I have a new favorite...

Rating: Null/10 (2 June 2002)

I am seriously shocked.
Let me just state that I usually respect other's opinions, and I understand some people just may not like this movie, but I have to wonder just how in the hell someone could have disliked this movie enough to make negative comments on it at a website.
Ok, so maybe they don't like horror movies. Then why even go see it? Why even make a comment on it if you don't like horror movies?
Maybe they wanted the movie to follow the game...uh yeah, great idea. Instead of the original take on the storyline, let's have a recreation of the scenes in the game, since you know, everyone wants to already know what's going to happen.
Maybe they felt it was just too devoid of any depth. This one I'll give some credit. This movie is slim on character development, but it's a horror movie. Anyone who has played the games know character development isn't high up on the priorities. To me at least, the games atmosphere and just all around feelings of something wrong is what makes me enjoy it. I am a zombie movie fanatic. But, strangely enough, I HATE with a passion the comedic zombies, like the ones in Dead Alive. I'm into the feeling of doom one gets when seeing the beginning of Day of the Dead, with the ravaged city overrun. You know, the armageddon angle of the Romero films, or the ending of Fulci's Zombi.
Back to RE. Whatever reasons there might be for disliking this movie, I can safely say that if you're reading the comments for it, you've already seen it or you're at least a little interested in the genre. In that case, you won't be disappointed. I went into it expecting another shoddy game-to-movie translation like Street Fighter or some other garbage. What I got is one of my all-time favorite horror movies(Yeah I said it). This movie takes the atmosphere from the game and goes a different direction with everything else. It's either fast-paced action or tense scenes that really convey the feeling you get when playing the game, walking through a deserted hallway wondering what the hell is gonna happen next. But on to the part that solidified this movies position in my all-time favorites list...
The ending. I have read some of these comments bashing the ending, and honestly, what the hell? How is this a bad setup to a sequel? I rank this as my favorite ending EVER. Yeah better than any other movie I've ever seen. I'm not saying everyone's gonna love it that much, but I did. The music kicking in at just the right time, the carnage-filled streets, it all fit together perfectly, and I haven't been looking forward to a sequel this much in a LONG time. As long as Paul Anderson keeps the same style throughout the second one, this movie will be THE zombie movie. I guess I just don't get how someone could say the ending is setting up a sequel that will be "even worse". I am looking forward to where the citywide destruction angle goes VERY much...
In closing, give this movie a chance. I'm not saying hail it as the greatest film to ever be created, or to hate it like alot of these other comments would have you believe you should be doing. I'm saying just sit and watch it for yourself. Maybe you won't like it. But maybe you'll love it like I did.