Just saw the movie, and...well, it's a lot better than Extinction, I'll give it that. You could say that I've been a fan of the videogame since '96 and have nothing short of high expectations, so forgive me if I don't fully appreciate the "directions" Hollywood seems to make in my sacred cow franchise :P. Anyway, like the blog title states, it's in 3D, and no way around it. I'll admit commercials are way more immersive now (probably the first time I was ever actually impressed by a car commercial). The movie itself, however...depends on how much you've enjoyed the previous RE movies. I guess as a fan I should say I appreciate a few nods to RE5, but in the directions the movie has gone, it feels way out of place. Some iconic characters make an appearance, some duels are very reminiscent of playing it in the videogame. As far as the storyline relating from the videogame to the movie, it's all over the place. I'm not talking about Alice either (which I also have to admit, I wouldn't mind having a character based on her in the videogame side of things) but just like in Afterlife when you see someone actually related to the universe, I never really jumped for joy, rather "oh, cool...they've finally decided to pay attention to the videogame for once...let's see how they butcher my respect for this character :|."

All in all, I'd say the movie was at least entertaining. I can't fault the producer for at least *trying* to convince us that he's played the games (or perhaps watched his son play the games...this would actually make more sense :P) but randomly adding total strangers that only resemble the legendary characters by name only, it's like said icons are reduced to sidekicks instead of actual heroes :?. But like I said, the storyline is hard to follow...the movie is still sitting on the T-Virus concept, and when you have moments pulled from the latest RE game (that used the upgraded Progenitor virus) I've got no choice but to simply have that "just a mindless popcorn flick that I really should throw all fandom logic away" attitude. Still a great action flick with zombies...if it weren't called Resident Evil ;).

Which comes to the 3D part: this would be the first time I'd watch a movie wearing the glasses, and to put it bluntly, it's not for me. By the time I got out of the theatre, I had a splitting headache. For me, the movie was really hard to focus on because in daylight areas I actually had to squint my eyes :?. And there's a scene where they're using flashlights, and that just ended up pissing me off. I mean, it felt like I was actually staring into a real flashlight :|. I guess I'm one of those few people who can't handle 3D movies. Anyway, I give this movie a 7/10 considering it didn't completely suck like I thought it would, and I have to give props for the movie doing a decent job on making Wesker on-par with his gaming alter ego. Oh, and if you do decide to watch the movie...stay a while after the credits for a special "nod" for longtime fans keeping up with the series ;). Nothing utterly special, but solves that burning question on "what the hell happened to that other awesome character that just...vanished after the second movie?" ;).