With each chapter of Left 4 Dead being its own story with a cinematic gameplay style, if there was ever a game that needed to be made into a movie, it’s this one. However, without a good director, writer, and cast the Left 4 Dead movie would fall victim to the same fate as most other game to movie transitions. So let’s look at who should take on the task of turning the Death Toll campaign into a movie.
In the history of movie adaptations, no source material has gained more scorn from the critical masses than those based on video games. Beginning with classic installments of the Mario Bros. franchise, no matter how many audience members stay home, the earnest marketing gurus in Hollywood have insisted that the same people who enjoy the games will come out in hordes to see it brought to the big screen. Among this “bottom of the barrel” category there are a few gems that stand the test of time as being equal in auteurship to the impending Gigli sequel.
Here is the newest Oscar category: the five worst video games movies of all time!
