Resident Evil: Afterlife is GO!

[Asuka]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/residentevilnews.php?id=11870

http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=10055

Sweetness! Cant wait!

 

[IonizeMyAtoms]

Meh
I'm sick of these heavy-metal mtv-editing guns-a-blazing action flicks
Give me a serious adaptation of any of the RE games and I'll be ecstatic

 

[joule]

Oh **** no.

 

[operative x]

RE4+David Goyer writing talent+a decent director= teh winnar!!

 

[Ennui]

another one? awesome.

 

[DeusExMachina]

Goyer's writing it? oh. snap.

 

[Absinthe]

Oh **** no.

I CANNOT AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT TO ANY FULLER POSSIBLE EXTENT.

The first was a waste of time. I could tolerate its existence because it wasn't terrible. But the second one? Wow, that was abysmal. Can somebody remind me at which point in the games the protagonist busted into a church on a rad motorcycle and did matrix slo-mo dives and kung fu and shit on zombies? And then there was some stupid German bad guy who showed up for about five minutes and did the whole "JOIN ME, LUKE" schtick before getting his ass kicked, but not before some pointless showdown between the bitch and that... ****ing... thing. ****ing. Cockayass.

Hey, what's that I hear? I think it's the sound of RE's anal tissue being ripped apart as Hollywood rams its sodomizing member into the backdoor.

No. No. **** no. We are not playing this ****ing game, gentlemen. The movie franchise is as good as a cock in my eye. I am sick and tired of this bullshit MTV generation of screaming guitars, hardcore beats, flashy explosions, and X-TREME (tm) choreography that has become so outworn that continuing its usage is like clubbing a dead man long after he's ripened. I especially don't want this shit in my game-to-movie adaptations because I'd like it if we gained some sort of respectful legitimacy.

 

[Asknoone]

Somebody is looking forward to this trash? Christ. The first one sucked, hard. Crap plot, dialouge - everything. Then we get the second. God grief why bother. It was horrendous.

now this shite

Paul W.S. Anderson is writing the screenplay and Milla Jovovich is expected to return as Alice.

Afterlife" continues Alice's battle with the diabolical Umbrella Corp. as she races to expose a virus that is threatening mankind with extinction before a new race of clones called the Undead finishes the job.

This news saddens me greatly. It shall suck. Quit while your ahead Anderson.

 

[Direwolf]

*Direwolf likes how games come out that have all these cool ideas in them and manage to set themselves apart through originality, and then become popular because of this. Then they get made into movies, but they decide to take out all the stuff that made it popular.

 

[Ren.182]

I loved the fist two movies. I'm definatly going to see this, and i'm glad theres going to be another after this one

Thanks, Raziel!! <33

 

[Muffin Man]

I am sick and tired of this bullshit MTV generation of screaming guitars, hardcore beats, flashy explosions, and X-TREME (tm) choreography...

hold it.... you had me up until the point you associated screaming guitars with mtv...

 

[IonizeMyAtoms]

hold it.... you had me up until the point you associated screaming guitars with mtv...

I think he's referring to those ridiculously cliche, dime a dozen metal guitars that have been so popular as of late in every gun-related action movie (read: Doom, RE1&2, Alone In The Dark, those Fast and Furious shitfests, every "summer blockbuster action fest")

 

[IonizeMyAtoms]

I CANNOT AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT TO ANY FULLER POSSIBLE EXTENT.

The first was a waste of time. I could tolerate its existence because it wasn't terrible. But the second one? Wow, that was abysmal. Can somebody remind me at which point in the games the protagonist busted into a church on a rad motorcycle and did matrix slo-mo dives and kung fu and shit on zombies? And then there was some stupid German bad guy who showed up for about five minutes and did the whole "JOIN ME, LUKE" schtick before getting his ass kicked, but not before some pointless showdown between the bitch and that... ****ing... thing. ****ing. Cockayass.

Hey, what's that I hear? I think it's the sound of RE's anal tissue being ripped apart as Hollywood rams its sodomizing member into the backdoor.

No. No. **** no. We are not playing this ****ing game, gentlemen. The movie franchise is as good as a cock in my eye. I am sick and tired of this bullshit MTV generation of screaming guitars, hardcore beats, flashy explosions, and X-TREME (tm) choreography that has become so outworn that continuing its usage is like clubbing a dead man long after he's ripened. I especially don't want this shit in my game-to-movie adaptations because I'd like it if we gained some sort of respectful legitimacy.

This is fantastic :thumbs:

 

[Direwolf]

Nevertheless I will give this one a 10/10 if they can work Barry into it somewhere.

 

[ScORCHo]

Can Milla be totally naked this time?
Except for her gunbelt and boots of course.....dont want her stepping on some broken glass or something....

 

[Dr. Freeman]

i don't think the first two were as bad as some people here would have the rest of us believe.
could they be done better? sure.. as most Hollywood movies obviously but Hollywood is what it is.

anyway this next one sounds pretty good :thumbs:

 

[Fliko]

I liked them, they weren't awesome, but something worth watching.

 

[Absinthe]

i don't think the first two were as bad as some people here would have the rest of us believe.

What? Did you play the games?

Because if you did, you can't deny what horrible failures the movies were. Even if you were to ignore the gaming roots and look at them as standalone films, they were nothing but cheap gimmicky garbage that ripped off far better films, albeit poorly.

I sat through both movies and I think I spent most of my time cringing, laughing, and yelling out what bullshit it all was. The only thing good about the films is that the protagonist is hot and the chick who played Jill wasn't half-bad either. Of course, they were turned into akimbo gun-slinging, swearing, smoking sluts devoid of fear and had uncanny knowledge of CQ combat.

This concept sounds horrible. It's a globe-trotting monster mash that allows the creators to retread the same shit in different locations. And Anderson has proven himself to be an incompetent director/writer as of late, so nobody has any reason to hold their breath. If people can find this promising, then I think that's a true testament as to how low the gaming community's expectations are when it comes to film adaptations. I wish more people would kick and scream at this kind of shit instead of settling for rape.

 

[Dr. Freeman]

What? Did you play the games?

Because if you did, you can't deny what horrible failures the movies were. Even if you were to ignore the gaming roots and look at them as standalone films, they were nothing but cheap gimmicky garbage that ripped off far better films, albeit poorly.

I sat through both movies and I think I spent most of my time cringing, laughing, and yelling out what bullshit it all was. The only thing good about the films is that the protagonist is hot and the chick who played Jill wasn't half-bad either. Of course, they were turned into akimbo gun-slinging sluts devoid of fear and uncanny knowledge of CQ combat.

well im going to assume u had seen a Hollywood movie well before u saw these RE movies...and knowing Hollywood's rep for the last little while...its safe to say these movies were not gonna be Oscar nominees or anywhere close to it.

like i said, Hollywood is what it is.
i went to go see the RE movies because i wanted to see some stuff blow up.
i did not go in there expecting the arts of work the RE games are.

if anyone expects that, they are better off spending their money on something else.

 

[Absinthe]

well im going to assume u had seen a Hollywood movie well before u saw these RE movies...and knowing Hollywood's rep for the last little while...its safe to say these movies were not gonna be Oscar nominees or anywhere close to it.

I hate it when people talk like this.

I don't expect video game adaptations to win Oscars. That would be an automatic setup for disappointment. I do expect, however, a film that is faithful to the source material as opposed to a ****ing cash-in. Hell, I don't even like the RE games that much, but I would hope that any gamer worth his salt would be angered by the mere principles of this abuse.
Because Resident Evil is not about shit blowing up. It is not about fancy gunfights and a hard soundtrack that kicks you in the teeth. It is a horror game that frightens you, makes you conserve your ammunition, and has a constant atmosphere of tension. Not an action theme that destroys all of that. The films are "Resident Evil" in name only and largely have nothing to do with what makes the games what they are. This sounds exactly like the kind of butchery Uwe Boll is responsible for, but no. Paul Anderson gets off the hook for some reason.

I hope to God that the Halo movie actually sticks to the source material and faithfully recreates what made Halo. Perhaps this sickening trend will reverse itself then.

 

[IonizeMyAtoms]

We, as consumers who spend money on these films, shouldn't expect good movies to come from Hollywood because Hollywood "is what it is"?
Why even watch movies then?

Absinthe's posts all hit this nail on the head

 

[Dr. Freeman]

We, as consumers who spend money on these films, shouldn't expect good movies to come from Hollywood because Hollywood "is what it is"?
Why even watch movies then?

Absinthe's posts all hit this nail on the head

well...simply put, don't go to the movies.
my point is, crap movies are made every year...and people watch them.
its sending the wrong signal, no?

Absinthe, i understand what ur saying and even agree with it..my only point tho is that 90% of Hollywoood movies are crap and have been for a while...moreover, games turned movies has a very bad track record.

if u or others raise expectations based the title of the movie, ur only letting urselves down.
i too hope that for once Hollywood gets a game turned movie done right.
that means the right producers/directors/casting etc...
sounds like a long shot to me.

edit: and yeah i know RE is not about blowing shit up...but i did see the trailer of the movie before going to the theatre...i knew what to expect and also knew what i wanted to see and i got that.

 

[Lucid]

The RE movies still blow. :|

 

[IonizeMyAtoms]

well...simply put, don't go to the movies.
my point is, crap movies are made every year...and people watch them.
its sending the wrong signal, no?

I don't think you really got my post, I was being facetious
It's ridiculous to assume that because a movie comes out of Hollywood it automatically has a 90% chance of being crap

 

[Absinthe]

Absinthe, i understand what ur saying and even agree with it..my only point tho is that 90% of Hollywoood movies are crap and have been for a while...moreover, games turned movies has a very bad track record.

if u or others raise expectations based the title of the movie, ur only letting urselves down.
i too hope that for once Hollywood gets a game turned movie done right.
that means the right producers/directors/casting etc...
sounds like a long shot to me.

I understand that. Which is why I wish people wouldn't settle for shit adaptations of games. I wish you and others never went to see Resident Evil out of principle, because when you support these ****tards, you're only aiding a system that, as you put it, is 90% crap.

 

[Dr. Freeman]

I don't think you really got my post, I was being facetious
It's ridiculous to assume that because a movie comes out of Hollywood it automatically has a 90% chance of being crap

hey i don't have to say anything for 90% of the movies being pumped out by Hollywood...they speak for themselves really.

I understand that. Which is why I wish people wouldn't settle for shit adaptations of games. I wish you and others never went to see Resident Evil out of principle, because when you support these ****tards, you're only aiding a system that, as you put it, is 90% crap.

im sorry...
it was a Friday night both times and i was bored :|

 

[JNightshade]

I've agreed with pretty much everything Absinthe has said so far. And I think that if they made a truly faithful adaptation of the games, with the focus on tense fear (as opposed to mindless action and gore) it would be awesome. But they'd need to get William Fichtner to play Leon Kennedy!

 

[Evo]

Okay, so it ain't gonna be anwhere close to being a half-way decent game-movie conversion of what makes RE, RE.

But, the previous ones have been films worth a good laugh when you have nothing else to do during the holiday's. I may go see this in the cinema, though more than likely will just DVD it.

The only promising game-movie conversion in the works is Halo. Nothing else is going to be a good conversion due to the fact that Hollywood destroys the story 90% of the time.

So look beyond the game based franchise, and look at is as 90 minutes of cheap action/(wannabe)horror good for a boring day in the holiday's

 

[<RJMC>]

is true what the other guy say

this movies are just to get money and no for entertaiment

and whoever say that "I go to the movie to see things some stuff blow up not the art of work that RE is" so if someone make a half-life where 80% is pure explosions you will not say anything?

the best thing hollywood can do is
not make more videogame based movies

 

[Asuka]

I liked both RE movies 1st was way better then 2nd. But i liked them. Yes there are some retarded movies based on games. "House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark. But some are ok-good. Alien vs. Predator, Resident Evil 1,2, Doom (even tho it serious could have been 100000 times better).