Alright, alright. Let's back that up:
-Super Mario Bros movie: Pretty lame. They got all the concepts from Mario bros and threw them out the window. However, they kinda shot themselves on the foot right from the start. Mario Bros did not have a good plot to make a movie with. And not only that, but like they said, it was a pioneer at it. So even if it sucked, they were testing the waters. So props for that.
-Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li: Horrible, HORRIBLE movie. Horrible acting, horrible plot, horrible effects (The two of them). The only thing that made me kinda wanna watch it was Lana Lang, and even she wasn't that great. Oh, and it had nothing to do with any game.
-Street Fighter, the original one: They went the opposite direction of Chun Li's one, where they tried to incorporate all of the things related to the game. It was a good attempt; at least they tried to stay true to the game? So yeah, it was bad, but not THAT bad. There's worse.
-Mortal Kombat: Same as the Street Fighter one. Good attempt, but not quite there yet. Can't blame them. Like they said, those kind of movies rarely got a good budget.
-Resident Evil: They're not THAT bad. Sure, they got very little to do with the game, but they're okay in their own genre. Not Oscar material, but better than, let's say, Twilight? And sure, Alice is pretty random and the producers do whatever they want with her in order to carry on with a thin plot, but the last movies are making more sense, at least, I see it as a spin-off the original RE universe.
-Max Payne: yeah, it was obvious this one was made to fit Mark, the actor, not his character. Pretty thin plot and highly predictable that had a thin connection to the actual game. Still, it was okay.
-Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within: Being an avid FF fan, I was pretty disappointed at first with this one. I, too, was expecting chocobos and magic and spike-haired dudes and dragons and crystals and stuff. But then, I decided to watch it again and this time, I pretended it had nothing to do with FF. And it was alright. The ending still disappointed me, but being some sort of drama, I guess its okay. Sure, the premise should be that it has something to do with the actual game. That's where they screwed it up. But again, it's a good movie. The one thing that makes me not wanna watch it as often is the Cid of that movie, Sid. He has to be the most useless, retarded and worth0killing supporting character of all time, hands down. Yet, he survives everything without a single scratch (literally) and even gets to take a nap during the final confrontation. I just hate that guy.
-Hitman: Same as Max Payne. It had a thin plot too but it was okay for a boring evening if you feel like watching some sort of action film.
-Uncharted?: I...uhh...hmm...
-Double Dragon: Never watched it. Sounds pretty bad, though. *Shrugs*
-Tekken/Dead or Alive: Same as above.
-Pokemon: The first one was good. An extended episode, but whatever. It was innovative. Mommy took me to the movies to have a good time and here I am. Second one? Yeah...alright. Legendary Pokemon. I'll play along. Third one? Uhh...alright? I guess... Fourth one? Okay, now you're pushing it. Fifth one and above? That's it. This is never-ending. You just lost me. If you'll excuse me, I gotta go home and look after my wife and kids.
Honorable mentions:
-Silent Hill (Bad): Complicated plot that wasn't easy to follow, good premise but horrible execution, they spammed Pyramid Head just to please the fanbase, it was hard to care about the entire thing (I actually watched the second half of the movie in x2speed, only playing it at the normal speed whenever someone monologued someone else and I didn't miss much. I was just trying not to fall asleep) and overall, a bad experience. At least Resident Evil makes it easy for newcomers to follow the plot. Zombies are bad, survive the outbreak, go. But SH was just...a train wreck.
-Prince of Persia (Good!): Yeah, like every other movie based off a videogame, there are things that don't add up, just like the dark prince showing up during the first movie when he's supposed to make his debut in the second one. But overall, it was pretty good! Newcomers loved the plot, people who knew the plot already were pleased with the way it was handled, the actors were good actors who actually looked like their videogame counterparts and the effects were not crap. Great soundtrack, great pacing, oh, boy, I cannot wait for a sequel. And I didn't even like the game that much!
