Make This Movie: Resident Evil 4

While I fully realize that a fourth movie adaptation to the popular video game franchise is in the works, I would love to see a movie based on the events of the fourth video game.

In RE4 as the cool kids call it, Leon Kennedy is sent to a quaint European village to rescue the stupid daughter of the United States President. He encounters there cult members who have had their bodies taken over by a parasite of some kind and who will stop at nothing to kill Leon before he rescues the damsel in distress. Many hi-jinks ensue with Leon battling chainsaw-wielding maniacs, big baddies in lakes and castles, and some creepy guy trying to sell things in dark alleys. While it has been a while since I've last played the game, that's about the gist of the story. And it's fan-freakin-tastic.

Playing the game, I thought how cool would it be for a zombie movie (or any horror movie in general) to capture the atmosphere and mood of this game. At any time, around any corner could be some psycho with a machete or a flaming arrow aimed at your head. You find yourself low on ammo, having to rely on whatever you have at hand to fend off the attackers and escape without serious injury. You escape one village full of the infected to go straight to an abandoned bunker, or old mansion, or dock stocked with these "things."

If a writer were to merely write all the levels on postcards, mount them to a bulletin board, and throw darts aimlessly at it, I can almost guarantee a decent to great movie depending on the talent behind the scenes. So, while the film series of Resident Evil may be decent (admittedly I haven't seen any of them with little desire to), they certainly cannot match the palpable tension in RE4. I dare you Hollywood to make a film of this.

I double-dog dare you!