Resident Evil

I went to see Resident Evil: Extinction last night. I wasn't impressed.


Zombie/Horror movies have never been my thing. I don't like pointless death and destruction in my movies or books. And that's what this movie seemed to be - lots of pointless deaths, gratuitous blood and guts, and very little in the way of actual character or story to hold it all together.

I guess part of the problem is that I didn't see the first two movies, or play the computer game it's all based on. But having seen this one I have no desire to go back and see them.

The ultimate bad guy in this movie starts out as just amoral, although in pursuit of a worthy goal (saving the human race, of course!). At the end though, he mutates into the strongest and most intelligent of the zombies. And then the heroin manages to kill him off in just a few minutes. Not exactly the worlds greatest threat at that point...

Overall, it was a silly movie, and a waste of time. There were probably better things to do with my time last night. If I want to watch a zombie movie that's actually clever, I'll watch Shaun of the Dead instead.