Preview: Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

Synopsis:

The mutating virus of the first three films has ravaged the world and Alice, the series' protagonist, further attempts to unite the survivors and find a safe refuge from the vicious undead creatures the virus has created.

• Poster: C-; C+

Review:

You get what you pay for and this is exactly the kind of poster that will appeal to exactly the demographic that the producers want and pretty much turn off everyone else in the process.

A far better output than the first poster I reviewed. This one uses color more effectively, looks more consistent with the concept of 3D as a medium and uses the space of the frame well. Even the glassy reflection of whom I can only assume is the film's antagonist is a good selection. Now, it's still not a great masterwork of art (the title's a bit too disjointed and ill-fitting and the use of that particular image of Milla Jovovish is poor), it's sufficient to draw in the desired audience.

• Trailer: D+; C-

Review:

The first trailer is all about the thrills, carefully avoiding any details that might hint at the film's plot, but it does make a big deal about the newest technology for 3D while showing several scenes that just show what kind of gimmick the technology is.

The second trailer actually gives more information about the plot and, up until the last couple of minutes, looks less like a time-waster with buckets of blood and violence in 3D.

Oscar Prospects:

None.

Release Date:

• September 10, 2010

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (July 7, 2010) Original

-Wesley Lovell (July 27, 2010) New Poster