Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Alexander Witt

Writer (WGA):

Paul W.S. Anderson (written by)

Release Date:

10 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

You're all going to die

Plot:

After an outbreak in a top-secret facility, Umbrella ponders on covering up their mistakes by releasing the deadly Nemesis to eliminate surviving STARS members in Raccoon City.

Plot Keywords:

City | Undead | Corporation | Escape | Rescue

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	8:00 PM	OXYGEN
Mon. Nov. 9	10:00 PM	OXYGEN

Cast

Milla Jovovich	...	Alice
Sienna Guillory	...	Jill Valentine
Oded Fehr	...	Carlos Olivera
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Major Cain
Sophie Vavasseur	...	Angie Ashford
Razaaq Adoti	...	Peyton Wells (as Raz Adoti)
Jared Harris	...	Dr. Ashford
Mike Epps	...	L.J.
Sandrine Holt	...	Terri Morales
Matthew G. Taylor	...	Nemesis
Zack Ward	...	Nicholai Ginovaeff
Iain Glen	...	Dr. Isaacs
Dave Nichols	...	Captain Henderson
Stefen Hayes	...	Yuri Loginova
Geoffrey Pounsett	...	Mackenzie

Also Known As:

Resident Evil 2 (USA) (working title)
Resident Evil: Nemesis (USA) (working title)
Resident evil - L'apocalypse (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for non-stop violence, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

94 min | 98 min (extended version)

Country:

Germany | France | UK | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Malaysia:18SG | France:-12 | Brazil:16 | Iceland:16 | Mexico:C | Sweden:15 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M (original rating) | New Zealand:R13 (DVD rating) | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #41009)

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Constantin Film Produktion

Trivia:

"STARS" is the only word ever mentioned by the Nemesis, it's also the only word he ever mentions (repeatedly) in Biohazard 3: Last Escape (1999) (VG).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Carlos and his comrades are about to enter the hospital to see what the helicopter dropped, right before they enter, you can see a crew member walking in the background.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Alice: My name is Alice. I worked for the Umbrella Corporation, the largest and most powerful commercial entity in the world. I was head of security at a secret high-tech facility, The Hive, a giant underground laboratory developing experimental viral weaponry. But there was an incident. The virus escaped and everybody died. Trouble was... they didn't stay dead.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Symphony of Evil (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Run for Your Life

Two babes with big guns killing zombies

*SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT*

Lethal megababe Alice, (Milla Jovovich), is back. The Hive gets reopened for some reason. The zombies take advantage of the human's blunder and pour out into Racoon City. Alice and another hot chick decide to bring the war to the zombies. The rest of the movie is one long fight scene with zombie dogs, slobbering creatures and a big monster with a rocket launcher all wanting to waste the killer babe squad.

While "Resident Evil 2" is light on plot, it is heavy on kills, explosions and various other forms of mayhem. I definitely felt I got my money's worth. There are really only two differences between this movie and the original "Resident Evil". One, this movie introduces a new monster, the Nemesis. It's a big monster with bad teeth wearing an overcoat and wielding a rocket launcher. The other difference is that they added another hot woman to the zombie killing mix. Alice needed some babe backup. Overall, I was pleased with this one. It's worth a look.