The Horror Game Series Resident Evil It is one of the most surprising and influential in the history of video games. Created by Capcom, the franchise brings together survival horror titles set in scenarios infested with zombies and other mutant creatures, with gameplay in third or firsthand.
Successfully in video games, Resident Evil It quickly expanded to other media, including animated films and live-action productions. However, are these adaptations also evaluated by critics as games?
If you are curious, take a look at all the films and the series of live actions of the franchise, classified by the worst to the best of critics.
Resident Evil: from the worst to the best, according to criticism
Subsequently, we present a ranking list, from the worst to the best, all live-action adaptations based on Resident Evil Games. Only films and the series with real actors have been included, leaving out the animations.
I avoid resident at 8º: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)
This film acts as a restarting Paul Ws Anderson adaptations. However, his general critical reception has not exceeded that of previous productions.
Although he has the premise of narrating a more faithful story to the games, the general evaluation of criticism has been negative on script, performances and special effects.
The plot follows a group of survivors during a galler out of zombies in Raccoon City and has names such as Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell and Tom Hopper in the cast.
7th – Resident Evil 4: Request (2010)
This is the fourth film of the series of live adaptations, directed by Paul Ws Anderson, who returns after the first feature film. Although it was widely criticized, with the script described as “stupid” by the consent of the criticisms, the film performed well in the offices of the ticket offices outside the United States.
In the plot, Alice (Milla Jovovich) goes in search of the last survivors after the outbreak of T-Virus and faces Albert Wesker (Shawn Roberts), leader of the Umbrella Corporation.
6th – Resident Evil 2: Revelation (2004)
The second film of the series of adaptations has been widely criticized by specialized media, with all its technical aspects that have been negatively focused.
The plot of Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse It takes place after the events of the first film, with Alice (Jovovich) that flee from an underground installation and joins other survivors to escape the epidemic of zombies.
5th – Resident Evil 5: Retribution (2012)
Under the direction of Paul Ws Anderson, the fifth film in the series of adaptations was scarcely welcomed by critics, which indicated the script as the main defect.
However, the film was a box office success and has a block of film and critics enthusiasts.
In the plot, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is captured by the umbrella and wakes up in a underwater installation.
4th – Resident Evil 3: The Exingration (2007)
With a post-apocalyptic style that refers to Mad Max, the third film in live-action adaptations has been seriously welcomed by critics.
According to consent, it is a predictable work, with weak performance and a surface diagram. However, he followed the model of previous titles and was a box office success.
In the plot, Alice (Milla Jovovich), together with a group of survivors in Raccoon City, tries to cross the Mojave desert to escape the zombies.
3rd – Resident Evil 6: The Final Chapter (2016)
The latest film in the series of live-action adaptations, “Resident Evil 6: The Final Chapter”, divided the criticism.
With a mixed reception of the specialized media, the film directed by Paul Ws Anderson brings Alice (Jovovich) and his allies in a final attack on Umbrella Corporation.
2nd – Resident Evil: The Series (2022)
Third live-action adaptation of Resident EvilThis series takes place in its universe, but presents the history of video games as a background.
The production had a mixed specialized average reception, but was scarcely evaluated by the public and was canceled after a season.
The plot of the series is divided between two points in time – 2022 and 2036 – and follows Jade Wesker (Ella Balinska), who struggles to survive the infected and is persecuted by Umbrella Corporation.
1st – Resident Evil: The Damed Guest (2002)
The first feature of the Resident Evil Film franchise had a negative reception of most criticisms, but experts and the public consider this the best live-action adaptation in the Capcom games series.
Under the direction of Paul Ws Anderson, the film follows the amnesic heroine Alice (Jovovich) and a group of commands by Umbrella Corporation who tried to contain the outbreak of a virus in an underground installation.
The best and worst post film and series of Resident Evil, according to critics, appeared for the first time in digital look.
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