tnvwboy
09-24-2007, 03:04 PM
So...Anyone else see this movie this weekend?
I caught it Saturday and there was much I liked but there were weaknesses.
The Good:
- Cinematography: I thought there were some really very beautiful shots in this movie. There is a scene where Alice walks across some sand dunes that is gorgeous. It could have been a very boring shot but the lighting and a wind blowing sand over the dunes gave the landscape life.
- Mila: Alice isn't a very complicated character but I think Mila does a decent job with her. She showed strength without seeming invincible and tenderness without being weak. Bottom-line...Mila WAS Alice.
The Bad:
- Does not stand on its' own: If you haven't seen the other two movies the plot on this one is so weak that you wouldn't know what is going on.
- Story: Even with good knowledge from the first two movies you are left with the question, "What were they trying to accomplish?" This feels like a 'filler' episode.
With that statement I move to a mildly spoilerish topic...
The end leave a very clear path to a forth movie or something else.
I'm leaning more to 'something else'. There is a sense that this could lead to a TV series. Certain things would have to be toned down, unless it was on HBO or Showtime, but it could be done. More of an Alice vs. Umbrella in the post-apocalyptic future. There would of course be other good-guy survivors, etc.
Someone clearly thinks there is more money to be squeezed from this franchise. There was a perfect opportunity to close the story-line and be done with it, but they clearly chose not to. There will definitely be more Resident Evil, even if it's just direct to video.
I caught it Saturday and there was much I liked but there were weaknesses.
The Good:
- Cinematography: I thought there were some really very beautiful shots in this movie. There is a scene where Alice walks across some sand dunes that is gorgeous. It could have been a very boring shot but the lighting and a wind blowing sand over the dunes gave the landscape life.
- Mila: Alice isn't a very complicated character but I think Mila does a decent job with her. She showed strength without seeming invincible and tenderness without being weak. Bottom-line...Mila WAS Alice.
The Bad:
- Does not stand on its' own: If you haven't seen the other two movies the plot on this one is so weak that you wouldn't know what is going on.
- Story: Even with good knowledge from the first two movies you are left with the question, "What were they trying to accomplish?" This feels like a 'filler' episode.
With that statement I move to a mildly spoilerish topic...
The end leave a very clear path to a forth movie or something else.
I'm leaning more to 'something else'. There is a sense that this could lead to a TV series. Certain things would have to be toned down, unless it was on HBO or Showtime, but it could be done. More of an Alice vs. Umbrella in the post-apocalyptic future. There would of course be other good-guy survivors, etc.
Someone clearly thinks there is more money to be squeezed from this franchise. There was a perfect opportunity to close the story-line and be done with it, but they clearly chose not to. There will definitely be more Resident Evil, even if it's just direct to video.