Iniziata con il film di Paul W.S. Anderson - che in fondo in fondo era uno dei film meno orribili, tra quelli tratti da videogiochi - la serie è poi precipitata in abissi di pessima recitazione, squallida azione e dialoghi riprovevoli.
L'umanità è quasi estinta - e se si fa fregare da zombie tanto stupidi se lo è pure meritata, diciamolo.
I pochi sopravvissuti sono nomadi, alla ricerca di luoghi sicuri: alcuni di loro si mettono in testa di andare in Alaska, sperando forse che gli zombie non si ricordino che c'era pure quel buffo stato, sulle cartine.
Per andarci serve però benzina e viveri, che pare saggio procurarsi a Las Vegas.
A zonzo per i fattacci suoi, scopriremo risvolti dei rapporti di Milla Jovovich con la sempre cattivissima Umbrella Corporation che, non paga di aver causato tutto 'sto casino, si prodiga di peggiorare le cose, dalla loro rete di bunker assediati da non-morti.
Visto troppo tempo fa per ricordarmi altro della trama (e sì che son passate solo due settimane), quasi tutto si riduce al trovare una scusa per mostrare morti trucolente e combattimenti a dir poco imbarazzanti.
Mal diretto, troppo lungo, con delle coreografie degli attacchi zombie che sembrano prese a piè pari da Grease, questo terzo capitolo potrebbe avere un solo pregio: aver posto la pietra tombale sulla serie.
Qualche momento piuttosto trash in qua e in là (oddio: i corvi-zombie! L'attacco con l'autobotte! I poteri para-e-normali di Milla!), il tutto risulta sufficientemente autopunitivo e sempre buono per una seratona a cervello disattivato.
Voto: 4. Trashometro® 6/10:
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Anderson, Paul W.S.
Nome di battesimo: Anderson, Paul William Scott
Data di nascita: 4 March 1965
Altezza: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Ultimi lavori:
- Castlevania (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Pandorum (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Spy Hunter (2009) .... [regista]
- Death Race (2008) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Man with the Football (2008) .... [regista]
- Necropolis (2008) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) .... (producer) [produttore]
- DOA: Dead or Alive (2006) .... (producer) [produttore]
- The Dark (2005) .... (producer) [produttore]
- AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) .... (screen story) (screenplay) [scrittore]
Biografia:
Paul W.S. Anderson gained a fair bit of notoriety in his native England when he directed the ultra-violent Shopping (1994) (which he also wrote), starring Jude Law and Sean Pertwee in a story about thieves who steal by ramming a car into storefronts. The film was banned in some cinemas in England, and became a direct-to-video slightly edited release in the United States. Shopping (1994) allowed Anderson to get the chance to direct Mortal Kombat (1995), an adaptation of the hit video game, which showcased his directorial trademarks - visually stunning scenery and quick cut editing. The film did well enough for him to choose his next project, which was _Soldier (1998)_ with Warner Bros., with Kurt Russell in the lead. Unfortunately, Russell decided at the time to go on hiatus, pushing the release date of that film into 1998. In the meantime Anderson directed Event Horizon (1997) from a script by Philip Eisner, which featured Anderson regulars Sean Pertwee and Jason Isaacs. The science fiction/horror film, a gothic horror version of Solyaris (1972), was stylish and scary, but was critically panned and did not do well in the box office, which Anderson blamed on studio-enforced cuts to the story. (Anderson has promised a Director's Cut, though none has been announced as of yet.) _Soldier (1998)_ didn't fare well with critics and box office either, and Anderson's planned 2000 remake of Death Race 2000 (1975) was cancelled. This forced him to think smaller, which led to The Sight (2000) (TV), a supernatural mystery movie that was a minor hit. He then resurfaced to direct another video game adaption, Resident Evil (2002). Long rumored among fans to be a choice comeback vehicle for zombie grandfather George A. Romero, the writing and directing credits eventually transferred to Anderson. He next was given the helm for the long-awaited film adaption of the popular Dark Horse comic book, _AVP: Alien Vs. Predator (2004)_.
Trivia random: Engaged to actress/model Milla Jovovich.
Citazione random: "_AVP: Alien Vs. Predator (2004)_ is not trying to be Alien (1979) or Aliens (1986), and it's not trying to be Predator (1987). Those are genius movies. The impact that these creatures had on audiences was immense. But 26 years on, and dozens of comic books later, everyone knows what the Alien looks like. You've got to do something different with it, and make a slightly different movie. So in a way we were definitely making an Alien and a Predator movie, but a different one from the one the other directors had made."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Resident Evil (2002)
Underground of the Living Dead
Regista: Paul W.S. Anderson
Scrittore: Paul W.S. Anderson
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action
Valutazione: 6.3/10 (44307 voti)
Durata: 100 min
Paese: UK, Germany, France
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Milla Jovovich .... Alice
- Michelle Rodriguez .... Rain Ocampo
- Eric Mabius .... Matt Addison
- James Purefoy .... Spence Parks
- Martin Crewes .... Chad Kaplan
- Colin Salmon .... One
- Ryan McCluskey .... Mr. Grey
- Oscar Pearce .... Mr. Red
- Indra Ové .... Ms. Black
- Anna Bolt .... Dr. Green
Trama:
Something rotten is brewing beneath the industrial mecca known as Raccoon City. Unknown to its millions of residents, a huge underground bioengineering facility known as The Hive has accidentally unleashed the deadly and mutating T-virus, killing all of its employees. To contain the leak, the governing supercomputer, Red Queen, has sealed all entrances and exits. Now a team of highly-trained super commandos including Rain, Alice and Matt must race to penetrate The Hive in order to isolate the T-virus before it overwhelms humanity. To do so, they must get past the Red Queen's deadly defenses, face the flesh-eating undead employees, fight killer mutant dogs and battle The Licker, a genetically mutated savage beast whose strength increases with each of its slain victims.
Trivia random: The presidents of Capcom Japan and America have cameos as zombies. Capcom created the Resident Evil series.
Citazione random: Rain: All the people that were working here are dead.::Spence: Well, that isn't stopping them from walking around.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
Regista: Russell Mulcahy
Scrittore: Paul W.S. Anderson
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action
Valutazione: 6.3/10 (25651 voti)
Durata: Argentina:93 min
Paese: France, Australia, Germany, UK, USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Milla Jovovich .... Alice
- Oded Fehr .... Carlos Olivera
- Ali Larter .... Claire Redfield
- Iain Glen .... Dr. Isaacs
- Ashanti .... Betty
- Christopher Egan .... Mikey
- Spencer Locke .... K-Mart
- Matthew Marsden .... Slater
- Linden Ashby .... Chase
- Jason O'Mara .... Albert Wesker
Trama:
Years after the Raccoon City disaster, Alice is on her own; aware that she has become a liability and could endanger those around her, she is struggling to survive and bring down the Umbrella Corporation led by the sinister Albert Wesker and head researcher Dr. Isaacs. Meanwhile, traveling through the Nevada Desert and the ruins of Las Vegas, Carlos Olivera, L.J., and new survivors K-Mart, Claire Redfield, and Nurse Betty must fight to survive extinction against hordes of zombies, killer crows and the most terrifying creatures created as a result of the deadly T-Virus that has killed millions.
Trivia random: In the Tokyo scene the sign next to 'Tokyo Metro' reads 'Zatoichi Square' an obvious nod to the fictional Japanese film and television character.
Citazione random: Carlos Olivera: Just promise me one thing. When you get down there...::Alice: Consider it done.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Grease (1978)
Grease - Brillantina
Regista: Randal Kleiser
Scrittore: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey
Genere: Comedy, Musical, Romance, Comedy
Valutazione: 6.9/10 (42148 voti)
Durata: 110 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- John Travolta .... Danny Zuko
- Olivia Newton-John .... Sandy Olsson
- Stockard Channing .... Betty Rizzo
- Jeff Conaway .... Kenickie
- Barry Pearl .... Doody
- Michael Tucci .... Sonny
- Kelly Ward .... Putzie
- Didi Conn .... Frenchy
- Jamie Donnelly .... Jan
- Dinah Manoff .... Marty Maraschino
Trama:
Danny Zuko, leader of the greaser gang "T-Birds" of Rydell High, falls in love with a goody two shoes girl named Sandy Olsen over the summer. They thought she'd be leaving and never see each other again, but to their luck...she begins to attend Rydell High. She is immediately accepted into the group "Pink Ladies" and shortly Danny and her re-meet. Danny has seemed to have changed but in the hopes of winning Sandy back, he changes into the loving, jock Danny Zuko that Sandy met during the summer permanently.
Trivia random: The official premiere after-party was at Studio 54.
Citazione random: Sonny: I'm not taking any of her crap, that's all, I'll take no crap from nobody.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Mulcahy, Russell
Data di nascita: 23 June 1953
Ultimi lavori:
- The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian (2008) .... [regista]
- Zen in the Art of Slaying Vampires (2008) .... (attached) [regista]
- Crash N' Burn (2007) (TV) .... [regista]
- Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) .... [regista]
- While the Children Sleep (2007) (TV) .... [regista]
- The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006) (TV) .... [regista]
- AC/DC: Family Jewels (2005) (V) .... (segment "Baby Please Don't Go" ) [regista]
- Culture Club: Greatest Hits (2005) (V) .... (video "The War Song") [regista]
- Mysterious Island (2005) (TV) .... [regista]
- 20th Century Masters: The Best of Alternative '80s - The DVD Collection (2004) (V) .... (video "Video Killed the Radio Star") [regista]
Biografia:
Dynamic film director born June 23rd 1953 in Melbourne, Australia who first gained fame directing visually striking video clips for bands including Elton John, Duran Duran, "The Buggles" and "Bonnie Tyler". Mulcahy is also well known for feature films, starting off with the comedy Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979), the Aussie horror film Razorback (1984), the spectacular sword and sorcery of Highlander (1986), followed by the sequel Highlander II: The Quickening (1991). He directed Denzel Washington and John Lithgow in the violent Ricochet (1991), directed the film adaptation of The Shadow (1994) with Alec Baldwin and took the helm for Tale of the Mummy (1998). In recent years, Mulcahy has been involved in directing several telemovies and episodes of TV shows including "Queer as Folk" (2000), _3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004)_, _"Mysterious Island" (2005)_ and _Curse of King Tut's Tomb, The (2006)_ starring Casper Van Dien.
Trivia random: Directed (among other things) all of Duran Duran's early MTV videos, won Video Award from MTV before it started going to the artists (the year after, Madonna got it instead of her directors).
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Jovovich, Milla
Nome di battesimo: Jovovic, Militza Natasa Bogdanovna
Data di nascita: 17 December 1975
Altezza: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Coniuge: Luc Besson::(14 December 1997 - 12 June 1999) (divorced), Shawn Andrews::(2 October 1992 - 25 November 1992) (annulled)
Ultimi lavori:
- Azazel (2009) .... Amalia Bezhetskaya [attrice]
- A Perfect Getaway (2008) .... Cydney [attrice]
- Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) .... Alice [attrice]
- .45 (2006) .... Kat [attrice]
- Ultraviolet (2006) .... Violet [attrice]
- Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005) .... Druscilla [attrice]
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) .... Alice [attrice]
- Dummy (2002) .... Fangora [attrice]
- The House on Turk Street (2002) .... Erin [attrice]
- Resident Evil (2002) .... Alice [attrice]
Biografia:
Milla Jovovich is an American actress, supermodel, fashion designer, singer and public figure, who was on the cover of more than a hundred magazines, and starred in such films as The Fifth Element (1997), Ultraviolet (2006), and the 'Resident Evil' franchise. She was born Milica Natasha Jovovich on December 17, 1975, in Kiev, Ukraine, Soviet Union (now Kiev, Ukraine). Her Montenegrinian father, Bogdan (Bogdanovich) Jovovich, was a medical doctor in Kiev. There he met her mother, Galina Jovovich (nee Loginova), a Russian-Ukrainian actress. At the age of 5, in 1981, Milla with her parents emigrated from the Soviet Union, moving first to London, UK, then to Sacramento, California, and eventually settled in Los Angeles. There her parents worked as house-cleaners for the household of director Brian de Palma. Her parents separated, and eventually divorced, because her father was arrested and spent several years in prison. Young Milla Jovovich was brought up by her single mother in Los Angeles. In addition to her native Russian, she also learned French, German and English. However, in spite of her cosmopolitan background, Milla was ostracized by some of her classmates, as a kid who emigrated from the Soviet Union amidst the paranoia of the Cold War. Many emotional scars had affected her behavior, but she eventually emerged as a resilient, multi-talented, albeit rebellious and risk-taking girl. She was coached by her actress mother since her childhood, first at home, then studied music, ballet, and acting in Los Angeles. In 1984 she made her first career move, appearing on the cover of 'High Times' in the UK, at the age of 9. She shot to international fame after she was spotted by the photographer Richard Avedon at the age of 11, and was featured in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements, and on the cover of the Italian fashion magazine 'Lei' which was her first cover shoot. She made her first professional model contract at the age of 12, and soon made it to the cover of 'The Face', 'Vogue', Cosmopolitan' and many other magazines. The total number of her magazine covers worldwide was over one hundred by 2004, and keeps counting. In 2004 she made 10,4 million dollars, becoming the highest paid supermodel in the world. Milla Jovovich was torn between two professions, before she eventually became one of the very few supermodels who also developed a steady and serious film career. In 1988, at age 12, she made her film debut credited as Milla in a supporting role in Two Moon Junction (1988) by writer/director Zalman King. During the 1980s and early 1990s, she played several supporting roles as a teenage actress in film and on television, then starred in Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991). In 1997 she co-starred opposite Bruce Willis in the sci-fi blockbuster The Fifth Element (1997), then she starred as Joan of Arc, the title character in the eponymous costume drama. In the early 2000s, Milla had a few years of uncertainty in her acting career due to uneven quality of her films, as well as some hectic events in her private life. However, she managed to overcome her personal crisis. With the leading role as Alice in the 'Resident Evil' trilogy, she established herself as a film star, and her success in acting career eventually matched her success as a supermodel. Outside of her acting and modeling professions, Milla Jovovich released several critically acclaimed musical recordings, making her debut as a singer, songwriter and musician with the 1994 release of 'The Divine Comedy'. She also gave several live performances with her band called 'Plastic Has Memory', and was featured on 'Hollywood Goes Wild'. Her vocal recordings appeared on soundtracks of several films. She has been writing music and lyrics to her song-demos, playing her guitar and sampling other sounds from her computer, and allowing free download and remix of her songs from her website. For many years Milla Jovovich has been maintaining a healthier lifestyle, practicing yoga and meditation, trying to avoid junk food, and cooking for herself. Since she was a little girl, Milla has been writing a private diary, a habit she learned from her mother. She has been keeping a record of many good and bad facts of her life, her travels, her relationships, and all important ideas and events in her career, planning eventually to publish an autobiography. After dissolution of her two previous marriages, Milla Jovovich became engaged to film director Paul W.S. Anderson; their daughter, Ever Anderson, was born on November 3, 2007.
Trivia random: She has bluish-green eyes and brown hair originally.
Citazione random: About Madonna: "Oh, my God! I used to ride my bicycle around for hours in the garage of our apartment building singing 'Material Girl.'" (In Style magazine, Sept/2006)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
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