Video Games shouldn’t be adapted into Movies
What possessed movie directors to create a movie out a video game, popular or not. Case in point, Super Mario Brothers. Sure, there is some leeway in what you can or can’t do in a movie verses a video game, however, has anyone ever decided to keep the premise, location, characters and action the same in a movie instead of diluting it with the hottest actor, plot twists, terrible dialog and a director’s twist? I haven’t seen one. Some movie adaptations that fell well short of the mark: Resident Evil, Dungeons and Dragons, Mario Brothers, Doom, Alone in the Dark. Halo, if it ever gets out of pre-production has the possibility to ruin itself with the movie as well with no official cast, production issues, monetary issues and the like. I’m not too hopeful about the prospects of the movie if/when it comes out. Splinter Cell and Siphon Filter also have possiblities to be good, but judging by the string of video game-turned-movies, I’m not too hopeful. If anyone can suggest a video game that turned out to be great movie, by all means let me know. The trend has reversed itself in recent years because ultimately, you can stretch video games further than an approximately two-hour long movie. It’s no secret that directors and writers try to make success by bringing a video game to the big screen, but come on, do it right.