With a solid haul of nearly $28 million in its first three days, Resident Evil 4 3D managed the largest opening of a Resident Evil film yet released as well as the number 1 spot at the domestic box office. The weakness of this last weekend and the 3D premium are factors worth noting, but the franchise has an undeniable momentum that Milla Jovovich herself assured New York Magazine will result in a fifth film.
The indelible ass kicker, who is married to Paul W.S. Anderson and can be trusted to have the most inside of scoops, mentions that ideas have already been floated for another film, and that they’ll be querying the teeming masses for fan suggestions as well.
“We’ve been talking to a lot of fans on Twitter and stuff, so it’s probably going to be one of the first movies where we really talk to fans to see what they want, and what characters they want to see. It’s going to be a more interactive process.”
A cursory glance at Jovovich’s twitter feed doesn’t net any specific calls for fan ideas yet, but there is an obvious and admittedly adorable dedication on Jovovich’s part to pay thanks to each of the fans that tweet at her. In any event, they’re coasting on the power of reasonable budgets and consistent returns at this point, so expect the pair to keep plunging into their personal action playground.
Our own David Oliver had (very) guardedly nice things to say about the newest flick, so maybe they can circle all the way back around to making a good film with number 5.
Apologies for the memonic image, but I recently attended Dragon*Con in Atlanta where I learned that Jovovich’s legacy of the Leeloo strap-costume represents the highest of the high and lowest of the low in convention costumes. Everything that is occasionally right, and so often very very wrong with fan outfits can be summed up with that particular costume.
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First off, LOVE the image. Secondly, I have but two requests that I would hurl at a fifth film: More of Valentine, and GIVE ME GANADOS ALREADY. Resident Evil 4 needs its due respect in these movies.
This may be the only franchise I can think of where a reboot would be welcomed by just about everyone.
This installment finished first in box office gross and last in tickets sold among the franchise. 3D ticket premium + already bloated standard movie ticket prices = fail.
However, if she and Larter had hooked-up (as much as is possible at this rating) in 3D, then all would be forgiven.
I for one am happy with the success of this franchise, and I say keep releasing these movies as long as they are able to. I also appreciate and like the fan service on part of the filmmakers. Just the other night I was watching the first RE, and thought to myself this must have been fun to work on, you can spot the various homages to John Carpenter right down to the abandoned underground city and the railroad. Anyways I like this series, and Milla is of course very easy on the eyes.
I'll take another RE movie over pretty anything by Bay. RE:AL (wow – look at that!) may not have been shakespeare but I got my money's worth from it. It was entertaining, the effects were decent and there were enough nods to the game series to satisfy me.
If this series wasn't called 'Resident Evil' or had been made in Japan, it wouldn't be getting even a tenth of the hate.
It's fun dopey action monster series that's barely based on a game that wasn't high art to begin with. Relax and enjoy.
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