Games that should never be a film

[sirdanrhodes]

Hexic springs instantly to mind. I would say gears of war, but theyre already doing it, the game was overhyped as it is.

 

[irrelevantnugget]

Nah, Gears of War isn't overhyped. I DO however, fear a crappy movie.

Anyhoo... Prince of Persia... but they're also working on that one...

Then, maybe... Guitar Hero. Just imagine the lousy Disney-esque plot in which a guy playing a colour-matching game on a plastic guitar, achieves ultimate stardom... GOD that would be horrible.

 

[Frybird]

It's being made, but i'd still say Max Payne. I LOVE the Story, Setting and Style of the Game, but as a movie, it would (will?) become a bit too obvious how much of the concept, action and style is "taken" from other movies.

Other than that, i hope Half Life, Quake, F.E.A.R./Project Origin and Soul Calibur will be spared from a movie Treatment.

Dear Movie Producers: If you want to make videogame movies, please consider Adventure Games first. Or...you know, just don't.

 

[GloatingSwine]

All of them.

 

[Imperator_2]

It's being made, but i'd still say Max Payne. I LOVE the Story, Setting and Style of the Game, but as a movie, it would (will?) become a bit too obvious how much of the concept, action and style is "taken" from other movies.

Other than that, i hope Half Life, Quake, F.E.A.R./Project Origin and Soul Calibur will be spared from a movie Treatment.

Dear Movie Producers: If you want to make videogame movies, please consider Adventure Games first. Or...you know, just don't.

If they do Soul Caliber, their budgets going to be through the roof, what with the hiring of the supermodels and all...

 

[devilondemand]

Puzzle Quest movie anyone?

 

[calsipher]

Zelda please dont touch it please im begging xxx

 

[Fenixius]

Halo should not be a movie. It's a game about shooting things, which doesn't make for a good movie.

 

[sirdanrhodes]

I did love max payne games, they're doing a third game, but after the film. And it's imposible to do a half life movie, i can see it now "A man with a crowbar singlehandedly takes on the alien race for 90 minutes of ogling Alyx' boobs and watching a crowbar go back and forth", what a craptacular film that'd be.

 

[Fenixius]

Man, Half-Life is such an awesome game series, I hope they don't make it into a movie (and god forbid a movie series). HL is a great example of a videogame. It wouldn't work as a book, or a movie. Just like it doesn't work when you watch someone play.

 

[jezz8me]

Game-Movies are doomed to be crappy shoot em up/ slash em up/ beat em up action movies because games are action orientated, or at least the popular ones are.

 

[Nettacki]

I wonder how Gran Turismo would work as a movie?

 

[hipholyte]

Quake and The Sims 2. I shudder at the thought.

 

[sirdanrhodes]

Gran turismo, imposible, the cars can't even be damaged.

 

[Nettacki]

Gran turismo, imposible, the cars can't even be damaged.

Tell that to the countless action and racing movies with cars driving fast and breaking apart before our very eyes.

 

[PurpleRain]

All of them.

Since I was going to say that, I'm left with nothing to add.

 

[jezz8me]

Half Life, Assasins Creed, Soul Calibur and God Of War.

I actualy think that the story of Assasins creed would have worked better in a movie. It was completely awful that is why. Well the Middle East story the Future was pretty cool IMO

 

[knumpify]

games are always bad movies because they try to take the biggest baddest action games that were written out for a 8-12 hour playthrough storyline and they have to take it down to two hours, unless *shudder* they try to do a series. then everyone runs away screaming

 

[sirdanrhodes]

games are always bad movies because they try to take the biggest baddest action games that were written out for a 8-12 hour playthrough storyline and they have to take it down to two hours, unless *shudder* they try to do a series. then everyone runs away screaming

Resident evil anyone?