Oddworld Inhabitants is working on a feature film!!! -

***Wil*** · #**241** 01-09-2006, 01:44 PM

My thinking is that there will probably be five movies to begin with, and Stranger won't be the top star of any of them - it'll be the original Quintology. But we'll see. Lorne may decide Stranger's story is an epic enough to join the ranks of the other heroes.

Statikk, you raise an excellent point. Hearing this non-announcement hasn't raised my oestrogen levels one bit, but while people are all now talking about it, it's rather infectious. I would remind everyone to retain their typical Oddworld patience, though.

oddguy · #**242** 01-09-2006, 05:18 PM

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I would too, but we're big fans highly familiar with Oddworld and deeply desperate to see more and more of it. I would much rather the film allows OWI to reach out and really get the attention and appreciation of the world, and I think Shrink is right to consider such a backstory to be somewhat pretentious.

I said I'd enjoy moon backstory...not demanding or expecting anything. Just having "wouldn't that be cool" musings.

-oddguy

Icarus · #**243** 01-09-2006, 06:06 PM

if a movie were to ever come out it should be based on the game, i mean, all these game movies that come out suck because it ain't based on the story line people loved that came from the game. Like Tomb Raider.

Cullen Heath · #**244** 01-09-2006, 06:07 PM

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no no... sam also has a electronic device in/on her head... look at this:
http://www.oddworlduniverse.com/togg/index.php?menu=CA&page=CAMO4&im
age=CA/MO/CAMO0113.jpg

So, that is a head divice!
I was wondering back and forth if that was a head divice or a pipe in the background.
I finally said: "that is shaped just like a head, it cant be a pipe."

And now you're saying it is a head divice, so I think it really is. Thanks for clearing that for me.
Oh and, maybe it is some kind of calming divice that she needs to keep calm.

Dipstikk · #**245** 01-09-2006, 08:43 PM

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if a movie were to ever come out it should be based on the game, i mean, all these game movies that come out suck because it ain't based on the story line people loved that came from the game. Like Tomb Raider.

Then see movies for their cinematic value, not to compaire it with the game or whatever it's based on.

It's like me with dinosaurs- I used to whine about how none of the dinosaur-themed movies of late were accurate. I've learned to clamp it and appriceate them for how they're portrayed in the movie, not compaire them to their real-life counterparts.

oddveteran93 · #**246** 01-12-2006, 09:59 PM

I've found false and disturbing information at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190587/
I went on IMDB to see if an Odworld movie has been announced and the result came with Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus The Movie. Now this was never made (as far as I know). anyway check it out if you want to

Dipstikk · #**247** 01-12-2006, 10:07 PM

It was a short film featuring the FMVs from AE that OWI entered into some short film thing. They won an Emmy or something.

There would not be a record of an Oddworld movie yet.

How many acronyms would it take to choke a man?

***Nate*** · #**248** 01-12-2006, 10:51 PM

They took the FMVs from AE, created some new stuff to link it together and entered it for nominations at the Academy Awards. It was nominated but they didn't win.

***Xavier*** · #**249** 01-13-2006, 12:04 PM

actually they released a few tapes with the movie on it, I know Max has one...
this item is awfully rare

oddveteran93 · #**250** 01-13-2006, 06:49 PM

cool. they sould've made a film for each game.
BTW I found out that someone from the OWI team is going to be a judge at a CG Art competition

Leto · #**251** 01-13-2006, 07:11 PM

I actually remember seeing the AE movie VHS on ebay a while ago, though it was up for a ridiculous amount of patronage.

***Xavier*** · #**252** 01-14-2006, 04:41 AM

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cool. they sould've made a film for each game.
BTW I found out that someone from the OWI team is going to be a judge at a CG Art competition

If it's Lorne Lanning for "the pivotal moment", I've allready posted it on Oddblog

oddguy · #**253** 01-14-2006, 05:30 PM

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actually they released a few tapes with the movie on it, I know Max has one...
this item is awfully rare

I know...I was a rival bidder!

Did he ever get a VHS player so he could watch it? Or did he want to keep it in good condition?

-oddguy

Cullen Heath · #**254** 01-14-2006, 08:28 PM

Man Oddguy, I am so sorry.
It happened to me once and it sucks, huh? *Points finger at Old And Not So Tasty

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Anyways, how much did Max end up paying?

Daedalus · #**255** 01-14-2006, 09:23 PM

he must have payed alot, for something like that i doub't it would come cheap.

Cullen Heath · #**256** 01-14-2006, 10:02 PM

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Cullan, I don't think that's the moon, and you do see Abe's printed moon in gameplay (before the FMV you're talking)

Hah, I finnaly found proof!
This shows that you do Not see Abe's paw print on his Moon during gameplay, but you do in the movie just after this screen shot.

used:) · #**257** 01-14-2006, 10:25 PM

Can we just guess that perhaps the moon was misted a bit?

Oddish · #**258** 01-15-2006, 09:34 AM

Cullan, we all know that we see Abe's moon after that screenshot in the FMV, and you do see the Abe's moon with his hand printed during gameplay aswell. That's not the screenshot, it's in a secret area.

Cullen Heath · #**259** 01-15-2006, 11:19 AM

Well this is the screenshot that we were talking about earlier.

***Wil*** · #**260** 01-16-2006, 10:42 AM

How can that be the same moon? It's to Abe's right, and Abe's Moon is in front of him when he lands, and is much bigger than that one. Having said that, Abe's Moon in the secret area is teensy compared to that one.

I don't remember how much I paid, but as it turned out, you can play American VHS cassettes on UK players, so I have been able to watch ‘The Movie’.

Ah, those were the days when I had a job and could afford things.

***Nate*** · #**261** 01-16-2006, 02:50 PM

Did the SW DVD contain all the new material that was added to the 'movie'?

OANST · #**262** 01-16-2006, 03:46 PM

The only AE stuff it had was from the the game.

***Nate*** · #**263** 01-16-2006, 10:01 PM

There was the FUD TV bit from the AE movie but I'm not sure if there was more that didn't make it into the DVD.

***Xavier*** · #**264** 01-16-2006, 10:57 PM

well I believe the movies only had some Fud tv scenes to link the cut-scenes to each others. Is there much more Max?

Andrelvis · #**265** 01-22-2006, 08:17 PM

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How can that be the same moon? It's to Abe's right, and Abe's Moon is in front of him when he lands, and is much bigger than that one. Having said that, Abe's Moon in the secret area is teensy compared to that one.

I don't remember how much I paid, but as it turned out, you can play American VHS cassettes on UK players, so I have been able to watch ‘The Movie’.

Ah, those were the days when I had a job and could afford things.

Is there a way for you to copy the movie to your pc and show it to us?

Unless that's illegal, of course...

Cullen Heath · #**266** 01-22-2006, 10:17 PM

Yes, he could, but I really don't think that Oddworld Inhabitants would appreciate that at all.

***Xavier*** · #**267** 01-23-2006, 12:15 AM

hmmm this case is a bit more difficult. Since OWI isn't eanring any money with this product at all, I mean it isn't in the stores anymore. So Max wouldn't do much harm to the "sells". On the other hand it's still an OWI product and they might decied to re-release it in the future, and if everyone allready has it on his PC there wont be much buyers

Leto · #**268** 01-23-2006, 12:15 AM

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Yes, he could, but I really don't think that Oddworld Inhabitants would appreciate that at all.

That particular Oddworld Inhabitants doesn't exist anymore, hence the hapiness associated with this thread.

Andrelvis · #**269** 01-23-2006, 02:53 AM

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That particular Oddworld Inhabitants doesn't exist anymore, hence the hapiness associated with this thread.

Does that mean it is legal to show us the movie?

***Wil*** · #**270** 01-23-2006, 04:08 AM

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well I believe the movies only had some Fud tv scenes to link the cut-scenes to each others. Is there much more Max?

There are numerous F.U.D. T.V. clips between pre-existing footage, but I can't recall anything new apart from those.

While possible, I don't have the resources to copy the movie to my PC, so the legality of it is a moot point right now. I would say that since it is copyrighted by Oddworld Inhabitants, it would be illegal. The company Oddworld Inhabitants still exists despite whatever staff changes have taken place.