Reviews

I am a horror fan of 40 years and loved and playing the RE games since 1996 when the original came out. This is a very creepy and closer to the game than the Anderson films. The editing, camera work and vibes are reminiscent of John Carpenter films. I love the slower pacing in this. Some of the dialog is weak {many great moments that could have had way better lines} but the sets and lighting are creepy, some look exactly like the game such as the RPD building. Characters such a Loan Kennedy, Ada Wong and the Birken family do not show up until the 2nd game. Lisa Trevor shows up in the 4th game. Drug companies are definitely scarier than ever and the greed in real life is so very real. In my opinion, this is a sleeper creeper. Perhaps it will pick up a bigger fan base as times goes on. I look forward to a sequel to this re-booted series. The Anderson/Mila films are decent and fun to watch but this is way closer to the first game 100%. I will buy the 4K when it hits-

The GOOD: Cano's dialog wins.

Opening scene is a flawless victory.

Great fights Cool sets Good stunt work Good to see Nathan Jones again but his scenes are fast and they never show him in side by side shots like when he fights Jax.

Goro's design is cooler looking than 90's movie Goro but he did not need to die.

Gore and foul language : ] Miles better than the two 90's films.

I'm "Game" for a pt. 2

The BAD: Yes, Cole was not needed in this film at all.

Jax could still be played by Michael Jai White.

Sonya Blade......meh. Her character should be ripped like Sarah Connor.

Yeah some cheesy scripting but then again it's a game.

The end track based on the cheesy 90's techno song was still cheesy 90's sounding with a drop of Dubstep at the end. Dubstep is about 5 years too late.

You shroud never see Raiden's eyes or see his mouth move when he talks. His voice should come from the sky like a God with a cool effect.

Overall a very well done for a first time Director. An enjoyable Pop Corn film.

I spent hundreds of quarters on the arcade versions 1,2,3,4. I was a freak about it in the 90s.

Notable video games to films = Monster Hunter and the first 4 Resident Evil films.

Beautifully shot, great sets, eerie lighting, cool costumes and a creepy electronic score by ROB. This is a very cool rendition. My only cons are the aspect ration of 1.55, it would look much better in 2:35 and some of the dialog is modern sounding. Other than that this is a sleeper. Sophia Lillis rocks it, Alice Krige rocks it and Director Perkins {Anthony's son} rocks it. Dreamy and intelligent style similar to Argento. One of the coolest PG13 horror films. I wanna see what happens next : }

As of this writing, X-Men 7 Dark Phoenix is @6.1 This film is the darkest X-Men yet and I enjoyed it very much. I am also a horror fan= loved Brightburn. We already know at this point the portrayals of Fassbender, Lawrence and McAvoy. So we did not need them to be built up, the focus here is Jean. Turner does a great job and is uniquely beautiful. The fight scenes are very creative. I'd have liked a bit more of a "Holy crap look at these new aliens" feel like Tarantino's From Dusk til Dawn aspect. However Phoenix is underrated. In fact the film does feel fast, it could have been a 2 film saga as I kinda want more of it.

Fun to watch but it's definitely like watching decent quality produced TV shows like CSI with a tiny bit of intelligence, just enough to make Layman feel like they're smart. Enjoyable but not a masterpiece. Much better than part 7 which was just awful.

It was cool to see Scully back at what she does best...

Loved it. Jessica is very believable as uptight and smart, her lines are delivered with sharp intensity and she is just darn right sexy.

Beautiful sets and cinematography. Cool wardrobes. Excellent whistle blowing. Any film that exposes truths about how massive greed and corruption are is a needed film to see.

The hidden message is NOT about gun control, it's about corruption and how deep it goes.

Seeing an educated, powerful women with needs also shows realism.

The score is also nice.

This is a great film and is very underrated!

It's a shame that true horror fans and artists have to suffer. This film is making lots of money from people who don't actually understand what a good movies is, therefor Hollywood will continue to make junk.

Things that i did NOT like- #1. All actors sucked except Yoo and Mears.

#2. The kills were ultra boring.

#3.

Why does everyone shop at Abricombe & Fitch? #4. The camera shake deal has been done and done. Enuff of it already. It's obvious that directors use this to cover up the fact that they can't actually film a fight or action scene.

#5. All the things I don't like about the first 10 Fridays are used in this re-make. However anything that I love about the first 10 films are not used at all.

#6. Enuff with models that cannot act but are used to show off boobs. Some of us Horror fans are smart. Please don't try to divert my attention from the good stuff that is actually missing from the film.

#7. The strongest person in the film is a 90lbs. girl that has been chained in an old mine shaft for 6 weeks without proper food or drink although is able to effortlessly ram a 4inch wide machete through the chest plate of a 250lbs. Voorhees.

#8.

Does everyone in the world smoke pot? And if you do is it really the most important thing in your life? #9. Dialog......it's important.

#10. Did anyone like the garage with all those wonderful tools that Jason did not use except for an axe "that Jason had to stop and pull out of wood" and throws it at the fastest runner in the film and catches up with him? And to top that off he's 15ft. from the house and yet no one in the house can see him...

#11. No offense to Mears, he is an excellent stuntman but Nispel did not let you show enuff of the rough stuff. The fights were soft and super short.

12. Although the sound quality is very good in this film, is it really necessary to have that cliché' dark ages sword sound all 5 times that he pulls it out of a leather sheath? Again this is the type of thing that is used to help dumb people get a sense of horror. Another fave is when horror films use creepy music......before the scare! This is also used on TV shows with laugh tracks. It's to let the mindless audience sitting at home that it is now OK to laugh because a joke just happened.

#13. The Jerk. Does anyone know of a bigger jerk? This dude played the part as if it were a SNL skit. Super lame.

I did find one thing that I did like about this remake. The sets. The sets are very cool and looked real. I guess thats the one nice thing Bay did for this film. A big budget.

I sometimes wish I was as dumb as most Americans. You know, the ones that think we are at war to fight the "Terrorists" and we are not actually over there for oil. This way I could enjoy horror films these days. Or so that I could laugh at stupid lines like "thats one fierce pussy". 80% of the guys in the theater laughed at that. Ummmm i said things like that when i was 13. No pun intended.