Highlight Film will release "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" in three different versions on February 17th 2005.

The most interesting version is going have the following specs:

RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE - Premium Edition 2 DVD-Set

Video: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen
Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, German DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German (not forced)
Rating: Keine Jugendfreigabe (which means that no one under the age of 18 is allowed to buy / view the movie)
Running time: 102 minutes (contains 8 minutes of never before seen footage)

Bonus materials:
- Making of
- Deleted Scenes
- Special Effects featurette
- "Fighting Girls" featurette
- "Umbrella Corporation" featurette
- Gag reel
- Making of (short edit)
- Interviews with cast and crew
- Behind the scenes
- TV spots
- Cast and crew biographis / filmographies (textpages)
- Trailers

Burt Neuber of Highlight Film confirmed that the movie will contain extended footage.
The dvds will be presented in a digipak fold out packaging.

Cover artwork coming soon.

This dvd will not be available at amazon.de because of the KJ-Rating. It is not allowed to sell 'adult movies' through mail.

There will also be a release of the theatrical version.

So is this version not coming to the uS?

The region 1 dvd has a running time of 94 minutes according to several dvd sites. So I think you guys will get the theatrical version.
I guess we'll have to wait...

That totally sucks! Not having ever purchased any German discs are there any German E-tailers that can be suggested?

Wow, DTS, extended versions, 2-disc sets? R2 gets all the good stuff!

There are some good E-tailers in Switzerland like http://www.1a-dvdshop.ch which also do have most of the German dvds.

If RE: Apocalype is up for pre order I'll post it here.

...German DTS


Japan is getting a 2-disc DTS set as well, but no extended version (run time listed at 94mins). Amazonjp has a pretty decent price (if you factor in the coupon)

I wonder if the extra footage is worth it.

Is this it?

http://www.1a-dvdshop.ch/Default.asp?idlnk=1262942

German DTS 5.1 such a shame. such a waste still It may be best to get it for the extended edit of the film thats for sure, its just a shame the film doesnt have DTS in the right language like the release of the 1st film in Germany.

Still more footage! mmmm nice as long as its good stuff.

Now how long till another country gets this edition? well maybe never as the Germans got the best version of Resident Evil as well, so this new cut may never apprear anywhere else!

Since this is Columbia Tristar, we will see many DVD releases for this film. It will probably be like Underworld, where the "extended" version is released later, as well as a Superbit.

The Japanese edition goes by the title "Biohazard 2". If this one follows the same lead as the first one, the movie's opening titles will also be altered to reflect the different title.

I believe so....which is cool

...why "a shame" and "a waste"...?... that's a totally absurd statement: know that this is a German release, after all, intended first and foremost for the German-language countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, even Liechtenstein)... and please believe me if I tell you that -at least in the first two countries mentioned- the vast majority of moviegoers is used to watching (American) movies dubbed into German and not subtitled... ditto for the French and dubbed-into-French movies (e.g. "Friday After Next"), the Italians and dubbed-into-Italian movies, the Spaniards and dubbed-into-Spanish movies... (and not a few Americans and dubbed-into-American anime and/or kung fu movies)...

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Whooooooo Calm Down, Calm Down!

Hey all I mean is the actual origanal soundtrack isnt the best it should be, dubs are shit in any country and I detest them as should most other people.

I want to hear the actual actors speaking the actual words, not some other person speaking other stuff. I know its for germany, but really thats no excuse, most countries get many versions of many films and its up to you what you watch, but for me and many other people I want to hear the real film, not a fake dubbed thing.

Dubs are for people who dont like Subs I guess, but its still not a thing I would wish on anyone, no matter how well done the dub is.

The origanal language is more impritant than any dub ever will be (to me).

According to dvdpricesearch it looks like this is going to be the US version

2 DISC SPECIAL EDITION DVD BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
Feature Disc:
* Filmmaker Commentary with Director Alexander Witt, Producer Jeremy Bolt and Executive Producer Robert Kulzer.
* Cast Commentary with Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, and Sienna Guillory
* Writer & Producer Commentary with Writer/Producer Paul W.S. Anderson & Producer Jeremy Bolt
* Previews

Bonus Disc:
* 20 Deleted Scenes
* Cast Outtakes
* Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated - A six-part making of Resident Evil: Apocalypse
* Corporate Malfeasance: Featurette on the real world similarities to the Umbrella Corporation
* Game Babes: Featurette on the emergence of female action stars in film
* Symphony of Evil: Featurette on the special effects used in the film
* Poster Gallery: A collection of winning submissions created by the finalists in the online poster design contest

Sound Format: 4:3 / 5.1 (I suspect a typo in this one )
Screen Format: LBX / 16:9


So most of the bonus features look like they might be there. The only real thing that is missing is the deleted footage integrated back into the movie and the dubbed DTS.

I suggest you wait, the cover art isn't final and the 1a-dvd site doesn't say if it is the bare bones release or the 2-disc premium edition.

CDJapan's listings for "Biohazard II" and a nice-looking 2-pack of both movies:

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=TSDD-34799

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=BP-199

If I didn't already own the Japanese release of the first movie, I'd be tempted by that 2-pack.

Hasnt the American got one BIG problem, its got FullScreen and Wisescreen on one dvd! so for me that means they didt try hard enuff with the picture

It looks like with this film it may be best to wait and see which version turns out best, it could be a while mind you, but as I liked the film I may as well wait to see who is diclaired the winner, the Japanese version seems nice (expensive) and the German edition wins for tantalising new footage

This 2-pack will be mine!
Fortunately I sold my old r1 for a good price ...

++ Mat

So what? It's still a waste. It would also be a waste for a film of German origin with its original soundtrack in German to be released in a America with an English DTS dub track. It wouldn't much matter to me that such an American release would be intended first and foremost for Americans, even if it's the case that the vast majority of Americans watch English-dubbed films. It's a waste either way to have a DTS dub track in something other than the proper original language, even if it pleases the vast majority. In any country.

DJ

I'm hoping the same company that produced the version below, is responsible for the Extended Release. They did a great job and were able to include 2 DTS and DD tracks (English and German)

http://www.thedvdetective.com/Mercha...Category_Code=

Well, the Region 1 release streets December 28th and this extended version comes out in February so maybe we'll get a R1 double dip around the same time. Nemein, no one knows if the extended version is just the deleted scenes inserted into the movie, it could be like Dawn of the Dead where there was a bunch of footage added into the movie on top of a good amount of deleted scenes that were extra supplements.

This is true... w/ 20 deleted scenes though I'd be very surprised if what is added into the German version isn't amongst those. We'll see though.

Just ordered the JR2 2Pk along with the Game. Thanks for the link Josh.

its Sony, i will wait for the eventual and inevitable Superbit release to get English DTS. Hopefully they will put the extended version on the Superbit release to cause more people to double dip.