Top 7 movies based on games that deserve a reappraisal

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The video game movie adaptations from the early ’00s didn’t exactly rule, but they sure weren’t formulaic, either. These things were wild, and therefore much more interesting than a lot of the content we get on streaming these days. I invite you to try to reappraise video game movies that got unfairly maligned back when we didn’t know how bad things would get.

First off, I have to say that I don’t entirely agree with the opinion that Max Caufield from Life Is Strange expresses above. Hell, I don’t even bite that she cares about the movie all that much, considering how she gets the name wrong. Still, I remember watching that in theaters when it first came out. The experience was mind-blowing. Why don’t more people agree with me? Well, I assume it’s because most people didn’t see it in theatres.

Square tried hard to make something new and beautiful that would resonate with FF fans and outsiders alike. They sure did make something new and beautiful. It just didn’t resonate with anyone. I get that it lacks pacing and that the plot isn’t particularly memorable, but experiencing this in theatres felt like what I assume many would only feel ten years later when watching Avatar.

The Spirits Within came out close to the release of Shrek, whose box office success made Square’s film feel like a straight-to-DVD release. Still, if you’re to watch the two back-to-back nowadays, Shrek isn’t nearly as funny, and The Spirits Within remains beautiful, albeit a bit dull — so basically as fun as watching Shrek as an adult.

If you like HBO’s The Last Of Us, then you probably should check this one out. Not because they’re similar, but because Tomb Raider is also a very safe adaptation. The only big change we get from the game is the third