Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Michael Allen
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The fans demanded it, and now, director Paul Anderson delivers a Resident Evil film that is supposedly more faithful to the video games of the same name. However, there is one particular question which really has to be asked about this franchise. Is Resident Evil even about the zombies anymore? This film felt more like The Matrix!
Author Max Brooks have given meaning to what an out of control virus can do, and even suggested what the next step is. It is time to simply gather the survivors and find a haven that the zombies can't reach. However, this film is not "Z-Day," the anthem for the "Post Zombie Apocalypse," a play created by Bring Back Pluto Productions—man's best friend here is a bat by the name of Hannah Montana. Their take has a lot more character development than in what is revealed about Resident
Evil: Afterlife.
In both productions, the unimaginable has happened. After Alice (Milla Jovovich) makes a detour to resolve issues from the previous movie, her search continues from an unnamed point in Alaska to Los Angeles, California.
That is quite the distance for a Cessna airplane to undertake, and minor plot issues aside, the film is not a whole lot better than the games it is borrowing from. Anderson was on track in the early Resident Evil films, and this film walks a fine line between his vision of where to go to what the fans want. But the best way to enjoy his films is to turn off the thinking cap and give the brain a rest.
Just sit back and enjoy admiring Jovovich's gams. Having a sexy and studly youthful cast also helps too, and when the two meet up, it is a quest for finding a new home. There's supposedly a haven for survivors of the zombie infestation to reach, and characters from the game, like Claire (Ali Larter), Chris Redfield (Wentworth Miller) and Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory), make cameos.
And the 3D does give some life in the opening act. Sadly, it fizzles during the remainder of the film, and that is where it is needed the most. The same old tricks from classic 3D cinema are used, but given that everything is CGI these days, there's a few nice cinematic touches to admire if there was a pause button to reach for.
At least this film is no Avatar; the more realistic sets and backdrop helps enhance the 3D than detract. All that is needed is to find a way to resolve how Umbrella Corporation will fall and if the world governments have survived, so they can strike back. Umbrella's responsible for the state the world is in, and there is a piper to pay. As much as audiences love Jovovich, there has to be somebody else waiting in the wings.
A couple clips from the film can be found here:
Two Clips on Resident Evil: Afterlife on 28DLA
The film's fan page on Facebook:
The Resident Evil: Afterlife Fan Page
The official website for Resident Evil 3D:
The Film's Homepage
The film's soundtrack on MP3:
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The fans demanded it, and now, director Paul Anderson delivers a Resident Evil film that is supposedly more faithful to the video games of the same name. However, there is one particular question which really has to be asked about this franchise. Is Resident Evil even about the zombies anymore? This film felt more like The Matrix!
Author Max Brooks have given meaning to what an out of control virus can do, and even suggested what the next step is. It is time to simply gather the survivors and find a haven that the zombies can't reach. However, this film is not "Z-Day," the anthem for the "Post Zombie Apocalypse," a play created by Bring Back Pluto Productions—man's best friend here is a bat by the name of Hannah Montana. Their take has a lot more character development than in what is revealed about Resident
Evil: Afterlife.
In both productions, the unimaginable has happened. After Alice (Milla Jovovich) makes a detour to resolve issues from the previous movie, her search continues from an unnamed point in Alaska to Los Angeles, California.
That is quite the distance for a Cessna airplane to undertake, and minor plot issues aside, the film is not a whole lot better than the games it is borrowing from. Anderson was on track in the early Resident Evil films, and this film walks a fine line between his vision of where to go to what the fans want. But the best way to enjoy his films is to turn off the thinking cap and give the brain a rest.
Just sit back and enjoy admiring Jovovich's gams. Having a sexy and studly youthful cast also helps too, and when the two meet up, it is a quest for finding a new home. There's supposedly a haven for survivors of the zombie infestation to reach, and characters from the game, like Claire (Ali Larter), Chris Redfield (Wentworth Miller) and Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory), make cameos.
And the 3D does give some life in the opening act. Sadly, it fizzles during the remainder of the film, and that is where it is needed the most. The same old tricks from classic 3D cinema are used, but given that everything is CGI these days, there's a few nice cinematic touches to admire if there was a pause button to reach for.
At least this film is no Avatar; the more realistic sets and backdrop helps enhance the 3D than detract. All that is needed is to find a way to resolve how Umbrella Corporation will fall and if the world governments have survived, so they can strike back. Umbrella's responsible for the state the world is in, and there is a piper to pay. As much as audiences love Jovovich, there has to be somebody else waiting in the wings.
A couple clips from the film can be found here:
Two Clips on Resident Evil: Afterlife on 28DLA
The film's fan page on Facebook:
The Resident Evil: Afterlife Fan Page
The official website for Resident Evil 3D:
The Film's Homepage
The film's soundtrack on MP3:
Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA
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