Resident Evil (2002) Movie Review - Cinemassacre

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James reviews 2002's Resident Evil. Based on the video game series, Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez star as the leaders of a commando team who must break into "the hive," a vast underground genetics laboratory operated by the powerful Umbrella Corporation. There, a deadly virus has been unleashed, killing the lab's personnel and resurrecting them as the evil Un-dead. The team has just three hours to shut down the lab's supercomputer and close the facility before the virus threatens to overrun the Earth. The film was directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.
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[@JamesNintendoNerd]

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[@p00yan]

Hello James. You're my best friend.

[@bi0hazard921]

These fanfics where awful...

[@Stephen_Eee]

Has Kieran played it yet?

[@keynanmartinez]

The laser part was the most scariest moment in that franchise.

[@Inckman452]

James! You rule!

[@anubusx]

The best live action Resident Evil is the intro to the PS1 game.

[@TMFisms]

FACT!!!!!!!!!!!! The Director's Cut was by far the best Live action RE ever.

[@Tubeite]

JOSEPH!

[@anubusx]

That version was better now that you mention it.

[@shanewhite8433]

They found all the live characters that did the cutscenes besides Jill nobody has ever found her

[@anubusx]

@@shanewhite8433 Who plays the other ones?

[@maximillianrexcarpediem1469]

Marilyn Manson's Resident Evil theme is one of the most underrated Horror themes.

[@drewm.2790]

I agree, it’s such an amazing score

[@Egei]

I couldn't agree more! I put it on every Halloween party soundtrack that I make, and it's always a huge hit

[@jannebengtsson7338]

could not agree more. I use it in my dnd games to build suspense, and it always convey urgency that something really bad is about to happen at any second. at the same time is the underrated part because even though everyone I play it to, loves it, they can never place it. and that's a little sad.

[@alexrivera633]

I love it so much really well done!

[@Dukefazon]

I love it! I listened to it so many time it's unbelievable!

[@ASRGRetro]

The best part of the movie is that some of the zombies like the ones with missing limbs or walking on broken ankles are actual amputees and contortionists. Brings new light to the awesomeness of the zombie acting.

[@rogeriomiranda779]

they misused the zombies so much that i'd never imagine this, cool!

[@naclynerickii]

Fact indeed. Was interesting to hear that fact on one of the commentaries.

[@jamesedleymusic]

@@rogeriomiranda779 How did they misuse the zombies exactly? I can’t imagine them any other way.

[@nodorog448]

Wasn't aware they did that in 2002. I know they sought out stunt men and women missing limbs for Snyder's Dawn of the Dead remake in 2004. Yes even the legless one swinging from the rafters in the parking garage.

[@waynejohnson5037]

"Has that PW Anderson feel to it" like games have "that distinct LJN style"

[@cartooningwithchris5329]

It's better to have P W.S. Anderson than Uwe Boll

[@dudeman1456]

My thought exactly.

[@zero2nill905]

An interesting timer

[@TheMrRuttazzo]

The movie even had that "interesting timer" at the end. :P

[@internetual7350]

@@cartooningwithchris5329 It's better to have anybody over him.

[@awill891]

Unreal, Capcom makes a game highly influenced by George Romero's work and then they turn him down when he tried to make a movie for the game.

[@sinisterwombat3128]

And then copy elements from HIS ZOMBIE FLICKS!

[@SeasideStrangler]

i doubt it was capcom that turned him down, it was probably the people paying for the movie.

[@night1952]

I'd guess it has to do with the age rating.

[@Mecha82]

While you can blame Capcom from many things that's something that you can't blame them from. It was film studio that did that, not Capcom.

[@JohnnyTronny19841]

The guy that gets cubed by the lasers gets the constricting Predator net in Alien Vs Predator. He is Anderson's go-to cubing dude

[@mark2411]

The only reason that scene scared me was because I watched it while I was eating(and nearly puked) fortunatelyi watched it when I was done with my dinner and it was much easier to watch. Moral of the story this is still a pretty cool scene.

[@shadowleon659]

Paul W.S. Anderson is basically the British Michael Bay.

[@billybifocals]

@@mark2411 nearly puked? course you did buddy.

[@19RaxR91]

@@shadowleon659 Dude... just no... I havent seen all of Bays movies, but after rewatching this one, I can surely say that Anderson has made at least 3 decent movies - which is at least 2 more when compared to the ones Ive seen from Bay...

[@naclynerickii]

Was also in Arrow. Gets kidnapped in season 1. Also was in Punisher War Zone. Tried to arrest Punisher but worked with him instead.

[@c1v1lwar24]

The most terrifying thing about this movie is the fact it spawned an entire series of em.

[@jekblom123]

Not unlike an actual zombie virus.

[@c1v1lwar24]

jekblom123 😆

[@orio_8320]

and i felt compelled to watch them....i do not know why

[@shala_shashka]

Oreo Oreo Something between hope and morbid curiosity

[@waragainstmyself1159]

lol this comment made me bust out laughing

[@steven6214]

When i was younger, i loved this movie, but as an adult, i look back and realize how bad it really was, it was more of a generic zombie flick than an actual Resident Evil film, outside of it being set in Raccoon City and referencing Resident Evil set pieces, it had really no attachment to the Resident Evil series, i know it wanted to tell it's own story and shy away from the games, but in the end i think that hurt the film more than not.

[@gromse5616]

I had the same experience. I loved it as a kid but after watching it recently, I realized it is kind of bad. The action is cheesy, the zombies are lame, and the characters are as shallow as a puddle. Had a ton of potential though. Being trapped in an underground facility with hundreds of zombies, monstrous lickers, and a murderous AI all with a time limit before it blows up was a great premise, shame it went to waste.

[@DagothUrWelcomesYou]

As a Resident Evil fan who saw the movie when it came out, my main complaint at the time was probably.. WHERE'S THE TYRANT??

[@59spadesofalife52]

They include nemesis in one of the films afterwards which is a bit weird....

[@KetwunsGamingPad]

SweetHomealabama Apocalypse was loosely based off RE3

[@RyuuzakiL5]

My only complaint is: WHERE IS THE RESIDENT EVIL?!

[@jamesedleymusic]

I suppose they weren’t trying to follow the game too much, hence why most of the characters aren’t in the movie.

[@PikaTheProsperous]

Isn't this the "Let's watch the director's hot wife completely outshine classic Resident Evil characters" movie series?

[@tomassmith2088]

"My wife is my friend"

[@drop_messages6226]

haha, well said. The movies, are action flicks, the games are horror atmosphere. You could almost be forgiven for thinking they are 2 unrelated things

[@tomgluip7621]

I (usually) don't like reboots. But with this movie series. I definitly won't mind.

[@maniacalmatt917]

Yep

[@MorrisseyMuse]

@@tomgluip7621 you are in the minority lol

[@Emma-zm7zb]

I loved this movie actually. The fact that it's shot underground gives it a claustrophobic feeling and I absolutely loved the fact that it ended with the music it started with.

[@darientellez73]

Resident evil + Capcom = Near Masterpiece. Resident evil + Hollywood = LJN.

[@edwardrichtofen9112]

Near? NEAR!?!

[@Ultravirile]

Alice is just a excuse for the director to show his wife lol

[@tyke2829]

They weren’t married until like the 4th film years later

[@Smurftopia]

Peoples Hernandez wrong. They met on the set of the 5th Element, which is where the offscreen romance most likely began.

[@Smurftopia]

Whoreally Cares I love how your name stipulates you don’t care when your comments show you do lol

[@Dream0Asylum]

@@Smurftopia To be fair, they never said they weren't one of them.

[@Smurftopia]

Whoreally Cares so, what you’re saying is you’re the expert here since you can determine peoples psychology based on a KZbin comment? Lol. No, I understood you. I just didn’t care for your comment as I didn’t find it all that interesting.

[@MzaM]

I like this avgn and whang crossover universe.

[@CaveyMoth]

I can't believe he showed his Whang without any warning.

[@cliz305]

@@CaveyMoth His Whang is a tiny Whang.

[@powerswitch5537]

A dream come true. 😎

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

100th like

[@Apanblod]

Whang is cool, but I always tend to zoom out while listening to him for some reason, and get the feeling that I have no idea what he's saying even when I think I do. If that makes any sense 🤔

[@bassman0704]

Wait, we could have had a Resident Evil from directed by the legend George Romero himself and they decided to go with Paul W.S. Anderson instead? Why? Just why?

[@jamesedleymusic]

You can read the screenplay that George Romero wrote for the film. I heard a lot of people saying it was pretty bad.

[@animefan2454]

@@jamesedleymusic for real?

[@trustno173]

Apparently Capcom felt that if the movie was too similar to the games people would just watch the movie and not bother playing the games.

[@JinnKid]

Wow, You don’t age! I’m glad to know you’re still doing videos!

[@mikshin9825]

Such a smart guy can make videos until he retires for all I care. I will still enjoy them.

[@ConFlow247]

How old even is he

[@RhythmGrizz]

... he never stopped. Ever. Where have you been?

[@Mario_N64]

@@ConFlow247 40 years old

[@ty1298]

It's cause he's wearing a hat lol

[@Ken-Oh.]

I will never forget the part when the soldiers get stuck in that laser room.

[@nthgth]

Iconic scene

[@carrauntoohil86]

That was the best part of the film. It was all down hill after that!

[@sugarray8929]

That scene was mind blowing.

[@toxicitzi357]

As much as I liked that scene, it killed every character that could have been interesting..

[@carrauntoohil86]

@@toxicitzi357 very true!

[@GreyHulk2156]

The laser security system is most likely a homage to Cube from 1997.

[@willmercier2852]

I think I enjoyed cube more than the re sequels lol

[@DOSRetroGamer]

An homage, or a copycat?

[@faheemjerseyxs4222]

That movie traumatized me for life 😂

[@wakkasoblitzed7970]

They brought the laser sequence into Resident Evil 4

[@dejay6700]

It WAS a homage to Cube. Anderson has said it himself

[@Dylanjrvs]

The effects in this movie has aged like a gallon of milk under the Sun.

[@j.hamilton5942]

They look better on a tube TV

[@Canadas_Very_Own]

Well it has been 20 years now.

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

@@Canadas_Very_Own it's been almost 30 since jurassic park and that still holds up

[@DaFro3713]

So have the movies in general.

[@gamer-px5cu]

@@GrosvnerMcaffrey Jurassic park is a massive movie made with the best technology, director, concept and actors with excellent practical effects. Resident evil is a low budget B movie.

[@EvanSnowWolf]

This movie was passable in a "prequel" sort of way. It ignores a lot of the main characters. The sequels however, are garbage.

[@drop_messages6226]

That is a very accurate statement about the movies.

[@JohnyTheWizKid]

Apocalypse wasn't too bad. I liked seeing Nemesis, and I liked 4 just cuz' Chris and Claire reunite and fight Whesker

[@jamesedleymusic]

I think that’s because it was trying to do it’s own thing within the Resident Evil universe.

[@gingermcgingin1733]

On the DVD commentary it's explicitly stated that it was intended as a prequel.

[@WhereThereDude]

passable ? the movie lost me when mary sue started running on the walls and kicking the dogs matrix style...

[@MedalionDS9]

Great use of "Mansion Basement" music from the Dualshock version

[@thompsonpatrick79]

Medalion really? I hated the dualshock versions music lol

[@ricflairslastdoobie7605]

@@thompsonpatrick79 No one cares dude

[@MedalionDS9]

@@thompsonpatrick79 That's kinda the point... it's so awful that it's funny

[@thompsonpatrick79]

Medalion ohhh ok haha thats what i thought lol

[@0Fyrebrand0]

"music"

[@Nikolaos-Koemtzis]

It started with James. Continued with Kieran. At the end we got a huge twist ending. Directed by M. night Shyamalan

[@sphinx3r]

I just turned it off once James was done talking. Guess I missed the twist.

[@Nikolaos-Koemtzis]

@@sphinx3r I usually do the same when James stops and someone else takes over. But this time Kieran knew his stuff. He didn't say something super important but it was worth watching it till the end.

[@Climacticc_Chaos]

worst director of all time

[@manabluerose]

Imagine turning down Romero for Paul WS Anderson... Just wow.. I remember seeing this in the theaters back in 2002 for my dad's 40th birthday and we both hated it so much as big fans of the game. It was such a let down.

[@MikeOfMichigan]

I mean, I highly doubt Romero’s movie would have spawned a series that earned them over a billion dollars. They did it before and I’m sure they would do it again in a heartbeat lol

[@JagoShogun]

The movie where the Mary Sue outshines our loveable cast and gets rid of any sense of dread due to her Plot-Amor Virus.

[@paltrax]

😂😂😂😂

[@naclynerickii]

Wasn't really a Mary Sue. She had no memory. Besides she was a villain prior anyway. She's been off n on trying to redeem herself. Not to mention in later movies she gets repeatedly infected.

[@paltrax]

@@naclynerickii back in my day femme fatales were considered cool

[@JagoShogun]

@@naclynerickii Yes she was. All she does is solve problems the main cast can't within seconds and look cool, ridding the movie of any horror element. The director had bias because it was his wife at the time. The skinny bish.

[@naclynerickii]

@@paltrax I still like them.

[@juanmartinstehle5047]

Fun fact: Yoshiki Okamoto, a former CAPCOM designer, worked on this movie.

[@martinde-serres8724]

Fun fact: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, a still-employed Capcom producer, worked on the movie franchise

[@juanmartinstehle5047]

@@martinde-serres8724 Yes, but on the CGI movies.

[@martinde-serres8724]

@@juanmartinstehle5047 on the live actuon movies too

[@juanmartinstehle5047]

@@martinde-serres8724 Seriously? I didn't know about that. I'm not joking.

[@martinde-serres8724]

@@juanmartinstehle5047 if you look closely in the credits, you'll see his name under 'Executive Producer'

[@deathbymybox]

"You're all going to die down here"

[@jeffersonderrickson5371]

Still echoes in my head. Honestly the scariest thing.

[@Digi123]

That's what she said.

[@randombarbarian5637]

The best words in recent cinema history!

[@MrRMT1986]

Greta Thunberg

[@dsmith8616]

oh look, retail in a nutshell.... lol

[@Poobell1]

I’ve never understood how James isn’t a mega resident evil fan? Like they are right up his alley

[@brettdulle3268]

No he's an old nes fan. He shows little knowledge or interest in post snes games.

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

He's gone on record about trying to play the original RE2 but never got passed the controls

[@Poobell1]

Grosvner Mcaffrey the controls aren’t that bad tho seems a bit silly to me

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

@@Poobell1 it's subjective some people never get used to it imagine in real life if you wanted to turn around and look up you had to steer yourself

[@comfortablydumb7818]

Some people just think the controls and gameplay aren't very fun. A friend of mine had no problems with the controls but the gameplay put him off.

[@ThePamelaine]

There's a huge mistake here: the Lickers are product of the t-Virus not the G-virus, as a reference William Birkin was the only one infected with the G. The Lickers are actually some sort of evolution of the zombie + Crimson Head chain. So in this case is not bad to include Lickers in the movie. :)

[@RipvanX]

There’s many strains of the T-Virus that are not explored in depth in the games. The T-Virus strain that leaked in Raccoon City was T-Birkin which was modified from James Marcus’ version that leaked in the Arklay Mountains.

[@TheLiveMusicGroup]

so?

[@RipvanX]

So the V-Act that causes zombies to mutate are different. T-Marcus zombies turn into Crimson Heads and T-Birkin zombies create Licker’s. Has nothing to do with G.

[@matthewferguson6524]

Still would have rather seen Hunters.

[@Xehanort10]

For some reason the Licker mutates into a G-Virus looking creature in the films even though it's a T-Virus monster and the G-Virus doesn't exist in the films.

[@NikolaBg35]

I loved the movie when it came out. I was in high school at the time. I think Capcom's animated Resident Evil movies do justice to the games. Live action ones look completely soulless.

[@brandenlucero]

the animated RE films are just as terrible or even worse.

[@douglas4934]

The animated movies are garbage too

[@brandenlucero]

@AnotherOne I'd rather just play the games then. Because i dont' want anything that involves either of those. Because..... i'm super, super tired of anything that involves the year 1998. The series' timeline is now 2017. and i'd like to move forward, not backward.

[@CS90]

What's also funny is that "Red Queen" is also the name of Nero's sword in Devil May Cry 4 + 5 and Devil May Cry was created as a result of Resident Evil 4's development.

[@rainbowfury1019]

We're coming full circle now

[@twenty1stpilot]

Same with Onimusha

[@JeffisWinning]

The red queen is Martha Kent.

[@a.s.g8334]

@@twenty1stpilot Now that was quite the thing

[@Morningstar91939]

C S and it was also in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles.

[@King_Thulsa_Doom]

They really should have just stopped after this movie.

[@artry93]

Mark Minor. I agree.

[@Gantiz]

Not at all, except for Afterlife, they all were better and more entertaining

[@King_Thulsa_Doom]

@Leo Asmaklis Yes, actually.

[@hollywood21639]

I like 2 a lot. I also like Retribution too. I think 3 is the only one that's a total POS.

[@Vollification]

I'd say the RE2 movie was a lot better. But that was because they made a proper Nemesis (talking looks now).

[@BIOHAZARDRUSGaming]

"But beware: the residents of this movie are pure evil. It's Silent Hill."

[@Copat87]

I agree, the laser scene was the best in the whole movie. It was so iconic and is definitely the most memorable part.

[@JurassicReptile]

that's cause its taken from the Cube.

[@Cats777]

It's really the only scene I remember from the movie.

[@gyromurphy]

Full disclosure... When this came out I thought it was amazing. I don't hate it today but I can definitely see it's flaws

[@dannyh5937]

I'm with you man. I remember seeing this when it came out and loved it. I haven't seen it in at least 10 years so maybe I'll watch it this weekend and see if it holds up.

[@dannyh5937]

@Johnny Awesome O that's what I thought. I really enjoyed it.

[@SailorPalutena]

You may stop watching at 7:50 when the expert stops talking and give space to the "expert" to talk. Hopefully the "expert" don't bother with me. I have a cartoon for an avatar.

[@godofzombi]

"You're all going to die down here." I have that as my ringtone.

[@edwinbuana555]

the most expensive fanfiction ever :v

[@ramiromen6595]

JAJAJA

[@RabbitsInBlack]

And then you realized that the movie has a bunch of cardboard cutouts like in 9:35.

[@mcbfilms22]

Wife Fanfiction

[@TVthePunisher]

It does have an excellent soundtrack at least, with the Marilyn Manson input creating some iconic and memorable tracks in the film. Also, side fact, but during one of the clips here Bionic Jive's "Swarm" is used for that particular trailer. It's how I discovered them, mixing rap and metal in a pretty effective manner. Some catchy tunes on their "Armageddon Through Your Speakers" album if I do say so myself.

[@joepwrsurge]

I love the use of Cinemassacre: Director's Cut music (during the split-screen montage).

[@Grabehn42]

I didn't really care about "Devil" but whenever I see mention of it I can't help but hear "JELLY SIDE DOWN" in my head.

[@CptPrice-qr6ng]

This is kinda disappointing to me. Im a big RE fan but the movie was nothing like the games.

[@honsertume]

wrong, they both have bad and incongruous stories. the movie was on the same level.

[@MrNoot39449]

@@honsertume That's just your opinion though

[@GameHammerCG]

A resident evil film with Romero at the helm would be too amazing. It’s probably best it never happened. Imagine the lawsuits our relatives would have to file when our minds exploded in the cinema.

[@DrunkChimp]

Have you seen 'Diary of the Dead'? I still can't believe Romero put his name to that. It's abysmal.

[@DJ_Macphisto]

@@DrunkChimp The follow up to that movie, "Survival of the Dead", is much worse than Diary.

[@crimsonstudios680]

Unlike others, James actually does entertain bits for his sponsors

[@twistedxwako]

Literally most do.

[@FauxFoxPaw]

Unlike others? Have you ever seen Danny Gonzalez, Drew Gooden, or Mr GG? And so many others I cannot recall off the top of my head lol.

[@valdemarramirez6015]

Internet Historian

[@OCV102]

Internet Comment Etiquette (Eric)

[@gotherella3963]

>0:10 "Hey, its up to us to take out Umbrella."

[@TheNemisisx]

Personally speaking for me the resident evil movies were absolute gutter trash and I couldn't cop alice being this op hero

[@hailhydreigon2700]

Not personally speaking. You're joined by millions on this one.

[@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r]

That thumbnail is exactly how every RE fan feels when this franchise is mentioned.

[@nocollarcrypto8851]

Went and saw this in theaters with my dad. I spent the whole movie assuming Alice was supposed to be Jill Valentine.

[@TTalksVA]

james dude, after all these years you are one of the few guys i keep coming back to, stay awesome man

[@hatsuneelissu5924]

i liked the movies BUT there was ONE PROBLEM that ruined it all! ALICE! Do i have to say more? She made every other Re character look weak!

[@Jxstacey]

But she’s better then....then......Ashley....

[@TheRealNeoFrancois]

@@Jxstacey the flashbacks.....

[@JohnyTheWizKid]

@@Jxstacey I like Ashley

[@CrazyHunterXIII]

@@EpicLulz000 They made Chris a pansey in the Afterlife movie.

[@alphahotelromeo]

Kieran looks like he’s in a GameStop 😂

[@justincoleman3805]

He looks like he lives in a GameStop.

[@jip300]

Unpopular opinion I loved all the sequels for what they were, and just accepted them as fun action movies vs the horror genre

[@cjnf11]

Kinda same. You should never expect game movies to be faithful adaptations and just watch them as any other movie.

[@BLUNTMAN187]

Same

[@DarmokAtTinegra]

Wow, we could've had Romero on that series? That timeline must be nice. The RE movies never tricked me into thinking they were decent. If the writer wanted to do a sci-fi facility horror project like... The Cube, or something, I wish they would've embraced that while keeping the RE name away from it.

[@arrongumbrell539]

I met two of the make-up artists who worked on the film. Went into a charity shop. Found a copy of the movie on DVD by luck then got them to sign it.

[@cdjxman]

Very nice!

[@somebonehead]

Neat! Did they have anything to say about the movie?

[@arrongumbrell539]

@@somebonehead nothing I didn't already know. I got three different DVD releases just to get all the special features. I was and still am a big fan of the movie :)

[@shadowleon659]

Sadly, the closest any of the live action films have gotten to being Resident Evil is the second one.

[@TrueCarthaginian]

And Alice ruins that movie

[@kcinkcin3808]

True and true

[@whoelsebutmeofcoursei]

and i'm sure the movies ruined the games, when they started to become action games you know?

[@we_be_nerds3601]

Psh, RE5 is still one of my favorite co-op games ever

[@AlejoConejo-vb8ln]

Is it split screen?

[@we_be_nerds3601]

@@AlejoConejo-vb8ln yes very fun to play couch co-op!

[@ryannelson4317]

They were not faithful to the games. Wish they were.

[@av_79]

RE movies are bad, but I always found them oddly charming.

[@viscountrainbows6452]

Same: it's the perfect example of a "just turn your brain off, the action *is* the star" series like Underworld, or even John Wick. The wire stunts and slo-mo just tickle those "Ooh cool" bits of the brain, and nobody can blame you for that.

[@PeAcHeS1349]

I agree, they aren't the most well written or executed projects in cinematic history, but they do have a certain charm that makes them entertaining in my opinion.

[@danielasilva69457]

@@viscountrainbows6452 John Wick have a crazy deep story. You just have the option to not pay attention to it

[@viscountrainbows6452]

@@danielasilva69457 True, should've made that clear: not all action movies are dumb experiments in homicide, but a great story is just gravy😁

[@JT-nd6qp]

How could a classic horror fan not be "very familiar" with the most popular horror game franchise?

[@dougrattmann3554]

Probably just not a big fan of resident evil

[@Zangelin]

Cause James is not all that faniliar with any games ps1 era and forward.

[@Kotoyc]

James had N64 back in the day and missed what Playstation was all about. He thought it was a gimmick by Sony after unsuccessful Philips CDI and Panasonic/Goldstar/Sanyo 3Do consoles.

[@JT-nd6qp]

@@Kotoyc I know, but you'd think the biggest retro gaming youtuber would feel a certain responsibility to catch up by now.

[@Nexus9_KD6-4.8]

I remember being disappointed that the most dangerous creature encountered in the lab was a licker. I wanted to see the Tyrant. Edit: Left my comment when James told me to, lol. Glad to see someone else wanted to see the Tyrant as well.

[@jamesedleymusic]

I guess that’s why they had Nemesis in the second movie.

[@RayRayIsCoolio]

this is one of those movies that i’ll admit isn’t all that great but I personally love. it’s one i’ve seen with my family and by myself many of times. it will always hold a special place in my heart

[@MqBuffon]

"Lickers were created with the G virus" I thought they were a zombie submutation: zombie > crimson head > licker

[@KapitanWasTaken]

Crimson heads don't become lickers, zombies with T-Virus from the mansion become Crimson Heads while zombies with other T-Virus strain in Raccoon City become lickers.

[@autumnalgloom5360]

Man, I was so disappointed, that they didn't do more with the mansion or the mystery. Revealing the origin of the Zombies before the movie even started was kinda weak.

[@thedelster9525]

The mansion Could of been great

[@Kevinacharles]

That was really disappointing. I actually don’t mind the movie and the franchise. The series is so disjointed I almost treat each movie like a standalone movie. You can almost watch them in any order up to the final movie once you’ve got past the 2nd one. Still they are brainless fun.

[@yam83]

R.I.P. Brad Renfro and George Romero

[@Morningstar91939]

This is how I view the RE movies: they start at the bottom, and get worse with every entry.

[@Mattastrophic1]

They start as low as bedrock and find a way to dig deeper.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

28 Days Later, for me, is the ultimate renaissance zombie film. Haven't even seen this.

[@NecronomiKane]

I love 28 Days Later, but I do prefer 'classic' flesh eating zombies.

[@MidnightGrind]

It's not 28 days later lol. It's still pretty fun & claustrophobic though.

[@JackOfen]

Never really saw why so many liked 28 Days.

[@alphatrion4365]

Dawn of the Dead remake was awesome

[@covcova]

There was an elevator themed horror movie called “The Shaft” (not to be confused with “Shaft”) made in 2001 and stared Naomi Watts. It wasn’t great

[@vfudge5692]

I thought it was great. I get the feeling people don't realize it was supposed to be heavy on comedy, and it was very (intentionally) funny.

[@MrEnte3000]

@@vfudge5692 That explains the movie's title.

[@23not32]

I believe the most relevant elevator horror movie was "The Lift", 1983.

[@kristiankapler1004]

What about the movie Down? Let's not forget Down.

[@IkeFoxbrush]

​@@kristiankapler1004 Isn't Down just an alternative title for The Shaft? At least that's what IMDB says.

[@nathanthompson5324]

I already miss rental reviews so much lol. Thanks for entertaining us guys , I love cinemassacre...but after AVGN , rental reviews is my favorite so even though I know it's really tough on you guys right now, I hope it comes back some day soon. Keep up the great work!

[@CallMeSugarMilk]

Was definitely not expecting Justin Whang at the end! Awesome cameo!

[@cryptkeeper]

So happy he used the basement song lol

[@viscountrainbows6452]

"song" You're so generous.

[@cryptkeeper]

@@viscountrainbows6452 lol, its terrible but i love it

[@cassidywest5539]

I'm having some health problems right now and you're keeping me sane through the stress. Been binging on AVGN for days. THank you and stay healthy! Love from Poland.

[@co81385]

I hope that you feel better soon! (By the way, I too am of Polish heritage!)

[@SomeIdiota]

5:34 You madman! The BASEMENT music? Hahaha

[@xd666xd]

😏 I think that what one would have to ask at the moment is: *"Which ones are going to be worse-, the live-action movies or the incoming Netflix adaptation series?"*

[@Daniel-Munoz]

The premise sounds...interesting. But let's go into with an open mind. You just might be surprised.

[@thomaskelly597]

The premise sounds like interesting dogshit.

[@georgehamilton7968]

Its premise is simply RIDICULOUS! Albert Wesker even is going to have 2 daughters in it.

[@andrewbailey7045]

Everything nehtflix makes is trash.

[@mikeforte]

I loved this movie when it came out. I saw it in theaters opening day and bought the soundtrack immediately after. The soundtrack is the perfect 2000s metal music album... just high energy horror you can jam to for hours.

[@midwestkings420]

Still loving all the content you guys push out! You guys all rock!!!!

[@glovedcop69]

So many people walked out of theaters saying..."That's what we waited for?"

[@darkwaterentertianme]

Love to know what theatre you went to where you know for a fact they say this

[@cesartorres1062]

I've been to the movie theaters hundreds of times with my girlfriend and only once I saw someone walk out. It rarely happens even if the movie is terrible. This isn't a great movie, but it isn't terrible either.

[@MrSapps]

imagine going and paying to watch a movie and then walking about because it wasn't exactly what you expected

[@atticusfinch6038]

Nah hes right I be 75% of people thought some version of it

[@gabarjoma]

I'm waiting for "Silent hill" movie review.

[@marmalade3447]

I learned more in this 13 minute video than I ever would in a 40 minute Nostalgia Critic video. James is more informative and more concise, rather than NC who favours lame cutaway gags and retelling the plot

[@ShadowSonic2]

NC has staff on hand, Malcolm and Tamara. The skits are more for them to have something to do.

[@aiden79797]

05:34 I love how he used the funeral of clowns ost.

[@WrinkledPlatypus]

No matter what, your Dracula analysis will always be my favorite! 🤘 Ironically I've only ever seen one of all the films you included in its entirety but it was enough to understand and appreciate your research for sure!!

[@Cool-Spot]

This and the sequel Apocalypse were my two favorite in the series.

[@quiver5756]

Apparently a new RE Apocalypse cut will be released, along with the RE collection in 4K.

[@smithwesson1896]

5:34 Oh dear lord you used the Farting Clown Basement Theme 🤣🤣🤣

[@BrickOffAnimations]

I must be an alcoholic because all I hear is Kearan repeating "liquor"

[@srbarkerchan]

Little fun fact about the zombie dogs: the scene with them was a pain to shoot because the dogs kept licking off their makeup.

[@biz0unc3]

I was a projectionist when this came out, so it was fun being able to watch it. It's decent, it went off the rails, however I still feel they're all enjoyable.

[@WALUWEEGIE]

Ive never been this early. But how did James know i was playing the game...

[@MortimerZabi]

So this is what Jim Cornette does when he's not breathing wrestling...

[@EasyCure0]

Because you're like me and feel there's not enough time in October to celebrate the spooky so you're starting early?

[@eliteguard225]

Think it's because Netflix announced a new Resident Evil title.

[@wstine79]

It's nice to know that Jim Cornette is a Resident Evil guy and not into that garbage wrestling known as House of the Dead.

[@derekstronf1837]

@@eliteguard225 the who what now?

[@8bitsa02]

I wasn't expecting Justin Whang at the end but that was great! lol

[@yert8527]

So awesome man! This is a big review to do thanks cinemassacre

[@OfTheUSSEnterprise]

I’m really hoping for a reboot done right. The movie taking place mostly in the mansion in the woods with cool, interesting puzzles and some great scares would be amazing, then get to a place like The Hive or out into Raccoon City. I’m hoping we get this done properly one day.

[@Rocket1377]

They should try to get Sam Raimi to direct it.

[@FireStormDel]

The irony is, some of the original pitches for a Resident Evil movie did follow the games, but Capcom apparently rejected them feeling they'd demotivate people from playing the games they're based on, a shame they didn't know that the fanbase mostly hates what we ended up with when they finally said "we're done".

[@FooFighter201]

Funny you mention that. Apparently Netflix is rebooting Resident Evil as a series, but based on the synopsis it sounds like once again, the games characters are not really the focus.

[@JackOfen]

Having a series about the Outbreak spin-offs would be perfect.

[@MultiDante333]

9:51 I will disagree here, because according to some pieces of lore - Lickers are the evolution of a zombie. Zombie -> Crimson Head from Resident Evil Remake 1 -> Regis Licker aka The Suspended seen in RE Outbreak File 1 in Hellfire -> Licker

[@diegoantoniorosariopalomin4977]

I think some zombies turn into lickers and others into crimsom heads

[@Kendosmemeshop]

Common misconception. There is a process called "V-ACT" which is mentioned in re1 remake. Under certain levels of damage, an infected zombie may undergo a process in which the virus causes a mutation. Each strain of virus is different and causes a different mutation. The virus in the Spencer mansion was T-Epsilon, or the Epsilon strain. The "V-ACT" reaction from epsilon caused the crimson head mutation. The strain released from birkin's lab would create Lickers. The Regis Licker is described as a rare mutation and is not actually a half way point to a licker. Each mutation is its own thing based on the virus strain within the infected host. This is all information within several extraneous lore books released by capcom, such as biohazard archives.

[@mummymon]

exactly, it's the final stage of the zombies.The G-Virus makes you mutate and regenerate indefinitely and was created thanks to the viruses inside Lisa Trevor. If I remember correctly William Birkin and Morpheus had it (Morpheus had the T + G and the G takes over in the end)

[@rolie25]

Diego Antonio Rosario Palomino crimson heads are t virus. Lickers are G virus.

[@SteezyMPeezy]

You’re wrong.

[@KaiSenko]

You got me dying with that ending lol

[@dooshmasta]

I love how you guys are friends with Whang! And I found you guys separately under different interests. He’s also friends with Wavey Websurf and the Internet Historian.

[@Joshi_the_Yoshi]

I was expecting this. And we're stuck in our residents, but thankfully the evil is outside. Sad attempt at a pun? Yes.

[@Voidi17829]

Egg

[@wareforcoin5780]

Residences. You're the resident.

[@sainttimmy]

There is a virus outbreak going on so I was expecting real life zombies lol

[@gamingjay141]

@@wareforcoin5780 Was gonna say this too. His wordplay was pretty decent.

[@adaptorperish1322]

Doesn't make it less true, though :)

[@cr103]

The lickers are evolutions of t-virus zombies to be more accurate, when a t-virus zombie dies they eventually reanimate into crimson heads and then eventually into lickers.

[@Kendosmemeshop]

Its actually a common misconception. Its a process called v-act. The strain of t virus in the mansion creates crimson heads through this process. The strain in birkin's lab creates lickers. Crimson heads do not become lickers

[@michaelmanning6150]

You blew my mind when you pointed out those scenes were recreating the George Romero movies, seen them a load of times but never realized

[@alanlee1355]

Was not expecting to see a wild Whang! Out of nowhere. Lol I wonder if he's kicked the sauce.

[@NathanRHimself]

Now Anderson is making a Monster Hunter movie with his wife Milla starring. Who keeps letting him adapt video games!?

[@cjnf11]

Every movie directed by Paul Anderson got away from being directed by Uwe Boll.

[@silverauron7850]

Resident Evil Expert "The Likers are created with the G virus". Edit "They never explained who the Nemesis was" Time to give back you expert card.

[@jtomally9681sGamingChannel]

Exactly.

[@douglas4934]

But they never explained who Nemesis was, unless I missed something.

[@pastamaniac6794]

@@douglas4934 the nemesis t virus was formed by experiment on Lisa Trevor and developed by umbrella Europe.

[@silverauron7850]

@@pastamaniac6794 Nope, he was infected with the same strain that made the T-103 series, you're thinking of the discovery of G in Lisa after she was infected with the N-alpha and her body absorbed it.

[@silverauron7850]

@@JackOfen I refer to my other comment, they explain all of that in RE3.

[@josephthomas8318]

Lil bit of Whang at the end was a nice touch

[@Garbear890]

I was a bit late to the Resident Evil series, didn't play the games until about 2003. After I played RE, I was hooked, I tracked down all the games up till CV. I had no idea there was a movie until a friend mentioned it. I immediately tracked down a copy and was so excited...man was my 13 year old self let down. In my opinion it resembled nothing that made the franchise so great...and as I kid I liked just about every movie I saw so the fact that I absolutely hated a movie "based" on one of my favorite video game series of all time really says something.