I’ve always thought Syphon Filter would make a good movie. I hope there are more versions of that excellentgame coming…

I’m surprised Arnie Swartzanegger never capitalised on the Duke Nukem games too, that would have been right up his street – little acting, much blasting!

My favourite game series is Medal of Honor. Of course that featured scenes reminiscent of Saving Private Ryan, A Bridge Too Far, and loads of other war films and real events. So as it took from so many films, I guess a film of the game is a bit too much to ask.

I’ve never played Halo, I had to ask my sister what it was actualy about this afternoon as she has played it hard out, and still don’t really understand it. I had orignially thought it was about parachutists which the name implies, but no…

The director has not yet been selected but the film will be made entirely in Wellington, NZ so at least it’ll be within some reach of Peter so he has good control over it. Weta workshops, who are now the best Special Effects proividers in the world, are doing all the effects.

I agree that game-to-movie films are usually pointless crap-trap. But who knows, this may be better than you think. You foreign chaps may not remember but I certainly do, when Peter Jackson first announced he was to film LOTR, most “experts” (i.e. nay-sayers) around the world outcried saying it simply couldn’t be done. That sort of negative nonsense, to Kiwis, is fuel to the fire. Peter proved them all wrong, even Tolkien’s family who initially wouldn’t watch it. Now some of them who have are overwhelmed by the result.

If anyone can do it, our Pete can. I just hope he appoints a decent director. I wonder if it will be a Kiwi too, we have so many good Kiwi directors doing so well arounf the world nowadays there are loads to choose from.

As for the Hobbit, I believe that rumour has been circulated by fans and media, not the actual makers of the LOTR films. As far as I have heard, there’s no way they can secure the rights to The Hobbit to make it into a decent version. Unless that situation has changed.

Peter is also amking The Lovely Bones after King Kong. So where hi hoped WWI film will fit in, who knows…

SPAD XIII–not very manoeuvrable but goes down-hill like a piano down stairs

Great to see you back Andy, you’ve been much missed.

Why does the above quote remind me so much of
“Dad, do you know the piano’s on my foot”
“You hum it son, and I’ll play it”

😀

Have a great trip and a few Sangrias mate.

A small tribute to one of my favourites of all time…
Young Ronnie

The Navy Lark (top left)

The Forst Report

The Two Ronnies

Open All Hours

Porridge

Going Straight

The Magnificent Evans

Clarence

The Gathering Storm

Happy birthday Andy! I hope you get to read this thread sometime.

In Feb 2004 when I visited Wanaka with Mum and Dad, we couldn’t get accomodation the first night in the town or anywhere near, so drove down to Alexandra, where we did get a motel room. That’s another option as it’s not really that far (until you get into the many kilometres of airshow traffi I suppose!)

There is simply no comparson between Morecambe and Wise and the genius of Ronnie B and Ronnie C. The latter were on a much higher level of intelligent comedy

Edit: Toned down because some thought my opinion was innappropriate