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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 135 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Oh for fucks sake, they made Zelda a girl. Tired of this gender swapping woke shit. /s

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 69 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Don't worry. They already confirmed they'll do reshoots with Chris Pratt as Zelda.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just want Yoko Ono to play Navi, and yell HEY!!! LISTEN!!!

[–] BodePlotHole@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I know this is facetious, but the mental image of Yoko Ono trying to act in a movie is making me upset for no understandable reason. Is like my unconscious hates her, for no reason I know or understand...

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

And the page is bugged. I keep clicking on the Link to like and subscribe but it does nothing.

[–] generallynonsensical@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago

Her name is Link, I'll have you know.

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[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 53 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

As much as I want this to be good, I have a strong feeling it's gonna be mid at best. Not a great director, screenwriters aren't hitting, they have only released two actors names, and the producer is a mixed bag. I'm really hoping they can pull it out... but I'm definitely gonna keep my expectations low.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I am very scared it will look like cosplay.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

so, even worse than Wheel of Time stuff, then. I don't really remember the costumes for that but I do remember they weren't the main problem with the show, aside from being pristine. at least they weren't low quality

is that show even still on? I don't think I even made it through the second season because of how goddamn clean everything was. looked fake as shit

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

No, it was cancelled after the third season.

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[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think mid is the best we can hope for. The only way it comes out great is it they go weird with it and tell a story like Majora's Mask. By all accounts it looks like we're going to get a Breath of the Wild type story, which is safe and fine but as a film isn't anything above mid.

I'm hoping they tell a weird story.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

So Mario Movie 2.5 then in terms of quality.

I really hope Eiji Aonuma was consulted for this. But nah, Miyamoto will have his whole liver-spotted hand in the pie and the story will be a total afterthought. Another "point-and-oooooh-I-know-that-thing!" movie.

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[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If Link doesn't say "excuuuuuuuse me, princess" at least once, I will demand my money back.

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 8 points 1 month ago

ooh childhood cartoon flashbacks

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Uh, given the recent spate of ... Nintendo movies... and fantasy shows... and the fact that Link is a silent protagonist (aside of basically grunts and exclamations of various emotional tones)...

I really don't see any possible way this could be good.

Brought to you by the director of 'Maze Runner', which currently has ~66% critic and user review score on Rotten Tomatoes.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Well EXCUUUUUUUSE ME! Princess....

[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Now you are going to start a nerdy discussion whether Link really can't talk, doesn't want or like to talk or does indeed talk, even though not directly shown usually in the games.

There is plenty of reason to assume that he actually can talk fine, it was just omitted for convenience or immersion in the games. It was implied often by the dialogues thoughout various games.

Official mangas show him talking, dialogue options, or that e.g. Zelda learns Links name when asking him in OoT imply this as well.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

while I agree with you, I'm hoping they pull it off somehow.

some..how....

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Anyone else feel like the time for this was 2008? Circa Twilight Princess? Fans were clamoring for a movie back then because the games hit peak "cinematic" around that time, TP directly references events of OoT, it feels like a continuity, a single story.

Now? They've done so much with the franchise that it's become a paint color like Star Wars. Is there an appetite for it like there was 20 years ago?

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's arguably a larger appetite now, the popularity of the Switch has brought the series to a massive new audience. I understand your point though, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword were really the peak of the linear, story-driven epics. The newer games have moved away from that formula a bit. I suspect this first film (there will be more if it is well received) will tell a very classic Zelda story that references many core elements of the series (similar to the first Mario film).

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's more appetite now than ever before. Over the half the total sales of the series are BOTW and TOTK. There's a whole generation of fans for whom this era is the definitive era of Legend of Zelda.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

That's kind of my point. in BOTW and TOTK, the story is thin on the ground.

Literally. It's thin, and it's on the ground.

I've watched streamers who played BOTW first then play earlier games, and reacted with surprise at how much lore was in them.

I don't see it failing, sheer force of brand recognition will fill theaters. I'm just not sure they'll get anything good done.

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Twilight Princess......20 years ago.......

No. That can't be right.....

checks calander

..........father time, you dick!

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[–] mysteriousquote@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hope they used Link’s lines from OoT, I think it’s some of the best writing they have ever done

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

“Well HYAAAA me, Princess.”

[–] dan@upvote.au 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Maybe they've cast Jack Black as Ganondorf lol

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (5 children)

His Bowser was the best part of the animated movie.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

It wasn't a high bar.

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[–] Goingdown@sopuli.xyz 13 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

I really hope Link is going to break some pots.

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[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Still wish we got Hunter Schafer cast as Zelda.

[–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Casting a girl as Zelda? When will the woke mob stop gender swapping characters??

Next thing you know, they'll cast Margot Robbie as Metroid. Smh my head.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

I know you're joking, but I'm not.

No no no.

Not her.

Not Margot Robie.

... Her.

Olivia Thrilby.

It's only fitting for her to get a movie where she's the one behind a helmet this time.

Tell me she would not be a perfect fit as Samus.

You can't.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Instructions unclear. Scarlett Johansen cast as Samus.

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Should’ve just hired studio ghibli to animate a beautiful and poignant anime adaptation. Might be okay. Likely gonna be garbage.

The Netflix one pice gives me hope but also that in itself is pretty cringy campy nonsense at the end of the day (but incredibly well done).

Just waiting for the line delivered in a fake English accent more or less to the tune of “you’re a legend… Zelda!”

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Its going to take a lot of work to turn all that footage into pixel art.

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[–] AryaRaiin@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm expecting a mediocre movie that's an enjoyable watch, but ultimately forgettable. Same as the Mario movies.

I'm expecting Zelda will play just as large of a role in the film as Link.

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 4 points 4 weeks ago

Same as the Mario movies.

I assume you're not including SMB93 in this, because NO ONE can forget that masterpiece.

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hope its better than the last 2 mario movies. They were OK for my son, but I would recommend them for anyone but kids that are mario fans. This could be a crowd pleaser if done right.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't know, they were pretty much the best you would expect out of a movie based on a game like Mario. They weren't breaking new cinematic ground, but if that's what you were looking for in a Mario movie then that seems like a problem with expectations more than the movies themselves.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

And now they need a few years in the special effects department to apply the classical 8bit charm.

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