Everyone has an opinion on which video game movies work and which don’t, with the likes of 1993’sSuper Mario Bros. being on one end of the scale and the recentSonic The Hedgehogbeing at the other. However, a new survey carried out by Compare The Market has revealed that from their 1001 U.K. cinemagoers who took part, 2018’sTomb Raiderreboot is the best of the lot, which is something that Sonic fans everywhere will have something say about. It seems that is not just the latest iteration of the iconic archaeological adventurer making her mark either, with Angelina Jolie’sLara Croft: Tomb Raiderlanding in third place in the table.
While the Tomb Raider heroine dominated the top three, with the 2018 version gaining 33.2% of the votes and Jolie’s original nabbing a decent 19.5%, it is the little blue speedster Sonic that sits in between them at number 2 on the list with 29.5%. Falling just short of the top spot will be something that has gone down well with those behind the big screen outing of Sega’s best known platform icon, especiallywith the trailer having just dropped for Sonic the Hedgehog 2that once again sees Sonic – voiced by Ben Schwartz – take onJim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik.
The rest of the list includes 2021’sMortal Kombatat number four, 2017’sResident Evil: The Final Chapterat number five, 2017’sAssassin’s Creedat number six, 2020’sMonster Hunterat number seven, 2019’sDetective Pikachuat number eight, 2016’sWarcraftat number nine and 2015’sHitman: Agent 47at number 10. There is a running theme with many of these titles that while critics reviews were mostly mixed at best, regular cinemagoers clears don’t care that they are not about to see Shakespeare when they watch these movies.
2018’sTomb Raiderreboot was not a huge hit with critics when it was released, with Alicia Vikander taking over the role in the reimagined take on the character. Lara Croft has appeared in over a dozen video games since her introduction in 1996 as a buxom brunette that catered to the teen male market she was aimed at, and while Angelina Jolie brought that version of Croft to screen inLara Croft: Tomb RaiderandTomb Raider: Cradle of Life, Vikander’s version was based on the later versions of the character who was much more brutal and rugged that the first entries in the game series.
Warner Bros. had given the green light to a sequel to the film before the COVID pandemic hit, but since then all talk of the follow up seems to have stalled. However, theVikander recently said that she is still hopeful that the project will move ahead soon. While fans await news on that,Lara Croft will be coming back to screens in an anime seriesbased on the rebooted game series, which will feature Hayley Atwell, best known for playing Peggy Carter in theMarvel Cinematic Universe, as the voice of Lara Croft. Additionally, a tabletop game based on the franchise is also being released to make the 25th anniversary of the original video game.
