good back then but nowadays outdated CGI

Rating: 7/10 (5 December 2012)

Based on a game Resident Evil was meant to be the next big thing. Seen it back in 2002 it was indeed something special but no out on Blu Ray I saw it again and it was a bit passé.
Why, because the digital effects used are a bit out of time. It's strange to see it nowadays with the effects from back then, but wait, the faces doesn't always look believable when the dead are walking. But the dogs really looked stunning. The big monster on the other hand was clearly to see that it all was CGI. But not only that, even for a monster flick it is low on gore and even red stuff. Most of the slaughtering is done off-screen.
But it is really the story that makes it watchable after all. A virus is let free in The Hive, an underground laboratory. The computer shut down all entrances to avoid infection. An elite military corpse has to investigate what went wrong and by entering The Hive they come across Alice (Milla Jovovich). She has amnesia and slowly her mind tells her what happened to her and what is happening inside The Hive.
Being low on gore and red stuff Ithought it was meant to be PG-13 but knowing Milla we all know she isn't afraid to show her body and that's what she exactly does in Resident Evil. She even goes fully naked and shows it all if you watch closely.
It was a nice entry in the genre with the walking dead and the monster but for me nowadays it doesn't really stand up towards the technology. That's weird because older flicks do stand their time. Still, worth watching.
Gore 1/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 3/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5