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Mutant Chronicles (2008)

slasherella — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:14:13 +0000

Mutant Chronicles is based on a role playing game that I had admittedly never heard of before I saw the movie. I can see why fans of the game were disappointed as most of the key plot points in the game were completely changed for the movie. That said, I didn’t think the movie was half bad.

I’ll admit, the best thing about Mutant Chronicles is the look of the film. It’s dark and brooding with most of the set-pieces being CG. I have a soft spot for movies like that (Ex: Skycaptain and the World of Tomorrow, Sin City) and I think they pull it off well here. The cast is great and their performances aren’t nearly as bad as many people would have you believe.

Overall, Mutant Chronicles is a fun movie to kill a little time with. Don’t expect brilliance and you won’t be disappointed.

Quick Review: Don’t expect too much from Mutant Chronicles and you won’t be let down. It was fun and entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.

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Mutant Chronicles 2-Disc Collector’s Edition

Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

slasherella — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:20:35 +0000

Resident Evil: Extinction seems to suffer the same curse as Resident Evil: Apocalypse although the reviews with this one were a little more balanced. Again, people just don’t seem to know what they want. Resident Evil wasn’t enough like the same. Apocalypse was too much like the game and now we’re back to having Extinction not being close enough. The audience needs to make up its mind.

Naturally, the movies are going to be compared to the games they’re based on. It only makes sense, but at some point, the comparisons need to stop and the movie needs to be taken on its own merit. That seems to be impossible for some fans of the Resident Evil games.

Personally, I’ve never been huge into video games, but I’ll admit, I love the Resident Evil series. They’re great games. The thing is, I didn’t watch these movies wanting a live action rendition of the games. I went into these movies hoping for a scare, some suspense, hot chicks and some decent gore. I got everything I asked for. Milla Jovovich makes an amazing heroine and it’s good to see her sticking with the Resident Evil series. Ali Larter (Final Destination, Final Destination 2, House On Haunted Hill, Heroes) and Ashanti are great additions to the cast. Keep all that in mind and you should be perfectly satisfied with this series. I’m looking forward to Resident Evil: Afterlife.

Quick Review: If you like hot chicks with guns, zombie killing and blood and gore, this is a movie you have to see.

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Resident Evil – Extinction (Widescreen Special Edition)

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Resident Evil: Extinction [Blu-ray]

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Resident Evil – The High-Definition Trilogy (Resident Evil/ Resident Evil: Apocalypse/ Resident Evil: Extinction) [Blu-ray]

Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

slasherella — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:32:26 +0000

I can usually understand bad reviews or can at least see where the critic is coming from. Not so with Resident Evil: Apocalypse.

It seems to me this movie was doomed in many eyes before it even opened in theaters. Milla Jovovich is back as Alice and she kicks just as much ass as ever. People were turned off by the fact that this movie gave Alice mind powers which weren’t present in the first because it took away the believability from the first. I want to know who would see a movie about viruses turning people into zombies for believability. The entire premise is a stretch, but it’s a stretch that works.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse has also been vilified for being too close to the video game. That would be a valid argument had the first not been beaten up on for not being close enough to the game.

Browsing the reviews for this movie reminded me that, in general, the public has absolutely no idea what they want – aside from a chance to bitch and whine.

Quick Review: Resident Evil: Apocalypse is a damn good movie, so quit whining and watch two hot chicks shoot guns and slay zombies. It’s fun. Enjoy it.

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Resident Evil – Apocalypse (Special Edition)

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Resident Evil: Apocalypse [Blu-ray]

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Resident Evil Trilogy 1-3

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Resident Evil – The High-Definition Trilogy (Resident Evil/ Resident Evil: Apocalypse/ Resident Evil: Extinction) [Blu-ray]

Resident Evil (2002)

slasherella — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:43:28 +0000

Resident Evil is one of those movies that will disappoint people who go into it expecting something specific – in this case, an adaptation of one of their favorite video games. While the movie is based on the game, it doesn’t stick as faithfully to it’s namesake as other adaptations (see Silent Hill). There are some of the key elements of the game included in its big screen adaptation, but much of the sequence of events was changed to make the movie more fast paced. I, for one, say it worked well.

Milla Jovovich is a babe. She’s so smokin’ hot in Resident Evil it’s a little painful to look at her. And man, that girl kicks some serious zombie ass. Then there’s Michelle Rodriguez and really, what can you say about Michelle Rodriguez? She is one of the few women who pull off being both scary and sexy. Girl is gorgeous and crazy intimidating. Milla and Michelle are reason alone to watch Resident Evil. Add to that the fact that the movie succeeds in being frightening, suspenseful and action filled (with more than a little good gore) and you have a winner.

Quick Review: Resident Evil may not stay true to the game, but it stays true to the awesome. What else matters?

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Resident Evil (Deluxe Edition)

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Resident Evil [Blu-ray]

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Resident Evil Trilogy 1-3

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Resident Evil – The High-Definition Trilogy (Resident Evil/ Resident Evil: Apocalypse/ Resident Evil: Extinction) [Blu-ray]

Silent Hill (2006)

slasherella — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:45:12 +0000

Many have referred to Silent Hill as one of the best video game adaptations of all time and my friends, I’m inclined to agree. There is very little I didn’t like about this movie. Sure it dragged at some points, but overall, it was incredible.

Silent Hill has enough blood and gore to keep the bloodlusters and gore-hounds happy, but it also has a great story. It sticks faithfully to the game it was based on; recreating many moments from the game in detail.

The acting is solid and even when the story gets a bit slow, it doesn’t lose the viewer. The movie succeeds on all levels. It’s scary, disturbing, gory and genuinely creepy.

Quick Review: Silent Hill isn’t just for fans of the game, but for horror fans in general. The game fans will appreciate how faithfully the movie stuck to the feeling of the game and horror fans will just appreciate it overall.

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Silent Hill (Widescreen Edition)

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Silent Hill [Blu-ray]