Video Games that could (potentially) become great movies

[evildead2099]

Most movies based on videogames turn out to be huge disappointments.

The first Mortal Kombat film is an exception to this trend, and some early reviews of Silent Hill suggest that it also turned out rather well. The first Resident Evil was okay, in my opinion, but could have been a lot better.

So, I was thinking...

Now that Silent Hill is out of the way, what are some videogames which feature stories good enough to become feature-length films that you'd actually want to see?

Forget about the all-important factors of competant directors, competant actors, and giving the subject matter proper treatment. Just treat this topic for what it is - A fantasy!

So, what do you say?

[Rev. Link]

Well, if done properly there are many games that could become great movies. Castlevania, Metroid, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear. The problem is, along with the potential for them being great comes the potential for them being terrible.

[DragonMaster Sam]

I think Snatcher could make a good movie.

[Jumpman Jr.]

I've always dreamed of Nintendo making an officially made Legend of Zelda movie. Just think of the possibilities!
Although, after seeing that 'home-made' trailer for a Legend of Zelda movie with the Requiem for a Dream music, I'm not so sure.
Still though, imagine if Nintendo made an Ocarina of Time movie or something? That would rock my socks (in the best way possible). spoiler alert Just imagine the crowds reaction when Sheik pulls off her mask and is revealed to be *gasps* Zelda! end spoiler alert.

[Fuyukaze]

A game that would make a great movie? That's so simple.
Pong. A movie made after pong the game. See, Pong doesnt realy have a story. As the basics are the same as tennis, they could make a tennis game and claim it was loosly based off of Pong.

[Moo Cow]

Clocktower for the SNES.
It's a good, solid game with many twists and whatnot.

[Snapple]

Metal Gear Solid. The first one, before all that weak-ass crap in the second game about politics and genetic engineering and Otacon sleeping with his step-mom.

[Rev. Link]

I've always dreamed of Nintendo making an officially made Legend of Zelda movie. Just think of the possibilities!
Although, after seeing that 'home-made' trailer for a Legend of Zelda movie with the Requiem for a Dream music, I'm not so sure.
Still though, imagine if Nintendo made an Ocarina of Time movie or something? That would rock my socks (in the best way possible). spoiler alert Just imagine the crowds reaction when Sheik pulls off her mask and is revealed to be *gasps* Zelda! end spoiler alert.

The only possibilities I can imagine pertaining to that are the ones where Hollywood decides to make all kinds of major changes in order to make the movie "more appealing to the mainstream". And then I have to either kill a bunch of people or myself. No one wins.

[evildead2099]

I thought about Red Faction for a second, before realizing how much its story resembles Total Recall.

If done right, a Zelda movie could be awesome. If done wrong (which would probably happen, going by the good-to-bad VG turned movie ration), it could be like the Mario movie :/

[evildead2099]

The only possibilities I can imagine pertaining to that are the ones where Hollywood decides to make all kinds of major changes in order to make the movie "more appealing to the mainstream". And then I have to either kill a bunch of people or myself. No one wins.

I fear that happening too, but it's happening to ALL movies (i.e. Alien Vs. Predator), not just movies based on videogames. That's just the type of lame society we live in.

... However, I think when you compare Mortal Kombat the game to Mortal Kombat the movie, it's evident that the film WAS geared toward a mainstream audience. Despite the absence of fatalities, blood, and generally downplaying the darker aspects of the earlier MK games, the MK movie still turned out to be pretty good (if perhaps a little generic).

[scorch56]

Mechwarrior.. been waiting for 20 years. It's came close a couple times. I remember a report that Spielberg even saw a Mechwarrior game at an expo some 10 years ago and said what an awesome movie it would make.. but that was the last I heard. With CG and combined real actors nowdays one could make an awesome movie. Look at Jurrasic Park or Sky Captain.

Anybody ever remember a movie called Robot Jox?

[JT80]

I would love to see a River City Ransom movie.

BARF!!

[ShinobiMan]

Lunar: The Silver Star Story

Playing this game was like living a movie for me, and if I was ever given the chance as a filmmaker, I'd make it in a heartbeat.

Others I'd like to see as movies would be:

Eternal Darkness
Panzer Dragoon
Maniac Mansion
Castlevania

[evildead2099]

I would love to see a River City Ransom movie.

BARF!!

As yes... Go to Mega64's website and download their parody of River City Ransom

[evildead2099]

Xenogears sounds like it might make for a cool movie. I'd probably never invest a lot of time into Xenogears, seeing as how I hate console-style RPGs (Give me Fallout or Planescape: Torment any day!), but its plot sounds neat, and something I might want to check out in a feature-length form.

What about...

NIGHT TRAP!

If Night Trap was faithfully made into a movie, it would have a hard time getting anything higher than a PG-13. If a Night Trap movie reflected all the lies and hyperbole spewed by the media (i.e. Time Magazine) and politicians (i.e. Joe Lieberman), it would probably receive an X rating. Note the distinction!

[Moo Cow]

I thought Castlevania would make a nice movie too.
Uwe Boll has bought the rights to Fallout
That's right folks, all hell has officially broken lose.
Personally, it'd be kinda interesting if they made a megaman movie.
Not a big fan of the game, but if it were a movie, it MIGHT be interesting.

[EnzoSangiorgio]

I thought Castlevania would make a nice movie too.
Uwe Boll has bought the rights to Fallout
That's right folks, all hell has officially broken lose.
Personally, it'd be kinda interesting if they made a megaman movie.
Not a big fan of the game, but if it were a movie, it MIGHT be interesting.

hell had already broken loose when he got house of the dead you imbecile

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

Remember the old Sega/Gremlin arcade game Eliminator? A huge, impenetrable circular space fortress with only a single vulnerability - a narrow tunnel that you have to shoot one perfectly timed missile down while other ships are shooting at you. And you have to do this before it blows you out of the sky with its own killer weapon. Man, with some decent special effects, that basic theme would make for a sweet movie. Heck, you could probably fund a bunch of sequels on toy sales alone!

Naaah. Never mind. Crazy idea. It'd never get off the ground.

[Moo Cow]

Zombies Ate My Neighbors!
A video game that just went around and made fun of cheesy horror.
Think of the movie...They had zombies, mummies, alien plants (think Invasion of the Body Snatchers), huge babies (all of the movies where the monsters were huge), etc.
Plus, it had a water gun filled with holy water.
What more could you ask for?

[Nebagram]

Where to start.

Revenge of Shinobi, Perfect Dark, Metal Gear (but an original story rather than a game conversion), Beyond Good & Evil, Starfox, Road Rash, Jet Set Radio, Shenmue, Prince of Persia, Ace Combat, Oddworld, and if we're feeling really abstract, Archer MacLean's Mercury.

Hasn't a Metroid movie already been announced anyway?