movies inspired by games

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Red vs. Blue꞉ Restoration - (2024 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31946567/
https://roosterteeth.com/series/red-vs-blue

Something about multiple AI personalities taking over a human.

Meh.

  • Trailer
  • IMDB has a rating of 16+ which to my knowledge isn't a thing.



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The Last Starfighter - (1984 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087597/

A high school student discovers his favorite video game was made for military recruitment.

Wholesome entertainment.



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Free Guy - (2021 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6264654/
https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/free-guy

An average man leads an average life in a world that he can't see is exaggerated.

Very nice!

See also:



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Resident Evil꞉ The Final Chapter - (2016 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2592614/
https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/residentevilthefinalchapter

Something about the end of the world.

Flashy and trashy.



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Nerd.
Nerd.

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1677720/
http://www.readyplayeronemovie.com/

In a dystopic future akin to Brave New World - (1932 book), by Aldous Huxley, everyone is lost in a virtual reality, playing a game to take control of the world's largest corporation.

This movie is parasitic to the childhoods of old men and permanent-children. It's worth a watch if you're over 40, otherwise it'll be a fairly confusing mess of references.


Why is it even titled that?
Why is it even titled that?

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120804/
https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/residentevil

A team investigates the killing of genetics researchers by their secret laboratory's artificial intelligence, learning it had a good reason to do so.

Quite good, even after its era. It does not show much age except for one monster. This movie headed the resurrection of the zombie movie sub-genre.

TODO - To watch with commentary and all the bonus material.



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Assassin's Creed - (2016 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2094766/
https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/assassins-creed

A murderer is saved from death only to be used in an experiment to explore his ancestry.

It's an awkward combination of slowness with action. I suspect it could have been quite good, as it has the elements for it.. but the writing is shit in enough significant places that it can't recover. It has an abysmal resolution, making the whole experience regrettable.



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Wreck-It Ralph (2012) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772341/
https://movies.disney.com/wreck-it-ralph

In a world where video game characters are alive, a lonely bad guy tries to earn appreciation but ends up threatens ruin.

A fun movie, most appropriate for the nostalgia fans of various old arcade games. It goes very very old, like Pixels - (2015 movie), which puts it in a particularly odd space. I think this one ends up being childish and unique enough that its various reference aren't in the way of an actual proper movie.



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Warcraft (2016) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0803096/
was uphe.com/movies/warcraft

A warrior race escapes a decaying world by invading a new one.

I hold no strong opinion of this. It's .. mediocre.



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The Division - Agent Origins (2016) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5354588/

A plague hits New York and then the world, and New York operatives are activated to do stuff and things.

Not bad for a short-ish film. There are some characters who do stuff, and there is some plot-like activity. Recommended for fans of what I call the "ruined world" genre.



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