Resident Evil Review - Off The Shelf Reviews

Join Gary and Iain for a review and discussion of, Resident Evil (2002) by Director, Paul W.S. Anderson. Starring, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez and James Purefoy.
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[@TheTogoRojo]

You guys are a hidden gem right now. Hopefully people share these more.

[@ziljin]

The coolest character who died to a laser net was also the coolest character in Alien vs Predator and died to a net gun LOL

[@Armageddon-yt3so]

yep. and directed by the same guy no less lol

[@boyssouls5689]

Armageddon3035 And they're both shite :)

[@cptsteele91]

I'm sure he'll win one someday

[@digontozahid]

That guy in either of these films are not great characters at all

[@TerryHesticles]

The soundtrack of this film is always good

[@MEDUSATHERULER]

Marylin Manson made the music and it was Top notch.

[@carlosarmandovegavazquez7038]

Slipknot's "Plague" at the end was great, but Killswitch Engage's track at the end of RE: Apocalypse was pure genius.

[@NickElliott-xn4bg]

The best and only thing about this film was the soundtrack.

[@DDHero2806]

Marilyn Mansons score for this film is amazing!.

[@Kains_Gaming_Channel]

Red Queen: "Your all going to die down here. " Me: JUST LIKE THE MOVIE FRANCHISE!

[@leejones8582]

When she turns her head it is creepy

[@TheAlan136]

Why didn’t they back up against the door of the laser hallway? There is a few feet where the laser doesn’t reach and they would have only had to lose the medic, since she had no reflexes. The rest would have been fine against the door.

[@BirdsElopeWithTheSun09]

The only watchable Resident Evil movie

[@Marauder1981]

And its already fucking bad XD Its so sad XD

[@Chris-ci8vs]

Have to disagree, none of them are watchable.

[@pete_lind]

Games was not much better with bullets . There too player has too small amount ... have few of those games and the dino versions too that they did . Lets send special troops member there and let give him/her ONE clip of bullets to ONE gun . If games plot line is stupid you really cant make much better movie .

[@91lifetime23]

BirdsElopeWithTheSun I like part 2 also, but that's about it the rest really suck

[@nox5870]

BirdsElopeWithTheSun Extinction was good also but that about it.

[@GamerWho]

43:02 The cast watched KZbin Let's Plays... in 2002?

[@BIOHAZARDRUSGaming]

Was just about to comment this

[@PaulRizzo]

As far as it deviated from the game, this first movie was by far the best in the series. They just got more and more convoluted as they went on. Only the Resident Evil CGI movies are awesome.

[@wedgeantilles4712]

Paul W.S Anderson actually made this into his own story of the cube and not so much resident evil.

[@perfectid3317]

I totally cracked up laughing at 46:04 with Ian saying: "I don't recommend Resident Evil, only as a guilty pleasure for myself. Every now and again I may watch it. I don't know why. It's the same reason why I watch Dune and Silent Hill ... and not Tekken 2, no definitely not Tekken 2" - Lynch's Dune is my favourite film ever and Silent Hill is in my Top 10. Resident Evil (yes, this one) is in my TOP 20. I guess I only have guilty pleasures (no NOT Tekken 2, I am with you on that! But Tekken: Blood Vengeance is a whole different story!).

[@vanhelsing4674]

I think he said Doom (movie from 2004)

[@T0BERS]

Milla Jovovich in the Resident Evil movies is about as emotional as a can of bug spray.

[@MrSleepyweezul]

Hey, bug spray can bring tears to your eyes. Of course you then need to wash your eyes out, but still...

[@T0BERS]

@@MrSleepyweezul That was a good one! 🤣

[@Kains_Gaming_Channel]

16:48. Sunglasses spikey blonde hair. .... JOHNNY BRAVO!

[@JackKramme]

Nice Slipknot reference at the start there ;)

[@FRACTUREDVISIONmusic]

You guys are fuckin addictive. Thank you. You make it look easy, and it's not. Simple, but awesome, like, homemade cookies fresh from the oven.

[@AbrasiousProductions]

I review films in a similar manner actually :)

[@DesROWUnited]

The best RE movies are: Resident Evil Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 4 And that's it.

[@Mantinae]

You cracked the code, Iain : this movie was a giant publicity stunt to sell shoes XD

[@xxrocketshark216xx4]

Man, im so tired but i gotta watch this new review lol such is the struggle of being an American Off the Shelf fan

[@VillaBoys123]

HammerMeister1999 Well they usually upload just before I set off to work so..

[@xxrocketshark216xx4]

Qwerty Qwertyson ouch. You have it worse

[@floex831]

Upload on a Tuesday? Almost missed this because I didn’t expect it.

[@deckarobinson2768]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW THE REST OF THIS SERIES PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

[@alejandromolinac]

Feel that you all sometimes nitpick some movies more than others... never really have much of a problem with his flick... compared to the last few, they actually put effort into it...

[@kitredKitredson]

Nice work on the _Nike_ cutaway, guys!

[@NickElliott-dv8vn]

Seriously lads...well done on this one and cheers to iain for the slipknot intro, Oh boy where do we start on this one?...i literally have no words at all.

[@keikurono192]

What do you guys think of the CGI animation Resident Evil/Biohazard movies? Yay or nay?

[@owaine-changaming]

when it comes to having good competent soldiers and mercs you can never count on umbrella

[@MrSleepyweezul]

This movie in particular, and the film franchise in general, is perfect "On in the background while you fold laundry" material.

[@RussellStarTrek007]

Damn dude, these missions just keep getting better & serious as they go on. Also the dynamic between Pete & MJ is getting really interesting as of now. Can't wait to see the next episode man, keep up the good work.

[@clownprince88]

I can see why people don't like these films but i love them , have since the first one , i was honestly blown away when i watched in the, theater, at the time it was one of the films that re ignited the zombie genre , probably the first one in a long time when it was released to feature the puss buckets in a mainstream film ( i could be getting the timing wrong but 28 Days Later came out later that same year to further cement the genre as popular and viable at the box office in modern times ) , and the genre just took off from there , all because of this adaption of the RE games . Def see these films as more than simple zombie films, the undead are not the main antagonist, it's the Umbrella corporation and although the continuity is all over the place with the successive films i still enjoy the common thread of this mysterious and powerful company wreaking havoc on everything even as the world burning . Anyway, this is one of my fave horror sci fi franchises , they are always entertaining, i stopped comparing them to the games early in the series and just enjoyed them for the silly bit of immensely entertaining trifle that they are . They always featured great action sequences, awesome music, cool characters, excellent visuals , i just can't help but like these films , they are like cinematic junk food , and i mean that as a huge compliment . Afterlife is my favorite, that film is amazing and it's terrific in 3d Yeah and the series is getting rebooted , it will most likely follow more closely to the mood and style of the games , can't wait for that but i'm more than happy with these adaptations . ps - i'd like to know how the cast of this film watched Let's Plays of the games to prepare for their roles, YT wasn't a thing until around mid 2005 :D

[@GamerWho]

In the games, the infection doesn't get automatically spread by bites.

[@rogerlynch5279]

The hive town. The intrance had been part of a renovated subway station in East Berlin short after the Wall came down.

[@AarenJable]

Sweet! I thought my eyes were deceiving me at first.

[@Countraccoonula]

I want Steven seagall to be in the next one. He just waddles up to a tyrant and waves his arms around and immediately wins. The tyrant explodes like a hand grenade and seagall sits down to eat a slice of pizza.

[@felisasininus1784]

A Resident Evil movie would definitely work if it’s shot like a proper horror movie with intense atmosphere and even sans any main character from the games. It would only need some really neat monsters and some nice blood and gore to go with the psychological horror.

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

*turn up*

[@Hallowedbethybrain]

I use to watch this movie as a teen and try to connect it to the games. Why did I... why. Fucking hell these movies are just, brutal. Good luck guys.

[@JasonKanigan]

They clearly drew from Dawn of the Dead for the zombies and Cube for the laser grid. It was a fun movie.

[@lancehernandez1044]

The first film was a masterpiece the rest are okay I don't have complaints about the rest of the films

[@jessemeriwether208]

YASSSS!!!!! Oh I so hope this is the start of a series! Is Resident Evil gonna be the Hellraiser of 2017 for Shelfers??

[@camma375]

This movie was better then any of the other Resident Evil films by Paul

[@BRIANOCONNOR2003]

It's better than the Games

[@MyCuteApple]

I never realized the cast of the Resident Evil movie were a brunch of time travelers. It must've been a real treat to watch KZbin videos when the platform didn't even exist yet.

[@TheMattypoo21]

And then there's 6 dogs. Someone missed that 7th dog in the far right lol

[@lordginge2010]

I didn't *mind* this first one... but what a shitty movie franchise. Not faithful to the games at all other that ripping off a few scenes and characters in later sequels. I actually gave up around part 4 of the films lol

[@boomstickcritique902]

The first is a perfectly good dumb fun zombie film but its a bad adaptation of the games.The sequels get worse an worse.The second is all right B movie dumb fun the third was a good Mad max rip off the fourth is crap an so is the rest.

[@portingfreak]

I was so disapointed when i saw this film the first time, im such a fan of the original games and they messed up

[@samuelherrera2318]

One good thing about this movie is the audio commentary...

[@nodinitiative]

FUCK YES!!!! I was wondering when you two were to review the Anderson RE movie series.

[@Jadama0]

Okay. I do want to point out the reason for the train to dock under the mansion is because it's said it's an EMERGENCY Entrance to the hive. Also remember this is suppose to be a prequel. Come on guys...

[@zetetick395]

"Fuck this film" - Gary 🤣 Yup.

[@mark-briansonna7670]

I liked the movie and the series as a whole. But keep in mind I've never played Resident Evil. I know everyone who saw the movie who was a gamer hated it, but lots of us non-gamers who saw the film love this franchise. Yes there are some plot holes in all the movies, but overall the movies were so well crafted in building non-stop tension that it kept me glued to the screen.

[@lancehernandez1044]

I played Resident evil 2 on ps1 and Resident evil outbreak file 2 on ps2

[@Asian_Movie_Enthusiast]

Very nice review series of these films. I suffered through them again recently, but your reviews made it less painful.

[@PotatoHedgehog]

Hoo boy... You guys will have no sanity by the end of these godawful adaptations.

[@DashingDavid]

Did you say they watched KZbin let’s plays? Back in 2001-2002? Years before KZbin was created.

[@Commentator541]

9:00 that actor totally looks like Max Paine in every movie ahahaha!

[@Commentator541]

14:00 hahaha there was CLEARLY room to move beyond the lasers at both ends of that corridor, but no they stood between the laser walls...

[@andrewblanchard2398]

PAUL WS ANDERSON wasn't allowed to use RESIDENT EVIL characters BECAUSE the parent company had already made an EXCLUSIVE JAPANESE RESIDENT EVIL movie with those characters but it was NEVER INTERNATIONALLY RELEASED

[@davebooshty299]

I saw it in the theaters and only untill you pointed it out i forgot of how stupid it is in the story where the hero types go through streams of possible contaminated sprays of water.

[@TheJuup]

Almost 10k subs! Well deserved and that's usually the point when channels start to get more and more popularity.

[@JohnDoe-uu6jl]

Could it be? Resident evil movie reviews and silent hill game reviews for the month of October leading up to Halloween?! I hope!

[@felisasininus1784]

People thought this movie was bad back in 2002. If only...

[@josephmakowski5975]

Will you guys be doing the other Resident Evil movies

[@godzillaprime]

Notice when JD runs to the door, a zombie behind falls down without getting shot. It's the funniest moment in the movie for me. It's so fucking stupid

[@Soydrinker999]

the actors are amazing if they watched resident evil lets plays on youtube in 2000-2001!

[@generationselfie]

Awesome! I would love if you both finished off the terminated Terminator franchise!!

[@Themurderin]

Yknow, everyone loves to bash on the CGI of the movie. But it's kind of ironic that they even mentioned the middling graphics of the time RE2 was released, but then rag on the CGI of the time of the movie. I personally never had any issue with the actual CGI effects of the movie. What disappointed me was the overall scenes. Honestly I'm not sure they could've done it much better at the time given their budget and advancement of visual effects.

[@dah3071]

funny thing is if the captain had backed up to the door like a normal persons reaction would be he would have survived because the lasers deactivate before they reach the door

[@Cwhirt910]

Yes/No, if you watch the lasers stop right in front of the door. If he was paper thin he would've survived but being he was a large dude the lasers would've just stall midway through him as they shut off still killing him.

[@dankhelmet9973]

Are you going to review Predestination?

[@binnybros]

These films are pretty much on par with the tekken movies

[@whoawtf7419]

It's gonna be a good October :D

[@Kageribaby]

Germany: Uve Boll isn't doing so great, lets see what this Anderson guy has to offer? GD, Germany, have you learned nothing about war crimes?

[@VortexBunche]

I went to see this film on opening night and was moved to walk out less than halfway through. Feeble beyond belief.

[@slowflowsen498]

Review The Guyver and it's sequel.

[@RodZombie]

This first one almost, almost works as a prequel to the first game, if the games had taken place in the 2000s and not the 1990s that is, because you could come up with ways to connect it to sequels based on the actual games. But that was before the actual sequel to this one came out, which destroyed any chances of salvaging the live-action adaptations as being more faithful to the games. If you're judging these film adaptations as being based on the games, then I think this first one is the best in that regard. But that's not saying much because it isn't really fitting of the Resident Evil name. So it doesn't live up to the games as an overall piece. If you're judging these films as action horror films, regardless of the fact it's called Resident Evil, then I feel that Resident Evil: Extinction is the best out of them all in that respect. But overall, all of these films don't live up to the name Resident Evil. So I am very much looking forward to the possibility that the reboot film series announced a couple of months or so back will be more faithful, and actually be horror suspense more than horror action. And the ending shot of the film set up great potential but alas, that didn't end up being the case.

[@shallendor]

I never played the games, so it was better than they think! They were there because this is where the team went in and likely the team will come out!

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Having never been much of a video game player, I came to this flick without any expectations; I just knew it was going to be slick scifi/horror, and it was completely entertaining stuff overall. But it is understandable that this film could be disappointing to fans of the games because you obviously go in with certain preconceived notions and with hopes of seeing particular elements ... but looking at "Resident Evil" as I did solely as a thriller, it is a fun ride. Not excellent, but enjoyable. I feel similarly about another film based on games: the 2006 "Silent Hill" movie, although that won me over strictly with its visuals-- the rendering of that decrepit town was magnificently done, with so many fantastic details. In that film we had brilliant production design (along with some great ghastly creatures). The story and characters, on the other hand ... not so great.

[@Cwhirt910]

Silent Hill is one of the best video game movies adaptions. It's not a perfect love letter to the games but it's still solid.

[@nox5870]

This and Extinction Were Good!

[@danielcrick8871]

Could you guys please re-upload your Resident Evil: Afterlife review, it’s been unavailable for ages 😪

[@darran311]

Stumbled on this channel accidentally , got yourselves a sub , most of your reviews are more entertaining than the movies, favourite so far (mostly coz it made me cry laughing) is curse of the queerwolf

[@devox3291]

I'm not a fan of the games and know little about them. I love this movie, but I'm not comparing to the games when I watch. Yes, thecplot holes and problems are laughable. But overall, a VERY enjoyable experience.

[@kylecurry577]

A watchable movie. I suppose. This will go like the Hellraiser movie reviews.

[@4besideyouintime]

wait...what? checking calendar... getting confused... not that this is a bad thing, but guys, i still remember how your sanity went down when you did the hellraiser series...this one is worse :x

[@matthias_samahl1266]

Ikr at least in the hellraiser series the first 2 are great and the next 3 are arguably okay, but this.. this is some real suffering!

[@boomstickcritique902]

I wouldnt say that the first 3 resident evil films arent horrible.The rest are bad though.None of them are good versions of the games but this movie is a perfectly good dumb fun zombie film.The second is a watchable B movie the third is a good Mad max rip off.The rest are crap the fourth stinks the fith is bad an the six is terrible.

[@Sam-xr8ne]

@@boomstickcritique902 still better than the walking dead imo.

[@NICK666565]

Are you guys slipknot fans? Kick ass if so and keep up the good work.

[@ziljin]

Looking forward to the next six reviews. Shame the movies were rubbish like the Transformers movies. Both riddled with plotholes and stupidity

[@boomstickcritique902]

This movie isnt that bad its a perfectly watchable dumb fun zombie film.Its a bad adaptation though.

[@fox-jake8784]

I never played any of the games before so I had zero frame of reference for it, but I can understand why the fans were appalled by the movie franchise. The main characters also feel a bit two dimensional and the Slipknot soundtrack feels kinda dated too. However I still liked this movie for what it is: a cheesy, over the top, turn off your brain and break out the beers, comic book style action movie with plenty of fun moments. Its probably one of my favorite movies to watch around Halloween next to "Dead Heat" and "From Dusk till Dawn".

[@georgelea4297]

The only decent Res Evil movie I like the Day of the Dead homage at the end of the film

[@schibleh531]

Tbh RE 1 and 2 were pretty decent adaptations in my opinion.

[@dimajung754]

Here I am watching this series of reviews for the 5. time (at least, stopped counting).

[@Kingsservant83]

Great review as usual but I laughed my ass off when Ian said this movie made it possible that Resident Evil 4 was made and got popular. Resident Evil games started to go downhill after Resident Evil 5. Before that, we had Resident Evil Code Veronica with a great story and you had already freaking matrix-like action sequences. Then we had the best Resident Evil game, Resident Evil Remake on Gamecube. Shinji Mikami the father of Resident Evil series then made the great Resident Evil 4. The gameplay alone was revolutionary and created a standard for all the successful 3rd person action-oriented games. Without RE 4 we would not have had Gears of War or Mass Effect. So NO Mr. Buckingham RE 4 was a masterpiece and it wasn't thanks to this garbage movie. 46:37 The reaction of Gary sums up the feelings of most of the fans.

[@Cwhirt910]

Ahh you do realize Silent Hill was a third person game way before RE4 right? Not to mention Mass Effect was already in work before RE4, when RE4 was being worked on ME was already being worked on too. So sorry to burst your little bubble, RE4 is amazing but didn't change anything for third person it just completely changed how Resident Evil games would be played moving forward, don't get me wrong I love RE4. But yeah RE4 in no way needed a movie to be amazing.

[@Kingsservant83]

I know its hard to do research but maybe instead if bursting my bubble, come out of your bubble and check some facts. Facts: 1.Resident Evil 1 was released 1996 and Silent Hill 1999. (if you are a true fan as you think, Konami let team silent develop Silent Hill in response to success of RE 1). If you want to go even further Clock Tower 1 was a third person tank control game in 1992. 2. Mass effect started development in 2004 while Resident evil 4 was released in 2005 so I don't see any relevance in that argument! what does that prove? 3. Just research how the game influenced the third person behind the character shooter genre (is a sub genre by its own) in the 10 years after its release, lots of developers confirming they were influenced by this game specially the guy who made Gears of War series. 4. Resident Evil movie was in development way before Paul WS Anderson came around, Geroge A Romero had written a draft in 1998. At the end Capcom decided to sack him and hired Anderson instead. 5. Shinji Mikami the creator of the game was talking about going the action game route back in early 2000 just search for his interviews. 6. The Game Cube version sold 1,6 million alone, it holds the record for "Best-Selling Survival Horror Game in the 2012 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition. So the fact that you think the game was not special is just your opinion. 7,5 million people who bought the game so far, beg to differ. So this movie did influence shit and maybe you should stay in your bubble with all this Covid-19 going on, stay save.

[@lancehernandez1044]

I enjoyed all the resident evil movies I don't care what people says

[@ghostlightx9005]

This was a pretty good movie. Saw it in the cinema.

[@Sleepy_DOOD1701]

I think people are too harsh on the RE movies. Yes they could have been more faithful to the source material. I'm not a screen writer so I have no idea how hard it would be to adapt the story into a movie but I think RE is among the easiest as the game plays pretty much like a movie for most of it if you were to change it so Chris and Jill never split up. Compared to most movie adaptations of video games RE is among the best. With a limited budget, time frame and executives who just wanted to make a few quid these movies could have been much worse. They do decline in quality but that's mostly because no one expected them to spawn so many sequels. The licker IS noticeably bad. I think they should have just had a tyrant be the monster or like you said a guy in a suit to play the hunter. The Matrix influences were a nice touch from the slow motion gunshots to the camera tracking the bullets, it's very Gun-Fu but they go a bit overboard turni g it from survival horror to action. I think the underground industrial music fits the movie really well giving it an upbeat intense feel especially during the action scenes but maybe that's because I'm a Manson and Slipknot fan. I agree with allot of you points especially about the lasers and the pointless relationship with Rain and JD and Umbrella not breifing the soldiers. I also think Spence was poorly written and is killed off 5 minutes after he is revealed to be the antagonist which is supposed to be a big twist but half the audience may have already had it spoiled for them at the beginning if you look at the door you can see him close it.

[@fadi5956]

Wait what? A movie review on Tuesday? I thought this was a reupload at first. Have you guys rescheduled your reviews?

[@johnargote-rodriguez1025]

Anyway how’s your sex life?

[@arturs6519]

My favorite character in this was Matt kinda thought he reminded me of Chris Redfield

[@Commentator541]

How good is Michelle Rodriguez in this flick though?! I LOVE HER!

[@Cwhirt910]

She was amazing but her character and Kaplan's characters were wasted and should've survived. But Anderson just needed to show off his wife.

[@stonergamerdavis7720]

I use luv this movie as ah kid grew up on DVD n this 1 I use watch n then ply re2 on 64 good times

[@neonsmoviereviews7969]

In my opinion, the umbrealla team should have been fully prepared for the infection. After successfully containing the virus, they try to leave realizing they’re stuck as well, and must find a way to break out, allowing the virus to spread. It wouldn’t have fixed all the issues with this movie, but would have highlighted the coldness of the company while also not insulting the audience’s intelligence.

[@starzriser9700]

Love this movie. This one and Apocalypse ate pretty cool. Then it gets worse with every sequel

[@davydevilution3483]

'Off The Shelf Reviews' of the FINAL DESTINATION Movies would be great..

[@johnashley327]

I have never played the games but I can feel your Pain. 😂

[@damianstarks3338]

True on the Alice and wonderland references in this movie.