Siskel & Ebert: Double Dragon (Year 1994)

Siskel and Ebert review the 1994 action film based on a video game, Double Dragon starting Robert Patrick, Mark Dacascos, Scott Wolf, and Julia Nickson. Both gave this a thumbs down. Gene really hatred this film and found it a mess, and that no movie that is based on video games should ever be made, and while Roger gave this film a thumbs down as well, he does say that kids might like it though but it still shocks Gene about this.

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[aquapendulum]

1:16

"Don't try to make a movie out of a video game" - Gene Siskel

[TenderHistoryInRust]

I wont face it!

[pav777tube]

Not sure which review it's from, but I always liked this exchange:

Roger: Gene, will you listen to me for a minute?

Gene:I have to.

[UniteForgetLeftRight]

super merryo-brothers lol gene you crazy bastard

[yellowcougar18]

@chosentonessournotes Sooner or later we are gonna see a TV show based on Monopoly. It would pretty much be Dallas without the credibilty.

And the villain living in a big red house.

[chosentonessournotes]

Even worse, Gene, is that now they're taking an even lower form of entertainment and making movies out of them; BOARD GAMES. RIP brother.

[colliric]

@shogunblade

It wasn't schumacher who stuffed Batman, it was the fucken Studio not knowing what it wanted out of the Batman films during and also after the second one.

[qwuezalothus]

What was the last movie Siskel reviewed?

[Jaahhk]

haha super mary-o

[Jaahhk]

Of course!

[Cazz8203]

oh come on now!! while true MOST movies made out of video games have been a complete failure...but what about Mortal Kombat???? the first one though.... annihilation obviously shouldn't have happened

[Dreamline78]

I love that Gene says it takes place in the year twenty 0--seven. It's 2011, and people still aren't saying "twenty" yet.

[Mikemaniax]

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW!!!!! THE FUTURISTIC YEAR OF... 2007???

[shogunblade]

@JerRocks2day I think he's made up for it by writing Batman: The Animated Series and Arkham Asylum for Cartoon lovers and video game players alike. To me, he's Like Schumacher, but in reverse: He's fixed Batman, and we are all the better for it. Double Dragon was a skinned knee for Mr. Dini, and I'm sure he's learned his lesson.

[jimreid5]

this is their best review ever.

[MichaelBrookham]

I tell you, I saw a trailer (or possibly mock-trailer) to a Pac-Man movie, which, I can tell you now, will probably be the worst one made from a video game. Gene is right on all accounts: Don't make a movie out of a video game.

[JerRocks2day]

I never knew that Paul Dini was behind the story for this film. I wonder what he thinks of that now?

[littlejake4]

2007 huh

[Chaoitcme]

Double Dragon makes the Mario movie look good.

[TheRiffMaker99]

"I'm gonna praise you in spite of yourself." That HAS to be the most bad-ass thing a grown man has ever said to another grown man.

[tthomaselli2]

I love the video game & when the movie came out, I still looked forward to seeing it.; I still have the VHS of 'Double Dragon: The Movie'.

[BRm2008]

this was an Ok. movie it was nonsense ofcourse. but i enjoy the silliness. i saw this at the movies. alyssa milano. cant go wrong there.

[Leftysfive93]

Mark Dacascos is a decent actor and has done some pretty cool films. It's a shame he never quite rose above the B-movie action hero genre since he was very good in Drive and Brotherhood of the Wolf.

[blindthrall]

1994: The last time the word 'tautology' was uttered on television.

[ECL28E]

@Headbanger142 A movie that is great that looks like a video game is Scott pilgrim Vs. The World. That is FANTASTIC. This is appalling.