Best movie based on a videogame

[maczero]

Is there even such a thing? I watched Bloodrayne last night and wanted to punch everyone in the mouth involved with making this film (even the catering folks:D ).

Anyway, has there ever been a good video game film adaptation? The only two I could think of that didn't completely suck were Resident Evil and Streetfighter. I know some of you are gonna clown me for saying Streetfighter, but it has a certain camp value that makes it enjoyable.

[marshal99]

Streetfighter blows , Mortal Kombat beats it to submission and the MK movie wasn't really that great but i love the rocking soundtrack. :D

I know a lot of people dislike Doom but i thought it was a decent movie , the rock should be the star , not fricking Karl Urban who has the charisma of a lampost.
Resident Evil movies were decent. Silent Hill had decent reviews though i have yet to watch it but am planning to , Tomb Raider had Angelica Jolie so it's all good. ;)
Any videogame movies made by Uwe Boll sucks - Alone in the dark , Bloodrayne etc etc.

[girder]

maczero: Gotta agree with you on the Streetfighter movie. It was campy, but in the good "Army of Darkness" sort-of way that works to its advantage.

Also, the first Mortal Kombat movie was pretty good.

[BoosterBronze]

I liked Street Fighter for it's fun and sillyness.

Mortal Kombat was awesome, but without a doubt in my mind, Resident Evil is the best, and one of the best zombie films ever made period.

[blackdragon6]

silent hill hands down...though thats not saying much.i think studios buy the rights to make a quick buck.they know fanboys are gonna go see these films anyway,thus theres no real incentive to actually make them better.

[blackdragon6]

Resident Evil is the best, and one of the best zombie films ever made period.the first one anyway...

[MaxofSteel]

Some may disagree, but my personal favorite game based movie has to be the Super Mario Brothers. There. I said it.:p

[Legato]

Silent Hill. That movie was pretty well done.

[Kristofer]

Mortal Kombat was pretty good. It stuck to it's storyline rather well, aside from adding Kitana.
Streetfighter was aiight in the aspect of just watching the videogame in real-life format.
Resident Evil was great.
I rented Bloodrayne and ripped it to my laptop before ever watching it. I finally got time to watch it a week later. It was one of the worst pieces of crap I have ever seen in my life. Horror flicks from the 20s had better special effects than that movie. I never played the game but that movie probably ruined it totally for me.

[EevilJ]

Silent Hill
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Super Mario Bros.

[BoosterBronze]

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within


PRODUCER ONE: Hey, let's make a movie loosly based on a hit series of videogames!

PRODUCE TWO: Only if you promise not to include anything even remotely like what made the games popular.

PRODUCER ONE: OK. I'm just looking forward to all the breathtaking visuals we can create in a totally CGI world!

PRODUCER TWO: I want this thing to look exactly like every other sci-fi movie in the last thirty years.

[maczero]

Silent Hill
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Super Mario Bros.Both of the FF movies put me to sleep. They were extremely weird and hard to follow. Maybe I couldn't get into them because I don't play the games.

My biggest gripe with Mario Bros. was who they cast as leads. A Colombian and a Brit play Italian brothers?

[MaxofSteel]

My biggest gripe with Mario Bros. was who they cast as leads. A Colombian and a Brit play Italian brothers?

Bob Hoskins was a decent Mario IMO. But John Leguizamo just didn't have the look to pull of a good Luigi.

Daisy was hot though. But I digress.:p

[Donald M.]

Mortal Kombat wins by default for sucking less than any of the others.

[master of read]

anything boll has touch. i want to vomit after seen the first ten seconds of bloodrayne last night.

i liked super mario bros. really. i did.

street fighter blew. the only saving grace was raul julia. he was made to play bison.

[Donald M.]

street fighter blew. the only saving grace was raul julia. he was made to play bison.

He did a good job in the role, but when the movie came out I was a little confused because for some reason I'd always thought the character was meant to be Asian. Not that M. Bison is particularly Asian, but I think the game said he was from Singapore or some such because that's where Shadaloo had their international headquarters.

It wasn't until I read about the name changes years later that it all made sense.

[Matt K]

I liked Mario Bros. not sure why but I did.

[StoneGold]

Mortal Kombat doesn't really hold up as well as it used to, but it was the best martial arts movie in at least a decade when it came out.

[maczero]

Mortal Kombat doesn't really hold up as well as it used to, but it was the best martial arts movie in at least a decade when it came out.MK did well at the box office because it came out while the game was still fairly popular. I wasn't impressed with it then. Except for the Johnny Cage vs. Scorpion fight, I found it pretty blah.

[StoneGold]

MK did well at the box office because it came out while the game was still fairly popular. I wasn't impressed with it then. Except for the Johnny Cage vs. Scorpion fight, I found it pretty blah.

It was also the closest an American movie had come to simulating a HK martial arts picture since Enter the Dragon. It was the only American film to actually hold a camera on a fight for more than a single move at a time. Watching it now, I can see it is heavily flawed, but at the time, it was a breath of fresh air.

[marshal99]

I don't know about any of you but back then , i marked out when i first saw the trailer for the mortal kombat movie as it's quite true to form to the video game (especially when you see Goro) and the rocking soundtrack makes you pumped up for the movie. Possibly the most famous video game movie theme song ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ1enX3EHzg

[nervmeister]

The Goro monster was incredibly well done. They took more liberties with Shang Tsung but that didnt change the fact that he kicked ass.

[girder]

street fighter blew. the only saving grace was raul julia. he was made to play bison.

Can't say I agree with you concerning the film, but yeah...Raul Julia rocked.:)

[Sophisticated_Gamer]

Well it was gonna be Halo, BUT NO!!!! F****RS HAS TO CANCEL IT...lol sorry

[Tequilamokinbrd]

Are we talking live action only here? because there's been some pretty decent anime ones, with my personal favorite being Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie.


That movie rocked if only for the Chun-Li/Vega fight. That fight was amazing.

[nieman]

Mortal Kombat was probably the truest, so I like that the best.

I just watched Resident Evil: Apocalypse the other night, for the first time, and it wasn't that bad......quite good actually.

[maczero]

Are we talking live action only here? because there's been some pretty decent anime ones, with my personal favorite being Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie.


That movie rocked if only for the Chun-Li/Vega fight. That fight was amazing.I was thinking of mainstream films (nationwide US theater releases). As for SF2, the Chun Li vs. Vega fight alone totally sells that movie.

[blackdragon6]

I just watched Resident Evil: Apocalypse the other night, for the first time, and it wasn't that bad......quite good actually.on its on its a good cheesy action b movie.but its no where near a good resident evil adaptation.and alice is such a mery su she has no business being in this franchise.why in the hell did they feel the need to replace established characters with new ones??

[Donald M.]

Possibly the most famous video game movie theme song ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ1enX3EHzg

Not even close. The song in question isn't even from the games, it was created for the film's soundtrack.

[marshal99]

Precisely , it wasn't from the game but that soundtrack became THE Mortal kombat theme.

[Donald M.]

Precisely , it wasn't from the game but that soundtrack became THE Mortal kombat theme.

*shrug*

As far as I'm concerned, take out all the Mortal Kombat sound effects and it sounds like every other techno song ever made.

[Jamal]

PRODUCER ONE: Hey, let's make a movie loosly based on a hit series of videogames!

PRODUCE TWO: Only if you promise not to include anything even remotely like what made the games popular.

PRODUCER ONE: OK. I'm just looking forward to all the breathtaking visuals we can create in a totally CGI world!

PRODUCER TWO: I want this thing to look exactly like every other sci-fi movie in the last thirty years.

After the movies comes out...

FINACIAL ADVISER: Sirs I'm sorry to report that the movie has failed and Square Soft is nearly Bankrupt.

PRODUCER ONE: :eek: We're ruined!!!

PRODUCER TWO: My heart!!!:eek: ( As he grabs his chest )

:evilsmile :p

[NinjaJJ]

Silent Hill - Enjoyed this, was creepy just like the game.
Mortal Kombat movies - Liked these as well.
BloodRayne - Pretty crummy. :p
Tomb Raider movies - Loved both.
Final Fantasy Spirits within - Was really cool when it first came out, looked beautiful.
Final Fantasy Advent Children - I just couldn't get into this, hard to watch all the way through for me and I liked the games.



Theater Releases:

AIR (2005)
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
Alone in the Dark (2005)
BloodRayne (2006)
Doom (2005)
Double Dragon (1994)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) Note: The film was not based on any particular installment in the Final Fantasy game series, and contains little to none of the elements often associated with the franchise.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (2005) Note: It is an Original Video Animation released with the Advent Pieces: Limited DVD edition of FFVII: Advent Children.
House of the Dead (2003)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Mortal Kombat (1995)
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Pokémon: The First Movie (1998)
Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (1999)
Pokémon 3: The Movie (2000)
Pokémon 4Ever (2001)
Pokémon Heroes (2002)
Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker (2003)
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy (2006)
Resident Evil (2002)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Sakura Taisen: Katsudou Shashin (2001)
Street Fighter (1994)
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)
Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie (1999)
Silent Hill (2006)
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Surf Ninjas (1993)
Tekken: The Animated Movie (1997)
Wing Commander (1999)

Strait to DVD:

House of the Dead II (2006)
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2000)
Street Fighter Alpha Generations (2005)
Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf (1992)
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle (1993)
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (1994)
Kirby: Fright to the Finish!! (2005)
SiN: The Movie (2000)
Welcome to Pia Carrot -Sayaka no Koi-monogatari- (2002)
Art Of Fighting: The Movie (1992)
Samurai Showdown (1992)

Being Made or may be made or who knows they are rummured:

Animal Crossing (2006)
Alice (2007)
Area 51 (2008)
BloodRayne II: Deliverance (2008)
Castlevania (2007)
Clock Tower (2008)
Cold Fear (2008)
Crazy Taxi (TBA)
Deus Ex (2006)
Devil May Cry (2008)
Doom 2 (TBA)
Driver (2008)
Duke Nukem: The Movie (TBA)
Far Cry (2008)
Fear Effect (2008)
Fatal Frame (TBA)
God of War (2007)
Halo (2008)
Hitman (2007)
Hunter: The Reckoning (2007)
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
Kameo (2007)
Max Payne (2007)
MechWarrior (TBA)
Metal Gear Solid (2008)
Metroid (2006)
Mortal Kombat: Devastation (2007)
Onimusha (TBA)
Perfect Dark (2008)
Postal (2007)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2008)
Psi-Ops (TBA)
Quake (TBA)
Rainbow Six (2008)
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
Resident Evil 4 (TBA)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (TBA)
Siren (2007)
Soul Calibur (TBA)
Splinter Cell (2010)
Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run (2007)
The Suffering (2007)
Tekken (2009)
Tomb Raider III (TBA)
The Unforgettable (2008)
WarCraft (2008)

[TheLazy]

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within[/UOTE]

Yes, this movie was amazing. Just amazing. Its a shame it bombed.

[QUOTE]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children


No just no. I watch 20 minutes of this movie and turned it off. It represents everything thats wrong with typical animie. Bad voice overs, sterotypical 'cool' character names. Im ashamed that this is what humanity as to offer as a sequel to FF7


Devil May Cry (2008)


Oh please god tell me this is true. I bumbed the DMC games. Dante is the badest badass ever, fact, not opinion. Okay opinion.;)

From what I've seen, Resident Evil 1 is the only movie that really holds any water, although ive yet to see Silent Hill.

:)

[titanfan]

Mortal Kombat I by far.

It stayed true to the game, was good for it's budget and re-invigorated American Martial Arts films.

[Donald M.]

From what I've seen, Resident Evil 1 is the only movie that really holds any water



Absolutely!

I thought that movie was a soggy mess. Bad acting, bad plot, and the greatest crime of all, bad zombies! How do you **** up zombies?

For shame.

[TheLazy]

Absolutely!

I thought that movie was a soggy mess. Bad acting, bad plot, and the greatest crime of all, bad zombies! How do you **** up zombies?

For shame.

It was a nice bridge until we got DOTD and 28 Days Later though:(

The seconde one fill all your boxes.;)

:)

[maczero]

Silent Hill - Enjoyed this, was creepy just like the game.
Mortal Kombat movies - Liked these as well.
BloodRayne - Pretty crummy. :p
Tomb Raider movies - Loved both.
Final Fantasy Spirits within - Was really cool when it first came out, looked beautiful.
Final Fantasy Advent Children - I just couldn't get into this, hard to watch all the way through for me and I liked the games.



Theater Releases:

AIR (2005)
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
Alone in the Dark (2005)
BloodRayne (2006)
Doom (2005)
Double Dragon (1994)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) Note: The film was not based on any particular installment in the Final Fantasy game series, and contains little to none of the elements often associated with the franchise.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (2005) Note: It is an Original Video Animation released with the Advent Pieces: Limited DVD edition of FFVII: Advent Children.
House of the Dead (2003)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Mortal Kombat (1995)
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Pokémon: The First Movie (1998)
Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (1999)
Pokémon 3: The Movie (2000)
Pokémon 4Ever (2001)
Pokémon Heroes (2002)
Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker (2003)
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy (2006)
Resident Evil (2002)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Sakura Taisen: Katsudou Shashin (2001)
Street Fighter (1994)
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)
Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie (1999)
Silent Hill (2006)
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Surf Ninjas (1993)
Tekken: The Animated Movie (1997)
Wing Commander (1999)

Strait to DVD:

House of the Dead II (2006)
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2000)
Street Fighter Alpha Generations (2005)
Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf (1992)
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle (1993)
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (1994)
Kirby: Fright to the Finish!! (2005)
SiN: The Movie (2000)
Welcome to Pia Carrot -Sayaka no Koi-monogatari- (2002)
Art Of Fighting: The Movie (1992)
Samurai Showdown (1992)

Being Made or may be made or who knows they are rummured:

Animal Crossing (2006)
Alice (2007)
Area 51 (2008)
BloodRayne II: Deliverance (2008)
Castlevania (2007)
Clock Tower (2008)
Cold Fear (2008)
Crazy Taxi (TBA)
Deus Ex (2006)
Devil May Cry (2008)
Doom 2 (TBA)
Driver (2008)
Duke Nukem: The Movie (TBA)
Far Cry (2008)
Fear Effect (2008)
Fatal Frame (TBA)
God of War (2007)
Halo (2008)
Hitman (2007)
Hunter: The Reckoning (2007)
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
Kameo (2007)
Max Payne (2007)
MechWarrior (TBA)
Metal Gear Solid (2008)
Metroid (2006)
Mortal Kombat: Devastation (2007)
Onimusha (TBA)
Perfect Dark (2008)
Postal (2007)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2008)
Psi-Ops (TBA)
Quake (TBA)
Rainbow Six (2008)
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
Resident Evil 4 (TBA)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (TBA)
Siren (2007)
Soul Calibur (TBA)
Splinter Cell (2010)
Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run (2007)
The Suffering (2007)
Tekken (2009)
Tomb Raider III (TBA)
The Unforgettable (2008)
WarCraft (2008)Thanks for the list. Although a couple of nitpicks. Wasn't Pokemon a card game first? Surf Ninjas was a videogame?

[I Must Break U]

i am gonna go with mortal kombat. then in a close second resident evil! The first one only though. Oh God why was Street Fighter soooooooo bad???!?!?!!!

[Magneto_X]

Resident Evil followed by Mortal Kombat.

RE: Apocalypse is a guilty pleasure. :D

[Grazzt]

Thanks for the list. Although a couple of nitpicks. Wasn't Pokemon a card game first?

Nope, the video game predated the card game by a year (in Japan, there was only a couple of months difference when both came Stateside). And both predated the anime.

[stealthwise]

Dear lord.

Comic fans have nothing to complain about in terms of movies when compared to fans of video games.

Although I did like some of the tv shows that were made based on games (Super Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda, Captain N and the Game Masters, Sonic the Hedgehog).