\u00a0 \u00a0Some of them do make profit at the box office, but they always get bad reviews. Some are better than others, but critics and viewers alike usually agree that video game movies are never any good, yet Hollywood keeps making them. Let\u2019s look at some now.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0This all started on May 28, 1993 when the Super Mario Bros. movie came out. Most people say that it\u2019s one of the worst movies ever made. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of finding that out by watching it, and I urge you not to make that same mistake. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0Earning $20,915,465, scoring a 4\/10 on the International Movie Database (IMDB) and 15 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, it started the wave of bad video game movies to come. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0Hollywood then decided to go with a video game movie with more action; Mortal Kombat. There are two Mortal Kombat movies in total, the first coming out on Aug. 18, 1995 and \u201cMortal Kombat: Annihilation\u201d coming out Nov. 21, 1997. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0It was able to get a sequel because the first one made <\/span>$122,195,920 at the box office and got 58\/100 on Metacritic and 34 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Let\u2019s be fair and consider that mixed reviews. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Believe it or not, this isn\u2019t the first \u201cTomb Raider\u201d movie to be made. Angelina Jolie took up the role of Lara Croft first. They made two \u201cTomb Raider\u201d movies starring her, the first coming out on June 15, 2001 earning just under $275 million and the second on July 25, 2003 earning $156,505,388. They both got similar reviews around the 20\u2019s on Rotten Tomatoes and around 5\/10 on IMDB. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0Despite being action packed, it felt hollow. She didn\u2019t have any charisma to her character and there wasn\u2019t an Indiana Jones like atmosphere to it where you\u2019re trying to solve puzzles to get to the treasure you\u2019re looking for. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0Sure, watching Angelina Jolie raiding tombs can be fun, but was it as fun as the game it was based on? No.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0The real question is, \u201cWhy are they all so bad?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0Maybe it\u2019s because Hollywood just doesn\u2019t understand what makes video games fun. Yes, some games are well known for its characters, cinematics and story telling, but what makes them fun is the interaction you have. You\u2019re player 1. You\u2019re in charge. You\u2019re in control. As opposed to a movie where you just sit there and watch what\u2019s being shown. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0When you progress in a video game and it gives more story to tell, you feel like you\u2019ve earned it through hours of gameplay. With all the video game movies I\u2019ve seen, it feels like some kid came in to your house, started playing on your PlayStation, Xbox or PC, and won\u2019t let you play. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0Then there\u2019s how long they are. A video game could be 10-20 hours long on average. That\u2019s the length of around 10 featured films or more depending on what you\u2019re playing. Not to mention you can replay it whenever you want after you\u2019ve bought it, rather than having to pay to see a movie over and over again until it comes out on DVD, Blu-ray or on demand.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0Some may consider watching people play games on YouTube or on a livestream on Twitch to be a good comparison, but when we watch those, we care more about who\u2019s playing it. It gives us the virtual equivalent of hanging out with your friends in a living room commiserating about whatever game you\u2019re playing. There, it\u2019s the personalities that matter, not so much as what their playing.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0Overall, these are two separate mediums of entertainment and trying to get them to cross boundaries just doesn\u2019t seem to work since they work so differently from one another. We\u2019ll see if Alicia Vikander can pull off being Lara Croft, or more than likely, it will be game over just like all the others were.<\/span><\/p>\n Samuel Christian<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0The new \u201cTomb Raider\u201d movie is out now and while the trailers do paint a pretty picture, I can\u2019t help but have a bad feeling about this. 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\u00a0The sequel however got 3 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and 11\/100 on Metacritic and only earned just over $51 million. I have also seen these. If you\u2019re thinking about watching them, DON\u2019T.<\/span><\/p>\n
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