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Summary: Nice movie with style
Review: This movie some how follows the plot of the PS game Resident Evil. It talks about how a syndicate turns into zombie and Milla Jovovich has to find out what has happen. It has many scary scenes and most of them got me. Milla is stylish in this movie that has [awesome] fight moves. The special effects are cool as well. Overall, it is an entertaining movie.
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Summary: If u like the game.....you'll love the movie!!!!
Review: To me when I first saw it, It was an excellent movie. The animation, ctasting and action make this movie a masterpiece! I would love to see a sequel to this movie. This movie deserves a 5 star rating!!!
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Summary: Good fun for what it is
Review: I think that anyone who went to see 'Resident Evil' expecting character development or a witty script are foolish. This is the kind of no-brainer entertainment that is good fun at the cinema and from this perspective it is actually pretty good. The story has Jovovich playing a...babe with memory loss who, along with a group of army officers infiltrate an underground research facility called The Hive. Unknown to the public above this is where the hugely influential Umbrella Corporation has been researching the deadly T-Virus, that reanimates the dead. However, the Red Queen computer mainframe killed all of the Hive's employees after a security scare. Now it's up to the cast to find out what went on there.First of all I'll go through everything that's wrong with this movie. Most glaringly, there are several long scenes which just have the cast shooting at zombies, which I could have seen playing the game at home. Other things critics have labelled as ridiculous mostly adds to the movie's trashy fun. For instance, check out the employees of The Hive, all researching a top-secret virus over cups of coffee and all under 25. On top of that we have Jovovich parading about in a red dress split at the thigh, and whilst the rest of the cast are bitten and maimed she remains with a few delicate smears of dust across her face. Unfortunately, the story is very inconsistent, and for a while the audience can't be sure what's going on, why Red Queen's mainframe couldn't be overriden from outside and who everyone is supposed to be. Still, there's actually plenty of elements here that mean 'Resident Evil' is a cut above other computer game adaptations. Despite being almost totally reliant on dumb jump scares, there's a few things here that have the ability to make you recoil in disgust and a few other creepy elements. For anyone that's seen similar movies, you just know that when we focus in on the dead woman pressed against the glass of a research lab that she'll open her eyes suddenly. Thankfully knowing what's coming doesn't take away from a lot of genuinely enjoyable aspects. For example, the Red Queen's manifestation as a little girl is great fun, as are the zombie Dobermans and Michelle Rodriguez is fantastic in what could easily be a very unrewarding role. Although this is certainly no classic, it's a good watch and is a lot better than 'Tomb Raider' or 'Street Fighter'. Even so, anyone over the age of 30 will be scratching their heads, but that's probably the idea, what with a Slipknot-laden soundtrack.
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Summary: Girls, ghouls and gore!
Review: I've never played the game and the truth is I saw this film because another movie,I can't remember which, was sold out, but that said I loved resident evil. I am a bit partial to both Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez, so let me be honest it would have been good at the very least for having those two stars, but that's not why I loved it. I've been a hardcore horror movie fan for years and this movie simply had everything; A simple plot that took the viewer straight into gory action; a clean kubrick-like look and plenty of chilling splatterpunk mayhem. I was spellbound from beginning to end. the last movie that made me feel that way was Reanimator. I never saw the cube so that seen with the laser just seemed very unique and who cares if the monsters were just zombies.
I am looking very foward to the sequel more so then both star wars and the lord of the rings.
See it you'll like it alot!
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Summary: One of the best Zombie movies ever?!
Review: I have seen every zombie movie there is from Dawn of the Dead to Erotic Nights of the Living Dead. Resident Evil is one of the best that's for sure.Watch it and you'll know what I mean.
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Summary: IF I turn into a zombie¿
Review: ...well I haven't yet and I don't think any of you have either. This movie is only a small facet of a complex and entertaining genre. If Resident Evil the Movie is the only exposure to it you have had, I pity you. When judged individually as cinematic creation, I think this movie fails in a number of fields. However, if you consider just the content of this movie, it does contribute vital material to the RE universe that all of us non-T-virus infected individuals can extrapolate into our own little Raccoon Cities. For example, I think Milla's character COULD be a very good addition to the RE cast. It seemed to me she had some depth that Jovovich herself, fans, or writers could have some fun with in the future. That's one of the neat things about having enough electricity in the ol' melon, even if something (like a mediocre movie) isn't totally enthralling by itself, we can find something interesting WITHIN it. I found interesting things in RE the Movie and I thought it was worthwhile to see it. If you are a true Biohazard (they really should have kept that) fan, then I don't need to give you any input about buying the DVD...I hope you already have. If you have not had much exposure to the RE universe then I recommend spending a few dark, lonely nights with the games or Stephani D. Perry's excellent novels. Build a Biohazard backbone before you buy RETM, then it will be worth owning...
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Summary: Resident Weeble: It wobbles, but doesn't fall down...
Review: I'm not a big fan of zombie films to be honest. I've never really seen the attraction of seeing crowds of zombies being killed in manical and violent ways.
"Resident Evil" is no exception to this rule, but somehow it manages to be entertaining enough to warrant your attention. The story is based on the top selling computer game although luckily, it doesn't suffer the same fate as films such as "Tomb Raider" or "Super Mario Bros." by being total rubbish. the script has been made to take a back seat to eye-catching set pieces and set designs. This sort of film doesn't require you to take too much notice, and the producers have realised this by giving you just enough of a storyline to keep track of whats going on amongst all the neck-breaking and dog-kicking. Mila Jovovich proves that her acting abilities ain't exactly Oscar-winning, whilst Michelle Rodrigues just walks around looking angry and grunting a lot. But this doesn't really matter. If the characters were anything more than two dimensional, you'd get it confused with Robert Redford film and walk out. You don't have time to "bond" with the characters; theres big zombie dogs to kill before they escape and eat all the Winalot.
It's best to view this film with no big aspirations. It's almost a re-work of "Evil Dead", except Bruce Campbell is now a woman in a red dress.
As i mentioned, this film's stand-out feature are the sets and the fight scenes. The underground "Hive" looks superb, and the laser weapon used during the first 45 minutes will have you saying "Wasn't that also used in 'The Cube' with Nicole DeBoer?"
See this film if you're feeling annoyed on a Saturday afternoon. Otherwise, watch an episode of "Jackass"; it's far more intelligent.
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Summary: Not very scary....
Review: As a gore-fest it works. But, it is NOT scary, eerie, dramatic, convincing, in-depth, original, or based on the game. It is only partially based on the award-winning highly successful video game. If it followed the game closer, it might have been a masterpiece.
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Summary: Great Fun If You Go Light-Heartedly
Review: So, the movie is supposed to be a prequel to the games... The story could easily work as a prequel to "Resident Evil" the video game. But the game takes place in September of 1998, and the movie takes place in "the early 21st century." You'd think they might at least try for some continuity. Now even though the game is a bunch of soldiers in a big old house fighting Romero-esque zombies, when you play the game, you don't feel like it's such a ripoff. In interviews, Paul Anderson made me think he was doing a good job. I was wrong. EVERYTHING in this movie is [taken from] another movie. The character Rain is so [like] ALIENS's Vasquez they even bothered [copying] her partner, too. And that's along with 2001, The Matrix, and too many others for me to even think of. The only thing I thought was original turned out to be from the movie Cube. BUT!! If you are in a good, not too critical mood, the movie is a lot of fun. Sure, these people just died like 4 hours ago, why WOULDN'T they be wrotting??
And Resident Evil wasn't a ZOMBIE game, it was a monster game. Many of the monsters were zombies. This is a zombie movie that happens to have 1 - count them - 1 monster in it.
BUT!! Zombie dogs! For the first time ever I get to see zombie dobermans, and man that alone would make this movie worthwhile.. but it is a really good time if you just ignore the [other stuff]. Can't wait for the sequel.
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Summary: Best Film in the entire World
Review: Ok by now most of you readers know what this film is about. In case you don't it is about a virus which is unleased into an underground corportion called the Hive. It mutates the employees turning them into zombies...Commandos go in...fight..gt eaten...etc... Anyway. Those of you who enjoy the game will love the movie. Just don't get to attached to any of the charactors. Especially the ones who enter the dreaded laser hallway. The Hallway seen is the best scene in any movie ever. If you dont like Resident Evil just watch it for that scene, which is like 15 minutes into the movie. The movie had everything a Resident Evil fan could have. I only wish Mr.X was in it. Rumors have it he's in the next film.
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