After returning to form with Drag Me to Hell, this is fantastic news : http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41761

man i have no hopes of this movie being good. 

I can't wait to see a man in a Tauren costume.

" @Akeldama said:

" man i have no hopes of this movie being good.  "

Are you kidding me? Unless Blizzard signs away any control on the movie then it cant be anything les sthan the best video game movie ever made. Maybee the game itself isnt for everyone, but you cant falt Blizzards track record and have you seen the cinimas Blizzard has made over the years? Not to mention the stories and the lore. As long as they get a good team to watch over this movie, it should be gold. "

sorry to say but the only movies i've actually liked by sam rami are evil dead ones otherwise i've not liked much of his stuff.

This makes me sad because sam raimi should just do more horror movies and fuck off of all these big budget BS movies

sam raimi sucks.

Why is Sam Raimi a sure thing?  He directed Spiderman 3, he's not infallible.

Let's hope that the movie turns out very well.

Sam Raimi is actually one of the best film directors in the industry.

Im not an optimist, I just look at the track record here. You scoff becouse of the material that is too be turned into live action but all you need to do is look at the lord of the rings movies. Jackson is a horrid director and he still managed to do a great job there.

Spiderman 1 and 2 were ok. Will this movie be good? Maybe.

Hes directing the WARCRAFT movie, not the WORLD OF WARCRAFT movie.

I wish people would understand that. WoW was not the first flipping game in the franchise.

" Hes directing the WARCRAFT movie, not the WORLD OF WARCRAFT movie.I wish people would understand that. WoW was not the first flipping game in the franchise. "

I dont see how it makes any difference. Warcraft and WoW share the same lore, and WoW in general has more lore and story in it then most single player rpgs. Granted they wont be making a movie based on "collect me some bags of grain" quests, but there is a TON of material in there that can be culled.

Mine aren't super high either, but still.. There hasn't been a director with the same chops as Raimi attached  to a video game to movie adaptation... and theres a first time for everything. We may finally break the taboo. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

" @Atramentous said:

" @Akeldama said:

" man i have no hopes of this movie being good.  "

Are you kidding me? Unless Blizzard signs away any control on the movie then it cant be anything les sthan the best video game movie ever made. Maybee the game itself isnt for everyone, but you cant falt Blizzards track record and have you seen the cinimas Blizzard has made over the years? Not to mention the stories and the lore. As long as they get a good team to watch over this movie, it should be gold. "

The moment they said it was live action, they killed it.  Blizzard is great with CGI material.  I'm not sure why they would want to do a live action movie.If Sam Raimi is truly directing then I want a lot of ridiculousness.  I want Xena/Hercules type of movie with the Ted Raimi/Bruce Campbell cameos. "

He chose the wrong Blizzard game.
Diablo by him would have been awesome

Well, it's not like Blizzard to throw an enormous franchise to the dogs, but then again, Max Payne happened, so I don't know what to believe anymore.

I admit, Blizz has great stories and cinematics, but as a movie i'd just be worn out.

This movie is going to be full of puppets and gore effects.

Sam Raimi is the man, I love the Spiderman movies. To bad I have no interest in World of Warcraft.

Expect the worst, but hope for the best, I guess.

Spiderman II remains one of the greatest movies I've ever seen!!! He succumbed to fanboyism and studio pressure and that ruined Spiderman III. 

With Blizzard behind this, I can almost guaranteed that it will be one of the best Video Game movie adaption EVAR : O

 Blizzard is very careful with their IPs, hopefully they have enough say in the production to make it watchable.

Why the fuck are they making a WOW movie anyways? I would much rather see Diablo, much better story IMO

Just pray it doesn't fall the save Video game to movie curse like all the other ones.

"Returning to form"

With some BS American teen slasher?  - LOL  American horror is long dead if Americans think that film is any good.

I will never be able to forget or forgive Spiderman 3.

Why do people keep referring to this as a "World of Warcraft" movie? It's not a World of Warcraft movie. It's a Warcraft movie. It's even called Warcraft (note there is no "World of" before that).

I'm sorry, but World of Warcraft is only a part of the Warcraft series, and not even the best part.

The story will probably be pretty good, regardless of the rest of the film's quality, considering that Chris Metzen is writing for it.

"Writer:

1. Warcraft (2011) (pre-production) (stories)
   
2. StarCraft (1998) (VG) (script) (story)
3. Diablo (1996) (VG) (screenplay) (story)
4. WarCraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal (1996) (VG) (storyline consultant)
5. WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995) (VG) (writer)" -IMDB
   

" @Linkyshinks said:

" "Returning to form" With some BS American teen slasher?  - LOL  American horror is long dead if Americans think that film is any good. "

Teen Slasher? What? Huh?  Hey, you should try seeing movies before attempting bash them with completely nonsensical statements.  Or see what real horror fans think of it : http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/1667/review

No Teens, No Slasher = not a teen slasher. And yes, returning to form as in creating the same over the top, in your face, gruesome action and suspense that he started his career with.

There's a talking Demon Goat in it for fucks sake!

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" I can't wait to see a man in a Tauren costume. "

"Why is Sam Raimi a sure thing?  He directed Spiderman 3, he's not infallible. "