Ever seen the Umbrella page made by Capcom, that was a part of the Inserted Evil campaign?
But the Umbrella site by Screen Germs is the EXACT carbon-copy of it: 0:52 to 1:40 in the video link.
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Anyways your dedication toward these movies, has completely convienced me, that these films are really a work of a movie-mastermind. After I finish this post, I'll make sure to visit my local DVD-store and buy the blu-ray collection of this priceless piece of art.
And when the long-awaited Retribution comes out, I'll definitelly go watch it on the opening day. So this way I can contribute and encourage the talented staff of this series, to keep making magnificient movies like this.
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Hi, Lizzy's fiancé here, just thought I'd chip in my own two pence after reading your post...
...Seriously? Did
you actually look at both websites? They are in no way identical, just vaguely similar by using lots of white and red, which is hardly surprising since THEY'RE FOR THE SAME FICTIONAL COMPANY, why
wouldn't they look similar?
As for the fact both websites get hacked with a video warning about Umbrella, yeah, I'll grant you it's similar, but I completely fail to see what problem you could actually have with them being superficial alike. Sure, it's the same basic premise, but the actual contents of both 'hacks' is completely different, and in the case of the movies, has previously established precedents for using 'subverted mock reality' in this style for their add campaigns. Unless you think the heroes warning the audience that the bad guys are evil is hardly some amazing original idea that couldn't possibly have been thought of by two different creative teams to advertise the exact same subject in the same overall franchise I take it?
Taking offence at a coincidental similarity by two different pieces of media in the same franchise about the same fictional evil company is baffling, and I really question your mental stability if you're getting this worked up over something so completely trivial and unimportant. I mean do you seriously think that Paul Anderson deliberately set out to steal this idea for some reason? Hell, even if it is meant to be a copy, it would have still have had to be okayed by Capcom, who have always been incredibly supportive and happy with the movie series, so who the hell cares?
The movies and games take things from one another all the time, the Movies influences from the game are obvious, and the inclusion of the iconic Laser Corridor and Red/White Queens into the game series, along with numerous over instances of the game copying the films, shows that everyone involved with Resident Evil, no matter the medium, is happy to cross pollinate ideas from one to the other. If you have a problem with that, then it's just
your problem, not a fault with the people who make the films or games.
Seriously, grow up and get over it. You don't like the films, then whoopee for you, no one else gives a ****, and you are just wasting any time you spend petulantly whining about it online.
And sarcastically replying about how little you think of the movies creative team and actors is just incredibly juvenile. Whether you like it or not, these films are not just popular, but increasingly popular, grossing steadily more profit and gaining fans and viewers with each instalment, and with an incredibly well respected cast of professional actors, who are more successful an talented than you will ever be.
But I'm sure you're far happier being some random, whinging nerd, complaining about a successful movie series you still see fit to waste your time obsessing over online, than lowering yourself to be involved with anything so crap as the most successful, record breaking, and well liked game movies ever made, right? So good for you.
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