I loved it, and I want 5 more films! And a series!
6 movies and a series, paraphrasing Community slogan.
Love Kaya Scodelario, Hanna John-Kamen, only the guy playing Leon S. Kennedy is bland.
Set in 1998, "My Favorite Game" by The Cardigans and that annoying at the time, but nice to hear now "Crush" by Jennifer Paige (especially how awesomely they used it in a scene), Palm Pilots, pagers and Snake on Nokia, mentions of Planet Hollywood and renting from Blockbuster, all that is really cool for someone, who grew up in the 90's. I'd have found a place to add another nauseatingly everywhere song, ***** by Meredith Brooks! Put it in a sequel, ya hear!
Some scary moments, great cinematography, evil Umbrella soldiers, nice zombies and monsters. The only thing is CGI somehow got worse in 20 years since the first Resident Evil movie with Yovovich (I know how her last name is written, I'm trying to get people to pronounce it right too). Plus used, where it needn't be, like blood and goo dripping from the mouth, rendered backgrounds with actors shot on green screen (although, I suppose, standing near a burning helicopter for hours, that were likely needed to shoot a couple of lines of dialog, isn't feasible either).
Really cheesy ending too, but that's what I expect from such a movie. Still feels really cheap, like a DTV sequel with Olivier Grunner (look it up, teenagers).
So why is it good again, you might ask?
I've said it already - gotta like these actresses, love this genre, this film series, and have been a teen in the 90's. Everyone else - move along, nothing to see here, go rewatch Citizen Kane, or The Avengers, something similarly boring and generic.
6 movies and a series, paraphrasing Community slogan.
Love Kaya Scodelario, Hanna John-Kamen, only the guy playing Leon S. Kennedy is bland.
Set in 1998, "My Favorite Game" by The Cardigans and that annoying at the time, but nice to hear now "Crush" by Jennifer Paige (especially how awesomely they used it in a scene), Palm Pilots, pagers and Snake on Nokia, mentions of Planet Hollywood and renting from Blockbuster, all that is really cool for someone, who grew up in the 90's. I'd have found a place to add another nauseatingly everywhere song, ***** by Meredith Brooks! Put it in a sequel, ya hear!
Some scary moments, great cinematography, evil Umbrella soldiers, nice zombies and monsters. The only thing is CGI somehow got worse in 20 years since the first Resident Evil movie with Yovovich (I know how her last name is written, I'm trying to get people to pronounce it right too). Plus used, where it needn't be, like blood and goo dripping from the mouth, rendered backgrounds with actors shot on green screen (although, I suppose, standing near a burning helicopter for hours, that were likely needed to shoot a couple of lines of dialog, isn't feasible either).
Really cheesy ending too, but that's what I expect from such a movie. Still feels really cheap, like a DTV sequel with Olivier Grunner (look it up, teenagers).
So why is it good again, you might ask?
I've said it already - gotta like these actresses, love this genre, this film series, and have been a teen in the 90's. Everyone else - move along, nothing to see here, go rewatch Citizen Kane, or The Avengers, something similarly boring and generic.
