I wouldn't call it a waste, but I just, I dunno, didn't come out impressed. They pulled off the environments and monsters and story really close to the games and stuff, but I guess I just didn't feel it. Maybe it's the fact that the games immerse you into this world when you play them versus just watching people play out the roles. I think the disconnection there is what really made me not enjoy it as much - which isn't at all the fault of the film makers, it's just the difference in the mediums.