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Resident Evil: Extinction
Milla Jovovich sets a bunch of zombie crows on fire with her mind.
There is a lot to unpack in this movie as the insanity gets cranked to 11. So the world (or just the US... not sure as I faded in and out a lot) somehow got turned into a giant desert in the course of a few years due to zombies(?). Umbrella is still being evil despite the world being in shambles and they've cloned Alice (who is now X-Men level psychic) for the purpose of a plot point I either missed or just isn't there and it doesn't matter which.
Almost the entire film takes place in the bright light of day, which unless you're Ari Aster is a weird choice for a horror film. Once again, there are almost no memorable characters and for some reason Jill is missing and is replaced with Claire who doesn't do anything cool at all. It does have a bit of a pulp/B-movie feel to it in a good way and the action is fine along with some surprisingly decent zombie make-up. They shove the Tyrant in at the end, but don't bother to make him super tall or physically-imposing, so it ends up being rather lame to look at.
Overall, it was mildly entertaining if not for the sole reason of discovering just how fucking dumb and insane these films are.
Milla Jovovich sets a bunch of zombie crows on fire with her mind.
There is a lot to unpack in this movie as the insanity gets cranked to 11. So the world (or just the US... not sure as I faded in and out a lot) somehow got turned into a giant desert in the course of a few years due to zombies(?). Umbrella is still being evil despite the world being in shambles and they've cloned Alice (who is now X-Men level psychic) for the purpose of a plot point I either missed or just isn't there and it doesn't matter which.
Almost the entire film takes place in the bright light of day, which unless you're Ari Aster is a weird choice for a horror film. Once again, there are almost no memorable characters and for some reason Jill is missing and is replaced with Claire who doesn't do anything cool at all. It does have a bit of a pulp/B-movie feel to it in a good way and the action is fine along with some surprisingly decent zombie make-up. They shove the Tyrant in at the end, but don't bother to make him super tall or physically-imposing, so it ends up being rather lame to look at.
Overall, it was mildly entertaining if not for the sole reason of discovering just how fucking dumb and insane these films are.