Nerds That Geek Movie Review – ‘Resident Evil: Extinction’

Written by Scott Edwards

Since I am taking on a ride with the Resident Evil franchise, it is time for the third installment of the series and where I thought the saga was going to end. But as long as there are zombies to kill and survivors that have yet to be infected, I think that this series will continue until the end of time. There are new ways in which Alice can be used in the series and with the addition of telekinetic powers now, she is truly one of a kind and it is now time that she takes to the streets to help everyone in need, including herself and despite the fact that the Umbrella Corporation has designed one of the greatest killing machines, especially when it comes to zombies, it does not appear that they are able to control her at all.
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Alice has taken to the road and is trying to stay off of the grid. It has been five years since the T-Virus has broken free of the Raccoon City barriers and now it has taken over the world. The earth has changed drastically since the outbreak and now most of it has become a barren wasteland where only the strongest can survive. Looking for survivors, Alice keeps her radio on and tries to help them the best she can, but not everyone wants to be saved as she quickly finds out. 

Carlos and L.J. have taken up with Claire who has become a savior to many people with her caravan. The only way to survive currently is to remain on the road, but there is a problem with that when it comes to getting enough fuel to make it work. Holding up at an abandoned hotel, Claire knows that time is limited, and unfortunately, she finds out that it is not only the walking dead that want people's flesh, all of the animals are now searching for a fresh meal as well. Being attacked from above by a batch of infected crows, more members of her caravan are taken out and even when Alice is able to help, Claire must remain in command for her people. Even though Alice can show the group great rewards, she is not what they need as they are running low on supplies and must find a way to survive without the outsider.

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Doctor Isaacs is trying to find a cure for the outbreak but continues to run into speed bumps along the way. With an endless supply of Alice clones, each one develops and learns from the memories of its predecessors, but they are not learning fast enough and harvesting the fallen clones' blood for a new anti-virus is not working. With a promise to other Umbrella Corp members to find a way to make the infected more docile, Isaacs knows that the only way to make it work is by getting the original Alice’s blood in his lab. Hearing that there are psychic spikes being reported in the vast desert, Alice must be back on the grid and Isaacs needs to bring her in sooner rather than later. Being shut down by his superiors, the doctor is able to write his own ticket to do what he knows must be done, even if it means dying in the process.
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Seeing the problems that Claire's group is experiencing, Alice is happy to stay and help and she tells Claire about the journal that she has located. With the promise of a safe haven away from the zombie madness, Alice believes that there is a refuge in Alaska that could make all of the nightmares go away. As Claire’s caravan votes yes for the trip, they must find supplies to make the long trek up the coastline. With all of the small towns already being exhausted of supplies, they will be forced to stop in Las Vegas. Seeing that the desert has taken the city of sin back, the group searches for supplies, only to find that there is someone searching for them as well. As Dr. Isaacs is hidden above the streets, he unleashes a special brand of zombies on to the group that are much more powerful than the average walking corpse. Killing off most of Claire’s caravan group, he turns his attention to the grand prize of Alice. Trying to shut her down via satellite, he sees that the woman has become more powerful than he has ever imagined and when Alice finds out the doctor's plans for her, she is forced to take matters into her own hands and tries to kill him before he is able to produce anything worse. 

The third movie in the series turned out to be quite the bloodbath. With nobody safe, you lose a couple of your favorite characters and that might be why I thought it could be the end of the series, but I guess I was wrong. I really like the addition of telekinesis with Alice as her foes start to get stronger and larger in numbers. Even though she has been tucked away from the Umbrella Corporation, she has not given up on humanity just yet and continues to have the means to kill so many zombies. Claire is nice addition to the story as she is trying to do the right thing but is running out of ways to make good things happen. Wanting to give her people something positive, she is hesitant to bring up the Alaska idea, but when she sees their reaction, she knows that it was the right thing to do. Seeing Carlos and L.J. back for another ride was fun, you don’t usually get too many characters returning in zombie movies, so you know that they could handle themselves without Alice holding their hands. With so much action and one of the most visually impressive movies to date in the series (the crows scene), it is good to see Alice come back and hopefully she can put an end to the madness that the Umbrella Corporation has unleashed upon the world in Afterlife. Stay Scared.

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