Episode 328 - Resident Evil: Extinction
It's another week of undead insanity here at Not A Bomb, and Troy and Brad are leaving the zombie-infested streets of Raccoon City behind for the sun-scorched wastelands of he 2007 sequel - Resident Evil: Extinction.
Directed by Russell Mulcahy, the man responsible for Highlander, Resident Evil: Extinction takes place several years after the events of Apocalypse. The T-virus has officially gone global, civilization has collapsed, and the entire planet is apparently turning into a giant desert.
Yes, Resident Evil: Extinction features an enormous flock of infected birds attacking our heroes in what might be the most expensive advertisement for staying indoors ever filmed. It's one of several moments when the movie completely abandons logic in favor of glorious B-movie spectacle. Between the desert convoys, superpowered Alice, underground laboratories, and increasingly ridiculous mutations, the franchise has officially entered its "anything goes" era.
This week, Troy and Brad dive into the film's bizarre decision to turn the entire world into a desert, the introduction of Claire Redfield, the increasingly absurd mythology surrounding Alice, and the franchise's continuing struggle to remember what made Resident Evil popular in the first place. Does Extinction breathe new life into a series that desperately needed a change of scenery? Is it an underrated slice of post-apocalyptic action-horror?
Grab your green herbs, fill up the gas tank, and don't forget your sunscreen, because the zombie apocalypse has never looked quite this dusty.
Want to help support the show? Head over to the Not A Bomb Tee Public store and check our merchandise. Special thanks to Ted Blair for the amazing designs!
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We're committed to hearing your feedback and suggestions. If there's a cinematic flop you'd like us to delve into, please reach out to us at NotABombPod@gmail.com or through our contact page. Your reviews and feedback are what drive us. If you enjoy our content, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
It's another week of undead insanity here at Not A Bomb, and Troy and Brad are leaving the zombie-infested streets of Raccoon City behind for the sun-scorched wastelands of he 2007 sequel - Resident Evil: Extinction.
Directed by Russell Mulcahy, the man responsible for Highlander, Resident Evil: Extinction takes place several years after the events of Apocalypse. The T-virus has officially gone global, civilization has collapsed, and the entire planet is apparently turning into a giant desert.
Yes, Resident Evil: Extinction features an enormous flock of infected birds attacking our heroes in what might be the most expensive advertisement for staying indoors ever filmed. It's one of several moments when the movie completely abandons logic in favor of glorious B-movie spectacle. Between the desert convoys, superpowered Alice, underground laboratories, and increasingly ridiculous mutations, the franchise has officially entered its "anything goes" era.
This week, Troy and Brad dive into the film's bizarre decision to turn the entire world into a desert, the introduction of Claire Redfield, the increasingly absurd mythology surrounding Alice, and the franchise's continuing struggle to remember what made Resident Evil popular in the first place. Does Extinction breathe new life into a series that desperately needed a change of scenery? Is it an underrated slice of post-apocalyptic action-horror?
Grab your green herbs, fill up the gas tank, and don't forget your sunscreen, because the zombie apocalypse has never looked quite this dusty.
Want to help support the show? Head over to the Not A Bomb Tee Public store and check our merchandise. Special thanks to Ted Blair for the amazing designs!
Cinova - The future of Movie and TV
We're committed to hearing your feedback and suggestions. If there's a cinematic flop you'd like us to delve into, please reach out to us at NotABombPod@gmail.com or through our contact page. Your reviews and feedback are what drive us. If you enjoy our content, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
Episode 327 - Resident Evil: Apocalypse
It's another week of horror here at Not A Bomb, and Troy and Brad are heading straight into the zombie-infested streets of Raccoon City for Resident Evil: Apocalypse, the 2004 sequel to the original Alice film. - 2002s Resident Evil.
Directed by Alexander Witt, Resident Evil: Apocalypse picks up right where the first film left off. The Umbrella Corporation has once again demonstrated that corporate accountability is completely optional, unleashing the deadly T-virus upon the unsuspecting citizens of Raccoon City.
And then there's Nemesis.
One of the most iconic monsters in video game history finally makes his big-screen debut, complete with a rocket launcher, an enormous mutated body, and the unfortunate responsibility of participating in one of the most ridiculous climactic showdowns in early-2000s cinema. Is Nemesis terrifying? Sometimes. Is he intimidating? Absolutely. Does the movie eventually turn him into something that feels suspiciously like a professional wrestling storyline? You better believe it.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse is a fascinating time capsule of an era when Hollywood believed every video game adaptation needed more leather, more industrial rock, more shaky editing, and enough slow motion to make Zack Snyder jealous. The film borrows characters, locations, and creatures from Capcom's beloved games, particularly Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, while continuing to build its own increasingly absurd mythology around Alice.
Grab your green herbs, conserve your ammunition, and make sure you've got a typewriter ribbon handy, because we're heading back to Raccoon City.
Want to help support the show? Head over to the Not A Bomb Tee Public store and check our merchandise. Special thanks to Ted Blair for the amazing designs!
Cinova - The future of Movie and TV
We're committed to hearing your feedback and suggestions. If there's a cinematic flop you'd like us to delve into, please reach out to us at NotABombPod@gmail.com or through our contact page. Your reviews and feedback are what drive us. If you enjoy our content, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
It's another week of horror here at Not A Bomb, and Troy and Brad are heading straight into the zombie-infested streets of Raccoon City for Resident Evil: Apocalypse, the 2004 sequel to the original Alice film. - 2002s Resident Evil.
Directed by Alexander Witt, Resident Evil: Apocalypse picks up right where the first film left off. The Umbrella Corporation has once again demonstrated that corporate accountability is completely optional, unleashing the deadly T-virus upon the unsuspecting citizens of Raccoon City.
And then there's Nemesis.
One of the most iconic monsters in video game history finally makes his big-screen debut, complete with a rocket launcher, an enormous mutated body, and the unfortunate responsibility of participating in one of the most ridiculous climactic showdowns in early-2000s cinema. Is Nemesis terrifying? Sometimes. Is he intimidating? Absolutely. Does the movie eventually turn him into something that feels suspiciously like a professional wrestling storyline? You better believe it.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse is a fascinating time capsule of an era when Hollywood believed every video game adaptation needed more leather, more industrial rock, more shaky editing, and enough slow motion to make Zack Snyder jealous. The film borrows characters, locations, and creatures from Capcom's beloved games, particularly Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, while continuing to build its own increasingly absurd mythology around Alice.
Grab your green herbs, conserve your ammunition, and make sure you've got a typewriter ribbon handy, because we're heading back to Raccoon City.
Want to help support the show? Head over to the Not A Bomb Tee Public store and check our merchandise. Special thanks to Ted Blair for the amazing designs!
Cinova - The future of Movie and TV
We're committed to hearing your feedback and suggestions. If there's a cinematic flop you'd like us to delve into, please reach out to us at NotABombPod@gmail.com or through our contact page. Your reviews and feedback are what drive us. If you enjoy our content, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
Episode 326 - Sweet Home
To prep for October and spooky movies, Not A Bomb is heading into spooky territory, and this week Troy and Brad are traveling all the way to Japan for Sweet Home, the 1989 horror film that proves haunted houses are significantly more dangerous when nobody in the group has enough sense to simply leave.
Bodies melt, faces distort, and the Mamiya mansion becomes increasingly hostile to anyone unfortunate enough to still be wandering its hallways. The effects were overseen by legendary makeup artist Dick Smith, whose résumé includes The Exorcist, Scanners, and Amadeus, and the movie gives him plenty of opportunities to get disgusting.
But Sweet Home has another fascinating legacy.
The film was released alongside Capcom's Sweet Home RPG for the Famicom, which adapted the movie while introducing gameplay ideas involving exploration, inventory management, puzzles, limited resources, multiple characters, and permanent death. Years later, Capcom would begin developing another horror game influenced by some of those concepts.
That game eventually became Resident Evil.
The guys are joined by friend of the show and host of And Now For Something a Little Bit Different - John N, Mr. Korean Kool himself, to discuss the amazing weekend the guys had at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Money was spend, memories were made, and comics were purchased.
Want to help support the show? Head over to the Not A Bomb Tee Public store and check our merchandise. Special thanks to Ted Blair for the amazing designs!
Cinova - The future of Movie and TV
We're committed to hearing your feedback and suggestions. If there's a cinematic flop you'd like us to delve into, please reach out to us at NotABombPod@gmail.com or through our contact page. Your reviews and feedback are what drive us. If you enjoy our content, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
Guest: John N
To prep for October and spooky movies, Not A Bomb is heading into spooky territory, and this week Troy and Brad are traveling all the way to Japan for Sweet Home, the 1989 horror film that proves haunted houses are significantly more dangerous when nobody in the group has enough sense to simply leave.
Bodies melt, faces distort, and the Mamiya mansion becomes increasingly hostile to anyone unfortunate enough to still be wandering its hallways. The effects were overseen by legendary makeup artist Dick Smith, whose résumé includes The Exorcist, Scanners, and Amadeus, and the movie gives him plenty of opportunities to get disgusting.
But Sweet Home has another fascinating legacy.
The film was released alongside Capcom's Sweet Home RPG for the Famicom, which adapted the movie while introducing gameplay ideas involving exploration, inventory management, puzzles, limited resources, multiple characters, and permanent death. Years later, Capcom would begin developing another horror game influenced by some of those concepts.
That game eventually became Resident Evil.
The guys are joined by friend of the show and host of And Now For Something a Little Bit Different - John N, Mr. Korean Kool himself, to discuss the amazing weekend the guys had at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Money was spend, memories were made, and comics were purchased.
Want to help support the show? Head over to the Not A Bomb Tee Public store and check our merchandise. Special thanks to Ted Blair for the amazing designs!
Cinova - The future of Movie and TV
We're committed to hearing your feedback and suggestions. If there's a cinematic flop you'd like us to delve into, please reach out to us at NotABombPod@gmail.com or through our contact page. Your reviews and feedback are what drive us. If you enjoy our content, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
Guest: John N