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SEPTEMBER 24, 2007
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Resident Evil 3 Review
by Grits
I went to see Resident Evil 3: Extinction last night. I entered the theatre with
equal parts excitement and trepidation. You see, I'm a long time fan of the
video games and both of the previous movies had done a fine job of
capturing the feel of Raccoon City and the characters involved in the series. I
had enjoyed both of the previous entries, favoring Apocalypse over the
original but I was afraid that stepping away from the series' long time setting
might be more than the movie could survive.
Fortunately, I was wrong. Most critics will likely pan this movie, especially if
they've never played the video game series. I, on the other hand, felt that the
atmosphere that had me sitting on the edge of my seat and jumping at
shadows and background noises when I played any of the titles was well
captured and well demonstrated in the third movie installment.
Many people who didn't play the video game series will feel the characters
are under developed or not given enough back story. The Claire Redfield
character for instance (played by the very lovely Ali Larter of Heroes fame)
seemed to be added more for the sake of finally having her present in one of
the movies, a tip of the hat to the fans of the game. Those of us who played
the series know her back story from the games but for those poor souls who
haven't experienced the video game are likely to wonder why she was
present at all.
In a world that lets movies adapted from video games be produced and
directed by the horrid Uwe Boll (don't know who he is? Look him up on
imdb.com, you'll see very quickly why I detest the man), this movie is a good
example of what should be done to maintain the feel of the games being
portrayed.
Bottom line is if you like zombie flicks and you liked any of the Resident Evil
games, you'll get your money's worth if you see this in the theatre.
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