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Five Worst Game-to-Movie Translations

by Evan Shamoon on July 21, 2008 at 12:39 PM

Let's face it: Despite many half-hearted attempts, there still hasn't really been a good video-game-turned-movie ... ever. Here are some of the worst moments in an entire genre of worst moments.



'DOOM' (2005)

This was just a bad idea from the get-go. As a game, 'DOOM' really had no story to begin with -- shooting demonic monsters does not a narrative make -- and trying to turn it into a full-length movie was pretty much a hopeless endeavor. Unsurprisingly, it goes for the shlocky, brainless shoot-em-up thing, but just sorta falls flat (despite a decent cast including The Rock, Karl Urban, and Rosamund Pike). There is a moment worth watching, however: Towards the end of the film, the camera takes on the classic first person perspective of the game, and hurls you through its extended action sequence climax. So you can pretty much just fast-forward to that part.

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Tags: e3-2008, features, movies

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