Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City 4K UHD (2021)

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So I watched this film for the first time Tuesday when I picked up the 4K release. I had so much more fun with this one than any of the previous 6 films, almost in a tie with the first film. It is by no means perfect, in fact I did have a few issues. I did not like Leon's portrayal, he is supposed to be so pure and have a "I am going to save everyone" attitude. In the games, it's what he goes through during RE2 that makes him understand you can't save everyone. I have no issues with the casting, just the way he was written.

Claire was also an issue to me, only in the sense that she was so cynical. She had none of the personality from the games that made her special. In fact, did Kaya even show any other emotion other then scolding like Ronda Rousey? Every thing else about her was good.

I was also not a fan of the stories running concurrent with each other. Now I don't know a lick about film making, but as a viewer this is how I would've like to have seen this film play out. Start with the S.T.A.R.S. team on a mission, showing their comradery. Then show them in Raccoon City living their lives. You could have them stumble apon a family that had been eaten like in the game after a missing persons report had been placed. Then do the "we have reports of something happening out at the old Spencer Mansion" like it happened in the film. Everything plays out there like it does, but end Chris and Jills involvement in the film for now.

Begin Leon's arrival into town as this excited and ready to help rookie. Have him run into Claire on her way to just visit her brother, cut the truck driver stuff out. Have Leon hit the zombie woman on accident. Then have them going through the town already changed into zombies and trying to get to the police station. You could even let things play out the way they do in the film, but keep the focus on Leon and Claire until they get to the Spencer Mansion. They eventually find Chris and Jill alive, which brings our 2 stories together, then have the rest of the film play out the way it does.

This film could've easily been over 2 hours with a little more substance. Sorry for the rant, they are just my thoughts. In saying all of that, this film was definitely a step in the right direction and I hope we get more.