The Resident Evil films (six films from 2002-2016) starring Milla Jovovich have earned over $1 billion worldwide. The action movies were well-liked by international audiences but otherwise shunned by hardcore fans of the Resident Evil video game. When Resident Evil was first released, fans expected a faithful film adaptation but instead, what they got was something loosely (and I do mean Loosely) based on the games. Jovovich’s character Alice was explicitly created for the movies and didn’t appear in any of the game lore. With this misstep in the previous films, director Johannes Roberts intends to right these wrongs with the reboot titled Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, which aims to get back to basics by aiming to meet fan expectations.
Reboots are in vogue now, but how does this one stack up? Well, it’s not as black and white as giving a definitive answer. The storytelling is more efficient,...
Reboots are in vogue now, but how does this one stack up? Well, it’s not as black and white as giving a definitive answer. The storytelling is more efficient,...
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