Resident Evil 5:Retribution Review

Yesterday at Cineplex Yorkdale I saw the latest installment in the Resident Evil film franchise.

Rating 7.5 /10 Stars

What I liked :I loved the way the film opened having the sequence of events  be reversed. The way they did it was fantastic and it was shot extremely well. The whole film was well shot. I loved the scene between Alice and the horde of zombies in the Umbrella facility where she fights with a bike chain. That was well planned out stunt wise and looked fantastic on screen.

Fan service Leon and Ada Wong: Though Leon Kennedy did not look how I would imagine him to look in a live action scene Ada looked the part perfectly! The little fan service spot in the helicopter where we see Leon put his hand on Ada's thigh paid homage to their relationship in the game.

Ada Wong: FINALLY we see Ada in real life ! I have to admit the actor portraying her did a fantastic job and made fighting in a dress look easy.


Recap of first four films : I liked the little recap we had of the first four films it refreshed viewers memories of the plot and connected it very nicely.

What I didn't like:

Wesker: We hardly see him at all and when we do I don't buy him as the total evil bad ass he is in the games. I don't buy him as Wesker at all...

Jill Valentine : Seeing Jill in her blue suit,blonde hair and red scarab control device was awesome and looked great on screen but again I didn't buy her performance at all it seemed cheesy at times.


Clones: The clone aspect was a total confusing aspect to grasp in terms of the story line. Seeing two "Rain's" was extremely confusing and I found myself feeling lost at times.


Ending: Catching up with Wesker and co at the end in the "White House" no doubt just didn't make that much sense. Also giving back Alice her powers after taking them away in the previous film just seemed like a sloppy ending. I mean yes we see that the world is in total chaos and those who are left have to fight but still I was just left slightly disapointed.


Overall I enjoyed and I know the ending leaves interpretation for a 6th film (which I am sure is on it's way next year) Many will probably disagree with me and say this is the worst one in the series but I think it was done quite well.


Next film to review :TBA

The Flick Chick is back!!!

Hey everyone I am back with my movie reviews and this weekend I will be reviewing:

Resident Evil 5 : Retribution...

The movie franchise based on the hit video game of the same name hit theaters earlier this month topping the box office and adding a lot more excitement and of course zombie action. Alice is back and so are some of her old "friends". I can't wait to see this movie tomorrow and will be back with a full review later on in the evening.

 Also planned for the coming month I will be reviewing the best and worst Halloween/ "Scary" Movie 


Sorry for the lack of posts but I will get this blog up and running again with a few new tricks up my sleeve :)


In the meantime check out "Speaking Out" my  news related blog.


-Tarah

POLL UPDATE

Hey everyone lets do a mid week look at the webpoll results

In 1st place for popularity right now we have a 3 way tie between Capitalism : A Love Story,

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liqour Day , and The Invention of Lying.

2nd place there is a tie between Zombieland and 9

Finally in 3rd place we have a huge tie between Toy Story 1+2 in 3d,Jennifer's Body ,Surrogates , The Informant ,and Fame .

]THE POLL CLOSES TMW SO MAKE SURE YOU VOTE!!!

I also thought i'd let you all know i will also be doing theme months and reviewing different movies according to themes ,this month cause its Halloween I thought i'd recommend some of my halloween tv movies you catch on cable and also rent from your local Blockbuster or Rogers Video Store :)

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING WEEKEND !!

-- FlickChick

AUDIO INTERVIEW TEXT : TOY STORY DOUBLE FEATURE

TOY STORY 1+2 : INTERVIEW WITH CLARE AFTER FILM

FC= Flick Chick a.k.a Tarah

C=Clare

FC: Hey everyone is FlickChick here aka Tarah with my first interview for the blog .

We just got out of the Toy Story Double Feature and I’m here with my friend Clare and now we’re gonna hear from her and see what she thought of the movie .

C: Well I thought both movies were good ,I liked the second one better and I saw a lot of stuff I didnt remember from watching it before and it was good to watch it again and I think i might see the 3rd one so it was good to see those 2 beforehand so I really enjoyed it.

FC: What about the intermission , the 10 min intermission with the trivia and the deleted scene and the early footage that showed you a look at early versions of Buzz and Woody ,what do you think?

C: I thought that was really interesting ,the 10 min intermission I thought was a good idea because a lot of people needed to move around before sitting down for the next movie.I thought it kept the kids entertained cause not too many kids were running around and screaming during the intermission. It was kind of interesting to see the little film clips of the older versions.

FC: When you saw the Toy Story 3 trailer what did you think , do think its gonna be popular? Or does Disney maybe need to stop making sequels?

C: (laughing) Well I think its kind of much to make a 3rd movie but as long as people are interested and if they remember the first 2 and they liked them then I think people will come to see the 3rd one.

FC: Thats good , do you have a favorite part of the film you’d like to share with our site viewers?

C: I like the part in the second movie um where Woody is trying to get off the plane with his new friend , um i forget her name ( FC: Jessie ) , Ya Jessie it was kind of like a western they were jumping all over the place and he used his little string as a lasso thought that was kind of neat .

FC: Lets talk about the animation now , do you think it was better in 3D or was better when it originally came out?

C:I liked it in 3D. I thought it was kind of clear and better in someways.

FC: Thanks , now before we go is there anything else you want to say about the movie to people thinking about going and seeing it? Just a general thought about the whole experience.

C: I thought it was really good idea to do a double feature Because its interesting see them back to back and see how the story carries on. Some stuff they used from the 1st movie they used in the 2nd like the pizza truck , that was funny.

FC: So you saw a lot of simmiliatries between the 1st one and the 2nd one you noticed , with certain things in the background such as you said the pizza truck.

C: Yeah , If you see 2nd one you should definately see the first one .

FC: Thanks for your time Clare , thats all for now but i;ll be back with another review soon and another interview . So keep checking back on the site and thanks for viewing FlickChick , this is FlickChick singing off !

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Hope you all have a good night

-FlickChick

Box Office Weekend Results : Oct 2-4

Here are the box office results from this past weekend :

(Source http://www.boxofficemojo.com)

1) ZOMBIELAND : $ 24,733 ,155

2) CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS :$ 15,809,039

3) TOY STORY /TOY STORY 2 : $12,491,789

4) SURROGATES: $7,241,054

5) THE INVENTION OF LYING: $ 7,241,054

6) WHIP IT : $7,027,471

7)FAME(2009): $4,626,952

8) CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY - $4,447,378

9) THE INFORMANT !: $ 3,689,235

10) LOVE HAPPENS: $ 2,749,025

And those are the results for this past weekend , what do you think? Are you surprised that Zombieland is number 1 right now? What about Cloudy w/chance of Meatballs and Toy Story?

Let me know your thoughts , thanks for voting and keep on voting ! The next review will be coming out during the long weekend but I will keep posting movie info between reviews :)

TOY STORY 1+2 REVIEW / AUDIO INTERVIEW

Hey everyone , first let me start off by saying thank you to all of you who have voted in the poll so far ,right now Capitalism seems to be popular right now but things could change by Sunday so keep voting !.

So last night I went to Silvercity at Yorkdale Mall with my friend Clare to go see the double feature of Toy Story 1+2 in 3D. The ticket price is a bit more expensive then normal since its 3D .

For Adult be prepared to shell out $14.50 plus tax

Children pay $11.99 + tax

Seniors pay same as Children.

The reason why you really pay more is because your paying for the 3D glasses that allow you to experience the movie.

Funniest thing on the labeling was a big warning saying "WARNING DO NOT USE AS SUNGLASSES" -( i wonder if people are actually that stupid and wear them as sunglasses?)

Anyways on to the film itself:

Before the film actually stats there's a cute little thing done by all the characters you know and love from both films talking about the film in 3d, you also get a very exclusive look at the REAL Toy Story 3 trailer (not the one thats floating around Youtube right now ) I have to say from the trailer it looks like its gonna be pretty good ,but then you have to think to yourself , how many more disney sequels are coming out? ( You can check this out on your own but to my knowledge Cars 2 and i think Monsters Inc 2 are coming out in the near future)

TOY STORY 1+2 IN 3D was actually pretty good , if you enjoyed them when they first came out your going to love them in 3D . Some notable changes in the first one was that there was 2 new songs added ( at least i think they were new , but its been a while since I saw Toy Story in theaters so I could be wrong... ( If someone else who saw the film could let me know if they thought the same thing that would be great !) Anyways after the first film ended you have a 10 min intermission to do as they say in the video shown before and between the films "use the facilities ,grab a snack and throw out your garbage" . In the 10 min intermisson called " Toy Story Trivia and Treats" they have of course fun Toy Story trivia ,fun facts and also a look at what the EARLY and i mean EARLY versions of Buzz and Woddy looked like during screen tests and I have to say its a GOOD THING ,they changed Woody to what he is now cause that version would have freaked out a lot of little kids...

Now after this "intermission" its on to Toy Story 2 which in my opinion was much more entertaining to watch then number 1 , as it has a lot more humours aspects to it ,and if your over the age of 12 you actually will see some underlining "adult humour" . Also if you pay attention to the dialogue you will hear the prospector reveal a hint about the 3rd film saying

"Do you really expect Andy to take you to college ,and on his honeymoon?" during which the audience bursts out laughing having already seen the trailer for the 3rd film prior to the movie.

You will also notice things ( items) from the first film in the second . An example that I dare you all to notice is the pizza planet truck ,very easy to spot :).

Overall the experience was pretty enjoyable especially in 3D the graphics look much better detailed and though they promote it as the characters actually coming out of the screen at you , they dont really do that...

I give this double feature 4 stars /5 . Its great for every age but if you want to go when no little kids and families will be going i suggest going in the evening ,though be prepared it is a 3 and half hr film..

Also just to update on the interview I said i would be posting with Clare I will try to do that but have been having issues with the audio so I most likely will post the interview in text form.

Thats all for today ,Feel free to leave me comments and vote on the poll and give me your feedback on this film and any others you have seen :)

-FlickChick (Tarah)

NEXT FILM: CAPITALISM : A LOVE STORY.