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PWS Anderson Wants Resident Evil Zombies To Return… Again
Posted by Rob Hunter (rob@filmschoolrejects.com) on July 1, 2008
That gaseous sound you hear is the collective sigh of relief escaping the bellies of film connoisseurs the world over… famed director, writer, doppleganger-in-name-only to an actual Academy Award nominated director/writer, and all around swell guy, Paul WS Anderson recently revealed to MTV.com that “if we could find a good Resident Evil 4 to make, then we would do it.” With such seemingly high standards could this franchise actually end up staying dead and buried?
Not a chance.
With a combined worldwide box-office take of over $375 million for the first three films, a fourth is most assuredly guaranteed. Each successive film has actually made more than the previous installment, and that trend will need to stop before the franchise does. This is not necessarily a bad thing as the Resident Evil films have never been less than entertaining. They won’t win any awards for thespianism, but the action and effects continue to impress. Most importantly, each film manages to feature a nude, naked, and often wet Milla Jovovich. According to Anderson, he’s already in talks with Sony about a new film, but it’s the absence of a plausible storyline that’s causing the delay.
Allow me to repeat that last statement.
It’s the absence of a plausible storyline that’s delaying the fourth film in the Resident Evil series. To that end I direct Mr. Anderson towards Resident Evil fanatic Paige MacGregor who offers up the following detailed and intricately plotted suggestion for the next film:
“I <3 zombie porn.”
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4 Comments
July 1st, 2008 at 10:10 pm
I look forward to a part 4, especially after the way Extinction ended. I’d love to see Alice and her clones kickin’ Wesker’s ass in the Japanese Umbrella headquarters. Barring that, I’d KILL to see an adaption of the first video game’s storyline (Romero’s script would be cool to see envisioned as well).
July 1st, 2008 at 10:46 pm
The first Resident Evil was pretty good - gory, dark and intense. The second one was cheesy and boring and badly-directed. There was barely any zombie action and gore, and it felt too “PG-13″, despite the R-rating. The third one was an improvement; lots of gore and action.
Would I see a fourth one? I guess. If Anderson and his team manage to make it action-packed and full of gory effects, it should be entertaining. Like you said, these movies won’t ear any awards, but as long as they manage to fulfill their sole aim - that is to entertain in a groy and action-packed fashion - I’ll see them.
July 1st, 2008 at 11:10 pm
No, thank you.
July 1st, 2008 at 11:40 pm
@ Cole, you promised to stay away from the keyboard when you’ve been drinking. How many Hell’s Fairy Bitches this time? Hmmm? You know Absinthe shots aren’t your friend.
And you’re welcome. For what I do not know…