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The Big Bad
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"Resident Evil: Apocalypse" , posted Thu 9 Sep 23:40

It's the little things like this why I love living in Puerto Rico. I wondered why there wasn't a thread for the movie, until I remembered that "simultaneous release with the states" = we get it a day earlier.

So...good movie. It's mindless, but so's the series, so that's okay. I never saw the original, so I'm not sure how it was recieved, but this one should please.

Take one miniskirted Master of Unlocking, a handful of foreign Umbrella militia men, and a walking death machine with a penchant for killing S.T.A.R.S members and you have what's arguably the best videogame music yet. I could do without the "comic relief black guy" they always include in these movies, but he's inontrusive enough.

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snkneoshingo2k3
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"Re(1):Resident Evil: Apocalypse" , posted Thu 9 Sep 23:55

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It's the little things like this why I love living in Puerto Rico. I wondered why there wasn't a thread for the movie, until I remembered that "simultaneous release with the states" = we get it a day earlier.

So...good movie. It's mindless, but so's the series, so that's okay. I never saw the original, so I'm not sure how it was recieved, but this one should please.

Take one miniskirted Master of Unlocking, a handful of foreign Umbrella militia men, and a walking death machine with a penchant for killing S.T.A.R.S members and you have what's arguably the best videogame music yet. I could do without the "comic relief black guy" they always include in these movies, but he's inontrusive enough.

Hey man, thank you very much for the positive review.Just as I hoped, this is one sequel that is worthy to enjoy, and I just can't wait to see it.Peace out.

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The Big Bad
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"Re(2):Resident Evil: Apocalypse" , posted Fri 10 Sep 04:15

Question for anybody else who sees the flick: do the events in the movie negate the possibility of the events in RE 2 occuring someplace else in Racoon City? I'd really like to have a sequel (or whatever you call a movie occuring at the same time as the last) with Leon and Claire (and Tofu!), and I definetely want to see a movie with them plus Jill, Alice, and Carlos. Hell, I'm still waiting for the games to do just that.

Gojira

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"Re(1):Resident Evil: Apocalypse" , posted Fri 10 Sep 04:43

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Take one miniskirted Master of Unlocking, a handful of foreign Umbrella militia men, and a walking death machine with a penchant for killing S.T.A.R.S members and you have what's arguably the best videogame music yet.

Uh... you mean movie? Or is the music really good?

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Mosquiton

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"Re(1):Resident Evil: Apocalypse" , posted Fri 10 Sep 07:45

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I could do without the "comic relief black guy" they always include in these movies, but he's inontrusive enough.

Oh Heeeeeeeelllll no.

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Ishmael

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"Re(2):Resident Evil: Apocalypse" , posted Fri 10 Sep 08:01

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Oh Heeeeeeeelllll no.

That preety much sums up my reaction when I heard they were making RE:A.

Juan

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"Re(3):Resident Evil: Apocalypse" , posted Fri 10 Sep 08:44

I am there for the zombie dogs.

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Oh Heeeeeeeelllll no.

That preety much sums up my reaction when I heard they were making RE:A.

stfu

Burning Ranger

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"Re(2):Resident Evil: Apocalypse" , posted Fri 10 Sep 08:51

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I could do without the "comic relief black guy" they always include in these movies, but he's inontrusive enough.

Oh Heeeeeeeelllll no.

Doesn't every PWS Anderson movie have one? I keep thinking of the guy from Event Horizon.

Anyway... plan on seeing it tomorrow.

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"Re(3):Resident Evil: Apocalypse" , posted Sat 11 Sep 08:17

I saw it last night and I was very impressed. Maybe it was because my standards were low since I didn't think the first one was all that great, but my gripes are minimal. I wonder if it has to do with Anderson just writing and not directing.

The nemesis was actually pretty cool, but the last fight against him was kinda lame.

They alluded to that fact that Jill knows about the zombies, but never explain why.

By the looks of the ending to this movie they are setting up an original story for the sequel.

The movie was a good popcorn flick, but I was hoping the movie would be a little more scary. The trailer for The Grudge seemed slightly more scary than this whole movie.

Iggy

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"Re(4):Resident Evil: Apocalypse" , posted Sat 11 Sep 09:16

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The trailer for The Grudge seemed slightly more scary than this whole movie.

Everytime I hear the name of this movie, I can't help to think to Sarara and laugh hysterically while making Kayako-like noises.

sushi_bunny

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"Milla Jovovich: "Nippola" the movie" , posted Sat 11 Sep 10:55

Hey,

Haven't seen the movie, but my friend said that Milla Jovovich's "Nippolas" were pretty much exposed in most of the movie? They pretty much looked like eraser heads for #2 pencils. Gonna see if that's true regardless of the plot, but heck I would like to see zombies shot anyways.

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"Re(1):Resident Evil: Apocalypse" , posted Sat 11 Sep 11:30

Serious Question to those who like Resident Evil in movie form:

I haven't seen either RE movies (nor do I plan to anytime soon) but I've heard people say "the only good videogame movies are Mortal Kombat and Resident Evil"... however Resident Evil doesn't seem like it is actually based on the videogame, so much as just set in the same universe.

So my question is: "Is Resident Evil really a 'good videogame movie' or is it just a 'good movie' named after a videogame?"

Like is it along the lines of Mortal Kombat were even though it's not exactly the MK storyline, it's got it sooo close it techincally counts... or could they rename the movie and switch a few names and have a complete originally zombie film totally unrelated to the games (like how Street Fighter without the names is just an odd VanDamn war movie)

yeah it's not funny

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""Milla Jovovich: "Nippola" the movie"" , posted Sat 11 Sep 12:13

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"NO" , posted Sat 11 Sep 12:21

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So my question is: "Is Resident Evil really a 'good videogame movie' or is it just a 'good movie' named after a videogame?"

Nah, Resident Evil is just a very shitty movie named after a videogame.
And Milla is so fucking pale, that she must be a zombie, not the main "actress".

Fygee

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"Re(1):NO" , posted Sat 11 Sep 12:25

The fact that Paul W.S. Anderson has anything to do with the movie is proof that its box office poison and a gigantic waste of money that should've been spent to feed the poor of Africa.

Falikors
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"Re(2):NO" , posted Sat 11 Sep 17:43

I thought it was pretty entertaining. Although the end left me a bit "wtf cliffhanger? ..:/"

Jill was Hot... Enough said there. Milla does have large nipples o_O, eh whatever. I didn't like the blur cam thing they used rarely, and Nemesis atleast wasn't CG. Yay.

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beto

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"Re(2):Resident Evil: Apocalypse" , posted Sat 11 Sep 19:33

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So my question is: "Is Resident Evil really a 'good videogame movie' or is it just a 'good movie' named after a videogame?"

Resident Evil is a shitty movie period. Only good thing was Milla´s nudity.

Burning Ranger

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"Not enough cowbell..." , posted Sat 11 Sep 20:04

Er... I mean, it was good, but it was also lacking in some cases.

Here's what I did like:

Spoiler (Highlight to view) -

- A lot of the imagery is close to the game: RPD cars, the UCBS, the police department HQ (Did I see Wesker's name on a nameplate on a desk), STARS uniforms
- Game references: the twin golden guns (well, actually, that's all I caught)
- Jill walking into the police dept and kicking ass
- Lots of silly action

End of Spoiler

Here's what I didn't like:

Spoiler (Highlight to view) -

- The ending was just plain lame, like it was written in at the last minute.
- Slo motion zombies... well, at least it beats putting in in-game footage like another video game-based movie.
- Nemeisis was toned down...big time! I admit, the hand to hand combat was ok and interesting. But no tentacle action! I had hoped I would see some of that mixed into the final fight. And his death: LAME.
- Origin of Raccoon City Crisis: bad. Why not go with Birkin story?

End of Spoiler

Overall, I liked the movie, about as good as the original.

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"Re(1):Not enough cowbell..." , posted Sat 11 Sep 22:04

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Overall, I liked the movie, about as good as the original.

That means it's a shitty movie. Thanks for the summary, I will avoid this like a plague

MrWhitefolks
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"Re(2):Not enough cowbell..." , posted Sun 12 Sep 15:09

this was THE perfect videogame to movie adaptation. period.

this was far better than the first movie due to there being 5x as much action(which was feasible, unlike the first flick), comedy which actually worked without being over the top or really cheesy, and an almost perfect meld of game story with movie continuity.

suck it up and go drop the 8.50 for this flick, at the absolute worst it's still a great fucking popcorn flick.

Krzyzewski Man

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"The REAL UTIMATE HORROR FILM" , posted Sun 12 Sep 17:33

Shaun of the Dead. Not only that, it's the most accurate portrayal of modern-day London ever in a movie (confirmed by full-on crumpet munchers from Higher Voltage).

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Burning Ranger

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"Re(1):The REAL UTIMATE HORROR FILM" , posted Sun 12 Sep 18:25

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Shaun of the Dead. Not only that, it's the most accurate portrayal of modern-day London ever in a movie (confirmed by full-on crumpet munchers from Higher Voltage).

Can't wait to see it!

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Baines
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"Resident Evil: The First Movie" , posted Sun 12 Sep 19:49

quote:
So my question is: "Is Resident Evil really a 'good videogame movie' or is it just a 'good movie' named after a videogame?"

Someone actually said Resident Evil is a good movie? The best I've heard is that it is a decent movie for a videogame.

It's kind of like what Conan the Destroyer would have been to the Conan franchise if Conan the Barbarian had never been made.

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or could they rename the movie and switch a few names and have a complete originally zombie film totally unrelated to the games (like how Street Fighter without the names is just an odd VanDamn war movie)

You could rename the movie and switch a few names and have a complete original *quite bad* zombie film totally unrelated to the games.

CrazyMax

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"Re(1):Resident Evil: The First Movie" , posted Sun 12 Sep 20:15

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So my question is: "Is Resident Evil really a 'good videogame movie' or is it just a 'good movie' named after a videogame?"

Someone actually said Resident Evil is a good movie? The best I've heard is that it is a decent movie for a videogame.

It's kind of like what Conan the Destroyer would have been to the Conan franchise if Conan the Barbarian had never been made.

or could they rename the movie and switch a few names and have a complete originally zombie film totally unrelated to the games (like how Street Fighter without the names is just an odd VanDamn war movie)

You could rename the movie and switch a few names and have a complete original *quite bad* zombie film totally unrelated to the games.

The best way to describe the first movie is that is a Paul Anderson film. Obviously the first MK movie was a fluke, cause after that the one's done one hack job after another. In an interview about directing the film he admitted he went and played the games shortly before doing it. It shows.

Resident Evil: the Movie literally comes across like a collection of moments from the games randomly tossed together. I.E. I like the dogs from here, the Licker here, and I throw in my own shiz to make it look like I came up with it.

I vaguely understand where he was coming from , by taking it out of the survival horror genre and taking the easy route and making it just a cheesy adventure movie. Right down to the silly Matrix like action scene where Milla does the flying karate kick into the dogs. The shame is that that set up scene before that was actually good.

There are actually some great moments in the film like the zombies converging on one lost team member, and Michelle Rodriquez coming off completely bad ass. But the PWA goes and follows it up with some half ass bit.

It's too bad they couldn't have gotten a director who might have actually tried to make a film really based on the game itself, and not just it's name recognition.

Sano

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"Re(2):Resident Evil: The First Movie" , posted Mon 13 Sep 06:40:

I enjoyed the Movie to some digree. Overall, I wasn't for it being more of an Action Movie and less of a Horror Movie, but I've seen worse Video Game Movies. I give it a 2.5 out of 5. A rental at best. BUT it gets a 5 out of 5 compared to all of the other craptacular Video Game Movies.

And yes, Birkins > Ashfords.

[this message was edited by Sano on Mon 13 Sep 09:19]

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"Re(3):Resident Evil: The First Movie" , posted Mon 13 Sep 12:46

I've had the chance to check out the movie myself today. Was actually impressed. It was a lot different from the previous movie that just slapped in a few zombies and gave it the Resident Evil name. This one actually felt like a something of like a mix between RE3 and Outbreak, except without the lame puzzles.

There were a lot of points in the movie that were taken from the games. The spoilers below talk can ruin the fun, so so beware if you're thinking of watching it.

Spoiler (Highlight to view) -

- The movie starts off with Jill getting ready to get out of the city from her apartment room, just like RE3's one-pic image before the game begins.

- Nemesis annihalates Stars members. "Staaars..."

- The ground train from RE3 is there.

- Racoon City gets wiped out with a nuke near the end, as the main characters escape on a chopper.

End of Spoiler