Film Preview: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017)

Page Revisions:

(August 14, 2016) Original
(October 16, 2016) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#5)
(January 22, 2017) New Posters (#6-#16)

Release Date:

January 27, 2017

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, humanity is on its last legs in Washington D.C. As the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead hordes, Alice must return to where the nightmare began – Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse. In a race against time Alice will join forces with old friends, and an unlikely ally, in an action packed battle with undead hordes and new mutant monsters. Between regaining her superhuman abilities at Wesker’s hand and Umbrella’s impending attack, this will be Alice’s most difficult adventure as she fights to save humanity, which is on the brink of oblivion.”

Poster Rating: C- / C+ / D / D+ / C- / C / C- / B+ / C (6) / C / C+

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Review: (#1) In this ring of fire, creativity is not king. The design feels too forced. (#2) This design is more realistic and the Umbrella Corp. symbol in the background adds necessary detail. (#3) Milla Jovovich with a gun isn’t nearly the selling point the producers hoped. (#4) With the Umbrella Corp. symbol and Jovivich with a gun, this design could have been a better sales tool, but it’s simply unimpressive.

(#5) A generic, unexceptional poster with a dreadfully dull background and corny edge-burning intensity.

(#6) Our heroine standing on a pile of corpses. It’s an action pose that conveys much of the action, but does so without any visual excellent. (#7) Another action pose, this with notably fewer details. That’s not necessarily a positive. (#8) A most fascinating visual design employed here with plenty of details to delight the eyes, especially those elements directly from the film. There is a lot of blank space, which doesn’t hinder the finished product too much.

(#9-#14) These six character posters are interesting in their uniqueness and are tied together visually, but they aren’t that original in terms of such designs. (#15) This action poster has a lot of problems, mostly because it looks aggressively fake. (#16) The creator seems to be going for something here with its tagline “Every Reign Comes to an End,” but superimposing Milla Jovovich over an image where she’s crowned by a chandelier is a cheap gimmick.

Trailer Rating: D+ / C+

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Review: (#1) The tonal shift from the corny intro to the quick cuts of the action-laden conclusion are entirely at odds with one another and the end result is a hodge podge of demo-targeted mayhem without creativity or depth.

(#2) As this is the final chapter, they seem to be trying to pull out all the stops, especially in establishing the Alice character’s impetus and driving motivation. If it could actually look better than a perfunctory video game feature, it might help.