Our regrets to any staunch defenders of those two titles. First, some explanation: Entries had to be live action, meaning no Angry Birds, and while BloodRayne is on this list, BloodRayne: Deliverance and BloodRayne: The Third Reich had little to do with the source material, so they were left out of the rankings. So here’s every video-game movie ranked according to its place in the video-game movie canon, starting with the reasonably palatable and working down to the most absolutely unwatchable. Street Fighter is always going to suffer in comparison to, say, Die Hard, but if you look at it in the context of similar movies, it starts to looks pretty impressive. In the 27 years since the release of the first video-game movie, Super Mario Bros., there has never been, critically speaking, a good entry in the genre - until now! The Sega game turned big-screen action movie Sonic the Hedgehog has edged out a positive critical consensus and even reintroduced the singular physical comedy stylings of Jim Carrey after a long Serious Film hiatus.īut let’s be real, B-movie status is typically the absolute ceiling on these kinds of products, and it’s clearly time to stop judging video-game movies the way we judge other movies, and instead start weighing them exclusively against their peers. It’s like playing a carnival game called “Face Punches” and demanding your money back because you got punched in the face. Here’s the thing: If you see a movie based on a video game and expect it to be objectively good, then you’re the only one to blame for your disappointment. This article was originally published in 2016 and has been updated to include recent releases, including this month’s Sonic the Hedgehog. The Suicide Squad, 2021 (HBO) (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English only on supported devices.Photo-Illustration: Maya Robinson/Vulture Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English only on supported devices.)Ĥ0 Means Nothing (aka 40 No es Nada), Max Original Season 1 Premiereīeforeigners S2, Max Original Season 2 Premiere Streaming in the US only for a limited time.
Film Premiere, 2021 (Only available on the $14.99/month Ad-Free plan. Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Season Finale (HBO) Station Eleven, Max Original Season 1 PremiereĪ Forbidden Orange, Max Original Premiere Music Box: Juice Wrld: Into the Abyss, Documentary Premiere (HBO) The Fungies, Max Original Season 3 Premiere The Cut (aka O Grande Look), Max Original Season 1 Premiereįinding Magic Mike, Max Original Season 1 Premiere Space Jam: A New Legacy, 2021 (HBO) (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English only on supported devices.)Ģnd Annual HA Festival: The Art of Comedy, Max Original Comedy Specialĭiego, The Last Goodbye (Diego, el último adiós), Max Original Documentary
LATEST MOVIE RELEASES ON DVD 2016 SERIES
Santa Inc., Max Original Animated Series Premiere Perfect Life (Vida Perfecta), Max Original Season 2 Premiere Music Box: Listening to Kenny G, Documentary Premiere (HBO) Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History, 2018 Percy Jackson Sea Of Monsters, 2013 (HBO) Mortal Kombat: Battle of the Realms, 2021 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, 1996 (HBO) The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, 2013 (HBO) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 2012 (HBO) 23) return to HBO Max a bit later on.įinding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery, 2015 Jackie Brown, No Country for Old Men, and Interview with the Vampire arrive on Dec. It’s also a strong month for library titles. Young Justice even gets back in on the action with season 4 part A premiering on Dec.
9 and post-apocalyptic drama Station Eleven on Dec. That’s followed by Sex and the City revival And Just Like That… on Dec. The David Thewlis and Olivia Colman-starring limited series Landscapers premieres on Dec. While The Matrix Resurrections is the big draw this time around, HBO Max has some other intriguing originals to speak of. However, Morpheus offers him the red pill and reopens his mind to the world of the Matrix.” Neither he nor Trinity recognize each other. Anderson in San Francisco where his therapist prescribes him blue pills. This time around it’s 20 years after The Matrix Revolutions and “Neo lives a seemingly ordinary life as Thomas A. Writer/director Lana Wachowski returns as do stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss as Neo and Trinity, respectively. This is the long-awaited return to the reality-bending saga from The Wachowskis. The list of new releases on HBO Max this month is highlighted by The Matrix Resurrections on Dec. It’s December 2021 and to celebrate HBO Max is bringing back a classic sci-fi franchise for one last ride.
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