Review of Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008) by Jorge G — 07 Oct 2012

Finally, someone was able to tell a story called Resident Evil that does justice to it's source material. See, it is possible to do an original story, yet keep it within the realms of what defines Resident Evil as Resident Evil.

Perhaps I'm splitting hairs here, but this is a considerably more faithful adaptation of the games than the live-action films ever were. That said, there are still issues with this movie. The writing falls into the cheesy dialogue trap and the pace of the film is pretty uneven, with the midpart of the movie dragging considerably over the opening and closing setpieces.

Speaking of which, the opening zombie outbreak in the airport and the Tyrant battle in the labs at the end are impressive and are excellent representations of the games upon which this is based. The animation is acceptable, but subpar when held up against other animated films of this era.

The story here is original in comparison to the games, but does serve as somewhat of a bridge between the events of the games RE4 and RE5. For the purpose of a film though, the story is on the weak side, and the narrative gets uneccesarily convoluted in the middle of the movie, but it is still followable.

If you're a fan of the games, especially Resident Evil 2, check this out. If you're a fan of the games, and not the movies, check this out. If you know nothing of the games and like the movies, check this out, you may enjoy it.

If you know nothing of the games, but are curious about them, check this out for a more acurate representation the the live action films. This is still a considerably flawed film, but one that was made for the fans.

And as a fan, I say thank you. Keep 'em coming.