A bloody 6-part sci-fi horror series that’s a lot better than it’s reputation

Need another sci-fi horror fix this week? Then take a look at the Netflix catalogue. Stand now all 6 films of the Resident Evil series ready for retrieval on the streaming service. They don’t have a particularly good reputation among fans of the games, but they offer entertaining and first-class zombie action for in between.

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Sci-Fi Horror on Netflix: What Makes the Resident Evil Movies Worth Watching?

the The Resident Evil series has two major strengths. The first is called Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element). As action heroine Alice, who finds herself caught in the clutches of the Umbrella conspiracies time and time again, she is the enduring constant of the series. Jovovich may not shine as the most versatile actress on earth. But sci-fi action of this kind doesn’t need that much. It’s much more important how she draws us into the action as a rousing action heroine, and she does it brilliantly.

No matter how confusing the story, Jovovich gives us a common thread. Not to mention that it’s just mighty fun when she’s beating up zombies.

The second major strength of the Resident Evil films is Paul WS Anderson. The head of the series directed four of the six films and co-wrote all of them. Anderson creates horrifying labyrinths and captures them in an extremely varied and experimental way. His films teem with iconic imagery, often in slow motion (or backwards), which culminates in Afterlife and Retribution. In doing so, he increasingly integrates the logic of video games, which is why the later Resident Evil films openly think about how the two media could be combined.

So if you are looking for a 1-to-1 copy of the games, you are wrong. Anyone who wants standalone video game adaptations or creative horror action should give Jovovich and Anderson’s Resident Evil films a shot.

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Of course, the films with Milla Jovovich are not the only adaptations of the successful game series. In November, for example, a Resident Evil reboot * came to the cinema.

If you want to increase your T-Virus concentration on screen, you can watch the Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness animated series on Netflix, which is unrelated to the film series.

The streaming service is also ushering in a new Resident Evil era in July with a live-action series, for which a first trailer has already been released.

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