Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

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:

Desert | Undead | Chase | Clone | Satellite

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:

USA:95 min | Argentina:93 min

Country:

France | Australia | Germany | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Resident Evil Productions

Trivia:

Claire Redfield's role in the movie is different than in the games. She leads a convoy of survivors across the dead desert, but in the games, she on a mission to find her lost brother Chris Redfield.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Claire takes off in the helicopter she uses the cyclic stick and not the collective. Only the collective can be used to take off vertically.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the Series (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

In a Gadda da Vida

Right director for this installment!

Of all movies made of video game franchises, Resident Evil is by it's own right a fairly entertaining series of films. The games have always been a standout amongst others, so why shouldn't the film adaptations.

Extinction is by far the best of the three. Mulcahy was the right choice of director for this one. His atmospheric eye and fearless sense of close-ups take you for a 1 1/2 hour ride (that doesn't feel like you wasted your 8 bucks).

The attention to detail and finally plot that that resolutes, not to mention the film's tight editing make this an entertaining ride.

You finally care about why this event has happened, and most importantly you have characters who seem to care as well.

Not a perfect film, but reasonably close. Will there be a fourth installment? I am pretty sure we all know the answer to that.

Who will take the responsibility from here? That we must wait to see...