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Animal Crossing: The Movie

Apparently an Animal Crossing movie is in the works and slated for a Japanese release in December. The proposed director, Jouji Shimura, is known for his work on titles such as Master Keaton and Shin Angyo Onshi. No release date for America is set and the animated feature is supposedly to remain true to the game's source material.

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Andrew1

5-15-2006 @ 11:57PM

Andrew said...

Um...not to be snide, but what material is there of AC to make into a movie? @_@

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effervescence2

5-16-2006 @ 1:51AM

effervescence said...

One man.
One house.
One town full of anthropamorphic sociopaths.
One question:
CAN
HE
MAKE
THE
RENT?

Coming Spring 2007

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Bob7993

5-16-2006 @ 8:29AM

Bob799 said...

and the history of gyroids XD

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Umbriel4

5-16-2006 @ 10:09AM

Umbriel said...

That's great #2.

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Gonzo5

5-16-2006 @ 10:32AM

Gonzo said...

I'm just glad Uwe Boll isn't directing this one but I do hear he's lined up to direct the Sims movie.

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Chii6

5-16-2006 @ 11:59AM

Chii said...

...
I dun care how plotless...
I WANT IT. It'll be a reality TV show. Err, movie.

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Thomas Averin7

5-16-2006 @ 12:02PM

Thomas Averin said...

This had better not be a musical with a bunch gay people with aids.



yes I just made fun of rent.

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RupeeClock8

5-16-2006 @ 12:35PM

RupeeClock said...

How do you make a movie out of a game that has no plotline, story or end?

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theLoneYoshi9

5-16-2006 @ 2:18PM

theLoneYoshi said...

"One man.
One house.
One town full of anthropamorphic sociopaths.
One question:
CAN
HE
MAKE
THE
RENT?"

Join him as he deals with an insectophobic museum curator, an antisocial fasion designer, a grumpy postal worker, a greedy shopkeeper, and a low-self-esteemed police officer.

Featuring K.K. songs performed by Utada Hikaru, Chemistry, Orange Range, and lots more.

Animal Crossing: The Movie!

Moving into theaters Spring 2007.

This film is not yet rated.

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Marc10

5-16-2006 @ 3:51PM

Marc said...

effervescence, theLoneYoshi, you should have Morgan Freeman say that!

But anyway, how would this work? The game is a "non-game" so would this be a "non-movie"?

Besides the game doesn't end, so this will be the longest movie ever made. It will just keep going; never stopping. OMG IT'S TORTURE! (sorry, i got into the moment)

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Shiro11

5-16-2006 @ 6:33PM

Shiro said...

No, no, no. Morgan Freeman isn't the movie-narrator type. He's more of a Radio DJ announcer type.

You need Strongbad to announce it: http://homestarrunner.com/sbemail144.html

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Marc12

5-17-2006 @ 4:30PM

Marc said...

Shiro,
Good point. What was I thinking?

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Holy_Guacamole13

5-24-2006 @ 8:53PM

Holy_Guacamole said...

I'll watch and I'll TRY my best to like it but, what are they going to do for a plot?

Maybe its got something to do with Tom Nook and characters like that when they get all depressed.

Just a thought.

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Robaxoid14

5-29-2006 @ 1:01AM

Robaxoid said...

Slowly, he made his way into the darkened room.
"I have been waiting for you." A familiar voice whispered, and with a sigh, he rose his hands, the procedure having become more than familiar a long time ago.
"This again, Nook?" He asked, shaking as the racconish hands felt him, checking for weapons that weren't there, and eventually finding his pocket, reaching greedily inside and coming out with the rent money.
"Yes," Nook confirmed, counting the money, "This again, but I also have something you need to know."
"Oh?" He asked, turning and seeing the pistol in Nook's hands, "Do you now?"
"Yes, I'm afriad I do." Nook responded, "I..." The pistol rose, aligned with his head, "Won't be needing your services anymore."
"Nook, you aren't thinking straight." He said, trying to reason witht he crazed raccoon, "Just because your store is upgraded as much as it can be does not mean you don't need customers anymore."
"Perhaps," Nook said, a devilish grin appearing on his evil mouth, "But I won't be needing you anymore."
Everything happened at once, the gun fired, the bullet missing its intended target as he dove forward, taking the chubby raccoon with a tackle his Quarterback brother would have been proud of, forcing him to the floor. The pistol fell from Nook's hands, the rent spilling and rolling across the room, falling under the furniture Nook ordered every day, in an attempt to always have something new for his customers, but lately, Nook had changed, and not for the better.
"You..." Nook sputtered, pushing him off and standing as quickly as he could, panicking as he looked for the pistol.
"Me." He responded, standing and picking up the nearest object, a Gyroid, one with a nice sharp head.
"Wait... No!" Nook yelled, just as his skull collapsed under the force the Gyroid was swung with.
"Yes." He confirmed, throwing the bloody Gyroid onto the dead body, watching it roll off the fat Raccoon and coming to a stop a few meters away as he walked from the store, leaving behind the rent, and the dead body of Tom Nook.
The Gyroid shreiked as the pool of blood seeped towards it.

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beo15

6-02-2006 @ 1:33PM

beo said...

GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll narate that trailer :D:P

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