In response to your question concerning the Oort Cloud, I doubt that it could be on the outside. Just look at this comparison from wikipedia.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Trans-Neptunia n_object_2003_VB12.Sedna.orbit_comparisons.jpg). In terms of fuel and posts and whatnot, first we'll need to make sure that our aeronautics program lives on through the next decade before turning to the what-ifs. Good question.
Unfortunatley for granny, she doesn't have much of a case. Rockstar simply created the game and it's content. The rating was handed down by the ESRB, who make sure that there is no confusion as to the content and nature of commercial videogames. They did their job, because The Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas case clearly reads (along with the M rating and the 17+ symbol above it) that the product contains "BLOOD AND GORE, INTENSE VIOLENCE, STRONG LANGUAGE, STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT(in regards to the MOD), and the USE OF DRUGS". Too bad for her, because both Rockstar and the ESRB did their jobs correctly. It's a shame that we now have to constantly defend our media because of this new wave of parents, always ready to blame anyone but themselves for their mistakes.
Honestly I don't understand why anyone would think that just because a videogame is popular, it can automatically be turned into a movie. I really liked God of War, but that doesn't mean that I need to see it on a movie screen. Just like I don't care to see it in paperback, on the WB, or hanging in the Louvre. The video game is a completley different medium because it is almost completley interactive, while the movie is not. It is the interactive aspect of videogames that makes them enjoyable. Can you imagine simply watching God of War, Halo, Zelda, or Grand Theft Auto? It wasn't the story behind these games that drew us to them, it was the gameplay. This is why the videogame/movie crossover doesn't work very well and the whole idea should be given up.
As much as I love MGS, hollywood would find a way to ruin Kojima's masterpiece. There's no way that a movie would be able to convey the same excitement that we felt when dueling the cyborg ninja or the supernatural battle that we had with Mantis. I just don't think that any director, no matter how good, could complete the transfer over to the silver screen with a game like MGS. That said, I'd love to see Kojima write an original movie, as I believe that his writing talents are the best in the industry.
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In response to your question concerning the Oort Cloud, I doubt that it could be on the outside. Just look at this comparison from wikipedia. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Trans-Neptunia n_object_2003_VB12.Sedna.orbit_comparisons.jpg). In terms of fuel and posts and whatnot, first we'll need to make sure that our aeronautics program lives on through the next decade before turning to the what-ifs. Good question.
Unfortunatley for granny, she doesn't have much of a case. Rockstar simply created the game and it's content. The rating was handed down by the ESRB, who make sure that there is no confusion as to the content and nature of commercial videogames. They did their job, because The Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas case clearly reads (along with the M rating and the 17+ symbol above it) that the product contains "BLOOD AND GORE, INTENSE VIOLENCE, STRONG LANGUAGE, STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT(in regards to the MOD), and the USE OF DRUGS". Too bad for her, because both Rockstar and the ESRB did their jobs correctly. It's a shame that we now have to constantly defend our media because of this new wave of parents, always ready to blame anyone but themselves for their mistakes.
Honestly I don't understand why anyone would think that just because a videogame is popular, it can automatically be turned into a movie. I really liked God of War, but that doesn't mean that I need to see it on a movie screen. Just like I don't care to see it in paperback, on the WB, or hanging in the Louvre. The video game is a completley different medium because it is almost completley interactive, while the movie is not. It is the interactive aspect of videogames that makes them enjoyable. Can you imagine simply watching God of War, Halo, Zelda, or Grand Theft Auto? It wasn't the story behind these games that drew us to them, it was the gameplay. This is why the videogame/movie crossover doesn't work very well and the whole idea should be given up.
As much as I love MGS, hollywood would find a way to ruin Kojima's masterpiece. There's no way that a movie would be able to convey the same excitement that we felt when dueling the cyborg ninja or the supernatural battle that we had with Mantis. I just don't think that any director, no matter how good, could complete the transfer over to the silver screen with a game like MGS. That said, I'd love to see Kojima write an original movie, as I believe that his writing talents are the best in the industry.