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Machinimagic! The Top Fan-Made Films Based on Video Games, And Why Hollywood Should Pay Attention

Machinimagic! The Top Fan-Made Films Based on Video Games, And Why Hollywood Should Pay Attention

Movies adapted from video games are usually like video-game zombies: shambling brainless wrecks. Thanks, in part, to the vacant movie adaptation of Prince of Persia, Jake Gyllenhaal is doing theater now; the adaptation of Max Payne should have been spelled Max Pain, and the Resident Evil franchise continues to stupefy. And judging from the latest delay in the making of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Hollywood still struggles mightily with how to turn good games into good movies. more »