Yes. Video games have come a long way and many have cinematic qualities to them already. There are a lot of games now that make it hard to argue that video games aren't a proper art form, so I'm sure a really great director will eventually take a shot at making the transition to film when it would be taken more seriously.
When i watch something like that i want to say yes. On the other hand, it is hard to say because many games embody film qualities yet really the only thing i have seen that is good come from a video game and translated into film tends to be shorts like this. The shorts are essentially almost like teaser trailers like Assassin's Creed's newest Revelations trailer is pretty great and Dead Island had an amazing trailer, but it is a large transition to take a game's story that takes many hours to complete and put it into a medium that only has 90-180 minutes to tell the same story and do it in an entertaining manner. It can be done, it is just going to take a really good storyteller and director that has a passion for gaming too.
I don't see why there should be any video game movies. Like what the hell is the point? For books it makes sense because you finally get to see the characters you've only had described to you before, and video games based on movies make sense because you get to play the events of the movie. Movies based on video games just seems like a step backwards since most video games have too many cut-scenes in them to begin with.
The first half of the Silent Hill movie is great, sadly they get to that church and the film soon shits itself. So, we already have one film that is half good. Mortal Kombat is a good dumb movie. I like it. I think we will eventually get a great movie based on a video game.
There have been several good ones already. I enjoyed the Prince of Persia, Silent Hill, Mortal Kombats and the old Van Dam Street Fighter movies. Since the games came out then the Anime series, the first 2-3 seasons of Pokemon are great as well, and I would count that in with the above mentioned.
I'm still holding out for Valve to decide to make their Meet the Videos into a full blown cartoon series. I want that more then anything.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was a very entertaining film, even though the game was better. I thought it was weird hearing Jake Gyllenhall (I hope I spelled that right) speak with a British accent, but I got used to it quickly.
The two video game movies I know that are in the works, are ones I desperately hope will be good: Uncharted, and Mass Effect. Neil Burger is starting all over on Uncharted, which is good news to me. Mass Effect, however, I'm nervous about. I don't want to see a movie that stars Sheperd, because I know it won't be my vision of her (yes, I think of Sheperd as a female Renegade Soldier). I would rather see a movie about the First Contact War, or an all new film that's set in that amazing universe. Anyway, we'll see how it turns out.
It is possible that we'll get a good Video game movie. but it will require a great director, and a very good script. Here's hoping.
I don't see why there should be any video game movies. Like what the hell is the point? For books it makes sense because you finally get to see the characters you've only had described to you before, and video games based on movies make sense because you get to play the events of the movie. Movies based on video games just seems like a step backwards since most video games have too many cut-scenes in them to begin with.
It works for some games, like say Advent Children which was a sequel to the game it was based on or prince of Persia which is a re-imagining of the story it is based on.
@ChernobylCow: Silent Hill was exactly half good. The first half was them following the story of the first game, and was great. The 2nd half of the film was the screenwriter/director going off in a completely different direction ,and that is when the movie fell apart.
They had already cast the perfect Harry Mason, but put him as a side character. Had they kept with Sean Bean as Harry and followed the first game in the same vein that they were in the first half of the movie, it was have been a fantastic film.
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