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Resident Evil (2002) directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.
Starring Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy and Martin Crewes.
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Summary: According to the introduction, the Umbrella Corporation possesses a massive military weapons development facility (called “the hive”) located under Racoon City. Something has gone terribly wrong at this facility. A virus (the “T” virus) has been released, and the computer responsible for running all aspects of the operations in the Hive has locked the facility down.

We’re now introducted to Alice (Jovovich) who we find regaining consciousness lying on the floor of a shower, she appears to be suffering from amnesia, as her immediate surroundings are unfamiliar. As she explores this space she stumbles across an unknown male, only seconds before the windows explode and black clad assault guys fling themselves in through them (As an aside, I enjoyed the fact that the shoulder flashes on the SWAT style uniforms reads “Sanitation“, this may have been a reference to the video game, I’ve never played it…..)

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28 days later (2002) directed by Danny Boyle.
Starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns and Christopher Eccleston.
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Summary: Animal rights activists break into the Cambridge Primate Research Center and discover a lab filled with monkeys undergoing some sort of horrific testing. The conditions in the lab affirm everything they believe the state capable of, and as they begin to release the monkeys a staff member arrives, and warns them the monkeys are infected, with pure rage. Despite the warning, they release a monkey who immediately attacks an activist, and the infection begins.

We jump forward 28 days and find Jimmy (A bicycle courier who was struck by a car, and fell into a coma) regaining consciousness in a hospital, he finds himself locked in a treatment room. He escapes (as some thoughtfull person has left the key under the door on the inside) and find himself in what appears to be a completely abandoned London.

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House of the dead (2003) directed by Uwe Boll
Starring Jonathan Cherry, Tyron Leitso, Clint Howard and Jurgen Prochnow.
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Summary: A group of teens arrive late to attend a rave held on a remote island (Isle de Muerto), they charter a fishing boat (The Lazarus) owned by Captain Kirk (Prochnow) and when they arrive they find all the other party goers have disappeared. They naturally split up to search the island, and one of their party is attacked by zombies.

A coast guard (or police or something) member enters stage left, it seems she is after Captain Kirk for smuggling, and she escorts the party back to the harbour where Kirk dropped them off.

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The M1 rifle was introduced as the standard service rifle for the US Army in 1936 and served until its replacement by the M14 Rifle in 1957.

Designed by John Cantius Garand it is a semi-automatic rifle, holding 8 rounds of .30-06 ammunition in a spring steel clip (en-bloc clip). Capable of delivering accurate fire out to 400 meters (officially), and with a range of 3,600 meters. Loaded, and with its standard accessories (cleaning kit and sling etc) the rifle weighs 11 - 12 lbs.

Just over 4 million of these rifles were manufactured (this number does not include the Beretta, Breda and other foreign manufacturers).

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