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[Pex]

None of above.

I wonder what a movie based on Pool of Radiance or some other game from the Golden Box (or golden something else) would be like? Or maybe even Baldur's Gate? It would definitely be better than either of two Dungeons and Dragons movies (or both of them for that matter).

[RRS]

Originally Posted by Pex

two Dungeons and Dragons movies

Argh! The images in my head! (read: I can't stand those movies)

Of course BG is a decent movie material, when done properly. For said D&D movies they had access to varied and rich book material - yet they still failed.

Honestly, I'm more convinced it's more about who will make such adaptation and not the inspiration itself. Where are the Spielbergs of XXI century?

[BranjoHello]

Originally Posted by Lulu_Jane

Has there ever been an objectively good video game to film made?

1. Mortal Kombat (original, not that Annihilation that should be called Abomination instead)
2. Postal
3. Hitman

I haven't watched Silent Hill, so maybe that one is good too.

[Scatty]

Originally Posted by BranjoHello

I haven't watched Silent Hill, so maybe that one is good too.

It's great. One of the best game-to-movie adaptations IMO. Much shocking potential, dark and hellish scenes - really scary, and great atmospheric music. On my side, I didn't play the game so I can't compare it very good to the movie

[Capo]

Yes, Silent Hill is a pretty good movie.

[Lulu_Jane]

Heh, I should have realized many people would answer Mortal Kombat to my question. Maybe it's an age thing, because I remember thinking it was pretty camp on release.

That said, everyone is totally allowed to like whatever they like, so fair enough

[Phreeze_lu]

Monkey island would be my favorite, but i cant imagine how they would get the excellent jokes into the movie, so the fate of atlantis is a real cool idea

[The Fifth Horseman]

Here's something else that might make a nice one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycLDU8t5xtM

[Tracker]

Speaking of good videogame based movies, Prince of Persia was very good. Not that it had much to do with the plot of the 2003 game, it was very good anyway, with an interesting storyline, nice CG, and good action sequences (almost as good as Scorpionking). It should be perhaps followed with a Warrior Within and Two Thrones movie. And the Max Payne movie was awful, it's a simple gangster-cop story, and they put motherfreaking demons into it... why?! Not to mention they failed to hire either Max Payne story writer Sam Lake as a scriptwriter, and that dude who posed for the graphic novels.

[The Fifth Horseman]

And for Beneath A Steel Sky fans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flf-9e2fyGM