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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
Buy New: $18.89
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 140
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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Resident Evil: Degeneration, 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--RE 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 Degeneration'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 Resident Evil's complex and gruesome mythology. --Paul Gaita
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 Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! January 9, 2009
for all RE fans, you NEED TO SEE THIS! Leon S. Kennedy is great! :) he's the Best!!
 And You Thought That the Cutscenes in MGS4 Were Long? January 9, 2009
Looks like a video game. Sounds like a video game. Walks like a video game. Must be....A movie!!!
But don't expect Milla Jovovich. Expect the pair that appeared together for the first time in the video game Resident Evil 2. Leon Kennedy meets up with Claire Redfield again to battle with T-virus infected zombies, a G-virus infected monster and crooked corporations. The events in Degeneration take place a year after Leon went solo to rescue the President of the United States' daughter in one of the best video games EVER: Resident Evil 4 (which for less than 15 bucks on Amazon is a steal!).
Degeneration is about 90 minutes long and packed with some great zombie fighting action. Leon, Claire and a military Special Response Team need to track down an anti-virus for the T-virus, and in some ideal video game settings like a zombie infested demolished airport and a destroyed multi-level high-rise, they set out to do so.
The entire movie is reminiscent of what you'd expect in the cutscenes in any current PlayStation 3 video game. Great Blu Ray detail & great sound. Gotta say that it was odd watching some of the dialogue-moments in the movie and expecting to have to pick up my PS3 controller when the action began. But that of course never happens. What you really get is a video game with one very long cutscene...and that's it. Cool story. Fun to watch. But, man, my hands were itching to take control of one of the characters.
There are some over the top moments and some continuity issues in the film, but mostly if you liked the video games, you'll have a lot of fun with Degeneration.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Story, Character, and CG action is some of the best around, but voice acting needed some work!
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