Will There Ever be a Good Video Game Movie?

"This is just one of those things right? One so very aggravating; the fact that we just can’t seem to make a great movie adaptation of a video game. We try and try and try again, but we never seem to get it right. Now, there’s a difference between a successful movie franchise and a good movie. Take in to account Resident Evil for example. The movie adaptation franchise has found a high amount of success in the box office compared to other attempts at bringing our favorite games to the big screen, but the movies are mediocre at best. They started off promising, sure, but maybe Hollywood took over a little too much… -- PlayStation Enthusiast

[-Foxtrot]

If they stick to the game and the source material

There is a reason why book adaptations do so well, you don't see them changing the source material or try to create something new out of it.

Follow the games stories and before the "Bu, bu but gamers would want to see something new and fresh, not something they've already played"....tough shit, lets be real it's not for us, it's for a new audience and if by sitting through the same story I've already played where I know what's going to happen then so be it, as long as I finally get to see a good video game film for once.

Resident Evil for example...what's wrong with a Special police team setting out to find the previous team only to fall back on a spooky mansion full of zombies and experiments produced by a corrupt pharmaceutical company. Seems pretty film worthy to be, there's stuff you can cut out and stuff you can keep in. It can work

[uptownsoul]

RATCHET & CLANK FTW!!!!! I can't wait for that movie & game

[bouzebbal]

X-men Origins wolverine was an excellent movie adaptation on last gen consoles.
Movies for kids also often get good video games adaptation.

[crazychris4124]

Hopefully Assassins Creed or Ratchet and Clank can pull it off next year.

[MSBAUSTX]

I actually think Assassins Creed has a good chance of being awesome.

[Reaper9937]

Yes, its called GoldenEye 007 (N64)...

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

[porkChop]

Wrong way around. That's a movie turning into a game. We're talking about a game turning into a movie.

[TheFirstClassic]

There have been multiple good movies made into good games, but not the other way around.

[CanadianTurtle]

You didn't even read the title properly, let alone the article before commenting

[Pathogenic]

Why not turn Until Dawn into a movie? It was a very well made game and there are a ton of Horror fans out there. They could even cast the same actors and actress's from the actual game.

Make it happen Supermassive Games and Sony! :)

[Jalva]

It kind of already is one though, I mean c'mon... all they'd be doing is removing the button prompts and choosing a random string of decisions for you instead.

[Lionalliance]

Spider Man 2 for consoles?

[TXIDarkAvenger]

It actually baffles me that there isn't a single great video game movie. Just stick to the original story. Most, if not all of those movies tried to be original and failed. MK was probably the closest to the game.

[pelenow]

OIC Game first then movie. The first Mortal Kombat was cool... Ya know.. When I was 12..

[Hroach616]

I would argue that the first, and ONLY the first Resident Evil movie was good. It took the mythos, and used some original ideas. In my opinion that movie still holds up well. I HATE every other one. But I think the first RE should be considered the only good game to movie adaptation made so far.

The first mortal kombat movie could be argued for faithfulness. But it doesn't hold up as well. I re watched it a few months ago and it was enjoyable only because of what it is. I would give it a half.

So in my opinion I would say there has been 1.5 good video game to movie adaptations.

[ServerBOT]

not perfect but they are good.
-Silent Hill 1
-Mortal kombat 1
-Final Fantasy:Advent Children
-Street Fighter 2: Animated Movie

Not a movie but also good.
-Far Cry The Experience

[slinky123456]

I Agree with your list.
I would also add the first Hitman, too. People seem to dislike it but it served its purpose imo for what it was mostly about. And it was cool. The Hitman game series doesn't have that much of a great story(at least told) anyway.

[ShaunCameron]

I thought Tomb Raider was it.

[Ck1x]

Tomb Raider is probably what comes to mind first. Some of these movies that try to stick to close to the source material come across very cheesy...

[thorstein]

Resident Evil movies (though not necessarily in line with the game) were fun to watch, well made, and did well at the box office.

Which is why the movies need to be set in the same universe and not follow the same story as the game.

Wreck it Ralph counts since it uses real games mixed with fake ones, and it is a great movie.

[CanadianTurtle]

Didn't people say they liked one of the old Mortal Kombat films from back in the day?

[Segata]

First Silent Hill was good. Mortal Kombat was Enjoyable.Street Fighter Assasins Fist on Blu ray is amazing as it's one movie on that. Some of the animated ones been good as well.

[Klonoa-dreamtraveler]

i dont know i loved mortal kombat thats a pretty kick ass movie that always gets me pumped up.

[greenmeanie]

The first Mortal Kombat and most of the Resident Evil films were pretty good!

[Dafreakzo]

I enjoyed Silent Hill (The first) and Mortal Kombat (The first) and Resident Evil (The first). Are people really not enjoying these two movies or are they just discrediting them in an attempt to prove a point?

[Kingoftherodeo]

i don't think ratchet and clank counts. because if it did Pokemon would be the real winner since its animated. assassins creed has the potential but a dark horse would be red dead redemption. or if we are talking game before movie dead pool movie should do it

[saimcheeda]

It was certainly better than other video game movies!

[Phill-Spencer]

Same here. Sure it wasn't one of the best movies ever made, but i really enjoyed it and think its a pretty good movie

[goldwyncq]

Does Wreck it Ralph count as one? If so, then yes.

[ZaWarudo]

I thought Silent Hill was decent.

[DFresh]

That all comes down to opinion.
My favorites are Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Pixels, Stay Alive, Wreck it Ralph, Prince of Persia and Hitman.