Examples of bad Perry dialogue

[Biohazard EX]

If I was her, I wouldn't WANT to write a book based on RE4.

[CODE_umb87]

I always thought Caliban Cove was somewhat like RE4. Weren't the enemies in that novel not zombies, but more like ganados in a way since they were able to take orders?

[Vector]

If I was her, I wouldn't WANT to write a book based on RE4.

We know...



...we know.

[Town of Green]

I just watched that video a couple of days ago. That line is just atrocious. I can understand trying to antagonize someone but it could have been done differently.

[Helegad]

Alexia, technically, the books are canon in some ways. I remember that in RE2, Marvin didn't have a last name. When the novel came out, it labeled his last name as Branagh. This was used in RE3.

[Bertha]

Alexia, technically, the books are canon in some ways. I remember that in RE2, Marvin didn't have a last name. When the novel came out, it labeled his last name as Branagh. This was used in RE3.

I'm not really sure that was something of Perry's though. Both the game and the novel came out in 1999. The game would have been in production for some time, so I'm not sure what influence she would have had. She may have had some communication with Capcom to discuss Marvin's last name.

[Darkmoon]

Yeah, I think it's a lot more likely she simply asked, 'Does Marvin have a last name, and what is it?' rather than, 'American authour wrote something, so we'll take it as canon ourselves.' Eespecially given how quick and happy they are to make a lot of things the book say in wrong. And there own games, for that matter.

[Bertha]

Also....Marvin was included in 1.5 and supposed to have a larger role, correct? Even if he wasn't, I'm sure when they were creating his character for 2 they would have he would have already had a personality and name long before Perry wrote the book, and even before 3.

[Biohazard EX]

We know...



...we know.

Well, RE4 did a good job of telling its own story, anyway. It's nice and linear, with plenty of dialogue.
I mean, I've always seen Perry's novels as a way to supplement the storyline. Since there wasn't very much dialogue or character interaction in the earlier games. It was cool to see what Jill and Carlos would talk about. Or Chirs and Rebecca, or Jill and Barry, etc. With RE4, I think there was enough talking. There'd be no creativity for Perry, since everything is told in a nice, linear package.

[kevstah2004]

Perry sounds like she's just discovered swearing and thinks it makes her sound more mature.

"....cock! Hee hee hee!" *covers mouth*

It's probably why Helegad reads them.

[P Anderson DIE]

I've only read 2 of the 6 books so far and thats Re1 and Re2 and they where both very enjoyable they're not masterpieces but if they where both used as scripts for live action movies then I would have been very happy with them compared to the Anderson trash. I'm not much for reading books infact I've read 3 books in the last say 8 years the other one was a Tupac book but I'd definatley read them again sometime. I cant speak for the other 4 but im definatley going to read them...eventually. By the way its been hard as hell to write this I keep looking at that Bush Vid and laughing. Nice1.

[Canas Renvall]

Of the ones Perry created herself, I really liked Underworld. It was a really cool concept for an Umbrella lab that simulates different environments.

And I still fail to see, besides Alice being the center of attention, why the Anderson movies are "trash". Don't pull the "they aren't like the games" card. They're not supposed to be. It's his envisioning of what RE could be. It doesn't affect the story like RE4 did, so I've no qualms with that.

Even if you do say "they aren't like the games", he tried to stuff fanservice into Apocalypse. Raccoon City. Nemesis. Zombies. Nuclear missile. Lickers. Most of all: Jill Valentine and Carlos Oliveira. The only main differences are: Nemesis turns good (and it's explained why in the movies' own canon, so it's Anderson's own take on Nemesis, therefore not supposed to be like the games), more focus on Alice, and the S.T.A.R.S. are more or less the R.P.D., the regular officers. Nothing wrong with that.

Even with that, I would still say Apocalypse is still the weakest in the series. But it's not like the Dawn of the Dead remake, where it took something awesome and completely changed it, for better or for worse. Hm, sounds familiar.

[P Anderson DIE]

Well thats the whole point if they aren't supposed to be like the games then why the hell call it RESIDENT EVIL? Talk about milking a franchise if you dont want it to be like something then dont call it that! If they actually thought the franchise stood a chance on its own legs then they would have called it "Alice in Zombieland". If it wasnt for the Resident Evil name those movies would have been a miserable failure I gaurantee you that.

Those movies are trash and if you cant see that then you like Resident Evil for the wrong damn reason. If you were a true fan then you would be so angry (I would rather use a more accurate word than angry but I dont wanna get banned) because if you think what those movies could have been with the right writer and director they could have been classics not bargin bin TRASH.

[WeskerSexyCheez]

At least the movies try to be inventive in their own way. Perry just takes what the games offer and mauls it so its in her precious style (which sucks, by the way.) Her original books are worse than the films and I REALLY don't like the films.

[CODE_umb87]

I think some of you are being a bit too harsh with Perry's novels. They weren't that bad and definitely not as horrible as the Anderson films. At least she keeps the survival horror aspect. The characters might say something that sounds a little off every now and then, but isn't RE known for cheesy dialogue anyways.