Not really saying much but it is better than the straight to Netflix mini series but like I said in my review for that, these movies are running out of steam.
For starters, animation is better than Infinite Darkness was, even if some of the animations still look janky (like leon with no helmet flying off the motorcycle in the first 5 minutes looked ridiculous) Its weird because the first three had such solid animation. I don't understand how it got worse with time.
Everything *looks* good though. Especially on the clothing and weapons even though it almost sounds like they used the same sound bite for every gun in the movie. The action scenes were great loved seeing Jill and Leon finally team up. The movie also tied up the loose ends from Vendetta.
BIG bonus points for Matt Mercer coming back to voice Leon again. This is the first resident evil media I've seen in a while that really made me feel like I was watching Leon on screen again. His newer VA's in the games and Infinite darkness just aren't it. Matt brings that iconic Leon personality back and it's very welcomed back.
There were some really cool monster designs for the first time in a while and I was pleasantly surprised they didn't just reuse the tyrant as the final movie boss again.
Now the first three movies while not perfect are really awesome and had some cool villains with decent motivations but the movies are sharing the same problems the games have had since 5.
There is no overarching story, there is no main plot anymore. As a result, all of these villains quite literally have the exact same motivations. "I hate the world, we need to clean the slate".
They've used it so many times and at this point it's so boring and predictable. I think there was HUGE missed opportunity with the villain in this one. Making him a former soldier from Umbrella that was in Raccoon City is cool and they could've maybe even tied him in with characters like HUNK but they didn't.
Ada also has been absent from anything RE related in the timeline (not counting remakes) since RE6 and Damnation and I feel like the plot could've benefited from her addition probably more than Rebecca who basically just did what she did in Vendetta.
A lot of the plot has been basically just a rehash of the last 3 CGI movies.
It's pretty generic and extremely predictable but it has its moments and is fun. If you're a die hard fan of the series check it out, if you're just starting out. Degeneration and Damnation are significantly better films that try to do what this does.
For starters, animation is better than Infinite Darkness was, even if some of the animations still look janky (like leon with no helmet flying off the motorcycle in the first 5 minutes looked ridiculous) Its weird because the first three had such solid animation. I don't understand how it got worse with time.
Everything *looks* good though. Especially on the clothing and weapons even though it almost sounds like they used the same sound bite for every gun in the movie. The action scenes were great loved seeing Jill and Leon finally team up. The movie also tied up the loose ends from Vendetta.
BIG bonus points for Matt Mercer coming back to voice Leon again. This is the first resident evil media I've seen in a while that really made me feel like I was watching Leon on screen again. His newer VA's in the games and Infinite darkness just aren't it. Matt brings that iconic Leon personality back and it's very welcomed back.
There were some really cool monster designs for the first time in a while and I was pleasantly surprised they didn't just reuse the tyrant as the final movie boss again.
Now the first three movies while not perfect are really awesome and had some cool villains with decent motivations but the movies are sharing the same problems the games have had since 5.
There is no overarching story, there is no main plot anymore. As a result, all of these villains quite literally have the exact same motivations. "I hate the world, we need to clean the slate".
They've used it so many times and at this point it's so boring and predictable. I think there was HUGE missed opportunity with the villain in this one. Making him a former soldier from Umbrella that was in Raccoon City is cool and they could've maybe even tied him in with characters like HUNK but they didn't.
Ada also has been absent from anything RE related in the timeline (not counting remakes) since RE6 and Damnation and I feel like the plot could've benefited from her addition probably more than Rebecca who basically just did what she did in Vendetta.
A lot of the plot has been basically just a rehash of the last 3 CGI movies.
It's pretty generic and extremely predictable but it has its moments and is fun. If you're a die hard fan of the series check it out, if you're just starting out. Degeneration and Damnation are significantly better films that try to do what this does.