Resident Evil: Degeneration [Blu-ray] | ![Resident Evil: Degeneration [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yfYfxvtXL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Makoto Kamiya
Actors: Alyson Court, Paul Mercier, Laura Bailey, Roger Craig Smith, Crispin Freeman
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.95
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 144
Format: Ac-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: Japanese (Original Language), Cantonese (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 97
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: COLBR26132
UPC: 043396261327
EAN: 0043396261327
ASIN: B001I9XOQ4
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: December 27, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/26/2008 Run time: 96 minutes Rating: R
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iResident Evil: Degeneration/i, the first fully CGI animated feature in the dystopian horror series, presents fans of the game and its subsequent movies with all the things they crave the most: loads of gunplay orchestrated by an attractive heroine, a labyrinthine plot honeycombed with conspiracy theories and government double-dealings, and most importantly, an army of plague victims hungering for human flesh. The CGI animation certainly allows for richer, bloodier and more explosive scenarios than in the live-action features, and if the story itself--iRE/i heroes Clare Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy must fight their way from a zombie-infested airport to the pharmaceutical company that hides a key to the virus, as well as a monstrous new enemy--is so densely plotted as to warrant multiple rewinds, the picture knows it can be simply enjoyed as a player-free version of the game that inspired it. Vocal talent is probably iDegeneration/i's weakest link (the already purple dialogue sounds extra cringe worthy in the mouths of the cast (which includes several voice actors from the games)) with a subplot involving Leon and fellow agent Angela Miller running a close second. However, neither is so detrimental to fans' enjoyment that it might prevent them from checking out the latest--and, it should be noted, not the final--chapter in iResident Evil/i's complex and gruesome mythology. i--Paul Gaita/i
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A CGI Film that carters to Western taste. January 8, 2009
After reading a few reviews (10), I felt that I needed to voice my opinion to add some more information about this movie. This CGI film to me really grabbed my attention because it felt so familiar. I watched many Western zombie films to a name a few Dawn of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, and 28 Weeks Later are the ones that come to my mind immediately. The director even said so in the extra features interview video that he took some inspirations from well-known Western directors in the zombie genre in the making of RE: Degeneration. This to me, made the movie easier to watch and enjoy because of its familiarity. I didn't get the disconnect I felt like when I first watched the Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, but this movie was different that it allowed me to get into it without being distracted by other "things" and just enjoy the show. So, if you are a fan of the zombie genre films (especially Western influenced) then this one should be added up to your collection.
 Good Not Great and Kind of Letdown January 8, 2009
I love Resident Evil and really enjoy the video games a lot even though I am not to much on the live action movies. With that said I was surprised that I liked this movie even though I didn't love it. br /br /The video quality is pretty awesome in the blu ray version with pretty thing I noticed wasawesome sound. The one thing I noticed was the close up of faces are greatly detailed but from far away look like they have kind of a plastic coating or something that reminded me of Advent Children. I enjoyed certain scenes of the usually overdone slow motion, like when Leon throws Claire a handgun in the airport or Leon shooting a mutant in the face in the facility are really great. The animation is great but not really an as advanced as I hoped from when Advent Children. I did notice more vibrant colors and the flame effects are very good with fantastic lighting and rich blacks. br /br /I was hoping for more of an open movie instead of being in claustrophobic atmospheres and Leon has too much perfect hair. Even at the end of the movie no one seemed roughed up to bad and their hair and faces remained intact unless you suffer from a case of zombiefacationism of course. Like I said earlier this movie surprised me that I enjoyed it. I wish it felt bigger and on a larger scale but the whole thing just felt small be it the amount of the immediate cast or the location. The only open part being the airport at the beginning and thank goodness they didn't make the whole thing based in the airport. The whole movie could have been a bunch of cut scenes from a video game like a new Resident Evil game and why so serious all the time Leon. I think I enjoyed this better than the current Resident Evil trilogy and wonder why this isn't the route they took instead of live action. The story doesn't feel like a movie but more part of a mini series which is why I didn't enjoy it as much as I could have by the end.br /br /Fans of Resident Evil should watch since it is a nice inclusion and it didn't hurt the series or make it look bad. The blu ray is fantastic to show off its capabilities since it just looks so pretty even if sometimes character movements aren't always fluid and an occasional plastic texture face. Special features aren't the greatest but still nice to have and I guess they will have a special edition later. Though it is three stars for me I still enjoyed it and its a 5 star just for its picture and audio quality but that's not enough to warrant a purchase. Rent it if you love than give it a buy.
 Great Movie for the Fans! January 8, 2009
This really is a movie for the fans of the Resident Evil games, but it can be enjoy by all. br /br /It's great to see Clare and Leon back together again. The Story is set after Resident Evil 4 but before Resident Evil 5. It really tries to fill in some of past resident evil story line of the past games while setting the story for RE 5.br /br /The Story, Character, and CG action is some of the best around, but voice acting needed some work!
Pretty Much Just Like the DVD January 6, 2009
The Resident Evil video game series has been around for about fifteen years. The series has spawned off several offshoots and entered other mediums, including novels, movies, and comic books. Two of the most popular characters in the series are the heroes of RESIDENT EVIL 2: Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield (sister of RESIDENT EVIL and the upcoming RESIDENT EVIL 5 game, Chris Redfield). Leon is perhaps the most popular of all the characters in the Resident Evil series (so much so that he was the hero of RESIDENT EVIL 4) but he and Claire are both back and are reunited in RESIDENT EVIL: DEGENERATION, a computer-animated movie that ties together events from the previous Resident Evil games to the upcoming RESIDENT EVIL 5.br /br /RESIDENT EVIL: DEGENERATION takes place seven years after the horror and destruction of Raccoon City. It's also been about a year since the events of RESIDENT EVIL 4. The Umbrella Corporation, responsible for creating the deadly T-virus that brought about the destruction of Raccoon City, has fallen apart as a corporation and no longer exists. A new organization, WilPharma, has risen from the ashes of Umbrella's demise and many are fearful that the research of WilPharma will bring about another Raccoon City-type disaster. Claire Redfield has joined Terra-Save, an organization that is attempting to stop such research. While at the Harvardville airport meeting some friends who have arrived from India, a man infected by the T-virus begins attacking people and soon after a plane full of infected people crashes into the airport. Claire becomes trapped in the airport with a young Indian girl and a U.S. Senator who is a major stock-broker of WilPharma. Later a small rescue team led by special agent Leon S. Kennedy enters the airport to rescue the survivors before the airport is cleansed. After the harrowing escape, Claire tags along with Frederic Downing, a researcher at WilPharma responsible for creating a vaccine for the T-virus, to his office while Leon travels with Marine Angela Miller to hunt down Angela's brother Curtis, a known terrorist.br /br /Hollywood has made three live-action Resident Evil movies so far, but other than the T-Virus and some cameos by characters from the games, the movies have not much resembled the games. RESIDENT EVIL: DEGENERATION is a movie made specifically for those familiar with the video game series. It is the type of movie that should have been made originally. There are several little moments thrown out that seem entertaining in themselves, but mean more if you are familiar with the universe from the Resident Evil games. However, even if you've never played a Resident Evil game, RE: DEGENERATION is a movie that you can enjoy. The animation is amazing; there are times when the characters are completely lifelike. The plot if filled with action and has all kinds of twists and turns, some expected and a few completely unexpected, and the storyline is easy to follow. There is some cheesy dialogue here and there, but that happens in most action pictures.br /br /I can see that there might be some who will not like this movie or might even blast it because it doesn't have anything to do with Alice, the character Milla Jovovich portrayed in the live-action Resident Evil movies. Those movies are basically tied to the real Resident Evil universe in name-only. Unless something drastic happens, Alice really doesn't exist in the real Resident Evil universe. So, if you're only familiar with the Resident Evil movie, just know ahead of time that this is a different world than the one Hollywood has promoted and give RESIDENT EVIL: DEGENERATION a chance. It's an entertaining enough movie that you should probably enjoy it.br /br /Highly recommended for fans of the Resident Evil games. People who aren't fans of the games will probably enjoy it, too.br /br /In regards to the differences between Blu-ray and DVD, there really aren't any. Have seen the movie in both Blu-ray and DVD and I could tell no difference between the picture quality of the Blu-ray and DVD. In fact, there were moments that the Blu-ray version had a weird shimmer that was quite distracting. I've been told this is probably because of the pixel count the film was originally filmed in and what happened when it was upscaled to 1080p, but this is a problem I've seen before on other Blu-ray discs.br /br /The extras include character profiles, the "Generation of DEGENERATION" making-of featurette, voice bloopers, a faux Leon interview that really makes no sense (I think this is a joke for the filmmakers), trailers for RESIDENT EVIL: DEGENERATION, trailers for the upcoming RESIDENT EVIL 5, and trailers for other movies. The only "Blu-ray only" extras are a pop-up trivia track and an interactive picture-in-picture. There are some Comic-Con clips available as well, but you have to have Blu-ray profile 2.0 and be connected to the Internet.br /
Decent January 6, 2009
I've been a huge Resident Evil fan for sometime and after the atrocity that was the 3rd live action movie, I was hoping a CG venture would put things back on course. While this move was fun and enjoyable, the plot didn't feel like it was all there. Had it been fleshed out better and made care about the characters, I probably would've scored it higher. While playing out better than Advent Children did, it still has that same awkward feel. The movie was only 96 minutes long. Had they gone longer, I felt they could've done much more with the story and greatly improved the flow of the film.
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