Resident Evil Apocalypse (R) Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr, Thomas Kretschmann, Sophie Vavasseur |SwapaDVD.com

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Profanity
Movie Release: 2004
DVD Release: 12/28/2004
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Number of Discs: 2
Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins
Studio: Columbia TriStar
Total Copies: 51
Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi Horror
See Also: Resident Evil: Apocolypse [UMD for PSP], Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Resident Evil: Apocalypse [Blu-ray]

One of the only survivors of a man-made plague joins forces with a team of private warriors in a bid to save what's left of the Earth in this sequel to Resident Evil, the big-screen adaptation of the popular video game. Picking up where the first film left off, Resident Evil: Apocalypse finds Alice (Milla Jovovich) still battling the living dead who are overtaking Raccoon City, inoculated with an anti-virus by the nefarious and all-powerful Umbrella Corporation (in addition to the virus itself). Alice encounters Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory), a former member of Umbrella's internal defense team. Forming an alliance with mercenary-for-hire Carlos Olivera (Oded Fehr) and his cohorts, this tiny band of survivors seeks out Dr. Charles Ashford (Jared Harris), Umbrella's top scientist and one of the only men with the know-how to find a solution to the zombie menace; however, they discover that Ashford's cooperation comes with a price -- the scientist's daughter Angie (Sophie Vavasseur) is missing, and he'll help Alice and her partners only if Angie is returned to him safe and sound. Resident Evil: Apocalypse was the first solo directorial credit for Alexander Witt, who previously distinguished himself as a cinematographer and second-unit director. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Milla Jovovich - Alice
Sienna Guillory - Jill Valentine
Oded Fehr - Carlos Oliviera
Thomas Kretschmann - Major Cain
Sophie Vavasseur - Angie Ashford

One of the only survivors of a man-made plague joins forces with a team of private warriors in a bid to save what's left of the Earth in this sequel to Resident Evil, the big-screen adaptation of the popular video game. Picking up where the first film left off, Resident Evil: Apocalypse finds Alice (Milla Jovovich) still battling the living dead who are overtaking Raccoon City. She was immune to the contagion by treatments she unwittingly received from the nefarious and all-powerful Umbrella Corporation. Alice encounters Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory), a former member of Umbrella's internal defense team who shares Alice's immunity to the zombie virus. Forming an uneasy alliance with Jill's one-time leader Carlos Oliveira (Oded Fehr) and his cohorts, this tiny band of survivors seeks out Dr. Charles Ashford (Jared Harris), Umbrella's top scientist and one of the only men with the know-how to find a solution to the zombie menace; however, they discover Ashford's cooperation comes with a price -- the scientist's daughter Angie (Sophie Vavasseur) is missing, and he'll help Alice and her partners only if Angie is returned to him safe and sound. Resident Evil: Apocalypse was the first solo directorial credit for Alexander Witt, who previously distinguished himself as a cinematographer and second-unit director. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Donna W. from SUGAR GROVE, NC wrote on 10/20/2008...

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Totally love these movies!!! I have all of the video games that have been released, used to play them ALOT. Although the movies don't follow the video games, I still enjoy them.

Kimberly B. (TheBookHunter) from SALEM, OH wrote on 10/20/2008...

0 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

great zombie movie! recommend!

Jeff V. (burielofmel) from HARRIMAN, TN wrote on 2/23/2008...

1 of 4 member(s) found this review helpful.

uhhh...this movie good. Not good as first. Not good as third. But good.

Jason C. (JJC) from NEWARK, NJ wrote on 12/14/2007...

1 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

A little over two years ago, sci-fi director Paul W.S. Anderson ("Event Horizon") was given the task to write and direct a feature film adaptation of the neo-classic, Zombie video game "Resident Evil." It was long-rumored that legendary Zombie-film director George A. Romero (The "Dead" Trilogy) would be at the helm, much to fans' joy. However, Romero's script was turned down and the studio went with Anderson, who previously done a somewhat decent film adaptation to another neo-classic video game, "Mortal Kombat."

Many genre fans, as well as die hard fans of the game, were not too pleased with the choice of Anderson. With four films to his credit, none of them were widely respected by critics or film goers. With the exception of "Mortal Kombat" (which received a three plus-fold profit of its production budget), all his films flopped. However, Anderson does have his loyals but not nearly as much as he has haters. I for one, think Paul W.S. Anderson is a fine genre director and he has my uttermost respect; especially since we don't have enough R-rated sci-fi these days. "Resident Evil" was a mediocre hit, making a slight profit but turned in mixed reviews, for purists thought Anderson strayed away from the game and concentrated more on telling the introduction story. But that was the smart way to handle this material. Anderson set up "Resident Evil" perfectly...giving us elements of the game but telling the solid story of a viral outbreak, known as the T-Virus, in the Umbrella Corporation's underground facility, The Hive, and not bringing it to the surface. That story they waited for, in "Resident Evil: Apocalypse"...and man was it worth the wait.

Anderson stepped down as director of "Apocalypse,", so he can work on yet another eagerly anticipated adaptation of a video game, comic book/popular fan boy wet dream film, "Alien vs. Predator." The directing duty is taken over by popular second unit director Alexander Witt. Anderson's screenplay is tight and well-done, giving the video game purists exactly what they wanted for the first film, the outbreak of the virus in Raccoon City.

We pick up were the first one left us, even going back a few days before Alice (Milla Jovovich) wakes up at the end of the first film, explaining what exactly happened. The T-Virus has spread around Raccoon City and certain V.I.P's are immediately evacuated, including Dr. Ashford (Jared Harris), a valuable scientist of the Umbrella Corporation, and his daughter Angie (Sophie Vavasseur), whose evacuation is unsuccessful when the evac car crashes and Angie seeks refuge somewhere in the city. We also are introduced to Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory), a tough 'n sexy recently demoted member of Umbrella Corp's elite Special Tactics and Services (S.T.A.R.S.), with no respect for the rules. Umbrella then contains the city via a surrounding wall (reminiscent of "Escape from New York") and sets up a gate where residents are checked for the virus, and once the virus hits the gate, Major Cain (Thomas Kretschmann) seals Raccoon City, with hundreds of uninfected residents still inside, including Jill, Sgt. Peyton Wells, another member of S.T.A.R.S, Teri (Sandrine Holt), a TV reporter and in a distant part of the city, a whole S.T.A.R.S. team, led by Carlos Olivera (Oded Fehr), all expendable and vulnerable to Zombie feeding.

Alice awakes and discovers that the virus is exposed to the public and puts herself in kick- ass mode. But our beloved Alice has changed, she is now a genetically enhanced super-being with impressive strength, maneuvers and tactics. This shows itself when Alice saves Jill, Peyton and Teri in a church from three mutated Zombies known as Lickers; what a killer scene. Meanwhile, Dr. Ashford contacts the small group (now led by Alice), and makes a deal that the team rescues his daughter in exchange for safe passage out of the city, all of which unbeknownst to Major Cain. Ashford also contacts Olivera and his team, for the same deal. It's not before long when Olivera and crew meet up with Alice and crew and work as a team, but there's another problem that lurks in Raccoon City...yes you guessed it...you know him and you love him, Nemesis. Nemesis, is an Umbrella Corporation Bioweapons experiment. He is an 8-foot tall concoction of an infected human, biomaterials, T-Cell technology and military grade metals. He is computer controlled by Umbrella operatives for combat missions. This guy is hardcore, wait till you see him in action.

So there's the story in a nutshell, I'll stop right here.

Let me flat out say it, "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" rocks and rolls! Like "The Empire Strikes Back", "X2", and "Spider-Man 2", "RE2" succeeds and surpasses its predecessor. Anderson wrote a very good script, faithful to the video game. For a first shot at the big time, Alexander Witt turns in a nice achievement and proves himself an action director. Milla Jovovich is sexy as ever and a balls to the wall heroine that will be remembered in years to come. Sienna Guillory gives Milla strong support as the tough and equally sexy Jill Valentine. Oded Fehr (Ardeth Bey in "The Mummy" films) heroes it up, especially his entrance scene when he flies out of a chopper with guns blazin' and Nemesis...you gotta see this guy! The film is tightly edited and the set designs definitely do the video games justice. And lets not forget, the sufficient amount of gritty gore and violence.

Hands down the best film adapted from a video game to date.