By Dan Pua
I had an internal debate on whether my thoughts on this even deserves some space on the internet but ehh, whatever. At least you get that pic above (courtesy of nipponnews.net) from the world premiere in Japan. Fun times.
(Very very minor spoilers below. But c’mon, it’s Resident Evil.)
This movie was kinda bad but kinda awesome. Milla Jovovich wakes up inside an Umbrella Corp underwater testing facility which simulates zombie attacks on major cities. This thing is huge (it has to be if they’re replicating entire cities in it) which makes me wonder where they got all the money. But whatever, it must be destroyed cos it’s evil. EVIL!
This was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Milla Jovovich's husband) and he's directed 3 out of the 5 Resident Evil Movies so far. He's set to direct the 6th (yes, there's gonna be a 6th film).
A bunch of old Resident Evil characters show up. I like Sienna Guillory as Jill Valentine (her outfit was awesome, I'm sorry). Oded Fehr is in it and I find it hard to see him as anything other than his character in Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo. Michelle Rodriguez was in it too. Ana Lucia from Lost!
A bunch of old Resident Evil characters show up. I like Sienna Guillory as Jill Valentine (her outfit was awesome, I'm sorry). Oded Fehr is in it and I find it hard to see him as anything other than his character in Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo. Michelle Rodriguez was in it too. Ana Lucia from Lost!
Oh hey, Kevin Durand who plays a mean special forces guy on Lost (plus some guest starring roles here and there) is in the movie. Always nice to see him. He was a bad guy in Stargate SG-1 for any fans out there. That’s actually where I first became aware of him. Also the Blob in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. And apparently he was Thug 1 in Jackie Chan Adventures. Sounds like an awesome role!
This is going on super tangent territory but Kevin Durand was also in the movie Cosmopolis which stars Robert Pattinson (Edward from the critically acclaimed Twilight film franchise). Good to see Kevin on there but I had no idea what was going on in the movie. Or maybe I didn’t care. Or both. The movie was pretty though. I also saw a few minutes of the movie Legion while channel surfing and I guess he was a bad angel in it. Or a good angel cos the good guy is bad. Or something. I may have ADD.
So yeah, the gang fight zombies plus some giant monsters, blow stuff up, look like a badass while doing it, wear sexy outfits. Then they end it on a cliffhanger of sorts. Standard Resident Evil formula. The next movie seems like it could be the last though but hey, I’m sure they’ll find a way to keep it going if enough people watch it. I'll be watching.
I dunno, it’s still fun. Milla Jovovich doesn’t look like she’s ageing. Good for her.
