Like the resident evil films they are no where as good as the games, and with all these new films being produced out of games it might hurt the games market as somebody might see the film and think, " thats awfull! " then sees the game and thinks " well if the film was that bad imgine how bad the game must be!" even tough the game could be brillant. But i suppose this is the way for the film industry getting back at us for having beat them. Altough i have heard John Woo is taking up Metroid? or some other game rights, i say give the game rights to some decent director not somebody who didnt even play the game.

While thinking about this i just realised how much the Lord of the Rings saga was such a lucky hit, Like Peter Jackson made films like bad taste and lots of horrior films before that, if i where dicideing who to give the rights too, i would diffenly would not pick him even though he did a great job it shows the lazyness of rights distrubation and the only thing firms worry about is the profit margin.

Dude, what are you talking about? Those horror films that Jackson made are classics. You are also forgetting the great movie Heavenly Creatures. Peter Jackson is the real deal man. A lot of directors have to start somewhere, and Jackson is just like Sam Raimi.

IMO, a videogame franchise would be damn lucky to get someone like Peter Jackson or Chris Columbos to direct their movies. The thing is...most videogame movies are just looking for the quick cash in IMHO. It' s very disappointing to watch the RE movies. The only movie I' ve ever felt good about that was from a videogame was the original Mortal Kombat.

Fatal Fury the Motion picture was GREAT! But then again the movie was animated :)

orror films that Jackson made are classics

really? i heard other wise. But i' ll take your word for it. Other than that my point still stands.

Street Fighter II the animated movie was greatness, Street Fighter Alpha less so. As for the live action Street Fighter movie.... the less said about that the better. It had so much potential too!

The first Tomb Raider movie wasn' t horrible but then again I' ve never been a fan of the games anyway.

When are we going to see anything of the Crazy Taxi and Pac Man movies I wonder?

Is it just me or would John Trovolta make a great pac-man?

Not everyone can see past the low budgets, and furthermore not everyone enjoys the type of humor that Jackson brings to the table. Jackson' s first film, " Bad Taste" , was filmed with some of his friends and a grand total of 7,000 bucks. I believe it took years and years for him to make it because he funded it himself in New Zealand. The other movie...I can' t think of it' s name but it' s about this guy who has to fight off zombies and is considered one of the most bloodiest movies ever. Heavently Creatures is about two girls that start having fantasy hallucinations and eventually turn to murder. I believe the last movie that came out on DVD by him was a mock documentary that got rave reviews as well. If I had my digital camera I' d show you my Bad Taste special edition, which comes with a Crum' s Crunchy Delights menu (fried humans).

The Thing is Resident Evil movies actually make the game look good.I bet peaople who after watching the movie went to play the game said wtf is this garbage.Resident Evil might have a good story but the controls the graphics and the cammera angles are some of the worst ive seen.

Final Fantasy Spirits Within was the best game to film so far,followed by the resident Evil movies.

The acting in the RE movies was on par with the games - was accurate in that respect... :)

To be honest...if I watched the movies and had never played the games...I would never play the games. Those are some of the worst movies every created...

The first Mortal Kombat was a good movie, it' s among my favorites. Did the game justice I think, helped flesh out the story.

I' m looking forward to the upcoming Final Fantasy movie.. is it Advent Children? should be frickin' awesome!

Yeah, it' s Advent Children...

I still like the original Mortal Kombat as well. It' s just too bad they decided to do a sequel...

*still listens to some songs on the Mortal Kombat soundtrack*

yes.. the new Lord Raydon was quite a disappointment. *Shakes head*
They are supposed to be making yet another Mortal Kombat (with Christopher Lambert), so hopefully they can redeem themselves.

ah, the first mortal combat film, chezzy perfection. But what about that " Great" Mario brothers film [the one with the actors]? today i still spit on the case, thanks to that film i have been banned from countless stores. Well they are not worth going to if they have that film anyway.

oh and those tomb raider films, all muck. ;)

Is it just me or would John Trovolta make a great pac-man?

Now that' s funny!!! LOL!!!

The first Mortal Kombat was a good movie, it' s among my favorites. Did the game justice I think, helped flesh out the story.

To this statement, I agree.


How about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Though these movies were kinda cheezy, they were quite a bit of fun to watch...

dont mean to stray from the point or anything but rumours are surfacing of a halo film this will do great justice to the game

I' m not sure you can say that. With no film to go by, it could be the shittiest movie ever made. I' ve heard rumors about Ridley Scott possibly getting involved, and if that' s the case it could be a good movie.

It would be nice if they used Masterchief' s and Cortana' s current in-game voice actors for the in-movie voices. Would keep some familiarity and consistency for those of us that really only know the game series...

yes, and not only voice actors. Just say a film like Metal Gear Solid was being made, Us gamers would Notice a huge differnce if Hideo Kiojma didnt direct it. Instead of Hans Neverheardofyou. MGS would make a great film, allthough i dont know abut 5 hour codec calls, i think they might be cut.

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i dont know abut 5 hour codec calls, i think they might be cut.

Special edition DVD release of Metal Gear Solid here I come