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All of Paul W.S. Anderson video-game movies are entertaining AF. Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil, Alien vs Predator. ALL well crafted & inspired movies. They're n

All of Paul W.S. Anderson video-game movies are entertaining AF. Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil, Alien vs Predator. ALL well crafted & inspired movies. They're not going to win Cannes Palm d'Or, but they will hit the spot.

dtech 9y ago
> well crafted & inspired movies. Applying those words to the Resident Evil sequels surely is some form of crime against humanity
- romwell 9y ago
  The game was of no interest to me, but I enjoyed watching Milla Jovovich running around, and the slice-n-dice scene was pretty memorable. I was about to bring this movie up as a counter-example, but I guess the opinions on this are very much split.
  - mipmap04 9y ago
    The last entry into the franchise was abysmal. I shouldn't be this bored by a zombie movie!
    - romwell 9y ago
      Ah, that's the folly! I wasn't even really aware of the franchise (movie-wise). As with many other franchises, the follow-ups aren't worth watching. It's always refreshing to see movie directors make a great movie that has a potential for mediocre sequels, but not give in to that temptation (e.g. Matrix).
- robryan 9y ago
  First movie was pretty good, second was solid, then they went downhill from there. I didn’t hate the last one but that is definitely a case of coming in with very low expectations and having then slightly beaten.
- mozumder 9y ago
  I didn't apply them to the sequels. I applied them to the Paul W.S. Anderson movie. Directors pretty much define the quality of the movies, so it's more important to follow them instead of the franchise itself.
emodendroket 9y ago
Aliens vs. Predator was one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
- ZeroGravitas 9y ago
  I think that was based on a comic book, so it may not be relevant except to point out that Holywood doesn't automatically make great films even when not adapting games.
  - emodendroket 9y ago
    Surely nobody thought that was the case.
- gaius 9y ago
  If AvP had been a straight port of the Atari game it could have been awesome.

dtech 9y ago

> well crafted & inspired movies. Applying those words to the Resident Evil sequels surely is some form of crime against humanity

romwell 9y ago
The game was of no interest to me, but I enjoyed watching Milla Jovovich running around, and the slice-n-dice scene was pretty memorable. I was about to bring this movie up as a counter-example, but I guess the opinions on this are very much split.
- mipmap04 9y ago
  The last entry into the franchise was abysmal. I shouldn't be this bored by a zombie movie!
  - romwell 9y ago
    Ah, that's the folly! I wasn't even really aware of the franchise (movie-wise). As with many other franchises, the follow-ups aren't worth watching. It's always refreshing to see movie directors make a great movie that has a potential for mediocre sequels, but not give in to that temptation (e.g. Matrix).
robryan 9y ago
First movie was pretty good, second was solid, then they went downhill from there. I didn’t hate the last one but that is definitely a case of coming in with very low expectations and having then slightly beaten.
mozumder 9y ago
I didn't apply them to the sequels. I applied them to the Paul W.S. Anderson movie. Directors pretty much define the quality of the movies, so it's more important to follow them instead of the franchise itself.

emodendroket 9y ago

Aliens vs. Predator was one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

ZeroGravitas 9y ago
I think that was based on a comic book, so it may not be relevant except to point out that Holywood doesn't automatically make great films even when not adapting games.
- emodendroket 9y ago
  Surely nobody thought that was the case.
gaius 9y ago
If AvP had been a straight port of the Atari game it could have been awesome.