I dont get why people complain? ITS GREAT! - Resident Evil (2002) Discussion

[–] Sem1293 12 years ago

I don't know why people hate this film either. I think it's the best in the series. I like the others too, but this one totally seems different to the rest of the others and there's a creepy atmosphere in it.

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[–] tyson6633 12 years ago

The first one's watchable I agree. It was still garbage though. The *beep* zombies, matrix like action etc. The rest suck tho. I just think it shouldn't have been called 'Resident Evil'. Among other things, that was a mistake. I mean, they hired and had GEORGE A. ROMERO to helm it. If you're a true Zombie film fan(like me) you would agree. There would be NO RE(game or "film") without this man. Face the facts. ROMERO >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Paul "not P.T" Anderson. I will NOT be told otherwise. Don't waste your time, sorry. :-)

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[–] mlink73-2 12 years ago

100% agree with Romero being the godfather of modern Zombie flicks, Night/Dawn and even Day to an extend are genre masterpieces, but judging Romero's later outputs I doubt that RE would have been much better - different but not really better as even Romero lost his touch. He used a few ideas from his pitch for RE later in Land Of The Dead and to be honest it didn't really spark with me. Like Argento/Carpenter and also Craven - Romero didn't evolve and grew as a filmmaker, his recent outputs were mediocre to abysmal (Survival). I adore his classics and the genre owes a lot to him but he would have been the wrong choice for RE....my 2 cents.

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[–] tyson6633 12 years ago

I understand where you're coming from even tho I actually LIKED "Survival", it's "Diary of the Dead" that sucked...to me anyways. I must say, before these movies came out and RE was still a game series, it borrowed from and was heavily influenced by Romero's work. Especially the first game. This movie series would've been tailor-made for him. Perfect, in fact. What it boils down to IMO is that Romero is/was not a "Hollywood" enough director....Anderson OTOH, is.

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[–] Wackiest 10 years ago

I love seeing other people's take on Romero's later Dead films. I'm the opposite to you, I love Diary and hate Survival, mainly die to the sloppy Irish accents :P

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[–] Suntory_Times 9 years ago

I seem to recall reading some of the Romero script and it was beyond terrible. I may be recalling incorrectly though.

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[–] DreamerScope13 9 years ago

Romero can't make a good zombie flick to save his life nowadays, maybe it's a good thing they didn't have him him involved.

Land of the Dead(Probably what RE would have been like with him behind it)
Survival of the Dead
Diary of the Dead

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[–] james-mac 11 years ago

I think hate is too strong a word. It implies that there is an emotional impact to the movie. My problem with this film is that it was one cliché lacquered upon another. The unimaginative scenario, weak dialogue and characterization presented without much atmosphere or intrigue made for a dull movie.
It all comes down to personal taste but for me this was about as special as making toast.
That being said I didn't hate it. It was just there.

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[–] snoho 12 years ago

The only people that really hated it were the ones that played the games.
Anderson explained several times that the movies are more inspired by the series than in direct attempts at re-creating the games on film.

As a big fan and player of the games I can tell you one thing. The games would NOT work on film. They are two completely different formats and have large differences on how they work. Instead of recreating the story of the games Anderson took inspiration from the games and told his own story. You think most people would know this considering the central character is Alice who isn't even in any of the games.

The movies aren't perfect but the hate they get is utterly ridiculous and using the games as an excuse is rather pathetic.

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[–] tyson6633 12 years ago

I see where you're coming from, I really do, but I have to disagree.

The hate is warranted. This movie was marketed as "Based on the game" not "Inspired by the game". Fans of the game(s) have every right to be upset. This is (used to be anyways) a Horror series, not an action series. Not a single character from this movie was in the game (it wasn't JUST Alice). Not one. Anderson essentially made an action "zombie" film without using the damn creative license (RE) that he was given and "inspired" from. The only things this movie has from the game is Umbrella (and its logo), a lab, a (half assed) "mansion", zombies, t virus, and dogs...and even most of those were only brushed upon in the movie. No depth in this film at all...and it was THERE in the game for him to use in the first place.

I don't "hate" these films...I just have an "extreme annoyance" with 'em is all. Lol

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[–] d-adrian-williams 10 years ago

exactly they tried to make resident matrix instead of resident evil, and YES i remember that piano score, the dash to the mansion for those characters, the creak of the doors, the camera angles, those guys at capcom were geniuses, ive said this once and ill say it again, they should just make movies themselves with the intro cgi like we see in the games, they did it with tekken, and they have done it with res evil degenration, its not perfect but its jill valentine and its a whole lot better than this drivel, i hate what they did with res cos handled right it coulve been one of the best zombie flicks out there, if i mad a movie like this i wouldnt approve release until capcom developers and some die hard fans had seen a pre release and thats the least i would do because if youre makin a film based on a game i guess ur gonna expect the majority of your audience to at least have played or been a fan of the game. this movie franchise is a slap in my face, if i was on this production team id have stated at every turn, "you know what this aint resident evil" regardless of the outcome

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[–] d-adrian-williams 10 years ago

ur right tyson, that first resident evil was a scary experience of course im talkin about the game, i loved it it was a survival horror, i expected loadsa zombies and limited ammo, like the game, i cant believe anyone from capcom said thats great thats what we were trying to create 20 years ago cos it aint, crazy to think a 20 year old game with dated graphics can be scarier and more suspensefull than actual actors but for me thats the case, id recommend res evil degenration, its cgi like the intros on res evil, buts its way better and at least have jill valentine as main character, i dont remember alice in the games, i may have heard the name cant remember but she werent no main character. anyone remember the 1st res evil game when they running for the mansion, scariest *beep* ever.

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[–] feeblehumans 12 years ago

I agree with you, but I can also see why they SHOULDN'T be called Resident Evil.

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[–] d-adrian-williams 10 years ago

i disagree, more tense situations, better and scarier camera angles, ive seen this done in horrors to great effect and could have been done here, the thing that scared you in the game was, the opening doors scenes, and the lack of ammo compared to zombies which meant sometimes you'd just have to run, or hide, anyone seen silent hill? the scene in the dark with the demonised nurses, Thats the kinda film tecniques needed to replicate res evil on film, they went with another route and seeing the matrix style sequels goes to show they just wanted fly kicking action flick, might as well had neo in it, imagine being in that mansion, stuck in a room needing to go to the next room but thers about 10 zombies in the way yet u only have one bullet, THATS why res evil the game was so scary, and the camera angles, and the way stuff jumped out at you, the anime version is way better imo, this is just a cash in.

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[–] ribby45 12 years ago

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Love this film, mostly because it has a kick-ass heroine - Mila - and Michelle Rodriguez, of course.

Never played the game so have nothing to compare it with.

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[–] a_l_i_e_n 12 years ago

Never played the game so have nothing to compare it with

Yeah, that probably helps those of us who like "Resident Evil: The Movie"; we get to approach it without preconceived expectations. It wasn't necessary to play them in order to enjoy this movie. I am, however, a big fan of the Alien series, and Paul W.S. Anderson's handling of "Alien Vs. Predator" did annoy me because he didn't take that long-awaited film in the direction me and I think alot of other people wanted it to go. Sometimes going into it without knowing anything about the source material can actually make it seem like a better film.

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[–] kanesaw96 11 years ago

I feel the same way, I grew up watching my father play the Resident Evil games and just Sh&ting myself and i always thought they'd make great movies and the first one is!

This is just perfect in every way and should be rated higher to maybe at least 7.0, The others just move too fast for me and i hate the hole 'matrix' action scenes in the more recent ones, i just think that the slow zombies are too boring for hollywood.

I think in order for resident evil to carry on for a possible 6th movie they need to kill alice off.

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[–] Ithilfaen 11 years ago

A great storyline? You must be kidding! It's Aliens with Zombies. And it doesn't have the cast of Aliens. It's probably one of the only game-based movies that have LESS of a storyline and a plot than the games (except maybe Prince of Persia).

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[–] author004 11 years ago

Haters gonna hate. Besides, imdb's message boards are Troll Central.

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[–] ribby45 11 years ago

author004 -
You made me laugh out loud - Troll Central. Got to steal that. .

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[–] poem 11 years ago

Its good in the first half, but then it loses it.

Its true though this is the best movie based on a video game so far.

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[–] cell0097 11 years ago

I was introduced to resident Evil all the way back on PLaystation 1. When i heard they were making a movie about it I was excited. The previews showed zombies, dogs, a mansion, etc. When I saw the movie I was instead introduced to a team of people that weren't in the game and a protagonist that wasnt in the game. Where was Jill? Where was Chris, and for the love of god where was Barry Burton?

The people who made the movie had a huge wealth of characters and storyline to use and instead they use tiny elements and create their own story. I wasnt expecting to see a movie where the hero had to go find the helmet key to continue but I also wasnt expecting to see the garbage that was produced. Where was plant 42? How about the Hunters? Oh and lets not forget the *beep* Tyrant?

Yes, my negative review is coming from a fan of the game series. This movie would not have existed without the games and should have paid more homage to it.

I am not knocking people who like this movie. Everyone is entitled to their own opinon. I simply cannot stand that the Resident Evil name is on this trash.

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