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Resident Evil (2002) -- A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.
Resident Evil (2002) -- A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.

Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   57,267 votes
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Director:
Paul W.S. Anderson
Writer (WGA):
Paul W.S. Anderson (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 March 2002 (USA) more
Tagline:
A secret experiment. A deadly virus. A fatal mistake. more
Plot:
A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(362 articles)
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User Comments:
Good survival horror more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Resident Evil (France) (Germany)
Resident Evil the Movie (USA) (working title)
Resident Evil: Ground Zero (USA) (working title)
El huésped maldito (Argentina) (video title) (Colombia) [es]
Ölümcül deney (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
A kaptár (Hungary) [hu]
Biohazard (Japan: English title) [en]
Resident Evil (Spain) [es]
Resident Evil (Croatia) [hr]
Resident Evil - Genesis (Switzerland: German title) (Pay-TV title) [de]
Resident Evil - O Hóspede Maldito (Brazil) [pt]
Resident evil - Domena zla (Poland) (Pay-TV title) [pl]
Resident evil - El huésped maldito (Venezuela) [es]
Resident evil: Experiment fatal (Romania) [ro]
Resident evil: Les créatures maléfiques (Canada: French title) [fr]
Resident evil: Les esprits maléfiques (Canada: French title) (TV title) [fr]
Unbeatable Evil (Russia) (bootleg title) [ru]
Underground of the Living Dead (Italy) [it]
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sci-fi/horror violence, language and sexuality/nudity.
Runtime:
100 min
Country:
UK | Germany | France
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
To help him achieve the underground look of the film, set designer Richard Bridgland visited nuclear bunkers in the UK and in Europe. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Alice's hair changes position from behind her ear to in front of it when she and Spence talk about their memory loss, and he gives his jacket to her. more
Quotes:
Red Queen: I implore you.
Kaplan: Implore away!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Undead Boot Camp (2007) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Wall of Death more

FAQ

Why don't the zombies eat other zombies?
Why was the T-Virus created?
Why did the Red Queen bother to kill everyone in the Hive instead of just trapping them?
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92 out of 131 people found the following comment useful:-
Good survival horror, 16 January 2005
8/10
Author: enkephalin07 from United States

I had to sift long and deep for a good comment on this. Why all the hostility? I think there was great chemistry on this production and it shows; the actors and crew involved loved the game and had a good time making this. This movie successfully recreated the feel of the game, and because it kept exposition to a minimum of what you needed to know for this particular story and didn't borrow from or revise any of the original characters or settings, it supported and strengthened the franchise. No story is retold here, no words are wasted, the setting, feel and pace is familiar to fans of Resident Evil and yet it's perfectly accessible to those unfamiliar with the broader storyline. Not giving the fan-boys their favorite characters was a good choice since characters tend to get mangled in adaptation, and yet the fan-boys still complain. With this film you have a good, watchable story that can partake of the Resident Evil cosmology, showing it due respect.

It did an excellent job establishing characters without too much unnecessary background, developing them just enough to make you want to know what they'll do next, to make you care before the sudden and gruesome happens to them. The acting was above par for a Resident Evil, certainly much better than the first game. The plot was no more comic bookish than any of the games. My one complaint was that the characters were too battle-trained, too slick, too good at fighting for them to be sympathetic horror subjects. This could've been balanced out with more reaction shots showing the soldiers wetting themselves. But Alice's over-the-top commando-style action made her too much of a super heroine to really make anyone concerned about her survival; characters made of Teflon make good action but apathetic horror subjects.

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