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Allison Addams
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Looks like we'll finally get a good Resident Evil movie because unlike the other films, this one actually has a director that knows how to make good movies. I'm digging the trailer.
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prime_pm
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I'm glad the director continues to give us trailers that none of us can ever figure out. Here's hoping the studios don't interfere and muck it all up. Like with that Chronicle guy.
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Soulwarfare
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Zach Cregger has made great horror movies and I don't think this is going to be an exception either
However, as a Resident Evil fan, this doesn't really feel like Resident Evil. I hope this isn't just a zombie movie with Resident Evil slapped on the name If this is set in Raccoon City, give me those ridiculous Raccoon City monsters |
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BlueAlf
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It's an impressive teaser.
I don't think it has the cheese the original games had though. Although that might be a good thing. |
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Slim Reaper
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Recently saw an interview where he kinda nerds out over recreating the RE4 herbs pot as a little easter egg for fans and that there would be many more in the movie. Gives a man some hope.
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SaiyanHeretic
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I felt the same watching the trailer. Looks interesting, will probably even be good given Cregger's track record, but it didn't feel anything like Resident Evil. But then I watched his trailer breakdown talking about how he wanted to replicate the way playing an RE game feels to him, and I'm somewhat reassured. I'm always in favor of a creator getting to make what they want without corporate meddling. |
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Beatdigga
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Someone described it as the adventures of one of those people who leave a note in an RE game and that fits the vibe.
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jdnation
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That is because this ISN'T a Resident Evil movie. It's a horror script of something entirely original that Zach C wanted to make. But the studio didn't want to take the risk unless Zach made it under an existing franchise IP. So Zach compromised and agreed to do it under Resident Evil and sprinkle some Resident Evil things in there with a rewrite. Welcome to Hollywood. It could still be good, but it is what it is. |
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L'Imperatore
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Wish Milla Jovovich were involved somewhere.
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cherricheesedog
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Might be true IF you ignored the fact that Zach has been extremely successful with both Barbarian and Weapons (an Oscar win for a horror film as well) having insane returns and high praise. I don't think he has any issue pitching original work to execs. It feels like Sony came to him based of his original work so that they can get his vision for an RE film |
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residentgrigo
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I read the leaked script, a 2024 draft, and every single scene shown is from it. The plot isn´t good, so the final product can only be above average at the very best. As an adaptation, I give it a 0/10 and will not view the film as one due to being 99,9% unconncected to the source material. The plot literally replaced the PSX trilogy and was written as an original script, just like RE 2002. Not only will the hunt for a good RE adaptation go on and I'm not even sure how the general audience will take to the film. This is a screw the audience black comedy, a properly budgeted 90s trash movie, and the 80+ million dollar budget ain´t nothing either.
A portion of the fanbase will fundamentally hate this film, which I guarantee. Imagine if someone made a film called Batman or Gotham, and nothing outside of props and the names Racoon City and Umbrella from the source material showed up on screen. RE is the biggest horror IP of all time and quite prestigious. It being used as a name to make a movie easier to sell shows what Constantin and Sony (who have been involved in multiple entries) think of it. Anyway, Barbarians > Weapons. |
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Allison Addams
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And where is the source for that? I swear I keep seeing people spouting this narrative that it wasn't originally a RE film but there hasn't been a single source confirming that whatsoever and I've been following this movie as much as the next person. Also like someone already pointed out, Zach already put out 2 originals that performed well both critically and financially. No one is afraid of an original from Zach. Sony just wanted his take and went to him after he's established himself. And we actually have sources when it comes to that narrative. |
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residentgrigo
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https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3892737/zach-cregger-compares-his-austin-abrams-led-resident-evil-movie-to-evil-dead-2/ The film was written independently of the IP and even Sony is playing down its connection to the source material. A studio prepping for a backlash says it all. Shay Hatten did additional writing on the script independently of Zach Cregger. I consider neither to be hacks but the end result is bad and would have had a bewildered reaction to this teaser even if this was my first info on this project. This has as much in common with the source material as The Lawnmower Man 1992 does with its source. No cap. Cregger has also co-directed/written a comedy film that is considered unwatchable. The failure of Mars 2024, which he co-wrote, doesn´t really count due to the micro-budget. Doom, Fatal Frame, Hitman, Monster Hunter, Need for Speed, most Uwe Boll flicks or most RE production had names slapped on random nonsense and call it a day. Gaming is widely recognised as art, snooty publications featured game criticism going back to the 00s and the gaming market is running rings around the theatrical market. The figure becomes closer to 2 to 1 once the streaming and nearly dead home market is factored in but that is still quite a gap. One of these industries needs the other much more. Amazon´s Fallout is an original plot but it is Fallout. The Spirits Within was a Hard Sci-Fi take on the game´s core beats by its creator. RE4 and 7 were soft reboots but play like RE and are by returning directors. Christophe Gans not getting Silent Hill is one thing, regardless of how bad RtSH was, at least he was in conversation with the source material. This film or Noah Hawley´s Far Cry can´t even be bothered to try and are willing to tell you so. But the writing thankfully fails on its own merits! One paper, we had the right man. A new voice in horror, who played some of the games, with a budget and carte blanche. My reaction to Barbarian was to have him adapt RE7. Be careful what you wish for... The Thing 2011, so bad I turned it off, if it's an official RE film, if this is one. The Crazies 2010 is the closest we've ever gotten to a competent RE adaptation, but Romero wrote the original, so it tracks. Next reboot, have Scott Kosar write the script. I will even welcome Cregger back, as long as he isn´t allowed to write or produce. |
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jdnation
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Barbarian's budget - $4 million. Grossed $45 million worldwide. Weapons' budget - $38 million. Grossed $250 million worldwide. Resident Evil's estimated budget is $80 million. The higher the budget, the more scrutiny and control the studio has. Yes, even if you have a good track record.
It has been strongly implied from interviews Zach Cregger has given describing this film is akin to a side-story featuring one character on a journey getting closer and closer to the epicenter (presumably Racoon City). It's a completely original story and deliberately avoids the main stories of the games that are supposedly occuring simultaneously. https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3892737/zach-cregger-compares-his-austin-abrams-led-resident-evil-movie-to-evil-dead-2/ The key quote comes from Cregger himself who said: "this is a story that I wanted to write whether I got the IP or not. I just happen to be able to have these Resident Evil people be down." He said this in the context of using this Resident Evil film as more of an opportunity to do a film similar to Evil Dead 2. He also emphasizes that the film is it's own "original thing" that every one will see that too. That he is not as concerned with the game's story lore as much as being "authentic" to the experience of playing the games. It's primarily a "love letter" to the games. Looking at the trailer it is clearly stylistically not like the games, and is more Evil Dead than Resident Evil from the setting to tone to the zombies and other discrepencies compared to the game timeline. It is not unusual that filmmakers and even anime directors like Miyazaki use IP adaptations as a vehicle for their own original ideas, even being artful successes. It seems that Cregger has done the same here. |
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Tamer Sakura
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I know expecting accuracy and something good out of a Resident Evil movie is asking a lot but the fact they think it was snowing in Raccoon City during the events of 2 and 3 isn't a good start.
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