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I was forced to watch this film series recently, and there is another instalment on the way, so here's my review for:
Resident Evil
There still isn't a good video game movie adaption in my opinion, and this film is a prime example. It's a melon scratcher...why was this movie made? But what's even more puzzling is the fact that these movies keep on coming and coming. So lets talk about where it all began.
The film starts with Jason Issacs letting you know about the horribly evil Umbrella Corporation, and right from the start you know this won't be a good movie. Maybe it was the horrifyingly annoying techno/videogame soundtrack or the cardboard acting by Milla Jovovich, but this movie goes from bad to worse faster than the sequels came.
Now some people in the world may argue that it's the greatest movie of all time because it has 'zombies and a hot chick' but trust me...the zombies and the 'hot chick' make it worse. Milla Jovovich fumbles around and delievers a majority of her lines the same way, she has an emotionless stare and even her 'mysterious backstory' manages to be simple and boring. The zombies seem intriguing for the first five minutes, but disappear and reappear whenever the script requires them to.
The 'ultimate villian' of the film is some form of super zombie, rendered by very poor CGI and would probably look much better if they went with a practical approach, the appearance of the super zombie is so ridiculous and video game typical that you can't help but laugh whenever it appears on screen.
Though not everything about the movie is awful, Michelle Rodriguez gives a likeable performance, as well as some of the other supporting cast, though the most interesting characters are killed off before any type of connection can be made with them. But the strangest and worst part of the film is the ending, which manages to confuse and anger me even now. Though this film is not nearly as bad as the sequel.
Overall Resident Evil is a dreadful mess and probably should be avoided unless you really want to watch a horrible attempt at a video game film, it's not the worst movie I have ever seen, but that doesn't change the fact that it is a bad movie.
And who can ever forget the unintentionally hilarious zombie dog fight.
Resident Evil
There still isn't a good video game movie adaption in my opinion, and this film is a prime example. It's a melon scratcher...why was this movie made? But what's even more puzzling is the fact that these movies keep on coming and coming. So lets talk about where it all began.
The film starts with Jason Issacs letting you know about the horribly evil Umbrella Corporation, and right from the start you know this won't be a good movie. Maybe it was the horrifyingly annoying techno/videogame soundtrack or the cardboard acting by Milla Jovovich, but this movie goes from bad to worse faster than the sequels came.
Now some people in the world may argue that it's the greatest movie of all time because it has 'zombies and a hot chick' but trust me...the zombies and the 'hot chick' make it worse. Milla Jovovich fumbles around and delievers a majority of her lines the same way, she has an emotionless stare and even her 'mysterious backstory' manages to be simple and boring. The zombies seem intriguing for the first five minutes, but disappear and reappear whenever the script requires them to.
The 'ultimate villian' of the film is some form of super zombie, rendered by very poor CGI and would probably look much better if they went with a practical approach, the appearance of the super zombie is so ridiculous and video game typical that you can't help but laugh whenever it appears on screen.
Though not everything about the movie is awful, Michelle Rodriguez gives a likeable performance, as well as some of the other supporting cast, though the most interesting characters are killed off before any type of connection can be made with them. But the strangest and worst part of the film is the ending, which manages to confuse and anger me even now. Though this film is not nearly as bad as the sequel.
Overall Resident Evil is a dreadful mess and probably should be avoided unless you really want to watch a horrible attempt at a video game film, it's not the worst movie I have ever seen, but that doesn't change the fact that it is a bad movie.
And who can ever forget the unintentionally hilarious zombie dog fight.