seal it off.......

Rating: 6/10 (14 September 2010)

Almost three years after the last movie, and eight years after a decent entry into the franchise, Anderson returns to his baby and brings a few new and borrowed friends.
story-wise, i have no idea what was going on. it starts like some punky techno Asian sci fi movie, and then turns into The Matrix: Ripped off.
If you have seen Reloaded, you will know where i am coming from. Alice jumping out of the window, and Wesker, the poor mans architect, spouting a lot of Jargon about nothing that leads to nowhere.
But five minutes into the movie, you realise that his has nothing to do with Narrative, character study, or story. This movie is for pure 3-D thrills and nothing else.
But to be fair, the 3-D is awesome. it works throughout, and no matter how many times someone points a gun through the screen you cannot help but laugh and be a little excited about the next set piece.
there is nothing else to the movie apart from set piece, meeting a new character, set piece, meeting new characters, guessing which ones will die, set piece, and guessing which movie Anderson has ripped off.
to name a few,
The Island. The Matrix and its sequels. Dawn of the dead original and remake. Die hard.
For a movie with story though, it's abysmal, one of the worst released so far, with no urgency or threat whatsoever. but then this is a video game movie, and Anderson is in charge, so for what you get you cannot help but get sucked in.
Sunglasses coming at you, blood hitting your glasses, slow motion in some silly situations, bullet time and some very corny characters.
It's popcorn cheese at it's best.
Just put on your glasses and switch off.