Movies based on video games are usually a recipe for disaster. It’s not very easy to just transfer one medium of entertainment to another and just assume the success and level of quality will spill over. Sometimes however, the stars are perfectly aligned and a movie comes out that’s based on a video game and totally worth watching. It’s still not Oscar material, but we don’t really expect that from video game movies, do we? Let’s see what Hollywood has given us so far.
Tomb Raider
The latest Tomb Raider movie wasn’t just based on the video game, it was practically the video game. That’s probably a good choice since the latest Tomb Raider games have all had a very action-packed and cinematic story, which translates a lot easier to a movie than the previous iterations did.
Mortal Kombat
The recent Mortal Kombat movie isn’t just watchable, it’s actually pretty good. The fights are well-choreographed, the characters are done correctly and it has the gruesome gore fatalities you’d expect from anything Mortal Kombat. The story isn’t all that, but the games don’t have a good story either so you know what you’re getting into.
Silent Hill
The first Silent Hill movie was genuinely a good horror movie with great acting and even – dare I say it – a decent story that manages to captivate you for its entire runtime. It has the typical things you’d expect from a Silent Hill movie but it’s all done so well that you could even enjoy this movie without knowing anything about Silent Hill or ever having played one of the games.
