Max Payne
Films inspired by TV game have a serious report for being below average , and for good cause . Super Mario Bros.started the trend of refutable movie adaptations of darling video games , and Hollywood has n’t stopped since its 1993 premiere .
Since then , multiple movie a class based on democratic video games are produced and issue to wide audience , only to bomb with the critics ( and many times with the audience too ) . No matter the special effects or action - packed plots , there ’s just something about video biz movies that do n’t translate well to film . Though some have been well received by fans of the biz franchises , others are just too risky to be pull through .
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) – 24%
The third movie of theResident Evilseries just did not score well with the critic . Alice works with other survivors against the vicious Umbrella Corp. and skin to save the world from being turn into mindless , trigger-happy zombies .
Though the production value and particular impression were as unattackable as always for its time , the plot was light and the handwriting did not carry the story the way that it should have .
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) – 21%
Starring Angelina Jolie and Jon Voight , this is the first of three films that have brought theTomb Raidergames to biography , and it also scores the lowest of the three on Rotten Tomatoes .
Though it is based on the grapheme Lara Croft , the movie does not follow the plot line of the original secret plan and is an entirely newfangled tale about thedaughter of an archaeologistand her race to pull together ancient artifacts that may moderate time .
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) – 20%
The second film of theResident Evilfranchise falls fair game to the same flaw that many of its others do - it ’s all action and monsters with a very little meaningful tarradiddle .
In this sequel , Alice team up with Jill Valentine ( a primary character of the television secret plan serial ) to make it out of a zombie - infested wraith town that has been contaminated by the Umbrella Corporation .
Max Payne (2008) – 16%
A neo - noir third - soul gun for hire made by Rockstar Games , theMax Payneseries explores the chronicle of an NYPD detective search to find the killers responsible for murdering his family .
It seems like a simple plot to adapt to film , but the moviestarring Mark Wahlbergand Mila Kunis failed to print audiences and critics with its to a fault stylistic violence and predictable storyline .
Postal (2007) – 9%
A comedy - action movie address by Uwe Boll , who has directed a number of failed video game themed motion-picture show , Postalis an adaption of a shooter game from the late nineties . The plot version revolves around a humanity who believe that the US Military is poisoning him and his violent disorder against an Air Force Base .
The motion picture is an sickening 9/11 clowning that demand Osama bin Laden . It is n’t hard to see why this would not do well as a game or as a plastic film .
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) – 5%
A adolescent ’s quest for retribution after the loss of her father leads her to a life of struggle offence through martial liberal arts . star Kristin Kreuk of Smallville fame , thisStreet Fighteruniverse filmseeks to explore one of the dealership ’s most pop characters but fails in almost every fashion , from writing to casting .
The movie might have seen more success if it slant into the " so bad that it ’s skilful " vibration and made it more campy than serious .
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2008) – 4%
A man identify Farmer goes on a pursuit to rescue his kidnapped married woman in this disappointing adaptation . Scoring a whopping 4 % on Rotten Tomatoes , In the Name of the tycoon : A Dungeon Siege Taleis base on theDungeon Siegerole - play game serial .
It ’s scandalous that it in reality stars bigger names like Jason Statham , Burt Reynolds , and Ray Liotta , debate the rough trail record of managing director Uwe Boll .
BloodRayne (2006) – 4%
Directed by Uwe Boll and star Kristanna Loken and Michelle Rodriguez , BloodRayneisa cheesy vampire flickthat is n’t even " so bad it ’s good " . It ’s just bad .
base on a third - individual shooter secret plan , the movie takes position in eighteenth century Romania and pursue Rayne , a vampire crossbreed so determined to wipe out her iniquity , vampire founder , that she muster in the help of three lamia hunters .
House Of The Dead (2003) – 3%
A group of friends set out on the adventure of a lifespan to attend a rave on a abandoned island , only to discover that the island isinfested with zombies .
House Of The Deadis a story that sounds fun based on the plot , but the slaying is so short , that it ’s difficult to find it enjoyable . It swear heavily on gore , rather than pose any of that same get-up-and-go into floor and character development .
Alone In The Dark (2005) – 1%
Christian Slater and Tara Reid face off against devil in this whodunit - thriller that earned 1 % on Rotten Tomatoes . Based on an early 90s computer game that eventually sparked sequel on Playstation and Xbox , Alone In The Darkis inspired bythe employment of H.P. Lovecraft .
Though the secret plan gain ground an honour with Guinness World Records , the moving picture version is n’t likely to win anything except in the " tough " categories .
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