Comments on: Warner Brothers to film Rome Sweet Rome movie

By: Joel Hoffmann

Joel Hoffmann — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:12:00 +0000

Yeah, lol, I noticed that; I’m revising and posting again soon

By: thezarray

thezarray — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 06:08:00 +0000

Now what about in reverse? What if one them was recovering over a mild sniffle but that sniffle was an evolved pigflu that spread like wildfire?

By: kringlebertfistyebuns

kringlebertfistyebuns — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:06:00 +0000

“A millennia”…?

By: Brett Hacker

Brett Hacker — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:21:00 +0000

WOW. Nice job.

By: Joel Hoffmann

Joel Hoffmann — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:57:00 +0000

Bummer you didn’t link to my trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwXfE-6hwoI&hd=1

I put it together with music and VO from others around the reddit community, as well as being an avid supporter of all things BoingBoing. Oh well.

By: bunaen

bunaen — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:43:00 +0000

I guess the folks at the studio will sort this out, but the authors need a consultant.

Re Day Five: I’m no armorer, but I know a SAW is not a Ma Deuce.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M249_light_machine_gun

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Browning

By: Wagner James Au

Wagner James Au — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:30:00 +0000

Congrats, dude, it’s totally deserved. When I read the part where the Emperor looks at the multi-racial Marines and is terrified at how large an empire that suggests, it went from cool fanfic to a Real Novel.

By: Kingazaz

Kingazaz — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:04:00 +0000

Wow, from Reddit to the big screen. Way to go Prufrock451!

I’ve told lots of friends/family about this. It’s pretty exciting.

By: Ceronomus

Ceronomus — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:00:00 +0000

I’m really looking forward to this. The original was a great read, I’ll pay money to see it in the theaters if just to support studios buying ideas instead of remakes.

By: Sparg Otyebat

Sparg Otyebat — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:51:00 +0000

I’m feeling all S.M. Stirling here. I love those alternative history ideas. I think Moore’s Bring the Jubilee was my first. Thanks for the heads-up for this one!

By: Unanimous Cowherd

Unanimous Cowherd — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:39:00 +0000

I’ve always wanted to “extend” The Final Countdown into a movie about changing the face of the world. The movie stops short of any real battle of F-18 s vs. 1940s Zeros, but it could be remade into something much, much better. Imagine: a single modern aircraft carrier cohort wipes out the attacking Japanese fleet and air corp before Pearl Harbor. Moves to the North Atlantic (remember — atomic powered air craft carrier) and takes out the German Luftwaffe, stomps on the Third Reich with supersonic planes, cruise missles, etc, and finishes the war before it starts, saving millions.

I’d watch that movie. Wouldn’t you?

By: Marco Antonio Morales

Marco Antonio Morales — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:27:00 +0000

“No, I don’t see this as good news at all. ”
“There’s a great website called FICLY.COM, I write short stories there.”
“Unless he’s going to share the wealth, I think he would be making a huge mistake.”

That sounds like jealousy. Not of the ‘happy for you’ kind, either – hence, ‘bitter jealousy’.
Not a strange conclusion based on your post. And I’m not a ‘Republican’ for calling out your jealous comment. I’m not even American!

What is it about force-fitting ANY discussion in the context of America’s bipolar political context?

Do Republicans run their political agenda based on pointing out when other people are bitter and jealous? It does sound terribly random, and hardly limited to a single political leaning. :)

By: Andrew Singleton

Andrew Singleton — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:49:00 +0000

The Inner Cynic believes this is more to keep anyone else from using the concept moreso than to actually film it.

Though I would love it if they got Ridly Scott involved.

By: Hobozombie

Hobozombie — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:49:00 +0000

I’m amazed no one has said this yet but…. Thanks Prufrock451, Rome Sweet Rome rocks. Well done.

By: Florian Braun

Florian Braun — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:40:00 +0000

For the love of god keep Michael Bay away from this film!

Otherwise, i like it.

By: Brian Riggins

Brian Riggins — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:29:00 +0000

For the record, our current military is, in fact, vaccinated for smallpox in case somebody with the right connections and a reason to take down the US military has that same idea. I’ve seen the disgusting vaccination sites to confirm it.

By: Ryan Lenethen

Ryan Lenethen — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:21:00 +0000

Straight to DVD, but I’d watch it! :)

By: Sean McKibbon

Sean McKibbon — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:17:00 +0000

I expect the marines will do very well, then the Romans wil come up with a few clever tricks of their own then the ammo will start to run out, then at the very end as everyone is in a stalemate, something indeterminate will happen allowing both sides to limp off and recover in time for marines vs Romans II or marines team up with Romans vs the Chinese or Persians or Visigoths or if we’re feeling really bereft of ideas Predators. There. I can hasz royalties?

By: Sean McKibbon

Sean McKibbon — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:15:00 +0000

Yeah, acquire the rights from who precisely? Original poster? The site he posted on? the people that expanded it all?

By: Lobster

Lobster — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:50:00 +0000

Or they’ll just steal the idea and flesh it out with their own “writers.”

By: M D

M D — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:47:00 +0000

Yeah I was just wondering about rights and payments here. I’m guessing we are about to see a bunch of lawsuits, the whole thing falls apart (or dies in development hell) and a bunch of Reddit users are about to have their work stolen by a major corporation.

I love the idea of Creative Commons. But copyright protects labor against management, anyway you slice it.

By: flosofl

flosofl — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:30:00 +0000

I suspect the Marines would not last very long once they were deprived of their limited stock of ammunition.

I’m not sure I completely buy that. Marines are trained in a completely different manner than the other military branches. As long as they could remain light and mobile, they could probably sustain a guerrilla campaign for some time. However once they got pinned down, without modern weapons they would eventually be overwhelmed and annihilated.

By: Refocused Media

Refocused Media — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:24:00 +0000

It is the most popular news aggregator and online community in existence, so no.

By: Lobster

Lobster — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:08:00 +0000

Just because Warner Brothers bought the rights doesn’t mean they’re going to actually film it.

…But I really, really hope they do.

By: Lobster

Lobster — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:08:00 +0000

Yeah, that level of pyrotechnics will do that.

By: Steve Schnier

Steve Schnier — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:48:00 +0000

I suspect that the Mythbusters guys could have the Roman Legion running for their lives in 5 minutes.

By: SamSam

SamSam — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:29:00 +0000

Wow, that’s wonderful.

My fantasy has always been (and forgive me if this was covered on the Reddit thread), how few people would you need to conquer Roman armies if they could have planned everything before-hand?

I think that so long as you go for shock-and-awe, two or three people with a lot of special effects equipment could make any Roman army flee.

Fireworks, flame throwers, explosions. A sniper dropping the commander from across the field of battle. If you bring a generator, booming music and projections of Heavenly Hosts in the clouds.

I think a single Hollywood special effects director with a big enough budget could make any of Caesar’s armies turn and run in 20 minutes or less.

By: pKp

pKp — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:40:00 +0000

Congratulations, man. Nice to see creative people getting their just reward. Be careful with that deal, though…these guys are sharks.

By: fritzthefox

fritzthefox — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:24:00 +0000

In all likelihood, disease would do more harm to the Romans, who would not share the immunities the Marines had acquired over the intervening centuries, although both sides may suffer when they swap viruses. In any event, I suspect the Marines would not last very long once they were deprived of their limited stock of ammunition.

By: Chris Hogan

Chris Hogan — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:15:00 +0000

Deadliest Warrior: the Movie?

Is it time to raze LA and salt the ground yet?