Nearly the Best in the Series!

Rating: 8/10 (7 June 2012)

Before anyone judges me on this review, I have a very deep point to make about RE: Afterlife. It had silly stuff, it didn't make sense and yes there was an overdose of CGI, Even though those elements didn't work, it was still an excellent sequel. Probably the best sequel alongside the first entry from 2002.
I have heard so much negativity be thrown at this film. And for what? Come on, there are far worse Horror films than this. Surprinsgly, to me, it was one of the best Sci-Fi/Action/Horrors I have ever seen in a long time. I loved Apocalypse and Extinction, but this one just pushed it a little bit more.
The thing I want to defend the film on is the cramming in of characters from the game. Yes, maybe it is a little bit over the top, but it is not a game. It was freakin 2010. Horror films made for this generation are not going to become classics anytime soon! The RE (or Biohazard) games are what they are. The films, (especially this one, since we are up to entry 4 now) are what they are. Sure the adaptations are different but they are not lame. I think the films are actually a lot better than the games.
I am so sick of hearing people say, this doesn't work and zombies can't swim or dig. Once again, get with the generation of this age! It is not "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) or "Dawn of the Dead" (1978), even though I love those films. This is Resident Evil! Not old time zombie films.
By this stage, it was bound that the Resident Evil franchise would go over the top with everything and anything.
There is something to me that makes this Resident Evil sequel more special than the previous 2. I thought after watching Exticntion (which I thought was fantastic) Afterlife was not gonna have a chance in hell of beating this one. Surprinslgy, it actually beats the two sequels! Afterlife is awesome. The violence and action is chaotic and full of more mayhem. I love many of the characters because of their different personalities, the environment and look of the film which is set in a modernized today environment which is ruined because of the Apocalypse w/ the jail setting was an excellent idea to set these characters in. It was more creepier because they could not escape, they were trapped in one place instead of moving around everywhere, like the other films. The area they're stuck in leaves them in total dread and peril. Not to mention the Axeman/Executioner was disturbing looking! They made him look good here. Even though he didn't get much screen time, I still like it. It's good how they brig big menaces back to the series (like Apocalypse had done before) was a cool twist to things! The only slight few problems I would say (mentioning above) is the film is unrealistic and there is too much use of CGI happening.
Overall, Resident Evil Afterlife was the most kickass sequel, siding along with the first entry.
It deserves 7.5/10