No, it wasn't a BAD movie...

Rating: 9/10 (17 September 2004)

RE: Apocalypse sucked... not!
If anyone went to this movie and expected a horror film, then yes, it sucked. But as an action film... while I have seen better, there a lot worse films out-there.
In defense to the movie (which I liked) I would like to offer these little insights and bear with me, I try not to include spoilers.
1) Logic... or lack thereof. We can make a movie based on actual logic and it will be pretty damn boring. After all, if we used logic, the head of Umbrella would have sent more than a handful of men to a situation where a para military squad was lost. Walking around in a city of Zombies? Hey, bust into an armored car (from a bank or something) and use that or if you really want to, get the police APC unit, Jill Valentine is still a cop, and they should have at least one. You can avoid a lot of needless action by playing safe. Break into the gun stores and get your supply of ammo and guns, organize the remaining towns people until Umbrella relents and either fries your collective behinds or sends in real support. Can you imagine going to that movie?
2) Oh, Yeah, Eeek! - Alien was a scary movie. People trapped in a small location and slowly die from the monster. The First RE could be said to be Horror due to the elements in that movie. But then what. People who saw the first movie or played the game won't be scared by an army of Zombies. So the film shifted gears and became an Action movie... like Aliens. For a Horror movie, it sucked. But as an action movie it was good. I just hope that if they do a third movie, it won't be a Aliens 3.... [Shudder]
3) Plot twists... gotta love 'em. Yeah they made changes, and I expected changes in the storyline. After all, if it followed the games exactly, the movie would be boring. While I would've liked to see the crows, moths, plants and perhaps some infected Zoo critters, it would have been too much for a 1hr 45 min movie. But the changes that were there I kinda liked. Nicholi's personality was better in the movie than the game and the idea that those infected with the virus could recognized others who also were infected was superb... gives the reason why the zombies aren't eating each other. (Ref. When Alice and Angie first meet.) And might explain how and why Angie alone, managed to survive the doggies and zombies. I also liked the end, I like the fact that Jill and crew thought they could waltz in and 'rescue' Alice. Yet they were 'made' by the gate guards. See, Evil Security Guards can do their work properly.
My only gripe was the editing of the fight scenes. The Fight between the Nemesis and Alice did not have to be nothing but close-ups. The director seemed to think that every punch/kick and grapple needed to be shown in it's own little showcase. Also the final jab (pun intended) was telegraphed from such a distance that the idea of it being an 'if' or 'when' became a statement of 'get to the point already' (another pun intended)
6 outta 10 seems fair tho I felt it should be higher than that