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this would be a great movie


this would be a great movie
anyone know of any plans to make it?

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I agree it would be a good movie.

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Especially in today's geo-political climate. The Bush government is not held in very high regard and it would be easy to create a Syphon Filter movie with a Cheney-like behind-the-scenes character.

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I think this game was inspired from another movie before. I'm not sure if it was called The President's Men. I might be wrong. It was w/ Chuck Norris but he wasn't the main character. He was like an informant. The true main character were this guy that he looked exactly as Gabe and has a gruf voice too and this chick that looked like Lian. They had a mission where they traveled to russia, gulf war in the middle east, and other locations that looked like Syphon. So yeah... Does anyone have a clue what movie that might be because I would like to see it again. It's been a very long time.

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No it wouldn't be a good movie have you people not seen any of the game to movie convertions they are *beep* abominations of the source material. Do you honestly want that to happen to Syphon Filter? if the answer is yes then you really do need to start questioning your loyalty to the series.

"Your satisfaction lies in your illusions. But your delusions are yours and not mine."

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It was a made for TV movie called The President's Man. It was made in 2000. Syphon Filter came out in 1999.

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I agree 100%. Though I am scared about it being a really bad adaptation. Then agaian, after part 3, all the games were bad anyway.

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I agree, this would make a great movie. This game along with MGS, Resident Evil series, and Time Crisis are some of my best memories from the PS1 era.

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No plans. I think it can be a good movie but proper casting of Gabe Logan would be key. Not every video game to movie was bad, but it'd also be important to embrace the international espionage and globe-travelling plot contained within the first two games.

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I'd love to see a movie too:

- Kiefer playing Gabe Logan - he has the voice!
- Angelina playing Mara Armov

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