It was nominated for Best Sound Editing in a feature film by the Directors Guild of Canada, and for Best Make-Up at the 31st Saturn Awards. Alice wakes up in the Raccoon City hospital after the area has been overrun by zombies, and must now make it out of the city before a nuclear bomb is dropped. Angela Ashford, the daughter of Umbrella researcher Dr. Charles Ashford, goes missing after her security car is involved in a collision while being extracted from the city. It purports to be advertising a skin rejuvenation product created by the Umbrella Corporation, before the woman in the commercial turns into a zombie. Major Cain kills Dr. Ashford and forces Alice, whom he reveals was augmented by the T-virus, to fight Nemesis. [19] The introductory cutscene of Resident Evil – Code: Veronica featuring Claire Redfield inspired the scene where Alice runs through a building while an Umbrella helicopter fires. Valentine and Morales continue, picking up stranded civilian L.J. Why? And that's pretty much what happens here. The rest of the cast are acceptable. The release included three audio commentaries, 20 deleted scenes, several featurettes and a blooper reel. Resident Evil: Apocalypse is the second installment in the Resident Evil film series. [12], While promoting the first Resident Evil film in late February 2002, Milla Jovovich and director Paul W. S. Anderson discussed a potential sequel. 98 of 177 people found this review helpful. Picking up where Resident Evil left off, we follow Alice as she emerges into the now (un)dead Racoon City. The costume was specifically built for his body and weighed about 65 lb (29 kg). Alice awakens from a terrible sleep to find her worst fears realized--the bloodthirsty Undead, which she and the now-annihilated squad of elite military fought to destroy, have been unleashed on the city that surrounds the secret facility of the Umbrella Corporation. For this movie, however, it's hard to tell... maybe the mediocre attempts at scaring the audience and providing shocks was Anderson's fault, as he wrote the script, but it may be the new director, first-timer Alexander Witt, who's responsible. As the survivors escape, the nuclear bomb detonates over the city, and the resulting blast wave causes the helicopter to crash. It's a heart-pounding race against time as the group faces off against hordes of blood- thirsty zombies, stealthy Lickers, mutant canines and probably the most sinister foe yet. Johnny Loftus of AllMusic gave the soundtrack three stars out of five, saying it was an "unscrupulous moneymaker" that predictably catered to the film's target audience of teenage boys, adding the "aggression, mania, and generally apocalyptic tone of this material fits well with a movie based on a video game about blowing away crazy zombies". Almost all the movies released have been panned by critics, and yet audiences cannot seem … Jovovich confirmed her character would return in the sequel if the first film was successful. The film is noisy and loud, but not as loud as the first film, and while the sound is often horribly overdone, it doesn't distract as much as several other big action hits. After being abandoned by their employer following a failed attempt to rescue a civilian, Umbrella soldiers Carlos Olivera and Nicholai Ginovaef team up with the surviving STARS operatives to repel zombie attacks. [22] Frantic Films created 78 special effects for the film including tracer fire, muzzle flashes, lasers and slow motion, using effects programs Eyeon Fusion, Autodesk 3ds Max as well as in-house software. Half of the scene was filmed before the ending was rewritten. If the first had too much make up and such, this has too little. Continue reading Show less. The movie never allows the audience to catch their breath; apparently, someone(I'm guessing Anderson or Witt) has never heard of the danger of overdoing action sequences. High resolution official theatrical movie poster (#1 of 5) for Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004). He makes an identical offer to Olivera and Ginovaef and explains that Umbrella intends to rid Raccoon City of the zombie infection by destroying it using a nuclear bomb. The zombies are back and so is Alice (Jovovich). The colors of the Nemesis costume were also tweaked to make it look more lifelike and Alice and Valentine were given modifications such as increasing the glow of their skin and redness of their lips. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) R 09/10/2004 (US) Horror, Action, Science Fiction 1h 34m User Score. Directed by Alexander Witt. Resident Evil: Apocalypse The Umbrella agents sent to retrieve Angela Ashford from her school are killed when their SUV is blindsided by a speeding cement truck. Actually, it goes a little further back, to show us exactly what happened before Alice woke up. The sequel to the $100 million hit, Resident Evil: Apocalypse is again based on the wildly popular video game series and picks up where the first film ended. Milla Jovovich gives the same good performance that she usually does. Filming took place in Toronto at locations including Toronto City Hall and Prince Edward Viaduct. When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. [40], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of 133 critic reviews are positive, which makes this film the lowest-rated entry in the series. (2004). [62] Releases on UMD and Blu-ray Disc formats followed in 2005 and 2007, respectively. [15] Valentine's outfit in the film, which consisted of a tube top and miniskirt, is based on her costume from Nemesis. Digital Pictures won the contract to animate the Lickers, beating several other effects companies who had submitted preliminary designs, and described it as the most challenging special effect they created for the film. As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice joins a small band of elite soldiers, enlisted to rescue the missing daughter of the creator of the mutating T-virus. Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}, After having seen Resident Evil god knows how many times, and being pretty psyched for the sequel, I finally got to see it, and on the premiere night, too. The 2004 survival horror sequel once again stars Milla Jovovich as Alice, who struggles to find out what the Umbrella corporation has done to her as she leads survivors in an escape … [65], Special "Resurrection Editions" of both Resident Evil (2002) and Resident Evil: Apocalypse were released in a two-disc set on September 4, 2007. The action was good, but really over-the-top. [60] For composing the film's score, Jeff Danna was awarded the SOCAN International Film Music Award in 2007 and 2009. Definitely not the best I've seen. Starring Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr, Thomas Kretschmann [24] M. E. Russell of The Oregonian said, "The bad news? Resident Evil Village: How Long is the Game? And yet the aggression, mania, and generally apocalyptic tone of this material fits well with a movie based on a video game about blowing away crazy zombies. [14] The sequel was officially greenlit by Sony Pictures in mid-2002 but Anderson chose not to direct due to his commitments to Alien vs. [63][64] High-Def Digest gave the Blu-ray release three stars out of five for video quality and 3½ stars for special features. Image dimensions: 1012 x 1500. An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. The Nemesis appeared in the series' second installment, Resident Evil: Apocalypse . Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Alice returns to where the nightmare began: The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse. Alice engages Nemesis but is wounded and forced to retreat separately, luring Nemesis away from the rest of the group. Here are the movies we're most excited for in 2021. [28] The Nemesis character was created with a costume, and the only CGI effect added was an adjustment to his eye. If you felt the first "Resident Evil" movie didn't quite capture the atmosphere of the original game, you can sleep a little easier now. 1:01. Discovering she was an Umbrella experiment, Alice has been bio-genetically enhanced with new strengths, senses and dexterity--and she will need them. Let me say this upfront; I, as many others who enjoyed the first, really liked the ending, the whole foreshadowing thing, and, thankfully, the film picks up exactly where the first one left off. In this sequel to the hit Resident Evil, Alice (Milla Jovovich) awakens from a deep sleep to find her worst fear realized-the bloodthirsty Undead, a lethal virus that she and a now annihilated squad of elite military fought to destroy, have been unleashed on Raccoon City. Resident Evil - Apocalypse. Everything Coming to Prime Video in May 2021, Top 25 Highest-Grossing Video Game Movies at the U.S. Nemesis is a genetically-engineered super-soldier developed by the Umbrella Corporation in Paul W. S. Anderson's Resident Evil film series. [21] The role eventually went to Sienna Guillory who prepared for the role by studying Valentine's movements and posture in the games. Resident Evil: Apocalypse ( 2004) Trailer. It was initially reported that Mabius would be reprising his role as Matt Addison in the form of portraying Nemesis,[14][17] but the part ended up going to Matthew G. Taylor. Milla Jovovich reprises her role as Alice, and is joined by Sienna Guillory as Jill Valentine and Oded Fehr as Carlos Olivera. [48], Dave Kehr of The New York Times gave the film a positive review, praising Anderson's screenplay and describing Witt's direction as "fast, funny, smart and highly satisfying in terms of visceral impact". In the heart of the ravaged Raccoon City, a small group of uninfected people, including Jill Valentine, a recently demoted member of Raccoon City's elite Special Tactics and Rescue Services team, and Umbrella Corporation Security Officer Carlos Oliveira, fight for their lives against swarms of Undead and the deadlier and faster Lickers. Resident Evil: Apocalypse cows predictably to the film's target audience, unleashing a torrent of teenage boy-friendly alt metal. [11], Douglas Kellner from the University of California in Los Angeles argued the film's ending played "on fears of out of control nuclear technology and government cover-ups". While still out to destroy the evil Umbrella Corporation, Alice joins a group of survivors living in a prison surrounded by the infected who also want to relocate to the mysterious but supposedly unharmed safe haven known only as Arcadia. T.V. Storyline. 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For anything (at all) to be good, entertaining, thrilling, whatever... there needs to be what is commonly referred to as 'buffers'. A civilian turns into a zombie, biting and infecting Wells. Media studies scholar Stephen Harper said that both Apocalypse and the first Resident Evil film present "highly ambiguous" perspectives on the themes of corporate power, race, gender and sexuality. Payton Wells. The character was dropped,[20] but did appear in the film's sequel, Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), portrayed by Ali Larter. Bring home the must-have Resident Evil collection, with hours of special features and an extended cut of RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE! Picking up after Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the Undead. He subsequently named the film the eighth worst film of 2004. Resident Evil: Apocalypse Review. The special effects were well done, but not spectacular. Alice awakens from a terrible sleep to find her worst fears realized--the bloodthirsty Undead, which she and the now-annihilated squad of elite military fought to destroy, have been unleashed on the city that surrounds the secret facility of the Umbrella Corporation. [10] The film also opened at number one in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Mexico, and performed well in Japan, France and Brazil, though the horror film Saw overshadowed it at the box office in the United Kingdom, and it received a lackluster reception in Sweden,[36][37] where it grossed $473,550. Resident Evil: Apocalypse 2004 F.U.L.L Movie. Northern Secondary School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At a separate location, Valentine, Wells, and news reporter, Terri Morales, are about to be overrun, though they are saved by Alice. This article contains details on the background characters who die throughout Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Search for "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" on Amazon.com, Title: [34] A novelization of the film written by Keith DeCandido was published by Simon & Schuster the following month. crcmhbzdg. Umbrella sends a team to the Hive to investigate what happened there; the team is overrun by zombies who quickly spread to the nearby Raccoon City. She now bands together with other survivors to escape the zombie outbreak which has spread to the nearby Raccoon City. You got the stupid reporter who just wants to make a story out of all of this, despite her being in obvious danger; The bad-ass cop who's suspended but still takes her duty deadly serious; the half-witted pathetic guy who's obviously only there for comic relief... actually, scratch that last one, as he was actually pretty darn funny. [49] The A.V. It was released on September 28, 2004. Der tödliche Virus aus dem ersten Teil hat sich nun auch an der Oberfläche von Raccoon City ausgebreitet und den größten Teil der Bevölkerung in fleischfressende Zombies verwandelt. I will say that most who liked the first will probably like this as well, but possibly a little less due to the lesser directing. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Alice and the others head to Angela's location, where they are ambushed by Nemesis. [46][47] Carrie Rickey of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film one star out of four, concluding that even for people interested in the biological horror genre, Apocalypse was "pretty generic stuff". A direct sequel to Resident Evil (2002), it is the second installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is loosely based on the video game series of the same name. The group makes it to the rendezvous point, but are ambushed by Umbrella forces. [19] Very few sets were made for the film. Dr. Ashford hacks into the city's CCTV system and uses it to contact Alice and the other survivors, offering to arrange their evacuation from the city in exchange for help in locating his daughter. Alice wakes up in an Umbrella research facility and escapes with help from Olivera, Valentine, L.J., and Angela. [16], Jovovich was the only person to reprise a role from the first film. [38] Earning over $6 million in Canada, Resident Evil: Apocalypse was the highest grossing, domestically produced Canadian film in 2004. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. Alice awakens from a terrible sleep to find her worst fears realized--the bloodthirsty Undead, which she and the now-annihilated squad of elite military fought to destroy, have been unleashed on the city that surrounds the secret facility of the Umbrella Corporation. Selene, a vampire warrior, is entrenched in a conflict between vampires and werewolves, while falling in love with Michael, a human who is sought by werewolves for unknown reasons. [30], Jeff Danna composed the film's score performed by the London Philharmonia Orchestra. Resident Evil: Apocalypse 2004 MOVIE H.D. [57], Resident Evil: Apocalypse won Best Sound Editing and the Golden Reel Award at the 25th Genie Awards,[58][59] and was also nominated for Best Overall Sound. (Originaltitel - Resident Evil: Apocalypse) Inhaberin der ausschließlichen Nutzungsrechte ist die Constantin Film Verleih GmbH. [22][23] The role of L.J. Trending. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began – The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse. If you liked the first, are a big fan of one or more of the actors, or you just have nothing better to do for 90 minutes, give it a shot. [15] The Lickers, a type of mutated zombie, were completely CGI. [33] Part of the teaser was shown in the film briefly on a television in the background and a part of it also appears in a mid-credits scene. Describing them both as postmodern and postfeminist texts, Harper argued that, despite containing some progressive elements including feminist themes that undermine patriarchal power, the films also played into several stereotypes. Discovering she was an Umbrella experiment, Alice has been bio-genetically enhanced with new strengths, senses and dexterity--and she … [55][56] In 2017, Michael Nordine of TheWrap ranked it as the worst film in the series, saying its only redeeming features were the fact it expanded the series and the "awesomely stupid" fight between Alice and Nemesis. The film introduced an unnecessary amount of characters, most of whom are just fodder for the zombies or Nemesis anyway. He said the relationship between Alice and Valentine differs from interactions between male characters in action films as seen by a lack of camaraderie and co-operation between the two and, unlike male characters in Apocalypse, both Valentine and Alice are separately shown being "protective and nurturing" of the young Angela; Harper stated even violent action heroines are often portrayed with such characteristics. [35], Apocalypse opened at number one in the United States on September 10, 2004, where it grossed over $23 million on its opening weekend. Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires. [61], The film was released on DVD in North America on December 28, 2004. [43] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B on a scale of A to F.[44], Leonard Maltin rated the film a "bomb" in his book Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide and called it a "tiresome" sequel that ended up playing more like a remake. Released: 2004-09-10. Rated R for non-stop violence, language and some nudity, Resident Evil Village Easter Eggs and References Explained, 15 Best Resident Evil Bosses and Monsters Ranked. Does Alice die at the end of the movie, and if so is that a clone of the original Alice? [15] Several city blocks were closed down and the Prince Edward Viaduct bridge was closed for three days so scenes could be filmed on it. Scenes were shot outside Toronto City Hall for two weeks. Predator (2004). Their position is overrun, and Olivera is bitten and infected. This mutant monster is based on the creature of the same name from the video games, though there are significant differences between them. Behind Her Eyes (British TV series) 2:38 Watch Resident Evil: Apocalypse Full Movie Online. [15] Actors portraying zombies spent four days training with choreographers at a zombie "boot camp" to make sure they all had consistent behavior and movements. The film borrows elements from several games in the Resident Evil series, such as the characters Valentine and Olivera and the villain Nemesis. The director also has a horrible habit of blurring the image whenever there are more than five zombies on-screen, apparently to (I guess) cover up a bad job on makeup... or something to that effect. Running out of luck and resources, the group is rescued by Alice, and they begin to wage an exhilarating battle to survive and escape before the Umbrella Corporation erases its experiment from the face of the earth. Anderson said he began writing the screenplay for the second film after completing the first, and had plans for Alice to meet up with Jill Valentine. Discovering she was an Umbrella experiment, Alice has been bio-genetically enhanced with new strengths, senses and dexterity--and she will need them. [15], Special effects for the film included green screens, computer-generated imagery (CGI), matte paintings, tracking, wire removal and scale models. The first casualties of the film are the Umbrella team who re-open the Hive, who are swiftly killed by the infected creatures within. That big ol' hunk o' biologically engineered walking death was simultaneously underdeveloped(for what they had him/it do) and overexposed. [68][69] "The Resident Evil Collection" consisting of the first four films was released in September 2012 on DVD and Blu-ray,[70] a version containing the first five films was released on DVD and Blu-ray in December 2012,[71] and "Resident Evil The Complete Collection" containing all six films was released on Blu-ray in May 2017. was written specifically for Snoop Dogg, though he dropped out of production and was replaced by Mike Epps; the character was rewritten to suit Epps's personality. While criticizing all three films released in the Resident Evil series at the time, they concluded that Apocalypse deserved their vote "Because, like any sequel, it’s an enabler ... sequels to bad movies just enable further sequels to be considered". Nemesis turns on Major Cain and attacks the Umbrella troops, but is killed protecting Alice. Four months were spent making a 43 ft (13 m) 1/6 scale model of the building with 1,600 panes of glass, each of which was wired with an explosive to create the final effect. It kept me watching through the end, and, despite a few disappointments, kept my interest as well. The film ended as Alice and Addison were taken into custody by Umbrella. "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" has EVERYTHING: from dark, creepy graveyards, a Gothic cathedral and classic lorries in an "Escape from New York"- style deserted city to a cigarette smoking Jill Valentine and half naked hooker zombies. [22], The film was shot in Ontario, Canada; Toronto and its surrounding suburbs stood in for Raccoon City. Of course, by mostly I mean almost 90% of the cases. [15] Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody was given a cameo as a zombie Ginovaef kills. [41] The site's critics consensus reads: "Resident Evil: Apocalypse has lots of action, but not much in terms of plot or creativity". Set in 1998, this 'Resident Evil' origin story explains the secrets of the Spencer Mansion and Raccoon City. The film marks Witt's feature directorial debut; Anderson, the director of the first film, turned down the job due to other commitments, though stayed on as one of its producers. [66][67] Trilogy sets containing the first three films were released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2008. [26] Despite the character's height, aspect ratios were still modified to make him appear 10–20% larger in certain scenes. Valentine kills Wells after he turns into a zombie. [26] The fight was originally scripted to appear in a train station and focus heavily on interaction with props, though was eventually shot in an open space outside Toronto City Hall after Witt decided to give the fight less screen time. A direct sequel to Resident Evil (2002), it is the second installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is loosely based on the video game series of the same name. [42] According to Metacritic, which sampled 26 reviews and calculated a score of 35 out of 100 based on 26 reviews, the film received "generally unfavorable reviews". For the role of Valentine, Anderson first considered Natasha Henstridge, but she was unavailable;[17] he then considered Mira Sorvino though she declined. As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice joins a small band of elite soldiers, enlisted to rescue the missing daughter of the creator of the mutating T-virus. The scenes with the Nemesis range between being some of the best action in the movie to being some of the most pathetic and smirk-inspiring scenes. DVD Talk awarded the film 3½ stars out of five for both video quality and special features. [50] Ben Kenigsberg of The Village Voice said the film is "not without its moments of elemental dread" though he complained there was too much action and padding and not enough irony. [15] The film also references several aspects from the original game and Resident Evil 2, such as locations, place names, character moves, props, and camera perspectives. [25] The introduction of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis inspired another scene where Raccoon City is overrun by zombies, and the police and Umbrella soldiers are fighting back. Alice awakens in a deserted hospital and wanders the city in search of supplies, while Umbrella uses the only bridge out of the area to evacuate civilians. [54] In 2016, separate journalists from Bloody Disgusting ranked it as both the best and worst film in the series. Without those nice little talky-talky scenes in-between, heck, maybe even a dash of good old-fashioned character development, the action just ends up being trite. Was this review helpful to you? Dr. Ashford gives Alice the location of an extraction point where a helicopter awaits. auezygfex. The effects team had originally used animatronics for some of the scenes, but were unhappy with the results. [39] Apocalypse went on to earn $129,394,835 worldwide against a budget of $45 million,[10] surpassing the earnings of the first film which generated $102,984,862. [24] Cinematography was performed by Christian Sebaldt and Derek Rogers,[9] and filming took place at 47 locations. He made some suggestions to Anderson and fellow producer Jeremy Bolt, which resulted in some minor script changes. The acting is decent enough. Alice awakens from a terrible sleep to find her worst fears realized--the bloodthirsty Undead, which she and the now-annihilated squad of elite military fought to destroy, have been unleashed on the city that surrounds the secret facility of the Umbrella Corporation. With Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen, Ali Larter, Shawn Roberts. I suppose big fans of Paul W. S. Anderson(they must exist, somewhere) will probably enjoy it too. [31] Mike Brennan from Soundtrack.net gave the score 2½ stars out of five, praising the blend of orchestral and electronic styles, though saying it "could have easily benefited from some more thematic development and a bit more variation in the sound of the music". Pay attention at the end of the scene with the zombie Dobermans for the best one. The showdown between Alice and Nemesis was somewhat pathetically staged, and probably would have seemed out of place, hadn't the rest of the film been of the same quality(honestly, it seemed like a video-game... and while I am quite a big fan of them, I'm considerably more interested in playing them than watching them). The studio created over 250 special effects including superimposing Jovovich's face onto a stunt double;[29] Jovovich performed most of her own stunts though her insurance company would not allow her to attempt several of the more dangerous ones. 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