Monday Movies: Zombies should ALWAYS be killed by a gorgeous Russian Girl.

Milla Jovovich. I could stop right there and it would be a satisfactory day. Say it with me “Milla Jovovich”; could her name be more Russian? If you are not familiar with Ms. Jovovich she is the star of several films, including the Resident Evil series which recently announced that there will indeed be a fourth movie released in 2010. I for one am incredibly stoked. For those who are wondering if they should see the RE movies, fear not! I will hereby give you 5 reasons to go see these movies, and 2 reasons not to.

Pros:
1) They are actually somewhat believable. Yes yes they are about zombies and whatnot, but the premise of the zombies’ rising I actually buy. I mean, it’s basically a pharmaceutical company trying to revive dead cells on a molecular level so that diseases like Muscular Dystrophy will be cured, oh and so that people will never have wrinkles; how much are you willing to bet someone is working on that exact thing somewhere right now? I’m willing to put down a lot.

2) The first movie is not the only good one. Unlike so many other series, RE keeps delivering. I say that, but take it with a grain of salt; if you go in to RE2 after seeing the first and expect the same film, you will be disappointed. The first is definitely a suspense movie with a little action thrown in, the second is really an action movie, and the third is action with a little suspense. All of them HAVE elements of horror, but they are more about the exploding zombie heads.

3) Exploding zombie bits. ‘Nuff said.

4) The movies actually understand the “Less is More” principle of horror. Several times in each movie there will be something akin to a person getting pulled into an elevator by several zombies. Yet rather than showing the person get ripped apart, the doors close and the audience is left just hearing the person’s agonizing screams of pain; FAR more disturbing, trust me.

5) Milla Jovovich. Alright, for all the guys out there: the games did well because they were based on the premise of having amazingly attractive girls going and shooting zombies; the movies have done well because they have amazingly attractive girls going and shooting zombies! Shocker. Go watch, it’s awesome. Ladies, I do not know. If you like watching other girls shoot huge holes into zombies, and kick more ass than any of their male counterparts, cool, if not, these movies may not be for you.

Cons:

1) It is not THAT inventive. I mean really, how many times can we see the “Zombies rise up and we all die” movie line? I think these are still worth watching, but I fully acknowledge that they are not new ideas.

2) There are some major plot holes. For instance: Where did Jill Valentine go after the second movie? She survived, was one of the core group, everyone ELSE was in the third movie, but she was never even mentioned. I am not asking for a lot, three lines of dialogue.

ALICE: What ever happened to Jill?
CARLOS: (Looks down) She died; got bit two months ago.
ALICE: Damn.

That’s it. Still good movies, but would love for just short explanations now and then.