Good movies based on games...and vice versa

[Kaos]

That Hitman thread has got me thinking on how movies based on games, and vice versa are usually awful and very rarely do we see a decent release based on the concept.

Was wondering if you can recall any examples where the game/movie based on the specific franchise was actually any good.

On the top of my head, I can remember Goldeneye being an excellent movie-to-game conversion with the first Tomb Raider actually being a decent movie.

Anymore?

 

[BezsMaracas]

Alien and Alien vs Predator have had some pretty good games. Can't imagine there ever being too many the other way around though.

 

[a_devil_inside]

I liked one of the Mortal Kombat films

 

[Kaos]

I liked one of the Mortal Kombat films

Was going to mention that myself actually, was the first one I think. The second one was pretty stupid since they changed half the cast.

 

[101]

I may be the only person who enjoyed Street Fighter

 

[Redlambs]

Surer Mario bros.

That film started the best video game series ever!

 

[Redlambs]

I may be the only person who enjoyed Street Fighter

You clearly have mental issues.

 

[Kaos]

I may be the only person who enjoyed Street Fighter

yep you are.

 

[101]

I was very young when I watched it They're making a Tekken movie.

 

[a_devil_inside]

I may be the only person who enjoyed Street Fighter

it was alright, could have picked better people than Van Damme and Kylie though

 

[Kaos]

it was alright, could have picked better people than Van Damme and Kylie though

Its not just that, there were so many things wrong with that film:

-Ryu and Ken were best mates,

-Balrog was a good guy, and was mates with the sumo wrestler and Chun Li the "journalist"

-Sagat was a little bitch.

-They made a complete mockery of Zangief who decided to become a good guy

-Van Damme as Guile

and I could go on.

 

[Team Brian GB]

Surer Mario bros.

That film started the best video game series ever!

The original game predates the film by the best part of a decade.

 

[Team Brian GB]

I'm not sure there has been a direct great tie-in but obviously there has been some great star wars games, though perhaps you could count the Rogue Squadron series as a tie-in.

 

[Redlambs]

The original game predates the film by the best part of a decade.

I dunno, did you see those special effects? The film was surely made in the 60's wasn't it?

There was no Nintendo Entertainment System back then my friend.

 

[Redlambs]

Lego Star Wars was awesome.

 

[rufus diabolus]

I dunno, did you see those special effects? The film was surely made in the 60's wasn't it?

There was no Nintendo Entertainment System back then my friend.

It was made in 1993

 

[Biscuit1871]

Gta

 

[Redlambs]

It was made in 1993

Really? I had no idea. So the film came from the games?

 

[Christofaux]

Star Wars flight simulators are awesome. The jedi knight series is also good. The first KOTOR was good as well.

Apparently a warcraft movie was meant to be in the drafts. Couldnt really go wrong there.

 

[Christofaux]

Really? I had no idea. So the film came from the games?

Are you being serious? i honestly can't tell.

 

[Cold_Boy]

I am surprised they haven't made a movie for GTA.

All the gangsta stuff and all!!

 

[rufus diabolus]

Really? I had no idea. So the film came from the games?

The game was made in 85

Are you being serious? i honestly can't tell.

are we being merked?

 

[Redlambs]

Sometimes you lot are too easy to mess with!

 

[rufus diabolus]

Yeah, you're saying that now

 

[Christofaux]

Eleventy Billion Pokemon fans probably rate the games.

 

[Redlambs]

Yeah, you're saying that now

I really didn't think anyone would respond, enter Brian and you gimps followed. I love this place!

Eleventy Billion Pokemon fans probably rate the games.

They are, for the most part, quite brilliant games.

 

[Team Brian GB]

I recall going to the cinema to see the Final Fantasy film- turgid.

 

[olesmyhero]

The Lord of the Rings games were top notch.

I'd say all of the movies have been underwhelming.

 

[The Flying Potato]

The Godfather game is quality, same with King Kong

 

[Kaos]

The Godfather game is quality, same with King Kong

Good spot with the latter, I personally found the Godfather game to be abit shite though. Mafia though was a brilliant unofficial conversion.

 

[Redlambs]

Good spot with the latter, I personally found the Godfather game to be abit shite though. Mafia though was a brilliant unofficial conversion.

On the Wii it's pretty good.

 

[comlag]

There was a good X-files game on the PC about 10 years or so ago. It had 9 cd's hehe! Not really movie/game conversion but similar.

They should make a Zelda movie but not cgi...maybe Del Torro could do a job on it with his dark European fantasy stylee.

 

[a_devil_inside]

I am surprised they haven't made a movie for GTA.

All the gangsta stuff and all!!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076100/
slightly different though

 

[Kaos]

I am surprised they haven't made a movie for GTA.

All the gangsta stuff and all!!

Actually, rockstar have made a VERY short movie based on GTA 2:

Here it is, its only about 8 minutes long (the character in this movie is based on Claude, the protagonist in GTA 3):