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Take any popular and addictively playable game franchise and, chances are, there's a nearly unwatchable film adaptation. Movie studios regularly mine comic books for their built in audiences, merchandise tie-ins, and action-friendly storylines. They've routinely turned to games for the same opportunity. There's just one problem. Many of them are terrible. Uniformly terrible.
Players, critics, and audiences are all routinely disappointed by video game movies. With the latest addition to the genre, "Warcraft," in theaters this weekend, we've looked through the worst of the worst video game adaptations.
Was your favorite game dragged to the big screen for an unwelcome adaptation? Check out our list and see.
