I have never cared for the Resident Evil movie franchise, at all. Having played the games before the movies started, the movies were pretty much separate from the games, capitalizing off the Resident Evil name only.
This movie changes that, it is what the very first Resident Evil movie should have been. There are a lot of questionable decisions made, most obvious being the actors cast, but I was able to look past it and enjoy the movie for what it is. The start of it all.
If you played Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2 as a kid, you'll probably like it more than the average joe. The movie is basically Resident Evil 1 (takes place at the mansion) and Resident Evil 2 (takes place at the Racoon Police Department) combined into one story.
They did a good job paying homage to the games, although it does feel super compressed. This could have been a 3 or 4 hour movie easily, a ton of details and lore are left out. The word T-Virus and G-Virus are said merely one time throughout the entire movie, and hardly explained, as the character who explains the lore and doings of the Umbrella Corp is killed off a minute after uttering the words T-Virus. I was disappointed they spent so little time at the Racoon police station, but seeing the front lobby alone had me saying "wow". It's iconic to me as RE2 was one of my favorite and most played games as a kid and the lobby was the most played area in the beginning. The movie even shows a couple of the puzzles as the diamond, heart, spade, and club keys make an appearance, although brief. The Licker also makes a showing. It was just a treat, I felt like a kid all over again.
Despite it's shortcomings, it was a super nostalgic trip down memory lane and I enjoyed every single minute. It is by far the best game movie I've ever watched. It ain't perfect by any means, but I'll be watching it again and again.
The movie is an 8 or 9 for me but I'm rating it 10 to offset all the ridiculously low ratings. Movie rating is such a subjective thing, clearly 90% of the people watching this, it ain't your thing, move on. No need to rate it 1 star and call it the worst movie in the world when clearly you need to go watch Shawshank Redemption (blech, snore) for the millionth time.
This movie changes that, it is what the very first Resident Evil movie should have been. There are a lot of questionable decisions made, most obvious being the actors cast, but I was able to look past it and enjoy the movie for what it is. The start of it all.
If you played Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2 as a kid, you'll probably like it more than the average joe. The movie is basically Resident Evil 1 (takes place at the mansion) and Resident Evil 2 (takes place at the Racoon Police Department) combined into one story.
They did a good job paying homage to the games, although it does feel super compressed. This could have been a 3 or 4 hour movie easily, a ton of details and lore are left out. The word T-Virus and G-Virus are said merely one time throughout the entire movie, and hardly explained, as the character who explains the lore and doings of the Umbrella Corp is killed off a minute after uttering the words T-Virus. I was disappointed they spent so little time at the Racoon police station, but seeing the front lobby alone had me saying "wow". It's iconic to me as RE2 was one of my favorite and most played games as a kid and the lobby was the most played area in the beginning. The movie even shows a couple of the puzzles as the diamond, heart, spade, and club keys make an appearance, although brief. The Licker also makes a showing. It was just a treat, I felt like a kid all over again.
Despite it's shortcomings, it was a super nostalgic trip down memory lane and I enjoyed every single minute. It is by far the best game movie I've ever watched. It ain't perfect by any means, but I'll be watching it again and again.
The movie is an 8 or 9 for me but I'm rating it 10 to offset all the ridiculously low ratings. Movie rating is such a subjective thing, clearly 90% of the people watching this, it ain't your thing, move on. No need to rate it 1 star and call it the worst movie in the world when clearly you need to go watch Shawshank Redemption (blech, snore) for the millionth time.