VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast

This interactive slasher game was a big success for Sony at one point and inspired a whole wave of similar games including The Dark Pictures Anthology and The Quarry, but one might wonder if there is any point in turning a game that was essentially a playable movie into a regular old non-playable movie. On this episode of VGMP, Jamie and Rory take a look to see if Until Dawn makes for a good movie...

This week on VGMP we dip into the Hitman franchise for the first time with this 2007 movie. As a self confessed "olyphan" will Jamie finally approve of a video game movie? Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

On this week's episode of VGMP we're looking at a little known videogame movie; Company Of Heroes. Starring Tom Sizemore, Vinnie Jones and regular VGMP actor Neal McDonough. Deep in enemy territory, soldiers from a few allied nations are forced to work together to infiltrate a German prison and rescue a scientist who has been working on a top secret weapon. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk V...

We are now five movies deep in the "Anderson-verse" of Resident Evil movies and Jamie is almost at breaking point as his favourite franchise continues to be butchered on screen. These movies continue to ignore their own continuity and in this instalment the movie takes on a videogame feel in the worst way, being split across several "levels" in Umbrella's testing facility. Visit our website at www...

Once again Uwe Boll is back in the hot seat as we review another of his video game movie offerings, this time it's "In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale." Starring Jason Statham as a man named Farmer, this is Lord Of The Rings via Wish.com including an appearance from Gimli himself (Jonathan Rhys-Davies), Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) and an evil dark wizard played by...Ray Liotta!? Seriously?...

Based on the blockbuster game, A Minecraft Movie was surprisingly a blockbuster hit at the cinemas, relying on the current mantra that all videogame movie should cast Jack Black and embracing the popular memes of the game to create a wave of box office success. Neither Jamie or Rory are Minecraft fans going into this viewing, so is the movie welcoming to new viewers or do you have to already be a...

This Japanese movie from 1997 is based on the Konami dating sim franchise of the same name. A rare movie in the VGMP pantheon; our first and only episode based on a dating sim. The movie sees a group of teens taking a job at a seaside café during their last summer before university and bonding over the experience. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at ww...

This week Rory and Jamie are reviewing this infamously bad movie from the early 90s based on the classic beat 'em up franchise. Set in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, the movie follows two brothers in a race against time to find the two halves of the Double Dragon amulet before an evil businessman beats them to it. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at w...

This week the boys take a look at a little known Japanese movie; Last Bronx: Tokyo Bangaichi, this low budget movie is set in a dystopian future where a fascistic corporation hosts a fighting tournament. Featuring a blend of dark visuals with some goofy and over the top characters, Last Bronx wears its low budget on its sleeve, which might actually work in its favour. Visit our website at www.vgmo...

After 4 long weeks the boys finally wrap up their journey through Phantasy Star Online 2, Jamie is over the moon whilst Rory is more appreciative of the anime's attempts. With a last minute villain appearance, the final episodes of PSO2 feel like a rush to tie threads together, but will it have a satisfying result? Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at w...

This week our journey through the Phantasy Star Online 2 anime continues as finally the story starts to take shape and we get an idea of where this show might be going. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

In this episode the boys continue their journey through the anime based on Phantasy Star Online 2. Following a rocky start to the series, will this next block of episodes be able to correct the course? Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

The boys are back in Sega-land this week as they review the first few episodes of this animation based on Phantasy Star Online 2. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

After previously reviewing the Japanese take on a "Dead Rising" movie, this time the boys take a look at the first American effort. Produced for Crackle and starring Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives), Rob Riggle (Modern Family, The Office, a gazillion other comedies), Virginia Madsen (Candyman, Sideways) and Dennis Haysbert (24, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), the movie focuses on a young reporter caught...

Did you know they made a second DOOM movie? Jamie sure didn't until Rory sprung that one on him! You could be forgiven for not knowing about this ultra low-budget adaptation that seemingly got screwed by the studio. Yet it is also true that sometimes it is those films that face the most adversity come out with that extra special X factor that turns them into very enjoyable movies. Will that be the...

Once again the boys come head to head with Jamie's arch-nemesis Paul W.S. Anderson as he continues to produce movies titled "Resident Evil" that have no connection to the game series at all. Anderson returns to the director's chair as well as performing scriptwriting duties on this 4th instalment in the action franchise. After finding the third entry particularly bad, will Afterlife prove to be a...

Following the disastrous release of The Spirits Within, the developers decided to make the second CGI movie in the Final Fantasy series stick more closely to the videogames. Advent Children is a sequel to Final Fantasy VII and picks up with our hero Cloud following the events of that blockbuster game. A strange sickness called Geostigma is spreading throughout Midgar, the cause uncertain. As Cloud...

One of the most divisive movies the VGMP team have ever covered, Need For Speed starts Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Imogen Poots (28 Weeks Later) and Michael Keaton (Batman). One of Rory's favourite movies, the boys are giving this one a second chance to see if Rory can convince Jamie of the movie's merits. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fa...

Based on the hit indie game, Netflix produced 3 seasons of "The Cuphead Show." Embracing a classical animation style that reminds one of the old Disney and Warner Bros. cartoons and now Jamie and Rory are going to sit down and talk about them! Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

The boys kick off the sixth season of VGMP by reviewing 2021's Mortal Kombat reboot! This time the film centres on an original character who is brought into the world of Mortal Kombat where he is met by characters from the games including Raiden, Kano and Sonya Blade. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

Our final new release of 2024, it's the third instalment of Paramount's Sonic franchise. Introducing Shadow The Hedgehog (Keanu Reeves) the film borrows elements from the classic Sonic Adventure 2 and sees the blue blur heading to space to stop Robotnik's most dangerous scheme yet. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

Celebrate Christmas Eve with the blue blur himself in this special episode of the Saturday morning cartoon! Despite being clearly based on Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sally Acorn makes an unvoiced cameo (though sporting her pilot/beta design). Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

One of the more unusual movies we've come across in our time doing VGMP (and that's saying something!) Final Fantasy XIV: Brave Father Online is a comedy drama movie based on the true story of a young man attempting to reconnect with his distant father by befriending him secretly in this online MMORPG. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fando...

Get into the festive spirit with the VGMP boys and Pac-Man! Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

We're back in the world of anime now as we watch Bayonetta: Bloody Fate. An abridged adaptation of the first videogame in this trilogy, Bayonetta follows an Umbran witch on her quest to uncover the schemes of the Lumen Sages. This quest ultimately leads her to revelations about her own past and action-packed battles with heavenly creatures. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of...