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People are voting emotionally.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

I thought this movie was going to suck because it started out weird and I didn't really understand what the hell was going on because it takes place in Russia and stuff that happens in Russia isn't always that understandable you know? Then after awhile it all became clear and I realized that I was indeed watching a Resident Evil animated movie with zombies and good guys with guns(the Americans) and bad guys with guns(the russians) and it was full of blood and gore and great animation and conspiracies that almost made sense if they hadn't been contrived solely for making yet another Resident Evil movie instead of having any relevant social context. Then it became kind of fun and for awhile I forgot I was living in a hell called "reality". Then the movie ended and I realized I was broke, middle-aged, basically homeless and surrounded by real zombies called "other people". I was so depressed I decided to watch this movie again.

It's been a long time since our little Japanese folks have made a CGI feature film boasting a successful video game in the racks. To be exact, if possible, you may have seen Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within (2001). It's a groundbreaking milestone for such films to improve with less mediocrity. And when it comes to reviving the Resident Evil films, it's the salvation. Starting with the first CG feature of RE titled Degeneration, the new sequel brings something if not good, refreshing to the tables. With its eye-candy CGI and sharp storytelling, Damnation is the best Resident Evil to date. Why does RE fans have to suffer from Paul W.S Anderson's live-action mash up? It's not just me that's saying this. We all somehow hate the franchise that this director made since 2000. We could've preferred George A. Romero's version if it wasn't because of staying too far from the video games' jaded narrative. In Damnation, we get a solid touch of the games' serious story. The film starts with a backstory of the American and Russian's civil war. Afterwards, Leon S. Kennedy (voice acting by Matthew Mercer) get sucked it on the Eastern Slav Republic determined to destroy the BOWs (abbreviated as Bio Organic Weapons). The BOWs have a master-slave relationship with the Plaga parasites, a jelly-looking infecting organism. The Plaga parasite may introduce gamers to Resident Evil 5, where it played a huge role. But in the film, it may introduce well for the plot.Meanwhile, another RE character Ada Wong (voiced by Courtaney Taylor) also disguises as a member of the BSAA under the republican President Svetlana (Wendee Lee). Ada's mission is to retrieve a sample of the Plaga. Other than that, she's under incognito.Resident Evil Damnation combines what's fun when playing the video games: The story is intriguing and thrilling, the voice acting is cheesy but otherwise good, and the action setup is over-the-top. I had fun with the Bluray version of the film, the CG elements has never been this jarring. Although, the camera setups looks like it's been ripped out as game cutscenes. Comparably, Degeneration focused more on escapism, and the story looks solid as its sequel.The movie made the video-game feel. There are scenes where we experience first-person perspective. There's no good and bad with it. Although we expect something more with the movie, other than seeing the characters do their exploit maneuver (fight scenes) to make the CG elements eye- popping without the 3D glasses. But the high-definition elements is not pretentious, it's a guilt-free ride.The only main downside is that it is less scary than that of its predecessor. Because it focused not on the usual zombies, but on the Lickers (creatures with vicious tongue) and the Tyrants (huge stomping creatures). But when it comes with the games, it's fatal to kill. All we could do is to plead with Leon to kill it for us.Now that my hands are down for another installment, Damnation is the kind of movie that hang RE fan for a sequel. It's a thrill ride and a technical breakthrough.

The Biohazard / Resident Evil universe invites with an animated story focused on the well-liked character of Leon S. Kennedy (Matthew Mercer). In a made up Slava Republic (Why do they always have to think stuff like this up? Why not just keep it real?) infighting between the presidential forces of Svetlana Belikova (Wendee Lee) and resurgents led by Alexander 'Sasha' Kozachenko (Dave Wittenberg) causes the latter to dabble with Bio-Organic Weapons of the Umbrella Corporation. By attempting to utilise the Plaga parasite to control lickers the tide of civil war is supposed to turn. This situation causes the appearance of Ada Wong (Courtenay Taylor), who undoubtedly possesses hidden motives. Meanwhile Leon tries his best to contain the BOW use before the situation explodes out of control...After a severely disappointing Resident Evil: Retribution, the animated feature comes off as a breath of fresh air. While this isn't entirely true, as voice acting ranges from over-exuberant to wooden and the dialogues churned out for story purposes as unanimously god-awful. That said the plot itself remains enticing, although without much of a survival thriller feel to it, more inclined towards all out action focused on biological warfare than stricte Zombie genre stuff. And what action it is! The movie is infested mostly by Majini and some gruesome Lickers, but the best comes in the form of the appearance of Tyrants. The ultimate Resident Evil foe appears with intended mayhem, delivering an absolute epic battle featuring exploding trucks, tanks and Tyrants vs hordes of Lickers, which make up for the atrociously shallow scriptwriting.The much appreciated CGI animation is riveting - a pure feast for the eyes, full with mind-blowing details and captivating sequences.

I just finished watching the movie, and I must say I am not a fan of the game series, because it went pretty downhill from Resident Evil 3, which was one hell of a scary game. I don't like this whole Leon character. I would've liked the animation more if it remained faithful not to the games but to the Resident Evil movies, especially the RE 1 and RE 2. It's Allis that I am after not Leon. I had never tried a 3D animation before. I must say it was way better than most 3D movies like the Amazing Spiderman, The Avenges, and many other 3D titles. Since I am not a fan, I only watched it for the 3D and I was pleasantly surprised. I just didn't see any pop-out effects, but the depth was impressive. The 3D was most noticeable during the time we got to see close-up shots of "Madam President" and the other girl. For an animation, it did contain some scenes which I suppose would be pretty gross to people who are not used to horror movies. Being a horror movie hound, I didn't mind it though. The fight scenes were very well done, and the details were simply amazing. I just thought the movie dragged a bit, but it's probably because I was not concerned with the story but with the 3D effects. All in all, it was satisfying and I would recommend it to the fans and to 3D lovers alike.