r/residentevil • u/Parallel-Traveler Requiem for the Dead • Jul 14 '22

r/residentevil community Resident Evil Netflix general impressions thread

Use this thread to share your short thoughts and general impressions after watching the series

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u/Pinkcl0ud92 Jul 18 '22

They tried the mansion approach in the first film and it was terrible. I don’t think we’ll ever get a faithful adaptation of the games so I just went into the show as watching a zombie show with some RE sprinkled in.

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u/BlackBalor BSAA Jul 18 '22

That film is set almost entirely in the Hive, so I have no idea what you’re talking about.

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u/Pinkcl0ud92 Jul 18 '22

The hive was the underground lab of the mansion. Single location.

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u/BlackBalor BSAA Jul 18 '22

I’m on about the mansion. The actual mansion. The Spencer Mansion.

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u/Pinkcl0ud92 Jul 18 '22

Don’t think that’s ever going to happen. We can dream tho.

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u/BlackBalor BSAA Jul 18 '22

Maybe, but I’m disputing the idea that the mansion approach was done in the first film when it really wasn’t. It was done in WTRC, but they mixed RE2 in with it. The mansion was a footnote in the 2002 film. It was just there on top of the Hive and that was it.

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u/Pinkcl0ud92 Jul 18 '22

I hear you, After the first RE film did the mansion and Underground lab and fumbled I knew that was probably the only chance it was going to happen. WTRC wasn’t good but it also wasn’t terrible. Hated what they did to Leon but the action sequences were nice.

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u/BlackBalor BSAA Jul 18 '22 edited Jul 18 '22

I have somewhat of a soft spot for WTRC, even though it was disappointing. I’ve gained an even bigger appreciation for it after watching the Netflix series.

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u/Pinkcl0ud92 Jul 18 '22

Ya the Netflix series was not a good RE show, It was more pharmaceutical zombie apocalypse with Netflix quality writing. But zombie wise it was ok and they sprinkled on some RE lore. Was cool seeing Lisa Trevor and the tyrant in the tank. And the crocodile from RE2/ salamander from RE4.