Resident Evil - Apocalypse [UMD for PSP] | Razaaq Adoti, Shaun Austin-Olsen

Resident Evil - Apocalypse [UMD for PSP] | Razaaq Adoti, Shaun Austin-Olsen | The movie is OK... Blu-ray is wow.

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Resident Evil - Ap...

	Resident Evil - Apocalypse [UMD for PSP] Razaaq Adoti, Shaun Austin-Olsen Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005 average customer review:based on 320 reviews view larger image
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Horror-bad, action-good!

This is not a horror movie. This film does not compare well with horror movies. This is an action movie with zombies. It compares very well with other action movies. Starting where Resident Evil ended, the bullets start flying and the zombies start chomping immediately (do watch RE before this one). Although the script is hardly award winning, the movie delivers much more than you would reasonably expect from a video game based zombie movie. The actors are capable enough, and even if you find them stiff and generic, it's okay - most of them don't survive very long. Sadly, the comedy relief guy isn't funny at all and he does survive the whole movie. Also, the martial arts and special effects are good overall (except for the CGI Dobermans which are awful). Somehow the film avoids being predictable and sets up the last part of the trilogy nicely. Whether or not you've played the video game (I haven't), Resident Evil: Apocalypse is sure to satisfy cravings for a fast-paced action movie with sexy, gun-toting, butt-kicking babes if you can forgive a few rather forced script elements (like main characters strolling through a graveyard totally oblivious to the risk this involves during a zombie uprising!)

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The movie is OK... Blu-ray is wow.

This was my first time watching a blu-ray movie and although I saw a difference right away in clarity and color, I thought to myself it wasn't THAT much of a difference, that is until I saw the standard definition clips in the bonus section.

While the difference is not as HUGE if you're using an upconverting DVD player, it is different nonetheless and is noticeable. No type of technology will smooth a scene (or movie) meant to be dark and grainy by design, so I won't hold it against Blu-ray (or any HD format) yet. I'm waiting for another 6 Blu-ray movies to arrive and will update this review once I get to see them.

As far as the movie itself, I mean, it's a videogame based movie, so don't expect "Gone with the wind" plot and depth. It's an action movie for the sake of action with a cast that is not known for their acting (with a few exceptions). If you're a fan of the videogame, it's great to see the characters show up in the movie and I also liked the continuity from the previous movie. You get to learn some more of what happened in-between. If that seems like an obvious trait for a movie to have, you're not too familiar with movies based on videogames [laughs]...

Overall, it's good for a rental and don't forget the popcorn.

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Good Sequel

This is a great sequel to the original. Although it didn't seem as dark and scary as the first, it made up for it in action. The movie picks up where the first one left off. As our heroine has escaped the hospital she finds a devastated world. She must find her only surviving friend and do what she can to bring the Umbrella Corporation down. She finds out more horrible truths about them and is assisted by a unlikely allie. Both movies complement each other nicely. I definitely recommend you add this to your Horror/SciFi collection. A must for anyone that owns "Resident Evil". I am looking forward to the third movie in this set.

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Dissapointing Transfer

Many of dvd look better than this blue-ray in the same PS3 upscale. Movie not bad, but picture could had been better.

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