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\"\"<\/a>Resident Evil<\/em><\/strong> might be the mediocre beginning of what would become a six movie franchise, but I did like Milla Jovovich in the lead as the material fits her skill set pretty well and there\u2019s just enough to make it watchable.<\/p>\n

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Resident Evil<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction<\/span>
\nSony | R \u2013 101 min. | November 17, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 11\/22\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Paul W.S. Anderson
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Paul W.S. Anderson (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, Colin Salmon<\/span><\/p>\n

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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Hindi (Dolby Digital 5.1), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1), Korean (Dolby Digital 5.1), Polish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Turkish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sony Pictures provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
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Note:\u00a0The screen captures were taken from the Blu-ray disc and\u00a0do not<\/span> represent the 4K Ultra HD transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>As someone who isn\u2019t much of a gamer and have minimal knowledge just having heard of the various franchises but never played (including \u201cResident Evil\u201d and \u201cTomb Raider\u201d. I\u2019ve seen Resident Evil<\/em><\/strong> is a film I\u2019ve seen a couple times over the 18 years since its release and never thought much of it outside that Milla Jovovich did a fine job kicking ass but everything else about it was unremarkable. Now some of the action scenes were okay and for being 2002, the visual effects were passable.<\/p>\n

However, one big knock on the movie, and this goes for others within the horror subgenre, is I really not a big fan of zombies, outside of some obvious exceptions like Night of the Living Dead<\/em> and Dawn of the Dead<\/em> (and even enjoyed Zach Snyder\u2019s remake). Never found zombies all that scary though can admire the make-up effects, but otherwise they don\u2019t do much for me, which is why I haven\u2019t kept up with the Walking Dead<\/em> series.<\/p>\n

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Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, Resident Evil<\/em><\/strong> doesn\u2019t exactly have a visual flair but there is enough to make it entertaining even if the characters aren\u2019t very well developed and there isn\u2019t anything with the action or stunts that stands out, making for a mediocre beginning for this eventual 6-movie franchise. At the very least this type of material is within Milla Jovovich\u2019s wheelhouse.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Released as part of the Resident Evil: Limited Edition Collection<\/em>, the 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs are housed in a digipak packaging with cardboard on the front and back and plastic hubs inside. The Blu-ray disc has different artwork but the content is the same from the original release.<\/p>\n

Disc 1 (4K Ultra HD):
\n<\/strong>Theatrical Trailer (2:16)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Disc 2 (Blu-ray):
\n<\/strong>Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Writer\/Prodcuer\/Director Paul W.S. Anderson is joined by Actresses Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez & Producer Jeremy Bolt.<\/p>\n

Featurettes:<\/strong><\/p>\n