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  • Resident Evil: Retribution trailer

  • Your favorite band sucks, and you have terrible taste in movies.
Your favorite band sucks, and you have terrible taste in movies.
 #156783  by Eric
 Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:15 pm
I had this startling revelation while watching this trailer. I can't say "This isn't a faithful movie adaptation of Resident Evil" anymore, because after playing RE5, and seeing RE6 in action....it is. -_- In kind of a come full circle kinda way, these movies are faithful to the source material and...are...the best...video game movies? *Head explodes*


 #156787  by kali o.
 Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:53 am
Well, the movies (RE) all suck...isn't it more fair to say "these movies are faithful to the source material and...are...the most successful...video game movies?". And then to break it down further (my revelation while writing this...), isn't it more fair to say the limited success has absolutely nothing to do with the game ip and confusing japanese source material but instead because it features zombies?

When has a movie with any sizable budget featuring zombies failed? Shawn of the Dead... Land of the Dead... Dawn of the Dead... 28 days/months later...

On a personal note, while I will see the RE movie (as much for Milla as the zombies) I am more excited for Silent Hill. Imo, it's the "best" videogame movie so far. Trailer coming soon I hope.
 #156789  by Zeus
 Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:32 am
FINALLY! After 10 years, Eric realizes that the first two RE movies are good. Stubborn bastard, took you long enough! :-)
 #156792  by Eric
 Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:11 pm
Zeus wrote:FINALLY! After 10 years, Eric realizes that the first two RE movies are good. Stubborn bastard, took you long enough! :-)
There is not a knife long enough to stab you right now. ;p
 #156793  by Zeus
 Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:17 pm
Eric wrote:
Zeus wrote:FINALLY! After 10 years, Eric realizes that the first two RE movies are good. Stubborn bastard, took you long enough! :-)
There is not a knife long enough to stab you right now. ;p
You admitted I was right, it'll all be worth it :-)
 #156801  by Zeus
 Sat Jun 16, 2012 10:29 am
kali o. wrote:I lost the plot of this entire thread the minute someone claimed the 2nd resident evil movie was...good...
It was. You must still be concussed with your futile attempt to talk reason into Seek over in Gamethought. You'd better get to the hospital, I fear you may be hemorraging in the brain cavity. Don't worry, you live in Canada, it's free :-)
 #156805  by Zeus
 Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:44 pm
Eric wrote:Damnit Zeus, it was not! ARGH.
Heh. You're trying to deny it but know you can't :-)

For the record: I'm a little concerned about 600 people working on RE6 myself. That's A LOT of hands in the pie....
 #156807  by kali o.
 Sun Jun 17, 2012 4:39 am
Zeus wrote:
kali o. wrote:I lost the plot of this entire thread the minute someone claimed the 2nd resident evil movie was...good...
It was. You must still be concussed with your futile attempt to talk reason into Seek over in Gamethought. You'd better get to the hospital, I fear you may be hemorraging in the brain cavity. Don't worry, you live in Canada, it's free :-)
Shame I can't find any of the truly stupid portions of RE2 on youtube, but whatever...I can't call RE2 "good" by any standard. You can drive a truck through the plot holes (source material is silly but no excuse) and the acting is terrible.

 #156812  by Zeus
 Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:18 pm
You know how many movies you can drive a truck through the plot holes that are still good? Sometimes, movies are good because they're just fun to watch