Warhammer 40,000 To Become CGI Film
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Would be better if it was based on the origins of the Blood Ravens which we know so little about, ah well.Earnest Cavalli said:Warhammer 40,000 To Become CGI Film
Do you love weaponized chainsaws, nearly fanatical militarism and vaguely Roman class hierarchies? Then you're no doubt giddy that tabletop gaming mainstay Warhammer 40,000 is finally getting the movie treatment in the upcoming Ultramarines.
While I'm hoping for an extremely high-concept film about the trials and tribulations of tiny pewter figurines, the feature-length CGI film probably hews closer to typical action movie ideals, especially since the movie's official site [http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/news] describes it as a "70 minute sci-fi thriller."
Unfortunately, that's the most descriptive the site gets, but anyone who has played Warhammer 40,000 (or, for that matter, StarCraft) can probably guess that Ultramarines will include, in no particular order, tons of violence, latern-jawed, hypermasculine soldiers in oversized body armor, and legions of (most likely) unfriendly Orks.
No release info has yet been offered for the film. Actually, all we really know for sure is the title and that it is being produced as a joint project by Games Workshop and British film studio Codex Pictures (the same people behind the Lego Bionicle DVD movies). You can fill in all the other details with your own imagination, though I understand how hard that might be without the aid of a few hundred tiny metal figurines.
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The Space Marines are meant to be a balancer for the Imperial Guard. You know, sort of like how Halo's Spartans are to the rest of the UNSC: small in number, insane in power, both feared and revered.CantFaketheFunk said:I like parts of 40k. I think the Imperial Guard is pretty cool, since they're normal guys with lasers against horribly overwhelming odds. I just severely dislike the Space Marines and the rest of the Imperiumsturryz said:
Some over the top stuff is cool. I personally just find it irritating in 40k most of the time.
I actually like the character of the faction, because they show a different side of humanity: they've allowed their power to make them arrogant and confident in victory. They represent a moral weakness, rather than the IG's physical one.
The point of 40k is that once you've picked your faction, you're supposed to work up a good frothy killfrenzy against all other factions, so that you can more effectively beat their asses on the table and enjoy it.CantFaketheFunk said:I like parts of 40k. I think the Imperial Guard is pretty cool, since they're normal guys with lasers against horribly overwhelming odds. I just severely dislike the Space Marines and the rest of the Imperium
Some over the top stuff is cool. I personally just find it irritating in 40k most of the time.
Usually with fire.Amnestic said:
Lots of fire.
People are used to viewing their infantry as a fighting force, rather than just ablative armour for tanks.Major Tom said:
I played Guard at epic scale. Epic Guard means that your core force choice is a 10 strong Leman Russ company, backed up by Basilisks and Manticores. Literally nothing can throw as many dice at a problem close up as a Leman Russ company, and the only thing that can outshoot them overall at their full range is a Broadside team.Major Tom said:Well, clearly you don't play guard, do you!GloatingSwine said:
In any case, I didn't mean to come off as 'tankstankstankstankstankstankstanks'. An all infantry force can quite easily summon enough firepower to use the age old battlecry of 'OVERUSE OF EXCESSIVE FIREPOWER!' An infantry platoon out guns a Space Marine devestator squad by quite a large margin, and you can take 6 of those in a standard battle formation and still have room for tanks.
But it is the tanks that the Guard are usually most noted for, both their number and plethora of variants to choose from. And I do like tanks. I sat down to make up a 'stuff-to-buy' guard list if ever those oft-rumoured plastic greatcoats become a reality, and I had trouble choosing which tanks to cut from a standard battle force.......
What it needs is some messed up Chaos. Always good for a plot.
BREAK THEIR BACKS! KHORNE, GUIDE MY AXE. And so forth.
Also, does any body here know about the fan made Warhammer 40k movie? I heard about it before but not sure where to find it. Apparently the creators got into trouble about it but though it seemed good.
BREAK THEIR BACKS! KHORNE, GUIDE MY AXE. And so forth.
Also, does any body here know about the fan made Warhammer 40k movie? I heard about it before but not sure where to find it. Apparently the creators got into trouble about it but though it seemed good.
This should be fun // I just do how that they go into the Lore of the game more than just 'Here be Space Marines, here be Aliens, here be Nuke' The back History of this game is wonderful and who make for one epic movie
Fingers crossed everyone!
-M
Fingers crossed everyone!
-M
if you mean that that is all they're about as in they believe that then you are correct,if you think that is all they believe in and all there is to them then you are wrong.CantFaketheFunk said:
This will be a straight to DVD affair. Hopefully this will open up some windows for future movies. 40k needs to get its name out there!
I bet that there will be a spinkling of every one of the usual Ultramarine enemies besides Oks (Tyranids and Tau), and maybe even some Chaos if we're really lucky.
There's really only so much you can see of a good old WAAAGH! before you need to move on. Fortunately, they've got more material to work with.
I bet that there will be a spinkling of every one of the usual Ultramarine enemies besides Oks (Tyranids and Tau), and maybe even some Chaos if we're really lucky.
There's really only so much you can see of a good old WAAAGH! before you need to move on. Fortunately, they've got more material to work with.
Hold up.... all sounds good and well but, 70 minutes? They expect to fit a great story line into 70 minutes?
Movies such as Lord of the Rings took over 9 hours from beginning to end to tell, and that was cutting a load out of the books... Clearly by giving themselves a 70 minute timeframe they aren't planning much in the way of story, probably just going to flop into the ever growing bin of pointless action druel.
Movies such as Lord of the Rings took over 9 hours from beginning to end to tell, and that was cutting a load out of the books... Clearly by giving themselves a 70 minute timeframe they aren't planning much in the way of story, probably just going to flop into the ever growing bin of pointless action druel.
