Creepily fantastic

Rating: 10/10 (9 December 2002)

first of all i must admit that i am an avid resident evil player and was skeptic of this film at first, yet still anticipated its release.
After walking out of the theatre i was astonished. I remembered the days when video games first came to the big screen. I remember the disapointment following such flops as Super Mario Bros., and Street Fighter. But then there was the satisfaction of Mortal Kombat (not the sequel which sucked hard core) and Final Fantasy: the spirts within.
Resident Evil falls in line with Mortal Kombat. The origional story is kept in tact except for a few details that had to be added to make the movie work.
I enjoyed the movie tremendously, in fact a few scenes totally creeped me out, just like the game does, while playing it alone, in a dark room with the volume turned way up. Although it will always be a trend setting classic, i believe that Resident evil is totally the Night of the living dead of the 2000's...there has not been a great zombie movie since then until now.
Recommended to sci-fi fans and gamers alike, and if you haven't tried the game yet and liked the movie, i suggest you get with it. Both the game and the movie are edge of your seat fright fests that will definately get your heart racing.