Does exactly what I expected it would do - best of the first 4

Rating: 8/10 (29 November 2012)

I just got around to watching the RE films as I found a special offer for the first four on blu-ray for a very cheap price. I have never played any of the games, nor do I know anything about RE i.e. I am not a fanboy. Having watched all four back to back I have concluded that the ranking should be as follows (best to worst):
4th (2D version – the 3D version would almost certainly render it the worst of the 4), 2nd, 3rd (Mad Max homage), 1st
My logic is that these films seem to be a basic comic book bang-crash franchise and therefore they should be judged on their ability to deliver thrills, explosions and insanely silly plots. Four does this; two is an enjoyable remix of Escape from New York; three is OK but it really is a Mad Max rip-off; one looks like it came from the video game and no-one bothered to make it look like a film.
Once again I am dumbfounded by reviews which complain about the lack of logic and the many plot holes in these films about an uber-babe who fights zombies and blows things up. Go and watch a Merchant-Ivory film if those sort of things concern you.