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Video Game Movie Adaptations That Are Actually Worth Watching

November 1, 2021 by admin

We know, we know, the video game movie scene is even more notorious than the female superhero one. So many great video games chosen to be adapted into feature length films have had their very essence thrown into a grinder, leaving only a barebones replica for audiences to unsatisfyingly feast on.

But sometimes critics can be a little harsh on them. While these adaptations weren’t arthouse by any means, they certainly don’t deserve to be in the same category as a Uwe Boll flick. So sit back and relax as we look at some video game movie adaptations that were actually pretty good…

SEE ALSO: Watch our review of Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City here

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What are your favourite video game adaptations? Let us know on our social channels @FlickeringMyth…

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Originally published November 1, 2021. Updated November 24, 2021.

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Random Videos, Red Stewart, Video Games Tagged With: doa: dead or alive, Hitman, Marvelous Videos, Mortal Kombat, Rampage, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Sonic the hedgehog, Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros., tomb raider, Warcraft

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