Dusty and Covered
Resident Evil:Extinction (review)
I have been a fanatic of this movie franchise since it started with the first one. It has the innards that i love (if not to die) to gaze in a movie. The blood spills party, outrageous zombies and gory-themed thrills. I have seen the 2nd movie "Apocalypse" for like 5 times? And still would'nt get jaded of watching my fair-haired building scene, the one where a girl lurched out of the building because she can't flee the troop of flesh-eating brainless creatures, conspicuously known as Zombies. Yum!
The third outing of the movie is quite enthralling but not satisfying. It did have a lot of gory and loathsome scenes which I pant for in a movie plus the nifty VFX they did in the crow-burning part. That was like the most frantic, jaw-droppin fire scene I've ever seen. But the flick is not as collosal and intensifying than the 2nd (the best of its series), it did surpassed the intoxicating underground scenes of the first film, but it lacked the intensity and thrills that the 2nd film offered, the creatures (other than zombies) in this 3rd installment is shlep outmatched compared to the creatures in the 2nd film.. who would be scared of crows? I mean they're just birds.
It is also alarming to note that some scenes are a little folly and off. The part where they mounted a ruined, grubby, and deserted Vegas started as convincingly lavish with all the burried buildings and road signs but twists the scenario by showing a weathered Statue Of Liberty and partly sand-drowned Eiffel Tower, since when did those transferred in Vegas? If their trying to flabbergast the audience by showing impressive CGI replica of those landmarks,
then they were a dead-duck. Its disturbing.
The climactic duel between Alice and the mutated Scientist is not captivating and riveting, its very dark (no points for lighting) and the CGI is weak, it's like Doom. And the scientists' character was not acted well, the actor who played the role was ineffective in convincing the audience that he is fearsome. (not even a short-lived momentum he did)
I hate the fact also that Ashanti appeared only for 25 minutes(?). I'm not a prodigious fan of her but It was exciting to know that she's part of the film. But sadly she was killed too early before she could even establish her own character.What was her name in the film again?
The movie, I shall say is not generally platitudinous or a waste of money, it also has effectiveness in creeping the viewers. And some scenes are also bodacious and impressive. (i.e. the crow scene). But for me who have been an avid follower of this movie, I found it disappointing. Apocalypse is still my favorite.
The movie is still showing in theaters. If you'd like to see it.
Kim & Gerald lost to Zombies
The ostentatious launching of the touted most "promising" and "hottest" (if not boiling) loveteam in their first movie starrer failed to evoke the viewers as they favor the last installment of the movie rendition of the hit Sega computer game "Resident Evil: Extinction" over KimGerald's "I've Fallen for you" by almost $80,000 difference.
Extinction posted a total $390, 810 five-day gross vied with I've Fallen for you's scant $309,212 posting. It's also disappointing to note that "I've Fallen.." opened with 50 screens all over the Philippines compared to Extinction's 35, which expected to give "I've Fallen.." a greater leeway in leading the local box-office but the results tell otherwise.
In terms of esteem, I've Fallen for you was lucidly given much advertisements, the movie's teasers are shown almost every commercial gaps of ABS-CBN's TV shows, compared to Extinction which was publicized only through posters in the malls, newspapers, and minimal advents of teasers on TV's.
The previous movie offering of Star Cinema "A Love Story" did well in the local box-office with an opening of almost $1.5 milllion 5-day gross. The last flick KimGerlad appeared in "First Day High" was also a ho hum in the box-office.
Well, It's a stupendous news to the makers of Resident Evil specially Milla Jovovich and the zombies who beat the hell out of the country's most bankable loveteam. The least thing they can do to buttress their sweep is to never make another installment of the flick. And for the Star Cinema why say that the movie is a "mega-blockbuster-hit" when the number tells the contrary?
Milla Jovovich and the zombies latest tie-up made a tremendous victory , enough in making them today's hottest screen gems and the country's #1 loveteam, placing Kim and Gerald in #2! Peace.
Here is the box-office result from boxofficemojo, Sept. 26-30
