Resident Evil 2 - Apocalypse (DVD)

...iNTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF RESIDENT EVIl * Resident Evil was first released in 1996 as a video game. It was based around the members of a special forces team call S.T.A.R.S who have been sent to Racoon City to investigate a series of grisly murders only to be dragged into the twisted world of the undead themselves. You play the character of Chris Redfield where you have to battle zombies and solve the mystery as to why these zombies have come ...
...followed in 1998 cleverly entitled Resident Evil 2. It was set around the characters of Leon S Kennedy who has come to Racoon City to start a new job on the police force and Claire Redfield (sister of Chris Redfield) who has come to find her brother. Again, like the first game you get dragged into the world of the undead as soon as you begin and have to battle more zombies and bigger monsters to work out what's happened to the city with evidence ...

ghost_w1 12.11.2006 (13.11.2006) · Read full review
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...second movie adaptation of the Resident Evil video game franchise, was to be originally sub titled NEMESIS, which makes sense really when you consider the 3rd game in the series had the very same name. Yet for whatever reason the studio decided at the last minute to change the it, and so what we are left with is a movie called RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE that doesn't actually feature an apocalypse. After careful examination of the films excruciatingly ...
...While the original RESIDENT EVIL was something of a disappointment, it did at least deliver a hundred minutes of entertainment that was slickly put together by director Paul Anderson. It is true that Anderson cannot write a decent script (he wrote both movies) to save his life, yet his direction on the first was competent enough to just about make up for that fact, he knew when to build tension and when to let the action rip. Here director Alexander ...

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...art secret lab. Nevertheless Resident Evil was just about on the right side of the fence when it came to game-to-movie adaptations. Coming out when the Resident Evil game craze was at a dip it didn’t set the box office alight but predictably did well on rental providing us with a sequel and one with a bigger budget. Apocalypse starts straight after the events of the first with a quick recap for those with fuzzy memories or people new to the series. ...
...to feel more like a Resident Evil game. The statement certainly seems to be true. The film is best likened to the Resident Evil 3: Nemesis game this pretty much seems like the movie take on it. The film focuses firmly on the action side of things and doesn’t really let go from the start and you are forever being whisked away from one scene to the next with very little time to take in what just happened. This can mean, then, that despite some great ...

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...to conquer the movie world. Resident evil made a slowish start. The first film was watchable, and for a fan of the games like myself, it was entertaining. It seems, that the series is getting stronger, though, as apocalypse turns out to be a rip-roaring success. Highly enjoyable, and memorable for more than just Milla Jovavic (or, Milla yoyo-a-bit.). Yes she is a fox, but she could also kick your ass! The perfect woman! We left the last film with ...
...escape is thwarted by umbrella, the evil corporation behind the t-virus. Her friend Matt, who was the only other survivor of the hive, was also taken by umbrella, but he was taken to be in the nemesis project. Umbrella release the t-virus upon Racoon city. The city was chosen as it could be locked down, to contain the spread of the virus if need be. Then, into the zombie covered streets, the company unleashes its two champions. Good versus evil, ...

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Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) Following a recent spate of zombie films of which the original Resident Evil (2002) was one of the first, Apocalypse has arrived. The previous film ended much like 28 Days Later began. A city drained of life from man made mistakes. I’m afraid I must say that that would have been a better film to follow than this one. But I don’t want to sell Apocalypse short. The story picks up a little before the last one left off, ...
...taken from the hugely popular Resident Evil playstation games, of which there are many. However, Paul WS Anderson’s pen does stray from the games in some places. It’s very easy to draw comparisons with Escape from New York (1981) because of the very similar isolated city and rescue themes, but the overall story does offer more than just this. The material mostly by passes the second game and uses the third as its core. The Nemesis is handled well ...

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Resident Evil Apocalypse is a 2004 science fiction/ horror film and the sequel to the 2002 film Resident Evil. It was made on a budget of £21.5,000,000 and grossed an estimated £64,697,418 at the box office. The critics ended up disliking this film even more than the previous instalment, with one critic stating that this movie is an utter waste of time! The film is rated 15 and runs for approximately 98 minutes. This film is directed by Alexander ...
...time still make some money! Resident Evil Apocalypse was his directorial debut, his other big role was as the 2nd unit director on Casino Royale. International supermodel Milla Jovovich reprises her role as Alice for the second instalment of the horror series. This time she’s joined by an all new cast consisting of: Oded Fehr (The Mummy), Sienna Guillory (Eragon) and Mike Epps (The Fighting Temptations). Resident Evil Apocalypse begins straight ...

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...and, in 2002, the first Resident Evil movie was released. Starring Milla Jovovich, the film was, in effect, the prequel to the first game. Set in the underground labs known as "The Hive", it showed how The Umbrella Corporation was researching a virus which could reanimate dead cells. The effects of this could be amazing, however an accident released the virus, turning the workers into flesh-eating zombies. S.T.A.R.S. are sent in to investigate what ...
...Resident Evil: Apocalypse picks up from where the first film finished. The inhabitants of Racoon City are totally unaware of the viral timebomb ticking away below them, nor of the research that the Umbrella Corporation had been conducting. Keen to cover up what had happened, Umbrella send more S.T.A.R.S. members into the hive to destroy any evidence. However, no sooner do they enter the hive the virus escapes bringing unexplainable violence onto ...

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Resident Evil 2 is the sequel to Resident Evil, and a spin off from the successful Resident Evil video games. We pick up the story with Alice (Milla Jovovich) waking up in the Umbrella Corporation's Raccoon City Facility. Umbrella is the tyrannical corporation responsible for the T-Virus. The T-Virus has escaped into the general population, turning them into flesh-eating zombies. Umbrella main-man, Major Cain (Thomas Kretschmann) quarantines the ...
...a worthwhile addition to the DVD. You can buy Resident Evil 2 for six quid from Blah DVD or Amazon.co.uk. However I can only recommend this film to hardcore fans of Resident Evil. If you're a committed horror or sci-fi fan, look elsewhere; there's nothing for you here. ...

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Video game to movie conversions are funny things. What can make a great story in a game doesn't always makie for great viewing as a film. Mortal Combat for example, great game, crap movie (although I like because its soo bad!). What a relief then that this is not one of them simple cash ins, this is a great film. Although some people disagree with me I think that it is a really good film thats enjoyable to watch more than once. Its one of them films ...
...always watch when you're bored. It has a great appeal to it, its fast, slick full of action and a story that never over complicates itself. The whole idea is simple; a city has been taken over my a virus, the people want to escape, the only way to escape is to find the daughter of the scientist who developed the virus, and on the way run into loads of zombies and kick their butts. There is slightly more too it than that but you could watch simply ...

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...virus unleashed in the first Resident Evil has now reached above ground and is infecting the population or Racoon City. This virus is killing them but....they are not truly dead yet! This results in lots of zombies infesting the city, alot of zombies! Adult zombies, child zombies and even hooker zombies are the result of the virus. Alice (Mila Jovovich) who once was head of security in 'The Hive' has now joined a group in Racoon City trying to ...
...implying there will be a Resident Evil 3. which is kind of ironic, just like the zombies I don't think this trilogy is ever going to stay dead! Being serious though, this film was ok but perhaps a little too many zombies for its own good. As a player of the game series I found it quite exciting but from a perspective of someone who's never played one of the 'Resident Evil' titles, it may all seem a little confusing. One warning though, this film ...

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...If you are a Resident Evil fan like me, you will enjoy this film but notice the many differences from the Resident Evil game franchise. If you’re not a fan, then you will still find the film enjoyable. The Plot follows on from where the first film finished. The hive is re-opened and the T-Virus is leaked into Raccoon City, turning its inhabitants in blood thirsty zombies. The film follows Alice (Milla Jovovich) and other survivors including S.T.A.R.S ...
...(Oded Fehr) from the Resident Evil 3 game. The Umbrella Corporation then activate their latest Bio Weapon, Nemesis for field testing, and its mission is to eliminate the remaining S.T.A.R.S members. The Survivors have to escape Raccoon City before a nuclear device destroys it to wipe out the virus and cover Umbrella’s tracks. I thought the Story was good as it basically follows the plot of the third Resident Evil game. The acting was good, and the ...

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...seen the first film of Resident Evil you might be a bit sceptical to whether or not this one is worth an hour and a half of your life…. Well I can honestly say it is! Plot Unlike the first film, this one is set above ground in the fictional city of "Racoon". After a biohazard team re-opens the underground facility, releasing a chemical virus (T-virus) into Racoon City, The Umbrella Corporation (a dominant organisation specialising in biological ...
...Deleted scenes Outtakes Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated (making of the film) I really enjoyed this movie, the use of music in certain scenes really made you as pumped up for that particular moment as the actual character. Milla's performance was outstanding as were all the cast... with Sienna playing Jill down to a T.. and for you men, looking pretty good in that minnie black skirt. (which I must add is not totally justified in the film.. ...

Movie_Freak 19.01.2007 (20.01.2007) · Read full review
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...you have seen the first Resident Evil movie, get ready for some big surprises. The Hive has been reopened, and the Virus roams free in Raccoon City. Alice has awoken to find a strange change has occured. Jill Valentine and the others have been sealed inside the infested city, with only a few hours left to get out, and the Nemesis is coming... "S.T.A.R.S..." (Someone asked me to put information on "S.T.A.R.S". S.T.A.R.S are the "Special Tactics And ...
...say this first. I love Resident Evil: Nemesis. The game is great. And so is the movie. But "Nemesis" from the movie doesn't match up to the one from the game. And "Alice" has changed from a normal, if very kickass, girl to... a showoff. That's right. Alice in "Apocalypse" has become a showoff. Jill Valentine is pushed to one side, her past with the zombies not even explained, although she apparently has one. The newspapers in the beginning, and "Shoot ...

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...a fan of the first resident evil film then this is one for you. Even if you haven't seen the first one then you should still go and see it but preferably after you have seen the first one. Milla Jovovich is back as Alice, she has awoken in Racoon city and is unsure what has happened. The scientists have been playing around with her again and many other things. Racoon city has been taken over by zombies after they have been let out of the hive. People ...
...in the hive and are defenceless to the zombies. The umbrella corporation are trying to cover their tracks by evacuating the healthy people and containing the rest. They have escorted all the 'important people' e.g. scientists out already apart from one and his daughter. Before Alice arrives back on the scene there is a new women kicking zombie arse who looks like Laura Croft. Just when its looking bad for the group fighting them off Alice returns ...

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The original Resident Evil film was based on the 1996 Playstsion game of the same name. It was an excellent game which drew heavily on the classic zombie horror films of the 1970s and then went a notch further by deeply emmersing the player into the action, thus fulfilling every horror fans fantasy. With serval follow up games following various characters and their fight against 'umbrella' corporation, a film seemed like a sure fire hit. This was ...
...- while pleaseing everyone. Resident Evil: Apocalypse picks up from where the first film finished. The people of Racoon City find themsleves trapped in an infected quarantine zone within the opening 10 minutes and thenit's time for our hero's (a collection of S.T.A.R.S. police personel and a reanimated Alice) to try and find a way out. The film moves along at a quick pace and encorporates many of the locations and characters from the games, however ...

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