video games and movies are both
enjoyable forms of entertainment
unfortunately mixing the two has never
really panned out Oh welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking
a look at the sad history of video game
movie adaptations there’s no better way
to start than with the world’s most
recognizable video game mascot Mario the
plumber has the dubious honour of
starring in the first-ever attempt to
adapt a game into a major Hollywood
movie launched in 1993 the Super Mario
Brothers burst onto the silver screen
under the tagline this ain’t no game and
boy was that painfully apparent right
away as it altered just about every
recognizable aspect of the game series
earning half of what it costs to make
bad word of mouth exploded as it
irritated average moviegoers and
Nintendo fans alike look despite this
Hollywood did not learn its lesson and a
string of game based movies to send it
on cinemas in the hopes of striking a
chord with players leading the pack was
1994 s Double Dragon based on the
popular arcade street brawler the movie
was anything but awesome
it featured cheesy over-the-top acting
portrayed the twins as adopted brothers
and co-starred Robert Patrick as a
Vanilla Ice inspired villain
ah streetfighter arrives soon afterward
and star John Claude Van Damme in the
title role surprisingly it made a
killing worldwide at the box office and
demonstrated that a tournament fighting
game can become a wildly successful
movie despite delivering a real Hadouken
in terms of quality in short order its
competitor franchise Mortal Kombat
followed suit and equally dominated the
box office yet it deserved credit for
doing a much better job
unfortunately it’s horrific sequel
annihilated the promising film franchise
with its incoherent plot atrocious
acting and need to stuff every scene
with as many franchise characters as
possible as though that wasn’t bad
enough just about all of the actors were
replaced from the first as if we
wouldn’t notice you’re alive too bad you
in 1999 a lackluster take on the
interstellar combat series Wing
Commander made its debut
despite respectable effects it was
unable to cash in on the popularity of
its star Freddie Prinze jr. meanwhile
lara croft tomb raider action adventure
fantasy delirium of
2001 s final fantasy the Spirits Within
made headlines for pushing the limits of
CGI but delivered nothing more than a
tech demo meanwhile Resident Evil turned
a survival horror game into an
unremarkable action flick this wretched
movie adaptation spawned three sequels
however due to its sexy star Milla
Jovovich still nothing could have
damaged the chances of getting a good
video game adaptation like the arrival
of b-movie director Hoover bolt I
movable I make movies he produced such
unwatchable films as alone in the dark
blood rain and far cry at the same time
mainstream Hollywood released a string
of equally bad flicks which starred a
list actors
these included doom starring Dwayne the
rock Johnson hip man played by Timothy
Olyphant
and Max Payne starring Mark Wahlberg in
2010 Disney released their big-budget
film adaptation of Prince of Persia
starring Jake Gyllenhaal in a film meant
to faithfully represent its subject
matter and restore quality to the genre
don’t press your luck
enjoyable forms of entertainment
unfortunately mixing the two has never
really panned out Oh welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking
a look at the sad history of video game
movie adaptations there’s no better way
to start than with the world’s most
recognizable video game mascot Mario the
plumber has the dubious honour of
starring in the first-ever attempt to
adapt a game into a major Hollywood
movie launched in 1993 the Super Mario
Brothers burst onto the silver screen
under the tagline this ain’t no game and
boy was that painfully apparent right
away as it altered just about every
recognizable aspect of the game series
earning half of what it costs to make
bad word of mouth exploded as it
irritated average moviegoers and
Nintendo fans alike look despite this
Hollywood did not learn its lesson and a
string of game based movies to send it
on cinemas in the hopes of striking a
chord with players leading the pack was
1994 s Double Dragon based on the
popular arcade street brawler the movie
was anything but awesome
it featured cheesy over-the-top acting
portrayed the twins as adopted brothers
and co-starred Robert Patrick as a
Vanilla Ice inspired villain
ah streetfighter arrives soon afterward
and star John Claude Van Damme in the
title role surprisingly it made a
killing worldwide at the box office and
demonstrated that a tournament fighting
game can become a wildly successful
movie despite delivering a real Hadouken
in terms of quality in short order its
competitor franchise Mortal Kombat
followed suit and equally dominated the
box office yet it deserved credit for
doing a much better job
unfortunately it’s horrific sequel
annihilated the promising film franchise
with its incoherent plot atrocious
acting and need to stuff every scene
with as many franchise characters as
possible as though that wasn’t bad
enough just about all of the actors were
replaced from the first as if we
wouldn’t notice you’re alive too bad you
in 1999 a lackluster take on the
interstellar combat series Wing
Commander made its debut
despite respectable effects it was
unable to cash in on the popularity of
its star Freddie Prinze jr. meanwhile
lara croft tomb raider action adventure
fantasy delirium of
2001 s final fantasy the Spirits Within
made headlines for pushing the limits of
CGI but delivered nothing more than a
tech demo meanwhile Resident Evil turned
a survival horror game into an
unremarkable action flick this wretched
movie adaptation spawned three sequels
however due to its sexy star Milla
Jovovich still nothing could have
damaged the chances of getting a good
video game adaptation like the arrival
of b-movie director Hoover bolt I
movable I make movies he produced such
unwatchable films as alone in the dark
blood rain and far cry at the same time
mainstream Hollywood released a string
of equally bad flicks which starred a
list actors
these included doom starring Dwayne the
rock Johnson hip man played by Timothy
Olyphant
and Max Payne starring Mark Wahlberg in
2010 Disney released their big-budget
film adaptation of Prince of Persia
starring Jake Gyllenhaal in a film meant
to faithfully represent its subject
matter and restore quality to the genre
don’t press your luck
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