VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast

Rory brings Jamie his favourite entry in the animated Mortal Kombat Legends franchise to review. Cage Match follows Johnny Cage as his Hollywood pursuits lead him into a nefarious underground cult hellbent on resurrecting an all powerful sorcerer. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

Listeners will know that Jamie and Rory both enjoyed the 2006 Silent Hill movie quite a bit. Unfortunately this follow up isn't so fondly remembered. Featuring a confused plot and an ill-advised pre-ponderance with 3D, Silent Hill: Revelation might be one of the biggest sequel downgrades of all time. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom....

This week's episode of VGMP takes us to Japan for this adaptation of the cult survival horror franchise. This low budget horror has an indie feel that has a patchy result. What works in the film and what falls flat? Tune in to find out! Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

Today we're talking about this 1990s film from the master of body-horror David Cronenberg. Starring Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh along with appearances from Christopher Ecclestone, Willem Dafoe and Callum Keith-Rennie, this film revolves around a "biological" videogame console that is played by being plugged directly into the spine of the user. As you can probably imagine, things don't go smo...

We're proud to present, freshly edited and polished, one of the best episodes in the VGMP back catalogue. Black Heaven is a little known French movie that we went into with little expectations. We were surprised to find we actually really enjoyed the movie and now you can listen to us talk about it in this remastered episode! Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adapt...

Relive this classic episode from the VGMP vault! Featuring an appearance from recurring guest Harry McIlroy, the gang take a look at the Angelina Jolie-starring Tomb Raider movie from the early 00s. Featuring Daniel Craig, Iain Glen and Angelina's British accent, how does Tomb Raider hold up over twenty years later? Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at...

Capcom finally give fans of Resident Evil what they've been waiting years for; bringing the "big four" Resident Evil protagonists together for the first time...in a throw-away CGI movie with a one-and-done villain. Huh. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

On this week's DLC episode of VGMP we continue the build towards the release of Sonic The Hedgehog 3 with this short film set in the Paramount universe. This was an extra short, featured on the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Blu-Ray disc. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

This animated short was made as a prequel to the 1995 movie, featuring pages of exposition and some hilarious animation choices. Is there any reason to watch this in 2024? Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

Released as a promotional feature alongside Far Cry 3, this web series features Christopher Mintz-Plasse playing a fictionalised version of himself who finds his lovely tropical cruise interrupted by the arrival of Vas (Michael Mando). Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

Produced as a CGI Arcade experience in Japan in the late 1990s, Resident Evil 4-D Executer is a lost piece of Resident Evil Media that Jamie has wanted to see for a very long time. Finally, as part of VGMP, Jamie has has a chance to see it. Was it worth the wait? Tune in to find out... Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

Jamie and Rory review this short film that was made to promote the ill-fated Driver 3 game. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

In this week's DLC edition of VGMP, the boys look at this odd little promotional film that was released alongside Grand Theft Auto 2. Essentially a music video packed full of that late 90s quick cutting, headache inducing visual style. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

The boys return to the world of the blue blur this week on VGMP as they review Netflix's animated series "Sonic Prime" which sees the world's fastest hedgehog sent careening into a parallel reality where the council of Eggman's reign supreme. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

"The Last Starfighter" is directed by Nick Castle (yes, the guy who played Michael Myers in the original Halloween) and whilst ostensibly a children's movie contains some moments of true horror including melting bodies and disturbing copies. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

An oddity of a movie; made from a handful of original scenes stitched together from footage of defunct FMV games, this movie features appearances from Star Trek's Walter Koenig and Baywatch's Yasmine Bleeth. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

The adaptation of the PlayStation's iconic "The Last Of Us" was heralded as being "much more" than just another horror show, promising pathos, complex characters and an exploration of difficult subject matter. When it finally released the show was well received by audience and season two is well on the way. The boys sat down to watch the entire first season and discuss it right here on VGMP! Visit...

An unusual videogame movie this week; rather than being an adaptation of a game's content "Tetris" is a dramatization of how the classic puzzle game was invented and how it made its way from the Soviet Union to the USA during the final years of the Cold War. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

The record-breaking Super Mario Bros. Movie from 2023 is the first videogame movie to break one billion dollars at the box office! This juggernaut film was initially met with controversy when Chris Pratt was cast as the voice of Mario but this didn't hinder the film when it came time to rake in the big bucks! This show started with the 1993 Super Mario movie so it feels fitting, as we near the fin...

The sequel to Paul W.S. Anderson's 2002 Resident Evil movie is based loosely on the 3rd videogame in the franchise and sees Alice (Milla Jovovich) team up with Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory) to try and save a young girl from the clutches of the Umbrella Corporation as Raccoon City falls to the zombie outbreak. Things are further complicated however by a relentless pursuer out to stop them at any...

Wreck-It Ralph has often been described as Toy Story for the videogame age and that certainly seems to be an apt description when viewing this 2012 Disney movie. Featuring John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman and Jane Lynch, this takes us into the world of an arcade game villain feeling like he needs something more from his life. Whilst his fellow villains urge him to stay in his lane, Ralph finds hims...

Whilst the original Mortal Kombat movie might be bad, it does have a certain degree of cheesy, nostalgic charm baked into it. Can the same be said, however, for the 1997 sequel; "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation"? Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

Jamie and Rory review one of the best videogame adaptations ever made. Christoph Gans' 2006 movie remains one of the only movies to ever creep out Jamie! So does it hold up in 2024? Let's find out! Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

This classic retro videogame got the movie adaptation treatment in 2017 and fully embraces its b-movie style, based on the classic Commodore Amiga game. Jamie and Rory sat down to talk about the film and found a surprise when they did so. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com

Based on the popular horror franchise known as Fatal Frame (also known as Project Zero in some territories), this is one of the better movies we have reviewed on VGMP. A simple little horror movie, the simplicity is the key strength of Fatal Frame. Visit our website at www.vgmovie.co.uk Visit our Wiki of Videogame Adaptations at www.vgmp.fandom.com