Shit.
Absolute shit. The novelty wears thin, and the plot BLOWS. Nice homages to the actual games kept me amused for awhile, but--contrary to a few people/reviewers I know, after the notorious bird scene I was done.
Seriously, I will spoil this shit now, because there is NO reason why this movie is getting the credit it deserves.
The answer to the zombie problem? Alaska. Move to fucking ALASKA. MY GOD. The plot is stolen from Day of the Dead, the solution from Land of the Dead, the action from...um...shitty action movies...and the ending is ripped off from Alien: Ressurection (Of all places.)
The first fighting sequence--one with zombie dogs--is actually the best in the movie, which is sad, because the CG is really crappy.
The sad thing is they got my favorite little Middle Eastern actor (I forget his name, but he played Arwan in 24 and teh Mummy in...um...the Mummy.) playing Carlos, and he's the only decent bit in it, despite the fact that he has an inherently bad role.
Millia Jovavich should stop being in movies. She cannot act--why do people say she can? Why do people say good things about her? She is a TERRIBLE actress. She is NOT even that hot. Fifth Element was NOT an acting opus, alright? People cannot defend her on that movie EVER.
This is a rant, but I don't care. This movie had me 180ing on how good it was WAY too early. The only pluses I can give it were that it was very well shot--visually outstanding--and that the basic premise was a nice take on the Resident Evil formula.
Shit movie.
Absolute shit. The novelty wears thin, and the plot BLOWS. Nice homages to the actual games kept me amused for awhile, but--contrary to a few people/reviewers I know, after the notorious bird scene I was done.
Seriously, I will spoil this shit now, because there is NO reason why this movie is getting the credit it deserves.
The answer to the zombie problem? Alaska. Move to fucking ALASKA. MY GOD. The plot is stolen from Day of the Dead, the solution from Land of the Dead, the action from...um...shitty action movies...and the ending is ripped off from Alien: Ressurection (Of all places.)
The first fighting sequence--one with zombie dogs--is actually the best in the movie, which is sad, because the CG is really crappy.
The sad thing is they got my favorite little Middle Eastern actor (I forget his name, but he played Arwan in 24 and teh Mummy in...um...the Mummy.) playing Carlos, and he's the only decent bit in it, despite the fact that he has an inherently bad role.
Millia Jovavich should stop being in movies. She cannot act--why do people say she can? Why do people say good things about her? She is a TERRIBLE actress. She is NOT even that hot. Fifth Element was NOT an acting opus, alright? People cannot defend her on that movie EVER.
This is a rant, but I don't care. This movie had me 180ing on how good it was WAY too early. The only pluses I can give it were that it was very well shot--visually outstanding--and that the basic premise was a nice take on the Resident Evil formula.
Shit movie.