MC #116: Resident Evil: Afterlife

Posted by on Sep 14, 2010 in MovieChatter | 1 comment

MovieChatterJust when you thought it was over, the Resident Evil series is back!  Like the zombies it portrays, it just won't die.  Is the fourth chapter even worse than the mediocrity that came before it?  Tune in to find out.  Also includes Listener Feedback, QuickChatter reviews, DVD Recommendations and a bonus iPhone app discussion on children's movies and what audiences can handle.

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MC #116: Resident Evil: Afterlife

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NOTE: This episode contains a bonus discussion for all iPhone app users on children's movies and what audiences can handle, plus some bonus QuickChatter reviews, among other things. Join us LIVE next Saturday at 9:00pm when we'll be discussing The Town and/or Devil! Please send all feedback to podcast@randomchatter.com. Thanks for listening!

SHOW NOTES:

Miscellaneous:

  • We have an iPhone app! Download it here.
  • Check out the bonus Oddsac episode of MovieChatter here.
  • Read Andrew's full, written reviews of Resident Evil: Afterlife. You can find his reviews of the other films in the series here.

Listener Feedback:

  • 2:50 - John from New Jersey reminds Andrew and Morgan they're not only dumb, but blind

QuickChatter:

  • 5:05 -  Boys Don't Cry (Morgan)
  • 8:07 - Bitch Slap (Morgan)
  • 11:28 - Oddsac (Andrew)
  • 14:07 - Resident Evil (Andrew)
  • 16:54 - Resident Evil: Apocalypse (Andrew)
  • 18:01 - Resident Evil: Extinction (Andrew)

Discussion - Resident Evil: Apocalypse (spoiler-free):

  • 19:45 - Intro and clip
  • 21:57 - Morgan's score and general thoughts
  • 27:02 - Andrew's score and further general thoughts
  • 29:31 - The worst, most hilarious line in the film
  • 32:17 - The character of Albert Wesker
  • 34:34 - Milla Jovovich's performance/development

Discussion - Resident Evil: Afterlife (spoilers):

  • 35:13 - The ending of the third film, and how this one ruins it
  • 37:56 - Death-defying escapes
  • 40:56 - Makeup!
  • 42:16 - Alaska, Arcadia, amnesia, racist stereotypes and more crap!
  • 50:49 - Back to the hilarious nonsense of Albert Wesker
  • 53:32 - The "twist" ending
  • 58:05 - The lack of horror, terrible music
  • 1:00:26 - The small snippet of depth given to Alice

DVD Recommendations:

  • 1:03:15 - Intro
  • 1:03:32 - Andrew's Pick: Jacob's Ladder
  • 1:08:06 - Morgan's Pick: Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

Bonus iPhone/iPod App Content:

  • 0:00 - Bonus QuickChatter: Agora (Andrew)
  • 6:51 - Bonus QuickChatter: Straight Time (Andrew)
  • 9:02 - Bonus QuickChatter: Falling Down (Morgan)
  • 10:34 - Bonus QuickChatter: Spring Forward (Morgan)
  • 18:06 - An email from Terrin regarding kids' film and people's perceptions of what kids can handle.  How do teenagers approach movies?  How are we programmed to think about movies?  Do we contribute to the garbage that keeps getting put out?

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One Response to “MC #116: Resident Evil: Afterlife”

  1. Highstepper says:
    September 14, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    So yeah, I checked out Bitch Slap after hearing you guys talk about it…. It’s certainly not a great movie, however it was very entertaining. I like cheezy movies already and the fact that this one is full of it and powered by tits made it quite the laugh. I’ve seen worse that’s for sure, and in my opinion it’s no worse than Zombie Strippers on the cheeze factor.. As for Rez, I’m gonna see that tonight, so I had to abstain from listening to that part of the show…