I think the problem most video game movies suffer is that they stray too far from the original source. It almost seems, and I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case, that studios already have a bunch of scripts sitting around, so when they gain the film rights to a game, they just do a quick rewrite, changing mostly the characters name and a little of the plot, slap the game's name on it and shit it out. Strangely this hardly works, yet it doesn't stop them from attempting it over and over.
I think that's why MK has a higher regard for it. Sure it gets a few points knocked off for not being more brutal, not having Sub-zero and Scorpion true enemies, and dated CG, but overall it sticks pretty close to the source materials story, as well as having great casting and fights.
Personally, I have no interest in the new TR. It seems very generic and has a bunch of poor greenscreening. I don't know what that supposed $100M went to, but it definitely wasn't for good greenscreen effects.
