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41 Best & Worst Video Game Movies

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Post by CaptHayfever » Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:49 pm

As determined by Rob Hunter & the staff of Film School Rejects: https://filmschoolrejects.com/video-game-movies-ranked/
[Edit: Some cussing in article. Consider yourself disclaimed.]

41. Dead Trigger
40. Far Cry
39. In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
38. Alone in the Dark
37. BoodRayne
36. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
35. House of the Dead
34. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
33. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
32. Max Payne
31. Postal
30. Hitman: Agent 47
29. Wing Commander
28. Tekken
27. Super Mario Bros.
26. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
25. Resident Evil: Apocalypse
24. Resident Evil: Afterlife
23. Mortal Kombat (1995)
22. Street Fighter
21. Doom
20. Monster Hunter
19. Need for Speed
18. Hitman
17. Silent Hill: Revelation
16. Warcraft
15. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
14. Double Dragon
13. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
12. Assassin's Creed
11. Resident Evil: Extinction
10. Sonic the Hedgehog
9. DOA: Dead or Alive
8. Tomb Raider
7. Resident Evil
6. Mortal Kombat (2021)
5. Rampage
4. Resident Evil: Retribution
3. Silent Hill
2. Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
1. Werewolves Within

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

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Re: 41 Best & Worst Video Game Movies

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Post by I REALLY HATE POKEMON! » Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:09 pm

Are the best and worst mixed into one 41 entry list...? I've never watched most of these, in fact I never even heard of Dead Trigger & Werewolves Within.

Of those I'd say Super Mario Bros, Mortal Kombat, and Street Fighter are the best. Resident Evil film series is fine but somehow has less to do with Resident Evil than even the Mario Bros movie did.

Still waiting on a Metal Gear Solid movie. It would be so hard to screw that up.

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Re: 41 Best & Worst Video Game Movies

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Post by CaptHayfever » Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:28 am

Yeah, it's a single list. I was surprised by some of the entries, too, both the ones I didn't know existed & the ones that were higher than expected.

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Post by Booyakasha » Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:39 am

This ranking sucks. 'Double Dragon', better than 'Mortal Kombat'? Do so completely bite me.
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Re: 41 Best & Worst Video Game Movies

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Post by I REALLY HATE POKEMON! » Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:49 am

I feel like Mario Bros. is only low because it's the expected thing to do. Detective Pikachu definitely didn't earn the #2 spot either.

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Post by CaptHayfever » Mon Jun 28, 2021 11:25 am

^^That's how I reacted to DOA being anywhere in the top half of the list.

^The blurb on Super Mario Bros actually said it's pretty enjoyable & that it represents the neutral point on the list.

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Post by Booyakasha » Mon Jun 28, 2021 3:53 pm

You know...I actually went to see 'In the Name of the King: Dungeon Siege' in-theatre. Because why not waste my money stupidly like a dumdum.

'Dungeon Siege' was way better than 'Double Dragon'. 'Double Dragon' can scram.
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Re: 41 Best & Worst Video Game Movies

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Post by I REALLY HATE POKEMON! » Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:08 pm

Even the Double Dragon games aren't very good. I have no idea why they were so popular, I mean they were playable but that's about it. Then again, it's just not a genre I typically enjoy.

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Post by Sim Kid » Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:56 pm

Booyakasha wrote:
Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:39 am
This ranking sucks. 'Double Dragon', better than 'Mortal Kombat'? Do so completely bite me.
The fact Detective Pikachu isn't no. 41 on the list shows they are kind of crazy. :facepalm:

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Post by Mario500 » Tue Jun 29, 2021 8:46 am

CaptHayfever wrote:
Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:49 pm
As determined by Rob Hunter & the staff of Film School Rejects: https://filmschoolrejects.com/video-game-movies-ranked/
(makes a note of my finding of language I had found to have had been vulgar, repulsive, and unnecessary in the article on the page located at that World Wide Web address)

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Post by CaptHayfever » Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:25 pm

Well, then, it's a good thing I summarized the list in the opening post.

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Re: 41 Best & Worst Video Game Movies

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Post by CaptHayfever » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:55 am

Can now confirm: Werewolves Within deserves top-5 placement for sure.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

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