McGee Graphic Novels

**andrew r** · 08-12-2005, 06:15 PM

American McGee's going to make graphic novels based on a variety of sources, such as The Wizard of Oz. I wonder if he'd do a Alice one? Using Sarah's image? Anyway, in the article sa's this about Alice:

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First was his PC shooter Alice, which is now set to be a movie with Sarah Michelle Gellar as the homicidal orphan.

I'm wondering what rating this could get? I've a feeling this could be potentially quite a violent role for Sarah. Not that I'm complaining. I say potentially as I've not played the game. Has anyone played it? If so can you tell us what it's about please?

Here's the link:

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ohiofan · 08-23-2005, 11:03 PM

I never played the game myself, but here's a review from Amazon:
Amazon.com Review
"American McGee is best known for his work on shooters like Quake III, but he split off from id Software recently and his first effort is Alice, a twisted romp through his own version of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland. The trick is that Alice, now older, is the lone survivor of a house fire that kills her family. She's stuck in an asylum and must regain her own sanity by returning to the madcap Wonderland she visited as a child. She's a darker person now, and, perhaps consequently, Wonderland is correspondingly dark.

The Queen of Hearts cruelly rules the land, the White Rabbit is tattered, the Cheshire Cat sports a pirate earring and a mangy, emaciated look, and the Mad Hatter is even madder than before. Alice, armed with her characteristic politeness, athletic ability, and a large knife, must venture through this dark Wonderland righting wrongs while thwarting the Queen and her army of playing-card guards.

The game itself uses an over-the-shoulder perspective and has Alice running, jumping, and swinging from ropes like a younger and primmer Lara Croft. Controls are easy to use and aside from difficult jumping puzzles and an odd problem where Alice slides on surfaces, the game is easy to play. Wonderland here is dark, like a Tim Burton film, but still easily recognizable to fans of the classic novel. If anything the game is woefully linear--there's only one path and therefore no need to replay the game after you've finished it. The result is a game that feels more constrained and conservative than its source material should have allowed, but the atmosphere makes for an exciting action-adventure nonetheless. Mature subject matter is strewn throughout, so always remember that this isn't an E-ticket Disney ride." --Bob Andrews
Sounds a little like Episode 117 of "Buffy" in season six "Normal Again". The game sounds like it would indeed be a very violent role for Sarah. It sounds like there would be a ready made audience of gamers out there just like there was for "Tomb Raider". Hope this helps. - Pat

**andrew r** · 08-26-2005, 01:18 PM

Thanks for the info, and I agree about it sounding like Normal Again. One of my favourite episodes as well, so fingers crossed it's a good one.

[ August 26, 2005, 12:23 PM: Message edited by: andrew r ]

Krissu · 08-26-2005, 03:14 PM

I cant imagine Sarah killing anyone [img]graemlins/smurf.gif[/img]

**andrew r** · 08-30-2005, 02:12 PM

Giant playing cards... well look at them as demons... :rolleyes:

09-07-2005, 10:19 PM

I have seen the game being played and I've got to say it looks incredibly dark. I like how it was said to look like a Tim Burton film as I think he is the only director for the job.
We all know SMG can play a person in an asylum very well. That was also one of my fav eps. I love the ending.What was real? It leaves you guessing, but I prefer to believe that the nut house was the fake.
I hope she does get the part as i know she is perfect for it.

**andrew r** · 09-09-2005, 03:11 PM

I'd be great. Though will fans be put off due to her role being so violent? (Not me :D )

ohiofan · 09-20-2005, 05:52 PM

Sarah's role on "Buffy" was not particularly non-violent. I think her role in "Alice" will be comparable as she will be battling Fairy Tale monsters (as you said, "giant playing cards") and they are indeed in the same genre as demons. Sarah was once quoted as saying she would like to be the next James Bond so I think she enjoys kicking the baddies around. I wouldn't be put off, but I always like action flicks anyway. [img]graemlins/spin.gif[/img]

**andrew r** · 09-22-2005, 03:16 PM

Buffy was violent in the fighting sense, but not as violent as this is going to be. I hope that if it's really violent, then they don't cut it too much for a lower certificate. As sometimes cuts can effect the film's storyline if they're not done right.

ohiofan · 09-22-2005, 09:39 PM

I agree. Especially about the editing. I know there were a great many things wrong with "Simply Irresistible" (not Sarah's acting!) :cool: and I think editing was one of them. We'll have to wait and see how the violence is handled by the director. "Tomb Raider" did okay and produced a sequel, but it wasn't in the same ballpark violence wise as "Alice".

**andrew r** · 09-23-2005, 02:49 PM

Yeah, SI was a little odd in places. Could the Alice film achieve 'cult' status?

ohiofan · 09-24-2005, 02:50 AM

Very possible. "Alice" already has a built-in audience of all Sarah's fans and all the gameplayers out there. It sounds like "Southland Tales" may fall in that category also. That would be great for Sarah's career. [img]graemlins/spin.gif[/img]

ohiofan · 09-28-2005, 09:21 AM

Just an follow-up on the violence on "Buffy". The book "Dusted" kept a running kill count on Buffy and Faith and it stated that Buffy had 218 confirmed kills during her Sunnydale years (seasons 1-7). This included 142 Vampires, 74 Demons and 2 Humans (one of the Knights of Byzantium and Caleb). Faith only got 27: 15 Vampires, 9 Demons and 3 Humans. Faith has a long way to go to measure up to Buffy. Thought it was an interesting bit of trivia.

**andrew r** · 09-28-2005, 02:23 PM

It is, but Faith was in prison, and in Angel's head for a bit too.

08-23-2005, 11:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
ohiofan Fan Artist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,853 My Profile	I never played the game myself, but here's a review from Amazon: Amazon.com Review "American McGee is best known for his work on shooters like Quake III, but he split off from id Software recently and his first effort is Alice, a twisted romp through his own version of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland. The trick is that Alice, now older, is the lone survivor of a house fire that kills her family. She's stuck in an asylum and must regain her own sanity by returning to the madcap Wonderland she visited as a child. She's a darker person now, and, perhaps consequently, Wonderland is correspondingly dark. The Queen of Hearts cruelly rules the land, the White Rabbit is tattered, the Cheshire Cat sports a pirate earring and a mangy, emaciated look, and the Mad Hatter is even madder than before. Alice, armed with her characteristic politeness, athletic ability, and a large knife, must venture through this dark Wonderland righting wrongs while thwarting the Queen and her army of playing-card guards. The game itself uses an over-the-shoulder perspective and has Alice running, jumping, and swinging from ropes like a younger and primmer Lara Croft. Controls are easy to use and aside from difficult jumping puzzles and an odd problem where Alice slides on surfaces, the game is easy to play. Wonderland here is dark, like a Tim Burton film, but still easily recognizable to fans of the classic novel. If anything the game is woefully linear--there's only one path and therefore no need to replay the game after you've finished it. The result is a game that feels more constrained and conservative than its source material should have allowed, but the atmosphere makes for an exciting action-adventure nonetheless. Mature subject matter is strewn throughout, so always remember that this isn't an E-ticket Disney ride." --Bob Andrews Sounds a little like Episode 117 of "Buffy" in season six "Normal Again". The game sounds like it would indeed be a very violent role for Sarah. It sounds like there would be a ready made audience of gamers out there just like there was for "Tomb Raider". Hope this helps. - Pat

08-26-2005, 01:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
andrew r Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: England Posts: 33,322 My Profile	Thanks for the info, and I agree about it sounding like Normal Again. One of my favourite episodes as well, so fingers crossed it's a good one. [ August 26, 2005, 12:23 PM: Message edited by: andrew r ]

08-26-2005, 03:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Krissu Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Estonia/USA Posts: 940 My Profile	I cant imagine Sarah killing anyone [img]graemlins/smurf.gif[/img]

08-30-2005, 02:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
andrew r Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: England Posts: 33,322 My Profile	Giant playing cards... well look at them as demons... :rolleyes:

09-07-2005, 10:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
missin Guest Posts: n/a	I have seen the game being played and I've got to say it looks incredibly dark. I like how it was said to look like a Tim Burton film as I think he is the only director for the job. We all know SMG can play a person in an asylum very well. That was also one of my fav eps. I love the ending.What was real? It leaves you guessing, but I prefer to believe that the nut house was the fake. I hope she does get the part as i know she is perfect for it.

09-09-2005, 03:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
andrew r Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: England Posts: 33,322 My Profile	I'd be great. Though will fans be put off due to her role being so violent? (Not me :D )

09-20-2005, 05:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
ohiofan Fan Artist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,853 My Profile	Sarah's role on "Buffy" was not particularly non-violent. I think her role in "Alice" will be comparable as she will be battling Fairy Tale monsters (as you said, "giant playing cards") and they are indeed in the same genre as demons. Sarah was once quoted as saying she would like to be the next James Bond so I think she enjoys kicking the baddies around. I wouldn't be put off, but I always like action flicks anyway. [img]graemlins/spin.gif[/img]

09-22-2005, 03:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
andrew r Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: England Posts: 33,322 My Profile	Buffy was violent in the fighting sense, but not as violent as this is going to be. I hope that if it's really violent, then they don't cut it too much for a lower certificate. As sometimes cuts can effect the film's storyline if they're not done right.

09-22-2005, 09:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
ohiofan Fan Artist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,853 My Profile	I agree. Especially about the editing. I know there were a great many things wrong with "Simply Irresistible" (not Sarah's acting!) :cool: and I think editing was one of them. We'll have to wait and see how the violence is handled by the director. "Tomb Raider" did okay and produced a sequel, but it wasn't in the same ballpark violence wise as "Alice".

09-23-2005, 02:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
andrew r Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: England Posts: 33,322 My Profile	Yeah, SI was a little odd in places. Could the Alice film achieve 'cult' status?

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09-24-2005, 02:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
ohiofan Fan Artist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,853 My Profile	Very possible. "Alice" already has a built-in audience of all Sarah's fans and all the gameplayers out there. It sounds like "Southland Tales" may fall in that category also. That would be great for Sarah's career. [img]graemlins/spin.gif[/img]

09-28-2005, 09:21 AM	#13 (permalink)
ohiofan Fan Artist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,853 My Profile	Just an follow-up on the violence on "Buffy". The book "Dusted" kept a running kill count on Buffy and Faith and it stated that Buffy had 218 confirmed kills during her Sunnydale years (seasons 1-7). This included 142 Vampires, 74 Demons and 2 Humans (one of the Knights of Byzantium and Caleb). Faith only got 27: 15 Vampires, 9 Demons and 3 Humans. Faith has a long way to go to measure up to Buffy. Thought it was an interesting bit of trivia.

09-28-2005, 02:23 PM	#14 (permalink)
andrew r Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: England Posts: 33,322 My Profile	It is, but Faith was in prison, and in Angel's head for a bit too.