Can you feel it? The love and joy and spirit of celebration is running through video game fans all across the world today. For today, one of their most beloved games, “God Of War” has officially named a director for its movie adaptation. Glorious news! Brett Ratner is directing God of War! (please note sarcasm)
MGM confirmed the earlier rumors about Ratner’s attachment to the project in a press release earlier that announced Darren Aronofsky was helming the new RoboCop movie.
Now I know this is bad news, but try to hold out some hope. While X-Men 3 was clearly the weakest of the X-Men films, it still had its upside, and some of the action sequences looked and felt fantastic. Maybe Ratner can take his experience from that film, build on it and give us something worth watching with God of War.
Ok, I admit that probably won’t happen… but I’m trying to be positive. :P
22 Comments, Comment or Ping
Alan Gray
NO! Brett Ratner is just cinema poison. He’ll have Kratos saying one liners and doing martial arts…
Jul 25th, 2008
Benjamin
What!!! No way!! Damn it. You know, I was lucky with VG adaptions so far. I didnt really care for the games that were turned into movies so far. Maybe Halo, but even that one isnt that special to me. But now, I have hope with Max Payne, Prince of Persia and I was looking forward to God of War, but the director is BRETT RATNER!!!! For me X-men 3 was a letdown and it looked cheap. Sure, I had some fun watching it, but I didnt get it for my DVD collection. That says something, but this. I guess the only worse thing would be, if they announced that Uwe Boll will be directing.
Jul 25th, 2008
MrWiseguy
Brett Ratner. Wuldn’t be my first choice, nor my last. Well, despite having immersed himself in a world of critique with all the Rush Hours, X3 was not too bad, it was a let down fron Singer’s work, but managed to be just a bit above average. And the man can do an ok job, let’s look at Red Dragon. Hopefully he learn from his mistakes and does this one properly.
Jul 25th, 2008
Slushie Man
The problem with X-men 3 was the script, not the directing.
Jul 25th, 2008
Chris
Agreed. X3 may have been a convoluted mess, but Brett Ratner didn’t write any of it - or any of his own movies for that matter. I’d sooner look at the resumes of X3 writers Simon Kinberg (XXX: State of the Union) and Zak Penn (Elektra, Behind Enemy Lines, Last Action Hero, Inspector Gadget.)
I think Brett Ratner’s an okay director. My only concern with “God of War” is that the studio will pressure him into adding a female love interest to the story.
Jul 25th, 2008
Mikey
Couldn’t they pick some body better for this movie?
Jul 25th, 2008
Gutpunch
It’s not like the game’s story is anything that resembles substance but I’m sure frothing fan boys will scream bloody murder about every change made from the precious material.
It’s a puzzle, hack and slash platform game with a wafer thin “plot”. What is there to use in a film.
If Rattner can hold on to the bloody roughness that rules the game and then ad some actual story elements that don’t piss you off then I think this could be good. But then again how are you going to make a coherent film with this material? I don’t really see it without changing the concept completely.
Jul 25th, 2008
Mikey
First Gears of War, then Bioshock and now God of war, can these games live up to the hype.
Jul 25th, 2008
Mikey
At least Paul W.S. Anderson isn’t directing.
Jul 25th, 2008
Mykrantz
WOO HOO!!!!
Chris Tucker as Kratos, I can’t wait… /sarcasm off
Jul 25th, 2008
Erick
Where the hell is Halo?
Jul 25th, 2008
Obi-wan kubrick
A sad day for all of us.
Jul 25th, 2008
aaron
its very exciting news, but can they do it?
Jul 25th, 2008
aaron
and where the freak is halo that was said for 2010??
Jul 25th, 2008
Mikey
Probably when video game movies start to get successful, studios will pick up Halo.
Jul 25th, 2008
Sound Designer Dan
Why the hell does everyone forget that he directed Red Dragon? That movie was at least decent at least.
Jul 25th, 2008
Mikey
Because he’s directing a movie based on a Hack and Slash game.
Jul 25th, 2008
HDpunk
i liked rush hour 1&2 but i can never forgive him for messing up xmen 3
Jul 25th, 2008
Seth Rex
I’ll see this.
Jul 26th, 2008
Emilz
HEY GUYS
Have you totally forgot his involment in Prison Break? That is a good serie.
I thought Rush Hour 2 was okay. Red dragon was a good movie also. If he can get a decent script he have a good chance of making a good movie.
Jul 26th, 2008
CMC
the upside is Ratner is directing video game movies, that’s one step away from Wal-Mart greeter
Jul 28th, 2008
KRATOS
Aaaareees - you dare mock me by putting Ratner to direct my Movie - I will have my vengance - for I am The GOD OF WAR
Oct 30th, 2008
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