the game worked, and I say leave it at that, damnit. Stop trying to cross stories between their mediums. It's not worth the effort to convert, considering how often the conversion sucks.

Speaking of, I can't WAIT to see how terrible the next Harry Potter movie is- The Prisoner of Azkaban is such a complex, long story that pulling it off as a movie is not only going to make for a four hour plus movie, but it's also going to loose the magic that makes the book so great... they really screwed up the last book, if you ask me.

But hey, anything to make a buck, right?

Almost all video game movies are really horrible

[Doc316]

Almost all video games movies are horrible cause they take away from the story of the game and even though the special effects are good some movies destroy some great games ex: I was a big Resident Evil fan until the movie I can't believe they butchered the story so much and it was just horrible that after I saw the movie the following day I traded in all my Resident Evil collection every game cause the movie turned me off to the game. So since I love Devil May Cry I wouldn't want to see the movie cause the game is just too good thank you for hearing me and PS. Tomb Raider wasn't that bad can't wait for the Angel of Darkness and to see the next Flick, Another example is Final Fantasy the movie was great and the story line was perfect couldn't wait to play Final Fantasy X after the movie. all in all most Video games movies are horrible ex:Mario Brothers, Mortal Kombat II, Street fighter with Claude Van Damm Now that movie almost destroyed SFII If it wasn't for the animated series and movies. SFII would had died a terrible death. Just to make this point clear Movies based on games really suck only one was good out of too too many.