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I don't even know what to say. I've been burned so many times before and the direction Castlevania took a few years back has just completely lost me.

If Paul WS Anderson is still involved, even as just a producer, then no, not yay.

His take was essentially a re-do of the Francis Ford Coppola Dracula film, with a slasher film's rules padding out the middle, and an ending where Dracula's lover is a vampire waiting for Dracula to be reincarnated as a mortal man. Complete garbage.

Well folks, we got our next future review on That guy with the glasses!

Yoshimickster said:

Well folks, we got our next future review on That guy with the glasses!

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Nostalgia Critic is ended.

Quotemander Prime said:

Nostalgia Critic is ended.

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Forgot to add the dot com.

Quotemander Prime said:

His take was essentially a re-do of the Francis Ford Coppola Dracula film, with a slasher film's rules padding out the middle, and an ending where Dracula's lover is a vampire waiting for Dracula to be reincarnated as a mortal man. Complete garbage.

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This doesn't sound that off from the plot of later Castlevania games. Isn't the plot of the Genesis one essentially about vampire women trying to bring back Dracula early? And the main character of some of the DS titles IS Dracula reincarnated in a mortal body. This just sounds like a mishmash of a few titles in the series.

And yes, it's likely to suck, but I'll probably see it just for Michael Dorn.

I missed Dragonball Evolution, but DAMMIT I will not miss this abject failure! I am going to review the shit out of this when it gets to DVD!

AshburnerX said:

This doesn't sound that off from the plot of later Castlevania games. Isn't the plot of the Genesis one essentially about vampire women trying to bring back Dracula early? And the main character of some of the DS titles IS Dracula reincarnated in a mortal body. This just sounds like a mishmash of a few titles in the series.

And yes, it's likely to suck, but I'll probably see it just for Michael Dorn.

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What I described about the woman waiting was the ending, and again, it's a role reversal of the Coppola Dracula's set-up. That's just the ending. Most of the movie was Belmont derping around the castle while Dracula picked off the soldiers under his command one by one. Just like Resident Evil, Event Horizon, and Alien vs Predator--other Paul WS Anderson films.

God, he sucks.

... again, it sounds EXACTLY like a Castlevania game. It basically boils down to...

- Start
- Go to Point A
- Kill a Boss
- Go to Point B
- Keep repeating until you get to Dracula
- Kill First Form
- Kill Second Form
- Credits

You don't get any kind of subtly in plot until Symphony of the Night and even then it's not that developed. I still think the movie will suck, but it already sounds closer to the source than Resident Evil was (past the first movie, which wasn't terrible).

AshburnerX said:

- Start
- Go to Point A
- Kill a Boss
- Go to Point B
- Keep repeating until you get to Dracula
- Kill First Form
- Kill Second Form
- Credits

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Firstly, a game's rundown doesn't make a movie plot.

Secondly, that's not at all what I described. Here is the movie as via Paul WS Anderson's script years ago:

- Dracula kills some people
- Simon Belmont, his wife/girlfriend/fiancee, and the soldiers under Belmont's command are going through the countryside
- Belmont and crew are attacked by wolves
- Belmont and crew take refuge in nearby castle; a twist occurs--it's Dracula's castle!
- Dracula shows them hospitality, affection toward Belmont's lady
- Dracula pulls a Jason Vorhees and kills off Belmont's soldiers one by one in different ways (THIS is what takes up much of the running time)
- Belmont slowly comes to realize Dracula is a vampire
- Dracula "kills" Belmont's lady, Belmont kills Dracula, vampire Belmont lady kills Belmont
- Cut to present day on a skyscraper, Belmont's lady is waiting for Dracula to be reborn as a mortal man
- Credits

That was the script.

Yeah, that would be pretty bad... I really hope they keep some of the canon in the movie (that whichever Belmont it is is only there BECAUSE they know they need to kill Dracula). The family obligation/curse is sort of what makes what little story the series has work: they had a hand in making Dracula what he is, the family heirloom is the most effective tool in existence for hurting him (and only THEY can use it), therefore it's their responsibility to keep him from hurting others. Others can (and have) stepped in, but it's THEIR burden to bear.

I almost hope they use Castlevania 3's story as a basis, as it's the most coherent as a plotline...

- Dracula arises for the first time since he gained power, casts darkness over Transylvania.
- Trevor Belmont (who's family was exiled because of their powers) returns when he hears Dracula has returned, goes on his one man path of destruction against Dracula's forces.
- Trevor meets allies along the way (Grant DeNasty, Slypha Belnades, Alucard Tepes) who are also after Dracula for their own reasons.
- They get to the castle, much ass is kicked. Include the Grant/Slyhpa/Trevor love triangle along the way to spice things up
- They confront Dracula (who should have been taunting them along the way, like a proper movie villian) and defeat him.
- Do ending stuff (Trevor and Slypha become a couple, Grant feel rejected and goes back to being a pirate, Alucard seals himself away)
- Roll Credits
- Stinger scene is Death arriving and implying that he will begin the process to resurrect Dracula once again.
- If the movie does well, do Symphony of the Night next.

... but of course, that would require someone other than Anderson to helm it.

Yes. Turning the curse into "happened upon Dracula's castle, not even realizing there's a vampire inside until act 3" would be a pile of shit.

AshburnerX said:

I almost hope they use Castlevania 3's story as a basis, as it's the most coherent as a plotline...

- Dracula arises for the first time since he gained power, casts darkness over Transylvania.
- Trevor Belmont (who's family was exiled because of their powers) returns when he hears Dracula has returned, goes on his one man path of destruction against Dracula's forces.
- Trevor meets allies along the way (Grant DeNasty, Slypha Belnades, Alucard Tepes) who are also after Dracula for their own reasons.
- They get to the castle, much ass is kicked. Include the Grant/Slyhpa/Trevor love triangle along the way to spice things up
- They confront Dracula (who should have been taunting them along the way, like a proper movie villian) and defeat him.
- Do ending stuff (Trevor and Slypha become a couple, Grant feel rejected and goes back to being a pirate, Alucard seals himself away)
- Roll Credits
- Stinger scene is Death arriving and implying that he will begin the process to resurrect Dracula once again.
- If the movie does well, do Symphony of the Night next.

... but of course, that would require someone other than Anderson to helm it.

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With a good writer and director, that would make an awesome movie.

I have a feeling this is pretty much going to turn out like Van Helsing.