6.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Federal agent Leon S. Kennedy teams up with TerraSave staff member Claire Redfield to investigate a zombie outbreak. Based on the popular video game series of the same name by Capcom.
Starring: Jona Xiao, Stephanie Panisello, Kellen Goff, Bill Rogers (VII), Armen TaylorAnime | 100% |
Foreign | 80% |
Horror | 76% |
Action | 53% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Thai: Dolby Digital 5.1
English, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Dutch, Indonesian, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Thai, Turkish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
It feels like, if one combines the live action and animated films and series, there are just as many, if not more, non-video game entries in the Resident Evil series than there are actual video games, which is where the franchise began its life on the original PlayStation console in 1996. Of course, this observation holds if one only considers the numbered, mainline Resident Evil games and not include the sprawl of secondary games and spinoffs that dwarf the filmed and animated content in number. Still, there’s no denying the franchise’s wide reach through a number of mediums including, with Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness - Season One, a four-episode animated season released on streaming giant Netflix, now on Blu-ray.
The 1080p video transfer is very good as it's able to capture the source animation's complexities with ease. That also means it captures the source's drawbacks, which include fairly regular aliasing that teeters on bothersome. Shimmering can be found throughout, whether on hair or the submarine's interior or various other places throughout the four episodes. There's rarely a reprieve from some level of aliasing going on. The picture is also on the noisy side, revealing, particularly in darker scenes, a fairly steady barrage thereof. However, the image proper looks very good. All of the inherent visual complexities are present and accounted for, with complex facial details for instance, evident in every close-up. Location details are strikingly firm and stable as well. Color output is satisfactory. A good bit of the program takes place in lower light which can render tones a bit flat and muted, while the flashbacks to Penamstan, which are very reminiscent to Black Hawk Down, favor a dusty, sandy brown color. Still, red blood leaps off the screen as the main color attraction while other colors flow with impactful depth and pop. Black levels are adequately deep, too. This is hardly a reference animation release, but most of the core issues appear to trace back to the source.
The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack explodes with frequent depth and aggression. Gunfire is a main highlight. Weapons pop with serious punch and impact, each with their own distinguishable report but all filling the listening area with devastating potency. The combat flashbacks are particularly exciting, adding to the gunfire swirling helicopter rotors that not only slice through the stage but completely saturate it, including with a faux overhead-sounding component. Music is wonderfully intense, too, offering the sort of commanding front side stretch and engagement necessary for this type of program, while surrounds carry a good bit of support content. The track handles various zombie screeches, squishy gore, and other sounds with equally impressive clarity and placement, while slight support elements are well realized, too. Dialogue is clear and center positioned for the duration.
This Blu-ray release of Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness - Season One contains a featurette. No DVD or digital copies are included with purchase.
This release does ship with a non-embossed slipcover.
At four episodes, the series runs feature length, so why it was divided as it is rather than told as a continuous cinematic experience is anyone's guess, but as it is Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness - Season One plays well as four compact stories that merge into a tale that is classic Resident Evil through and through. The animation is solid, and so is the audio engineering, both of which translate well to Blu-ray. The season is skimpy on extras, containing only one feature, but it's enough to satisfy basic behind-the-scenes needs. Recommended to franchise fans.
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