Biohazard: Damnation

I have to say this was a very interesting Movie.

The Story in Resident Evil: Damnation "Biohazard" I gave it a 9 out of 10
Because well their were some suspense that I never have guess would ever happen.

The Art of the movie I gave it a 9 out of 10
Because it look way better than the previous one...Leon look very good like in the games

The Sound was a 8 out of 10
It was an okay sound in the movie and I expected a little more
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The Characters I gave it a 10 out 10
I say the characters were pretty amazing I do wish we see more of them in the future.

and well this movie was one of the best Resident Evil movie I have watch I do recommend every Resident Evil Fan to watch this amazing film.

~This is my first Review~

That was..... actually pretty good : O

Well i expected nothing but disappointment from this movie, i scored degeneration a 4, and didn't see what was going to be much different in this one from the clips i'd seen.

Following on roughly from around the events of resident evil 4, the story follows Leon (of RE2 and 4) as he continues his adventures as an American spy/super special solder of some sorts. He ends up in some obscure soviet resembling war zone, amidst freedom fighters and government soldiers, with rumblings of monsters being involved in the fighting.

If you've seen any cgi game adaptation made in the last ... few years, the art and sound are going to be entirely familiar, its the same stuff used in exactly the same way. In fairness, they don't slaughter the facial animations in the way degeneration and tekken did, and generally it all works. I watched the dub, which is not the norm for me, but proved to be sufficient, fairly sure Ada and Leon are voiced by their game VA's so all good on that front.

Content wise, the films starts off very poorly, all of the freedom fighters made me want to self harm, as soon as they starting spewing dialogue, and the plot seemed ridiculous as expected from anything from RE these days.
Do not fear, it does infact come together towards the mid sections, and builds up to a dam right impressive finale. What was particularly satisfying was after all the early games going on about the various viruses, being used to create bio weapons, only for them to continually get defeated in their beta stages by single human opponents, we do actually get to see monsters deployed in a war zone, and they actually work well. Getting to see the perfect form tyrants in action was particularly satisfying, i was almost in awe when the first one showed up.

Overall, if you have any remaining love for RE give this a watch, at least as good as the 2nd Final fantasy cgi movie, if not the best cgi movie made.

I've watched this movie straight after Degeneration (I gave that a 5, by the way) and there's a lot of differences between these films. Also, the version I watched is the original japanese one.


Animation:
1) the visuals look a lot better compared to the prequel but then again that's to be expected since they're 4 years apart.
2) there's actual horror and a tense atmosphere that doesn't exist at all in the prequel. Although it's only in the 1st part of the film, it did make me feel that I was watching a Resident Evil movie.
3) there's a few recycled scenes that are ... easily noticeable and that broke the immersion for me.
4) this will sound like a joke but I'm serious about this: Leon's butt looks so weird in this film.


Sound:
1) I really liked the seiyuus performance
2) I think the overal sound design fit the animation and story events
3) although I watched the japanese version, I had access to the english dub lines and I can tell you that the japanese version has no sexist or cringe remarks from any character.


Story and characters:
1) This movie starts off with an explanation of the political situation that's happening where the story takes place. This is a sequence of images and narrration that aren't exactly exciting and when it ends, obviously you are expecting the story to begin. It does begin but it keeps getting interrupted by these obnoxious screens giving credit to producers, actors, etc. and it really pissed me off. Every movie likes to do a short credits introduction quickly after it starts but the way it was done on this film is really infuriating.
2) JD was a terrible annoying character and his story is as predictable as it gets
3) SPOILER: Ada Wong's presence on this movie felt more like an Easter Egg rather than an actual role. I mean, her action scene with the President was phenomenal but I think it would've been better if she had a more active role in the plot.
4) I need to explain something here: I was ready to give this movie an 8 out of 10 but as you can see by now, that's clearly not what happened. So what went wrong? What went wrong was the entire ending section of the movie. SPOILERS: Buddy is struggling with the virus and is one jump away from the safety of a ladder. Between jumping to Leon's hand or the ladder, it was way easier to land on the ladder but I guess it's not a "murican" film unless you get some anti-hero bromance between the alpha males. A few scenes later, they're outside and are being chased by one Tyrant. At some point, we see Leon reloading his Machine Gun and he fires 6 shots (I counted them) against this flammable tank in order to defeat the Tyrant. As a result, the Tyrant "evolves" into a naked warmachine. Shortly after, the Tyrant deflects a rocket and Leon almost gets hit with it. Although Leon gets caught up by the explosion, a quick roll makes him look like it was just a bit of wind when he should've been launched meters away. This is the moment where the Tyrant punches Leon in the air, grabs him mid-air and throws him at a building. The way that this scene was animated makes it impossible for Leon (or any other human) to survive that impact. The very first time after this that Leon gets a chance to fire his machine gun against the Tyrant... he's out of bullets. Yes, this man reloads a full machine gun magazine and after 6 shots fired, it's empty. Eventually Buddy and Leon manage to defeat the Tyrant with a tank and the President sends two more "evolved" Tyrants after them. Because Buddy is struggling with the virus and Leon has no ammo (and for an unexplained reason the tank is not in firing condition), Leon decides to carry him while these two Tyrants are literally running their grey asses off after them. There's a visual that makes it clear that the two Tyrants are (obviously) catching up to them very quickly. Then we get to watch a scene with the President and then we're back to Leon and Buddy. The two Tyrants aren't running anymore but rather slowly walking towards them from two complete different directions (which wasn't the case in the previous scene) and as the "death of Leon" is about to occur... an airplane just shoots and absolutely destroys both Tyrants , Leon recognizes that the airplanes are from his secret service buddies that have been following him all along. So, you're telling me that the secret services have been watching Leon almost die several times against the first Tyrant but they didn't do anything until the two Tyrants caught up to him? Also, the projectiles fired by the airplane would've caused a massive explosion and so Leon should've been caught in it but yet, there's this massive plot armor that keeps breaking immersion. Also, remember how Buddy is infected by a virus? The smart choice would be to put him out of his misery and he himself asks Leon to kill him. Leon decides do ignore him and Buddy gets his pistol out and aims at his chin. This is when Leon snaps like an idiot and gives out a speech stating that the moment you grab a gun is the moment that you forfeit any right to taking your own life, even if you find yourself in a situation where you're physically paralized. This phrase is stupid no matter who says it BUT THE FACT THAT LEON, THE MAN WHO IS AN EXPERT AT THESE TYPES OF VIRUSES AND SPENDS EVERY MOVIE SAYING "SHOOT THEM IN THE HEAD, THEY'RE NOT HUMAN, BLA BLA BLA" is the one that ends up shooting Buddy in such a way THAT CAUSES BUDDY TO LIVE IN A WHEELCHAIR FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE WITH THE VIRUS INSIDE HIM. I'm so angry. I'm sure you can tell by how much I typed.


Whether you read or not the last spoiler I wrote about, the reason why I give this movie such a low score of 3/10 is because the ending just completely destroyed what it was being an awesome Resident Evil experience for me.

This reminded me of Resident Evil 4 slightly. Leon goes in alone and gets captured by the people he came there to stop. I guess the only thing real different is that they found something that controls the creatures to a point. We have all of the characters from Leon’s side of the storyline like the ‘bombshell’ Ada Wong to Leon Kennedy and Ingrid Hunnigan. And even in all of this, they have new characters that actually are loveable even if they don’t stay for very long.

The problems I have with the show are actually rather minimal but the ending feels as though it was ... extremely predictable. We have a large fight going with a ‘new’ form of strong bio-weapon, and a facility that is about to go through genetic cleansing. Then we have the ‘boss’ fight with multiple stages to him.

It’s interesting that they used images of Resident Evil 6 in the ending theme but if you haven’t played the game, your left wondering what the reasoning was for it. I know I may be reviewing these shows out of order but a good movie normally has something that helps even new watchers understand what’s going on.

Wow, the animation actually looks so much better then what they had in Degeneration. It’s much more fluid and the characters look much more realistic without going over the boundaries of the game style. We even get the exploding heads of the zombie people that I bet those who have played the games hate. One of my favorite points is when they go into first person view because it looks so much like the real thing (When I mean real thing, I mean both game and real life horror shows). The points I do hate is that they actually show someone getting forced into one of the zombies. Whenever I see someone forcing those… things… into someone’s mouth, I always end up gagging a bit. I also hate the slow motion times they use although it’s used quite sparingly in this one. The textures are good except the fact that all the men seem to have lip-gloss or lip stick on their lips.

The English voices are pretty good and you can most of the time tell who is American and who is from the Soviet Union. Characters actually sound close to what they were in the games and I believe its because they are the same voice actors but could be wrong. The music was also rather well done and worked to the movies advantage.

This more like a fan service to Resident Evil fans than standalone movie. If you played previous RE games you will notice a lot of scenes copied from games. Story is poor written, characters are very cartoonish and uninteresting. Its like 99 percent of Leon being cool, Ada being bitch and monsters all around. Action scenes are great and sound effects are good. If you are Resident Evil fan and looking for mindless fun, this one is for you.

After the most passable and silly Degeneration, comes the second CGI film titled Damnation. Assuming you already read what I said about the previous movie, I will not repeat myself and will mention only the aesthetic differences in this one.

PRODUCTION VALUES

-The CGI quality has improved slightly in motions and lip-sync. It also feels far darker, bloodier, and grittier.
-The setting is more interesting as it takes place in a war zone located in a city. No more silly fluffy areas and annoying civilians running around.
- Voice acting is laughable, especially for Leon. I mean, come on, it’s like he didn’t even care to perform.

SCRIPT

-The story moves ... away from the style of the first three movies, which was basically a zombie epidemic in a civilized area with some secret laboratories. It moves to the later trilogy, where there are no innocents. The civilians are all hostile and in this case, armed and dangerous, plus the whole place is in the middle of a civil war.
-There are technically no zombies in this film but rather possessed people. The result is pretty much the same but surely, it looks closer to tentacle monsters using human hosts.
-This time it is not so much about evil multi-national organizations trying to take over the world with bioorganic weapons. It is a lot more about localized political intrigue, and messages around terrorism and wars for natural resources. I must say it made the set up to feel far more realistic and interesting.
-Of course they hardly do anything smart with the whole thing. It’s still gust a slugfest to the most part with the resolution being weak and almost anti-climactic. But at least it gives you the impression that the villains got away and almost won. It made it feel catchier this way.
-There are Tyrants as bosses. We can’t do without them. Only this time they are mass produced and felt like they were beaten easily by mooks. Lame!

CAST

-Leon grows a goatee and looks even more badass now. Other than that, he acts extremely uncaring and spouts lots of lame one-liners.
-No more of that bimbo Claire, thank God. Now we get Ada Wong being badass, manipulative, and even taking part in a cat fight. Now that’s more like it!
-Some rebels are in this movie and try to offer drama by mentioning how the stronger countries are manipulating them for resources and now that they resist decided to wipe them out. They could have made something interesting out of this but in just half an hour you stop caring about them, since the plot is basically Leon walking around and killing mutants. Very weak presence and importance.
-There is a politician present again, only this time it’s not a weak fat cliché asshole. This one was smart, cunning, strong, and willing to do all it takes to have it her way. Yes, she is a woman to boot.
-And then we have undead… sort of. Closer to mutated bio-weapons in the form of Crimson Heads and Lickers. And apparently this time they are controlled telepathetically by a human who acts as a bee queen or something. It was an interesting twist to the mindless hordes of monsters up to now but still complete mooks to the plot.
-Overall, the second film had a smaller and more interesting cast, though clearly in terms of coolness and not depth.

LEGACY

-It is surely better than the first, less of a Romero rip-off, and more of an attempt at delving into politics and conspiracies. It still remains nothing but a one-timer, as it doesn’t escape the tired Hollywood brain-dead action formula it is based upon, while the short duration makes it impossible to feel anything for the war drama. Which is kind of a shame considering how it began in a very interesting way.

And now for some excused scorings.
ART SECTION: 8/10 [Gives the word flower pot a whole new meaning]
Analysis: General Artwork 2/2, Character Figures 2/2, Backgrounds 2/2, Animation 1/2, Visual Effects 1/2

SOUND SECTION: 6/10 [We hate Americans but we love their products]
Analysis: Voice Acting 2/3, Music Themes 2/4, Sound Effects 2/3

STORY SECTION: 4/10 [Enemy Mutants At The Gates]
Analysis: Premise 2/2, Pacing 1/2, Complexity 0/2, Plausibility 0/2, Conclusion 1/2

CHARACTER SECTION: 4/10 [My awesome goatee is going to eat you all alive]
Analysis: Presence 1/2, Personality 2/2, Backdrop 1/2, Development 0/2, Catharsis 0/2

VALUE SECTION: 1/10 [Forget how much you want for that cultivation machine. How much do you want for a hot night with you my sexy Ada?]
Analysis: Historical Value 1/3, Rewatchability 0/3, Memorability 0/4

ENJOYMENT SECTION: 3/10 [We are out of chips]
Analysis: Art 0/1, Sound 0/2, Story 1/3, Characters 2/4

VERDICT: 4.5/10
Not so much a zombie movie but still brain-dead.

(WARNING: RESIDENT EVIL FAN PRESENT)

With my mind fully on the RE2: Remake, I decided to give the animated series of Resident Evil another go. Tbh when I first watched Damnation, I really didn't think much of it, but I found myself pleasantly surprised by the quality of this film and its definitely the best out of any of the Resident Evil films. (It's not enough to make me forget Vendetta though my God what trash)
Not only does it provide some decent fan service for long time RE fans, but it also touches on some serious themes of war and causes, with you know zombies added ... into the mix. Some decent action scenes with solid animation, along with relevant themes and a story deeper than what you would expect from this kind of title.
However, I can't guarantee those who aren't RE films that this will persuade them to play some of the most classic horror survival games in the industry. There are problems with this film, It lacks any meaningful character development (atleast for the main cast) it's art direction and sound are minor at best and the story is actually good....for an RE game, but it doesn't reinvent the wheel here. The dialogue also feels very minimal, with our main hero Leon dishing out one liners and not saying much else....but hey, Hannigan is really cute in those glasses. I do think this was a missed opportunity somewhat to dive deeper into Leon and Ada Wong's characters in what is ultimately a set up for RE6. The story here has no relevancy within the RE timeline, so really this should have focused more on the characters personal conflicts, something they tried yet completely fucked up in Vendetta.
Overall, not really much to say. RE fans shouldn't give this a miss, and those who aren't will probably think this is another mediocre 3D animation action pictures.

Leon's back and "BOOM!" goes my ovaries!

Story = 7 - Again, nothing new, Lickers and La Plaga are causing some trouble at the fictional Eastern Slav Republic. US sends Leon in to investigate the Eastern Slav Republic if they are using B.O.Ws. Ada Wong is here to interfere with Leon and some rebels.

Art = 9 - like i said in my Degeneration review, CGI and motion capturing is a good thing! The movement, the fight scene everything is well executed.

Sound = 8 - it's still keeping the Creepy and Scary BGM like it's supposed to do.

Character = 9

Leon Scott Kennedy - he actually grew a ... personality here, during Degeneration he is, cold and serious, looks like Claire managed to fix him up. There are no Leon awesome moments here like in Degeneration but, he did try to knife a Tyrant.

Ada Wong - she didn't change, she still has a lot of secrets, she still messes up Leon's mind. Ada is still Ada from RE2 and RE4, the bitch in the red dress.

Buddy/Alexander Kozachenko - he's pretty handsome too. His involvement in the story was, he was the leader of the rebels and was trying to overthrow the government by using Lickers.

Hunnigan - Leon's intel gatherer. She didn't change a lot from what she looked like in RE4.

Svetlana Belikova - the President and was secretly using B.O.W, she was an instructor at the army and kicked Ada's ass.

Enjoyment = 8 - it was filled with action! Less talking more shooting at Lickers!
Even the President was kicking some Ada ass

Overall = 8 - a great sequel to Degeneration and prequel to RE6, Damnation is a good movie filled with action and suspense and of course, Leon's sexiness. ;)