Films based on games

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » July 25th, 2006, 16:27

After recently watching Resident Evil, and Doom (and enjoying them both) I thought it might be an idea to come up with a comprehensive list of all the films that have been based on a game (and not the other way around).

I'll start with the few I know of, but I know there are lots more

Doom
Resident Evil
Resident Evil : Apocalypse

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 25th, 2006, 16:28

AvP
mario
streetfighter
silent hill
tomb raider
mortal kombat
bloodrayne
pokemon things
house of the dead
final fantasy things

friznit · Post by **friznit** » July 25th, 2006, 16:49

Worstest evah: Wing Commander. The director committed suicide after he realised what he'd done*

*may not be entirely true

Nickface · Post by **Nickface** » July 25th, 2006, 16:55

Post by **deject** » July 25th, 2006, 17:01

friznit wrote:Worstest evah: Wing Commander. The director committed suicide after he realised what he'd done*

*may not be entirely true

I know how could they have ruined such an awesome game

Post by **FatherJack** » July 25th, 2006, 17:21

deject wrote:I know how could they have ruined such an awesome game

It was directed by the game's creator. It starred both Freddie Prinze Jr and Matthew Lillard who both went on to star in Scooby Doo.

Post by **Dog Pants** » July 25th, 2006, 17:42

Berk pretty much blew me out of the water on that one, but there was a Jackie Chan film called City Hunter that had a brilliant Street Fighter 2 scene. I think we might have mentioned it before somewhere actually...

Also, whoever quotes the first four words of this post: It's not big or clever*

*Actually I'm just beating you to it

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » July 25th, 2006, 17:48

Dog Pants wrote:It's not big

Thats what Berk said

Chickenz · Post by **Chickenz** » July 25th, 2006, 17:49

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s5Ygi6CH2U

by any chance?

Post by **Dog Pants** » July 25th, 2006, 18:07

Lateralus wrote:
Thats what Berk said

Damn, missed that one.

M4niachicken wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s5Ygi6CH2U

by any chance?

That's the mackerel!

Post by **FatherJack** » July 25th, 2006, 18:10

Sonic the Hedgehog

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » July 25th, 2006, 18:28

FatherJack wrote:Sonic the Hedgehog

eh?

Deja vu: http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1873

Doesn't really add anything to the list and I can't think of any others.

MORDETH LESTOK · Post by **MORDETH LESTOK** » July 25th, 2006, 19:32

compile a full list and rate the games/movies?

Nickface · Post by **Nickface** » July 25th, 2006, 19:35

MORDETH LESTOK wrote:compile a full list and rate the games/movies?

Add it to the Wiki because there's nothing there?

Duke of Ted · Post by **Duke of Ted** » July 25th, 2006, 19:57

FTFW

Fred Woogle · Post by **Fred Woogle** » July 26th, 2006, 0:09

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:AvP

was actually a book first.....

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » July 26th, 2006, 11:04

Having a look at IMDb:

- We have the crap Uwe Boll is churning out, Postal, Far Cry and his next released based on the Dungeon Seige games.
- Metroid is due to be released this year, but no with no director so not much chance of that.
- And of course there's Halo, latest is that Denzel Washington may be up to play the lead but that's unlikely. How is he going to pull his oscar winning hurt expression when he's wearing a helmet?

Post by **FatherJack** » July 26th, 2006, 11:36

spoodie wrote:How is he going to pull his oscar winning hurt expression when he's wearing a helmet?

q.v. Judge Dredd

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » July 26th, 2006, 12:24

FatherJack wrote:q.v. Judge Dredd

Fortunately for Stallone he doesn't do much acting with his head, mostly his body and voice.

Sheriff Fatman · Post by **Sheriff Fatman** » July 26th, 2006, 14:41

spoodie wrote: Fortunately for Stallone he doesn't do much acting with his head, mostly his body and voice.

Stallone has done some good stuff, he received an Oscar for Rocky and Cop Land is fucking ace (admittedly a great supporting cast, but still very good