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Summary: I love Super bit DVD's
Review: First off 4 stars for the movie, and throw in the 5th for it being in super bit!! I love the super bit concept! The movie with highest bit rate possible for the best picture! Screw multible languages, and boring makeing of featurets, and DTS sound, Ionly need either DTS or Dolby Digital not both. Anyway good Zombie flick from a game, looks and sounds fantastic...
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Summary: Awful
Review: I guess you might have to be a fan of the game in order to enjoy the movie. But I doubt that even if that were true that one could derive any enjoyment out of this piece of trash. There is one moment of pleasure, for all you gore fans, but that is the extent. I hated almost every moment of it. It is not that the story so much is awful, it is the execution. And, the acting is not all that good either. Don't waste your time on this one.
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Summary: Anderson succeeds yet again at ruining another movie
Review: If he had had any sense, he would have done a direct adaptation of the game, like the killer novelization. But no, Anderson has to do his own thing, and he saps the plot of most of its intrigue, adding his own horrible touches. The movie's opening was confusing, the acting was mediocre at best, and the music, as usual, is totally forgettable. Any movie with zombies has the potential for being scary, but Anderson's pounding metal score ruined any atmosphere the film could have had. All of the monsters, save a horribly adapted Licker, are cut from the movie. The entire movie was painfully boring, save one scene involving a security laser, which was the only redeeming thing about this horrible film. If this reflects his adaptation plans for 'Resident Evil: Nemesis' or the dreaded AvP movie, then we're sure to be greeted with two more pathetic, horrible jobs.
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Summary: Dull Zombies
Review: Based on the video game of the same name, "Resident Evil" is the story of Alice (Milla Jovovich) and her battles against the zombies in the Hive. The Hive is an underground research facility owned by the Umbrella Corporation. Umbrella Corporation is engaged in all manner of illegal research at their secret facility, especially genetic and viral research.As the movie starts, Alice finds herself unconscious in the shower of a large mansion. She doesn't remember much including who she is and what she's doing in the mansion. Soon after a SWAT team bursts into the place and drags her down below. It is down in the research facility where Alice finds out what has happened and where she battles the zombies. As a subset genre zombie-movies are actually pretty cool. I certainly wasn't expecting "Resident Evil" to be on par with "Night of the Living Dead"; but, since I am a fan of the zombie genre, I was expecting something entertaining. Unfortunately "Resident Evil" is far too plodding and predictable to provide much entertainment. I have never even played the game the movie is based on and I could predict with very high accuracy exactly what was going to happen in each scene. It isn't necessary to completely ignore or re-write every movie convention that exists but at least use them with a little more originality. There is one scene where the security team passes by a tank full of water and a member of the team, Rain Ocampo (Michelle Rodriguez), laments about the poor lost souls who died. After she and her partner walk away, the camera pans to the dead woman floating in the tank who then (surprise!) opens her eyes. I have probably seen that exact scene in at least 50 movies prior to this one. Also, I have a zombie specific question regarding this film. There is one scene in it where zombie dogs attack Alice and she has to fight them off. If human zombies attack only humans, wouldn't it make sense that zombie dogs would attack only dogs? Anyway, "Resident Evil" is not a movie that you will feel compelled to turn off in the middle of; but, it's likely not a movie you feel compelled to watch again after the first viewing either.
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Summary: Good Modern Monster Movie!
Review: This was a movie that would definitely get and hold your attention. A group of commando type people go underground to an
installation called the hive. This is the place where an evil corporation has done experiments with a virus.This virus has turned dead employees of this corporation into bloodthirsty zombies.If these creatures bite a normal person they too are turned into a zombie.If is a fight for your life as these commandoes try to escape. the only way to kill these zombies is to shoot them in the head. One of the most able fighters turns out to be the heroine Milla Jovovich.She kills zombies as well as devil dogs. There is also a super creature with a eleven foot tounge that the commandoes are forced to battle.If you like science fiction and horror this is your movie. This is nonstop excitement. Watch this movie.
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Summary: Junk...
Review: ... I was appalled by this adaptation. Everything that made the games so overwhelming - the feeling of dread and isolation, the brooding music, the terrifying jolts when zombies crash in on you, the complex relationships between the characters, the paranoia of who can be trusted and who not, and above all the excellent story about the mother of all corrupted corporations, Umbrella - all this has been reduced to nothing. Instead we have yet another Matrix ... with thumping techno-soundtracks, a Lara Croftian tough babe with more one-liners you can recall, ... cgi, mind-numbing action (so what do you do when a zombie dog comes running for your throat? You whirl around mid-air three times and kung fu kick it right in the face!), and predictable plot twists. The only redeeming ingredient is Milla Jovovich, who actually tries to put some depth in her character. Overall the best actors in this film are the zombies. In other words, everything you loved in the videogame has been torn to shreds in hope for a quick buck at the matinee. Avoid.
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Summary: This Film Blew me Away
Review: I'm a big fan of computer games and most films that are based on games usually don't do them justice at all, I was definitely not impressed with Tomb Raider. Resident Evil has got to be the best film based on a computer game that I have ever seen and probably one of the best action/mild horror films aswell and believe me I've seen alot of films, The effects were excellent and unlike some people I believe the zombies were very realistic looking, I loved the dog scene but I do wish they had used the dogs slightly more than they did. If you pay enough attention to the film the basic concept of the story line is simple enough even for people who may never have heard of the video game to understand. The ending blew me away I cannot wait for the sequel, I could rave on about this movie forever but let me just say to anyone that if you like action mixed in with horror you will love this movie whether you've heard of the game or not and the ending will have you begging for more.
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Summary: we definitly need the sequel
Review: I thought Paul Anderson has done a really good job at directing this movie, and 2 of the cast members doing a funny audio commentary with one of the director's producing buddies. I'd give this movie 4 stars, because I've been a fan of video game based movies, after seeing Super Mario Brothers in 93' and Paul Anderson's "Mortal Kombat" in 95'. I would have given this 5 stars, if the movie wasn't too short and extended by 10-20 minutes. But I definitly gotta catch the sequel whenever it comes out.
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Summary: Awsome film
Review: A great film, but very underrated at that. Yes, Paul Anderson did a poor job informing the viewer of the plot and the characters names. But honestly, who cares? Just pay attention and everything will make sense. The movie is about a team of highly trained special forces commandos who are dispatched to the Hive (an underground Umbrella facility where viral research was going on) who find out that all the specimens and employees have been infected with the T-virus. The special effects in this movie are superb, look at the way the zombie dogs move, real dogs move the same way. Every undead creature looks very realistic, they aren't covered in tomato sauce or anything fake like that. The special effects are arguably as good as those of The Matrix. Paul Anderson even took the time to make sure the plot info concurred with the info given by the game and books. A big step up from the Mortal Kombat movies. I highly suggest you rent it, it's a great movie
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Summary: Gawd awful!
Review: This movie SOOOOOOO sucks! I won't even waste my oxygen going into all the reasons why it does! Just know this... I have a personal collection of currently 538 horror films.... And I've prolly seen close to a thousand! I own most the Resident Evil games, and love those, although the series is getting moldy. Obviously I pick up just about anything within the horror genre... I will never claim ownership to this dreadfull title! Also know that considering that it boasts itself as being the movie based a videogame series that features flesh eating zombies... There is not one on screen munching of any kind! Anyone who says otherwise is full of it! If your that confused with all the horror afficandos and Resident Evil fanboy adolescents having such differing reviews. Spend the few paltry dollars and rent it first! Buying this one without seeing it, is definitely risking ownership of a very expensive coaster!
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