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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Received this today. A very good transfer in my opinion. I use to own the DVD and I can tell the difference. Colours are more vivid and I can see more detail. Sound is more powerful. I have a 2.1 Philips speaker system plugged into the headphone socket of my TV.
Languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish and Portoguese.
Subtitles: French, English, Portoguese, Spanish and Italian
Languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish and Portoguese.
Subtitles: French, English, Portoguese, Spanish and Italian
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
This movie, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, who also directed the sci-fi horror cult movie Event Horizon, deals with the survival of a small group of security personnel employed by the pharmaceutical hypercompany Umbrella, well known to the fans of the Resident Evil video games.
An outbreak of the mutating T-Virus in a research facility is threatening to spread to Raccoon City, a small fictional city in the northern States, and the protagonist Alice (Milla Jovovich), who recently suffered from amnesia due to a plot-related issue that I'm not going to reveal here, has to investigate along with her team, and as they dig deeper into the underground facility, the truth reveals itself to be far worse than expected.
This movie is not a Citizen Kane kind of film. I don't think anyone considering buying this doesn't know that. But it's been around since 2002 and every horror fan knows this movie, most love it simply because it's amazingly filmed, with dark corners and angled cameras, lots of images that one does not forget, and a kick-ass soundtrack. Even though the movies differ strongly from the games, especially the later ones, there are lots of parallels, and the actors do their part very well. The storyline is fun, not to hard on the brain, and Resident Evil is a great start of a series that has become more and more successful with every film they make. To this date, the Resident Evil movies keep their place in the Guinness Book of World Records Games Edition as the only series of video game adaptions that is continuosly successful, meaning that every additional movie grossed more than its predecessor.
If you like survival-horror with guns and gadgets, a cool soundtrack, a great protagonist and awesome settings, you should see this. Especially on Blu-ray.
An outbreak of the mutating T-Virus in a research facility is threatening to spread to Raccoon City, a small fictional city in the northern States, and the protagonist Alice (Milla Jovovich), who recently suffered from amnesia due to a plot-related issue that I'm not going to reveal here, has to investigate along with her team, and as they dig deeper into the underground facility, the truth reveals itself to be far worse than expected.
This movie is not a Citizen Kane kind of film. I don't think anyone considering buying this doesn't know that. But it's been around since 2002 and every horror fan knows this movie, most love it simply because it's amazingly filmed, with dark corners and angled cameras, lots of images that one does not forget, and a kick-ass soundtrack. Even though the movies differ strongly from the games, especially the later ones, there are lots of parallels, and the actors do their part very well. The storyline is fun, not to hard on the brain, and Resident Evil is a great start of a series that has become more and more successful with every film they make. To this date, the Resident Evil movies keep their place in the Guinness Book of World Records Games Edition as the only series of video game adaptions that is continuosly successful, meaning that every additional movie grossed more than its predecessor.
If you like survival-horror with guns and gadgets, a cool soundtrack, a great protagonist and awesome settings, you should see this. Especially on Blu-ray.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I think this film is great and I think some of the negative feedback and critical reviews are misplaced! I understand that everyone has their own opinions but I think for the first film in the series it does the things the games don't and give a prequel to the games explaining how the T-Virus was unleashed. On a whole I think its a pretty amazing film, yes the overall action takes a while to get started and yes at times the dialog may seem dragged out at times, but the extra features included defiantly make up for this, and the fact you can access the main menu whilst the film is playing enhances the experience and makes it better on a whole as the ease of use is clear and so is the less time consumed selecting various things from the main menu.
However I have only one fault, and that is that the film is missing various things which I think would have been a great addition, bloopers and outakes from the film back in its production.
But on a whole I think the film is a great 'original' adaptation of the games and I think its worth buying because compaired to the original DVD version the difference is evident through the menu, features, picture quality, sound quality and experience. I think this film is a great start to the films and should be given credit where credit is due. So if your considering buying this product, don't just read the negative responses and be immediately offput, give it a chance, its defiantly worth it.
However I have only one fault, and that is that the film is missing various things which I think would have been a great addition, bloopers and outakes from the film back in its production.
But on a whole I think the film is a great 'original' adaptation of the games and I think its worth buying because compaired to the original DVD version the difference is evident through the menu, features, picture quality, sound quality and experience. I think this film is a great start to the films and should be given credit where credit is due. So if your considering buying this product, don't just read the negative responses and be immediately offput, give it a chance, its defiantly worth it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Lights, horror...ACTION!!!
Bought all four films plus the CGI animation at once. Films aren't mind-bending oscar nominations, but they're great for an afternoon / evening of just sit down mindless action... Read more
Published 9 days ago by Star Trek Afficiendo
Unfaithful cash in...
It is amazing, given the source material that P. Anderson can screw this up.
Games rarely convert into films simply because they are totally different kinds of medium,... Read more
Games rarely convert into films simply because they are totally different kinds of medium,... Read more
Published 11 months ago by T. W. Marshall
The Movie is 5 stars, only problem with portuguese subtitles
This movie is so good that I only stoped after getting all the Resident Evil Movies.
One thing only, too bad, in the description said that had Portuguese subtitles (and also... Read more
One thing only, too bad, in the description said that had Portuguese subtitles (and also... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Samuel Silva
Good film, better in Blu-ray
Score Summary:
Story: 70% - Maybe it's because i've watched it for 1000 times, but it's just a zombies film with the classic 3 steps development (Incident ->... Read more
Story: 70% - Maybe it's because i've watched it for 1000 times, but it's just a zombies film with the classic 3 steps development (Incident ->... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Matteo Rondini
Great movie
Its a great movie with a good quality upgrade from the dvd version.
The Portuguese subtitles are from Brazil so if you are from Portugal you may not like the subtitles.
The Portuguese subtitles are from Brazil so if you are from Portugal you may not like the subtitles.
Published on 14 May 2010 by Paulo Teixeira
it is ok
If you like sf this film will not be a bad thing to watch. Blu ray still does a good job for this film.
Published on 7 Oct 2009 by frits
Great horror
I don't know anything about the video game the movie is based on, however I do know good horror, which is rare, and this is with the best. Read more
Published on 24 July 2009 by Don Duncan
Resident Evel Bluray
Great film, even better on bluray. Sound quality excellent with a vivid transfer. Good purchase.
Published on 16 July 2009 by G. Nutter-knight
Excellent Video
This film is better than the original computer game. I recommend it highly to lovers of Resident Evil Series.
Published on 24 May 2009 by James Watt
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