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Resident Evil

Resident Evil

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: ZOMBIES
Review: This movie was great! Not as good as the games but the movie still was worth watching, the zombies and the licker were awesome and Michelle Rodriguez was worth seeing her character(Rain) was very ... and sexy......too bad she becomes a zombie *cries* Oh well at least she revives for Blue Crush ^_-

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best horror i've ever seen
Review: I went to the theater expecting as usual a bad movie for a good game will it was nothing as i expected, It was just Splashing active bloody movie, I was thrilled from the story the visual effects & sound effects, I mean you are on your feet tell the end of the movie it's a different story to the usual resident evil problem...!!!
I won't say anything about the movie but it's a good one, so if you like action, science fiction, and real horror just see it.!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great movie!
Review: Having never played the video game, I bought this movie only because of the star, the ever beautiful Milla Jovovich. I've really enjoyed a lot of her past films. That said, this movie floored me. I've seen several, video game to big screen adaptations in the past, most of which were horrible. This is not the case. Resident Evil is an absolutely great movie that has some great acting on everybody's parts. I'f you've not taken the time to watch this movie, correct that.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Well I liked it!
Review: What a great film!
I don't understand critics - This movie is a Zombie/Biohazzard/corporate conspiracy thriller based on a COMPUTER GAME, for goodness' sake. If someone is fool enough to approach it expecting an art-house quality production then they deserve to be disappointed.
RESIDENT EVIL does what it says on the tin - takes an atmospheric and scary game and successfully tranplants it to the silver screen in a way that is FAR superior to the recent TOMB RAIDER travesty (Angelina Jolie excepted, of course)
The pace doesn't let up, the atmosphere is heavy & creepy, and the acting is remarkably above-par. MILLA JOVOVITCH merely confirms what I thought after THE FIFTH ELEMENT; She is a very good actress capable of some pretty intense work, as well as being very suited to the role physically.
I'm not a follower of the games so can't really comment on that aspect, but I do know that the ending was very similar to the start of RESIDENT EVIL 2 (the game) so a sequel seems inevitable (Fine by me!)
Of the extras, MAKE SURE you listen to the entire audio commentary at some point. MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ is a very smart, funny lady & Milla comes across as a hillarious (and perhaps a little crackers) personality!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: "Resident Evil" is a noisy mess
Review: I`m one of the fans of the video game {Resident Evil} the game is really scary but with the movie nothing scary here except
for some awful acting and lame special effects in fact the video game is a lot more fun than the film.
All we hope for is some cool special effects and fight scenes But even on that level, "Resident Evil" is a disappointment.
I do not think being a fan of the game could've possibly improved my enjoyment of this film.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: TERRIBLE!
Review: Make NO mistake! This is a B rated movie at BEST!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Zombie Fun!!
Review: I loved it!! I actually love the game and was thrilled that at times you almost feel as if you're playing it! It's good, trashy fun, great scenes with lots of zombies(my favourite), basically just great entertainment!!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: a surprise
Review: From all the bad hype this movie received I thought it would be a stinker.Was I wrong.I found it to be exiting from start to finish.I took away 1 star for the so-so beginning.It has a good story line based on the capcom game.The director managed to keep excessive gore in check yet still produce a shocking movie.I would reccommend it to either a action or horror buff.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Downtow Assassin
Review: weel as far as i'm concerned some people really bug me out when thye say that this movie is bad , well it is one of the best movies i have seen since the terminator 2 , i mean tha zombis are WOW really scary , i mean the director did a fine job with this movie , when i heard that it's not gonna have anything to do with tha game i thought it will suck , but when i watched it in tha dvd version,man,it just blew my mind , plus it's scary.
anyway this is a must buy not just for resident evil fans only , but to any one who who likes horrorr flix , no no that's not right , THIS IS A MUST BUY FOR ANY MoViE FAN ACROS THE GLOBE.
and that's all i've got to say about that

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Calling all Adrenaline Junkies!
Review: Zombies and guns. Trapped. Zombies and guns. Running. Zombies and guns... It may sound like B-grade, popcorn, adolescent male fodder, but Resident Evil is actually a well-crafted movie of the survival-horror genre. Eschewing gore in favor of imagination, it skimps on the on-screen bloodbath, and instead plays a guessing game that keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat.

The scenario is that in the ultra secret military lab of the Umbrella Corporation, an extremely volatile virus has been set loose. The alarm is triggered, and the Red Queen, an artificial intelligence system, quarantines "the hive" to prevent the virus from reaching Raccoon City, trapping the workers in the process.

In an effort to save the survivors and salvage the research, a team of commandoes is sent in to reboot the Red Queen, before she seals the Hive permanently. A simple objective, but one immediately complicated by the discovery of our protagonist, Alice, a young woman suffering from amnesia. She has no memory, but the Team Lead recognizes her as an employee of the Umbrella Corporation, so she is taken into the hive with them.

What she finds there makes her doubt that she wants her memory back.

It may sound like overdone tripe, but Resident Evil (RE) takes some of the old horror cliches and makes them new again. Alice's memory loss is handled with intelligence, and enough mystery to keep the viewer guessing. The gore is minimal, as the film culls its scares from sound cues and implication rather than onscreen blood. Unlike so many other horror movies, it doesn't have gaping holes in it's plot (though there are a couple of lapses in continuity). Instead it cleverly weaves it's elements, slowly revealing how everything came to pass as it heads towards it climax. The coup de grace though, is the action. Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez put the "grrr!" in "girl." Wallflowers won't survive in the Hive, and these two ladies are intent on living. When the ammo's gone, they resort to hand to hand combat, taking a chunk out of their adversaries.

I won't recommend RE to those who are faint of heart, or abhor lots of shooting, screaming, and scares. But for those that love a good action movie, pop a bag of popcorn, and make yourself comfy on the couch. You're in for a hell of a thrill ride. And when the movie's done, check out the special features. The 2-disc Collector's Edition coming later this year will have the lion's share, but the Special Edition is no slouch. There are several "Making of" featurettes, a music video by Slipnot, and a commentary track featuring the principal actors and the director. Definitely worth your dollar.


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