Resident Evil: Extinction

In a word: Disappointing!

This movie made the second one look good. And I hated the second movie. I loved the first Resident Evil, it had everything a movie lover could want - an evil corporation, a team of highly trained marines who valiantly become zombie food, a horde of bloodthirsty zombies, an insane computer that projects itself as a creepy little girl, and a kickbutt heroine.

Sadly, though, the height of this wonder was not replicated in the second movie, and I was hoping that the third could be called redemption. But, no.

It had really nothing to offer. There was a good scene in the desert where they spend ten minutes of killing zombies in what used to be Las Vegas. Slightly cool, but without any actual movie on either side of that ten minutes, it leaves a guy hollow . . .

even with the cliffhanger, which would be cool if someone were still interested in the whole mess.

To continue the rant - the first movie was like a mixture of Aliens (that's the second one), The Andromeda Strain (the first movie - made in the 60's), Dr Strangelove (which should be made mandatory viewing for every single living person in the country), and Night of the Living Dead (the first and STILL the best).

Whereas this movie is much like Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome . . . yeah, that one that ruined the other two Mad Max movies for every fan out there - but at least that trilogy had TWO great flicks instead of one.


If you haven't seen any of the Resident Evil trilogy, let me advise you well: watch the first one but none of the others. You will have had a satisfying movie experience without the letdown that the rest of us have unfortunately suffered through.


Now, here's some pics of mighty cool Milla Jovovich:



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