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A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

This was about as mediocre as I thought it would be. It's nothing to write home about. Well, I guess it is something to write a review about. Anyway, this chapter features the characters finding a new place free from zombies. There's little plot besides that. That's probably the film's biggest fault. It doesn't have much of a story other than them going to a place where people are supposedly safe. I guess the action scenes aren't bad. The main problem with this is the slow motion. I think it's probably the fault of the 3D people, but there are many times where it just isn't done well.I also kind of blame the 3D for having bad CGI. This is why Roger Ebert was opposed to this sort of thing! I having seen the last two movies but am not a fan of either these movies or the actual video games to really get invested to want to see them all. Besides, there's too many to list by now. They're supposedly over, I believe. I guess if you just want mindless zombie stuff, this is the movie for you. I know a tad bit about the games and from what I know, this is in fact pretty faithful. Other entries are at least slightly better. **

They call these films video game adaptations for a reason. They are meant to be adaptations and not just another installation into that franchise. 'Afterlife' feels way more like video game on screen than it does a film by itself.The film begins with CGI filled action sequenced that is flooded with unnecessary slow motion camera work. It's filmed in 3D, so I guess Paul W.S. Anderson was really wanted to exploit that version of the medium and give the audience it's most visceral film to date in the franchise. While there are some moments of brilliant B-movie fun, 'Afterlife' is just more of the same. And sadly it feels like some scenes are ripped right from the video games without any extra CGI or effects done.As if you weren't already tired of the Umbrella Corp being at the forefront of each and every one of these films, they once again make their unwelcomed presence felt. Minus Dr. Isaacs and now adding pretty much the exact same character in Albert Wesker, the Umbrella Corp doesn't do anything they haven't already done in the series. Seriously, in every film Umbrella spies on Alice & company, attempt to take her down, and have a big confrontation towards the end. Besides a rotating supporting cast, the films are all structured the same way. There's a real lack of creativity here.There's one clear reason why these films are made. Money. The filmmakers know how to produce these features and get people to spend their hard-earned cash on them. I enjoy a silly action adventure as much as the next guy, but there needs to be a little more effort put forth before I can actually certify these as guilty pleasure movies. As of now, they're mindless blood & guts action-horror films. However, the way this movie ends got me undeniably a little bit excited to sit down and watch the next one.+Some fun action scenes-But mostly too CGI filled for my liking-Same old story over and over again4.5/10

Having really enjoyed (at least as far as this series goes) the third entry in the 'Resident Evil' set of films, I was quite disappointed to see them take a step backwards in this one. 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' is my least favourite entry in the series to date. Interesting, my two least favourites, the original and this one, were both directed by series writer/producer Paul W.S. Anderson. The second and third entries, which he lent out to other directors, were far superior in my opinion. This is a disappointing fact, because I have two films to go in the series and he has directed both of them.The reasons I didn't enjoy this one as much were as follows. Firstly, this one is much slower than the other films in the series. At almost the halfway point in the run time the story is still being set up and characters are simply standing around introducing them self and discussing what to do. There are little hints of action here and there in the first half, but they are hardly anything worth mentioning. Secondly, it felt like this focused a lot more on style than actual substance. The opening scene is a prime example. Very very little actually happens in it, yet the whole thing is filmed in slow motion and with stylish camera angles to make us think this is a great scene. Also, it would have to be said that this series is starting to feel a little stale after four entries. You find yourself asking what exactly am I getting in this edition that I haven't already seen or experienced. I would love to see Anderson think a little outside the box for the next two entries. Try something different to mix it up a bit. Otherwise I feel this series really can't justify six entries.

This, the fourth instalment in the ongoing 'Resident Evil' franchise, opens in Tokyo as Alice launches an attack on an Umbrella Corporation facility… to be more accurate several Alices. With superhuman skill they illuminate the facility's guards but its director, Albert Wesker, escapes in a plane. As he takes off he detonates the facility's self-destruct mechanism entirely destroying it. The Original Alice manages to survive as she got aboard Wesker's plane; she confronts him but he injects her with something that neutralises the T-Virus in her, removing her superhuman abilities. The plane crashes shortly afterwards.Alice then makes her way to Alaska where she hopes to find the village of 'Arcadia'; a last outpost of humanity. What she finds is an apparently deserted settlement. It soon becomes clear that one person is still there; Claire Redfield… although she has lost all memories due to a strange device on her chest. Once the device is removed the two fly south along the coast. When they get to Los Angeles they find a small group of survivors living in an abandoned prison. They think she has been sent from Arcadia to rescue them… it turns out that Arcadia wasn't a village at all but a ship that is now anchored off LA. It won't be easy to get to it though; the prison is surrounded by hordes of zombies and they are starting to breach its defences. Even when those who survive get to the ship their troubles are far from over and Alice must confront an old foe.After the enjoyable third part this was a bit of a disappointment; the story contains few surprises… I doubt many people will be surprised by the reveal regarding what has been going on aboard the Arcadia and who is behind it. There is lots of action, some of it pretty good, unfortunately some of it was also fairly obvious CGI. This might have looked good when watched in 3D at the cinema but wasn't too impressive on DVD. Milla Jovovich does a decent enough job as Alice and the rest of the 'good guys' are okay if a little cliché. Shawn Roberts had clearly been told to act as if he was Agent Smith from 'The Matrix' as much of his action and even gestures are clearly ripped off from that film. Overall I'd only recommend this if you are a fan of the series; if you equate zombies with horror and hope to be scared you'll probably be disappointed but if you want an hour and a half of fairly mindless action you could do worse.The ending is clearly a set-up for the fifth film in the franchise; let's just hope it is a bit better than this one.