Lets talk about Resident Evil Afterlife (Spoiler)

[Davi Redfield]

My reason for disagreeing it's stated right after I said that I disagree, and explained in a more detailed way in the post that you quoted.
I never said superior, but you can just ignore what I'm saying and interpret in the way you find that fits better to you.

[Alexia_Ashford]

My reason for disagreeing it's stated right after I said that I disagree, and explained in a more detailed way in the post there you quoted.
I never said superior, but you can just ignore what I'm saying and interpret in the way you find that fits better to you.

Archelon's entire point in his previous posts were about how people who don't hate on the films to be "in" with the gaming crowd get shit for it and looked down upon by the gaming fans because they've "been there since the start", but said that no one is superior to any other type of fan, which you replied saying you disagreed with. It's happening in this very same topic. The people who like the movies are being called "zombies, brainless hordes, sad acts" by the gaming fans who don't.

From your 'explanation', you seem to have entirely missed the point.

[Davi Redfield]

That's the reason I didn't quoted Archelon's entire post, Alexia.

I don't agree with offenses to the movie fans either.

I just think that, besides the name, the movies are not Resident Evil at all. So, an only movies fan would be completely different from a fan of the games.

And I think that even facing the movies like regular action movies, they are bad, too. My opinion? Sure.

[Alexia_Ashford]

Well they are different, completely different. That's why I made the point in the earlier post as well about wondering why Anderson would listen to gaming fans when they want completely different things. Movie fans want action and Alice. Gaming fans want survival horror and depth of story. The movies are Resident Evil, but not gaming Resident Evil. It's another branch of a very big tree, so to speak.

Fair enough if you don't agree with the offence to movie fans, just seemed like you did because you said you disagreed but Archelon's point (and mine) was about how game fans seem to look on movie fans with contempt simply because they like the films.

[CrimsonElder]

Well even if you guys hated it, RE5 has probably been greenlit.


It has already made US$73.2-million. So it made back its budget, which was like US$60 Million.

"Resident Evil: Afterlife tops slow weekend at the box office"

http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/09...he-box-office/

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/...vil-afterlife/

Fucks sake. If some people had the will power to say no then we would have got a Reboot. Well I hope whoever supported this movie is happy with thier choice because now that Reboot wont happen. At least not for another 5 years or so.

[Canas Renvall]

I'm actually quite happy, thanks.

[Darkmoon]

I'll never understand the attitudes of some people...yes, I dislike the movies. I don't think RE4 was a good RE game either. Yet I don't think anyone who disagrees with me is strange, or a fool, or stupid. Different people like different things. It's really not rocket science.

So, remember folks - the FANS have done nothing wrong. If you don't like the movies, fine. Tell us all about it. If you feel Anderson has killed Resident Evil forever, fine. But stop trying to make fans into the villains just because you have a different preference. Or I'll have to envoke Godwin's Law, and no one wants that.

[let me live]

Perhaps I'm one of these weird mutations of fans who absolutely loves the old style of games, likes the movies, and also enjoys RE4 (not 5, but that's because it bored me, not so much with the gameplay).

We fly under the radar.

Just had my second showing of the movie. The script isn't anything to talk about, obviously, but by no means does the film have bad quality; its actually quite beautifully shot.

[RetroRain]

AH HA HA HA HA HA! I love the bashing this film is getting. I love you guys!

[DarkMemories]

I don't have any problems with people liking the films-it's when they attempt to talk about Resident Evil and they're spouting things that never happened in the games or act surprised that there even is a game franchise that bothers me. The whole point of adapting something for a different medium is to spread its reach and it would be much more successful in fulfilling that premise if it actually resembled the games. As it stands now, the RE movies are bad fanfiction based as loosely as possible on the games and that's not good.

Basically, my problem is that it spreads misinformation about a series I love and it would be nice for the source material to actually have a real role in the franchise.

Again, I don't hate people who like the movies just what the movies have accomplished by being as distant from the source material as possible.

[Alzaire]

What some of you people riding in here on your high horses don't seem to understand or respect is the fact that passion swings both ways. What you're all trying to do is shut up the criticism about the movies because you like them and don't want to see them get trashed or you hate em and can't stand that some people do while using the pretense of ignorance and offensiveness. None of you are qualified to make any statement that's a real truth, because the entire scope of the entire debate is fully based on opinion. Some of you people claiming that the movies are getting unfair hate, criticism, and nitpickery and also some claiming those who hate the movie with extreme vigor are stupid and don't know how to have fun are being just as disrespectful and ignorant as anyone else.

None of you have the right to create a scale of judgement to base the mass of opinion on. If someone has an extreme passion of hate against the movies for their own reasons and opinions, that's fine. It isn't unfair, because your reasons for it being unfair or wrong are just as interpretive as anything else. If you like the movies, you're entitled to do so as well, I'm not saying you aren't. The problem is this is one of those situations where people are being like "Shut up and go away if you hate the movies, nobody cares." yet you would have no problem if the entire topic was filled with only positive opinions. It's not just here either, I stumbled upon a few other places where the movies were mentioned and have seen several topics and posts trying to shut up and insult the people who hate the movies.

Disagreement and opinions will always breed conflict. Especially here on a fansite of a franchise. Everyone isn't always gonna agree, and people are judgemental by nature. You're all judging each other, and I'd bet that many who are being "respectful" outwardly are calling the haters stupid, wrong, and ignorant and being just as insultive in your own minds or twisted into "respectfully" worded ways and deluding yourself that you're doing so. Negative opinion is often the most sharply vocal when in a free position to speak up is all.

And while some people are so caught up in the idea of infinite equality, it just isn't always true. And there are different degrees of fandom. Someone who just popped in a single RE game and calls themselves a fan is not on an equal level as someone who's played them all. The idea of "superiority" is subjective and opinionated. I believe the term "fan" is commonly misused and too liberally thrown around by self-entitled gamers. Basically saying there's difference in just liking something and being a fan. I imagine some people would nitpick and say the definition of fan isn't specific and it is a term that can be used loosely. I just believe some people think too highly of themselves and look down on others while conciously or subconciously put on a front of equality so that they look like a better and belonging person while trying to censor or belittle the opposing opinion. That or they just want to belong somewhere they don't really belong under a pretense.

The movie is a piece of art that has a right to be judged however someone wants to see fit. Just like the games. And speaking of which, it has nothing to do with believing the games themselves are literary masterpieces or anything either. Few people believe that, and I don't think even those who most vehemently hate the movies base their criticism on them being a masterpiece. That's just trying to impose excuses or dump fuel and fodder to be used against people.

tldr; Say exactly how you feel about the movies if you want. Feel how you want to about people's opinions of the movies. Nobody from either side should be censoring each other, is all. Obviously though, per rules, no personal attacks.

[Shadow Stalker]

What some of you people riding in here on your high horses don't seem to understand or respect is the fact that passion swings both ways. What you're all trying to do is shut up the criticism about the movies because you like them and don't want to see them get trashed or you hate em and can't stand that some people do while using the pretense of ignorance and offensiveness. None of you are qualified to make any statement that's a real truth, because the entire scope of the entire debate is fully based on opinion. Some of you people claiming that the movies are getting unfair hate, criticism, and nitpickery and also some claiming those who hate the movie with extreme vigor are stupid and don't know how to have fun are being just as disrespectful and ignorant as anyone else.

None of you have the right to create a scale of judgement to base the mass of opinion on. If someone has an extreme passion of hate against the movies for their own reasons and opinions, that's fine. It isn't unfair, because your reasons for it being unfair or wrong are just as interpretive as anything else. If you like the movies, you're entitled to do so as well, I'm not saying you aren't. The problem is this is one of those situations where people are being like "Shut up and go away if you hate the movies, nobody cares." yet you would have no problem if the entire topic was filled with only positive opinions. It's not just here either, I stumbled upon a few other places where the movies were mentioned and have seen several topics and posts trying to shut up and insult the people who hate the movies.

Disagreement and opinions will always breed conflict. Especially here on a fansite of a franchise. Everyone isn't always gonna agree, and people are judgemental by nature. You're all judging each other, and I'd bet that many who are being "respectful" outwardly are calling the haters stupid, wrong, and ignorant and being just as insultive in your own minds or twisted into "respectfully" worded ways and deluding yourself that you're doing so. Negative opinion is often the most sharply vocal when in a free position to speak up is all.

And while some people are so caught up in the idea of infinite equality, it just isn't always true. And there are different degrees of fandom. Someone who just popped in a single RE game and calls themselves a fan is not on an equal level as someone who's played them all. The idea of "superiority" is subjective and opinionated. I believe the term "fan" is commonly misused and too liberally thrown around by self-entitled gamers. Basically saying there's difference in just liking something and being a fan. I imagine some people would nitpick and say the definition of fan isn't specific and it is a term that can be used loosely. I just believe some people think too highly of themselves and look down on others while conciously or subconciously put on a front of equality so that they look like a better and belonging person while trying to censor or belittle the opposing opinion. That or they just want to belong somewhere they don't really belong under a pretense.

The movie is a piece of art that has a right to be judged however someone wants to see fit. Just like the games. And speaking of which, it has nothing to do with believing the games themselves are literary masterpieces or anything either. Few people believe that, and I don't think even those who most vehemently hate the movies base their criticism on them being a masterpiece. That's just trying to impose excuses or dump fuel and fodder to be used against people.

tldr; Say exactly how you feel about the movies if you want. Feel how you want to about people's opinions of the movies. Nobody from either side should be censoring each other, is all. Obviously though, per rules, no personal attacks.

Well said, Alzaire, very well said.

Personally I'm not partically fond of the Resident Evil movie adaptions, but I don't hate them either. I don't really watch them much, due to the storyline being different to the games. (I personally prefer the games storyline over the movies storyline, due to the games came out first) That's my opinion on movies so far. I know some people may disagree with me on this and I'm fine with that.

[DONNIemo]

Jesus its already made $26.7 million in the USA... You are a f*cking criminal Paul Anderson!

[Stars_g36]

Lol, I guess these silly arguments just makes us Human after all. I suppose that 26 mil. wouldn't have been made if people hated the movies then. Like I said before, I have been with the Resident Evil games since the beginning, and I still enjoy the movies for a different atmosphere. But every one has their opinion whether is offensive or positive, but at the end of the day we are still who we are. We shouldn't let this hate and love relationship of the movies and games come into what we share in common. People loves most of the games and hate some of the games. I recall RE4 being bashed on and we have had the whole entire situation again now with the movies. But end of the day who cares. Like what you like.

I agree the game story lines are much better, when i watch the movies I don't even really pay attention the story lines.

[BlankWatchmaker]

I just saw it, thought it was quite a lot of fun. The Wesker fan in me got what it wanted (although the thought of kissing the dude has somewhat lost it's appeal. Errgh) and it didn't overstay it's welcome. Definately the best of the sequels. Also the non-RE fan non-gamer I was with seemed to enjoy it.

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Unluckly for Wesker to choose that particular plane though, there were about twenty in that hanger!