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Summary: Resident Evil is a just plain good!
Review: OK. I know that Resident Evil had barely any gore. And people are saying that it should have had more. But I think becasue of thr lack of gore it made it better. I know I sound nuts. But I like horroe movies with out over doing the gore. Resident Evil is about a team od paramiltary commandos must battle flesh-eating undead, killer dogs, and a supercomputers deadly defenses before an unleashed virus cunsumes humanity. I think this movie is a good adaptation of the video game series. It has action, violence, language, brief nudity, and some blood. I heard a rumor that the director had to cut some scenes from the movie becuase they contained so mmuch gore, that the movie would have gotten a NC-17 rating. I had also heard that there was going to be a directors cut, but I bought the movie the 2nd day it came out and i did hear of any directors cut. Maybe it will come out in the future. I know there is going to be sequel to the movie coming out in 2003. I look forward to seeing it. On my scale from 0-10 Resident Evil is a Action packed, Screaming good time 8. I reccomend it for anyone who has played thr game!
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Summary: Good...if you happen to be a 13 year old boy.
Review: While the actual story line behind the movie is genuinely good and unique, it's extremely underdeveloped. The vast majority of the film's 101 minutes is spent focusing on flesh eating zombies. Yes, you read that right *Flesh Eating Zombies*. If that just happens to be something your into - more power to you! But if not, you might want to make this one a rental. Aside from the zombies, the story keeps you interested, it moves along quickly, the special effects are good, and it gives a nice sequel suggestion at the end.
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Summary: Fun Film!
Review: Resident Evil is a scary, exciting, and fun horror/action film. Fans of the game will appreciate the suspense, and detail that Paul Anderson put into the movie. Starring the amazing Milla Jovovich, the tough Michelle Rodriguez, and the future 'nemesis' Eric Mabius, Resident Evil's cast performs very well. Even though the plot is based on a video game, it is still solid, and believable. Another selling point is all the bonus features that the DVD has. With movie comments by Anderson, Jovovich, and Rodriguez, several featurettes, and a Slipknot music video, the DVD provides hours of entertainment, and behind the scenes insight. I look forward to the sequel, Resident Evil: Nemesis, which comes out next year. If you are a fan of the games, or you just want a fun, and action-packed DVD, then Resident Evil is for you.
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Summary: Best Movie Ever
Review: I saw this movie on opening night at the movies and again a week later with my freinds.Ever since it came out tuesday I watched 3 times and once with the commentary[Which is th funniest I'v ever seen].I hope they make a sequel to this movie.Also the DVD is packed with plenty of extra features;such as behind the scenes and plenty of trailers of upcoming movies.They also show how they got the makeup on the actors who played the zombies and how they created the Licker.
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Summary: Turn off your brain and go!
Review: The Good:
1) Good looking sets. Because of budget constraints they filmed many scenes on/in existing locations. This worked in their favor.
2) Fairly fast paced. You are put in a bad situation that just keeps getting worse.
3) The movie is actually 3 stars but I gave an extra star just for the director/cast voice over commentary option on the DVD. Watch it once without it then switch it on and watch it again. Very, very funny.The Bad:
1) They didn't go far enough. The movie has much less gore than you would have thought a movie like this would have. The director said that any more and they might have gotten an NC-17 rating but I suspect they didn't have the money to do any more since I have seen many other movies that were more graphic that still got the R rating.
2) Don't go into this thinking its a "Zombie" movie or that its particularly scary. Its not. Yes it has Zombies in it but its still not that type of movie. Its more of an action/sci-fi movie. The Ugly: All in all just switch off your brain and enjoy. Don't try to put it in the same league as an Oscar contender. Just relax and watch. Not everything has to be A Beautiful Mind.
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Summary: Its not at all like the game......its better!!
Review: I love horror movies, but I'll have to admit, coming into this one I was not expecting a great movie. I mean, come on, what video game turned movie ever is. From the previews, it look as if there were barely any zombies and most of the monsters were the zombie dogs, a computerized girl, or Nemesis. After viewing the trailer, I was dissapointed b/c, quite frankly, the zombies are the scariest part. I am glad to say that I was pleasantly suprised. The movie was great, the acting was wonderful, and there were more zombies than I could shake an machine gun at. I went with my wife to see this and I swear, she spent most of the movie with her head buried in my arm, and she doesnt scare easily. The only downside to the movie was that the beginning was a bit confusing, but it all makes since as time goes on. If you like to be scared and on the edge of your seat, this movie is for you. But dont go into it comparing it to the video game, because as you have probably already read, its not like the game. Just forget the game even exist and view this title as just an A+, action packed horror movie. No, RE fans, its not like the game......its better!
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Summary: A great movie based on a great game
Review: Many people said it was a bad movie, but it's far from being bad. Very violent (just as I like). First few minutes lets you confused, but then everything is explained... The story is very cool, the enemies are great too... Zombies look very scary, Cerberus look cool and the Licker had a whole new view, that makes it look very powerful. A must to watch if you like a good entertainment, and a must to own if you're a fan of horror games or horror movies.
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Summary: Survive the horror
Review: I heard this movie was bad, but when I saw it it kicked ***.
I havent seen a gorrier movie yet. The action was awesome,the special effects where great. I reccomend this movie to any horror fans, or gut fans.
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Summary: Resident Evil ? I think not.
Review: This movie was garbage. Pure and simple. First of all, there was no plot. At all. The story is is that the Umbrella Corporation makes a virius capable of wiping out mankind. Someone steals the virius and purposely releases it into The Hive, a research complex for the virius. The Red Queen, a supercomputer or whatever, kills everyone inside except... The original directer, George Romero, made a script completly identical to the game. The script was canned and replaced with this garbage. Instead of a horror movie, it was turned into an action movie, which was a bad, bad mistake. We don't know Alice's name until the credits roll. What the [heck] is that? Shouldn't she get a flashback of her own NAME? Michelle Rodrigeuz was a poor actor. All she did was look constipated throughout the movie and make smart aleck remarks... I really didn't like some of the other reviews. Some of them seem focused on how "hot" Milla Jovovich is. Please. Give your hormones a rest and rate the movie on its content, and not how hot the actors are. Milla isn't that good of an actor! Her acting consisted of karate moves against dogs and being half-naked at the end. Wow! Milla Jovovich half-naked at the end? It MUST be a good movie! Blech. Another thing was the Red Queen. In the game, you had to run around and read stuff, and it was quite a long time before you got what was happening around the mansion. The Red Queen explains everything in five minutes. God help us. There's another thing, the mansion. In the game you spend half of it in the mansion. In the movie you get a brief glimpse of it. The zombies were horrible. They didn't look decomposed or dead for one thing. Another thing was when they got shot or whatever, there was almost no gore. All you saw was a bullet hole and that was it. I want to see their heads blown off and have them keep on coming. I want to see limbs missing, I want to see their heads stomped on and crushed, oozing blood and brain matter. I want holes blown into them the size of my hand. I want their see their intestines spill out of their stomachs. I want them to EAT intestines and flesh and other stuff. I am not ashamed to say this. I love gore. The director said that if their was any more gore, the movie would have gotten an NC-17 rating. What? Are you kidding me? There was no gore at all! Almost all of the cmmandoes get killed in a laser sequence in one of the scenes. That's just a poor excuse for them not to get killed and eaten by the zombies. The game is clearly superior. The game is known for its eerie music and dark surroundings. I was gripped with fear and suspense, worrying if another zombie was around the corner, waiting to jump at me. At the movie, I was gripped with boredom. Do not get this movie. Period.
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Summary: Enjoyable!
Review: I avoided this at all costs at first, thinking that it would be horrible beyond belief. I began to become intrigued when I learned Paul Anderson made it, because of the fun unpredictability and B movie charm of Event Horizon. I enjoyed this one more.
As pure enjoyable trash, this movie is to savored over many times. While I cringe at buying from Sony (because a Superbit DVD will likely follow), I was pleased with the picture and sound. I hoped that there was an uncut version out there (it SHOULD have a rated X for violence version), but no deleated scenes were included, so I am unsure.
With fewer horror filming coming out, I am looking forward to Resident Evil 2 next fourth of July.
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