Movies that are adapted from video games have a certain justifiable reputation, but there are few that are still worth some laughs!
There’s an ongoing curse that has been in Hollywood for decades now. For some bizarre reason, a movie studio will obtain the rights of a video game franchise to try and turn it into a movie. In most situations, it then takes years and years before the movie even makes it to the script writing stage, where if it’s very lucky, it then gets a director attached to it and things can finally start rolling. But then the movie comes out, the reviews release and it more often than not bombs at the box office. So how is it these multi-million dollar video game franchises fail all too often at the box office? Well there’s actually multiple potential reasons why.
It can be summed up rather simply as... time constraints. Movies have to come in at a certain length (on average of 2 hours +/-) while games exceed that by a considerable amount. Now if a company wanted to take a game and break it down into multiple movies then I could see that happen in order to maintain the nature and context of the source material.
The movie industry stopped caring about quality a long time ago. I remember movies didn't release weekly and the overall production took longer. Now they are pumped out so quickly that they for the most part stink.
"Why video games movie's fail"
Simple......most average movie goer don't know the game. and second producer do not use source material what made the game the game we like.
it always turn out Garbage.
that's why video game movie's fail.
same principal for action movies and superhero movies. Example : Spiderman Homecoming was Garbage.
Usually the story doesn't match the original in game story along with bad direction & a tired production.
Detective Pikachu is definitely up there in terms of best video games movies, but what about other ones that were actually decent?
I’ve seen all those movies, I think some are there by default. And where is Street Fighter?!? Raul Julia owned what is one of the best movies of all time period.
Detective Pikachu one of the best? Well, don't need to read anymore to know this is trash. DP was an absolute nightmare fueled lazy crapfest. Not to mention the plot was predictable from the first trailer and the gaping plot hole ruins the already awful movie. The new Tomb Raider too? Come on guy, the porn parody is a better Tomb Raider than that.
We discuss bad video game movies for a change as we wait for Matt to get back.
I really enjoyed the first Mortal Kombat, Silent Hill and Resident Evil movies. As for Street Figher, it's sole saving grace was Raul Julia........God bless his soul. : [
I thought Silent Hill was great. I also thought the first resident evil was cool too.
RE was garbage, nothing like the actual game. MK was awesome, the original that is. AC looks like it may actually have a chance to not bomb as a video game movie.
Why is this article stating opinion as fact?
It is up to the viewer if a film is good or bad. No one else.
Mortal Kombat was actually a decent movie. MK2 was not as good but was ok. Hitman was awful. Resident Evil was not that bad. By no means great but was a ok watch.
My opinions of course. Never seen the rest of them.