Resident Evil - Apocalypse (Special Edition)
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Actor: Megan Fahlenbock, Mike Epps, Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, Shaun Austin-OlsenBrand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-12-28
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Resident Evil - Apocalypse (Special Edition)
Movie Review: A GREAT COMIC BOOK FILM AND A MARVEL OF ACTION EDITING
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me start off by saying I'm not a major fan of American action flicks or comic book movies. Although, I love Hong Kong action, sci-fi horror and zombie flicks. I'm an older guy so I remember seeing the original DAWN OF THE DEAD in 1978. It's still the greatest horror movie ever made. But, don't compare this with other zombie flicks. IT'S A COMIC BOOK MOVIE AND IT'S BASED ON THE GAME. I've also played most of the RESIDENT EVIL games and I have to say, this is the HOTTEST VIDEO GAME MOVIE FRANCHISE going. Some of the scenes are straight out of the games. The first RESIDENT EVIL flick was great, but this one only enhances the first film.
Yes, RESIDENT EVIL APOCALYPSE is a popcorn action flick. Let's face it, they didn't make this movie for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This one is strictly for the gamers and action fans. And I can understand why people don't like it. But, if you're into the technical aspects of films making and you love action, I beg you to take another look at this film. (Of course, you need to see RESIDENT EVIL first. Otherwise, you may be lost.)
One of the things that really blew me out of the back of the movie theater and my living room was the action direction by Alexander Witt. This guy really knows his stuff. This is his first feature, but he's done a lot of second unit action directing on films such as MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. RESIDENT EVIL APOCALYPSE is 90 minutes of non-stop action. There are some good John Woo moments in this, too. The bullet spray from the Nemesis' mini-gun is exquisite. Watching that concrete splash behind Milla Jovovich is sheer poetry. LOVING IT!!
But what ultimately sets this film apart from standard sci-fi action flicks is the EDITING. I studied this film hard the second time I watched the DVD. IT REALLY IS A MARVEL of MONTAGE, STORYBOARDING, JUMP CUTS, FAST EDITS, DISSOLVES, and EFFECTS EDITING. All I can say is WOW!! It is hyper-kinetic, which I know, turns a lot of people off. But, if you like the new wave of hyper-kinetic action film, you're gonna love this.
The art direction is superb and even the story was intriguing. There are some plot holes, but hey, it's a COMIC BOOK and I made up some of my own exposition. A Global Corporation named UMBRELLA with too much power and money experimenting with BioWeapons and expenable, genetically enhanced humans. Something to think about when you have a government in this country that has experimented with mind-control, telepathy, remote viewing, and God only knows what else. Some conspiracy theorists believe that AIDS was a bioweapon virus that got out of control. RESIDENT EVIL has the T-Virus. The story hits hard in the wake of the discovery of the human genome, cloning, and biological warfare. Remember, science fiction sometimes becomes science fact. And, corporations are out of control. So the whole notion of a corporation, probably funded by the military, making viral superweapons out of soldiers sends chills down my spine. Although, the Nemesis brought me back down to Earth. He's a scream. There's also a media cover-up at the end that's more plausible than you can possibly imagine. Good stuff.
After watching the DVD extras, (and there's a bunch), you get to see how much work the actors, stunt people, and effects people, went through to make this flick. Even the extras went to zombie school. The actors participated in hours of weapons and martial arts training. Milla Jovovich wanted to do the free fall stunt where her character, Alice, runs over 200 feet down the side of the Toronto City Hall building, but director Witt talked her out of it. A stuntwoman did the big drop. Milla does make the last 60 feet of the fall, which looked quite intense, herself. (I climb telephone poles for a living. 60 feet is high!!) The weapons are all real. The mini-gun that the Nemesis character uses in the film was custom made and brought down from it's original weight of over 100 lbs. to 70 lbs. for the actor William G. Taylor who stands over 6 foot 7. The first time he shot it, it actually knocked him back from the recoil. NOW THAT'S GETTING INTO THE ROLE, MAN. When you watch all the pieces that went into the making of the flick you'll realize what a labor of love it was for all of those involved. THANKS, GUYS. I LOVED IT!! I watched it back-to back. Once with the Widescreen and once with the Pan and Scan settings. THE DVD HAS BOTH. I understand Milla's commentary is funny. I haven't heard it yet. Her commentary on the first RE was hilarious.
As Shawn Edwards from FOX TV said, "FANS OF THE GAME WILL LOVE THIS MOVIE." It's like ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK meets NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Nice. This has CULT CLASSIC written all over it.
IF YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND WHO LOVES SCARY MOVIES, SCREEN IT FOR HER. AT TIMES, THIS FLICK IS JUMP-OUT-OF-YOUR-SEAT SCARY. AND FUNNY.
L.J. the pimp, played by Mike Epps is too funny. While checking out some topless zombie hookers, L.J. crashes into a parked car. I would too.
MILLA JOVOVICH IS HOT AND GETS NAKED IN THIS ONE!! AND SIENNA GUILLORY IS A FOX!!
Summary of Resident Evil - Apocalypse (Special Edition)
Alice is back and forced to face off against an unstoppable, bio-engineered killing machine in the action-packed sequel to the sci-fi smash hit.2002's popular video-game-derived hit Resident Evil didn't inspire confidence in a sequel, but Resident Evil: Apocalypse defies odds and surpasses expectations. It's a bigger, better, action-packed zombie thriller, and this time Milla Jovovich (as the first film's no-nonsense heroine) is joined by more characters from the popular Capcom video games, including Jill Valentine (played by British hottie Sienna Guillory) and Carlos Olivera (Oded Fehr, from 1999's The Mummy). They're armed and ready for a high-caliber encounter with devil dogs, mutant "Lickers," lurching zombies, and the leather-clad monster known only as Nemesis, unleashed by the nefarious Umbrella Corporation responsible for creating the cannibalistic undead horde. Having gained valuable experience as a respected second-unit director on high-profile films like Gladiator and The Bourne Identity, director Alexander Witt elevates this junky material to the level of slick, schlocky entertainment. --Jeff Shannon
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