Introduction --------------- Waking up dazed and confused, Alice (Milla Jovovich) stumbles around an apparently deserted mansion house. She teams up with a group of soldiers who enter the mansion and the truth gradually begins to unfold. The Film and the Game ----------------------------- Resident Evil is based on the computer game of the same name which appeared quite a while ago now on the Playstation. The basic plot of the game (followed here) is that a virus has turned all the inhabitants of a mansion (actually a top secret research station) into flesh-eating zombies. The characters must now survive and make their way to ...  Read the complete review

The computer-game/Movie crossovers have often had a pretty bad press – more often than not the fans of the game complain that the movie is nothing like the game, and movie buffs slate the script, direction and, well, pretty much everything about the movie to be honest. The end result is usually a movie that is universally panned by all concerned and destined for video-rental hell. Not sure what I mean? Well let me throw two names at you – Street Fighter and Mario; two great games, two dire films. Tomb Raider attempted to buck this trend – whilst the movie was panned by some, I actually quite enjoyed it in a ‘no-brainer’ type of ...  Read the complete review

"Evil Never Dies..... Apparently" The majority of people who have seen Resident Evil will be aware of its video game background. Capcom's famous horror survival zombie game that has been actively updating the series with new installments for over 15 years. While this film isn't a necessity for the franchise, more of a solid money maker, it has not been made half-*rsed.. although they unwittingly created an abomination of a set of films with the release of several sequels. With a story that doesn't tie into any of the games, its creators have been pretty brave by coming up with an original story that manages to stand fine on its own, instead of using and ...  Read the complete review

With the release of Resident Evil: Afterlife edging closer, I thought it may be time to revisit the first two movies, and finally see the third! Released in 2002, Resident Evil is based on the old computer games of the same name, I think they were for PC and PlayStation? The opening scene shows, what seems to be, a normal office block filled with staff. People fetching coffee, catching up and getting into elevators. However, after a minute or so, some kind of gas is released into the building and all of the staff are killed. The main character of the movie is Alice (Milla Jovovich). The first time we see Alice, she wakes up laying in her ...  Read the complete review

Resident Evil was released in 2002 and is a science fiction horror film. It is the first film in the series, with the fourth being announced this year. It is rated 15 due to strong language, mild sexual references and lots of violence and scientific horror. Plot Deep beneath Racoon City, the Umbrella Corporation built a scientists lab called the Hive where employees work on generic research. Someone gains access to the Hive and while trying to steal their experiments, all hell breaks loose. The Hive has a computer defence system and detects the virus that has been let loose and shuts itself down, killing everyone inside. Alice wakes up in a ...  Read the complete review