India, July 21 -- Video game adaptations have fascinated gaming enthusiasts and cinema-goers for a long time. While interest has always been high, the quality of these films in the 90s and early 2000s was middling at best - beset with problems such as cheesy dialogue, poor CGI, and low-budget costuming. In recent years, however, have seen a renaissance of this genre, with well-known filmmakers and studios stepping up with better productions that offer the cinematic experience fans have always wanted to have. Thanks to this drastic change, some of the highest-grossing releases out there are now video game movies.

Major Hollywood studios such as Illumination and Paramount Pictures have given fans some of the most successful video game adap...