Well I just watched all three films after finding out that they are actually going through with the fourth film in the franchise, and I have to ask the question - do any Resident Evil fans actually like these films?
I mean, I was so bored during the first film, I went out and bought the Sims 3 (and I'm not that much of a fan of Sims, but good game). The ending was the only good point of the entire movie, and I only enjoyed it because it had a bit of a shock factor, and seeing Raccoon City in ruins was also fun.
But what is the point in all of them? They're not within the canon of Resident Evil (which I know, to have a film they can't really do it in the first place). But the Alice character is such a dry, boring character. "Oh look, let's take away the survival horror of Resident Evil and make it all about her". I know, I know, Resident Evil games are now about action than survival horror but that doesn't excuse Paul Anderson to make a shitty film.
From the first film I can only see very few references to the original game. The Spencer mansion which is seen for a whole 2 minutes, Umbrella and the T-Virus, who don't seem to be as bad as they were in the game franchise, the monsters (zombies and a licker), Raccoon City and the S.T.A.R.S emblem at the very end of the film.
All of this means fuck all in a film based on Resident Evil if there is no decent storyline behind it that actually has relevance to the games. I mean, for fuck sake, did anyone else get the feeling that the Red Queen and Umbrella were actually trying to stop a biohazard from happening in the first place because the protagonists of the film were going to smuggle the virus out in the first place? All of the Umbrella scientists were obviously infected with the T-Virus as soon as it escaped, so the computer doing what it needed to do by sealing it off completely so we wouldn't have a world overrun by bioweapons like in the next two films, and it is at fault... because? This is the basic story of the entire film. And then you get Alice, who I really don't think knows what is really going on, calling the computer a "homicidal bitch" constantly... THE COMPUTER WAS DOING YOU A FAVOUR. Jesus Christ.
Then I got to the second film. Now, I've watched all of these films before, the second and third even at the cinema, but never back to back, and I've never paid them enough attention to notice the really horrid dialogue all around the movies.
Anyway, so in the second film they decide to give the Resident Evil fans a "treat"... because we're all labrapoodles here aren't we. Anyway, they give us the Nemesis, which in its defence, is quite awesome (until the end of the film where they make him completely pussy out). We've also got Jill Valentine, who looks hot during the entire film, but again they completely fuck up a storyline that they could have actually used. If I were writing the film, I would have made hints that Jill was suspended because the S.T.A.R.S did actually go to the mansion after the events of the first film, and the game, on some level, did happen, instead of saying "her partner Leon S. Kennedy died"... thanks.
And of course, you've got the S.T.A.R.S team. The corner stone of the Resident Evil franchise. I spend a tiny portion of my life wanting to be in the S.T.A.R.S team. And what did they do... they made them a bunch of idiots that all got completely wiped out. Sure they "are the best" as the Umbrella woman states, but why exactly did they stop aiming for the head? Especially the sniper who is obviously based on Forest, who shoots 2 zombies in the head, and then decides to put 2 in the Nemesis' chest.
To sum it up, I didn't like the second one film at all. They overpowered Alice to the point that she was able to hand to hand combat with the Nemesis, not only that they made the Nem a sissy, protecting Alice because he remembered who he was, and then Alice dies, I thought it would be good then but no, they save her. Well done.
Good point of that movie, L.J. I love Mike Epps and most of his scenes made me laugh.
Then finally, the third installment... So they took out every mention of Jill because the woman who played her was busy with another film, they once again made Alice in to some super hero which was unneeded, and they brought in Claire Redfield, which once again, was un-needed. Not to mention the fact she was played by Ali Larter, who I think is one of the worst actors currently active.
Overall though, I didn't really see a storyline behind the third Resident Evil film, except for a desperate attempt to stay away from the Resident Evil games. It wasn't until the last 20 minutes that a proper storyline started to form, throwing us a "bone" by adding in a Tyrant and Albert Wesker... just for the sake of it. It wasn't until they were attacked and Carlos decided to kill himself (even though he was bit for a very long time before he got the anti-virus in the second film, but apparently he can't just go get it this time, even though they have plenty of stock). But until then I saw nothing of a storyline, just some people running around doing nothing, and Umbrella wanting to nab Alice again.
Also, once again Alice gets annoying, stupid lines like "I met your sister, she was a homicidal bitch". She forgot to mention "who we shut down and let all the zombies out that started this whole apocolypse in the first place".
So, now they're making a fourth film, and after my accidental rant, I want to know your thoughts on the film franchise, and also the game franchise for a comparison.
If they make a fourth film, I actually hope they include nothing from the Resident Evil games, because honestly, what's the point? Wesker as the head of Umbrella and nothing to do with S.T.A.R.S? Claire not even hinting she has a brother? S.T.A.R.S being a bunch of faries? Uggh, what next? Chris Redfield up beside Alice? Maybe even Leo... no wait, he's dead.
I mean, I was so bored during the first film, I went out and bought the Sims 3 (and I'm not that much of a fan of Sims, but good game). The ending was the only good point of the entire movie, and I only enjoyed it because it had a bit of a shock factor, and seeing Raccoon City in ruins was also fun.
But what is the point in all of them? They're not within the canon of Resident Evil (which I know, to have a film they can't really do it in the first place). But the Alice character is such a dry, boring character. "Oh look, let's take away the survival horror of Resident Evil and make it all about her". I know, I know, Resident Evil games are now about action than survival horror but that doesn't excuse Paul Anderson to make a shitty film.
From the first film I can only see very few references to the original game. The Spencer mansion which is seen for a whole 2 minutes, Umbrella and the T-Virus, who don't seem to be as bad as they were in the game franchise, the monsters (zombies and a licker), Raccoon City and the S.T.A.R.S emblem at the very end of the film.
All of this means fuck all in a film based on Resident Evil if there is no decent storyline behind it that actually has relevance to the games. I mean, for fuck sake, did anyone else get the feeling that the Red Queen and Umbrella were actually trying to stop a biohazard from happening in the first place because the protagonists of the film were going to smuggle the virus out in the first place? All of the Umbrella scientists were obviously infected with the T-Virus as soon as it escaped, so the computer doing what it needed to do by sealing it off completely so we wouldn't have a world overrun by bioweapons like in the next two films, and it is at fault... because? This is the basic story of the entire film. And then you get Alice, who I really don't think knows what is really going on, calling the computer a "homicidal bitch" constantly... THE COMPUTER WAS DOING YOU A FAVOUR. Jesus Christ.
Then I got to the second film. Now, I've watched all of these films before, the second and third even at the cinema, but never back to back, and I've never paid them enough attention to notice the really horrid dialogue all around the movies.
Anyway, so in the second film they decide to give the Resident Evil fans a "treat"... because we're all labrapoodles here aren't we. Anyway, they give us the Nemesis, which in its defence, is quite awesome (until the end of the film where they make him completely pussy out). We've also got Jill Valentine, who looks hot during the entire film, but again they completely fuck up a storyline that they could have actually used. If I were writing the film, I would have made hints that Jill was suspended because the S.T.A.R.S did actually go to the mansion after the events of the first film, and the game, on some level, did happen, instead of saying "her partner Leon S. Kennedy died"... thanks.
And of course, you've got the S.T.A.R.S team. The corner stone of the Resident Evil franchise. I spend a tiny portion of my life wanting to be in the S.T.A.R.S team. And what did they do... they made them a bunch of idiots that all got completely wiped out. Sure they "are the best" as the Umbrella woman states, but why exactly did they stop aiming for the head? Especially the sniper who is obviously based on Forest, who shoots 2 zombies in the head, and then decides to put 2 in the Nemesis' chest.
To sum it up, I didn't like the second one film at all. They overpowered Alice to the point that she was able to hand to hand combat with the Nemesis, not only that they made the Nem a sissy, protecting Alice because he remembered who he was, and then Alice dies, I thought it would be good then but no, they save her. Well done.
Good point of that movie, L.J. I love Mike Epps and most of his scenes made me laugh.
Then finally, the third installment... So they took out every mention of Jill because the woman who played her was busy with another film, they once again made Alice in to some super hero which was unneeded, and they brought in Claire Redfield, which once again, was un-needed. Not to mention the fact she was played by Ali Larter, who I think is one of the worst actors currently active.
Overall though, I didn't really see a storyline behind the third Resident Evil film, except for a desperate attempt to stay away from the Resident Evil games. It wasn't until the last 20 minutes that a proper storyline started to form, throwing us a "bone" by adding in a Tyrant and Albert Wesker... just for the sake of it. It wasn't until they were attacked and Carlos decided to kill himself (even though he was bit for a very long time before he got the anti-virus in the second film, but apparently he can't just go get it this time, even though they have plenty of stock). But until then I saw nothing of a storyline, just some people running around doing nothing, and Umbrella wanting to nab Alice again.
Also, once again Alice gets annoying, stupid lines like "I met your sister, she was a homicidal bitch". She forgot to mention "who we shut down and let all the zombies out that started this whole apocolypse in the first place".
So, now they're making a fourth film, and after my accidental rant, I want to know your thoughts on the film franchise, and also the game franchise for a comparison.
If they make a fourth film, I actually hope they include nothing from the Resident Evil games, because honestly, what's the point? Wesker as the head of Umbrella and nothing to do with S.T.A.R.S? Claire not even hinting she has a brother? S.T.A.R.S being a bunch of faries? Uggh, what next? Chris Redfield up beside Alice? Maybe even Leo... no wait, he's dead.
for me.
