Posted by Raikus at cas02.mkethn01.fl.comcast.net on February 22, 2002 at 14:09:50:
In Reply to: Movies based off of video games...your thoughts posted by GuinnessGuy(poolboy) on February 22, 2002 at 14:03:28:
: Alright I just read about New Line picking up the rights for a movie based on the video game State of Emergency. Now I like the game and all, but a movie...did we learn nothing from Super Mario Brothers and Final Fantasy?
: I know that a few comic book have made the jump and a few have missed the mark. But has a video game based movie ever made it?
Super Mario just plain blew. Final Fantasy had the potential, but an awful story ruined it (and with Squaresoft blowing $200 Mil., it's not likely that they'll try again). Here's some good games that SHOULD be movies thought:
Monkey Island
Full Throttle (oohh, goosebumps)
Grand Theft Auto III or Max Payne (they're basically movies anyway)
Sam & Max Hit the Road (I know, alot of LucasArts games, but hey, they're damn good)
Secret of Evermore (people remember this great SNES RPG?)
Just a few to wet the whistle. The ideas not bad, it's just that the completion is so awful.