There’s a rule of thumb with video game adaptations in recent years: the TV shows (The Last of Us, Fallout) are serious, while the movies (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Minecraft) are goofy. There are always exceptions (looking at you, Twisted Metal), but the video game adaptation subgenre seems to have settled into this divide.
While this means the loss of the gritty video game movie, the lighter tone is oftentimes for the better. The perfect example is Street Fighter, the upcoming adaptation of the Capcom fighting game that delivers all the martial arts action of the game but with a healthy dose of camp. Check out the trailer for the movie below:
