And the Worst Picture goes to...

Who would've honestly thought that "Hurt Locker" had the slingshot to bring down the blockbuster giant and Oscar-favorite "Avatar"? I, for one, didn't. And after watching the controversial film, I still don't get the point. It's a good movie, but "good" movies do not necessarily win Oscars.

One thing's for sure though: what we won't see receiving an Oscar Best Picture anytime soon--or perhaps, EVER--are "video game" movies. Care to argue? Here's a list:

Super Mario Bros.
Street Fighter
Mortal Kombat
Fatal Fury
BloodRayne
Silent Hill
Dead or Alive
Doom
Max Payne

It's a small sample, but what you see are definitely some of the worst movies made in recent times (BloodRayne in particular still gives me night chills). You can argue that the likes of Hitman, Resident Evil (they have Mila Jovovich to thank for) and Tomb Raider were "ok" (and I use the term"ok" very loosely), but there are just some movies that you watch only when nothing else is on...and they're not even that! If only they were as entertaining on the big screen as they were on our playstations or PC's.

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Speaking of Hitman, I've always felt that Timothy Olyphant was such a miscast for the leading role. You can have him pimping pornstars at "Girl Next Door", or wooing grieving girls in "Catch and Release" for all I care...just not as some fearsome assassin. Even before I realized a movie was being made, I've already penciled this guy in as the perfect actor for the role of Agent 47:

(Jason Statham's Ima-Bitchslap-That-Timothy-Olyphant-Guy look)

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Now as if we need any more horrible movie adaptations, here is another popular video game which, from the looks of the trailer alone, is going to be botched big time in the big screen yet again:



We can only hope that Prince of Persia, set to come out this year, would at least be half-decent.

But with Jake Gyllenhaal at helm, I guess we'll never know.

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Lastly, another popular video game and personal favorite rumored to be on its way to the big screen is God of War. Djimon Honsou (Blood Diamond, Gladiator) is rumored to take the role of Kratos, the Spartan warrior out to take revenge on Ares, the Greek God of War, for the murder of his family. Some sites think Vin Diesel or even former wrestling star Goldberg is better suited for the role, and I have to agree, since Kratos is definitely not a black man in the video game. Or better yet, IGN hit the nail in the head wih the Dominic Purcell comparison, and I cannot agree more:

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I was going to close out by saying that I could only wish that hollywood would make a movie out of the baddest ass video game ever, Metal Gear...until I bumped into this site.


And just like that, my wish was granted--that is, until they put some lousy guy like Dennis Quaid in the leading role.