Jumped the shark, and I guess the apocalypse comes with makeup and a personal trainer

Rating: 5/10 (30 September 2010)

I know this is based on the video game series, and so there is more to it than we've seen so far, but the movies for RE have jumped the shark. It's getting tired, it's done. I may or may not watch one more of their movies (I hope there's just one more).
Early on, Alice should have died. That killed the rest of the movie for me. Not a scratch, better off than Wesker (who still had his powers). If she really lost her powers, why is she so ass-kicky? How can she survive the axe man (what the hell was the axe man anyway?), and go toe to toe with Wesker? The 3D seemed like it would be cool, but they teased the audience with one good throwing star and the rest was practically unrecognizable as 3D.
"This is a trap" - why not leave the ship instead of going through an armoured door...deeper into the trap? Umbrella is sickeningly omnipotent and manipulative, even though there are so few people left to manipulate. One wonders what the point of their activities ultimately is. I guess it's just showing an extreme control-freak mindset.
A few cheap scares, some comments on human nature, obligatory overly beautiful and healthy-looking people somehow maintaining their looks in an insanely desperate and stressful world (they really have the food to allow for muscle-building exercise, the makeup is still plentiful, shaving's a priority, there's enough water for lengthy showers...?) I'd be happy simply reading "...this is what Umbrella was up to all along_____...this is who lived/died_____...here is how far the mutations went___" without another movie.