Resident Evil (Special Edition) / Resident Evil - Apocalypse (Collector's DVD Box Set)

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Summary: Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse Awesome Movie
Review: First off. To the person who did nothing but diss this movie, you obviously need to go find something to do. You wrote that review because you were disappointed that it wasn't as "game-like" as it should have been. Me, being one of the biggest fans of Resident Evil, think the same, but I loved the movie. Jill and Alice were both great, and it actually had a lot to do with the games. You see, if you were a real fan, you would know that. Obviously however, you are just a wanna-be. Do not listen to people like him.
Second, for the actual review. Resident Evil Apocalypse was full of everything you would want in a horror/action/suspense/thriller movie. Lickers appear yet again in this movie, which I was quite glad to see. I want to see the Neptune shark(s) in a Resident Evil movie, though. The Nemesis looked great. Not exactly like the game, but close enough.
To sum it up, Alice starts off as she ended the first movie, alone. She gets geared up and finds out she was tested on, (Which is what created to her new super strength) She meets with Jill and the others, ends up on a mission to save Dr. Ashford's daughter (I did not see any relation to Alexia Ashford from RE Code: veronica, though.), which would lead to their evacuation of the city. They find her, and meet him. He gets shot, Alice fights Nemesis, who remembers her and joins her side (The only thing I did not exactly like...Nemesis was the big bad in RE3. But, due to the new story, I was able to deal with the new idea.) And they all fly off in a helicopter. (Not the Nemesis) The Helicopter crashes, and Alice appears to be burned to death. Hehe, if you haven't seen the rest of the movie, i'll let you see the rest for yourself.
As for the boxed set perspective, I am extremely happy that they did this. My old copy of RE1, (The one I bought the day RE1 came out) Is pretty worn out. I watched it so many times, and brought it to so many places, that it is all messed up. So, I figure why not kill two birds with one stone. And to answer the "Special Features" question, I am sure they will have them.
So, RE2 is definately a great movie. Some people may not like it, but that is because they really have no taste in movies. Both RE1 and RE2 are great movies. Definately buy this dvd boxed set.

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Summary: ok, lets pull out the facts and get it all on the table
Review: first, an action horror movie is a great concept. to put resident evil as one, and even better concept. now some people didn't like the first because it didn't have much to do with the first game. that was the point of paul anderson, he was trying to breate a prelude to the story, there is nothing wrong with that except when he was making the film he didn't know that resident evil 0 was being made. oh well, what can you do. the movie is still a good movie.
the motive was to figure out what happened and now that they were stuck, they had to get out. the wasn't slow anywhere, it was a good fast paste movie for not having a lot of action in it.
now the second movie, a tab bit less story, but still had a story to keep it motivated and not to be dull (slow moving or to drag the story out) at any parts. some parts seem redone in other movies, like the graveyard scene with the dead coming out of the graves. well is resident evil 3 the game this happenes, and what is the movie based on? can anyone help me here... THE GAME! that's right! so not only is it a great action sequence, but also taking from the game as well for the fans. this is how you make good action movies and people will not relize that this is one. has there been a good action movie lately without a bunch of CG effects in it that makes it look cartoonish? this movie uses alittle, but it mostly stunts, and that is how most of them should be.
people don't like this movie because they usually don't like action movies about defeating the bad guy. these movies serve there purpose, i like action movies, but you should see my collection, i own 13 going on 30, why, because i likes the plot and the story was good and held up well, i also own the wedding singer and other comedies. good will hunting all the way to the terminator for God sakes! the point of the is i don't select movies by action or whatever, i judge on how they are put together.
resident evil 1 and 2 are put together good, and give you a rush of action and quick story telling enough to make a good movie, but someparts you might now want to be eating spagetti for dinner, try some tums or gingerale.
if you get upset at some people for saying it is a bad movie just remember they probably never watched it. and also rememnber, resident evil made 200 million dollars and the second film made just about that. these movies are here to stay for at least a third and they already set the date for it for 2006, so start getting excited! resident evil: afterlife is the name for it now, but it could change at anytime. resedent evil apocolypse had 3 names before it was finished.
ok, i hoped this helped and made more knowledge for you. by the way i played all the games too and beat them all. if people say bad things, whatever they just hate themselves and there lives and have nothing to live for or benefit other people. have fun with life, but don't do stupid things. buying used movies from amazon.com makes me feel better. if you don't like the movie then you don't, but it doesn't mean it's stupid. over 400 million dollars gross for 2 movies says something, hey people like them, you don't? don't watch 'em and shut up.

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Summary: zombies.... good......
Review: i have to agree that in some fight scenes, the camera was a little racy and i got dizzy. overall, i did not like the direction. but i can't let the camera angles make me give this a bad rating. it is one of the best zombie movies and one of the best video game movies ever made. and Milla Jovovich is the hottest girl alive

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Summary: i agree, not a good movie
Review: i've never gotten dizzy in a movie before but this movie almost gave me a headache. the camera angles were so bad that even paul anderson himself admitted that there were some 'issues'. half the time, i couldn't even tell who was hitting who. so people can't say that resident evil apocalypse was directed well. i'm sorry, but if anderson himself said that, and he wrote the thing, then c'mon...at least give me that. so yea, setting aside the fact that i'm a huge fan of the games, i can honestly say that people weren't liking the film when i saw it in the theatre. i could hear people complaining in the theatre 'while' i was watching it...and trust me, they were just regular movie-goers, not fans. and what was the deal with the part where jill was trying to light the gas? could alice just kinda read her mind or something? i mean, where did she come from? did you ever even NOTICE that? *blinks* explain that if you wish...but you're just reaching if you can. not to mention, how many times was alice going to explain that she worked for the umbrella corporation? alright, we got it already, we saw the first movie...and even if we didn't, you STILL explained Alice's history more than once in this movie! it felt like it was made for tv or something... and i admit, the previews made it look promising, but that's maybe because i thought that alice had a real purpose for running down the side of a building...perhaps because it was blowing up? but no...she just wanted to kick someone in the head. *eye roll* look, jill was way too gun-ho for my taste. and i don't even see why she had to be...i never thought that any of the characters were ever in any 'real' danger...it wasn't good for horror...it wasn't good for action...it just wasn't good. the creator of the series, shinji mikami, was quoted as saying that the movies were just "interesting". he didn't say much else... hmm...could it be that it didn't really matter what he thought because the rights had already been sold? look, without shinji...the games wouldn't exist...and we wouldn't have resident evil...'period'. anderson, along with many others, really butchered mikami's hard work. they changed it...and that's really insulting to him, i'm sure. at least make a decent movie if you have a 40-50 million dollar budget. i really hope that they don't make a third...they just seem to waste money and milk that 'resident evil' name for all it's worth. there's no way these movies would have gotten as much money as they did, without that name... and as a movie itself, setting aside the fact that it's based on something, it really just isn't fun. i just think some people are afraid to admit that it's bad...just because it's called 'resident evil'. and btw, i know that by movie standards, they didn't have much of a budget, but i'd really appreciate it if people would just start asking themselves..."could i have done a better job if i had 40 million dollars?"

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Summary: The best zombie movie since Dawn of the Dead
Review: 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. "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.
Although this sequel clearly had a much bigger budget than the original film, director Alexander Witt has kept it credible and didn't use digital technology to bombard your senses and keep your mind of the lack of a decent storyline. Rather than making you feel like you're watching a computer- made movie where nothing seems real, the special effects help create a desolate and panicky atmosphere with credible characters who struggle to survive in a city that's infested with their undead compatriots, partially decayed K-9s and other creepy lifeforms. The scene where one survivor has to go up against a class of elementary school zombies is just terrifying.
Unlike the director of the "Dawn of the Dead" remake, Witt and producer/ script writer Paul W.S. Anderson have opted not to follow in the footsteps of the fast- moving "28 Days Later" zombies, but has clearly been inspired not only by George Romero's view of walking corpses, but also by his opinion of our western society. The real evil in this movie is not the zombies or even the killer mutant Nemesis (who looks and sounds like he has just stepped out of the original game and into this movie), but a Big Brother- style multinational that puts itself above the law and has no respect whatsoever for morale, decency or anything human.
Even if you've never played the video game, didn't like the first "Resident Evil" movie or don't care for a lot of high tech military action in a horror film, I'd still highly recommend you take the time to watch this one. If you liked both the 1978 version of "Dawn of the Dead" and "Aliens", you're going to love "Resident Evil: Apocalypse". Besides, if internationally acclaimed Milla Jovovich agreed to add it to her résumé of, among others, "the Fifth Element", "the Messenger: the Story of Jean of Arc" and "the Million Dollar Hotel", it has to be good!

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Summary: awsome
Review: now for some of you who went to the movie theater and saw this it maybe kinda confusing first of watch the first second they are making a third that will tie everything in but anyways this one was sweet and had way better action than the first i recommed getting this to add to your collections of horror movies (The Blob a classic ohh yea)

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Summary: great
Review: These are two great action packed movies in my opinion the whole story on the umbrella corporation the t-virus and then add in hot milla n sienna in the 2nd one you cant get any better except for adding Nemisis these are two good movies and i think are done very well from all angles the 2nd is defintly a step up due to the bigger budget so the effects look better but they didnt add alot of cgi in this movie as much as in the first but after reading these reviews is what made me want to post one i dont understand how you people can sit there and call it a bad not directed well movie which i think it a bunch of crap i think anderson does a great job with it to me the movies are great and this is the first time ive heard anyone complain the first one was said to be the prequel to the video games the 2nd added in some of the scenes the gamers would recognize from the games even if you know nothing of the games you will still like the movies i cant wait for the 3rd and final movie which is suppose to be more heavly related to the games

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Summary: yes they will
Review: they will be releasing RE2 by itself as well with different cover art of the girl alice holding two swords or knifes whichever. should be great i know im getting my copy

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Summary: Worthless pile of steaming excrement.
Review: Well... Since other reviewers deem it necessary to review my review in addition to the movie itself, I suppose I should retort.
First of all I think I already alluded to the fact that the movie is based on the games. T-virus and all ensuing creations included. It was not, however, nearly as atmospheric, nor as suspense filled.
Second, all I can say is that to anyone who actually liked this mockery of the cinematic process; you are, quite frankly, a simpleton.
Forget the game it's based on. Judging on it's merits as a movie alone this is nothing but a trumped up B-movie. Something to have a nice MST3K session with your friends over, but certainly nothing that will go down in the Hollywood annals as "classic". Or even good for that matter.
The acting was second rate. Milla did a passable job considering what she was given to work with, but for the most part it was over the top. Especially Jill but I'll get to that in a moment. Of course people who go to movies for nothing more than loud bang-y noises, and lots of fast motion on the screen will love it. Plot, dialogue, pacing, and anything resembling depth are all rather meaningless to such people. As long as it appears to be good, and I emphasize 'appears', then they'll like it. (Case in point: The above reviewer deiging it necessary to bring up how good the monster in the film looked in order to get across how good the movie was. Right... She also liked how one monster was included and was displeased with how another was not. Wow. Very insightful stuff from someone who likes to tell others they have no taste.)
Of course that doesn't mean it's good. It just means a lot of people like bad movies.
***orginal review***
This isn't even a horror movie! There's no build up of tension, no suspense. It's a zombie-action movie.
It's typical Hollywood: Throw as much up on the screen as fast and loud as you can, (lots of shooting and explosions YAY!) and maybe by the time the audience leaves the theater they'll be so confused they'll think they've seen a good movie. (I guess as long as it works they'll keep doing it though.)
Also they ripped off Alien 4 (of all movies!) by supping up Alice in exactly the same manner as Ripley in said film.
This movie has nothing in common with the games (which were about atmosphere and suspense) other than the T-Virus. Coincidentally it also has nothing in common with a good movie.
If you must watch this drivel keep an eye out for Jill's introduction scene where they immediately establish her as "One Tough Bitch". For more discerning viewers this scene will be almost unbearably funny. Unintentionally of course. Action junkies won't even recognize the film's moment in which it teeters on the brink of self-parody.
This is lowest common denominator entertainment at it's nadir.
***end original review***
In closing I'll just say that I know that by giving a special edition sequel such a negative review I'm bound to get a lot of unhelpful votes. Most people checking up on the SE sequel have already decided they liked the first wretched film and are beyond help.
So keep those unhelpful's coming. It only shows me why Hollywood keeps making crap. We live in a world where appearances are valued far more than substance. If however you're one of the few people reading this who agree with the sentiments contained within then go pick up Return of the Living Dead for what is a clever, scary zombie flick that was well ahead of it's time. See it and you'll see more roots for the Dawn of the Dead remake than you'll find in the original Romero flick.