I for one would like to see one game get the birth by sleep treatment for the supernova.
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I for one would like to see one game get the birth by sleep treatment for the supernova.
Putting Hyrule in there makes me wonder if that EGM April Fool's joke Mushroom Kingdom Hearts may become a reality ITTL. Also another wrench in Steve Jobs' plan to get Square over to their side, Square essentially just locked out one of their biggest franchises to only Nintendo hardware.
Incidentally, Nomura and the developers designed that Hyrule world in such a way that it could easily be swapped out with some other world in a remake, maybe a Sonic world or a Covenant world...
The Blockbusters Of 2007
The Top 25 Highest Grossing Films Of 2007 (North American domestic gross only):
1. Justice League: Apokolips Rising ($418.6 million)
2. The Amazing Spider-Man ($395.1 million)
3. I Am Legend ($318.6 million) (Note: Will Smith still starred in this movie, which was MUCH better than IOTL's version. It kept the original ending in which Neville was revealed to be the “monster” and the vampires were just trying to protect each other, and generally was a much more well made film. This one opened similarly to OTL's movie but had much better legs at the box office.)
4. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix ($301.5 million)
5. Icarus ($258.8 million) (Note: Finally, a serious CGI animated film from Dreamworks, this one centered on the ancient myth of Icarus but giving the boy a much happier ending. Its tone is fairly similar to the OTL How To Train A Dragon, and is considered the first really, REALLY popular CGI Dreamworks film ITTL, selling tons of merch and generating a major fandom.)
6. Heroic ($241.5 million) (Note: Brad Bird's Pixar superhero film ITTL isn't a film about a superhero family, but is instead a Batman spoof/satire about a washed up hero voiced by Michael Keaton who takes an orphaned teenage girl under his wing. The girl is voiced by Ashley Johnson, so OTL watchers would get somewhat of a “60s Batman meets The Last Of Us” kind of vibe from it. The fandom and critic debates of Icarus vs. Heroic are epic, and these films would compete for awards throughout the year.)
7. The Bourne Ultimatum ($239.0 million)
8. Odyssey ($184.1 million) (Note: Because TTL's Troy did so well, the next big budget sword and sandal epic to be adapted is The Odyssey, and...it's a major disappointment. This is the most expensive film ever made up to this time, but it's too long and still doesn't properly adapt the source material. It opens huge but falls off a cliff afterward, and despite making $600 million worldwide, it barely makes back what it cost to produce and promote it.
9. The Simpsons Movie ($178.6 million)
10. Man On A Mission ($170.3 million) (Note: This thriller about a down on his luck investor played by Tom Cruise taking the family of a rich bank executive hostage gets a mixed reaction from critics, though fans receive it a bit more warmly. It somewhat takes over for 300 as the “meme film” of the year, due to Tom Cruise's slightly hamfisted acting performance, including the line: “I need you... to SHUT... your MOUTH!” delivered in a fashion that makes most audiences laugh despite the intended seriousness of Cruise's delivery. Down the road, this film would be received even more warmly, especially during the Great Recession.)
11. Casino Royale ($169.4 million) (Note: Casino Royale comes a year later ITTL, and features a brand new Bond actor, Sam Worthington. This isn't a reboot, it builds on continuity from previous films, but has a somewhat similar plot to OTL's film, including the introduction of the double crossing Vesper Lynd as the villain. Unlike OTL's Casino Royale, this film has a standalone storyline with no overarching organization. The critical reception is worse than OTL's film, but better than most of the Brosnan films, and the box office performance is similar to OTL's.)
12. The Novelists ($161.5 million) (Note: Leonardo DiCaprio and Natalie Portman star in the year's most successful romantic comedy, about two writers who meet at a Starbucks and hit it off. DiCaprio's character is a writer of epic sci-fi alternate history novels who's just barely getting by, while Portman's character is a millionaire author of trashy romance novels similar to OTL's Fifty Shades series. DiCaprio and Portman's charisma and chemistry carry the film, which scores excellent reviews and multiple award nominations for the actors.)
13. Blowback 2 ($160.3 million) (Note: This sequel to a previous spy thriller is somewhat more successful than its predecessor, largely due to going bigger with the stunts and casting. It's fairly unpopular with critics, but fans eat it up.
14. Nautilus ($158.5 million) (Note: Disney's first CGI animated feature, Nautilus is a mixed success: it's popular with critics and makes back its budget at the box office... barely. It's sort of a more successful version of OTL's Atlantis: The Lost Empire, gaining a big cult following but being somewhat of a financial disappointment. The comparisons to Icarus and Heroic, two films that are far more successful commercially and somewhat more successful critically, don't help. Disney hopes that a more conventional film, Rapunzel Unbraided, will be more of a success.)
15. The Clockmaker ($148.6 million) (Note: A brilliant Christopher Nolan psychological thriller about a mentally ill clockmaker played by Robin Williams, The Clockmaker is one of the year's most critically acclaimed films and fans debate about the meaning of the film for years to come. Though Nolan will never make a Batman film ITTL, he continues to produce quality cinematic work for many years to come.)
16. Lobo ($142.4 million)
17. 300 ($137.2 million) (Note: Though largely similar to OTL's film, 300 just doesn't click with audiences in the way it did IOTL, possibly due to a combination of the increased proliferation of comic book films and the changed political climate. ITTL, 300 is seen as more of a mild success and follow-up to Zack Snyder's Sin City than it is a cultural phenomenon.)
18. Bee Movie ($134.8 million)
19. American Gangster ($134.3 million)
20. Daredevil ($129.3 million)
21. Beowulf ($126.7 million) (Note: Beowulf, rather than being a CGI film ITTL, gets a live action adaptation and is moderately successful thanks to star power and special effects. Critical reaction is mixed, however.)
22. Superbad ($122.0 million)
23. Pahoehoe ($119.3 million) (Note: This disaster film about a catastrophic Hawaiian volcanic eruption (less Kilauea, more Krakatoa) features some great special effects but a pedestrian storyline, crappy acting, and what were they thinking with that name?)
24. Cancun ($114.7 million) (Note: A frat comedy about a group of college guys who go to Cancun on Spring Break and spend most of their time trying to hit on girls, this film is surprisingly funny, and it does feature some well written and acted female characters, though it does put them in skimpy bikinis for most of the movie.)
25. Unprofessional 3 ($110.7 million) (Note: This office comedy series continues to chug along, though this would be the last financially successful film in the series.)
1. Justice League: Apokolips Rising ($418.6 million)
2. The Amazing Spider-Man ($395.1 million)
3. I Am Legend ($318.6 million) (Note: Will Smith still starred in this movie, which was MUCH better than IOTL's version. It kept the original ending in which Neville was revealed to be the “monster” and the vampires were just trying to protect each other, and generally was a much more well made film. This one opened similarly to OTL's movie but had much better legs at the box office.)
4. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix ($301.5 million)
5. Icarus ($258.8 million) (Note: Finally, a serious CGI animated film from Dreamworks, this one centered on the ancient myth of Icarus but giving the boy a much happier ending. Its tone is fairly similar to the OTL How To Train A Dragon, and is considered the first really, REALLY popular CGI Dreamworks film ITTL, selling tons of merch and generating a major fandom.)
6. Heroic ($241.5 million) (Note: Brad Bird's Pixar superhero film ITTL isn't a film about a superhero family, but is instead a Batman spoof/satire about a washed up hero voiced by Michael Keaton who takes an orphaned teenage girl under his wing. The girl is voiced by Ashley Johnson, so OTL watchers would get somewhat of a “60s Batman meets The Last Of Us” kind of vibe from it. The fandom and critic debates of Icarus vs. Heroic are epic, and these films would compete for awards throughout the year.)
7. The Bourne Ultimatum ($239.0 million)
8. Odyssey ($184.1 million) (Note: Because TTL's Troy did so well, the next big budget sword and sandal epic to be adapted is The Odyssey, and...it's a major disappointment. This is the most expensive film ever made up to this time, but it's too long and still doesn't properly adapt the source material. It opens huge but falls off a cliff afterward, and despite making $600 million worldwide, it barely makes back what it cost to produce and promote it.
9. The Simpsons Movie ($178.6 million)
10. Man On A Mission ($170.3 million) (Note: This thriller about a down on his luck investor played by Tom Cruise taking the family of a rich bank executive hostage gets a mixed reaction from critics, though fans receive it a bit more warmly. It somewhat takes over for 300 as the “meme film” of the year, due to Tom Cruise's slightly hamfisted acting performance, including the line: “I need you... to SHUT... your MOUTH!” delivered in a fashion that makes most audiences laugh despite the intended seriousness of Cruise's delivery. Down the road, this film would be received even more warmly, especially during the Great Recession.)
11. Casino Royale ($169.4 million) (Note: Casino Royale comes a year later ITTL, and features a brand new Bond actor, Sam Worthington. This isn't a reboot, it builds on continuity from previous films, but has a somewhat similar plot to OTL's film, including the introduction of the double crossing Vesper Lynd as the villain. Unlike OTL's Casino Royale, this film has a standalone storyline with no overarching organization. The critical reception is worse than OTL's film, but better than most of the Brosnan films, and the box office performance is similar to OTL's.)
12. The Novelists ($161.5 million) (Note: Leonardo DiCaprio and Natalie Portman star in the year's most successful romantic comedy, about two writers who meet at a Starbucks and hit it off. DiCaprio's character is a writer of epic sci-fi alternate history novels who's just barely getting by, while Portman's character is a millionaire author of trashy romance novels similar to OTL's Fifty Shades series. DiCaprio and Portman's charisma and chemistry carry the film, which scores excellent reviews and multiple award nominations for the actors.)
13. Blowback 2 ($160.3 million) (Note: This sequel to a previous spy thriller is somewhat more successful than its predecessor, largely due to going bigger with the stunts and casting. It's fairly unpopular with critics, but fans eat it up.
14. Nautilus ($158.5 million) (Note: Disney's first CGI animated feature, Nautilus is a mixed success: it's popular with critics and makes back its budget at the box office... barely. It's sort of a more successful version of OTL's Atlantis: The Lost Empire, gaining a big cult following but being somewhat of a financial disappointment. The comparisons to Icarus and Heroic, two films that are far more successful commercially and somewhat more successful critically, don't help. Disney hopes that a more conventional film, Rapunzel Unbraided, will be more of a success.)
15. The Clockmaker ($148.6 million) (Note: A brilliant Christopher Nolan psychological thriller about a mentally ill clockmaker played by Robin Williams, The Clockmaker is one of the year's most critically acclaimed films and fans debate about the meaning of the film for years to come. Though Nolan will never make a Batman film ITTL, he continues to produce quality cinematic work for many years to come.)
16. Lobo ($142.4 million)
17. 300 ($137.2 million) (Note: Though largely similar to OTL's film, 300 just doesn't click with audiences in the way it did IOTL, possibly due to a combination of the increased proliferation of comic book films and the changed political climate. ITTL, 300 is seen as more of a mild success and follow-up to Zack Snyder's Sin City than it is a cultural phenomenon.)
18. Bee Movie ($134.8 million)
19. American Gangster ($134.3 million)
20. Daredevil ($129.3 million)
21. Beowulf ($126.7 million) (Note: Beowulf, rather than being a CGI film ITTL, gets a live action adaptation and is moderately successful thanks to star power and special effects. Critical reaction is mixed, however.)
22. Superbad ($122.0 million)
23. Pahoehoe ($119.3 million) (Note: This disaster film about a catastrophic Hawaiian volcanic eruption (less Kilauea, more Krakatoa) features some great special effects but a pedestrian storyline, crappy acting, and what were they thinking with that name?)
24. Cancun ($114.7 million) (Note: A frat comedy about a group of college guys who go to Cancun on Spring Break and spend most of their time trying to hit on girls, this film is surprisingly funny, and it does feature some well written and acted female characters, though it does put them in skimpy bikinis for most of the movie.)
25. Unprofessional 3 ($110.7 million) (Note: This office comedy series continues to chug along, though this would be the last financially successful film in the series.)
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More foreshadowing for the Great Recession, albeit somewhat more subtle. Looks like a fun movie!
@RyderWest, we all are calling upon you to make yet another meme no longer a dream. I mean, only if you feel like it. But it'd be nice.
Also a shame that 300 isn't as popular as IOTL, but just as long as we all dine in Hell tonight and we get to kick people into a hole while yelling "THIS. IS. SPARTA!", we should be juuuuuust fine.
Lot of good movies this year, as usual!
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I wouldn't be surprised it at least one OTL Workaholics actor appeared in this movie.
THE ROCK SAYS TO GET YOUR OWN CATCHPHRASE, JABRONI!!!
Got a question for this one, did Leo turn down his part in Blood Diamond to do The Novelists or does he still do the film?
On one hand. Lobo and a live action Beowulf more faithful to the legend.
On the other, Sam Worthington as Bond? YOU MONSTER.
On the other, Sam Worthington as Bond? YOU MONSTER.
To be fair, TTL Steam could become the same thing in another ten years.
I'm just glad that, at least at this point in time, other game companies aren't trying to jump on the bandwagon of digital marketplaces. uPlay and Origin drive me nuts.
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Who directed Odyssey ITTL? I can picture Wolfgang Petersen in my head for some reason, or some other big time European director
Yeah, it's Wolfgang Petersen, same as Troy.
Kubrick did his Napoleon film in 2005, to mixed critical reviews and disappointing box office results. He's been resting after suffering a mild stroke in 2006, though I think he'll be able to recover enough to do one last movie if it strikes his fancy.
He made the movie, but Napoleon Mixed is Barry Lyndon Mixed...you need to watch it to have your opinion(BL is amazing but both the book and movie story is so-so) so he made his dream even if modern hollywood didn't liked it.
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