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Summary: Leaves you wanting more!!!
Review: I don't know how anyone (other than a true horror hater) cannot like this movie. I've played the game since it's first release, and once I heard Tomb Raider was coming to theater I had my fingers crossed that Resident Evil would soon follow. I didn't think that Tomb Raider did the game justice, but with Resident Evil the cast and crew have more than captured the feel of the game, they've taken the idea and properly put it down on film. I'm sure we all agree that is one tuff task. I've heard a lot of nonsense about the zombies not looking real enough and that the monsters weren't scary looking enough...Hogwash. I mean these zombies aren't the "rotted in the ground for years" type of zombie, their freshly killed zombies. What's a freshly killed zombie supposed to look like? Pretty much like a person that's just been killed I would guess. Anyway, the zombies were quite fitting to the plot in my view. And the monster at the end looks just like something out of the game, another good job done in my opinion. The computer guarding Umbrella's underground hive was a really good addition to the overall monster theme of the movie. It definitely added an interesting twist to the first parts of the film. If I HAD to pick out weak points of the film it would be, the hidden/secret object format the game follows. The group finds it clues/keys/guns a little too easily, but we only have a limited amount of time, so looking for a key for 30 minutes like the game would have been a tad much. And not to give any of the movie away, but I do think the dogs should have had a wee bit bigger of a part. But other than that, this is one of the best zombie movies to date, and I look forward to RE2 which should be soon to follow.
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Summary: An excellent Horror Sci-fi thriller.
Review: From Paul Thomas Anderson ( Director of " Mortal Kombat" and " Event Horizon") presents a motion picture inspired by my all time favorite Video Game series " Resident Evil". The story deals with an underground corporation somewhere in Raccoon City, a deadly man-made virus has broke out in the complex and made the employees dead, now a beautiful woman named " Alice" ( Milla Jochovic) joins forces with "Rain" ( Michelle Rodridguez) and others to search on what killed the employees at " the Hive" and they soon discover why, the employees are turned into flesh-eating Zombies and the animals are turned into hideous monsters, can they make it out alive or will they die? A very entertaining, action-packed and very scary thriller that is a refreshing horror flick that given has a twist in the end that will lead to a sequel coming out next year, since i'm a fan of the game i know some fans were disappointed but not me, anything "Resident Evil" releated is great according to me and i am a fan of Horror and Zombie flicks, but if your a fan of those two genres then this movie is for you. Also recommended: Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Aliens, Event Horizon, Ghost of Mars, Lucio Fulci's Zombie, From Dusk Till Dawn, City of the Living Dead, Return of the Living Dead, The Stuff, Akira, Total Recall, Return of the Living Dead 3, Scanners, Re-Animator, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Alien, Alien3, Alien Resurrection, C.H.U.D, Nightmare City, John Carpenter's The Thing, Hell of the Living Dead, Ghost in the Shell, The Matrix, Dead Alive, and Lucio Fulci's The Beyond.
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Summary: The best science fiction movie of our generation
Review: I was sceptical of this film, like everyone else out there. But having been a fan of the brilliant and acclaimed Capcom game series, I gave it a shot. MY GOD. The story, the acting, the effects, the pace of the whole works...all incredible. The film's slow build-up sets an eerie, haunting atmosphere that has an interesting undercurrent of what could go wrong in this nation over the next decade or so, if we let it go on. While Jovavich is again subpar in her mediocere tough-girl acting skills, the gorgeous Michelle Rodrigeuz is a wonder to behold. This movie, disturbing and dark, upsetting but intriguing, is a trans-gender shocker that took my breath away, and the plot was complex and kept you guessing until the end. It also lacked predictability, thankfully. I can't wait until the sequel!!!
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Summary: Surprisingly good video game movie.
Review: My brother rented this movie from our local video store and I wasn't even going to watch it considering it was a movie made off of a video game. I'm not a game player and usually not interested in the video game type of movie. However, I sat down to watch it anyway and found that it was really good after all. That is, if you can wade through the boring first15 minutes or so while they set up the plot. Besides the fact that the plot was interesting (sort of an "Alien with Sigourney Weaver" kind of feel), and some of the effects great (those dogs!) - the acting was really good too! This was especially surprising considering the main actress was Milla Jovovich who as far as I can know has only done bad acting in bad movies (think, Blue Lagoon and the recent Joan of Arc.) She really does well in this though, making a much better success of her tough girl role than she did in Joan of Arc. She does start out rather uninteresting, but as the movie progresses, so does her character and her acting - some great martial arts type of moves from her here, too. I thought she did really well - especially in the last half.
Another character worth mentioning is the character "Ray" played by the beautiful and talented Michelle Rodriguez who starred in the boxing movie "Girlfight." She was great in that, winning a lot of critical acclaim, and she's great in this, too. Even though it's not the well developed, starring role she had in Girlfight, she's still fun to watch. She plays a tough, smart-mouthed soldier and some of her trademark smoldering looks are worth seeing the movie for alone. Plus she's just beautiul - I think she was the best thing in this movie, actually.
So some of the characters were more developed than your average action flick and I found myself caring about two or three of them, the action was good and the plot kept me interested. All in all, definitely worth a look. I hope people aren't turned away by the fact that it's a movie off a video game - I'd like to see a sequel.
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Summary: Shallow, But It Somehow Doesn't Stop Entertaining
Review: First, let me say this with confidence: "Resident Evil" starts with nastiness, and then goes to downright nastiness till the end. I like Milla Jovovich, so as far as she is on the screen, it's OK. But the film itself is ... awful. Not that it fails to entertain us. It is often scary (some of the kids were jumping in the seat, it's true). Its production designs are decent. However, the director Paul W.S. Anderson doens't know one thing: originality. The story is about Alice and the squad with special mission, who have to (they are told) to shut down the main computer of The Hive, underground institute specializing in the study of lethgal virus. An accident there changes the workers (and dogs too) into zombies, and in this deadly place with booby traps, Alice in undergraund has to fight with a vengeance. OK. ...are As it is, fondly remembering James Cameron and David Twohy, I started to get bored after a while, the film being completely relying on shock tactics of sudden big "Bang!" and strongly suggested violence. Jovovich (a bit one-note) is so-so, though lacking the presense of Jolie; Michelle Rodriguez is good, but I frankly thought they are wasting the time and the career. All in all, just a passable flick though I strongly recommend that you watch "Aliens" instead.
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Summary: Almost like the game!
Review: An enjoyable piece of horror-b-style film. Fantastic scenes and a nearly beautiful rendition of the video game. Although it may lack nearly many of the things that make the game, those who played this on playstation will take note of the more important things: kicking zombie ..., the unoriginal storyline, and the sure stopping end scene of what's to come. I personally loved it and not ashamed to admit it fits in the classic slots of films to see during a halloween fest. So invite your friends and get ready for some good old fashioned ... kicking-gun toting action.
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Summary: Resident Evil II I can only hope
Review: I wasn't expecting to much from this flick, Boy was I wrong the story was excellent and the way they used the monsters and zombie's was great, they didn't try to just fill the movie with blood and gore, the story they told was well thought out. The ending awesome, left me wanting more and I really hope they make a second part. It's a combination of all 4 video games and mixes really well. Unlike video games turned movie's ( Street Fighter, Mortal Comabt and Tomb Raider) of the past this one is a keeper.
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Summary: Alright!!!
Review: The Genera of zombie movies has had many cogs in its wheel. For example Day of the Dead, Night of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the living dead and so on. Resident Evil proves that this formula can still work for an audience in the 21st century. The biggest fault of this movie is what it doesn't use. These include 90% of the cast and its soundtrack. It is a wonderful B movie and if it's a choice between this and Pearl Harbor rent Resident Evil. I personally can't wait for the sequel
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Summary: Just another cash-in
Review: There have been rumors of a Resident Evil movie since the release of the second videogame in 1998, but it hasn't happened until now. Originally, George Romero, the director of the original "Night of the Living Dead" wrote a script completely identicle to the story of the first videogame. Later, I discovered Romero's script had been canned and that Paul Anderson, director of "Mortal Kombat" and "Event Horizon" was responsible for the project. Naturally and suspectingly, this movie became another cash-in, completely ignoring the original story of Resident Evil. Even though I paid to see it in theaters on opening day, I was still sketchy about this movie. As it turned out, this movie had completely failed all my expectation, leaving me dumbfounded as to why I had even considered seeing it. This movie was another excuse to cash in on the videogame-turned-movie basis, filled with useless CG effects that have no real place in the film. The story and script is full of holes, and the one-liners get fairly annoying. As a real fan of the Resident Evil videogames, I'd recommend other die-hard gamers to only watch this movie warned that there isn't anything good to expect. But to all the movie-going public unaware of Resident Evil, enjoy this cash-in movie.
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Summary: SURPRISINGLY GOOD FILM ...from a great game!
Review: RESIDENT EVIL was a great Capcom videogame (with many successful versions) with a very simple plot: someone must do something in order to solve a mystery. In this basic outline, the character must cross many different spaces (each has its obstacles) and accomplish smaller missions, that help him to gather objects that lead to peaces of information leading to a final confrontation. Period. The good thing is that the adaptation for Cinema of that basic game structure is reasonably well made. The result is this: a group of top-soldiers is sent inside a secret corporate lab complex where a lethal virus has been spread. They have a few hours to a) discover what happened, b) disable and neutralize the virus and c) get out. Like the game, the complications rearrange the order of priorities and the journey is constantly being redesigned according to the new obstacles found. Like the game, some characters have secret agendas and everything leads to the high-powered action confrontation scene. Put like this, it all seems cerebral, but don't missunderstand me: the film is very entertaining! If the story/screenplay design is (in this case) simple, it is because film is not for the cinemateque. It is pure (and good!) fun. It has a lot of rhythm, the cast is appealing, the characters are fine (in their game-like dimension) and the action makes you jump. Even if you do not play the game (or even know nothing about it) you will understand it perfectly for the screenplay was designed for a wider audience. In this sense, the film is constructed so you'll get early on all the information that you need for the rest of the film. I liked it very much and I believe this to be the best game-to-film adaptation ever made. It works even for those who did not play the game and it delivers a simple plot with lots of interesting twists and great action scenes. The ending is begging for a sequel (but you know that already) and - I have to admit - it is a great ending (and it alone worths the whole film!). Great art direction (doesn't have much to do with the game). Good soundtrack. The extras are fine and they're mostly on the technical side (why wouldn't they be?). Milla Jovovich is absolutely beautiful. Despite the fact that we are dealing here with game characters, I do think that Milla gives a great performance. Furthermore, I do think she is capable of taking higher flights in the future. Aside of that, she is someone the camera trully loves. See it and have fun!
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