"Castlevania" Teaser Poster Revealed! [Archive] - Movie Fan Central Discussion Forums

ElderPredator

11-09-2006, 04:00 PM

Hey everybody,

I was doing my usual scouting around and I came across the new teaser poster for Paul W. Anderson's next video-game to film adaption and that is for the hugely popular hit, "Castlevania". He's been working on it for a bit now and it seems to be coming along. I'm not sure as to who the casting is for the movie as nothing was ever announced but it apparently is headed for a strong R-rating when it finally releases early next year.

I have to honestly say that I'm looking forward to this because Paul has never failed when it comes to taking a game and turning it into a motion picture. Now I know that most of you are going to slice at me with pitchforks for saying that but "Mortal Kombat" & "Resident Evil" were absolutely kick-ass.

So anyways, below is a kinda low-resolution shot of the teaser poster. Nothing revealing at all but cool nonetheless. In ase you don't know the story behind the game series, here's a blurb on the plot:

The Castlevania series is about a war between the enchanted family bloodline of the Belmonts and Dracula. Almost every hundred years, Dracula is resurrected and it is up to the Belmonts to defeat him before he unleashes his wrath on the entire world.

We'll have to see how Anderson does but I'm certainly looking forward to it for sure. Check it out below!

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8002/20061107223942ef6a8aaeox2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I forsee a long and heated discussion about this! :D

DaveyJoeG

11-09-2006, 04:03 PM

Originally posted by ElderPredator
Paul has never failed when it comes to taking a game and turning it into a motion picture.

Elder... Elder. I like you but what the fuck are you talking about? This is going to be another disaster.

ElderPredator

11-09-2006, 04:05 PM

Originally posted by DaveyJoeG
Elder... Elder. I like you but what the fuck are you talking about? This is going to be another disaster.

Thanks Davey...you rock too! :D I'm going to stick to my grounds because I loved "Mortal Kombat" and so did most. However, "Resident Evil" could have been much better but I still enjoyed it.

The only real disaster that I feel Anderson ever did was "AVP".

Cronos

11-09-2006, 04:19 PM

well, Anderson has yet to disappoint me so i'm kinda looking forward to this

outsyder

11-09-2006, 04:32 PM

I think he and Uwe Boll have a running contest to see who can make the shittiest video game adaptation. Looks like Paul's pulling out all the stops on this one.

ElderPredator

11-09-2006, 04:33 PM

Originally posted by outsyder
I think he and Uwe Boll have a running contest to see who can make the shittiest video game adaptation. Looks like Paul's pulling out all the stops on this one.

Really? I think Anderson is Steven Spielberg when compared to that fucking idiot Boll.

DareDevil

11-09-2006, 05:08 PM

Resident Evil was a lot of fun, the sequel sucked but the first one i really enjoyed. Since i have never played this videogame I could see myself enjoying this movie.

Tyler_Durden_208

11-09-2006, 05:40 PM

I liked Mortal Kombat, but the only reason I finished Resident Evil all the way through is that I kept saying to myself "Honestly, it can't get much worse than this, can it?" And boy was I wrong. I think I may have even liked it less than AVP.

adamjohnson

11-09-2006, 05:45 PM

well, if he writes it, it will blow. HARD.

If he doesn't, and only directs, it will be average.

Why is he gettig work again?

Mr.HyDe807

11-09-2006, 06:06 PM

Hmmmmmm....Mortal kombat is a faovirte among me and my friends, just for mindless action fun (jjez, how many times does Sonja say "Wheres Kano?"). Everyhting else was just alright for me....although Alien Vs. predator, although somewhat cool, really pissed me off! (2 rated r series turned into pg-13...NO!)

So i dont know, maybe catch it on dvd

Mystique963

11-09-2006, 06:09 PM

Considering the only two video game to movie adaptations that I absolutly loathed were Bloodrayne and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and considering Anderson had nothing to do with either, I'll go ahead and give Castlevainia the benifit of the doubt that I might like it.

Dead Halloween

11-09-2006, 06:10 PM

Wasn't Anderson's next movie the Deathrace 3000 remake?

bigred760

11-09-2006, 08:21 PM

Was there really a calling for an adaptation of this video game? What . . . Van Helsing wasn't bad enough so they had to make another monster hunter movie, this time based on a game made famous by Nintendo? And the poster isn't all that either - just a shot of a freakin' castle with the mention of Dracula. Uninspiring.

X-Nightcrawler

11-09-2006, 08:25 PM

Originally posted by Cronos
well, Anderson has yet to disappoint me so i'm kinda looking forward to this Them's agreeable words.

Shockwave

11-10-2006, 04:29 AM

The poster looks good except for all that "FROM THE GUY THAT KILLED RESIDENT EVIL, AND THE ALIEN AND PREDATOR seires!" on the top for all to see. That kinda ruins it.:p

...with RE2 and AVP his script writing skills are sinking to Uwe levels of suckage fast. Im hoping he took more then 2 days to write this one.

KillaMyers

11-10-2006, 07:44 AM

That's definitely a fake/fanmade poster, if you look closely you'll see it's a modified poster for Constantine(same text style aswell) with a castle in it, the tagline is what really gave it away for me though because Anderson jokingly said in a recent interview that "you could basically call it Dracula Begins".

As for the film itself, i'm looking forward to it i've liked all of Anderson's movies thus far and Event Horizon is one of my all time favorites, if nothing else the film will be visually impressive on all fronts with some good action set-pieces.

PS: while Anderson is certainly not a perfect filmmaker by any means, Uwe Boll doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as him, and i don't give a shit how flawed AVP may be(and it is) it's still miles above anything Boll has ever committed!

EDIT: Nevermind bout the poster being fake/fanmade, just caught the news on bloody-disgusting, but i still highly doubt that'll be the final tagline.

MadsenOMC

11-10-2006, 09:21 AM

There are actually people in the world who have yet to be disappointed by a Paul W. S. Anderson movie? And you aren't related to him?

LedZeppelin1114

11-10-2006, 10:23 AM

Originally posted by ElderPredator
Really? I think Anderson is Steven Spielberg when compared to that fucking idiot Boll.

As disappointed as I have been by Anderson's films, they usually have one or two scenes that are pretty cool (and I will shamefully admit I enjoyed both of the Mortal Kombat flicks). Uwe Boll is not so much a bad director, as much as he is demon spawn from hell sent to lower the standards of film. In the battle between Boll and Anderson's suck factor, Boll dominates. I really just hope the movie is R-rated in order to do the movie justice.

KillaMyers

11-10-2006, 10:29 AM

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
There are actually people in the world who have yet to be disappointed by a Paul W. S. Anderson movie? And you aren't related to him?

Yeah, isn't it shocking that some people have an opinion that differs from yours, wow it must be an incredibly difficult thing to deal with, i hope you're ok.

MadsenOMC

11-10-2006, 12:43 PM

Originally posted by KillaMyers
Yeah, isn't it shocking that some people have an opinion that differs from yours, wow it must be an incredibly difficult thing to deal with, i hope you're ok.

Some people around here, well, I'd say it but I would get banned. I'll say that some people apparently need to brush up on their reading and comprehension skills.

As much as Anderson is hated, I think it is genuinely surprising that someone would actually like everything he has been involved with.

KillaMyers

11-10-2006, 01:22 PM

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
Some people around here, well, I'd say it but I would get banned. I'll say that some people apparently need to brush up on their reading and comprehension skills.

You really got me there buddy, i genuinely fear the brilliant, witty, ban worthy if not soul crushing comment you cou could've shot my way, thank you for showing restraint i feel so much safer now.

KillaMyers

11-10-2006, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
Once again, you have posted something stupid and useless. Nice work. Apparently your lack of taste is matched by your lack of a brain.

So i check my Private Messages and this is what i see, sad really sad but i do appreciate that the 'all knowing master of film criticism' took his time out to send me a PM.

adamjohnson

11-10-2006, 02:16 PM

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
Some people around here, well, I'd say it but I would get banned. I'll say that some people apparently need to brush up on their reading and comprehension skills.

As much as Anderson is hated, I think it is genuinely surprising that someone would actually like everything he has been involved with.

I have at least two names,

Shockwave

11-10-2006, 03:22 PM

The thing that pisses me off is that unlike Uwe who snaps up any POS project he can get his hands on, Anderson often gets projects like AVP and RE that SHOULD turn out to be GOLD. They are dream projects,...

...and some how he still manages to fuck them up completely with his utter shit writing skills.:(

FatSakHead

11-10-2006, 04:26 PM

Originally posted by KillaMyers
So i check my Private Messages and this is what i see, sad really sad but i do appreciate that the 'all knowing master of film criticism' took his time out to send me a PM.

That's really low. They're called "Private Message" for a reason.

Oh, and the Castelvania movie is going to suck. Paul Anderson couldn't write a decent script to save his life. He's not truly terrible like some directors are but his films are the definition of "forgettable" and "average"

KillaMyers

11-10-2006, 05:47 PM

Originally posted by FatSakHead
That's really low. They're called "Private Message" for a reason

That may be, but his elitist attitude is intolerable it's one thing to strongly disagree with someone(which i would certainly respect) it's another to make them feel inferior or just flatout insult them because of their opinion.

Dead Halloween

11-10-2006, 08:28 PM

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
As much as Anderson is hated, I think it is genuinely surprising that someone would actually like everything he has been involved with.

I've enjoyed most of his movies so far (yes, even AVP).

electriclite

11-10-2006, 11:07 PM

You know I didn't know anything about this movie and because of that I was curious, until I read the top of that poster.

Curiousity came to a screeching halt, clutched its chest and DIED.

In other words: Fuck Paul W.S. Anderson.

The Phantom

11-11-2006, 12:06 PM

Hey now, Paul Anderson has only made good movies. I mean come on, he made Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Lo--what? You mean--oh... Paul W.S. Anderson?

Oh shit.

Badbird

11-11-2006, 01:16 PM

Originally posted by The Phantom
Hey now, Paul Anderson has only made good movies. I mean come on, he made Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Lo--what? You mean--oh... Paul W.S. Anderson?

Oh shit.

Hey, now. Paul WS Anderson was actually the first Paul Anderson. His first movie, Shopping, came out in 1992 in England. It stared a very young Jude Law and was pretty good. Haven't watched it in a while though.

Paul Thomas Anderson's Hard Eight came out later (1996 I believe). So he's the onw who should have had to change his name, not WS. But I can see why they both did anyway.

I've liked all of Paul "The Original" Anderson's movies except for Soldier. It was a cool idea, but the story was just dull. From best to worst, I'd go:

1 - Resident Evil
2 - Event Horizon
3 - Mortal Kombat
4 - AVP
5 - Shopping
6 - Soldier

StarBolt

11-11-2006, 02:37 PM

There's nothing to discuss as a movie can't be rated by it's poster alone..

X-Nightcrawler

11-11-2006, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by StarBolt
There's nothing to discuss as a movie can't be rated by it's poster alone.. . . . right. What about discussing the poster?

X-Nightcrawler

11-11-2006, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by FatSakHead
That's really low. They're called "Private Message" for a reason. As much as I like Madsen, KillaMyers didn't do anything 'low' by that. If anyone did anything 'low' was Madsen for sending the insult via PM. I guess he thought for a moment that the forum rules don't apply for PMs.

KillaMyers

11-11-2006, 04:02 PM

Originally posted by Badbird
Hey, now. Paul WS Anderson was actually the first Paul Anderson. His first movie, Shopping, came out in 1992 in England. It stared a very young Jude Law and was pretty good. Haven't watched it in a while though.

Paul Thomas Anderson's Hard Eight came out later (1996 I believe). So he's the onw who should have had to change his name, not WS. But I can see why they both did anyway.

I've liked all of Paul "The Original" Anderson's movies except for Soldier. It was a cool idea, but the story was just dull. From best to worst, I'd go:

1 - Resident Evil
2 - Event Horizon
3 - Mortal Kombat
4 - AVP
5 - Shopping
6 - Soldier

My list would go like this:
1 - Event Horizon 9/10
2 - Shopping 8/10
3 - Resident Evil 7/10
4 - Soldier 7/10
5 - The Sight 7/10
6 - AVP 7/10 (i'm going by the unrated cut, theatrical gets a 6/10)
7 - Mortal Kombat 6/10

For anyone wondering what The Sight is, it's a little known tv film he did back in 2000 a supernatural murder mystery in the vein of Sixth Sense and The Dead Zone well written and visually stunning especially for a tv movie(though some of the acting is questionable), check out the IMDB page for the lowdown http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262001/ i defintely recommend it.

JackassFan

11-11-2006, 04:17 PM

I liked Resident Evil, but I think I'll give this one a miss.

someguy

11-11-2006, 04:18 PM

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
As much as I like Madsen, KillaMyers didn't do anything 'low' by that. If anyone did anything 'low' was Madsen for sending the insult via PM. I guess he thought for a moment that the forum rules don't apply for PMs.

I was aware that they did not apply via PMs since they are private. It's a personal matter, posting it on the board would disrupt things which is why PMs are recommended to settle things.

Originally posted by KILLLAAAAMMMYYYYEERSSSS
That may be, but his elitist attitude is intolerable it's one thing to strongly disagree with someone(which i would certainly respect) it's another to make them feel inferior or just flatout insult them because of their opinion.

I have to ask, is what you're doing NOT intolerable?

Anderson is an awful writer and a semi-stylish director. His movies can only be appreciated on an 'oh that's cool' level, but seriously he's raped any kind of possible good that could have come out from the Resident Evil and Alien/Predator series.

X-Nightcrawler

11-11-2006, 04:48 PM

Originally posted by someguy
I was aware that they did not apply via PMs since they are private. It's a personal matter, posting it on the board would disrupt things which is why PMs are recommended to settle things. . . . I'm going to have to wait for a mod to clarify that. I find it hard to believe that you can call someone a dipshit on the boards as long as it's 'private'.

Exactly why is it that we're supposed to respect each other then?

parsonz

11-11-2006, 05:44 PM

i have diffrent thoughts about this movie on one hand it could be good like resident evil or it could suck like avp did

KillaMyers

11-11-2006, 06:02 PM

Originally posted by someguy
I was aware that they did not apply via PMs since they are private. It's a personal matter, posting it on the board would disrupt things which is why PMs are recommended to settle things.

I have to ask, is what you're doing NOT intolerable?

Anderson is an awful writer and a semi-stylish director. His movies can only be appreciated on an 'oh that's cool' level, but seriously he's raped any kind of possible good that could have come out from the Resident Evil and Alien/Predator series.

Like i said before i completely respect everyone's opinion, if you hate Anderson and the films he makes that's fine by me. I cannot however stand for an elitist film snob and of all the posts i've seen of Madsen's that's exactly how he comes off, it's like to him anyone that disagrees is of low intelligence and poor taste, imo this kind of mentality should not be tolerated.

someguy

11-11-2006, 06:35 PM

I hardly think that Madsen is elitist, he's just very blunt in his opinions. It's best to ignore his 'elitist' remarks rather than use dumb tactics like posting the private messages he gives you. That's just as bad if not worse than what you hate so much.

poopontheshoes7

11-11-2006, 06:55 PM

I find it funny that a simple thread about a poster still manages to create a stupid arguement. Just talk about the damn poster people!!

KillaMyers

11-11-2006, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by someguy
I hardly think that Madsen is elitist, he's just very blunt in his opinions. It's best to ignore his 'elitist' remarks rather than use dumb tactics like posting the private messages he gives you. That's just as bad if not worse than what you hate so much.

There's a huge difference between being passionate and blunt with your opinions and blatantly trying to make somebody feel inferior purely because they do not agree with you.

someguy

11-11-2006, 07:52 PM

I'm not Madsen so I'll let him address what you think about him (hopefully in a PM that's non-post worthy :)). At least we got this drama brought down though.

Agent of God !

11-12-2006, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by adamjohnson
well, if he writes it, it will blow. HARD.

If he doesn't, and only directs, it will be average.

Why is he gettig work again?

Hey Elder, the man with the thoudand threads (you are all over the place).

The only thing that really ruins the poster is the mention of those two mediocre movies. Being very average, it is also true and ironic that Mortal Kombat is the best video game adaptation ever made. How can this guy so much (cool) contracts?

Agent out!http://palgn.com.au/images/avatars/gallery/F/From_Russia.gif

Shockwave

11-12-2006, 05:59 PM

. Being very average, it is also true and ironic that Mortal Kombat is the best video game adaptation ever made.

Id say Silent Hill has taken the throne from it. (IMO of course)

Mortal Kombat was awesome, but in a small way, im still pissed that it wasnt a R-rated action/gore fest like it should have been.

:)

Agent of God !

11-12-2006, 08:00 PM

Hummm...

Hey shockwave i see you've removed your mask and stopped doing that thing with your eyes. How you doin ...I haven't seen Silent Hill since i never could stand the game, i will eventually see it one day. You remember all those talks we used to have with Addicted2bayhem regarding Micheal Bay... I was always reluctant to totally disrespect Bay because he has talent but doesn't know how to chanel it while Anderson only had it when he was helming Mortal Kombat it left him and never came back. Check out my Bond reviews and especially the Thunderball one where i have been and will be posting many things until Casino Royal comes out friday. See you around.

Agent out!
http://palgn.com.au/images/avatars/gallery/F/From_Russia.gif

MadsenOMC

11-12-2006, 08:41 PM

LOL. He posted my PM! That is fucking hilarious. I kept it private for a reason. I am so tired of this crap. I make a comment about someone universally reviled and I get called an elitist! I was truly surprised that there are people who have yet to be disappointed by him. I never said they were wrong or stupid. If being opinionated and passionate makes me an elitist, so be it. Like I said, I wouldn't change anything. I still can't believe he posted that. Too funny.

KillaMyers

11-12-2006, 09:57 PM

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
LOL. He posted my PM! That is fucking hilarious. I kept it private for a reason. I am so tired of this crap. I make a comment about someone universally reviled and I get called an elitist! I was truly surprised that there are people who have yet to be disappointed by him. I never said they were wrong or stupid. If being opinionated and passionate makes me an elitist, so be it. Like I said, I wouldn't change anything. I still can't believe he posted that. Too funny.

The truly hilarious thing is that you someone who's supposedly so intelligent had to resort to a petty ignorant insult(whether it was private or not) now that's fucking funny... and sad. Don't kid yourself buddy, me voicing my distaste with your attitude wasn't just because of your post in this thread, but to your posts in almost every thread i've seen you participate in. To me you come off not as someone that's just blunt and passionate with how they feel, but a complete film snob that absolutely cannot respect others opinions.

Shockwave

11-13-2006, 04:21 AM

Hey shockwave i see you've removed your mask and stopped doing that thing with your eyes. How you doin ...I haven't seen Silent Hill since i never could stand the game, i will eventually see it one day. You remember all those talks we used to have with Addicted2bayhem regarding Micheal Bay... I was always reluctant to totally disrespect Bay because he has talent but doesn't know how to chanel it while Anderson only had it when he was helming Mortal Kombat it left him and never came back. Check out my Bond reviews and especially the Thunderball one where i have been and will be posting many things until Casino Royal comes out friday. See you around.

Id check out the movie Agent!, its probably my favoriter straight-uo horror movie of the year aside from THE DESCENT. I really didnt ever have time to play the games, so i wasnt exactly a fan of the series when i saw it.

..but thats fine. What i thought was great was that it worked as a movie without having any knowledge or interest in the games. Still creepy as shit, smart, and with alot of "content" and not lame "boo" scares.:)

Without a doubt, its one of the most artisitic movies ive seen all year.