Fans of the video game Resident Evil will be happy to know that the follow-up movie, Afterlife, will be hitting the big screen this season. The creators behind the series have taken all of the fantastical undead elements of the much-loved video game and injected them into a 3D movie extravaganza.
This is the first video game adaptation of the action thriller and uses the same 3D technology that was used in the infamous box office hit, James Cameron’s Avatar.
The adaptation of the original game is in many ways stunningly contemporary in style. Fight scenes feature falling three dimensional droplets of water, filmed in slow motion, which aptly stammers the breakneck action sequences. This in turn allows the viewer to fully appreciate the fast moving pace of Alice’s samurai moves. CGI beasts complete the undead fundamentals of the video game that so many players originally fell in love with.
Alice is played by the stunning Milla Jovovich, who spends her time setting up home in a wasteland overrun by zombies. Alice has been on the run from the reprehensible Umbrella Corporation that is guided by Albert Wesker, who is played by Shawn Roberts. The plot follows the evil Umbrella Corporation as they troll the wasteland in an attempt to capture Alice and in turn exploit her DNA.
Alice is joined on her quest to find other remaining survivors by Ali Larter, who plays Claire Redfield. The camera follows the pair on their mission to save a few fellow lost souls and in turn hijack a plane and hit up an old prison on their way.
Just as the duo are about to give up, they stumble across Wentworth Miller, who is later revealed to be Claire’s long lost brother.
The storyline follows the survivors as they come up with a unique plan to flee this derelict wasteland and find Arcadia, which is described as a utopian world, where disease-free people paint the town red.
There is one problem however; the plane won’t hold everyone, so instead the gang are forced to fight their way through a sewer system in order to find another means of escape.
While you’re waiting for this to come out on DVD, you can watch the previous Resident Evil movies online at LOVEFiLM, or if you’re feeling brave you can even attempt to play the original game!