What if?: a Last Starfighter sequel....
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Thanks for the compliments - it would be fun to write, i'd do it if it came up again.
Havok69
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I'd buy it!
Solo4114
Master Member
Check out the Ghostbusters game. It's a good game that gives enough of a feel of the movie. It's not perfect, but it's decent fun and a nice little romp in the universe, without descending into the realm of "Oh god that was so awful and now I can't unsee it" even if you hate it.
Maybe I'm the only one here, but I find that when I see bad subsequent entries in a film franchise, they can often diminish my enjoyment of the original films, or at least require much more mental effort to "pretend they don't exist." It's one thing if they exist and I simply haven't seen them. I still enjoy the Indy Trilogy, for example. But that's because -- as you'll note -- I only recognize the existence of three films in that series, not having confronted the alleged fourth.
But with other franchises (Highlander, Alien/Aliens, The Matrix, Star Wars, to a lesser degree Star Trek, etc.) I find it hard to really enjoy the legitimately GOOD films quite as much when I've seen a BAD sequel.
With a game as the "official sequel", though, I don't mind as much. I don't hold it to the same levels that I do a film. I don't make the same demands of it. That's why I think games -- as sequels, NOT as "additional crappy merchandising" -- CAN make for good entries.
Other examples:
- I really enjoyed Birth of the Federation (even though it wasn't actually about Birth of the Federation, and was more just a Master of Orion clone).
- The old X-Wing and Tie Fighter games are undeniable classics. As is Dark Forces and (to a lesser extent, in my opinion) the Jedi Outcast/Jedi Academy games. And, of course, the old Star Wars arcade games.
- I've heard that the two Chronicles of Riddick games are decent (although I've only tried the demo for one and it was...decent).
- the original Aliens vs. Predator games were fun. Although they predate the films by the same title.
Now, admittedly, there are myriad examples of crap games that are merely cash-ins (Avatar game, several Terminator games, G.I. Joe game, Quantum of Solace, etc., etc., etc.), but I tend to think that's because of the nature of those games as cash-in/movie tie-ins, rather than being treated as "Ok, this is effectively the sequel here."
I also think that games are increasingly becoming effective ways to tell a story -- an interactive story. I know some may sneer at that, but I think they do so at their own peril. Granted, many many games are crap as far as stories go, but take a look at some of the stuff Bioware has done in recent years. It doesn't HAVE to just be "Ok, so, you run around and...uh....blow stuff up."
dualedge
Sr Member
Noooooooo!!! Even in a joke the word "prequel" sends shivers down my spine because I know somebody will take it seriously
Maybe they could do "The Last Starfighter: The Quickening" :lol
It turns out that all the other starfighters came from an alien world where they had been immortal but the "last starfighter" gets the option of going back to his people. Then there can be a B-grade television series after a couple more crappy film and direct-to-video sequels that completely rewrite the mythology.
And Alex now speaks with a Scottish accent and Sean Connery replaces Grig.
Beechy McFly
Sr Member
Actually I have been hanging for it, as they are suppose to be bringing Lance Guest back as Alex Rogan.. It was suppose to be a " Son of " sequel, Son of the Last Starfighter..
FU#$&, FU#@!!!!!!! :angry:angry:angry:angry
Beechy McFly
Sr Member
Yeah.. That was the news a couple of years ago.. It's suppose to involve original director Nick Castle, writer Jonathan Betuel and actors Lance Guest ( Alex Rogan ) and Norman Snow ( Xur ).. It's your basic Son of the Starfighter storyline..
Actually just checked it up:
Starfighter (2010)
Actually just checked it up:
Starfighter (2010)
I pitched at Universal and they did mention to me the original director wanting to do the next one as well as their interest in bringing Lance Guest back. The only notes I was given before I was sent off to come with something was that they wanted to spark a new franchise and come up with a way to keep it going after this film. I knew the one way to do that was to give Alex a kid - and put in a slew of new Starfighters that could continue on. The rest of the story is pretty straight forward and was already set up in the first film. They never mentioned a "Son of" storyline while i was in the meeting nor was there a script written for the new film. I would have been first writer
Oh, and when i pitched the working title Universal was using was "Return of the Last Starfighter" not "Starfighter" as on IMDB - Course I can see why they would go with the one with no baggage
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Solo4114
Master Member
Doesn't surprise me in the least. The goal these days seems to be to relaunch franchises "so that they can continue." Studios seem more interested in building movie dynasties than in just telling a story. And they don't have enough faith in audiences to take a risk on a story WITHOUT slapping an 80s brand on it.
Well Jet, your story ideas seem to be THE way to go, and I can't see any other way to go for a sequel.
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