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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Language Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 07/30/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 41 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 33 Genres: Horror, Creature Film, Sci-Fi Horror See Also: Resident Evil [Superbit], Resident Evil [Deluxe Edition], Resident Evil [UMD for PSP], Resident Evil [DVD/UMD], Resident Evil [Blu-ray]

The director of Mortal Kombat (1995) adapts another popular video game for the big screen with this gory action thriller. Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez star as Alice and Rain, two members of a commando team assigned to infiltrate the Hive, an underground research laboratory owned by the faceless conglomerate known as the Umbrella Corporation. A bio-engineered virus has been released into the maze-like Hive, turning the facility's employees into mindless, flesh-eating zombies. A single scratch or bite from one of these rampaging ghouls dooms its victim, so the commandos have their work cut out for them as they attempt to reach the Red Queen, the lab's supercomputer -- and their sole hope of halting the spread of the contagion. Before they can complete their mission, however, the soldiers must overcome a variety of deadly obstacles, including mutant dogs, lasers, and a genetically altered beast known as The Licker, whose strength increases with every victim it slays. Alice and Rain also discover that the release of the virus may not have been an accident, and that a cure may exist somewhere in the deadly Hive. Resident Evil co-stars Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, and Colin Salmon. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Milla Jovovich - Alice
Oscar Pearce - Mr. Red
Indra Ové - Ms. Black
Anna Bolt - Dr. Green
Joseph May - Dr. Blue
Eric Mabius - Matt
Michelle Rodriguez - Rain

The living dead come to live via a popular video game in the horror-action flick Resident Evil. Columbia's work on this 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is nothing less than stunning. Sporting vivid colors, dark black levels, and even fleshtones, this picture appears to be as close to reference quality as one can get. The soundtrack is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround in both French and English. Much like the video portions of this disc, the soundtrack is near perfect. With rollicking explosions, creepy music supplied by shock rocker Marilyn Manson, and lots of squishy effects, this is a very aggressive and bombastic mix. Also included on the disc are English and French subtitles. The extra features on this special edition of the film should please any living dead aficionado. Starting off the disc is a commentary track by director Paul Anderson, producer Jeremy Bolt and stars Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez. This is a commentary that stresses more of a good time than in-depth info on the film. Five separate featurettes ("The Making of Resident Evil," "Scoring Resident Evil," "Set Design," "Costumes," and "Zombie Makeup Tests") are a nice, if brief, look into what it took to make the film. There are a multitude of interviews featured here including director Anderson, music composer Marco Beltrami, Marilyn Manson, and more. Some of these featurettes are very cool (the makeup tests on the actors are especially entertaining), while others offer only a slight look into the production of the movie. Also included on this disc are six theatrical trailers, a few bland filmographies on the cast and crew, some thin production notes, and a full-frame music video for a song by the group Slipknot. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide