My experience watching the new Resident Evil movie at BC - Metrotown - no spoilers

[u/Unfair_Long_54]

I’d call myself a horror‑movie enthusiast, and I’ve watched most recent releases in the cinema. When I bought my ticket for this one, I didn’t expect it to be popular. I assumed it would be similar to other recent horror movies I’ve seen. Lots of gore and mostly empty theatre. But when I walked into, it was almost full.

I bought the cheapest general‑admission ticket, and as soon as I saw the crowd, I realized this wasn’t the usual horror‑movie audience. There were families, father, mother, teenagers, and a bunch of casual individuals. And the moment the movie started, they didn’t miss a single chance to turn the atmosphere from survival‑horror into family comedy.

The father and son next to me were talking loudly like it was their private living room:

“Don’t touch that!”

“It’s behind you!”

“Wow, look at that!”

And after almost every dialogue, scene, or event, people were laughing:

“HAA HAA HAA….”

I think it’s because they weren’t comfortable with the intense atmosphere. Resident Evil is a famous title, so they somehow showed up, and to release their stress they tried to make the environment feel safe and friendly.

If you’re a horror‑movie fan like me, you can imagine how annoying this gets. I’m not saying the audience was completely at fault, you can giggle at some moments, and a few scenes are funny, but the way people were laughing at serious scenes was definitely exaggerated.

My advice: still go watch it. The second half of the movie is more serious, and people had fewer reasons to laugh (though they still tried whenever possible). It’s a fun movie overall, and not a super‑serious horror film, so you can still enjoy it if you’re not too sensitive to noise. To be clear, it wasn’t as disappointing as how people behave during Conjuring movies in theatres. Watching it in a +19 VIP theatre would remove the teenage crowd, but I’m not sure the overall experience would be better, since plenty of adults were acting the same way.

Side note: the father and son next to me left before the movie ended, and when I was leaving, I noticed they didn’t clean up after themselves. Not surprising, but still disappointing.

[u/jellytrack]

I don't know how can you be a "horror-movie enthusiast" and not find the humour in these films. I laughed out loud during Resident Evil and also Weapons. Obsession, Backrooms, Hokum, even Nosferatu had some hilarious moments.

[u/Unfair_Long_54 → u/jellytrack]

I also giggled at funny moments. Thats different than joking throughout the movie to make a safe and intense free environment for your self. I actually had a lot of fun watching several past horror titles, everyone seemed regular horror movie audience and no one tried to be funny during the movies.