Author Topic: Video Games Made into Movies (Read 15521 times)

GroudonRobotWars · « **on:** March 03, 2012, 01:43:37 AM »

So what do you guys think about these movies that were based on video games

Yeah, I know I went overboard on the posters, but there is also quite a bit more than all the ones I posted.

Also there are a few coming soon:

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Resident Evil: Retribution
Sonic the Hedgehog
RollerCoaster Tycoon

I have also seen some stuff on Wikipedia on the TF2 Page under the meet the character shorts that Valve are trying to get rights to have movies made for Team Fortress, Half Life and Portal, Could not be true, but still it is worth seeing if this will be possibly true.

So you can discuss what you want

Chaosmancer · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2012, 02:22:22 AM »

You missed out Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, which would probably be more appropriate than Spirits Within as it is a sequel to Final Fantasy VII.

I haven't really seen many of those. Prince of Persia wasn't too bad from what I saw of it, I'm not sure about Tron (not seen enough of it to make a judgement, although I have heard bad things), Neither of the Tomb Raider ones were too terrible (I will need to watch them again at some point...although I did see them on TV rather than DVD), and Spirits Withing wasn't really that bad, it just didn't feel much like Final Fantasy really. Heard that the others (excluding Super Mario Brothers) are rather good, and that the sequels (if any) were rather poor.

I did love Advent Children though, especially the extended Blu-Ray version.

GroudonRobotWars · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2012, 02:34:43 AM »

I am actually thinking that the RCT movie is going to do average when it comes out, I heard it is supposed to come out in 2014(could be later though) which is kind of a bad year for it because of what is coming out that exact year (Transformers 4, Amazing Spiderman 2, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Avatar 2, Mockingjay, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith 3D, and many more still to be announced)

Gropaga · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2012, 02:40:18 AM »

On japan,there is Phominex wight(cant spell it correcty) movie.

madman3 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2012, 03:41:36 AM »

Quote from: Gropaga on March 03, 2012, 02:40:18 AM

On japan,there is Phominex wight(cant spell it correcty) movie.

do want

I've seen Tomb Raider a few million times on TV. Ain't bad, I guess.

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2012, 08:10:28 AM »

The Street Fighter movie? Most of its so-bad-it's-good appeal is in Raul Julia's performance as Bison- that was awesome. Especially with this line-

And even to this day, it's still far more enjoyable to watch than that other adaptation they made in 2010. That was just crap.

Naryar · « **Reply #6 on:** March 03, 2012, 09:47:11 AM »

You aren't trying hard enough GF.

This thread needs moar Raul-Julia-as-Bison videos. Cause it's literally the best videogame-to-cinema film ever.

COOLRUNNER87 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 03, 2012, 09:02:21 PM »

Just one thing I seen:

TRON: Legacy isn't a video game made into a movie. It is the sequel to the original TRON from 1982, which begat 2 video games: TRON and Discs of TRON.

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #8 on:** March 03, 2012, 09:08:48 PM »

They haven't had such a good track record. Although I'd be down to see Thief the movie

madman3 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 04, 2012, 03:10:55 AM »

A System Shock movie would own.

Gazea2 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2012, 08:07:28 AM »

Quote from: Chaosmancer on March 03, 2012, 02:22:22 AM

You missed out Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, which would probably be more appropriate than Spirits Within as it is a sequel to Final Fantasy VII.

I haven't really seen many of those. Prince of Persia wasn't too bad from what I saw of it, I'm not sure about Tron (not seen enough of it to make a judgement, although I have heard bad things), Neither of the Tomb Raider ones were too terrible (I will need to watch them again at some point...although I did see them on TV rather than DVD), and Spirits Withing wasn't really that bad, it just didn't feel much like Final Fantasy really. Heard that the others (excluding Super Mario Brothers) are rather good, and that the sequels (if any) were rather poor.

I did love Advent Children though, especially the extended Blu-Ray version.

Advent Children was awesome. I, personally, enjoyed Spirits Within, although I haven't seen it in a while. It didn't really have the Final Fantasy feel to it, though.

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 04, 2012, 08:16:09 AM »

Quote from: Naryar on March 03, 2012, 09:47:11 AM

You aren't trying hard enough GF.

This thread needs moar Raul-Julia-as-Bison videos. Cause it's literally the best videogame-to-cinema film ever.

Those too, definitely- I think, thanks to him, it was the first movie I ever watched in which I wanted the bad guys to win

cephalopod · « **Reply #12 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:55:43 AM »

RCT movie? Whaa? Why?

Scorpion · « **Reply #13 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:59:40 AM »

Whatever happened to the Bioshock movie?

Jonzu95 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 04, 2012, 11:00:03 AM »

Quote from: Craaig on March 04, 2012, 10:55:43 AM

RCT movie? Whaa? Why?

This.

Mr. AS · « **Reply #15 on:** March 04, 2012, 11:07:10 AM »

im still waiting for hollywood to find a way to make a full length tetris movie

Jonzu95 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 04, 2012, 11:13:54 AM »

People should make GTA Series movies.

Jack Daniels · « **Reply #17 on:** March 04, 2012, 11:28:09 AM »

Quote from: Jonzu95 on March 04, 2012, 11:13:54 AM

People should make GTA Series movies.

... and they should be Directed by Guy Richie. (Lock stock and two smoking barrels, Snatch, rock and rolla, etc etc)

I would love to see a movie version of Flat Out 2. <3

Out of all the movies mentioned in this thread... I have to say that Resident Evil is my favorite game-to-movie. I find it incredibly enjoyable every time I watch it.

You also fail to remember that Pokemon started off as a simple role playing game on Gameboy before the TV series and Movie franchise. :D

GroudonRobotWars · « **Reply #18 on:** March 04, 2012, 12:12:40 PM »

Quote from: Craaig on March 04, 2012, 10:55:43 AM

RCT movie? Whaa? Why?

From Wiki:
Sony Pictures Animation(makers of The Smurfs and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) has reserved the rights to a feature film based on the video game franchise. They plan to make it a "live-action/CGI hybrid". Harald Zwart will be involved in the project.[2]

So it could likely be an Action and Comedy genre. Let's just hope the protaganist is not a young kid and atleast a teen or adult.

Tweedy · « **Reply #19 on:** March 04, 2012, 03:08:26 PM »

anyone remember the mortal kombat movie, one of the worst movies ever made in my opinion