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:

Experimentation...Evolution...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 | Clone | Chase | 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)
Resident Evil 3: Extinción (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Ölümcül deney: Insanligin sonu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Biohazard III (Japan: English title) [en]
Resident Evil 3 - A Extinção (Brazil) [pt]
Resident Evil: I exontosi (Greece) [el]
Resident evil - La extinción (Venezuela) [es]
Resident evil - Väljasuremine (Estonia) [et]
Resident evil 3 - Istrebljenje (Croatia) [hr]
Resident evil: Tuho (Finland) [fi]

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, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company:

Resident Evil Productions

Trivia:

For the crow attack scene, only two crows were used for the entire sequence. The rest of the crows were entered with special effects.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the council chambers, Wesker's glasses reflect the room around him. This isn't a mistake - all council chambers are identical, and Wesker's holographic cameras would pick up the reflection of his table - as well as the reflections of the other holograms in the room during a meeting.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Day of the Dead (1985)

Soundtrack:

Contagious

Resident Evil Extinction Okay But Still Flawed

Resident Evil Extinction is okay but still flawed from director Russell Mulcahy who's admirable in making this third film but the lack of character development, more suspense, and a disappointing third act surprise villain are what weighed this one down the most at least to me. The cast for the most part are good in their roles including Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Ian Glen, Mike Epps, and Oded Fehr who's part like many others unfortunately is cut kind of short near the end. The rest of the cast including a brief cameo appearance by Ashanti are okay in their small parts but none of them get a chance to shine because they're written out of the movie rather quickly. The action sequences are well executed and paced. The special effects including the zombies and brief appearances by other creatures are impressive. The villain near the end known as The Tyrant who Glen's character turns into looks terrifying and deadly but his anti-climatic showdown with Jovovich near the conclusion is a letdown. The twist at the end was a bit of a surprise and the ending does leave it open for another one but I think three is enough for now. This movie isn't really that bad there are just flaws that weigh it down which could've been improved . Overall Resident Evil Extinction is decent with enough action, bloody deaths, good special effects, some suspense, a little humor, and solid performances by the cast who make this third entry in the trilogy worth watching but it could've been a lot better.