Did you have high hopes for the GoW movie?

Dannyb01y · 9 May 2009 at 20:44

I dont ever have high hopes for movies of games! Gears is always GOW in text but I say gears in convo

ojste · 9 May 2009 at 20:51

Kreeeee said:
Only to PS3 fanatics. Gears of War will always be associated with GoW to fans of the series, and GoW is more popular than God of War so the acronym will more often be associated with Gears of War.

nothing to do with fanatics...

msmalls74 · 9 May 2009 at 20:53

Kreeeee said:
Only to 360 fanatics. God of War will always be associated with GoW to fans of the series .

Each to thier own in reality, for example for some RPG means role playing game for others its an rocket powered grenade. I like a lot of the gaming press call Gears of War Gears and God of War Gow seems to be the easiest and most sensible way to distinguish both the franchises.
BTW I heard there is going to be a God Of War movie, that will be fun lol. At least the Gears movie isnt directed by uwe boll so i have some hope for it.

randal · 9 May 2009 at 21:01

As said above, Micky playing Fenix would have been the balls. Michael Duncan Clarke or Ving Rhames for The Train... trying to think who'd go well as Baird. Much as it pains me to admit it, the spiky blonde doof from Starship Troopers would probably work quite well.

I expect the weasel kid from Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions to be cast as Carmine (new recruit) though, sigh.

This guy's casting choices are pretty good though:

http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showpost.php?p=24919998&postcount=2

Oo, Tai. Covered in Mauri-esque tats, I reckon he'd work.

Kreeeee · 9 May 2009 at 21:06

ojste said:
nothing to do with fanatics...

You'll find that fans of each console/game will call their respective title GoW, it has everything to do with the fans.

spirity · 9 May 2009 at 21:16

Cole Train was voiced by Terry Tate, who would be far more appropriate imo.

Skully · 9 May 2009 at 21:23

Cole should only ever be played by Terry Tate. Anything else is just wrong.

Margaret · 9 May 2009 at 22:17

I didn't even hear about God of War until people started moaning that GoW = God of War, not Gears.

nicktay2605 · 9 May 2009 at 22:23

They would really have to do something with the script for a Gears movie. The dialogue in the games is laughably bad.

Kainz · 9 May 2009 at 22:27

As said, Terry should play Cole Train.

I didn't know there was a Gears film on the way...As for the Rock. He isn't a bad actor at all, and can be quite funny and effective if the script is right - as most of the time it isn't lol. I quite like the chap, even when he was in WWF.

Yoko · 9 May 2009 at 22:31

nicktay2605 said:
They would really have to do something with the script for a Gears movie. The dialogue in the games is laughably bad.

as is the plot!

especially when dom or whoever your buddy is shoots his wife!

Noel Gallagher · 9 May 2009 at 22:46

Nice spoiler, lol.

Richdog · 9 May 2009 at 22:56

The Rock in Be Cool = awesome. He has potential.

biron_w · 10 May 2009 at 11:20

Margaret said:
I don't really have high hope for anything Epic are involved in these days, not after Unreal Tournament III and the mess that is Gears of War 2 online.

I agree.This film will be average at best.

rp2000 · 10 May 2009 at 11:32

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is just unlucky imo. Don't think he is a terrible actor, but (as someone mentioned) he is just associated with crappy movies with naff dialogue, most of the time!!!

I think his last movie was Get Smart, which I actually thought he was quite good in.

rp2000

sc(+)pe · 10 May 2009 at 12:16

Would rather have had Jason Statham in the lead role, but I actually don't mind The Rock.
I don't have high hopes for video games addapted to the large screen, I just hope this is a no nonsense action film so I can turn off my brain and enjoy an onslaught of mindless violence and action.

wannabedamned · 10 May 2009 at 12:20

Woh...People are saying Gears has a bigger following than God of War?

I wouldn't have thought so lol. But I guess it's possible, more down to the fact there's not been a next gen GOW yet.... See what I did there

Buffman · 10 May 2009 at 12:25

wannabedamned said:
Woh...People are saying Gears has a bigger following than God of War?

I wouldn't have thought so lol. But I guess it's possible, more down to the fact there's not been a next gen GOW yet.... See what I did there

Im pretty sure gears will have sold more with the amount of advertising it gets, I'm ready to be proved wrong though

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rp2000 · 10 May 2009 at 12:29

The Craig said:
Im pretty sure gears will have sold more with the amount of advertising it gets, I'm ready to be proved wrong though .

A lot more, I reckon. Partly due to the fact there have already been 2 Gears of War this gen and no God of Wars. Even when God of War comes out on PS3 Sony will market it badly/wrong. This gen MS have had better marketing and publicity for their AA(A) games by a long shot.

God of War games sold well on PS2 but this generation (even though a lot less people have the newest consoles) games sell silly amounts. Last couple of years most games were selling into their millions within a couple of weeks on 360/Wii/PS3(to a lesser extent).

the unreliable www.vgchartz.com says:

1 God of War: Chains of Olympus 1.71m 18th Jul 08
2 God of War II 2.46m 05th Sep 08
3 God of War 3.21m 12th Apr 08

1 Gears of War 2 4.86m 18th Jul 08
2 Gears of War 5.88m 07th Nov 08

Not even close. Not the most accurate source but they can't be wrong by that much imo.

rp2000

jegz · 10 May 2009 at 12:36

But the rock is black and Marcus is white?? :S WTF

Micky Rourke without a doubt!