Resident Evil
Published October 27, 2013
Film info
- Title Resident Evil
- Director Paul W. S. Anderson
- Year 2002
- Run time 1hr 40m
- Genres Horror, Action, Science-Fiction
- Tagline A secret experiment, a deadly virus, a fatal mistake
Something rotten is brewing beneath the industrial mecca known as Raccoon City. Unknown to its millions of residents, a huge underground bioengineering facility known as The Hive has accidentally unleashed the deadly and mutating T-virus, killing all of its employees. To contain the leak, the governing supercomputer, Red Queen, has sealed all entrances and exits. Now a team of highly-trained super commandos including Rain, Alice and Matt must race to penetrate The Hive in order to isolate the T-virus before it overwhelms humanity. To do so, they must get past the Red Queen's deadly defenses, face the flesh-eating undead employees, fight killer mutant dogs and battle The Licker, a genetically mutated savage beast whose strength increases with each of its slain victims.
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 0:45 | I like someone narrating the introductory text. Means I don’t have to bother to read it. |
| 8:29 | Never try to squeeze through a gap in a lift. Never, never, never. |
| 15:19 | There’s a train under the house. It’s the opposite of a quiet bunker but still cooool. |
| 21:03 | I need my own hive. |
| 27:42 | I love how the trained troop can run through rooms and cover all angles and stuff. It’s like dancing only with weapons. |
| 33:47 | Yea, I can’t watch the laser bit. Not at all. |
| 36:53 | EMP’s save the day in the Matrix too. Way of the future! |
| 46:34 | She’s never seen a zombie movie then, or else she’d be a bit worried about the bites. |
| 49:00 | I don’t remember the zombie dogs just being dogs with red paint on. Lame. |
| 56:49 | Plot device: put a timer on the action, create the pressure. |
| 59:03 | Siri can only dream of providing information like this. |
| 59:26 | I feel the need, “the need to feed.” |
| 1:06:43 | She’s so ace. Didn’t take her long to assume command. |
| 1:10:46 | She needs to stop making promises that may or may not happen. |
| 1:14:15 | “I wouldn’t want to shoot you, might need the bullets.” |
| 1:22:53 | All this horror and the bit Mr C flinches at is the syringes. |
| 1:27:31 | Daniel from Ugly Betty doesn’t really seem the rugged action/adventure type. |
| 1:29:57 | It takes seven people to bring her down. She’s brilliant. |
| 1:33:29 | Why does Raccoon City sound like such a made up name? |
Conclusions
Fresh from the adventures with World War Z, we decided we could give Resident Evil a go. I’ve seen it a couple of times, and really like it (all bar a few scenes). I’ve wanted Mr C to watch it, as he’s played the games, but his aversion to horror has put us off. The success of World War Z emboldened us to try Resident Evil on for size.
It’s good and I still like it, but it doesn’t really live up to the memory I had of it. The dogs were just rubbish, and the effects on the Creature were really poor. I still love Milla in it, and it was nice that I couldn’t remember all of it so some was still a surprise. I think it’s a good story, has a few holes, but the narrative stands the test of time, even if the special effects don’t.
**Rating: **3/5
Rating: 3 / 5