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Resident Evil

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Based on the popular video game, Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez star as the leaders of a commando team who must break into "the hive," a vast underground genetics laboratory operated by the powerful Umbrella Corporation. There, a deadly virus has been unleashed, killing the lab's personnel and resurrecting them as the evil Un-dead. The team has just three hours to shut down the lab's supercomputer and close the facility before the virus threatens to overrun the Earth.
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Like other video game adapations, Resident Evil is loud, violent, formulaic, and cheesy.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media An ultra-gory video game-to-movie disappointment. Rated: 2/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Scott Foundas Variety Despite a promising setup, pic never really goes anywhere, instead immersing viewers in a kinetic onslaught of flesh (namely, that of Milla Jovovich) and flesh-eaters (most of the rest of the cast). Mar 31, 2009 Full Review Derek Adams Time Out Hats off, however, to the production team for the set designs and one very imaginative death-by-laser sequence. The rest is a derivative, tedious mess. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review If you can manage to shut off your brain, you might allow yourself to get caught up in its claustrophobic action, which has sufficient production value to keep your mind off of the ludicrous storyline. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 8, 2024 Full Review James Croot Stuff.co.nz Zombie movies of course allow for a certain degree of poor acting – and that certainly is the case here. Rated: 2/5 Apr 4, 2022 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine Here is the truth of it: film critics, generally speaking, are rather too hard on poor Paul W.S. Anderson. At his best, he is a marvellous purveyor of slickly engineered B-grade entertainment. Rated: 7/10 Apr 26, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Carlos T Filme: Resident Evil: O Hóspede Maldito @residentevilbrasiloficial #residentevil Elenco: @millajovovich @mrodofficial @ericmabius @martincrewes @colinrsalmon Modelo: #terror #suspense #ação Duração: 1h 40m Ano: 2002 Minha opinião: O Hóspede Maldito 2002), Apocalipse (2004), A Extinção (2007), Recomeço (2010), Retribuição (2012), O Capitulo Final (2017) e Bem-Vindo a Raccon City (rebout) (2021) e mais 7 desenhos. Pela quantidade de filmes e desenhos demonstra o sucesso da franquia que começou com jogo da Playstation em 1998. E temos aqui o melhor filme da franquia o 1º filme. Onde temos Uma estória que conta como tudo começa, com ínicio, meio e fim. Com as limitações dos efeitos especiais da época, temos uma boa produção com ressalva para a maquiagem dos zumbis que deixa a desejar de mais. Temos desde o momento do roubo T vírus e onde tudo começa. De Alice (Jovovich) em sua 1ª participação na franquia que começa tímida, mas pega o jeito. E a equipe designada para verificar oque aconteceu e para isso devem dar um reboot na IA que comanda toda a segurança. Onde temos Michelle Rodriguez na equipe. Mas um a um vai sendo eliminado. Até o momento que tudo são liberados. E os famosos zumbis são apresentados ao publico. Roteiro e enredo que honra o legado de Resident Evil. Vale apena assistir? Sim para os fãs. Nota: 8.5 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Matthew D Hyper stylized and exciting zombie attacks with a daring lead performance from Milla Jovovich! Director Paul W. S. Anderson’s action horror mystery Resident Evil (2002) is absolutely insane with bisecting lasers, vicious zombie attacks, deadly virus infections, and all the 2000’s industrial music you could ever want. It’s ultra stylized with frenetic direction from Paul W. S. Anderson. He holds nothing back with icy aesthetics and bloody zombie onslaughts. I appreciate that he focuses on his characters’ hopes and fears. So, I think Resident Evil has aged well, including the bold CGI choices for the gore. The zombie makeup for the infected looks wicked. It’s highly entertaining, fast, suspenseful, and engaging. I have real nostalgia for this era of movies and its sleek look from cinematographer David Johnson looks amazing. I was spellbound by the close-up shots and careful framing of faces. The smooth panning wide shots by camera operators David Johnson, Jörg Widmer, and Christian Almesberger look awesome. Editor Alexander Berner captures that hazy memory of Alice with creative montages and cutaways to her memories. The transitions feel sharp and certain of where the story is going with a forward momentum. Resident Evil barely feels its 100 minutes. The sleek blue and white lighting from Edgar Auell gives Resident Evil a crisp 2000’s aesthetic. Production designer Richard Bridgland’s metallic compound sets look clean for the labs and dingy for the warehouse locations. Writer Paul W. S. Anderson surprised me at how he quickly builds up the tension and his script is full of surprises. His heavy atmosphere is eerie and provides a sinister backdrop for each zombie attack. He takes the Resident Evil, Umbrella, and T-Virus concepts from Shinji Mikami’s video games. Anderson then throws everything else aside to make his own story that’s plenty interesting on its own merits. Resident Evil is a creepy horror picture and a visceral 2000’s time capsule that’s always fun to revisit. I like Resident Evil more now than when it first released. Casting directors Robyn Ray and Suzanne Smith actually cast strong actresses and actors for the main group. Milla Jovovich is drop dead gorgeous and captivating as the cool action horror heroine Alice. She jump kicks zombie dogs and shoots down zombies with ease. Her calm demeanor and dramatic acting for Alice’s curious amnesia are interesting. She really carries the movie and kept me engaged the most. Her icy blue eyes are hypnotizing and she feels quite sympathetic here without her memories. Jovovich immediately comes across as fierce enough to be an action heroine. Michelle Rodriguez is pretty and tough as nails as Rain Ocampo. She’s really compelling and helps bring out Jovovich’s best acting moments. Eric Mabius is strong as Matt Addison, who is involved with Umbrella’s T-Virus experiments. James Purefoy is great as the fuzzy memory having Spence Parks. The second half of his performance was unexpected and really gripping. Martin Crewes is excellent as the useful and brave soldier Chad Kaplan. He easily is my favorite performance among the men. Colin Salmon’s commanding leader James “One” Shade is great. He helps ease the viewer into the Resident Evil world immediately. It was fun seeing Heike Makatsch portray Dr. Lisa Addison in the opener. Michaela Dicker’s snarky A.I. The Red Queen is amusing. Jason Isaacs delivers inviting information as Resident Evil’s narrator and he gets a cameo at the end as an unnamed doctor. Special effects artists Gerd Nefzer and Volker Lorig do neat zombie infection gore like visual effects artist Richard Yuricich’s outlandish CGI for the final creature. Composers Marco Beltrami and Marilyn Manson deliver unsettling synths and pulsing industrial electronic music. Sound designers Marco Raab, Frank Casaretto, Roland Winke, Michael Kranz, Stefan Busch, Noemi Hampel, Joo Fürst, and Philipp Sellier make intriguing choices for laser zaps and approaching zombies in the distance. They use the quiet to amplify the echoing steps and metallic pipe clangs. Costume designer Richard Bridgland crafts Milla Jovovich’s iconic red slip dress that’s very flattering on her. Makeup artists Christina Smith, Andy Garner, Hasso von Hugo, and Barrie Gower make everyone look fabulous. Hairstylists Björn Rehbein, Friderike Roessler, and Valeska Schitthelm give Jovovich the most stunning messy blonde dyed haircut. Overall, Resident Evil is a ton of fun that boasts ferocious lead acting from Milla Jovovich. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review Tom L A fun movie, the AI was creepy, zombies were scary, makes me want to play a FPS. Decent option for October, and the CGI hasn't age too bad. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Scott C Being a huge fan of the Resident Evil game series, I did expect some things from this movie I didn't end up getting. Like a story about Leon and Claire. But certainly, as far as video game movies go, this is a great one. The main character Alice may not have been in any of the games, but she has a Resident Evil feel to her that works for me. And Milla Jovovich is great. She was Leeloo... That alone makes her awesome! I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to see a zombie movie with a particularly gory scene you can't miss. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review Graham M A very unfaithful adaptation of the videogame, both with storyline and atmosphere, Resident Evil is still an interesting sci-fi movie from the early 2000s that is better than most videogame related movies. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/12/24 Full Review Jay H "I'm missing you already." Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Based on the popular video game, Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez star as the leaders of a commando team who must break into "the hive," a vast underground genetics laboratory operated by the powerful Umbrella Corporation. There, a deadly virus has been unleashed, killing the lab's personnel and resurrecting them as the evil Un-dead. The team has just three hours to shut down the lab's supercomputer and close the facility before the virus threatens to overrun the Earth.
Director
Paul W.S. Anderson
Producer
Jeremy Bolt, Bernd Eichinger, Samuel Hadida, Paul W.S. Anderson
Screenwriter
Alan B. McElroy
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
New Legacy, Impact Pictures, Metropolitan, Davis Films
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Sexuality|Strong Horror Violence|Strong Sci-Fi Violence)
Genre
Horror, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 15, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$39.5M
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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