About this episode

The episode discusses the latest in video game movies, including Mortal Kombat 2 and Resident Evil, while reflecting on what makes a good adaptation.

This week, we’re talking about video game movies again! Specifically, Mortal Kombat 2, which we loved. Resident Evil’s trailer dropped last week, and the internet seems divided on it, but we’re willing to give it a fair shake given director Zach Cregger’s past work, and clear love of the franchise. We dig into what makes a good video game movie, reflecting on the past hits and misses, and looking ahead to a big one: A24’s Elden Ring movie, directed by Alex Garland. In other news, Vampire Crawlers has big sticky hooks and we can’t get enough of it, and Spell Brigade is better with a buddy. 00:00:00 - Intro & Mortal Kombat II Movie Discussion 00:18:51 - Resident Evil Movie Trailer Breakdown 00:46:20 - Vampire Crawlers, Spell Brigade, & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• video game movies
• Mortal Kombat 2
• Resident Evil
• Elden Ring
• Vampire Crawlers
• Spell Brigade

Keywords

• Mortal Kombat 2
• Resident Evil
• video game movies
• Elden Ring
• Vampire Crawlers
• Spell Brigade

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: A24

Products: Mortal Kombat 2, Resident Evil, Elden Ring, Vampire Crawlers, Spell Brigade

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