Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writer (WGA):

Paul W.S. Anderson (written by)

Release Date:

21 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

We Have Witnessed The Beginning... We Have Seen The Apocalypse... Now We Face Extinction...

Plot:

Survivors of the Raccoon City catastrophe travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fight against the evil Umbrella Corp.

Plot Keywords:

Bodily Dismemberment | Gory Violence | Brainwashing | Flashback Sequence | Gore

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Milla Jovovich	...	Alice
Oded Fehr	...	Carlos Olivera
Ali Larter	...	Claire
Iain Glen	...	Dr. Isaacs
Ashanti	...	Betty
Christopher Egan	...	Mikey
Spencer Locke	...	K-Mart
Matthew Marsden	...	Slater
Linden Ashby	...	Chase
Jason O'Mara	...	Albert Wesker
Mike Epps	...	L.J.
Joe Hursley	...	Otto
John Eric Bentley	...	Umbrella Tech
James Tumminia	...	Lab Tech
Kirk B.R. Woller	...	Scientist

Also Known As:

Resident Evil 3 (USA) (working title)
Resident Evil: Afterlife (USA) (working title)
Resident Evil: Extinction (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence throughout and some nudity.

Runtime:

Argentina:93 min | USA:95 min

Country:

France | Australia | Germany | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Taiwan:R-18 | Chile:Y7 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Italy:VM14 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Argentina:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Norway:15 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:18 | Brazil:16 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | South Korea:18 | USA:R | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Churubusco Studios, Mexico City, México D.F., Mexico

Company:

Resident Evil Productions

Trivia:

In the Tokyo scene the sign next to 'Tokyo Metro' reads 'Zatoichi Square' an obvious nod to the fictional Japanese film and television character.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Five years after the end of civilization as we know it... where do they get the batteries for their torches from and where do they get smokable cigarettes from? Neither article has a shelf-life that long.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dr. Isaacs: Take a sample of her blood, and then get rid of that.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction' (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

My World

Great Zombie film, Yes - Resident Evil film, No

While this RE3 was a cracking zombie movie, it strayed to far from the original concept and excepted storyline. In my opinion this has rendered the movie pointless in the RE franchise.

Let's not forget that Resident Evil owes it popularity to the game series, so I think it's only right that they try and stick to it, even if it's just a little bit. It seems very much like the director wanted to make an updated version of Day of the Dead, if you've seen DOTD you'll see what I mean in the first 5 minutes of RE3.

If this were a stand alone movie I would have given it 10/10, but it isn't, they've tried to be too creative and the director has tried to make a different movie. By doing this he's make a cracking zombie film. but a Resident Evil film, I think not.

I only hope this isn't the last one, it would be a terrible waste.