10 Worst Movies Based on Video Games (19 photos)

In the previous article we touched on the topic of really good and high-quality films based on computer games. Well, today I would like to do the same trick, only with very mediocre game adaptations.





"Mortal Kombat 2: Annihilation" (1997)

If the first part of the film "Mortal Kombat" by Paul Anderson was simply gorgeous, especially for the mid-90s, then the second part was a big letdown, despite the higher budget.



It's worth noting that the director and almost all of the actors from the first film did not participate in the filming. Of the old cast, only Robin Shou (Liu Kang), Talisa Soto (Kitana) and Keith Cooke (Sub-Zero Jr.) remained. However, in the first part of the film, Keith Cooke played Reptile.

The plot of the film was frankly bad. It felt like there was no script at all, just fights for the sake of fights. It felt like the script was written by a schoolboy.

Emperor Shao Kahn was presented in the film as an eternally whining girl, and important characters such as Johnny Cage and Rain were simply dumped, not given a chance to open up. And the graphics here were much worse than in the previous film.

"Mortal Kombat" (2021)

Many viewers highly rated the film "Mortal Kombat" (2021), but personally I am not one of those viewers. And it's not at all that I am such a fan of the first part, so I reject everything new. It's about the plot and the characters themselves.





The main complaint about the film is that there was no tournament at all. The villains are too caricatured here, including Shang Tsun. Only Kano was shown quite well. But the main characters are a complete nightmare. Liu Kang, who was the main character in the original games, has sunk to some naive youth who looks at Kung Lao's mouth.

The plot itself is pretty boring. Lots of pathos, but no sense. Nevertheless, I really liked how the storyline related to Scorpion was built, and the final battle of Scorpion and Cole against Sub-Zero.

"Hitman: Agent 47" (2007)

Gamers have been waiting for a long time for filmmakers to release a film based on the game "Hitman", and they have waited for it. In 2007, the film "Hitman. Agent 47" was released with Timothy Olyphant in the lead role.



But the film about a bald hitman with a barcode on his head did not arouse the interest of either critics or viewers. As a result, the filmmakers abandoned the previously planned sequel, as they realized that the second part would be a failure from the start.



But later the world saw a new adaptation of the game "Hitman". However, the new film about the killer did not cause any special emotions among the audience.

"Street Fighter" (1994)

The film "Street Fighter" was based on the cult fighting game "Street fighter", so here we can meet familiar characters such as Ryu, Ken, Chun Li, Guyal, Zangief and of course M Byson.



But the creators apparently wanted to get so close to the game that the plot turned out to be wildly cardboard, naive and even childish. And if the fights are somehow watchable, then the dialogues and the main narrative are just awful.



It is noteworthy that Jean-Claude Van Damme once turned down the role of Johnny Cage for the film "Mortal Kombat", choosing to play Guile in "Street Fighter". In the end, Mortal Kombat became a hit, while Street Fighter was a box office flop.

"Super Mario Bros." (1993)

I'll tell you a secret, I even liked the movie "Super Mario Bros." as a kid, but after watching it 10 years later, I realized that it was a piece of crap.

In all fairness, the movie doesn't really have anything to do with the game, other than the character names. And if you replace Mario with Bob and Luigi with Stan, nothing really changes.



The filmmakers had big bets on this project, and they even wanted to cast Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger for the lead roles. But when they were brought down from heaven, they agreed to cast Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo for the roles of Mario and Luigi.



The film turned out to be so psychedelic that Mario fans simply did not appreciate it. The film itself failed at the box office, which is why the company "Nintendo" vowed not to film games about Mario. Only many years later, a full-length cartoon was released, which was already fully consistent with the canon, and also collected a lot of positive reviews and a huge box office.

"Double Dragon" (1994)

The game "Double Dragon" and its sequels were released on different gaming platforms, thanks to which it received great fame and love from gamers all over the world. Yes, I myself have repeatedly played the second and third parts of the game on the "Dendy" console.



Naturally, filmmakers couldn't miss such a tasty morsel, and in 1994 the film "Double Dragon" was released, starring Mark Dacascos, Scott Wolf and Robert Patrick.

The plot of the film doesn't correspond to the plot of the game at all. Here, brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee (apparently from different fathers) enter into a fight with the villains who killed their best friend and teacher, and also confront the demon Kogo Shuko, who is eager to get the other half of the medallion in order to gain unlimited power.



In short, everything is bad in this film: the plot, the production, the acting, etc. Therefore, it is not surprising that the film was a complete failure at the box office, and critics and viewers tore it to pieces.

"Max Payne" (2008)

The cult game "Max Payne", which tells the story of a policeman who lost his family, won the hearts of many gamers. Therefore, it is not surprising that filmmakers decided to film this game.



John Moore sat in the director's chair, and Mark Wahlberg was cast in the lead role. It would seem that the film had every chance of success, but it didn't work out. The plot turned out to be quite boring, and the action scenes were nothing.



And despite the fact that the film collected a good box office, viewers and critics were dissatisfied after watching it.

"Alone in the Dark" (2005)

German director Uwe Boll is known for his clumsy adaptations of games. The film "Alone in the Dark", based on the game series "Alone in the Dark", is no exception. However, there is nothing really from the game in this film, except for the name of the main character (Edward Carnby) and the general theme associated with paranormal phenomena.



The film turned out to be so boring that critics noted that even if the main characters had just eaten throughout the film, it would have looked much more interesting than what we saw.



"BloodRayne" (2005)

BloodRayne is another brainchild of director Uwe Boll, which he filmed based on the game of the same name about a half-vampire (dhampir) girl named Rain.



According to the plot, Rain is the daughter of the main vampire Kagan, who once raped her mother, and a few years later killed her. And now Rain dreams of getting even with her dad. Having learned about the existence of the dhampir, members of the Brimstone Society, which hunts vampires, try to get Rain into their ranks so that they can defeat Kagan together.



To say that the film was a failure is to say nothing. However, Ball managed to shoot two more sequels to the film. However, both of these films never reached theaters.

Resident Evil. Raccoon City (2021)

If the first few parts of the film "Resident Evil" were quite good, then the next three parts were almost impossible to watch due to the fact that the films themselves were a banal "meat grinder" without a decent plot.



But the film "Resident Evil. Raccoon City", released in 2021, turned out to be even worse. The creators of the film clearly tried to fit the plot of the first two parts of the game "Resident Evil" into one film. But everything clearly did not turn out as the creators planned. The film simply does not allow us to focus on one thing, dumping everything in a heap. As a result, a failure in theaters.



With a budget of $25 million, the film only made $42 million. And if you don't know, a film breaks even if it makes at least twice as much money as its budget.