This film dries up lakes, rivers, and my brain | Film review Resident Evil: Extinction

Paul W. S. Anderson also didn't direct Resident Evil: Extinction because he had directorial commitments for his film Death Race. However, this didn't stop him from writing the screenplay and being constantly present on set in Mexico as a producer. Russell Mulcahy was hired as director. He made a name for himself with Highlander in 1986. And just like back then, the Resident Evil franchise can only have one protagonist: Alice, played by Paul W. S. Anderson's future wife, Milla Jovovich. Find out what the third installment in the Resident Evil film series has to offer in this video. 0:00 Milla Jovovich is everywhere 05:17 The virus kills water 07:08 Alice vs. Hillbilly 09:44 Zombie Upgrade 10:46 Alber Wesker in play 13:45 Blurred face 17:18 Anderson's blasphemy 22:13 Final boss fight 23:48 Critics and box office 24:32 Conclusion and rating Conclusion and rating: Resident Evil: Extinction is so stupid, you wish Milla Jovovich would not only perforate the zombies' brains, but also perform a lobotomy on us. The T-virus has transformed the Earth's surface into a Mad Max-esque wasteland, where a group of well-trained survivors with perfectly whitened teeth scavenge for water and supplies? But even if you were to swallow the madness and inconsistencies of this scenario, the dialogue and characters are so raw and simplistic that they'll definitely get stuck in your throat. Resident Evil: Extinction, of course, once again centers exclusively on Alice, played by Milla Jovovich, and puts a huge dent in everything the video game sources have to offer. Paul W. S. Anderson continues to rip out individual aspects from the games without context and dismembers them beyond recognition in his film. The zombies, however, have received an upgrade: They look really good for the first time, as do some of the monsters and action scenes. Furthermore, there's a noticeable development of the plot and the world on a narrative level. Resident Evil 1 was a zombie horror film, Resident Evil: Apocalypse was an action film, and Resident Evil: Extinction can be described as an end-of-the-world survival western. Each of the films serves a different genre, and the change in general setting is refreshing. Resident Evil: Extinction, however, has the gigantic problem that this kind of zombie apocalypse was told a thousand times better three years later in 'The Walking Dead'. What worked really well in 2007—a desperate group searching for a supposed safe haven from the zombie apocalypse—has, in retrospect, aged painfully poorly. Strictly speaking, it must also be said that both '28 Days Later' and the 'The Walking Dead' comic were published in 2003—so Anderson should have known better. Anyway—Resident Evil: Extinction forgoes the comic relief moments of its predecessors and takes itself damn seriously throughout its entire run: Which, of course, is absolutely ridiculous. The result is that Resident Evil: Extinction is damn entertaining on a meta level. You know: "So bad it's almost good"...but only almost. I give Resident Evil: Extinction 5 out of 10. Sources and images: 📸 Julieta Mascarella (Pixabay): https://pixabay.com/de/users/julieta_... 📸 Edurs34 https://pixabay.com/de/users/edurs34-... 📼 Beyond Racoon City - Behind the Scenes (Blu-ray Special) 📼 Making of Resident Evil: Extinction (Blu-ray Special) 📋 Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/resi... 📋 The Numbers (Box Office): https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/fr... 📋 https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/... ___ ▲ Email: [email protected] ▲ Instagram:   / fancy_reviews_   ▲ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/fancy_reviews/ ▲ Community Discord Channel:   / discord   ▲ Become a channel member and receive exclusive benefits:    / @fancyreviews   ___ #fancyreviews #residentevil #filmreview