Trailer Talk: This Week In Movies - 'Resident Evil Afterlife,' 'The Virginity Hit,' & More

Over the Labor Day weekend, I caught Robert Rodriguez’s action epic “Machete,” which is bullet riddled, eye candy, not intended for the faint of heart.  Originally a fake movie trailer in the 2007 double feature “Grindhouse,” it wowed audiences with its brutal subject matter and wild visuals.  It was not long afterward, that viewers demanded that “Machete” be made into a feature length film however it took Rodriguez a couple of years to make the project happen.


“Machete” is delightfully over-the-top with its many explosions and extensive gore that skillfully pay homage to the exploitation film genre.  In trademark fashion, Rodriguez’s female characters are just as entertaining as his male ones.  The women of “Machete” Jessica Alba and Michelle Rodriguez can really kick ass.  While the pacing of the film lags in a few places, “Machete” is a wicked fun movie with enough blood, guns, and girls to satisfy fans of the Grindhouse genre.  My Grade: B+   
In theaters this week are Milla Jovovich’s 3-D zombie flick “Resident Evil Afterlife,” the sophomoric humor of “The Virginity Hit,” the Joaquin Phoenix documentary “I’m Still Here,” the wedding themed romcom “The Romantics,” the French romance “Heartbreaker,” the sports drama “Legendary,” and the musical “Bran Nue Dae.”

RESIDENT EVIL AFTERLIFE (3D)

With the T-virus continuing to spread, Alice (Milla Jovovich) sticks with her mission to find survivors and keep them safe from the Undead.  As part of her secondary plan to take down the evil Umbrella Corporation, Alice reteams with Claire (Ali Larter) on a dangerous journey to a rumored safe haven from the chaos: Los Angeles.
Paul W.S. Anderson directs his wife Milla Jovovich in the fourth film in the “Resident Evil” franchise.  Anderson helmed the first chapter in the series and has written the screenplays for all four movies.       
WHO SHOULD SEE IT:  Followers of the “Resident Evil” films will be anxious to see their heroine Alice in 3-D.  If you enjoy zombie movies and gratuitous action sequences then you should see “Resident Evil Afterlife.”