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Review: Resident Evil: Afterlife

Resident Evil: Afterlife
Muuuhhh. Braaaaiiinnnnss (*chomp chomp*). Muuuhhhhhh. Braaiiiiiinnnsss (*chomp chomp chomp*). And that's just the audience. Not having seen any of Paul WS Anderson's Resident Evil series, the packed auditorium of mouth-breathers, chronic texters and grazing fat-asses chewing popcorn in my ear should have been my first clue to the quality of the movie on offer: it's the very definition of 'switch your brain off' entertainment.

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5 comments.
Outstanding
Posted by Outstanding at 00:00 on 09/10/11
I admit I found the first 3 pleasant movies to veg out to, a nice little romp with a hot action lead. But this was too terrible, I couldn't switch off and go with the flow in that nonsensical stream. I saw It in the cinema and my friend and I were the only ones there so we ended up just ripping the shit out of it and all the blaring continuity mistakes, like the disappearing blood in the huge white rooms.Shame though because I really like Milla and I think she's good as Alice, just a shame that in that CG world none of the actors seemed to know where they were or where anything was in their imaginary surroundings.
Ben
Posted by Ben at 10:38 on 12/09/10
I confess, I have seen all of the Resident Evil movies. I haven't deliberately set out to see them, but see them I did. It's scary to say the plot of the games are more developed than any of the films.

I can barely remember any of them. I think Michele Rodriguez was in the first. That had more zombies in it. Plus a stupid computer girl. And lasers. They're all shit, and I only watched them 'because they were on' (and were in fact driving facotr in my cancelling my Sky contract - because I found myself watching shit, just because it was on...)

There's not a great deal of continuity between the movies - there seem to be massive gaps, and no explanation of what happened or why.

I hear the same director is now rebooting the franchise. Himself. Just starting again, probably with his wife again.

I reckon if they kept close to the story to the first game (the only Resident Evil game I actually finished...) it would make a pretty entertaining B-movie, but this franchise if all just shooting shit up. It's boring and lazy.
TBone
Posted by TBone at 09:12 on 12/09/10
I would do awful, unspeakable things to have a go at Milla Jovovich.
And that's all I have to say about this movie.
Nick
Posted by Nick at 00:01 on 12/09/10
I suppose it couldn't be any worse than Resident Evil: Apocalypse but I still can't even be bothered to steal this off the internet for free. These films had the potential to be fun but PW Anderson is an awful no talent hack of a director.
Goatboy
Posted by Goatboy at 20:43 on 11/09/10
Still can't be as shit as Underworld, that's unpossible.

Husband & Wife teams should not make horror movies at all.
Both franchises are awful, and I haven't even seen the Resident Evil films. The 2nd game was excellent though.
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