Resident Evil: Extinction

[dean]

I don't quite get the whole "Ignore it is based on a game" thing.  The Resident Evil movies in general have FAR more in common with the games than many other video game adaptations out there.  Heck, part 3 introduces two characters from the games, as well as one of the most distinctive monsters (the original Tyrant).  Yeah, the plot is changed significantly, but the basics are there. 

Anyway, 3 is better than two.  It was entertaining.  I'd say I enjoyed the original marginally more, but just marginally.

Oh sure, it's more similar than some of the ones out there, but I judge a video game based movie on it's feel rather than the characters. I was hoping for something a bit more like the game [slow and creepy] but RE1 was enjoyable enough for me to ignore it and just enjoy the movie. 

I don't see where RE2 fits in with the games at all really, but by that point I just rolled with it.  I'm just gunning for a slow burning freak-out thriller I suppose.

Anyways, I'm still looking forward to it.  Though my friend did turn to me and ask: Where'd all the sand come from?

[DistantJ]

I never got that. I know the parts you control in the games are creepy but whenever those games switch to a cut-scene it's always campy, over-the-top action sequences, so it feels about the same to me.

I think Resident Evil is a good example of how to make a good movie based on other source material (a game, a comic, etc) - to take the story outline and make something your own out of it. If I remember rightly the first movie doesn't even feature any characters from the games, just the zombies and "licker" monsters, it's not until the sequel when Jill appears, in a kind of different role. I like that - it helps the series become a movie series in itself rather than just another "game adaptation" which is later forgotten.

[Jim H]

I don't quite get the whole "Ignore it is based on a game" thing.  The Resident Evil movies in general have FAR more in common with the games than many other video game adaptations out there.  Heck, part 3 introduces two characters from the games, as well as one of the most distinctive monsters (the original Tyrant).  Yeah, the plot is changed significantly, but the basics are there. 

Anyway, 3 is better than two.  It was entertaining.  I'd say I enjoyed the original marginally more, but just marginally.

Oh sure, it's more similar than some of the ones out there, but I judge a video game based movie on it's feel rather than the characters. I was hoping for something a bit more like the game [slow and creepy] but RE1 was enjoyable enough for me to ignore it and just enjoy the movie. 

I don't see where RE2 fits in with the games at all really, but by that point I just rolled with it.  I'm just gunning for a slow burning freak-out thriller I suppose.

Anyways, I'm still looking forward to it.  Though my friend did turn to me and ask: Where'd all the sand come from?

Frankly, I don't think the people who have made the RE films have the talent to make a good creepy film in the vein of the first few RE games (RE4, and 5 from the looks of it, are much more action oriented).  So I can't really blame them for abandoning that.

[BTM]

(mild spoilers for RE3)

Was it just me, or were there WAY too many damn zombies coming out of that box?  I didn't keep counting, but i could swear we passed 100 at some point...

Hehe.. loved the line, "I meet your sister, she was a murdering b***h."

[DistantJ]

Seen it, fell head over heels in love with it! Definitely the best Resident Evil, in fact one of the best movies based on a videogame I've seen. Absolutely thrilled with it. Will definitely be getting the DVD.

[Pilgermann]

I've only seen the crow attack scene and it was one of the stupidest things I've seen.

I'd still like to watch the firs film, at least.

[DistantJ]

What the hell was stupid about it?