Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

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.

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writer:

Paul W.S. Anderson

Stars:

Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, Ali Larter

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Years after the Raccoon City disaster, Alice is on her own; aware that she has become a liability and could endanger those around her, she is struggling to survive and bring down the Umbrella Corporation led by the sinister Albert Wesker and head researcher Dr. Isaacs. Meanwhile, traveling through the Nevada Desert and the ruins of Las Vegas, Carlos Olivera, L.J., and new survivors K-Mart, Claire Redfield, and Nurse Betty must fight to survive extinction against hordes of zombies, killer crows and the most terrifying creatures created as a result of the deadly T-Virus that has killed millions.

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Plot Keywords:

desert | undead | satellite | convoy | chase | 

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Taglines:

Experimentation...Evolution...Extinction

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence throughout and some nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Films [fr] Sony Pictures [uk]

Country:

France Australia Germany UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Resident Evil 3

Filming Locations:

Churubusco Studios, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£931,991 (UK) (12 October 2007)

Gross:

£2,564,723 (UK) (2 November 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Resident Evil Productions, Constantin Film Produktion, Davis-Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Raccoon City is clearly Detroit, Michigan from the graphic about 6-7 minutes into the film. The Detroit river and Belle Isle are clearly discernible, as is the half moon shaped industrial park to the North (towards the left in the film).

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Goofs

After the characters arrive in Las Vegas, they park right next to the Paris Casino's Eiffel Tower and the Venetian Casino. In reality, The Venetian is one mile up Las Vegas Blvd (The Strip).

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, Alice's voice is heard to say "You're just... another asshole".

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Connections

Referenced in Prozhektorperiskhilton: Milla Jovovich (2011)

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Soundtracks

"White Rabbit"
Written by Grace Slick
Performed by Collide
Courtesy of Noiseplus Music
By Arrangement with Coda Music

User Reviews

Post-Apocalyptic fun

One thing that's for sure is that the "evil" of the title is becoming less and less "residential." This time around the nasty T-virus has spread all over the whole world and humanity is in grave danger. I guess that's where the "extinction" part comes in.

Once again we find ourselves not too long after the previous film left off. Humanity is in shambles and "Extinction" plays itself like a post-apocalyptic thriller, no pun intended. Alice is evading the evil Umbrella Corporation who needs to conclude some experiments but they can only do it with her blood and clones don't work. While wandering the desert Alice finds out she has mental powers, meets a group of survivors, and happens to be tracked by Umbrella all within what must be one hour. I guess it's not her lucky day. The audience however, providing you're fans of stylized carnage, is in for a little treat. "Extinction" not only provides a more interesting plot than the previous film, it also provides much better action and special effects. These effects feature zombies (naturally) but also demonic crows and a nasty mutation at the end. The action scenes are nicely done with somewhat unpredictable approach to who gets munched and who doesn't so tension is there throughout.

There are also many absurdities, but they can only be expected in a film like this. For instance, the film is set in a desolate world with supposedly little supplies yet the women look like they put on make up every morning and regularly get a manicure. The GOOD women that is. Alice meets some BAD people in the beginning and these people somehow haven't picked up any of those bathroom supplies and make up kits that are laying around. Those bad people are another thing, they appear in an early scene that demonstrates that Alice can fight and kick ass... seeing that this is the third movie in the series do they really need to make this point again? If they avoided it, then the climatic fight might have been longer and a bit more, you know, climatic. But I guess that wasn't the point of that fight since right after it we are set up for Resident Evil 4.

"Extinction" is enjoyable for what it is, but that's it. --- 6/10

Rated R for violence/gore and horror. Ages 13+