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Summary: finally a good zombie movie! its been years!
Review: Take my word for it, go see this movie. Go late at night, with friends or alone . I like how paul anderson made of perfect blend of Horror and sci-fi weirdness, everything is great! the Atmosphere, the sets, the zombies, the mutants. Everyone plays their role perfectly, its a very scary and thrilling experience. It changed a few things from the video game, but some in my opinon were for the better. Marylin manson's score is just the most haunting ive heard in a while,youll wanna go out and buy it right after the movie ( i did ), My only complaint is that coming from the director of Event Horizon i expected this to be much gorier, there is some nice gore in the movie but there couldve been a lot more. but other than that this movie rocks!!
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Summary: Whether you're a fan or not this is a great movie!
Review: Whether you're a die-hard fan of the Resident Evil series (like I am!) or not you're definitely going to like this movie. I went to see it with a friend of mine just yesterday and loved it. My friend, although he wasn't familiar with the video game's plot, came out of the movie theatre almost drooling over the possibility of a sequel. After seeing it I have to admit that although it has aspects from the 1st, 2nd, and even the introduction of the 3rd game none of the characters in the movie are in the video game series --- just yet... This alteration the the games' storyline makes the movie even better because even though it's not a carbon copy of the game the storyline within itself is much more interesting (and revealing) than the actual games. Ofcourse, if you don't like lots of violence and gore in your movies this one's not for you. If you do, HA! You've just got to watch it. The actors, storyline, special effects, setting, and direction of the movie are superb. My opinion (if you've been spacing out to everything I've written so far) GO WATCH IT!!! One word of caution though, for those of you with a pacemaker or other heart related problems (and no, heartburn isn't one of them) you better sit this one out --- the theatre usher might just find you dead when they start cleaning the place. It's a jumpy movie. BEWARE...
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Summary: A good film
Review: Hi Fans.I'm Alex from Germany. I saw this movie in a preview last week an I'm surprised, that I haven't been disappointed. This film is far away of being nearly as good as the game, but it's worth being seen. Good camera. Good action. Good Fx. Good entertainment. As a really big Resident Evil-Fan I'm looking forward the Sequel. I think we should mention Bernd Eichinger (producer), who made Resident Evil possible to become a cool movie-flick. Sorry for my english, i hope everybody understood me :) Ciao,
Alex
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Summary: Average..
Review: I don't get to watch television much, so, it's rare I see any previews for movies. However, a movie being made out of one of Playstation's better games, Resident Evil, shouldn't have evaded me before it was released. I mean, I know that their making new Halloween and new Friday the 13th movies. Resident Evil is based off of the video game. It has an almost no-name cast, with an exception to Michelle Rodriguez, that you may remember from the Fast and the Furious. It incorporates aspects of the Matrix, in fact one seen where the main star, Milla Jovovich, is battling Zombie Dogs, she runs up a wall and performs nearly verbatim the same move that takes place in scene one from the Matrix. There is even a slow motion bullet scene at the end of the movie. The acting wasn't top notch. In fact, it left a bit to be desired, and the script wasn't done very well either. The only redeeming factor is that it had top notch sound effects and a lot of cool independent scenes. Such as the defense mechanism of lasers that the computer has. That part was cool, but again, it was stolen from another Keanu Reeves film, Johnny Mnemonic. So, the special effects are almost primitive now. Overall the movie was good. Worth seeing in the theatre simply for the sound effects. I enjoyed it. I may buy it. There is going to be a sequel. Hopefully it's better.
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Summary: It's about time!
Review: I've been waiting about four years for this movie to be made, and for most part it was worth it. It's pretty much exactly what you would expect- Lack of a good plot plus little character development, but hey, I've seen worse. This movie is a lot of fun though, with plenty of scares plus some nice visual effects and set designs, this movie is at the very least worth seeing if you are any kind of horror fan, I think any fan of the games would love it, I sure did. Speaking of the games, it does remain faithful although there aren't any of the characters you've seen in them, except for the monsters of course. It's the same old plot of the games though, in fact it is set up a lot like them so it will also be very familier to Resident Evil fans. There a few things I would have changed though. For one the characters didn't seem very real, they didn't really have a story to them, so you can't really care about them or if they die or not. Plus the ending was a little disapointing and was kind of a tease, I expected a little more to happen, but I guess I'll have to wait again for the sequal, although the last thirty seconds was very nice indeed! One last thing... the gore factor, there should have been more! Seems a little silly but it is what the games are known for, I mean the movie got an R rating! Not that there isn't enough gore and violence but there were times in the movie where you expected to see it but didn't. Anyway this movie is still worth seeing, don't expect an oscer winning masterpiece, but expect a lot of mindless fun with plenty of good scares, kind of like the game? Almost. It also is the only movie based on a video game that ends up being well worth it in the end! There aren't to many zombie related movies around these days either, so that's an added bonus.
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Summary: A Different Type Of Horror
Review: As a big fan of the Resident Evil games series, I was greatly anticipating the release of the movie. If you have played any of the games or have any previous knowledge of the story, you know that this is a somewhat different type of film then we are used to. The basic plot is this: A highly mutagenic toxin, called the T-Virus, is the latest work of the extremely successful Umbrella Corporation. But when someone deliberately contaminates the facility with the virus, the entire Umbrella work force is infected with the T-virus, and a special search and rescue team is sent to the corporation to deal with the situation. But there is one problem. The storage areas holding the living experiments and infected workers is unstable, and the rescue team only has one hour before the main door to the facility is sealed from the outside, concealing them within for as long as they can dodge the mutants. The deaths are frequent and gruesome, and there is no telling which lucky group of people will survive the catastrophe at Umbrella Corp. If you love a good action movie with a chilling plot, this is the film for you. Oh, and by the way, the soundtrack rocks as well. Take a look at it if you like the score or if you like metal/rock and techno. Enjoy the movie!
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Summary: An "Evil" Movie - How could this be good?
Review: A friend of a friend went to see this overblown mess of a movie, despite my warnings and boy, did he receive the disappointment of his life. Just look at the previews, even they look like a disaster. Why make an action film this bad and THEN give it a theatrical release? Still curious? Here is the movie in a nutshell, its a very simple formula folks: throw in every tired action/horror/scifi film cliche, add an annoying heavy metal music soundtrack, base the 'plot' on a boring/simplistic computer game (kill the zombie, find a key, open the door using the key, repeat), add plenty of gore and a hoochie female lead and mix. What do you get? A wasted evening at the theatre and a headache.
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Summary: AMAZING
Review: First let me say how it never ceases to amaze me how people can review books, games, dvds, music, etc. BEFORE they are released. To the people who ask "where are the zombies?", HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE???? Your reviews were written anywhere from a week to well over a month PRIOR to the films release. So, a job well done to all of you. The film itself, in my opinion, is one of the best entries into its genre in years. The film succedes exceptionally in its intent: to be a great action/horror film. Lets remember that nobody ever claimed that this was for Oscar consideration. The acting by Milla Jovovich, who overall is an exceptional actress, is excellent. The supporting cast, from Eric Mabius, who was the title character in The Crow: Salvation, to Michelle Rodriguez, who started in Girlfight, was commendable. The score of rock and heavy techno, produced by Marilyn Manson, is suprisingly good, after his subpar contributions to the Spawn and Not Another Teen Movie soundtracks. It worked well with the horror elements to create a creepy mood and was great during the intense action scenes. The direction by Paul Anderson is excellent. Anderson is an underrated director of such films as Boogie Nights and Magnolia, as well as the above average sci-fi film Event Horizon, and what is generally considered to be the best video game based film thus far, Mortal Kombat (yes, that includes Tomb Raider). Anderson's direction on this film is in the music video style, jolty and quick, which serves the picture perfectly. The special effects and computer graphics certainly are NOT the grade-B some people have made them out to be. Lets remember that this is a 40 million dollar production. The makeup on the zombies is great, the zombie dogs look great, and the CG Licker looks excellent. Every monster is faithfully recreated to look like those in the game. The special effects are just as good as any major sci-fi movie. Now, about the complaints of the lack of human zombies, DID WE SEE THE SAME MOVIE??? or are you still basing your review on the trailer?? As far as the lack of main characters from the games, I thought that that was a great decision. It makes the events fresh and unpredictable. After all, this was a movie "based" on a video games, not an "adaptation" of the game. Sure, the characters were underdeveloped, but the film gave you enough information on the main character, played by Jovovich, to understand her motivation and the role which she played in what had happened. Also, the compliants about the lack of gore, are completely unfounded. There is as much blood and gore as the director could push for without recieving an NC-17 rating, which is a decent amount. Just wait for the DVD. As for the plot being A) too complex (WHAT?) or B) too predictable, I greatly disagree with both. Come on, the sole purpose of one of the characters, before he was "disposed of", was to explain the role of The Umbrella Corp., the Hive, and the Red Queen. Too complex? Judging the grammar in your review, I suppose it was. Too predictable? Perhaps in some parts, but not often and not laughably so by any means. Ultimately, the plot is different than that of any of the games, but as an original story, it is well done and very much in vein with the games. I never once shuttered over a corny, cheap line of dialogue. As a really big fan of both video games and Resident Evil itself, I, as most of you do, get really mad at horrible video game based movies. Not so with Resident Evil. This movie is loud, stylish, action packed, and scary at times. I had a blast during the film, never once feeling bored. In my opinion, Resident Evil is the best video game movie made so far, and a great action/horror movie period. And WOW what an ending.
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Summary: THE BEST MOVIE EVER
Review: Man this is a great movie. Its got action and nudity. Milla jovovich naked for 3 sec. its worth in. And this is a great movie anyway. It is not really twards the game very much, there are zombies, zombie dogs, and a licker( if you played the second RE you would know what this is)Its a great movie. Michele and milla are hot and fit there parts well. GO SEE IT. ITS GREAT.
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Summary: Don't Listen....not exactly like the game, But still awesome
Review: Don't listen to the other reviews, which say that this movie is not exactly like the game, but really close. When the first installment of Resident Evil came out on Playstation, it scared the crud out of me. I thought that no movie could compare to the adrenaline rush that came with the game. I was REALLY wrong. Don't get me wrong, because I don't scare easily. This movie was amazing. If you ever played the video game...don't expect anything...you will be taken by suprise no matter what. So, just go in there as if you haven't even heard that name before.
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