Resident Evil CGI movie! (not a sequel, more of a reboot) [Archive]

cyber_turnip

30-10-2007, 03:19 PM

Now I don't know about you, but I loathe the current Resident Evil movies for so many reasons. And this was before I was a fan of the games and so could see how badly the source material had been raped. However, according to here (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/10302) they're not only not making any more sequels to those p.o.s. movies, but they're 'rebooting' the series with a CGI film which will be closer to the games. This is a wet dream for me, an animated zombie film! (Hopefully it will involve zombies and not parasites or whatever's happening in Resi 5).

MeatwagonAction

30-10-2007, 03:44 PM

CGI movies suck, esspecially when adapted from games, i.e. Advent Children (sucked bigtime). The live action movies weren't really really bad but could've been much better, but I see the films and games as seperate things, and the games are far superior.

Thomp

30-10-2007, 03:47 PM

...what? Advent Children was awesome.

What's the matter with you, seriously? You're like an old man.

cyber_turnip

30-10-2007, 05:31 PM

Advent Children was a terrible, terrible film from a non-biased perspective. I mean, when you judge it as a film. For big Final Fantasy fans it was a cinematic orgasm, but as a film, it was bad. I can't be bothered going into this though, this is a Resident Evil CGI movie thread afterall.

But to be fair, that is the only 1 video game turned movie in CGI that I know of. Tell me any others I may be missing. Also, we're due a good video game movie adaptation, we still haven't had a single one yet. The closest we've come is the absolutely fantastic Earthworm Jim TV series.

Beef Magic

30-10-2007, 09:32 PM

What about the first Final Fantasy movie? That wasn't bad. Advent Children lacked a lot, plotwise. I wanted the whole thing to mean me rewinding so I can hear Barret's voice over and over again.

Video Game to Movie Adaptations - Silent Hill was relatively close to the games, and reasonably made film. I also enjoyed the fact that a lot of the music from the game was used in the film - In my opinion, Silent Hill has the greatest original soundtrack ever made. Doom also had it's little moments of charm.

matt bird

30-10-2007, 10:30 PM

i hope it has the atmosphere of the first 3 resident evil games rather than 4

obvzo 4 is a better game, but creepy atmosphere scares lend better to (good) movies. especially if it's fully CGI animation, where you are able to position and compose everything exactly as you want it to be

Lucage

30-10-2007, 11:51 PM

Please have "master of unlocking" in it. :D

doctor_fruitbat

31-10-2007, 03:00 PM

Advent Children has its flaws, but few of them relate to it being CGI. The insane anime-esque physics worked well in tandem with it being an animation; and allowed for a style of direction that suited it down to the ground. Its faults as a film largely stem from a poor script and sod-all plot; it's more like an epilogue to the game than a whole new story in its own right, and its suffered as a result. As an action spectacle, there's plenty to recommend.

Most of the problems with video game adaptations come down to them being ill-conceived or being based on the wrong (type of) games. DOA was possibly the worst beat-em-up series to make a film about; why not Tekken, with its Jin-Heihachi storyline? Along with other character plots, there's plenty to make decent film out of, there. DOA is about as empty as a game series can get, plot-wise, thus it was doomed as a movie right from the start. The first Final Fantasy film barely drew on the games at all, and what could have been a rich, vibrant film was dull, colourless and had no depth of plot or character to it at all.

cyber_turnip

31-10-2007, 03:56 PM

Also, that most games are very derivative of movies. People don't mind if a game rips off a movie however as it's about gameplay, not plot and so forth.

But yes, everything you said is pretty much spot on.

Rook

31-10-2007, 03:58 PM

CGI movies suck, esspecially when adapted from games, i.e. Advent Children (sucked bigtime).
Take that back :p (though cyber turnip's point is probably entirely true).

On topic, I can't see it being any worse than the live action ones, which, while they were awful, were still alright if you were in the mood.

Mister Qwerty

31-10-2007, 05:18 PM

If it doesn't have Tyrant in, I will cry.

allfalldown

31-10-2007, 06:32 PM

On topic, I can't see it being any worse than the live action ones, which, while they were awful, were still alright if you were in the mood.Yeah, I found them to be decent enough as just action movies. Then again, I'm not a rabid Resi fan, so I wasn't all that bothered, or even in much of a position to tell, if they made a hash of the game stuff.

Fruitbat is right about Advent Children too. The plot is hardly there, but the action is top-notch.

Turkey Sandwich

02-11-2007, 12:13 AM

I've always wanted them to do a reboot. I do like the current films purely based on silly, fun trash value (completely ignoring the fact that they're connected with the games), but the storyline of the games is so much better; I don't know why they changed it really, because they could still have kept the money-making aspects like the big Hollywood names. Anyway, I assumed a reboot was just a fantasy for a while, but I've recently been holding out hope that it might actually happen, especially since so many other series have recently done the same.

And now this is like a dream come true, hehe. Although I would still prefer live action over CGI. There are enough films at the moment which are done in CGI for no reason (e.g. Beowulf), and although you could argue that RE would work because it's originally a game, I still think that a faithfully adapted live action version would be more interesting - I mean, the casting of actors to play people like Wesker is half the fun.

Nevermore

05-11-2007, 03:52 AM

I am so happy right now. Thank you ,Mr Turnip, for sharing this.

Since the movies have been coming out I've really disliked them due to the fact that they're just bastardised B movies written by a prat who pretty much created a new shitty main character for his GF to play.

But this news gives me much hope, There's so much potential for a movie to be made from the game. So much story and character it's a shame it's was missed first time around.

I can only hope that this CG movie is closer to the games than the live-action movies, that'd make my year, that would.

And yes, "Master of unlocking" has to be said atleast once.

ZekeyLizard

05-11-2007, 08:27 AM

It will be awful. Movies based on video games are always awful. Advent Children is gorgeous, sure, but it's all meaningless fluff. Hell, Spirits Within actually had some semblance of an idea to it. A story. But it still wasn't very good.

Twatybollocks

05-11-2007, 12:42 PM

The live action ones were ok actually. Certainly if you try and count how many decent game/movie converstions there are the RE ones are high on the list.

A CGI one won't be as successful as the live ones, but may be truer to the games and therefore will appeal to the fans more.

PS - Where's my Avatar gone? I have it set in my settings but it doesn't show up anymore?

GorillaBearBear

05-11-2007, 01:16 PM

TB - They updated last week and a lot of avatars went missing. I don't think they can do owt about it anymore.

Twatybollocks

05-11-2007, 01:32 PM

TB - They updated last week and a lot of avatars went missing. I don't think they can do owt about it anymore.

:(

Zekey made it for me, it was special.

GorillaBearBear

05-11-2007, 01:37 PM

you might be able to get it back if you pm cheechy, but I'm not sure? He got a couple of people's back but then he said he may have broken it.

Twatybollocks

05-11-2007, 01:53 PM

you might be able to get it back if you pm cheechy, but I'm not sure? He got a couple of people's back but then he said he may have broken it.

Ah well, I'm not around much anymore so I don't suppose it matters.

Jay

05-11-2007, 02:35 PM

Advent Children was a terrible, terrible film from a non-biased perspective. I mean, when you judge it as a film. For big Final Fantasy fans it was a cinematic orgasm, but as a film, it was bad.Thank you, finaly somebody realises this.
The closest we've come is the absolutely fantastic Earthworm Jim TV series.Man that was like the best show ever.

Anyway. This is so awesome...if Capcom are involved the story might end up simular to the games which would be soooooo awesome. Not number 4 mind...its superb and all, but I want the zombies to come back.

The best way would for it to say..tell Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil's story as they happen so close to each other. Only do those two then wait and make a second with Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 at the focus point, again these two are more or less in the same time frame. I'd rather there be two than it be rushed, cut and cramed into one film.

I have high hopes so I hope I'm not let down...

cyber_turnip

17-12-2007, 02:41 PM

Wow, a trailer already, this must have been in production for ages before we knew anything about it.

Link (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/10697)

Looks promising to say the very least. Especially as the zombies are back!

Mister Qwerty

17-12-2007, 06:04 PM

Fucking hell!!! That's looks so awesome! Also, did I see Leon?

Bisyss

17-12-2007, 06:12 PM

Jay

17-12-2007, 06:27 PM

Bull, no Resi game has taken place in an Airport before...or had any cutscenes even to do with them. I say its still real...

Is that Claire?

Bisyss

17-12-2007, 06:41 PM

Bull, no Resi game has taken place in an Airport before...or had any cutscenes even to do with them. I say its still real...Hmm, you might be right. Most of the comments on Bloody Disgusting say that that's new footage, and other site are claiming it's real. But if it is, wouldn't Sony have made an official site to show it on?

Jay

17-12-2007, 10:29 PM

Part of my hopes its real..the other is seeing your point about the announcement..

What ever it is, it looks awesome.

cyber_turnip

17-12-2007, 10:58 PM

It's not a fan-made trailer. The link says that at the time of posting, the person was unsure as to weather or not it was fan-made or not thanks to advice being given to him, but it's quite apparent it's not fan-made because none of the footage is from any of the games and I seriously doubt any fan would go to the length of animation something so god-darned amazingly for a fake internet trailer.

Edit: Oh my bad, it has actually been updated to a "you be the judge" status.

I still think it's most likely real. As far as I know, none of that footage is in the games, it's too nice-looking for a start.