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In the 27 years since the release of the first video-game movie, Super Mario Bros., there has never been, critically speaking, a good entry in the genre вЂ” until now! The Sega game turned big-screen action movie Sonic the Hedgehog has edged out a positive critical consensus and even reintroduced the singular physical comedy stylings of Jim Carrey after a long Serious Film hiatus.But letвЂ™s be real, B-movie status is typically the absolute ceiling on these kinds of products, and itвЂ™s clearly time to stop judging video-game movies the way we judge other movies, and instead start weighing them exclusively against their peers. ItвЂ™s like playing a carnival game called вЂњFace PunchesвЂќ and demanding your money back because you got punched in the face. HereвЂ™s the thing: If you see a movie based on a video game and expect it to be objectively good, then youвЂ™re the only one to blame for your disappointment. This article was originally published in 2016 and has been updated to include recent releases, including this monthвЂ™s Sonic the Hedgehog. Without getting into a lot of details, all you have to know is that, at the end of the game, the Prince re-releases Ahriman (the antagonist of the game) in order to resurrect Elika, who has died. The first two games in the series, Prince of Persia and.

Our regrets to any staunch defenders of those two titles.It might not be the first video-game movie, but Mortal Kombat is the apex of the form, because the premise is almost impossible to screw up if you just go all in: A bunch of fighters convene in an otherworldly location and battle for the fate of the world. First, some explanation: Entries had to be live action, meaning no Angry Birds, and while BloodRayne is on this list, BloodRayne: Deliverance and BloodRayne: The Third Reich had little to do with the source material, so they were left out of the rankings. And, hey, thatвЂ™s something!So hereвЂ™s every video-game movie ranked according to its place in the video-game movie canon, starting with the reasonably palatable and working down to the most absolutely unwatchable.

The score is by Alan Silvestri and the movie stars Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Fisher Stevens, and Fiona Shaw, with Samantha Mathis as Princess Daisy. If Terry Gilliam had directed a video-game movie, this would be it. If you grew up either kicking ass or just button mashing your way through Kombat on Super Nintendo, seeing Scorpion and Sub-Zero and Goro come to life onscreen was thrilling, and it turns out that Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was born to say вЂњFlawless victory.вЂќ Though it sounds a bit like a backhanded compliment, Kombat is the gold standard of video-game movies.The original video-game movie, featuring arguably the most recognizable video-game characters ever, Super Mario Bros., benefits from being just so unabashedly weird.

Video-game movies go wrong when they try to do too much, and Street Fighter did just enough as a peak JCVD martial-arts movie.Doom is one of those glorious video-game movies that wears its origins right on its tactical sleeve, transitioning at one point into full fist-person-shooter mode. It also had era-appropriate stars like Kylie Minogue and Damian Chapa. As far as cashing in on preexisting IP goes, Sonic makes a вЂњSure, we can keep doing this!вЂќ case for game-to-screen money grabs вЂ” and thatвЂ™s pretty okay!The silly, campy Street Fighter didnвЂ™t try to be any more than it was, which was a movie based on a game where you just fought people, and it features a final battle between Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia in his final theatrical film role. It looks great (thanks to that revised CGI), is funnier than it needs to be, has a joyful cast that embraces the absurdity of it all, and turned out to be a pretty moving little tale of friendship and chosen family. The fun police tried pouring water on this one after the debacle of the first trailer, which featured Sonic looking like a small human boy whoвЂ™d been cursed by a witch, but this iconic Sega property turned out to be a delightful little adventure for the whole family. ItвЂ™s got the right amount of topical humor, the right amount of silliness, the right amount of heart, the right amount of over-the-top Jim Carrey, and the right amount of James Marsden, by which we mean James Marsden is in almost every scene.

Also take note of Rosamund Pike as one of the space scientists. Urban canвЂ™t help but exude get-it-done charisma and the Rock is, well, the goddamn Rock, making a rare turn as an amped-up supervillain. The biggest thing Doom has going for it, though, is its two male leads: the Rock and Karl Urban.

Far Cry is hilariously low-budget вЂ” like any self-respecting Boll project вЂ”В but it doesnвЂ™t seem to be taking any of it seriously. ItвЂ™s rare for a female lead in one of these movies to be memorable, but Jolie managed to be entirely compelling вЂ” dripping with all that sultry Jolie charm вЂ” despite being saddled with those comically large video-game-style breasts.This placement might be controversial, but Far Cry is really the best of what Uwe Boll has to offer in the video-game genre. Where Tomb Raider succeeds, though, is in the performances of Angelina Jolie and Daniel Craig before they were old enough to be self-conscious about making a video-game movie. (Or at least mostly worked!) Director Simon West has also brought to life such staples as Con Air, The GeneralвЂ™s Daughter, and The Expendables 2, and this movie is about as good as all those.

ItвЂ™s so unwatchable it becomes watchable again.Of the six existing Resident Evil movies, Extinction is perhaps the most recognizable, thanks to that scene where Project Alice (Milla Jovovich) turns a sky filled with zombie crows into a gargantuan, swirling halo of fire. Far Cry is funny, and intentionally so, which makes it a rare entry in this genre that truly embraces the absurdity of the task at hand, and then gleefully pushes it a little farther. ItвЂ™s no coincidence that BollвЂ™s best video-game movie is also the one with the most Udo Kier, playing a mad scientist who whisper-hisses all his lines.

On top of that, the movie doesnвЂ™t waste resources. ItвЂ™s aggregate critical rating is just over 50 percent вЂ” a real feat for the genre вЂ” and its heroine has a recent Oscar to her name. Anderson never sexualizes his female characters, and they never have to be rescued by more capable men.п»їIf there was a video-game-movie Oscars, the rebooted Tomb Raider starring Alicia Vikander would be a Best Picture contender. Sure, Jovovich wakes up naked at the start of literally every movie, but Paul W.S. One thing about the Resident Evil movies is that they donвЂ™t want for women kicking ass. (Though, fear not, Extinction isnвЂ™t lacking for any guns.) ItвЂ™s also not lacking for Ali Larter, who leads a survivors convoy through the barren waste that is America after the T-virus ripped through the world.

The вЂњbetterвЂќ movies here had clear identities, but Tomb RaiderвЂ™s attempts at wry humor conflict with the clear desire to make a grittier Lara Croft than Angelina JolieвЂ™s version, which was pure pulp made entertaining by that actressвЂ™s abundant charisma. The reason Raider 2.0 isnвЂ™t higher on this list is the slight tonal inconsistencies. The relationship at the movieвЂ™s core between Lara Croft and her father also feels genuinely sweet.

AndersonвЂ™s first entry into the longest-running video-game film franchise is understated by comparison to its four sequels. ItвЂ™s one of those movies you watch and just go, вЂњHow?!вЂќ the entire time, and for that, it is a lot of fun.Paul W.S. WhatвЂ™s not to love? ItвЂ™s also got one of those video-game movie dream casts: LeeLee Sobieski, John Rhys-Davies, Claire Forlani, Kristanna Loken, Matthew Lillard, Ray Liotta, and even Burt Reynolds. Jason Statham plays Farmer, a man who must save his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son at the hands of a race of animal warriors called Krugs. In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)The year 2007 was saturated with video-game movies, and none more expansive than A Dungeon Siege Tale, which is what happens when Uwe Boll gets the budget of his dreams.