Grim Fandango movie

Mr Flibble · Fri 14/07/2006 14:39:12

God, Spielburg's Grim Fandango. Now that would cause intense internal bleeding.

"IN A WORLD FAR AWAY, A CORRUPT ORGANISATION RUNS THE SHOW, AND ONLY ONE MAN CAN STOP THEM. A HERO WILL RISE, AND AN EMPIRE WILL FALL..."

It makes my brain itch just thinking about it.

Radiant · Fri 14/07/2006 15:09:17

Lol. We should start a thread on derivations of a (book/computer game/movie) that have a relationship to their original that is barely visibile or even entirely nonexistent.

For instance,
* EarthSea the movie (bears no resemblance to the book)
* Dungeons & Dragons the movie (not really the setting and certainly not the gameplay)
* Several of the earlier Magic: the Gathering novels (basically random fantasy novels)
* Lord of the Rings board game (way too abstract, you just collect symbols)
* Lord of the Rings non-collectible card game (simple game with photos tacked on)
* An earlier James Bond computer game that is basically a flightsim.
* E.T. the computer game (need I really explain this one?)

Nostradamus · Fri 14/07/2006 17:18:32

Quote from: Radiant on Fri 14/07/2006 11:57:13
Oh I don't know, I found Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade a rather nice movie

Seriously though, they say that Pirates of the Caribbean was based in part upon TSOMI...

Radiant, Last Crusade WAS NOT a movie based on a game. They both went out in 1989, the game went out to ride on the success of the film, just like is done till this very day.
The first ever Indiana Jones product on any media was the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981.

As for POTC, it is based completely on the Pirates of the Carribean ride on disneyland. Notice that it is a disney film. As someone who has been on that ride years before the movie, I could spot most if not all references to the ride.
There isn't really any reference to any Monkey Island game in the movie.

Radiant · Fri 14/07/2006 20:30:19

Quote from: Nostradamus on Fri 14/07/2006 17:18:32
Quote from: Radiant on Fri 14/07/2006 11:57:13
Oh I don't know, I found Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade a rather nice movie
Radiant, Last Crusade WAS NOT a movie based on a game.

Well duh. Let me introduce you to this little thing called irony...

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As for POTC, it is based completely on the Pirates of the Carribean ride on disneyland.

Nevertheless...

Redwall · Fri 14/07/2006 20:41:45

After watching Dead Man's Chest, I'm not sure you can argue there weren't ANY Monkey Island influences. Less than some people like to think, maybe, but they certainly were there...

As for the original topic, as has been stated, it's not going to happen.

Vel · Fri 14/07/2006 21:04:31

Only Humphrey Bogart can play Manny!

Privateer Puddin' · Fri 14/07/2006 21:08:43

but Tony Plana can't?

DGMacphee · Fri 14/07/2006 23:51:49

My reaction to this movie is that little emoticon that is all excited and bouncing around with his hands.

MrColossal · Sat 15/07/2006 03:54:41

That's your reaction to a movie that is make believe?

PsychicHeart · Sat 15/07/2006 08:09:36

Quote from: Rap4Life42o on Fri 14/07/2006 13:22:55
Rent Hard Boiled some time.

Tequila Time!

DGMacphee · Sat 15/07/2006 11:46:32

Quote from: MrColossal on Sat 15/07/2006 03:54:41
That's your reaction to a movie that is make believe?

No, I'm jizzing my pants too. What's your point?

Esseb · Sat 15/07/2006 19:23:44

That the movie is make believe, I expect. See BerserkerTail's link.

Domino · Sun 16/07/2006 00:37:39

I am probably the only person around here who has never played all of Grim Fandango. I played the demo, and that's all. The demo didn't last very long but i like it. Is it still possible to buy this game. No ebay, i cancelled my account a couple of months ago.

Shawn

DGMacphee · Sun 16/07/2006 03:49:33

Quote from: Esseb on Sat 15/07/2006 19:23:44
That the movie is make believe, I expect. See BerserkerTail's link.

Yeh, I read BT's link and there's just as much proof that the rumour is real as there is it's made up. There's nothing conclusive yet so I'm going to remain my excited and hopeful self.

I'm just being optimistic. Besides, I wouldn't be surprised if Burton had talked about it briefly behind closed doors.

Phemar · Sun 16/07/2006 07:30:28

What would really be funny is if it was this rumour that actually got Burton thinking about doing the movie!

Mr Flibble · Sun 16/07/2006 12:37:36

Quote from: Domino on Sun 16/07/2006 00:37:39
Is it still possible to buy this game.

Hells yes. I saw it in GAME last Christmas, I even bought a copy for one of my adventurally challenged friends. Just poke about a bit in the PC sections of game shops, I almost guarantee that you'll find a copy of Grim Fandango.
(On that day and subsequent others, I also saw The Dig and Full Throttle, so presumably you can still pick up these in the highstreet as well)