On July 14, ‘Resident Evil’, the new live-action series in the Capcom video game saga, arrived on Netflix. With a long history thanks to the films of Milla Jovovich, the franchise is among one of the most loved by video game enthusiasts and, therefore, of its adaptations (to a greater or lesser extent). Maybe that’s why ‘Resident Evil’, despite receiving rather cold professional reviews, took the top spot from ‘Stranger Things’ and its unstoppable fourth season as the most watched series on the platform today, according to Total Film.
Despite ousting Hawkins’ juvenile series, the comparisons are hateful: “Resident Evil” got 51% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes with 25% audience support, while “Stranger Things” surpasses 90% on both metrics.. The emergence of the new adaptation of the saga on Netflix led to its rapid rise to the top spot, but both critics and audiences agreed on the poor quality of the production.
“Disappointing in many ways …It is not worth going into details. “wrote one of the users in the public reviews. “One of the worst series Netflix has produced, it destroys the original saga, I hope we won’t have a second season for the good of all”writes another prophesying the future of the series. However, by taste, color, because others rejoiced with this new reboot, just like it happened with professional critics. “Excellent, a lot of negative reviews come from fans who didn’t get what they expectedbut it’s brilliantadded another user.
You go down without brakes
If we take a look at the data of the rest of the productions of the franchise, we check it out the Netflix series is the latest link in a long chain in which interest has dissipated. The saga began in 2002 with “Resident Evil”, whose audience rating has risen to a respectable 67%. However, the sequels were a symptom of exhaustion, since “Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse” had 60%, “Resident Evil: Extinction” with 58% while “Resident Evil 4: Afterlife” and “Resident Evil: The final Chapter “shared a drop to 48%.
The saga seemed to resurface with the general public of 65% reached by “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City”, the reboot totally unrelated to Jovovich’s tapes. But it was a mirage, because Netflix reported it twice in series form: ‘Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness’, an animated series with a low audience share of 39%, and the live action series at hand, which has the lowest data so far (a meager 25%).
Source: E Cartelera
