What's Up With All These 'Fail' Movies?

Seriously, video game and anime live-action film translations almost always suck.


Street Fighter (1994), (2008). Mortal Kombat (1995), (1997). Dragonball Evolution (2008). Resident Evil (2007.) The list goes on and on. They were all horrible films, just plain terrible. So why on Earth are they wasting more time and money? The few that were decent [Resident Evil (2002),(2004)] and the one film in my opinion that got it right [Silent Hill (2006)] along with the Death Note series, are so rare that it's almost not worth even tapping the video game/anime market for. If you can't do it right, don't even bother trying. Most of these directors and producers just wanna make money off the untapped market and aren't even fans of the original franchises. Don't get me wrong though, even if a film is a bad translation from a video game or anime series that I like, I still wanna see it. Take 2010's upcoming films, Tekken and The King of Fighters for example. Being a fan of both of these fighting game series, will I be disappointed by these lackluster attempts? Probably. Do I need to actually watch these films to know that they will suck horribly? No. Do I still wanna see them. YES! Here is just a taste of the laugh riot waiting to ensue upon its release:

Tekken trailer. The story apparently revolves around Jin Kazama and the backstory of how his mother was killed by one of his own. Mishima-style family dysfunction contained within


The King of Fighters behind-the-scenes interview with main actor/protagonist Kyo Kusanagi played by Sean Faris



Now I only hope that the upcoming Resident Evil: Afterlife and Metal Gear films don't disappoint as badly (but of course they will.)