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The Worst Movies Ever Made: #6 - [ Film Fanatic (The Eyes Have It) ]

The Ten Worst Movies Ever Made: #6

#6. Resident Evil Apocalypse (2004)

Consider this a "blanket" evaluation of all movies based on video games. Maybe it's horribly unfair to pick on Resident Evil: Apocalypse because let's face it--it doesn't take much to create a zombie film, and with most offerings in the horror subgenre, you usually go in with lowered expectations. But when a movie comes along that's wall to wall with the worst kind of action--boring action--that says something.

And so we have Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Based on the beloved video game series by Capcom (that's the first red flag), Apocalypse is an incomprehensible concoction of flashy editing, so-so-gore effects, and gunplay aplenty. Not only does the plot make no sense, but the characters are so wooden that they could be used as props. The plot involves a giant corporation named Umbrella (they're a pharmaceutical company, so you know that they are bad) that is somehow creating zombies and mutated monsters with their T-, V-, Z-, or whatever Virus.

Somehow, Umbrella has such pull that they can seal off an entire city without anyone noticing, leaving the humans trapped inside to fend for themselves. Along come the plucky survivors, led by Alice (Milla Jovovich), who was once experimented on by Umbrella and was inadvertently turned into a super soldier (meaning she does things like perform impossible stunts and use weapons in slow motion).

It all leads to a one-on-one battle between Alice and the Nemesis, a monster in an overcoat that's also an expert with weapons. Buried in the movie are several "clever" homages to the Resident Evil games, but you'll probably be yawning too much to notice. Some movies require suspension of disbelief; Apocalypse requires that it be thrown out the window. But then, what do you expect from a movie based on a video game?

Don't worry, though; apparently this was enough of a success to warrant yet a third Resident Evil movie, Extinction, due in 2007.

Does anyone have any lousy movies that they would like to share?

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"Wii" Don't Like it... - [ Games ]

OK, so Nintendo is now is officially calling the Revolution the Wii (pronounced "we"). Are they aware that there is an "adult magazine" called Oui (also pronounced "we")?

Think about it...

Plus, if it's supposed to be about "we" (translated "us") why are there two "i"'s in it? Again, think about it...

What does everyone think about this name--was the Revolution was a better one? What do we--I mean Wii (ha-ha---SNORT!)--want to name Nintendo's upcoming system.

Is this the dumbest name for a system? It opens the door for all types of bad puns.

"Wii the people..."

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