6.1 | / 10 |
Users | 4.2 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.2 |
Alice (Milla Jovovich), the world's foremost zombie slayer, is back in the fifth film of the Resident Evil franchise. When she's captured by the evil Umbrella Corporation, Alice wakes up in the heart of one of their operation facilities and must find a way to escape. As she navigates deeper through the complex, her past is revealed, taking her on an international mission that spans Tokyo, New York and Moscow. However, when she finally uncovers the truth behind the outbreak, Alice must rethink everything that led her to this moment.
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Michelle Rodriguez, Aryana Engineer, Bingbing LiAction | 100% |
Sci-Fi | 69% |
Thriller | 56% |
Horror | 49% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 MVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English, English SDH, French, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
UV digital copy
Blu-ray 3D
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 1.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Once again we found ourselves fighting for our lives.
What's the movie with multi-million dollar production values, a ten-cent script, and no brains? That would be Resident Evil: Retribution, the
worst Action movie of the year and probably the least appealing of the entire Resident Evil franchise, a franchise that's had some good and entertaining pictures, one midlevel effort, and a single clunker. Retribution may as well be called Redistribution,
because
that's all it does. It takes old characters and old story lines and tries to make them new all over again (occasionally and briefly to halfway interesting
result, admittedly) and
fills in whatever gaps remain
with a mindless barrage of gunfire and slow-motion acrobatics that looked cool years ago but have worn extremely thin now. Resident Evil:
Retribution is everything that can be wrong with Hollywood today, a shame considering the quality source material and interesting premise.
The
franchise has officially worn out its welcome, and a gold star to anyone who can sit through this rubbish without even once feeling bored,
experiencing
déjà vu, lamenting the coming sixth film in the franchise, wishing they were playing the video game instead, or drowning the drivel with copious
amount of pop and candy.
Double the double-barreled fun.
Resident Evil: Retribution's Blu-ray 3D transfer is a real looker. First, the transfer carries over all of the goodness from the 2D-only image. The film never goes much, if at all, darker than its 2D companion. Colors remain brilliant, very bright and balanced under any lighting condition, from outdoor greens to Umbrella red, from Tokyo neon to the a downed multi-colored Raccoon City news chopper. Details are again crisp and perfectly defined, the image razor-sharp, and clarity unbeatable. As for the transfer's 3D attributes, again, they are excellent. There's a hint of crosstalk over the opening titles, but such occurrences were otherwise rare throughout the picture as displayed by the review gear (Panasonic plasma, Sony 3D player). There's a very nice and consistent sense of depth to the image, whether those same titles that appear to hover off the screen or camera shots down long passageways both vertical and horizontal. Viewers will be able to accurately judge distance both up-close and far away. Various debris and bullets and such seem to extend beyond the screen in many action scenes. Blood splatters across the display to jarring effect in one shot. There's not an excess of reactionary, "poke out out of the screen" type visuals; this is instead a balanced, very well-assembled 3D picture that's one of the better live action 3D transfers yet.
Resident Evil: Retribution blasts onto Blu-ray with a potent and exhilarating DTS-HD MA 5.1 lossless soundtrack. Even as the movie trudges through its repetitive action scenes, Sony's soundtrack delivers a consistent and absorbing full-fledged surround sound extravaganza. Listeners will enjoy the track even as the studio logos appear on-screen; they're accompanied by screams, the pops of distant gunfire, and aerial vehicles buzzing around the stage. The surround implementation is evident immediately, as is the track's dedication to clarity and precision sound placement. The track's aggressive nature does not equal an absence of clarity. On the contrary, every gunshot, explosion, and other action-oriented sound effect enjoys the sort of natural presence and stage dominance that defines the finest of Blu-ray audio tracks. It's a fully engaging and immersive sound presentation that works even in its delivery of the smallest background elements, such as light natural ambience or the random beeps and bloops around the Umbrella testing facility. Musical delivery is smooth as silk and naturally spaced around the listening area. Dialogue enjoys pinpoint clarity and remains grounded in the center channel. This is a reference-level track from beginning to end; they just don't come a whole lot better than this.
Resident Evil: Retribution contains all of the supplements from the standalone 2D disc. The differences here are a few 3D-enabled extras and
a second disc that houses the featurettes and interactive supplement.
Disc One:
Sigh. Resident Evil: Retribution is a completely derivative and unnecessary sequel to a franchise that's just dragging its heels and hiding an absence of story behind a barrage of gunfire and smooth production values. This one is the worst yet, a film completely devoid of original thought and content, made only to once again show Mila and company doing their thing in slow motion. Maybe the next one will be better; chances are it can't be any worse. Sony's 3D Blu-ray release of Resident Evil: Retribution features dazzling video and audio. Plenty of supplemental content is included. 3D-equipped fans will want to pick this one up, while others are strongly encouraged to rent first.
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