Previous readers may be aware that the original RESIDENT EVIL wasn't one of my favourite genre flicks, despite the presence of flesh-eating zombies, and the sequel follows in much the same vein as the first. There is one major difference, however; this film dispenses with the story altogether, and the result is a typically mindless action fest with absolutely loads of shooting and martial arts high-kicking action. Normally I'm all for that, but sadly APOCALYPSE succumbs to the same clichéd formula as the original, in its story of a bunch of people running around in a sealed-off location and trying to avoid getting bitten by zombies.Director Alexander Witt (Paul W. S. Anderson isn't missed) has some annoying techniques of shooting his zombies in slow motion like in a Michael Jackson video, the result being pretty funny and not at all scary. Hardcore gore lovers will enjoy the flesh-biting fun but the camera always shies away from anything stronger than a little nibble on an arm or neck. The action tends to be repetitive, but kids will love the noisy theatricals with the incessant bam-bam of the guns and the outrageous stunts on hand. In this film, Jovovich is a kind of super woman who runs down the side of buildings and can jump over parked cars. The background to the plot is pretty murky and left unexplained. Jovovich is a strange lead in that I find her half sexy, half unappealing; she's back in her skimpy attire but still looks like an undernourished supermodel and I'm sure she has a cold sore on her lip at one point – not the most attractive of heroines, it has to be said. Much better is Sienna Guillory, who resembles and acts like Lara Croft far more than Angelina Jolie.Special effects are the main draw of the film, with the zombies looking fine and those skinless dogs back and just as good as in the original. Sadly, the pink mutant from the original's climax is back and seems to have multiplied in a church, still as unconvincing as ever. The film does score points by having a massive monster running around, a really ugly guy with a minigun who stomps and shoots in equal measure. I love men in monster suits and this inclusion – his name is Nemesis and he was once human apparently – is no exception; any scene with him in is so OTT as to be a whole lotta fun. Sadly, the bits involving the zombies are clichéd beyond belief – at one point they burst out of a graveyard, yawn – and the weird ending, which starts a whole new story, will leave viewers thinking "what the heck?". Pretty much the same experience as the first film offered then.

Trapped in Raccoon City, Alice joins a group of survivors to fight their way out of the zombie-infested city to find a young girl at the heart of stopping the plague before the entire city is destroyed.This is an immensely fun and exciting effort. One of the better parts to this is the incredibly frenetic action that utterly overwhelms here based on all sorts of different measures. Paced more like an Action than film than a Horror film, this one has a nearly continuous series of attacks, shootouts, firefights, brawls and chases that all combined together that makes this an unrelenting and non-stop Action film, getting going right from the start and never letting up. From the madness of the barricade to leave the city, the troops' firefight with the creatures along the burning city streets and the church hideout, it really contains a lot of action and shootouts quite early and runs through them into the ecstatic final half. These contain even more impressive action scenes as the first encounter with the hulking humanoid monstrosity wielding rocket launchers, mini-guns and more in a frantic, exciting shootout, a daring battle with mutant dogs in the school and the impressive shootout to allow them to take out the heli-pad which turns into a blazing action scene full of brawling, hand-to-hand combat and a further shoot-out among the security center with a second helicopter gets a lot of exciting moments packed into this. With all this action it really does put a lot more positives in here as this makes for continuous special effects showcasing the ravenous zombies and deformed mutants throughout here, and that also puts in a healthy amount of blood and gore to be had. About the only part here that's not really all that interesting is the finale which tries to go far too overt for its own good rather than just letting the good it's established stay in the forefront. Instead, this one seems as if all the different conspiracies and actions against the main city here are simply to keep the storyline going for future films rather than serving any special point for this one. That's still not enough from making this one a wholly enjoyable and entertaining watch.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Adult Language, Brief Nudity and children-in-jeopardy.

After watching the first DVD in my collection box, I excitedly hopped in for the sequel "Resident Evil" Apocalypse". The outbreak worsens as the T-virus invades Raccoon City. New characters enter. New enemies come in. And a greater battle against Umbrella Corporation ensues.The bioweapon "Nemesis" is probably the main attraction of the film. He doesn't look disgusting but threatening. Action sequence is grander than the first film. The church scene, the rooftop, and the final fight are well-choreographed. However, it fell short on horror, which is one of the three main genres of the video game franchise that serves as the source material.The film shows how more evil Umbrella can get, and this is scary for the real world. The plot twist is unexpected, and confusing. It's obvious that there's a need for a second sequel. I'm giving the film 8 of 10. Again, I'm looking for sci-fi, action, and horror, but it fell short on the horror genre. However, this is an action-packed film.

Resident Evil was a fast-paced, enjoyable, horror/adventure romp. Resident Evil: Apocalypse is Borrowing elements from the video games Resident Evil 2, 3: Nemesis, and Code: Veronica.The film opened to theatres on September 10, 2004. On a budget of $40 million, the film grossed $51 million domestically and $129 million worldwide, surpassing the box office gross of the previous instalment. Resident Evil: Apocalypse received mostly negative reviews from critics, who praised the action sequences but criticised the plot. Resident Evil: Apocalypse has lots of action,Milla Jovovich still deserves much of the credit for the film's short-term success , for what people refer to as "star quality," perhaps nothing more is needed than the alluring oddity of her face, the widely-spaced cat's eyes and innocent animal look, fearless yet poignantly unprotected. The filmmakers can count themselves lucky to have an actress who can conjure audience empathy out of nothing;this sequel has a pleasing B-movie insouciance, not to say incoherence: it's a film with little on its mind beyond giving the audience their money's worth of horror, action, moody industrial settings and hip Gothic attitude. The no-frills script amalgamates various genre classics from the 1980s: the all-night race through a derelict city derives most obviously from Escape From New York, while the evil corporation pulling the strings recalls Aliens, as do the monstrous mutants of their creation. The easily-dispatched zombies themselves seem like something of an afterthought – an element for the characters to wade through, rather than a threat in their own right.As for the warrior women who dominate proceedings, they're swift-moving physical presences rather than characters, all sharp cheekbones, taut limbs and video-game poses. Specific acting skill is not required, nor is martial arts training beyond the basics – shadows and flashy editing make the action sufficiently hard to follow in detail, and stunt doubles do the rest.So, if you're into horror-action films, this is a good bet. If you're into cerebral movies about the human condition, you'll want to find another way to spend a couple hours.Lovers of Zombie films and action flicks should like this fast paced sequel.Followed by Resident Evil: Extinction.