But, realistically speaking, an action-horror movie is a better sell than the alternative. I hate that the franchise is more about the generic action than truly compelling and effective horror.

So, yes, but the thing is that what works in games might not necessarily work in film. And, from what I understand, it did very well commercially and creatively. The sixth game being such a commercial and creative disappointment forced Capcom to regroup and put out a game that, while considerably different from any RE game out there, felt more in tune with its horror roots. An approach that, outside of RE 4, which was revolutionary for its time and, even then, that game mixed horror and action perfectly, had mixed results with fans. While, until the seventh game which, ironically, came out earlier the same week this movie was released, returned to the franchise's survival-horror roots, the video game franchise was heading towards a more action-heavy approach. But I just never felt that the fact that the movie is so heavy on action with, really, very few elements of horror made for a good combination. So I'm not super hardcore into it, but I know enough to get by. Those are the three that come to mind, main series at least. For those interested, I've played RE 2, 4 and 5. I grew up a gamer and I've played a few of them. Of course I'm familiar with the Resident Evil games. I think it should be obvious, for those who follow my reviews on RottenTomatoes (and, really, why would you?) that I've never been the biggest fan of this film franchise and the last film in the franchise, prior to this one, being eviscerated by yours truly.

How this happens I don't know, but it is what it is. They'll keep pumping out these movies, somehow, even after the world have been destroyed and we're all dead and gone. Sort of like how I feel about the Ice Age franchise, as well. Part of me always thought that this franchise would never end.

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