10 Horror Movies That Gave Fans EXACTLY What They Wanted (And They Hated It)

While the Milla Jovovich-fronted, Paul W.S. Anderson-created Resident Evil franchise varied hugely in quality across its six outings, one consistent bugbear that many long-standing fans of the Resi video game series had, was how vastly different these films were from their purported source material.

Ironically, the best film of Anderson's Resident Evil output was the first one; a feature that barely relied on the gaming franchise bar featuring the nefarious Umbrella Corporation, being set in Racoon City, and obviously having a virus outbreak at its centre. In terms of core characters, that movie relied on completely fresh creations.

Established video game characters were introduced in the subsequent five films, but these figures felt shoehorned in or out of tune with the character they were based on. So, when it was announced that Johannes Roberts' Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City had zero ties to Anderson's work and would instead pull direct inspiration from the first two RE games, fans were ecstatic.

*Sigh*

Where to start with this one? Welcome to Racoon City hit cinemas at the end of last year, and yes, it does have so much in common with the first two Resident Evil games. The problem is, the movie tries too hard to appease fans by cramming in as much classic RE lore as possible.

We had Racoon City, we had Umbrella, we had S.T.A.R.S., we had the mansion, we had the police station, we had the infected dogs, we had lickers, we had scenes directly pulled from the games. Sadly, barely any of this was allowed to breathe, and the end result was a muddled, rushed mess of a film.