Tekken Movie Trailer and Stills.
Fri, February 19, 2010 Rarely, if ever do movies based on video games turn out well. I remember being around fourtheen years old when Mortal Kombat starring Robin Shou came out. I enjoyed the hell out of it then, and it remains a not so guilty pleasure of mine to this day. Now, while I cannot in any way claim to be a "gamer", I am a video game fan and do enjoy playing them, specifically fighting games. The aforementioned Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, and Tekken, the point of this here article are all among my favorites.
Now, when adapting from a source material, like a novel, comic book, or in this case videogame I've always had the same feeling. Stick as close to the source as you can. Silly costumes and all. These franchises are popular for a reason, and that's because, story, fighting, costumes and whathaveyou work as a whole to appeal to a desired audience. Cater to the desired audience, the ones who made it successful, and limit the changes. Show WHY this audience cares so much for the franchise and hopefully the general audience will care too.
Below is a still from Tekken
If you like what you see, there are a slew of more stills at IGN. I chose this one as it had the most characters. Now, when I first saw that, I thought cool they're sticking close to the games look! Upon watching the trailer however, my thought was "This is destined for the 2:30am slot on Syfy". I leave you to decide for yourselves. And in case anyone was wondering, yes, I will watch this in its entirety at somepoint
Reader Comments (1)
I agree that it does look like a film that would be direct to video but it's because of how accurate the look of the film is, is why I'll definitely give this a chance and rent it.