2008 Woodie Awards
Good Thrillers Near Extinction
By Fabian Brunetti
9/24/07 - Lifestyle
Zombies flow endlessly from the industrial storage container in the middle of the Nevada desert. One by one, they are dispatched by gun and kukri knife, the weapon of choice of the movie's genetically-enhanced heroine, Alice.
This is the primary setting for the third installment, Resident Evil: Extinction. Hyperkinetic powers are commonplace in this video game/ big screen franchise, saving the movie from being a typical zombie horror movie. This installment again features the sexy Milla Jovovich as Alice.
Throughout the movie, she is seen trudging through the Nevada desert looking for survivors from the viral epidemic that has engulfed the world. On her journey, she joins a convoy whose plan becomes to reach a safe haven in Alaska. The way to Alaska has one catch: they must stop in Las Vegas for gas. Meanwhile, evil men in lab coats and sunglasses in a top secret underground research facility plot Alice's capture.
They believe that her blood can neutralize the virus, or create a mega-virus, resulting in super zombies. One of the selfish scientists bent on world domination eventually injects this mega-virus into his bloodstream.
The movie is characterized by several fight scenes that add a little merit to the plot. The whole idea of a mad scientist obsessed with world domination and controlling zombies is cliché and very overdone.
Many sequences in the plot borrow aspects from other movies. The way a zombie is created and killed is redundant between this and past movies. The original zombie movie, Night of the Living Dead, scared most people in their sleep.
Zombie movies in present times (especially this one) are just a way to let some laughter loose. The selfish scientist, Dr. Isaacs, becomes a mega-zombie by the end of the movie.
The ending is cliché, just like the rest of the movie, and involves the heroine triumphing over the malevolent scientist in a one-on-one battle. This final battle is short and not very impressive.
Isaacs' death is brief and painful, and then it jumps to Tokyo where the other men have congregated in yet another top secret underground fortress, with zombies engulfing the city. Alice uses a communication device to speak with the evil scientists.
The ending is a cliff hanger that easily predicts the plot of the next movie. This movie is definitely not a must see, wait until it's on DVD or have one of your friends buy you a ticket.
If you honestly want to go see it that much, be my guest. If you're a person who loves cliché zombie movies, maniacal scientists, and Milla Jovovich, this movie might be for you.
This is the primary setting for the third installment, Resident Evil: Extinction. Hyperkinetic powers are commonplace in this video game/ big screen franchise, saving the movie from being a typical zombie horror movie. This installment again features the sexy Milla Jovovich as Alice.
Throughout the movie, she is seen trudging through the Nevada desert looking for survivors from the viral epidemic that has engulfed the world. On her journey, she joins a convoy whose plan becomes to reach a safe haven in Alaska. The way to Alaska has one catch: they must stop in Las Vegas for gas. Meanwhile, evil men in lab coats and sunglasses in a top secret underground research facility plot Alice's capture.
They believe that her blood can neutralize the virus, or create a mega-virus, resulting in super zombies. One of the selfish scientists bent on world domination eventually injects this mega-virus into his bloodstream.
The movie is characterized by several fight scenes that add a little merit to the plot. The whole idea of a mad scientist obsessed with world domination and controlling zombies is cliché and very overdone.
Many sequences in the plot borrow aspects from other movies. The way a zombie is created and killed is redundant between this and past movies. The original zombie movie, Night of the Living Dead, scared most people in their sleep.
Zombie movies in present times (especially this one) are just a way to let some laughter loose. The selfish scientist, Dr. Isaacs, becomes a mega-zombie by the end of the movie.
The ending is cliché, just like the rest of the movie, and involves the heroine triumphing over the malevolent scientist in a one-on-one battle. This final battle is short and not very impressive.
Isaacs' death is brief and painful, and then it jumps to Tokyo where the other men have congregated in yet another top secret underground fortress, with zombies engulfing the city. Alice uses a communication device to speak with the evil scientists.
The ending is a cliff hanger that easily predicts the plot of the next movie. This movie is definitely not a must see, wait until it's on DVD or have one of your friends buy you a ticket.
If you honestly want to go see it that much, be my guest. If you're a person who loves cliché zombie movies, maniacal scientists, and Milla Jovovich, this movie might be for you.
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