Ben Silverman
The 12 Worst Video Game Movies Ever
- 1/12
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
- 2/12
Street Fighter (1994)
- 3/12
Double Dragon (1994)
- 4/12
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
- 5/12
Wing Commander (1999)
- 6/12
House of the Dead (2003)
- 7/12
Alone in the Dark (2005)
- 8/12
Doom (2005)
- 9/12
Bloodrayne (2005)
- 10/12
DOA: Dead Or Alive (2007)
- 11/12
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
- 12/12
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li (2009)
Gamers were blown away by Patrick Jean’s 2010 Youtube hit, Pixels. The short, depicting a New York City overrun by classic video game characters, combined jaw-dropping visual effects with effortless charm. So when we heard that it was being adapted into a Hollywood feature film, we were cautiously optimistic.
Currently scoring a dismal 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, though, Adam Sandler’s version is looking like a dud, with a tired Ghostbusters-knock-off storyline and a retrograde depiction of gamer culture. But is it one of the worst ever? Only time will tell if it can match the legendary ineptitude of these big-screen video game bombs.