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Alyson Court, Paul Mercier, Laura Bailey, Michael Sorich

The survival horror saga continues in this original, computer animated feature film inspired by the popular Resident Evil series of video games and films. Seven years after Leon S. Kennedy and Claire ... read more read more...Redfield fought the sinister Umbrella Corporation in Raccoon City, Harvardville Airport has been overrun by zombies. Now, as the deadly G-virus is released, and a mutated creature embarks on a terrifying rampage of death and destruction, Leon and Claire must race to eliminate the virus, defeat the monster, and do battle with a rogue soldier intent on seeking vengeance for the loss of his family back in Raccoon City. With the fate of the entire world hanging in the balance, Leon and Claire race to ensure that the biohazard is contained, and prevent history from repeating itself. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: December 27, 2008

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  • January 9, 2011
    This is a prelude to the game Resident Evil 5, thus made for the fans. It can also be taken as a follow-up to RE: Apocalypse deviating from the way the movie series is going. The purists will love it, but as a film it has enormous plot holes, stupid characters, cheesy dialogues a... read morend the animation is subpar.
  • October 7, 2010
    Most of the graphics are impressive, though technology has yet to master the nuances of the human face.

    As a whole this comes off as several really cool set-ups for different levels in a video game.

    But once the impressive introduction to each new "level" is set up, it beco... read moremes about as much fun as watching someone else play a video game.
  • September 17, 2010
    RE-EVAL 09-17-2010
    Lost half a star for the fact that it does play like a string of cut scenes from a game and is too brief with no real emotional meat to it other than nostalgia for RE fans. I was being too generous when I gave this sucker four stars; I imagine I was just so rel... read moreieved to finally get a full length animated horror/scifi that didn't suck, especially one from my favorite game series. Now I just remember how much the movie left me wanting more, mostly because it's a two act flick and needs a third not to satiate my insatiable lust for more RE, but because the story requires it to have real depth of meaning and emotional investment in the characters.
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    Far better than the live action Resident Evil movies. Puts forth a solid case for the end of live action for horror and scifi films, despite the obvious presence of the uncanny valley appearance and speech-to-lip synch problems. The action sequences look great. The movie is basically in two parts: the first is a zombie outbreak in an airport and the second is a massive battle with a G-Virus boss-type character set in a sprawling lab.

    Fans of the series will love this, and general zombie fans should also check this out. The script plays out like it's just a collection of cutaway sequences from the video game, but that's fine because the game storylines are still superior to the live action scripts that were filmed.

    Character design for the "boss" character is top notch, as is the layout for the WilPharma lab where the battle takes place (it would be an AWESOME setting to play in a game). The first half with the zombie outbreak leaves one wanting more, and RE fans will rejoice at Claire brandishing an umbrella to take out zombies and may squeak when we get to see Hunnigan's office from a perspective other than a com-screen for the first time.
    Great to see what Leon's been up to since RE4 and explanation of the rollover of Umbrella into other corporations is a must-know for RE/Biohazard players and fans. My love for the game series and the excellent CG rendering tip my score up to four stars, and if the visual quality were lesser, this would be getting three and a half.
  • February 21, 2010
    19/01/2010 (DVD)

    Not a bad movie. I'm a fan of the game and it was cool to see Clair and Leon in a much advance graphic animation. The animation work on this is pretty Awesome and there were times I thought it looked absolutely real.

    The movie itself is average and pretty sim... read moreple. Its probably more enjoyable (or disappointing) for those who played the games only because this version follows the storyline of the game, unlike the physical films which starred Milla Jovovich. Those versions were altered by writers to attract a broader audience I guess.

    All in all I say that this is not for everyone but I won't stop you cause I liked it and thought it was good enough to watch.
  • June 12, 2009
    Finally, a cut scene movie. The same amount of cheese, bad animation and sub-par vocal talents. Watching somebody else play Resident Evil 4 is more enjoyable than this, that still provides scares and when you shout "don't open that door" somebody may actually take your advice. It... read more's a zombie film with a bit of corporate revenge. Other than that is is highly missable.
  • June 3, 2009
    A very good CGI animated film with a great level of detail, really makes it realistic as possible. They even used motion capture for the characters in the film for greater realism. At last a Resident Evil film that does tie in with the games! Bringing Claire Redfield and Leon S.K... read moreennedy back together for more Zombie mayhem. Set 7 years after the Resident Evil 2 game where Racoon City was nuked and in the time line of the games after Resi Evil 4 and before 5. The story plot is simple but this is really like watching a playback of playing the game. If your a Resident Evil fan you will love this. The DVD also has tons of extras, making of, Leon interview, Resident Evil 5 footage plenty to entertain you.
  • April 3, 2009
    The usual RE plot (of the games that is, not the shitty live action movies) done by the numbers. So, that's not saying a lot, because the games are neither an example of solid writting either. But at least there are no skinny models doing slow-mo flips, or Marilyn Manson on the s... read moreoundtrack. I wish they would stop playing it straight and just returned to the camp self-aware humour of RE4's story. You can never go wrong when you have a napoleon-dressed midget as one of the main villians.
  • February 13, 2009
    Defintley better than the movies, Degneration continues the battle against the strains of virus which are now being sold on the black market to terrorists and militants groups intended on achieving the upper hand. Int he US, a pharmecutical company, with support of the US governm... read moreent are working on an antitode to supress the virus and are initially successful. But when an outbreak occurs at an airport, we see Claire Redfiled and Leon Kennedy spring back into action to stop the virus spreading and uncover another evil conspiracy, which is becoming an never ending legacy of Umbrella Corporation.

    Im not a big fan of modern anime, but being a huge fan of RE since the 90's, how can I diss this one?? RE 2 and 4 being my fav games in the series, its good to see the original characters back and kicking ass and out of control mutates.

    The graphics and visuals are pretty good, the action well created, it is a cool movie to watch on the day off or if you're in the mood.
  • February 9, 2009
    I've been dying to watch this one for a long time, but I'm utterly dissapointed..
    I got a little excited when Leon entered the story (I love him in the Resident Evil 4 videogame), but the movie just didn't seem to keep me interested..
    Too bad..

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  • February 1, 2009
    Awe inspiring animation and decent vocal work but the story is so slow. It does however pick up for the last 30 minutes to an exciting pace.

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Kevin Carr
March 5, 2009
Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures

I imagine if you are a fan of the game, and to a lesser degree a fan of the films, you should enjoy this zombie splatterfest Full Review

Felix Vasquez Jr.
May 26, 2011
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

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