The 1997 Parasite Eve movie is an adaptation of a 1995 novel of the same name. Both act as a prequel to the video games. As far as I can tell, there are no sequels to the book or movie, and most of the series was given over to the video games to advance theContinue reading “The Parasite Eve Movie, A Great Prequel to the Games”
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Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is Good but Not Great
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City rebooted the film series. This movie is trying to be a horror movie, which is a nice change of pace from the previous series. I watched this movie when it was released, and then forgot about it. This movie tries to combine Resident Evil 1 and 2, as wellContinue reading “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is Good but Not Great”
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is a mess
Remember the whole battle that was being built up at the end of the previous film? Don’t worry about it, because it doesn’t matter. Instead, we get an origin of the T-Virus, Umbrella, and Wesker. It feels like there wasn’t a plan for these movies, or they had to change directions as actors came andContinue reading “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is a mess”
What was that mess? Resident Evil: Retribution
Resident Evil: Retribution is the fifth film in the series. This is my least favorite of the films so far. It isn’t boring. It doesn’t make much sense and has little to do with the video games, but it isn’t boring. The writer and directors crowbarred a bunch of characters from the video games intoContinue reading “What was that mess? Resident Evil: Retribution”
What did I just watch? Resident Evil: Afterlife
When we left off last time, an army of Alice clones was being grown in a desert lab. No, I’m not making that up. It was an odd moment, but it was entertaining. Where does the fourth movie go with that strange idea? Well, Resident Evil: Afterlife starts in Tokyo with a stupid girl whoContinue reading “What did I just watch? Resident Evil: Afterlife”
Mad Max with Zombies: A Look at Resident Evil: Extinction
I remember seeing this movie in the theater. It was in 2007, and I had just got back home from the Navy. A college class had an assignment where I needed to write a few reviews. I can’t remember what the other reviews were, but one of them was on movies, and I watched ResidentContinue reading “Mad Max with Zombies: A Look at Resident Evil: Extinction”
Revisiting the First Resident Evil Movie
The first Resident Evil movie was released in 2002. It is loosely based on the first video game of the same name. The film should be seen as its own thing because it deviates from the game significantly. Plot Summary The movie opens with a viral outbreak at an Umbrella research facility. The AI, laterContinue reading “Revisiting the First Resident Evil Movie”
So Bad It’s Good, Street Fighter: The Movie
I remember being very excited for the Street Fighter live-action movie, which was released in 1994; I was 10 years old and had no idea what a bad movie was. It took a long time for me to see the movie. If I remember correctly, my friend Drew and I rented the movie one night.Continue reading “So Bad It’s Good, Street Fighter: The Movie”
The Mortal Kombat 1995 Film is one of the Better Video Game Movies
This is one of the few movies I saw in theaters. I was eleven and maybe went to the theater two or three times a year if I was lucky. In this case, my friend Eric took a group of us to the theater for his birthday party. The 1995 Mortal Kombat movie is basedContinue reading “The Mortal Kombat 1995 Film is one of the Better Video Game Movies”
Double Dragon is the Least Memorable Video Game Movie
There are a lot of video game movies and movies based on video games. In the 1990s, there were many attempts to turn hit arcade and console games into movies. These rarely worked out for a variety of reasons. A few of these have been called “The Worst Video Game Movie Ever Made,” usually byContinue reading “Double Dragon is the Least Memorable Video Game Movie”