Resident Evil: Extinction - Milla goes Mad Max

[Anarky]

Now, normally I don't like the Resident Evil films. The first one was pretty decent if it wasn't for Michelle Rodriguez, the second one was a parody of the first and failed at being a parody, but now they seem to have come up with new ideas. They're sort of revisiting Mad Max. You see, CSI's Grissom is obviously either unemployed or dead now and Las Vegas is pretty much levelled and overrun by Zombies. And since I'm a big fan of things getting overrun by Zombies and people fighting them off, I'll go and see this flick at the movies once it comes out. Anyways, enjoy the trailer.

Milla kicks Zombiebutt - Mad Max Style. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/residentevilextinction/)

[LogicDonny]

Now, normally I don't like the Resident Evil films. The first one was pretty decent if it wasn't for Michelle Rodriguez, the second one was a parody of the first and failed at being a parody, but now they seem to have come up with new ideas. They're sort of revisiting Mad Max. You see, CSI's Grissom is obviously either unemployed or dead now and Las Vegas is pretty much levelled and overrun by Zombies. And since I'm a big fan of things getting overrun by Zombies and people fighting them off, I'll go and see this flick at the movies once it comes out. Anyways, enjoy the trailer.

Milla kicks Zombiebutt - Mad Max Style. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/residentevilextinction/)

First off, you are wrong about teh 2nd one. It is no parody.. It has the virus breaking out of the lab and infecting the city then the world soon enough. I saw the 2nd one and I don't see it as a Parody or anything.

2nd, yes this does have mad max style world.. This is the final movie so perhaps maybe she will die or the world will be saved or die and the zombies will rule the earth forever.

It's all umbrella fault!

[Anarky]

Did I ever imply that it was meant to be a parody? Nosireebob. But what it was: It was bad, very bad. So bad even, that it wouldn't even have passed as a parody of what it was supposed to be. And it was boring. It seems it tried to be more sort of "There might be something around the corner"-creepy, but then there was never anything around said corner, but every time, they made a huge fuzz about it, so it got enormously lame after only five minutes.

So my hopes aren't too high for this one. They should just stick to "Zombies come, Zombies get shot, surprising plot twist, end" and shouldn't try to go new ways with the horror genre. With Resident Evil, that just won't work, since Resident Evil is Resident Evil and not some visionary movie-experiment.

[愛]

Uh...the second Resident Evil movie was supposed to be more like the games? Did anyone else not see that?

But I do agree that there was not enough zombie action in the second movie. It was more story-based. Oh well. I enjoyed both movies. Maybe it's because I love the Resident Evil series.

[Anarky]

I do like the games too, but when you're playing the game, you have to do more things, watch out for more stuff, like health and ammo (Damn that ammo that is never around!) and every little noise might be something that throws you back to where you saved your game last. In a movie, all you have to do is just sit there and relax, it will all happen on its own and the DVD won't jump back to the last chapter if Milla screws up. And that's where that transition didn't really work, I think. Movies are just way more static than a videogame is.

[愛]

You're right. Movies are more static than video games. Perhaps that's why video games to movies and vice versa tend to be rather disappointing. We're expecting something dynamic and get something static, or expect something static and get more than we really wanted. It's just something that's up to the companies to get that right amount of both to make something good.

[KROW]

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"Mad Max-style" is right. This looks more like a future story than something that happened more close to the present. I wasn't expecting this much sand in a zombie flick (despite the fact it's based in Nevada). I assumed there'd be more references to the games like mansions and cities and labs and funky-looking mutants with tentacles.

And where the hell is Alfred already?

[Peanut]

Most video game movies are bad because they try to run with the limited plot of the game. Take Resident Evil, there's a zombie outbreak...end story. Mortal Kombat, all these dudes and chicks fight...end story. They're trying to build something out of nothing, and that's where they fail. Just take a look back at all the video game movies that were ever made and failed horribly, they're all based on games that had little to no plot.

That's why I believe movies like Halo, Prince of Persia and even Metal Gear will work out. They have actual stories, and they're not just a backdrop to the action. In the case of Metal Gear, story is all the "game" consists of.

[LogicDonny]

true. yes re2 was based off of resident evil 2 and 3.

now I wonder how long it has been since the desruction of Raccon City in RE:A.

[Jo Dawn]

I loooove zombie movies, so I'll see this (though I still haven't seen the second one).

[MrOldSchool]

Oh dear, they're making ANOTHER Resident Evil movie? The first two sucked, and had NOTHING to do with the damn game. When are those people gonna learn already? When I see a movie based on a video game, I expect it to be REALLY loyal to the video game. Plus, in those movies, they NEVER credit Capcom for creating the series!

[愛]

There's zombies, lickers, guns, and trying to survive. There's even the Nemesis in the second movie. Where is the lack of reference to the video game? Just because it isn't in a mansion doesn't mean it's not about the games. Oh, and try checking the credits for the Capcom credit.

[MrOldSchool]

There's zombies, lickers, guns, and trying to survive. There's even the Nemesis in the second movie. Where is the lack of reference to the video game? Just because it isn't in a mansion doesn't mean it's not about the games. Oh, and try checking the credits for the Capcom credit.

How come they never mention Capcom on the movie posters or DVD/VHS boxes or anything?

[愛]

Because even though the original concept came from Capcom, the movie is an original work by the company that made the film. Capcom is still mentioned in the credits, though.

[Peanut]

I loooove zombie movies, so I'll see this (though I still haven't seen the second one).

I do too, but I'd hardly call RE a zombie movie. Especially after the 2nd one.

[愛]

Peanut's right. I'd hardly call Resident Evil a zombie movie.

[LogicDonny]

It's more viral mutants than Zombies.

The nemesis was cool in the movie.

[Jo Dawn]

Well, agreed. It's not a 'zombie' movie persay...

I didn't mean technically Zombie as in undead, either. I mean pretty much any undead-chemically altered-Steven King's Cell-or what have you-type of mass, um, alteration. I find it all facinating, really. Utterly facinating. It's kinda sick, really. I wonder about the rest of the world, about the other survivors, all that.

I blame Michael Jackson, truly I do. Thriller did this to me.

[Death's Head]

Supposedly, the plot of the movie will be quite complex. I wouldn't be so certain, because it is common for film makers to make misleading comments.

[Brodie]

true. yes re2 was based off of resident evil 2 and 3.

It had nothing to do with Resident Evil 2.

And the Resident Evil movies are an abortion to all things Resident Evil related. I love me some RE games, mind you. Possibly my favorite franchise. Leon Kennedy is the most underrated character in a long time.

Paul Anderson is some sort of amaglam of Satan and Hitler who finds joy in raping and/or pissing on a franchise that was pretty neat on it's lonesome.

The RE games are heavy story, which, if going by what Peanut said, should make it easy. You have a solid story...why screw it up? Oh wait, he's Paul Anderson. Ok. First movie, not bad, more in a RE vain than the second...fine. RE:A is like putting a gun in a babies mouth and saying "Pacifier."

Nothing makes me want to shuttle punch my **** harder than that movie.

This movie coming out? ****.

I'm really glad they're making a CSI movie...With some zombies...and no story. Because that's what you'll find in this moviefilm. No ****ing story, sir.

I laugh when Paul anderson, Milla Jovovich, and Oded Feihr say "We're doing this for fans." What? I'm sorry....You're doing this for fans? You're doing this to....make...fans...cry, right?

Problems with RE:A:
-Why is Nicholai an irish looking kid (though the actor is neat he isn't right), when he's supposed to be an old man...and...I don't know...evil?
-Why are theyre like 45 STARS members? So much for elite.
-It's said that Jill Valentine is upset over the loss of her partner Leon S. Kennedy in the Mansion incident. (This is found in the news paper article that comes across the screen) A) Jill never met Leon. B) Leon wasn't on STARS. C)Leon was never in the mansion, he was just arriving in the damn city when Jill was leaving in the Nemesis game.
-Rockets can destroy buildings and helicopters...but not plastic laundry bins? I believe you internet folk use the term WTF?

**** these movies, **** Paul Anderson, and **** me because I'll be there when it's in theaters letting this guy pillage my pockets to rape my eyes with this movie. Yeah I'll be there, and I'll see it...And I might even cry as I slam my crotch in a door jam repeatedly afterwards.



PS: I heart you alllllllllll.

[Jo Dawn]

Hahahaha.... Nice.

[愛]

Brodie, I really love you. You just made my night.

[Brodie]

I do what I can..>For you.

[LogicDonny]

wow brodie. Good post about the movie. I sure will be seeing it too even though I know it will suck.

Paul Anderson isn't the only director that rapes the video games movies.. Ure Bowell is another..

[Brodie]

Uwe Boll is worse.