Top 5 Game to film adaptations you would like to see (done right)

What 5 game to film adaptations would you like to see the most? It's okay to name games that have already been adapted if you want to see them done right.

My top 5

Metal Gear Solid (you barely have to do anything to adapt this)

Max Payne (get a better writer and we'll try again)

Mass Effect (epic sci-fi badass-ness)

Devil May Cry (I want to see Dante spew one-liners on the big screen)

God of War (I know they're already making one but Bret Ratner?)

Tetrisczort666

Whoever is able to write a compelling narative around Tetris deserves an Oscar.

Halo.

Other than that, Splinter Cell. I cant think of many. KOTOR will never happen, Max Payne already sucked.

Making Metal Gear Solid into a film would be a mistake.

5.) Uncharted: It just screams Summer Blockbuster.

4.) Mass Effect: I haven't been this absorbed into a story in a long, long time. Mass Effect, if done right, could be the next Star Wars.

3.) God of War: We've got too many movies about the good guys and the few made about the bad ones (that are good) are few and far apart. Kratos could mix the genre of Anti-Heroism and fantasy together.

2.) Metal Gear Solid: This doesn't even need explaining, excellent story and likable characters, I personally think that Christian Bale would make a perfect Solid Snake if he does the Batman Voice.

1.) Half-Life: We've got too many movies about those super buff knuckle-headed heroes. Let's give a win to the brainiac for once.

i'd like to see:

1) metal gear solid

2) final fantasy 8

3) devil may cry 3

4) fahrenheit

5) shadow of the colossus

1. John Woo presents Stranglehold: Yes, a movie based around a game which is based around a movie. Worthy of being made just for the lolz.

2. Max Payne: Done right, this would be awesome, because the game is awesome and actually movie-esque.

3. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: The games have a better story than all the Star Wars movies put together. Even if they screwed it up, it'd be guaranteed to be better than anything they've done with Star Wars movies in the past decade.

4. Far Cry 2: A movie all about some mercs running around Africa raising hell? I'd dig it. Hell, if it incorporated some nice African Turmoil into the plot ala Blood Diamond, it could actually be pretty emotional.

5. AudioSurf: Man, this would be trippy.

1. John Woo presents Stranglehold: Yes, a movie based around a game which is based around a movie. Worthy of being made just for the lolz.

2. Max Payne: Done right, this would be awesome, because the game is awesome and actually movie-esque.

3. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: The games have a better story than all the Star Wars movies put together. Even if they screwed it up, it'd be guaranteed to be better than anything they've done with Star Wars movies in the past decade.

4. Far Cry 2: A movie all about some mercs running around Africa raising hell? I'd dig it. Hell, if it incorporated some nice African Turmoil into the plot ala Blood Diamond, it could actually be pretty emotional.

5. AudioSurf: Man, this would be trippy.

MetroidPrimePwn

Half-Life

Half-Life 2

Halo

That is all.

[QUOTE="czort666"]TetrisNerdEmperor

Whoever is able to write a compelling narative around Tetris deserves an Oscar.

5.) Uncharted: It just screams Summer Blockbuster.

TenP

Isn't there already a Uncharted movie? Doesn't it star Angelina Jolie or that Harrison Ford guy?;)

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5.) Uncharted: It just screams Summer Blockbuster.

ASK_Story

Isn't there already a Uncharted movie? Doesn't it star Angelina Jolie or that Harrison Ford guy?;)

Yeah, I know what you mean. But they ARE making an Uncharted movie, believe it or not. The guy that wrote/directed X-Men 3 is doing it. I hope it's good though.

[QUOTE="ASK_Story"][QUOTE="TenP"]

5.) Uncharted: It just screams Summer Blockbuster.

TenP

Isn't there already a Uncharted movie? Doesn't it star Angelina Jolie or that Harrison Ford guy?;)

Yeah, I know what you mean. But they ARE making an Uncharted movie, believe it or not. The guy that wrote/directed X-Men 3 is doing it. I hope it's good though.

Haven't you seen the movie Max Payne yet?11Marcel

Yeah, and it wasn't anywhere near as cool as the game.

The movie was okay, but it wasn't as powerful or psychological as the game.

Grim Fandango - I imagine it being animated (clay-mationed) by the same people who did Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride.Skie7

[QUOTE="czort666"]TetrisNerdEmperor

Whoever is able to write a compelling narative around Tetris deserves an Oscar.

[QUOTE="czort666"]TetrisNerdEmperor

Whoever is able to write a compelling narative around Tetris deserves an Oscar.

Super Mario Bros 3

So many twists in that story line would make it incredible.

Bioshock - Directed by Guillermo Del Toro - I think he's the only one in the world that could pull off the detail that Rapture needs. Of course the movie would end up about the same quality as Hellboy but that's not too bad for a video game movie.

Dead Space - (Actually I think one is in the works for 2010) - If they use the story in the animated movie, the graphic novel and the game and get a competent cast, this may end up more than a terrible mish mash of Alien meets Night of the Living Dead.

Mass Effect - If they just stuck to the main story, this could be an excellent movie. Have Ashly played by the chick in Underworld and the alien girl played by Charlize Theron and which ever sex scene they decide on will be sure to deliver.

Kane & Lynch - Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thorton starring in this game to film adaption with a few story tweaks. It would be a solid action/drama piece that would probably do well.

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard: A movie based on a game that's based on a fictional series of games. Or like the famous RDJ said with a little paraphrasing it'll be a movie disguized as a game disguized as another game.

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[QUOTE="czort666"]Tetris2good2betrue

Whoever is able to write a compelling narative around Tetris deserves an Oscar.

Damn, go see the Academy, explain the situation and I'm sure they'll have no problem just giving you an oscar. They basically just give em out free nowadays anyway.

Devil May Cry (but ONLY if Bruce Campbell is Dante)

NO Half-Life movies, they would be ruined instantly if Gordon spoke at all.

To me, the best movie adaptation of a video game is one that augments or expands the world presented in the game. The worst thing you could possibly do is make a movie that retells the same story in the game. I'd rather go see something Uwe Boll does than a movie that retells the story in either Half-Life title. At least he tries to tell his own story.

However, if you're hell bent on making a Halo or Half-Life movie be smart about it. Tell me an earlier adventure of the Master Chief. I'd like to see a movie that tells me what happens to Corporal Adrian Shepard after the end of Opposing Forces. If you want something that is a little more current then tell me about the events leading up to the beginning of Half-Life 2.

One game I'd like to see return is No One Lives Forever. Since there are not going to be anymore it could be the perfect source material for a movie. The further adventures of Kate Archer would be the easiest things to do. The new Bond and Borne movies offer all kinds of things to parody. One story I'd like to see is how Kate and Agent Bruno Lawrie meet.

Another story I'd like to see is about Minsc and Dynaheir. The story of their meeting and adventures leading up to Baldur's Gate could be great fun.

One of my all time favorite side kicks is Dogmeat from Fallout. You know this dog has a story to tell. It would be difficult to tell a story around a dog that doesn't talk but it could be done.

[QUOTE="Skie7"]Grim Fandango - I imagine it being animated (clay-mationed) by the same people who did Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride.Cherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="Skie7"]Grim Fandango - I imagine it being animated (clay-mationed) by the same people who did Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride.jjtiebuckle

A GTA IV game would be cool except Sam Houser (or his brother) said that a GTA movie would never happen.

Chrono Trigger - CGI animated ((think Advent Children))jjtiebuckle

[QUOTE="jjtiebuckle"]Chrono Trigger - CGI animated ((think Advent Children))Cherokee_Jack

Really? Have you seen the cutscenes in Blue Dragon?

The guy that wrote/directed X-Men 3 is doing it. I hope it's good though.

Devil May Cry (but ONLY if Bruce Campbell is Dante)

NO Half-Life movies, they would be ruined instantly if Gordon spoke at all.

Zweihand

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Dynasty Warriors (of course it would be much better if they ignored the games and went off the book) Legolas_Katarn

Chi Bi a.k.a. The Battle of Red Cliff

edit: spelling mistakes

1. Knights of the Old Republic.
2. Halo.
3. Gears of War.
4. God of War.
5. F.E.A.R.
Legendaryscmt

You, sir, are the winner.

World in Conflict

Fallout

No One Lives Forever (I'd also like to see a sequel, I really enjoyed these games)

Warcraft

Diablo

Dead Rising or Left 4 DeadJohnnySN1P3R

MGS 4Blue_Abyss

Mass Effect

Fallout

Uncharted (please let Nathan Fillion be Nathan Drake!!)

Wolfenstein

The Witcher (dont make it like the bull crap european movie version of it)

Gears of War 1 & 2

God of War

Far Cry (done right)

Is Turok already a movie? Im not sure. A disney Kingdom Hearts film would be interesting lol. What if there was a Jak and Daxter or Ratchet and Clank movie? that would be so weird :P

1. Devil May Cry

2. Metroid

3. Ikaruga

4. Phantom Dust

5. Jet Grind Radio

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And, while we're at it, the top 5 movies I'd like to see made by Uwe Boll, for crits and giggles:

1. Time Crisis

2. Contra

3. Mercenaries

4. No More Heroes

5. Team Fortress 2

no video game movies, america film sucks bad enough already they shouldn't be aloud to tarnish the legacy of any gameFleeman6019