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The Resident Evil All Movies Collection: A Comprehensive Guide (2002-2016)
- Director: Paul W. S. Anderson
- Premise: Corporate Umbrella’s underground Hive facility; leaked T-virus causes outbreak; Alice awakens with memory gaps and fights to escape with commandos.
- Key notes: Introduces Alice (film-original), Umbrella Corporation, T-virus, Hive AI (The Red Queen). Heavily inspired by game locations/atmosphere but diverges in plot and characters.
- No repeated opening credits – Only one title card at the start.
- No end credits until the very end of The Final Chapter.
- Transitions added between films (e.g., Alice falling unconscious after Apocalypse directly into waking up in Extinction).
- Optional: Deleted scenes reintegrated (e.g., extended Las Plagas setup in Afterlife).
When Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil hit theaters in 2002, it arrived at a strange crossroads. Video game movies were notoriously panned by critics, and the survival-horror genre was still finding its footing in Hollywood. What followed was a six-film saga spanning 14 years, grossing over $1.2 billion worldwide, and creating a cinematic universe entirely distinct from the Capcom games that inspired it.
