Video Game Movies, should they try anymore?

We all want our favorite comic books or books in general as movies. It shouldn't be a surprise that we have the desire to have our video games on the silver screen as well. However, they haven't 100% been the greatest. And with the possibility of having Uncharted, Halo and Assassin's Creed on the list to be made, I'm afraid of the outcome. Will they be a success? I don't know maybe, but I don't know. Nevertheless,I'm going to list a few that have succeeded and a few that failed. I'm sure you know which ones I'm thinking of.

The Bad:


Super Mario Bros:

This one is on the short list of one of the worst adaptations ever!! No to blame Bob Hoskin and Dennis Hopper. They had to deal with this atrocity. But having John Lequizamo as Luigi was atrocious. There was so much they could have done with it. With a Lord of the Ring setting with a Mushroom Kingdom twist to it. It could have worked. Instead we got......I don't even know what to call it. Nods to Yoshi though, he looked kind of cool.

Street Fighter the Movie:

Now I'm not talking about the anime, that was fantastic. I'm talking about the train wreck the US attempted to make. I say attempt and I mean it. I thoroughly enjoyed Raul Julia's performance. He delivered the best line in the entire movie and is still being used to this day. However, this movie was no good. No powers, horrible story and mediocre fighting, this movie at best is good for making fun of. I was hoping JVCD would have delivered a legit Guile. Unfortunately, all he gave us was corny one liners and no sonic boom. Flash kick was pretty decent though.

Legend of Chun Li:

There are some other ones I wanted to bring up. However, I really had to fuss about this one. From one bad Street Fighter movie to another. Legend of Chun Li was garbage. I was okay with Robin Shou being Gen and Michael Clark Duncan playing Balrog. And Chun Li's quest to avenge her father was a great story arc. However, the writing was done by a cat dancing on the keyboard. Vega was anti-climatic, Bison was completely underwhelming. He was not even close to the person he was supposed to be. It was wrong from beginning to end. And they had the nerve to end it with a possibility of a sequel. Don't you dare. I have nothing against Kristin Kreuk. I however, believe the person who hired was a a fan of Smallville and wasn't looking for a good Chun Li. Shame on you!!!


The Not So Bad:


Tomb Raider:

I thought this movie was great. Angelina is hot and she played Lara like she should have. She was physical, smart, good with guns, witty and completely......hot. The other worldly artifact and the race to get it from the antagonist was pretty good. I was very happy with the outcome of that movie. The sequel lacked something the first had. We definitely need a reboot of this but with someone just as good as Angelina.

Hitman:

This movie was on FX a while ago. I was pretty impressed with the movie. In all honesty, I've never played the games. They don't really appeal to me. I was aware they existed when I heard this was coming out. I'm not going to lie. This movie me made a fan of Timothy Olyphant

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children:

I really liked FFVII, like I'm sure a lot of us did. So when I heard about Advent Children, I was super excited. Square Enix didn't let me down. Now yes, the story was a little confusing with the whole geo-stigma and the planet being angry and stuff. However, I was still very happy with the end result. I owned the movie and watched it plenty of times. Now if Square would get off their butt and remake FFVII like Advent Children, we will all be happy.

When Hollywood gets it right!!

Hollywood had made some odd choices for who should play what roles. However, there were some great decisions that were done as well. Now yes, there had been other influences but it was still a right decision. Here are some to name:

Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier:

Now let's be real, we were expecting this and hoping it would happen. We all had this discussion. Patrick Stewart was destined to play two comic characters on the big screen. Charles Xavier and Mister Freeze and 50% success isn't that bad. When he was cast, we were like, "Of course he is!!" Even he likes the role, can't get any better than that.

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine:

Let's be honest. When we first heard he was cast. We all had problems with it. He was too tall, he's too skinny. He's only done plays. We had our issues and rightly so. However, has Hugh punched all of us in the mouth with his performance. And it seems the older he gets, the more ripped he becomes. He's proven time and again that he's pretty committed to this character. Now if only they would give him a really good script to work with. The Wolverine was close but fell short.

Kelsey Grammer as The Beast:

That was another as it should be moments. I mean I couldn't think of anyone else better suited to play this character. Kelsey Grammer pulled off a sophisticated man with a large vocabulary and the affinity to quote dead poets as Dr. Frasier Krane. So it wasn't a surprise when he was cast as Dr. Hank McCoy.

Christian Bale as Batman:

If anyone had seen Equilibrium, you would have seen Bruce Wayne in the making. I said it after seeing that movie, "He looks like Bruce Wayne, he could pull it off." If you haven't seen that movie, do so, you'll know what I mean. I think he didn't disappoint us. With the issues with his voice aside, Bale did the character a great justice. Okay Ben......you have a some big boots to fill bro.

Andrew Garfield as Spiderman:

I know we have some Toby McGuire loyalist out there. Don't get me wrong, Spiderman 2 will always be my favorite. However, Andrew Garfield brings the best of Peter Parker from both the 616 and Ultimate universe. He does it so well, you can't hate on him. Now if Marvel just commit and get him on the Avengers, we'll be golden.

Chris Evans as Captain America:

I was a little worried. He kind of butchered Johnny Storm in the FF franchise. I know it wasn't all his fault, but I was worried nonetheless. However, he's proved me quite wrong since then. Winter Soldier is by far my most favorite Marvel film of 2014. You're doing us proud Chris, keep up the good work. Base on what's happening with Cap in the comics, I wouldn't mind seeing Anthony Mackie donning the shield since Falcon is the new Cap. Gotta support black folks.

RDJ as Iron Man:

You know when something just goes so right you almost don't believe it is true. That's how I felt when RDJ was cast as Iron Man. I couldn't believe how perfect it was. Then I started to believe it was too perfect. Once again, another actor hasn't failed us. RDJ has done all of us proud. He got me to like Iron Man again (Civil War reasons, read the series, you'll understand). I know he can't do it forever, but I want him to. He plays him so well.

Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury:

Sorry Hasselfhoff, this was a shoe in ever since Ultimates were released. For those who read that series, it was no secret that Marvel was setting this up. I mean he looks exactly like Fury from Ultimates, this was no accident. I know Stan Lee wishes him to be angrier. I however, like how Samuel is playing Fury. I look forward to seeing how he fixes everything after Winter Soldier and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Henry Cavil as Superman:

I was at Wonder Con when he hinted at himself playing the Kryptonian and I was kind of okay with it. I mean he looked like Clark and he was already pretty fit from the Immortals movie. Although that movie was garbage I had faith in him. I know there are a  few of you out there that had problems with Man of Steel. It's personally one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time. If The Sapphire was ever done a certain way, Man of Steel would be it. I may have my reservations about the Superman v Batman film. However, I'm sure Henry won't let us down.

I could go on and on, but it's getting late. I like to do some honorable mentions though before I depart. Daniel Craig as 007, Heath Ledger as The Joker, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Edward Norton as The Hulk (Mark is an excellent replacement, but I love Incredible Hulk), Jason Mamoa as Conan, just to name a few. And I'm sure I'm forgetting some (2 am brain working right now). So do me a solid and drop a few that I'm sure you all will think of.

Mass Effect 4 What I want from it

I love Mass Effect, I mean I played it as much as I've played Final Fantasy VIII, Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time combined. Bioware had made some good strides with Knights of the Old Republic. However, they hit it out of the park with Mass Effect. I almost missed out on this game, I kind of ignored it. I walked in on my brother playing it and immediately left the house to get my own personal copy. It's on the list of the best game purchases I've ever made. There was a recent announcement of a Mass Effect 4 and I was completely jazzed. Now some humans are worried due to the controversial ending in Mass Effect 3. I am excited and I hope they hold on to what made the series great.

Mass Effect:

Obviously with it being the first, it was completely innovative. It was open world and everything you did affected your outcome. It is still my ultimate favorite. What I liked about it was that the game was very story driven. The moral compass aspect was awesome and your relationship with the characters was pretty cool. It was an upgraded KOTOR in my opinion. I like that you can get different licensing for different weapons and gear. They should bring that back.

Mass Effect 2:

I played this one as much as the first one. Really cool characters and power options were really sweet. There were a lot of pretty cool things to do on this one. I like the upgrades for the weapons and gear. The different pieces of armor you can get to improve your Shepard. The side missions were really cool and the character missions I thought were awesome. I like how the upgrades to the new Normandy made the difference in the survival of certain characters. Also in the end how certain decisions on the Collector's ship made the difference in life or death with your characters. I also like the prompts in the interactions with the variety of situations. Please keep that, keep it!!!

Mass Effect 3:

I played and beat the game once (got the third option), I honestly liked the game. I know folks had problems with this game. It was a little too cinematic and not enough game-play in my opinion. The resource thing got annoying in this one and the second one. It was still a fun game. The stealth attacks were okay but weren't important. I do like that certain weapons were for certain classes. And I like how you can get any weapon but affected how you fought because it wasn't meant for your class. The upgrade options in the game were really cool too. An improvement on what the first one had. I think the amassing of alien forces to tip the balance in the war was really cool. I always like the side missions for Shepard and the other characters. They need to keep that. The transition from in-game cutscene to actual game-play I thought was fantastic. They need to keep that as well.

Either way, if Bioware keeps doing what they do well and not allow EA to mess with them. I know people hated the soap opera-ish aspect of the game. Now yes, the determination some folks had to make Shepard like James Bond is a little unnecessary. However, some of that drama needs to exist to make a compelling story and good interaction between the protagonist the other characters. And in truth don't let all of the complaints and trolling of players to ruin their vision of the new game. I'm sure it'll be great and it'll look awesome on the X-Box One and the PS4. Please keep it on both platforms, or I'll hunt you down.

Cartoons We Must Not Forget

I know we remember all the basic 80's cartoons. Like Transformers, TMNT, He-Man and etc. However there are other cartoons I grew up with that I think we all forgot.

King Arthur and the Knights of Justice:

I loved this cartoon. It's music was epic. The characters were really cool. I wished I was transported to that time to get that sick armors and weapons. They were the Power Rangers in King Arthur's timeline. Love that show.

Gobots:

I don't know if they were trying to compete with Transformers or not. The fact we keep seeing movies and cartoons are proof the autobots are still alive. This show was okay. It was clear which roles each character played.

Silver Hawks:

Was definitely one of my favorite shows. The ability to fly in a sick silver armor. I want that!! They had a cool ship and awesome powers. Love that show.....must watch this again.

Fraggle Rock:

I honestly don't remember the premise of this show. I just know they lived in the wall of this guys house. And the only person who knew they existed was the guys dog. Didn't they have a band too? It's been a long time since I seen this show.

The Littles:

This was the jam back in the day. The miniature universe was pretty cool. More elaborate than the Smurfs and more personality than Fraggle Rock. I know I just made a bold statement. Let's see what happens.

Gummi Bears:

My friends are going to laugh at this. I was sportin this theme song for a while. I have the first three seasons as well (it was a gift). I still like this show. Although these guys have a juicin problem......literally. They need to be on Intervention. Always drinking and depending on "Gummi Juice". 12 step problem for all of you.

M.A.S.K.:

Now who remembers this show? It's cross between Knight Rider and Transfomers. M.A.S.K. or Mobile Armored Strike Kommand used their vehicles to take on V.E.N.O.M. or Vicious Evil Network of Mayhem. I think I had one of the toys as a kid. I hate the little scooter, trash compactor character, wanted to drop kick him.

Galaxy Rangers:

I kind of remember this show. It combined two things I was into. Space and being a person of the law. I wanted to be cop when I was kid and this fit into my wheelhouse. Doesn't the black guy remind you of Billy Dee Williams? Maybe that's why I watched it, hmmmm.

Dungeons and Dragons:

Before I go on. I know this is a Dungeons and Dragons cartoon. My mom let me watch it so I watched it. Don't judge me! I liked the show though. They were stuck in a obviously fantasy world and were trying to get back home. I loved that bow, it fired energy arrows. I so wanted that bow.

There were so many shows growing up. I never got to see them all. For those who were actually alive in the 80's throw out some more if you can think of any.

Capcom All-Star Game, can it be done?

Was watching my favorite streamer Maximilian. He brought up an interesting idea. Capcom making their own all-star game. Something similar to Smash Bros. I was thinking about it. Something like this can be done. I mean Sony has their all-star game. How come Capcom can't do the same? I mean they have a bunch of characters they could use. Here are my ideas of characters that would work:

Captain Commando:

I know you played this arcade game. It was really fun. He was a cool character in the Marvel vs games. Obviously he wasn't in Marvel 3, that was their mistake. He would be a cool addition to the all-star game. His moves are cool and flashy. And his final move could have his tea as back up.

Demitri Maximoff:

One of the faces of Darkstalkers franchise. Demitri is the toughest at they come. He was one of my favorites when I used to play the game. He would be an awesome replacement to represent Darkstalkers other than Morrigan. Talbain would work too.

Roll:

I actually like Roll. I know some of these guys are hater of this character. But I used her a lot in Marvel 2, she was really fun. And since her boyfriend Mega Man is in Smash, it would make sense she would be in this one. Hey, why not?

Edward Falcon:

I loved this character in Power Stone. In truth, anyone from Power Stone would work in this game. But I love Edward Falcon, he was literally Japan's Rocketeer. His power form was really cool, he turns into a old school power ranger. Wang-Tang would work too, he's the Goku of the game.

Jin Saotome:

I never played Cyberbots. But I played Marvel 2 a lot. And Jin was always on my team when I did play. I loved playing this character. He's super anime, loud and full on throw down kind of guy. With his mech Brodia as back up, he would be a great character to have.

Batsu Ichimonji:

Rival Schools were great games. I played all of them and loved them all. Yeah they were a little corny and threw out a lot of cheese. Nevertheless, the games were cool and Batsu was a really fun character.

Hayato Kanazaki:

Any Star Gladiator players out there? No? I have, it's pretty good. I liked playing him in Marvel 2 as well. See a theme here? I don't, so pay attention. He has a cool laser sword and nice hair. Must be part of the game.

Street Fighter:

I couldn't just pick one from this franchise. There are so many, so I just say Street Fighter as a whole. Any of them will work or a couple of them.

Tech Romancer:

It's been a long time since I played this game. I kind of remember the characters but they could work too. If made them like Jin and use their mech as backup or supers. It would a cool addition to counter Jin.

Soki:

I don't know if any of you played Onimusha, he's in the second one. His skills with multiple weapons and his powers would be a cool addition. Soki, would be awesome to see return.

I mentioned a bunch of different characters that would work for a Capcom All-Stars game. There are so many other I would like to see as well. If you can think of some, give me a holler. This list was longer than I thought, but I just got a little excited. Who can blame me?

Fantasy Vehicles 2

I kind of did this to myself. When you bring forth the fantasy world, it opens the possibility for everything that exists in the fantasy and sci-fi realm. And it was brought to my attention a couple of fantasy transports that I should bring to the fore and a few to see if you all recognize them.

Tardis:

I'll be real on this one. I haven't paid attention to Dr. Who since the 80s. It was the show my mother and I watched. I'm well aware of the current generation of Doctors, however, my knowledge of them is limited. Nevertheless, I know the Tardis when I see it. I will and should give it my due respect.

Gunstar:

The Last Starfighter is on the list of my favorite films I watched constantly as a kid. It combined two things I liked. Video games, space wars and the possibility of being a pilot of a cool ship due to being good at a game. I always practiced the controls of the Gunstar while watching the movie when I was young. If they were real, I'm sure I could fly one, was such a fan.

Trimaxium Drone Ship: 

Another movie on my list. Flight of the Navigator I loved as well. The main character was named David, which I find pretty cool. The fact this ship had the ability to changed form opens all ideas of what it could do. Imagine if it had to go on the offensive, what kind of weapons it could have. It was fast, it could travel through time and it was shiny, very, very shiny.

Viper:

Who remembers this show? It was supposed to be a non-lethal vehicle the police would used to take down criminals. It was a okay show. Later in the series the non-lethal concept was rejected and they put weapons on the car. It was there way of being the Batmobile, without being the.....well Batmobile. It was bullet-proof, had tasers, grappling cables and an off-road mode. The car could transform from a regular Viper to this battle mode. The car was cool, the show was okay.

USS Excelsior:

While I'll agree the Enterprise was the first and will always be revered. I still like the USS Excelsior. It was a cool ship. Sulu was captain of that ship, that ain't too bad. In DS9 it was one of the vessels next to the Defiant that took part in the war against the Dominion. So, I'm a little partial to this one. I still give my nod to the Enterprise.

USS Enterprise:

And here's my nod. I know we're all loyal to the old in order to have the new. The Enterprise started it all and it has seen some things. It should have been placed on my earlier list. I am a stubborn person. But I do recognize the OG of them all. No Enterprise meant no Excelsior.

Viper MK-2

I never got into Battlestar. I watched most of the 1st season then I checked out after that. However, I did like how these ships were weren't completely gripped by the tech age. I liked how they relied on heavy armor and well planned movement. The Vipers required just as much work. No touch screens, no AI or Mr. LaForge to help you. You had to know your stuff.

A-Wing:

I like this ship too. It's really fast, it's smooth looking, next to no shields though. With the capability to take out a Star Destroyer. Now granted it didn't get a good show in Return of the Jedi. Hopefully we'll get something in Episode VII.

ThunderBolt:

Let me know if I got the name right. I looked it up, but it gave me everything else. This the ThunderBolt from Bablyon 5. Now, in truth, I know very little about  show. I only watched parts of it. I know when Sheridan took over, I watched a little more. Even that was limited. Give me some insight humans.

Now I know I'm forgetting more. So I'm sure there will be a part 3 to this really soon. Give it time humans, we'll have it all covered soon......or die trying. Well, not really, lol.