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Twisted Metal (2023)
A Sleeper Hit
I wasn't sure what to expect from this series. But I was a fan of the video games and Anthony Mackie so decided to check it out
Man, was I impressed at how good this turned out to be. Especially because the video games themselves don't have much of a story. Besides the colorful characters, it's just a car combat game
They also managed to embody the style and the feel of the video games here as well. It was really well done
The cast was great, the dialogue was fun but also insightful to the characters, and the action sequences were great and faithful to the games
Besides the Last of Us HBO series, probably the best video game adaptation made so far.
Biohazard: Death Island (2023)
Missed Opportunity
I was looking forward to this movie the minute it got announced early this year. So when I finally was able to watch it, I was...
Really letdown. It was a huge missed opportunity
You had all but 2 of the main characters from the RE franchise. All together interacting with one another for the first time and it just fell flat
The story was okay. Its more or less what you may expect from a video game adaptation but it could have been better. That's another thing that bothers me. So far, we've seen some really good adaptations from video games such as the Last of Us and now Twisted Metal. There should be no excuses for such a letdown especially for a franchise with such a huge and dedicated fanbase like RE
The dialogue was where it felt letdown for me the most: there could have just been so much more done with it and make it so much more intriguing. Even RE: Infinite Darkness did a better job than this
There are some positives: the animation looked amazing, and the action sequences were satisfying. The main villain's motivations was adequate enough and does explore some effects of trauma
But still, as a long time fan of the series, I was really disappointed. It was a missed opportunity.