What's the best approach to making a movie based on a video game?

What's the best approach to making a movie based on a video game?

What are the best adaptations? What are the worst?

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>What are the best adaptations?
None
>What are the worst?
All of them

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You know I was about to type a big response about why you're full of shit and Sup Forums is too cynical and blah blah blah. I was going to give examples of good vidya movies.

Then I thought about it and realized that there aren't any good ones.

Sure, there are some fun watches in a "so bad it's good" sort of way, but nothing good.

I really like the silent Hill movies. I honestly don't understand why they get so much hate.

Probably is the only videogame based movie which I've actually enjoyed, the second is not as good though.

Aside form the previously mentioned Mortal Kombat, I think some of the Pokemon movies are worth watching, and well the Street Fighter one is a 6/10 at best, that's probably all.

I'm still hoping to see Uwe Boll stop making his shitty movies.

>silent Hill movies
There was never more than one.

I honestly liked Doom, the only weird thing about it was I thought the Rock was supposed to be the main character, and then.. suddenly he's the bad guy

There are two of them and i like them both

I'm so sorry, user.

That's not how great movies are made. Great movies are created from amazing scripts, inspired by great stories, and acted out by the most brilliant actors.

The Godfather - Mario Puzo's novel - Pacino / Brando

Compare that to

Doom - some story that a bunch of 20-somthing computer nerds came up with - The Rock


The day that an amazing novel or story is translated into an equally great video game is the day that you might have a chance of a great video game movie.

Postal is the best video game movie

>best
Mortal Kombat
Postal (somehow, despite being directed by Uwe fucking Boll)

>worst
Everything else Uwe Boll has ever done

The first part would be picking a game that doesn't have a fairly barebones plot.

The second part is "Don't fuck up the plot."

THERE WAS NEVER MORE THAN ONE.

video game movies are shit for the same reason the transformers movies are shit

there can be no kino from a source intended to be consumed by little boys

>What's the best approach to making a movie based on a video game?

Make it as close to the source material as possible. If you think that will make the movie too goofy then don't make the movie.

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I thought Hitman was alright, if you watch it just as a action movie and don't care too much about the source material

That was the best part

the FPS sequence was the best part though

I thought this movie was pretty good desu (and im kind of a snob when it comes to movies).

True.

The Rock's heel turn was a close second though.

FPS part was garbage that looked nothing like the game, nor was it an interesting or entertaining sequence on its own.

The best approach is to take a basic form of the game's story and only changing things to make it more suitable for a movie, while including things from the game that actually fit.

The wrong way to do it is how they almost always do it which is, make up their own story, characters and include little nods to the games. Doing it this way upsets fans of the games and they often end up with a shitty 4/10 movie that normal movie goers won't like either. Some do it so bad it's fun like Street Fighter the movie, Resident Evil Apocalypse and Mortal Kombat Annihilation.

- Resident Evil 1 did it the wrong way, but it still turned out to be a solid action horror movie. Her abilities weren't ridiculous and she came across more like she was highly trained and notably capable.
- Mortal Kombat 1 was a really nice adaptation while also being a decent martial arts movie. It had fun nods to the games, the character's special movies, silly dialog, decent fight choreography and a well known B movie star.
- Silent Hill 1 was great because it kept the core of the first game's story while having some neat visuals and a likable lead. While Pyramid Head being there was silly, it was a nice little nod to the games and their version of him looked really cool.
- DOOM was also good, but not so much as a video game adaptation. My biggest problem with the DOOM movie was the wasted potential of the DOOM name. As an action sci-fi horror movie I think it's actually pretty good. The whole premise was interesting enough, the end fight was fun, Karl Urban and the Rock are both great, the FPS sequence was super fun, but they could have done so much more if they didn't go with their own story line. I would have loved an end sequence where they go into hell.

The main problem I found with this movie wasn't the fact that it didn't follow the source material (though it did suck because of this), but that it was just boring. It's boring as an action movie, it's boring as a horror movie

Get Hayter in, the rest will follow

Jap Antman?

>whats the best approach to making a movie based on a video game
be fucking accurate for once
No one wants to see a Resident Evil movie thats about the movie equivalent of Lightning instead of of a movie about Resident Evil

You must have not it in a theater.
Crowds exploded. It was gold.

That's a Western thing. Nips like it when they do their own thing. The Super Mario Movie was too much like the games apparently.

but parasite eve has been out for decades

must have not seen it*

Japant

Schoolboy tentacle raped into a vigilante alien superweapon powersuit trying to overthrow a corporation producing monsters

So maybe? I haven't seen Antman

jap venom

>Japantman
His outfit looks like Japans take on Antman.
Too small and normal looking for Venom. Plus, he needs to be killing and eating folk for that.

To me I see it more as a sci-fi horror mystery movie, which is totally the wrong way to go about a doom movie. I understand they can't spend a huge budget on non-stop action scenes, nor would it have made for a compelling movie, but it could have been more suspenseful sneaking around demons and stuff while building up an arsenal. I would have loved some aggressive yet efficient action scenes like John Wick in it.

I saw Guyver 2 growing up and thought the movie was so cool. I'm honestly surprised they made 2 live action Guyver movies in America. I loved the anime later when I learned it was a thing. I'm also a huge MGS1 fan so when I found out David Hayter was the Guyver in 2 and also Snake, I shit my pants.

Same with my theater. Everyone was cheering. When the scene ended, a few guys were clapping for like 20 seconds.

I honestly like the Doom movie

When making a game movie that has a lot of lore, don't make a bunch of stupid changes and retcons.

Warcraft frustrated the hell out of me. It was bad enough already.

Mortal kombat is the best

Worst is pick one by uve bol

They made another one that is absolutely shithouse.

You fucking spell chuckers better kill yourselves.

but the guyver armor is a living thing that fuses with the wearer giving him a boost in defense and offense, it's pretty much a symbiotic relationship.
>he needs to be killing and eating folk for that.
if the silver thing on the forehead is taken off, the creature in the armor goes bersek and eats the wearer

I haven't watched Agent 47, what makes it soo shitty?

I was really let down by Hitman and Max Payne. Hitman felt like a generic action movie, and I love Timothy Olyphant, but the script and direction weren't there.

Max Payne was just boring and a total waste of potential action sequences. Instead of having really awesome slow-mo action scenes, we got one of him leaning back for like 30 seconds to only shoot a shotgun once. That movie should have been Hard Boiled with Markie Mark, not what we got.

when was the last time you actually watched it? it's 5 minutes of ridiculous corny looking zombies making funny noises and popping up out of nowhere corny like House of the Dead and silly looking monsters, all while the guy repeatedly says "Sam?" in a monotone voice.

I can see why people in a theater would be excited at the sight of something that actually kind of resembles the source material while sitting through that cinematic abortion but its not a good scene.

Literally everything. I tried watching it on a plane earlier this year and couldn't stomach more than fifteen minutes of it.

It has to be living for it to be a symbiotic relationship. Also, Venom would take over Brock/Flash. Does this armor take over Japantman?
S-sounds spooky. Will JapSpiderman save the day?

What are thoughts on the Shinobi movie being a thing? Will it be good Sup Forums

I hope Batman and Spider-man are in it.

>Everyone was cheering. When the scene ended, a few guys were clapping for like 20 seconds.

wew, i can see why americans are so keen to shoot each other all the time if that's how they carry on.

The Doom film didn't feel like Doom at all, so I'm not sure what the point of it was. The only purpose served by that film is to identify plebs who think the scene shot in "first-person" was good.

Don't forget the Hulkinater, and Mechazilla. Also, Wolverine cameo

The live action Guyver suit looks amazing but the proportions aren't quite right, manga and animu versions don't really look like Antman

Same for the most part, I first saw some of the OVA series but getting the rest was a hassle back then. Guyver 2 was the first complete one I really saw and fucking loved it. Later watched the first live action but I don't even know how that came about or inspired a sequel, Mark Hamill and rapping zoanoids made for a surreal film but I couldn't call it good.

>when I found out David Hayter was the Guyver in 2 and also Snake, I shit my pants.
It's one of those that after finding it out, you can't believe you didn't realise before. Makes going back through either that much better though

speakin of why does sega hate that series so much? with proper advertising the 3ds one could have been a system seller

It really does look incredibly cheesy. I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be funny, though.

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>Does this armor take over Japantman?
it does if the wearer suffers near fatal injures, the suit starts acting on his own, killing everything that's near him
in the source material, the main character got his head smashed and his brain squashed, but the suit was still functioning, and the thing goes into a super defensive modeluckily for him the armor has bullshit hax-tier healing factor so he recovered after the fight, but he didn't remember anything during that fight
before that he also got the silver thing on the head removed, so he got eaten alive by the armor, but he managed to survive because the silver thing had a little bit of hair stuck and with that the healing factor started, the armor basically "clone" him

>It has to be living for it to be a symbiotic relationship. Also, Venom would take over Brock/Flash. Does this armor take over Japantman?

user, the guyver is alive, it's an organic powersuit. It also goes into defense mode at one point to regenerate after MC gets half his skull clawed out and kills his dad in the meantime

I wish I got to see that on a plane. Last plane I was on showed that god awful Lady in the Van movie. Holy shit, it was awful. It wasn't funny or interesting and had a wild cast of unlikable characters.

It's about fun. No one goes to see the DOOM movie expecting anything serious or good. It was a silly over the top scene that is very out of place and poorly done. It's hilarious, neat, fun and only there as a nod to the game.

The point is that they tried to make a movie that was both enjoyable for normal people and fans of the game. This is what they always try to do, as they want the movie to be profitable. It's also always why the movies fail to be good so often. DOOM never felt like a DOOM movie, but it was a solid sci-fi horror action type movie. It had just the right amount of cheese to be enjoyable imo. People who enjoyed the first person scene are the same kinds of people who enjoyed the Street Fighter movie. It's silly, but enjoyable.

I too, went back and watched the first one after seeing 2. I couldn't believe it was made, and like you, I couldn't believe a sequel was made after that strange first movie. It was definitely surreal and honestly unsettling to watch. Agreed, it makes going back through both the movie and game a lot of fun.

I liked Legacy.

Sounds like basic shit Jap writing. Spooky. Can he beat Godzilla if he becomes large?

Speaking of Guyver, which anime is better to watch, the old OVA or the more recent anime from 2005?

don't forget rent-a-hero

I haven't seen the 2005 OVAs but the old ones are awesome and gloriously gorey.

Alessa isnt evil

Old OVA for the first 6 episodes because it's fucking brilliant, then you watch the budget dissipate for the last half. 2005 covers a lot more so I'd say OVA for those 6 then start 05 from scratch and follow it through to the end

There's also the really old OVA but that's a one-off and you can fit in whenever

>if he becomes large
you're doing on purpose right?
main character designs an upgrade for the armor after he got his shit btfo by main bad guy, which is an armor for the armor
10 volumes later he reveals during a fight that the upgrade isn't at full power, so he finally unleashes it
pic related is what happens next

I watched both, but I prefer the old stuff. Both are worth watching. I wouldn't recommend the live action movies much. The first one is weird, and the second one is like 30 minutes too long. There's some great scenes, and David Hayter as the lead, but everything drags on with a weak plot and weak acting. I guess it's worth seeing just because the fact it is exists in the first place is insane.

>look up list of all films adapted from video games on rotten tomatoes
>the highest rated one is Final Fantasy Spirits Within

I enjoyed this movie. Can't put my finger on it as to why though... Maybe because I'm just a fan of Karl Urban and The Rock? Or I might have a soft spot for this franchise that enables me to enjoy this shit and that's all it is.

Warcraft was a solid 7/10 movie. Without a doubt one of the better video game movies ever made.

I also think the Super Mario Bros. movie was good too.

It's a very okay movie for what it is. Even if you don't really care about the actors or the game it's based on, it's a solid 5/10 movie. So if there are any parts or actors you enjoy seeing, it's going to bump up your opinion of it. At least, that's how I feel about it.

The Super Mario Bros movie is absolutely ridiculous, but in a fun way. It's the same kind of silly and ridiculous as the movie the Pest. It's bad, but you enjoy the ride the whole time. The fact that they had a bunch of well respected actors doing the movie makes it even better.

You need a game with a decent setting, something a good team of writers and a director can work with to tell their own unique story. Sadly in practice it all becomes a huge cash grab, no matter how great the world building in the original ip every video game movie I've seen just rides off those coat tails while doing nothing on its own. Movie to game transitions have turned out a lot better, even though some have left me screaming to the heavens, asking whatever is listening how did it fuck up so hard.
>Aliens:CM

Thanks for the advice, I'll definitely look up the OVA. I have the 2005 series downloaded but I haven't bothered watching it beyond the 1st episode, it felt pretty boring at the time.

I watched Postal again recently. It's a shit movie but I have to give it credit for being very faithful to the source material. Far more so than Russian Postal, that's for sure.

its an anime but the Gungrave series is almost entirely different from the videogames at the start.

Say what you want.
All the parts with the orcs were atleast 9/10s.

Humans sucked shit though.

Part of what makes the OVA so good is the OST, 2005 can't even compete with this

youtube.com/watch?v=0DBv1tz7ATY

I'm saddened. After 11 years first person games have come a long way, but they still can't do that level of realistic, dynamic and unpredictable camera work. Even in Doom 2016 it's the same fast kills, camera work and enemy animations over and over.

>Gungrave series is almost entirely different from the videogames at the start
And it's a 9/10 animu, really makes you think

Best one is the first Resident Evil movie.
Worst one is Hitman.

>Resident Evil

what even happened to that series, jesus christ

I liked that movie. The whole uncharted part of the brain, angel/demon thing was kind of cool.

The first person sequence was shitty and hamfisted, but the rest was entertaining. Karl Urban is my boy.

best movie

2005 is a better adaption of the Manga. OVA changes a lot of shit and pretty much nothing like it. Having said that they are both good in their own way. The manga is still the best.

It started luring in the trash action movie goers and the 'made for tv drama scifi' watchers in droves. It's the new age Underworld.

>new age Underworld

They ran parallel to each other. They would take turns releasing a movie a year. They talked about a crossover because of how similar the franchises are.
There is no new age

Agito can fuck off but Guyver 3 is my husbando

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I don't know if I like this movie because I love the Postal series out not but sheeeit

lel remember a pc mag at the time describing it as something like "uwe boll really wants to punch you, the problem is he's got these tiny little t-rex arms so only the absurdity of it is entertaining"

Completely forgot about this film since it never came up outside of youtube advert

>adblock
Consoles

I checked this out because of David Hayter

this was the absolute worst kind of movie, not funny bad just boring shlock that went on for so long I wanted to shut it off. It would've been fine if there was longer fight scenes, but they're short and there's tons of boring exposition between the characters.

Cut it down by like 50 minutes and we'd be good.

the first one is even worse

>Probably is the only videogame based movie which I've actually enjoyed, the second is not as good though.

the first mortal kombat was good, i watched it again a couple years ago and didn't find too many things wrong with it. it was a little corny sometimes but still a decent movie for what it is.

the second is horrible though, the actors aren't very good. it had more of a generic action movie feeling instead of the action/horror of the first, i think that was what kind of ruined it.

Dark Hero is a 9/10 B movie you cunt and a prime example that the west can creatively adapt eastern media without forgetting the source

I won't stand for this slander

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Gul'dan was a 10/10 performance.
The duel between him and Durotan was really hard to watch for me.
It was really brutal.
>those dying gasps and grunts

I always thought that Nintendo should make a cinematic universe with it building up to Smash Bros.

Phase 1
>Super Mario Bros
>The Legend of Zelda
>F-Zero
>Kirby
>Pokemon
>Super Smash Bros

Phase 2
>Super Mario Bros 2
>Majora's Mask
>Kid Icarus
>Fire Emblem
>Metroid
>Donkey Kong
>Smash Bros Melee

Phase 3
>Mario 3
>Advance Wars
>Zelda 3
>Kid Icarus Uprising
>surprise deal with Sega with deal to make a Sanic movie
>Star Fox
>Wario Bros
>Smash Bros Brawl

Every thing would build up to the final battle with Tabuu in Brawl

Thoughts? Suggestions?