We all know how 'successful' the attempts to bring games to film have been. From the early days of such attempts (the painful Mario Brothers) to the more recent Alone in the Dark (which was laughable at best). So why would anyone hold out hope for good game movies? Well, I think (more like hope) that Hollywood may start taking us seriously. There are a couple reasons I say this.

First, I actually have high hopes for Hitman, with Vin Diesel jumping on board. He's one of my favorite actors, and I'm truly hoping he can bring the story to life. I'm less enthusiastic about the casting for the much delayed Spy Hunter (The Rock), but as that is a classic, I'm willing to give it a shot.
One film I'm particularly interested in is Silent Hill. With Sean Bean on board as the main character, I am really excited and really hoping they don't screw it up. On the same note, Fatal Frame is another game I'm glad to hear will be heading to the big screen. News that God of War is making it to the big screen is enough to make me do a happy dance, and news that Jerry Brukheimer will be overseeing Prince of Persia just doubles my anticipation for the newsest games-to-film attempts. I think we're heading in the right direction here.

Of course, I DO have my concerns. Namely, the peculiar trent of trying to turn fighting games into movies. (Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter anyone?) We're looking at film adaptions of Tekken, Dead or Alive, and perhaps most surprising of them all, a third Mortal Kombat. I guess we'll see how it goes, but I don't have high hopes for these.

Speaking of not having high hopes, Resident Evil: Afterlife is still in talks, and there's always the upcoming Bloodrayne. Both of these movies (and probably that Dead or Alive movie) are just excuses to see lots of skin on the female stars and very little if any clothing. Of course, if that's your thing...whatever.

All in all, I think we have a mixed bag here. There are many movies I didn't mention, I didn't feel they were worth the mention. If Prince of Persia, God of War, and Silent Hill all tank, then it's probably time to put to rest the games-to-film ideas. If those don't make it, I don't know what will. At least not until Hollywood starts taking gamers seriously, which may or may not happen.