“Bad Idea.”
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
When we see that first tracking shot of the axeman, dragging his humongous blood-dripping battle-axe/meat tenderizer combo down the streets of (simulated) New York City, followed by a reverse revealing the ten-foot behemoth’s identical, equally-armed partner, we know Alice and Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory) have their work cut out for them. While their pistols never seem to run out of ammunition (yeah, so this series isn’t exactly known for its technical accuracy), they nevertheless quickly prove useless against the twin hulks. But problem-solving comes easy to our heroines, especially after one of the baddies’ axes slices open a conveniently-situated fuel tanker. In a series known for hilariously overblown action set-pieces, this is one of the most pure.
