You're Top-10 Movies/Shows based on Games
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TheHand
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If I’m counting movies and TV shows I’d put Arcane, Last of Us, and even Fallout at the top. After that maybe DaDHAT. I haven’t seen Clue in ages, I should probably give that another watch. I only saw the first Sonic movie but it was fun. The Castlevania animated series was pretty good too.
Here's my list.
1. Clue. Home release version. Just a great movie all around, and a beautiful adaptation to boot.
2. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. Based on the video game, the game show classic took place "in universe", and qualifies by the rules. Still fun to watch, but unfortunately the geography is out of date.
3. Tron: Legacy
4. Jumanji
5. DADHAT
6. Wing Commander. This gets forgotten by too many. The actors chew the scenery and nothing is subtle and it's super fun.
7. Record of Lodoss War. An anime based on the creator's D&D campaign.
8. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. I will defend this as a classic and a milestone in animation and technology.
9. Silent Hill.
10. Zathura. I really appreciate "small scale" sequels like this. Fun zee-rust sci-fi. A great kids movie.
Honorable Mentions:
Mortal Kombat. Cheesy fun.
Street Fighter. Just for Raul Julia.
Doom: Annihilation. Better than you'd probably expect.
Resident Evil. I'm a sucker for horror. This checks a lot of boxes.
The Most Dangerous Game. Discussed above. The book is better.
Rampage. Stupid but fun.
Not My Thing But My Kids Really Love It:
Sonic the Hedgehog Trilogy
Minecraft
Things I Plan to Watch Some Day That Might Belong Here:
Five Nights at Freddy's
Twisted Metal
The Last Of Us
Castlevania
I tried to introduce my kids to these, along with Captain N, Pole Position, and a couple other early attempts. They do not hold up.
1. Clue. Home release version. Just a great movie all around, and a beautiful adaptation to boot.
2. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. Based on the video game, the game show classic took place "in universe", and qualifies by the rules. Still fun to watch, but unfortunately the geography is out of date.
3. Tron: Legacy
4. Jumanji
5. DADHAT
6. Wing Commander. This gets forgotten by too many. The actors chew the scenery and nothing is subtle and it's super fun.
7. Record of Lodoss War. An anime based on the creator's D&D campaign.
8. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. I will defend this as a classic and a milestone in animation and technology.
9. Silent Hill.
10. Zathura. I really appreciate "small scale" sequels like this. Fun zee-rust sci-fi. A great kids movie.
Honorable Mentions:
Mortal Kombat. Cheesy fun.
Street Fighter. Just for Raul Julia.
Doom: Annihilation. Better than you'd probably expect.
Resident Evil. I'm a sucker for horror. This checks a lot of boxes.
The Most Dangerous Game. Discussed above. The book is better.
Rampage. Stupid but fun.
Not My Thing But My Kids Really Love It:
Sonic the Hedgehog Trilogy
Minecraft
Things I Plan to Watch Some Day That Might Belong Here:
Five Nights at Freddy's
Twisted Metal
The Last Of Us
Castlevania
I tried to introduce my kids to these, along with Captain N, Pole Position, and a couple other early attempts. They do not hold up.
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Simon The Hunter
Explorer
I thought the World of Warcraft movie was "watchable"... though I dunno if it's in my top ten, hard to even think of any, though I do agree with @Deset Gled about the Final Fantasy movie, it was very well done.
TheHand
Hero
Oh wow, I totally forgot about the Warcraft movie until I read that… I even saw it in the theater!
Tonguez
A suffusion of yellow
There are some real gems there - I remember the Carmen Sandiago game show!
and yes I'd forgotten about Wing Commander too though I dont remember the movie being very good.
I was wondering if anyone would list a 'Tron' movie - the original movie came out a month before the game, so is it a game based on a movie based on a game?
I will say I enjoyed the first season of The Last of Us and Twisted Metal was fun
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