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Resident Evil is a comedy first and a thrilling nightmare second

When Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil hit theaters in 2002, video game movies were largely seen as a niche.

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When Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil premiered in theaters in 2002, it entered a market where video‑game adaptations were still considered niche. Earlier titles such as Mortal Kombat and Tomb Raider had shown that big‑screen game movies could succeed, yet the commercial and critical flop of the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film continued to loom over the genre.

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