Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writer: Paul W.S. Anderson
Milla Jovovich ... Alice
Oded Fehr ... Carlos Olivera
Ali Larter ... Claire
Iain Glen ... Dr. Isaacs
Ashanti ... Betty
Christopher Egan ... Mikey
Spencer Locke ... K-Mart
Mike Epps ... L.J.
Can anything stop the evil Umbrella Corporation from destroying what’s left of humanity? Can anything stop me from watching another “Resident Evil” movie? Once again, Milla Jovovich runs across zombies in the standard post-apocalyptic setting. The Umbrella Corporation is getting tired of living underground and wants a cure for the zombie plague they’ve unleashed on the world. Milla’s blood is the key to creating an anti-virus so they send a team to go and fetch her. But Milla is evolving into a super babe with powers beyond those of normal babes. The Umbrella Corp. resident mad scientist needs to gain new powers if he is going to defeat Alice. Long live the new flesh.
What is it about supermodels and guns? What is it about watching a beautiful woman lay waste to armies of the undead? Would these movies have worked at all if Alice wasn’t a hot harvester of death?
I don’t believe they would have. The main selling point of these flicks is watching Jovovich splatter zombie guts all over the place while strutting her stuff like the supermodel she is. I can’t seem to get enough of it. When you wonder why they keep making these movies, think of me. More specifically, think of me forking over my soon to be spent eight dollars to someone sitting in a box office.“Resident Evil: Extinction” is a throwaway movie made for some quick zombie thrills. The good news is that it works effectively. They throw in a few new scenes to spice up the zombie carnage. The zombie dogs are back but this time we get zombie birds. Come on, you know you love zombie birds. There’s also plenty of blood spilling to keep the gore level at an appropriate level. I had a good time watching Alice slice and dice her way through various zombie organs. “Resident Evil: Extinction” is worth a look.
SCORE: 3 out of 4 supermodel zombie killers
As soon as they revealed their stolen plot points and dialogue from "Day of the Dead", this turkey was doomed to be forgettable. And then they put all the zombies in the same outfits at the end, like the goons in a Bond film. AND THEN, they pass up the mother of all locations, Las Vegas, and leave it as sandy window dressing. Awful.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say this one was awful although I agree that Las Vegas should have been exploited more than it was. Actually, it wasn't exploited at all except on the poster. I was hoping for zombies to be hanging out by the roulette table as Alice blasts them to oblivion. Instead we got a rusty set in the middle of the desert. Certainly not the most memorable film experience but one that provides some quality cheap thrills. Alice, sweet Alice.
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