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Did you like the first film?

Did you like Resident Evil (Movie)?

  • Yes

    Votes: 3 60.0%
  • No

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mixed

    Votes: 2 40.0%
  • Not seen it

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    5
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Simple enough.

I thought the film was ok at best, it's impressive for a video game movie... and I'm mighty surprised they continued it into sequels.

It definitely set the tone for some aspects of the series, for example that electric blue double helix t-virus capsule.
 
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I quite liked the first film, it wasn't amazing by any stretch but movies based on video games rarely are! It was slightly cheesy in places, but I can overlook it..

I'm quite glad they didn't make it ultra scary, as otherwise chances are I wouldn't be able to watch it.. The sequels weren't great though, I watched Apocalypse and Extinction, and didn't bother with the rest.. I'm currently trying to find a cheap copy of the complete collection on blu-ray though!


--EDIT--
Just picked up a copy for £15.07 - Just over £2.50 per film (plus I earned 1% cashback), I'll take it!
 
The first movie is my favourite, I actually went to the cinema to watch it on release day.

The fact there is cheese makes it all the better for me. Resident evil is supposed to be cheesy 😀
 
Honestly yes, I think the first two RE's are really enjoyable. They're films I'd always watch with my Zombie-loving Uncle any time he came to visit so we'd sit there cackling, especially the scene where they're trying to dodge the lazers :p
 
It's amazing how the soundtrack makes the first film seem better than it actually is.. 😅
 
I liked the film but I was dissapointed in the directions they took with it. But when I got over that I did somewhat enjoy it yes.

I love the piano theme to it though:

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I love the piano theme to it though
It gets better from 0:26, but it feels a bit "off" in places..

It doesn't sound too dissimilar from part of a game soundtrack, and with a bit of fine-tuning it would feel pretty cool in a "lab" section or something.. 🙂
 
I liked the first film but not until I saw the sequels. Then found myself going back to watch the first because I know I missed things and wanted to check it out again. I like the series as a whole now but only because the actress did a great job of selling her character to us.
 

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