ROTTEN TOMATOES: Set Visit: Resident Evil: Extinction!

Set Visit: Resident Evil: Extinction!

by Jen Yamato

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Resident Evil: Apocalypse character Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory) is conspicuously absent, and though the filmmakers wouldn't explain her character's fate, they have added a few new faces. Orphaned survivor K-Mart (played by 15-year-old Locke) and Nurse Betty (R&B singer Ashanti) are members of Claire Redfield's convoy. (The Claire character herself comes from the Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica games.) Perhaps the biggest surprise for fans of the games is the appearance of Umbrella Corp. chairman Albert Wesker, about whom Bolt had loads to share.

"In the game it's suggested that he works for Umbrella but it's never really clarified," Bolt said. We're saying, not only does he work for Umbrella, he runs Umbrella. Because this is a few years beyond the incident at Raccoon City. So he's now running Umbrella, and he will then be in the fourth movie as Alice's opponent." That's right, a fourth Resident Evil. Although production materials for Extinction have called this one the last in the trilogy, Bolt seems assured that a fourth installment will happen. He's even got some story and character details worked out.

"There's a very, very big cliffhanger. I don't want to give it away, but that's one of the things Paul and I are most proud of, is that each movie we sort of set up the next one. Albert Wesker will be involved in the cliffhanger."

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As for characters, we know a few who'll be surviving Extinction. "We're thinking Claire Redfield, Alice, and Albert Wesker," Bolt shared. "We might go to Alaska. We had this idea: the undead in the snow."

[END SPOILER ALERT]

But first things first -- Resident Evil: Extinction. Watch for more from our interviews with Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Oded Fehr, and others soon!

Resident Evil: Extinction hits theaters September 21. Watch the trailer here.

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jeremyd4 writes:
on Aug 08 2007 11:24 PM

I just can't get excited about this film... it has nothing to do with Resident Evil anymore! The games were called "Resident" for a reason - the whole saga started out in a huge, mysterious mansion full of secrets and the undead. The series should be about creaking floor boards, deserted inner city buildings, swamps, graveyards, underground labs... not some Mad Max apocalyptic tale set in the desert, with the heroine having superpowers!!!

I always felt the games felt like watching an episode of "LOST" only much darker with zombies. Those who've played the games should hopefully see the similarities between these two franchises. They have so much in common in terms of the way their stories unravel.

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timmy_1411 writes:
on Aug 08 2007 11:53 PM

damn you can tell the people who make these movies do not play the game...Albert Wexler?? It's Wesker dip****s.

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Canuck666 writes:
on Aug 09 2007 02:59 AM

The fact this movie was made proves there is no God. I would rather be given a battery acid enema then watch this. Tomatometer prediction: 02% - because there is always that one guy(or girl) who will claim he likes it just to be different. *gives the evil eye to Michelle Alexandria, the sole reason "Alone in the Dark" doesn't have a 0% Tomatometer*

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FcPoliFan writes:
on Aug 09 2007 05:11 AM

I have to agree, as a big Resident Evil fan, I've always been dismayed by what they've done to the films. It's just not fair! Why could they not just hang to the game storylines, because however silly they were, they were still better than what we got.

Screw Capcom for ever allowing Paul WideScreen Anderson to rewrite the games in such a hideous manner. The only thing in common between games and films is the name. Such a waste.

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Gimy writes:
on Aug 09 2007 05:51 AM

god you guys whine like little comic book nerds. you know why they don't SIMPLIFY the series and make it EXACTLY like the game?? because that limits the audience, it limits the ideas they can use as well. you idiots always whine about how the movie isn't EXACTLY like the game but guess what?? GAME movies suck! look at Doom, it tried to be EXACTLY like the game and it was garbage. if you are a fan of the game and not the movie...then guess what? keep playing the game and shutup. the system they have in place OBVIOUSLY works because the movie is profitable. its simplistic as h3ll even without the game lines...shoot this, run...shoot that...but its about the best video game movie i've seen. that doesn't say much but, at least its somewhat entertaining. if thats because they've STAYED AWAY from the game plotlines...fine. but would you rather see a decent movie(they're not great) or a crap movie thats based EXACTLY on your wittle game? if they did it YOUR way, i bet they would have only made one and it wouldn't have made anything.

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Typhoon20 writes:
on Aug 09 2007 06:00 AM

Any action movie, especially great ones like these, are ruined to start with the fact they have a female lead, call me a sexist or whatever but I can't take a movie serious, especially action movies where females have the lead. Maybe that's just me.

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Defmonkey writes:
on Aug 09 2007 06:13 AM

In reply to this comment (#1024083)
Wow, you're comparing a game like doom, with the only storyline is that hell is loose on mars.... To Resident Evil, which even with its shoddy gameplay for over 11 years (which was saved by Resident Evil 4), was only kept alive for its solid storylines. People were in it for the story, to get the crap scared out of them... And shoot some zombies.

But comparing Doom to RE is like comparing Pong to Final Fantasy.

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HeisLegend1231 writes:
on Aug 09 2007 06:39 AM

I may be the only one, but I'm actually looking forward to this movie. No I'm not expecting it to be a great movie, but it will more than likely be an enjoyable experience. The first two were decent no thinking involved action flicks, and from the previews this one looks to be an improvement on the series.

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Gimy writes:
on Aug 09 2007 07:08 AM

defmonk...are we talking about a game or a movie?? i BELIEVE this is about a movie, IS IT NOT??? if you liked the story of the game...fine...play the game. but this is not a game, it is a movie.

pong was a classic and i think EVERYBODY thats older thats in their 20's on up has played pong. FF...not so much. but i see what you're saying. i'm simply saying you cannot profit from a movie when its EXACTLY like the game unless you get like...Peter Jackson or some guy who's a FREAK about the game and is good at making movies...direct/write and probably star. there's too much to accomplish. they took the name, a simple shoot em up concept...and rolled with it. when you try to do too much...you end up with cluttered garbage. which is what most video game movies end up being

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mickb writes:
on Aug 09 2007 07:51 AM

can anybody outthere tell me which movie made game has stuck to the original story till now ive seen them all maybe the best being doom, im a total resident evil fan the game are great(the original is still the best),and i watch the movies cos there fun not because they stick to the games

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Puzzledman writes:
on Aug 09 2007 09:45 AM

All the movies were a Sh*t and not because of the games. It really annoys me when they get some Dumb Actor or actress who think they know Kung fu just because they can do the splits, Strap'em to a wire rig and have them float about kicking people in the head. I blame the Matrix for this but at least it kind of fit with the plot in that film. For the worst wire work ever in an american film look no further than Seagal in Exit wounds.

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Product_of_You writes:
on Aug 09 2007 10:05 AM

you should know better than to watch exit wounds in the first place

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southwick writes:
on Aug 09 2007 10:41 AM

In reply to this comment (#1024086)
Guess Typhoon as never watched the Alien series.

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chazbow writes:
on Aug 09 2007 10:42 AM

I have some hope for this since Russell Mulcahy can be an entertaining director as "Razorback," "Highlander" and "Ricochet" proved. Even "The Shadow" had its moments.

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Aug 09 2007 11:39 AM

In reply to this comment (#1023691)
Thanks, Timmy. That was my bad. Transcribing a British (I believe) accent proved too much for my feeble American ears. (Hi, Joe!)

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andretti #1 writes:
on Aug 09 2007 12:12 PM

whoo hoo... i'm on opening day. I know they aren't the best films but for some reason I really enjoyed the first two.

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Defmonkey writes:
on Aug 09 2007 12:31 PM

In reply to this comment (#1024138)
That answer is Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children. Its still a movie based off a game *crosses arms and grunts* Not really a FF7 fan, thats probably the best game to movie though.

And Gimy, is it wrong to be a freak? Peter Jackson wants perfection. There's nothing wrong with that.

But to take the name Resident Evil and take it totally south and have no ties to the game at all, except that zombies are festering and killing all humans and turning them. We had to wait till the 2nd movie for an ORIGINAL lead character from the games (Jill Valentine) and she had a bit part and wasn't being chased by Nemesis. Its all about this super human anorexic chick named Alice who has no ties to the games whatsoever and she's humanities last hope because she's super human, instead of leading humanities last hope to non-chemically altered people to try and save the world.... Or get the hell out of dodge.

I'm really just disappointed in this film. When I first heard they were gonna make it, I was excited, then they were in the mansion for like 5 minutes and then in this huge hive that is miles underground the mansion.

I just hope after Extinction comes and goes, that they'll wait a few years, then try and do a true blue reboot and make a adaptation to the game to truly call it an adaptation.

Because, if you have the Original RE for the PS1, pop that sucker in and you'll go "What the hell?!! These controls suck and the graphics are horrible, why did I play this?" Because of the story.

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alsanali writes:
on Aug 09 2007 12:34 PM

In reply to this comment (#1024086)
Typhoon20 hasn't seen Aliens, has he?

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Aug 09 2007 03:18 PM

Extinction really does look different from the first two films, as you can tell from the trailers. I'm rather impressed with Mulcahy's visual style and how expansive and beautiful the sets look. Just having the film take place in daylight and in a desert setting (instead of nighttime in Raccoon City) makes me want to see it. Plus, I have to watch Milla Jovovich in just about anything. I'm excited.

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Aug 09 2007 03:32 PM

And personally, I don't need a movie adaptation to stick super faithfully to its source to be enjoyable. It's more of a jumping off point, and I think it works in many cases...think of the James Bond films. How many of those were as faithful to their respective source novels as some people think Resident Evil should be? Maybe that's not the best example of my point. I suppose I'm courting controversy with that argument...

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