Resident Evil - Apocalypse details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Oded Fehr, Jared Harris, Thomas Kretschmann, Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Sandrine Holt |
| Director: | Alexander Witt |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Studio: | COLUMBIA TRI-STAR HOME VIDEO |
| Collections: | The Ultimate Resident Evil Collection |
| Name | Discs | |
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Resident Evil - Apocalypse |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 31 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 07 Feb 2005 |
| Main languages: | English, English Audio Description |
| Dubbed: | Spanish |
| Subtitles: | Danish, English, Finnish, Hindi, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Hearing impaired subtitles: | English |
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utterly bland and pointless
By blacksmoke (21 reviews) from London, England , 09 Feb 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
Resident Evil was supposed to be directed by George Romero. Can you imagine how amazing that would have been?! In the end, the film was directed by Paul WS Anderson (who 'successfully' managed to deliver the equally disappointing Mortal Combat movie - yet another video game turned film). Resident Evil contained plenty of references to Romero's genius, but was no more effective than giving any painter Picasso's palette and a canvas and saying 'go on, make a picasso'. However, the score (Marco Beltrami and Marilyn Manson) alongside the talented Milla Jovovich just about cut the mustard. Mild but tasty. Resident Evil: Apocalypse however is truly awful. Jovovich returns and gives her all but the cool soundtrack has been abandoned (and along with it the atmosphere). Presumably Manson and Beltrami saw the first film and ran for the hills. Wise. This sequel attempts to rip-off (sorry 'reference') John Carpenter and is even less successful than the failed attempt to rip off George Romero! A few set action pieces *are* handled well by the new Director. However, with the same writer/producer team behind the first film this is a franchise heading in ever-decreasing circles (they also managed to deliver Alien vs Predator... is there no humanity??!). Bland, pointless and lacking originality, this is an embarassingly clear attempt to milk as much money out of the Resident Evil brand as possible and a terrible association for Capcom and their unique and twisted video game. The potentially awful remake of Dawn of the Dead surprised everyone by delivering true scares and original ideas. It wasn't Romero but it was great fun and very stylish. If you want to see what happens when it all goes completely wrong, check out his sad movie. In my version the zombies turn on the film-makers (starting with the writer and producer). Of course, Milla escapes unscathed. FYI, she's the extra star I'm awarding.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(298)Zombie mayhem at its best
By a customer , 18 Mar 2013I'm no massive zombie film fan, but if you take these for what they are intended to be then they are easy to watch - and at least somewhat entertaining. Neither as good as some people claim nor as bad as others say.- Was this review helpful to you?
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God awful trash
By chrisuk1981 (4 reviews) from Isle of Wight , 05 Aug 2012Really really really really awful. How this franchise is still going strong is beyond me. There must be a LOT of people who just like lots of silly over the top stunts and explosions with no real plot or decent script to speak of. Honestly, some of it made me turn away from the screen and roll my eyes - like the scene where 'Alice' suddenly appears at the top of a tall structure (for no reason) just to give an excuse for ANOTHER silly over the top slow-mo kill sequence she ab-sails down to get the unsuspecting guard. Just when you think it can't get any more crap, she then develops magical Jedi powers for some reason - or is that in the 3rd one? I really don't know or care to be honest, the whole series is just terrible.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Lots of mayhem, not much sense
By RJNeb2 (922 reviews) from London , 09 May 2012Director Alexander Witt was second unit director on the first film – his credentials are on full display from the get-go. This hits the ground running with wall-to-wall action as the T-virus infection breaks loose of its underground lab and consumes Raccoon City, turning the inhabitants into zombies. However, on the rare occasions when the action stops for a moment, Witt’s inexperience with actors and acting is all too obvious. The clunking screenplay doesn’t help too much either.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Absolutely brilliant!!
By darkdawn (62 reviews) from Welling , 04 Aug 2011Love it absolutely packed with everything one needs for a good film!! Kept me watching and watching... I was well engrossed...- Was this review helpful to you?
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This is very film to see it made my day
By Mervy (22 reviews) from Nr Doncaster Epworth , 03 Aug 2011The Film is very good I Like Alice in this move's
Milla Jovovich, One of only two survivors of contained biochemical disaster in the heart, best of all she jup up and down that what I like about it so in enjoy the film.
From start to finis it was so good she had the skills and more and super - human strengths, I will see one more time.
be for i sand it back. P.S am thinking of buy it Some time !!- Was this review helpful to you?
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