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chances are, if you are like me (a fan of R.E. who hates the live-action atrocities but embrace the animated films), no review will change whether or not you see this movie. i'm writing this so people aren't let down the way i was.

visually, the movie is stunning. they did an incredible job on things like facial micro-expressions and other great little touches. i consider it nothing short of a triumph of animation. unfortunately though, the pros end there. our heroes have apparently utilized a Doom-like invincibility cheat; i have no problem suspending disbelief for zombies and monsters, but i draw the line at things like a plane's wing blowing up, except, it's our heroes' plane, so, it's just arbitrarily alright. it's interesting how often you can use the word "arbitrary" to describe what goes on in this movie. a lot of the action makes you wonder why our heroes aren't wearing tights and capes; they regularly take hits that don't maim or kill only them, and every now and then do things that make you wonder whether or not they are from the Matrix. there is a core character who is so oddly under-utilized you wonder why she's even in the movie (until you consider the need for filler, of course). apparently the zombies can move like cheetahs if they wish, but most of the time choose not to do so. there are red herrings which ultimately only serve to anger the viewer, such as the zombies being able to target specific people, a plot device used quite shamelessly for just one situation in the whole movie.

overall this is a movie you should watch on mute, because you won't be missing anything; it looks good, but the filmmakers are obviously quite aware that anyone into R.E. is going to see it, and consequentially there is a lazy, almost cash-grab feeling to the story. for a movie whose plot is a Raccoon City fiasco in NYC, honestly it's quite boring, and almost all of the action scenes are pretty much just lifted from other, better movies. if you're an R.E. fan, i'm sure you'll see this no matter what; just don't say you weren't warned!

I finally got around to watching Resident Evil: Vendetta and I have to say it wasn't all that bad. I honestly think that the CGI for about 99% of the movie is actually phenomenal; at times I could easily have mistaken it for a irl movie, I also love Matt Mercer as Leon as he's a very diverse voice actor and knows how to play him as the brooding and boy type that's also comical and selfless. Erin Cahill also does a superb job with Rebecca, she has some much emotion in her voice alone that it carries well into her character models performance (also I'm slightly biased as I'm a big Power Rangers fan and I love her in the Time Force season); Although that's not without saying that I have some critiques with the movie, firstly I think the story is pretty... meh? It's kind of painfully obvious where all three acts start and end, the actual plot isn't terrible it's just kind of the same recycled thing we've seen a couple times in the franchise and it had a few interesting moments but ultimately fell quite flat and stale. There's also a lot of things that really bothered me too like: Firstly, Why did practically every single Leon shot have to have at least 5 seconds of slow motion? It'd have been fine if they used it once or twice but damn it's almost comical how much they used it, he also had very over the top fighting styles ESPECIALLY on the motorway scene with the Cerberus' he did way too many outrageous stunts on the motorcycle, Secondly, What was the point of the Diego and Maria? They were presented like huge important characters that were so formidable and crucial to the story but were both defeated in seconds? Third, Maybe I missed something crucial but why did Chris act like he knew the child zombie (who could talk for some reason?) we didn't get any more information after that, the same for the women in the courtyard, again I may be missing something but I had no idea who either of them were?¿ And Fourth and Lastly, Did anyone else think it was completely weird how several casualties were just looked over? Like the women in the bar wasn't even glanced at, Leon literally caused two civilian cars to crash and explode via the Cerberus, Nadia literally blew up two buildings when using the weapon on Tyrant(?) form Arias, which kind of looked occupied.

Overall it was a decent movie which I guess I enjoyed (mostly) for the visuals and that's why I'd give it a strong 6/10.

# Intro #

Stuff you should know before watching this movie:

• You should watch Resident Evil Damnation, before you watch this movie. They will spoiler essencial parts of RE Damnation in RE Vendetta.

• They changed the face of Chris Redfield and now he looks like the son of Chris Redfield and Freddie Mercury.

# Review # This movie surprised me - it was okay to watch, even though it had some typical B-movie moments. I'm talking about "Zombie Dobermans chasing cars on a highway, throwing them through the air"-moments. This is the point where I usually decide to stop watching or continue but Resident Evil Vendetta was good enough to be watched til the end.

The GCI-Quality was great and they had an eye for details. Dead zombies where bleeding out like in the old PS1 RE-Games (I started laughing every time a zombie died.). I also enjoyed the violence level in this movie, very well balanced.

The story was okay - but too much melodramatic...a typical Japanese CGI-movie. You can watch this movie and you will not be bored.

Since this has to be important for some people ;) - These are the Resident Evil games I've finished:

RE 1 (original) RE 1 (remake gamecube) RE 1 (remake ps4) RE 0 (remake gamecube) RE 4 RE 5 RE 6 RE Revelations RE Revelations 2 RE 7

There has been about 10 "Resident Evil" films or animations over the past two decades. That's a) a blistering pace if the same production team were used, b) the most exploited "franchise" audiovisual product of the 21st Century.

The GOOD. The CGI renditions are the closest to realistic to date; in some ways, the characters look no less "plastic" than actors/actresses in full make-up and benefitting from digital makeovers, or even some misguided performers whose face is pulled into tautness, in contrast to their mature hands. The next steps to make them truly realistic (Hollywood style) would be asymmetries, imperfections, less "flowing" motion, and more nuanced facial expression. Hell, in time, actors won't even have to turn up on set if their CGI animated heads can be stitched onto body doubles and stuntmen, and the dialog is introduced post-production.

The MEDIOCRE. I HATE "franchises"; it smacks of purely milking a concept for profit at the expense of creativity, originality, and performance. Do we need ANOTHER Die Hard, Matrix, Superman...? Why do studios have to focus energies on productions of hundreds of millions, tie into absurdly paid "stars", and not take "risks" with novel concepts? At least the streaming media producers (Amazon, Apple, Netflix, some cable) have given a new boost to "independent" productions AT A GLOBAL LEVEL.

CONCLUSION. Fine action entertainment, neat and packaged for brain-dead adults, or bored teenagers. Suspension of reality, physics, and two-dimensional personalities.

Just returned from the theatre. With the movie still fresh in my mind, I'm writing these thoughts.

This is a true Resident Evil movie by Capcom, unlike the abomination franchise by Paul W S Anderson and Milla Jovobitch, both of whom I hate with a passion. I will not talk about them. Back to this movie.

The mansion at the beginning of Vendetta is fantastic. The location is reminiscent of the creepy mansion from the original game. The suspense of the bedroom scene is so well done. The idea of the boy's remote toy truck... brilliant!

The corridor scene of Chris and Leon killing the walking dead is awe inducing. Great action! And the motorbike chase scene with the zombie dogs, fantastic! You can't go wrong with Leon on a motorbike.

Now, I say this from the perspective of a fan. There seems to be a major plot hole. Later in the movie, the toxicity of the A-Virus is intensified. But why is it that the enhanced virus takes 20 minutes to take effect, whereas the normal A-Virus takes only five minutes? Glen Arias, you said the virus was made stronger, right? Well... Not that much stronger, it seems...

Also, my complaint with this movie is the absence of Ada Wong. Be sure to bring her back next time!

firstly, i was taught to save more ammo instead of wasting it all over the zombies. This is some kind of "resident evil" style more than any other zombie movies. Secondly, who wouldn't believed that it was finally the main antagonist dead, or do the final transform ( which always almost at the end, showed up with extra-muscle appearance, and also yelling the main protagonist name ). I don't get the reason why the developer would create this kind of cgi-movie. Well at least a person like me, who enjoy "resident evil" franchise so much, i believe this one is the most boring one. Bringing Rebecca that switched to professor? pfft. kiddos. Come on, resident evil now is at the edge of it's popularity.

I call nostalgia glasses and faded memories the symptom for everyone who cares to claim that the other movies were better.

Degeneration was entertaining, but not much more. Still average 5/10 as an action movie. Damnation was uninteresting and meh, clearly worse than average movies are and therefore worst of the 3. Vendetta was a) pretty b) a waifu simulator and c) had the coolest animated fight scene that didn't look like anime. d) That charged gun-shot was awesome.

Saying this is the worst animated movie is like saying RE0 is a better game than REmake; Resident Evil fan would never argue such.