[00:00] When a video game is turned into a movie, it is an absolute disaster. There is a particularly graphic scene in the maternity ward, and if there is a... Big placenta balloon! But most importantly, where the f*** is Leon? I'm wearing this because I had a traumatic experience.
[00:15] I completely disagree. I think I disagree too. I think this ending is perfect. If that wasn't enough Resident Evil... Danae has never seen a horror movie before, so of course I decided to take her to see Resident Evil in IMAX.
[00:29] How are you doing, Binet? I remember opening my eyes once and it was just this massive eyeball and I was like, where am I? What is happening? But I'm fine. Obviously I'm fine.
[00:41] Visually, I'm sure you can tell, I'm totally fine. That's what I had to sit next to in the theatre. This is exactly how I wish I would have watched the movie. Well, we've got things and wins to get through, but first, after seven movies, four animated features,
[00:55] a TV show and somewhere between 17 and 500 video games, you'd think there wouldn't be a lot more story to tell in Raccoon City. Well, Zach Kroeger disagrees, and after Barbarian and Weapons, I was inclined to trust him.
[01:07] He takes organ delivery boy Brian, played by discount Jeremy Allen White, Austin Abrams, on a journey through recently bef***ed Raccoon City to deliver what he believes is a top-priority organ. But oh boy, did he pick the wrong night to neglect his recently befregmented girlfriend in favour of some extra cash.
[01:23] Before he knows it, his organ uber quickly turns into a fight for his life against one dog, a nine-year-old, a baby, and a series of particularly stubborn padlocks. But most importantly, where the f*** is Leon? Hmm?
[01:35] I like how you wiggle, like jiggle. You're like Jello. Hmm? First off, Danae, I'm going to let you go first, mainly because you've never seen a horror film in the cinema before. Did not know what I was going to be expecting going into this, but when I knew that there was a video game element of it, I could really see that in this movie.
[01:54] And I think overall that was a win for me because I like playing video games. Do I ever want to play this one? Oh, I would pay so much. There are so many dollars I would pay to watch this.
[02:06] I'm wearing this because I had a traumatic experience and I want to feel snuggly today. I don't think that playing the game is smart for me. But anyway, I liked how the movie progressed through visually.
[02:19] It has a fun, humorous approach to it, and I really did like that. There is a video game movie curse. Like, generally, when a video game is turned into a movie, it is an absolute disaster. And I think it's because a lot of movies try to do too many video game things.
[02:34] I completely agree with you on the video game element. This is my hugest win. I love this movie. And I think it's mostly because, yes, the director is a big fan of the games, But it is, at its core, a suspenseful, and if you like horror, fun horror movie.
[02:50] I would add that, yeah, if you've played these games, you were expecting it. But if you've never played a Resident Evil game and you go to watch this movie, it still has that video game vibe. There's some deliberate POV shots as well.
[03:03] And there's one where he's creeping around a corner. And I'm like, that's exactly how you sneak around the corner in a video game. But the point is for me, you could watch this and you're a good example and not know it was even based on a video game.
[03:18] No, no, no, no. Which has annoyed some fans Oh It not Resident Evil enough Oh Some people feel like they trapped Resident Evil IP onto just a horror movie that he was going to make
[03:30] and I completely disagree with that. I think it's clearly a huge fan. That makes me want to play this game even less. If that wasn't enough Resident Evil... No, it's going to happen. Oh. In the comments, livestream with Kanae
[03:42] playing Resident Evil. Nope. Yep. Let's talk about something that did not work for us. Hey, don't say us. me. It's all right to me. What's in my CA? Baby horror.
[03:54] Children horror. No one told me this was an IMAX situation. No one told me. Listen, I thought I was going into a zombie movie and I was prepared for zombie movie. I was not prepared for a ball of people.
[04:07] People balls. And, you know, you're in for a bad time and maybe laying awake at night when it's like you're going into a maternity ward. So I just want to let you know that that's my no. That's big a no.
[04:19] We're taking my sin win on the ear, we're plummeting it to the bottom. Was it done well? Probably. Was I haunted? Yes. And that's impacting my desire to enjoy that part.
[04:32] I'm weirdly with you, but for very different reasons. It's probably more practical than just like, don't f*** with the babies. Yeah, my cinema sins brain definitely came out, because there is a particularly graphic scene in the mythology board, and if there is a...
[04:46] Big placenta balloon. there is a way that this movie goes too far if that's possible it's in this scene and for me it was to like the detriment of the main character because he's pacing through the maternity ward
[05:00] he is literally pushing trolleys of newly born bubble babies away and there's one that like starts to inflate and he looks at it and he's like well i should probably get out of here and in several minutes past and he's like man i still really should get out of here and then it
[05:13] stops inflating and he's like, I guess I can stay here for a bit longer. And then it explodes all over him. And the entire time, I'm like, he's being a smart dude in terms of, like, self-preservation. Like, he is just clipping through, getting to the next spot, acknowledging his weaknesses,
[05:27] which is hilarious. But then at this point, he just dawdles through the maternity ward, whereas you hated it because of the graphic content. I hated it because of the illogic behind it all. You don't need to go there.
[05:39] uh let's just stay on that point for just a second because i kind of want to dip the meter even lower oh no just a bit you can't go negative but it's also maybe like wobbling in
[05:51] the middle too because i do want to talk about the performance of this main character yes relatable and also someone that i'm angry with because there's so many nobo moments in this
[06:03] where i'm thinking but you don't have to go there you don't have to slow down you don't have to stop and investigate. But then he pockets himself in this part of his brain where he's somehow rationalizing that
[06:15] he should stop and just like investigate the weird things. Don't investigate the weird things. Yeah, he investigates. No! You can't throw that away. You need that. I need my emotional support core. What if it comes to life
[06:27] and tries to tentacle you? F***. He does investigate the tentacle dog and the trap dog too much. Like, this is the recurring thing would be premature celebration. Yeah. He prematurely celebrates
[06:39] throughout this movie and it is pretty much his undoing. It really is Yeah But the direction and the comedy in this movie is the freshest thing for me Like that the bit that really new all the way up to like
[06:55] give it three notches on the wings in a meter. I just... It's something that the director, Jack Craig, does really, really well in Barbarian, specifically, that's some great humour beats.
[07:07] But in this movie, this is one of the funniest not-parody satire horror movies that I've ever seen, like genuinely chuckling, but not in a way that took me out of the movie. In regards to the sin win gauge,
[07:19] and knowing that at the end of this video as we kind of figure out, even if we weren't enjoying it, it's an overall win for us, I really feel like I know where this one's going to land, which is going to be a win. Yay! Which is kind of a wild thing to say.
[07:32] Which is huge for the person that doesn't like horror. And on that note, one of my other wins is the overall cinematography. I know we kind of touched about the cinematography from like the perspective of a video game, But just as a movie itself, there are several shots that I thought were really, really clever.
[07:48] And I know that these are designed to build tension and things like that. But there's a particular moment at the beginning, which is not too much of a spoiler. It's a shot of driving through snowy mountains. And the camera is positioned where you can see the rearview mirror and you can see out of the front windshield of the car.
[08:05] And then in the rearview mirror, it's red because of the taillights. and there's just a little bit of doom and anxiousness that comes from shots like that, and I thought that was really, really well done. I didn't think for a second we'd be talking about the cinematography in a Resident Evil movie,
[08:19] and I love that we are, and that really is like kudos to Zach Frederick and his team. He just took this assignment really seriously, and it's so obvious that he's a fan, but he's also an incredible filmmaker.
[08:31] Like, he knows how to make a good-looking movie. Whether you agree with the direction he takes his movies, he knows how to make a really good-looking, pacey movie.
[08:43] All right, I'm going to jump into a huge spoiler here and talk about the very, very final scene, because that one stuck with me. Yeah, I have thoughts, as does the internet. Oh, okay. Yeah. Do you want to go into your internet thoughts first?
[08:55] Yeah, from what I've seen online so far, a lot of people are like, meh, about the ending. And today, they kind of think it's a bit. let's just finish the movie and let's just wrap it up as soon as possible
[09:07] I completely disagree I think this ending is perfect because it's not what you necessarily expect I love the ending to this movie it was sad because we're watching this guy
[09:20] we're rooting for him things are going terribly and I thought it was done so well because there's part of him that's still him and then there's part of him that is the virus the virus is consuming and hungry and he's still fighting for that cure.
[09:33] And it's just this battle for whether or not this delivery of what he thought was an organ that turned out to be a cure can help him finally survive this horrible, horrible moment.
[09:45] And it doesn't work. It doesn't work because the monster is fighting against it. And the battle there of what's going on inside of him, the battle in the room, this white lab,
[09:57] I thought that it worked really, really well. we shift out of that into the very final scene where he fully becomes this creature and I'm like is this the origin story of some creature inside the video game And I can answer that I don think so is my answer It would be so clever if it was true though Yeah I do know that the director said
[10:19] that this game takes place alongside Resident Evil 2, which I love that he gave some specificity to that because we know that Leon, who is a couch in the video games, is a fan-favorite, he is out there as a new cop doing his thing,
[10:33] rescuing the city from zombies, at the same time that this is happening with Brian and everything's going to s*** with him. I love that. I love knowing that the story I love is happening out there somewhere
[10:46] and this is some ancillary thing that was happening at the same time. Well, Jermaine obviously hasn't played any Resident Evil games or seen any of the movies, so we've drafted in Ben from How to Eat to answer some more specific questions. As the horror guy, Ben, what did you think of the movie?
[10:59] Did you enjoy it? Yeah, I could have done without the humour. I kept thinking, like, oh my God, I like the... Please shut your mouth. What do you mean? Now, I did see it in a packed theater, and it was interesting seeing everything that everybody else was reacting to.
[11:15] Did any of the humor work for you at all? I could have done with, like, more gaps, maybe. More gaps in the humor instead of it being like boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. I have a question for you, Ben. Is this the origin story for a big monster?
[11:28] I do think so, but only in the event of a sequel. I was under the impression that this film was a standalone entry in the franchise. Oh, okay. I'm pretty sure he's going to be dealt with swiftly by the military.
[11:41] You think? Yeah, it did seem that way. There were a lot of helicopters. All right, Ben, overall, is it a sin or a win for you? Yeah, where does it land for you? It took eight films in the Resident Evil franchise to finally get one good one.
[11:55] Yay! Let's go! Well, I can't wait for the How to Beat video on this one. Thanks for dropping in, Ben. indeed you guys stay safe out there any final thoughts tonight my final thought is i'm really
[12:07] happy that this was my first horror movie to go see in the theater uh overall i thought it was a genuinely good movie it is body horror but i feel like it's not over the top and disgusting i mean
[12:20] it is disgusting but it's not like i don't know it was easier to watch that than i feel like some of the other horror movies that i hope i never have to watch for this show i came out so relieved that your first horror experience
[12:32] was a really good horror experience. Like, it was a pretty best-case scenario, despite the mentality ward. Yeah, I mean, again, it's caused me to look like this, so I don't know how much of a win it is overall,
[12:46] but I have to give it a drop. It was actually kind of fun to watch. What did you think? Was it a win or a sin for you? Have you played the game? Did it offend you to your core? Or can you learn to love it like a newly acquired, tentacle-oversized,
[12:59] head-protruding eyeball? or hungry scientists eating stomach more. Like, subscribe, hide behind your blanket, and that is how you actually review Resident Evil. You're a beautiful! I'll shoot you an invite and then... You're a beautiful!
[13:12] Well, we've got things... Okay, I feel like we need to... What? Get rid of the dog? I don't want to speak about my dog spreading. Okay, that's fair.
[13:24] Also, I just want you to know, it's really, really hot in this right now. I'm doing it for the show.