Resident Evil (2002)

For our final video game movie for the month of April, we're checking out another Paul W.S. Anderson joint in his zombie and laser-grid filled attempt at making a Resident Evil movie.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:15) - Intro.
(00:00:41) - Our final video game movie for the month of April: Resident Evil!
(00:06:50) - Our histories with the Resident Evil games.
(00:13:28) - There is not a whole lot of Resident Evil in this Resident Evil movie. 
(00:15:15) - How did this movie get made, and why is it like this?
(00:27:47) - Let's start talking about the actual movie.
(00:30:38) - Great intro, but things start falling apart a little bit after.
(00:35:52) - The Umbrella commandos arrive.
(00:40:13) - If Umbrella knows what's going on, this is a terrible plan. If they don't, this is still a terrible plan.
(00:44:55) - Break!
(00:45:13) - We're back, The Hive is open, and it's time for everyone to die.
(00:47:51) - The famous laser grid.
(00:54:18) - Say hello to the Red Queen.
(01:02:42) - Everyone's running around all willy-nilly. Plus, zombie dogs.
(01:12:11) - The senselessness of the T-virus.
(01:14:43) - Spence's heel turn and subsequent death.
(01:24:00) - Ridin' the train, high on, uh, antivirals? This rhyme doesn't work.
(01:29:48) - Put him in the Nemesis project!
(01:32:07) - The movie just refuses to end.
(01:37:03) - Chatting about the various sequels and reboots that came after.
(01:43:20) - What are we doing next month? (We already ran the poll, Some Guys Are Coming to Kill Us won.)
(01:46:45) - Outro.

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