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Movies based on video games. Yes, it's been done before. And of course, they have never been sucessful. But what if you took a video game that's based somewhat on reality, and you throw out all the crap that makes a racing movie terrible, because it's not making racing glamourous, it's making it sort of a hobby-turned-profession.
You don't have to make a big production out of it, because you're not making a movie within another racing series, after all, most of the different racing series in Gran Turismo are made-up (except the sports cars and JGTC cars).
You make it a slightly heart-warming tale; a kid gets 10,000 dollars, and he's going to buy his first car. And you can make it a lesson in how to drive smart, how to win against over-powered machinery, taking tests and failng them until you get it right, etc.
The kid progresses, and he wins some, loses some. But of course, he wins when it matters to the script. He tunes his car, and tunes it some more. He learns how to tune it, and learns the trials of making changes to the car, and dealing with those changes.
Well, give me ideas on how and why this will work as a movie, or give reasons why it's a bad idea to make a movie out of the Gran Turismo series. And of course, even if you have a good idea for it, Sony still has all the rights, so don't expect a royalty check in the mail...
You don't have to make a big production out of it, because you're not making a movie within another racing series, after all, most of the different racing series in Gran Turismo are made-up (except the sports cars and JGTC cars).
You make it a slightly heart-warming tale; a kid gets 10,000 dollars, and he's going to buy his first car. And you can make it a lesson in how to drive smart, how to win against over-powered machinery, taking tests and failng them until you get it right, etc.
The kid progresses, and he wins some, loses some. But of course, he wins when it matters to the script. He tunes his car, and tunes it some more. He learns how to tune it, and learns the trials of making changes to the car, and dealing with those changes.
Well, give me ideas on how and why this will work as a movie, or give reasons why it's a bad idea to make a movie out of the Gran Turismo series. And of course, even if you have a good idea for it, Sony still has all the rights, so don't expect a royalty check in the mail...
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there always has to be romance in a stupid movie, we saw it happen in "Driven" and look how great that piece of crap movie turned out... well, nothing could save it anyways.
the acting, umm geez. The crashes blown way out of proportion every single time, now that just ain't right. 
i loved the announcers reactions whenever a car would fly 50 feet in the air or blow up. they acted like it was an everyday occurance. "would you look at that!! looks like hes outta this race!" when they should be saying "HOLY ****!!! ive never seen anything like that happen in my entire broadcast career! i can only hope hes alright!"
, I never even thought about it being CGI, that would work. We're still lacking a script that holds its own though. 
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in some places the game's characteristics would have to be bent) 
) what more can a guy ask for right? 
All in all the guy has to either comply with his family or stick with the girl. I'm just kicking ideas around here.
