Resident Evil
"Resident Evil rocks! A slick, sexy and scary horror show." - Tony Timpone, Fangoria
A team of paramilitary commandos must battle flesh-eating undead, killer mutant dogs, and a supercomputer's deadly defenses before an unleashed virus consumes humanity in this adaptation of the hit video game series!
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Still likely my favourite of the series - beatlejuice95
This might be the best video game to movie flick ever. It has great acting talent, and is a very dark movie. They do a very good job of introducing us to the Umbrella corporation, and some of the experiments they are working on in secret. A supposed "accident" causes a lockdown of the hive (underground city where Umbrella performs experiments), and the subsequent death of all working in the hive.
The corporation decides to send in a special team to the Hive to see what happened, and they encounter the zombie remnants of the people who perished in the hive. Jojovich and Rodriguez are the highlights for me in terms of the acting. This one more then any of the others in the series plays much more like a horror movie (the rest I would say are action movies), and the overall mood of this movie is very dark and foreboding. I've probably watched this one 5 or 6 times already, and still enjoy it enough to watch it again.Okay, I Liked it - nightwalker
IMO, this movie is unduly harshed on. Sure, it's no great cinematic masterpiece, but it still stands as one of the best -- if the best -- video game adaptations to date.
It looks wonderful, there's certainly enough budget to go around in terms of set and monster effects. The acting is good, with Mila's character being a competent, almost Ripley-esque heroine, without being the over-blow Mary Sue she'd eventually turn into. The supporting cast, while they're still around, turn in solid performances also. The soundtrack is excellent, too, nicely atmospheric and works for most parts.
Okay, it's a little slow to get going, but once everything goes to hell, it stays there.
Is it a direct adaptation of the game? No. Is it still a good movie to watch? Certainly.Live Ner Tides - CouchSpud
Chicks blasting zombies....what more could you ask for!! Milla is great and barely recognizable from here 5th Element role. I am not a big gamer and you can definitely see the linkage to the video game but this does not get in the way of an entertaining 90 minutes.
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Still likely my favourite of the series - beatlejuice95
This might be the best video game to movie flick ever. It has great acting talent, and is a very dark movie. They do a very good job of introducing us to the Umbrella corporation, and some of the experiments they are working on in secret. A supposed "accident" ...Okay, I Liked it - nightwalker
IMO, this movie is unduly harshed on. Sure, it's no great cinematic masterpiece, but it still stands as one of the best -- if the best -- video game adaptations to date.
It looks wonderful, there's certainly enough budget to go around in terms of set ...Live Ner Tides - CouchSpud
Chicks blasting zombies....what more could you ask for!! Milla is great and barely recognizable from here 5th Element role. I am not a big gamer and you can definitely see the linkage to the video game but this does not get in the way of an entertaining 90 ...