Posted April 16, 2015
I thought "In the Name of the King" was alright. The connection to the game is pretty tenuous, but it's an alright low-grade fantasy flick with some pretty fun fight scenes (they're pretty much choreographed like a Hong Kong martial arts film).
In general, I think Uwe Boll's movies are a lot better than his reputation would suggest. He's not an awful director, just a rather mediocre one. Out of his videogame movies, I'd say BloodRayne 1 and In the Name of the King are decent; Alone in the Dark, Far Cry and BloodRayne 3 are funny to watch; House of the Dead and BloodRayne 2 are completely awful; and Postal is kind of amazing (seriously, it manages to capture the tone of the game (Postal 2) phenomenally well). Rampage (non-VG related movie) remains his best to date.
Other video game films I thought were pretty entertaining: Street Fighter - The Ultimate Battle, Tekken, DOA - Dead or Alive, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Oneechanbara: The Movie aka Chanbara Beauty aka Zombie Bikini Squad, and this MegaMan fan film.
Silent Hill, Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time and Mortal Kombat were at least watchable and well made.
Max Payne was a horrendously boring film.
If you like Double Dragon, you should check out Double Impact and Bunraku
In general, I think Uwe Boll's movies are a lot better than his reputation would suggest. He's not an awful director, just a rather mediocre one. Out of his videogame movies, I'd say BloodRayne 1 and In the Name of the King are decent; Alone in the Dark, Far Cry and BloodRayne 3 are funny to watch; House of the Dead and BloodRayne 2 are completely awful; and Postal is kind of amazing (seriously, it manages to capture the tone of the game (Postal 2) phenomenally well). Rampage (non-VG related movie) remains his best to date.
Other video game films I thought were pretty entertaining: Street Fighter - The Ultimate Battle, Tekken, DOA - Dead or Alive, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Oneechanbara: The Movie aka Chanbara Beauty aka Zombie Bikini Squad, and this MegaMan fan film.
Silent Hill, Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time and Mortal Kombat were at least watchable and well made.
Max Payne was a horrendously boring film.
If you like Double Dragon, you should check out Double Impact and Bunraku