6.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
BSAA Chris Redfield enlists the help of government agent Leon S. Kennedy and Professor Rebecca Chambers from Alexander Institute of Biotechnology to stop a death merchant with a vengeance from spreading a deadly virus in New York.
Starring: Matthew Mercer, Kari Wahlgren, Kevin Dorman, Karen Strassman, Cristina ValenzuelaAction | 100% |
Sci-Fi | 81% |
Horror | 80% |
Anime | 48% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Arabic: Dolby Digital 5.1
Czech: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
German: Dolby Digital 5.1
Hungarian: Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1
Polish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1
Russian: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai: Dolby Digital 5.1
Turkish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Castilian and Latin American Spanish; Polish VO
English, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Blu-ray Disc
Three-disc set (3 BDs)
4K Ultra HD
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
The Resident Evil live-action movie franchise may have just come to an end with the release of The Final Chapter, but the series remains a long-standing sensation that seems to have no end in sight for its video game new releases and remakes and in the arena of CGI moviemaking where there appears to be no quit, either. The franchise, which got its start on the original PlayStation back in 1996 as a third-person Survival Horror/Action game, has evolved into one of the most recognizable brands on the entertainment marketplace, having crafted a number of games and films that intermix storylines and characters and, by this point, has developed a living, breathing world of very well-realized characters and plot scenarios, culminating, perhaps, in the well-reviewed virtual reality component of the latest video game, Resident Evil: Biohazard. As for the new CGI movie, the third of its kind following Degeneration and Damnation, it's a bit more difficult to classify. Familiar faces abound, but the movie has the feel of an origins story even as it's not exclusively billed as such. It plays perhaps as more of a "what if" in the same world but regardless of labels the film delivers all of the action and zombie grotesqueness one would expect of entertainment bearing the Resident Evil title.
Note: The included screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc. Watch for 4K screenshots at a later date. Also, Resident Evil:
Vendetta features Dolby Vision. We are currently
not able to review Dolby Vision but we are studying equipment options and will be upgrading in the near future.
The 2160p/HDR-enhanced presentation, presumably baed on the reported 2K digital intermediate, offers an image not dramatically
dissimilar from its Blu-ray counterpart, but it is one with some positive benefits over the basic 1080p picture. The digital animated details appear a bit
more firm and more revealing. Skin textures are noticeably improved, showcasing more intricate and intimate pore details along the way. The tactical
gear -- straps, webbing, gloves, and the like -- show a bit more complexity and depth of textural accuracy. The movie's rather drab settings wouldn't
appear to offer a substantial alteration in color but larger splashes of more intensive shades, such as orange fireballs and red blood and gore, do
produce more punch and nuanced color depth. A good example is an explosion that occurs right before the title sequence, which comes fairly far into
the movie, somewhere around the 17-minute mark. Those hoping to escape the shimmering and jagged edges found on the Blu-ray are out of luck.
The UHD is still full of such visual intrusions.
Resident Evil: Vendetta's Dolby Atmos soundtrack is quite good, riveting, even, in the sonic arena. Gunfire tears through the stage with superb pronouncement and positioning, as it did in the Blu-ray's DTS-HD MA 5.1 track. Here, though, the low end is noticeably more thunderous while the sense of place is greatly enhanced. Bullets seem to rip through at many different angles and with much more spatial precision. It's uncanny how swift, hard, and aggressive bullets tear through, particularly when a helicopter blasts from overhead in the opening act. With the addition of the top layer speakers nowhere in the soundstage is safe. Zombie moans and groans are more fundamentally frightening here, too; the addition of the added back channels is particularly helpful in creating a more seriously intense sense that they're shuffling towards the back of the couch, for instance, opening up the stage even further to the terrifying signal of pending death. It's a fantastic track, incredibly full and handling all of its diverse needs -- action, zombies, music, miscellaneous -- with incredible precision and, more, amazing spacing that expands the stage significantly over 5.1. Dialogue lip sync does look a microsecond off at times, but it's not particularly troublesome.
Resident Evil: Vendetta contains the usual Sony UHD fluff: cast and crew images and a collection of categorized moments from the film
(2160p/HDR/Atmos): Leon Kennedy, Rebecca Chambers, Chris Redfield, and Zombies. All other supplements may
be
found on the included Blu-ray discs as listed below. No digital copy is included.
Disc One:
Resident Evil: Vendetta is certainly no classic or anything of the sort, but it's a surprisingly well-rounded digitally animated film that features a harmonious blend of operatic violence, disgusting (in a good way) creature and gore effects, and a quality, deep and detailed villain who more than any other component makes the movie stand taller than others of its kind, live action or digital. Sony's UHD is very good, delivering strong video, extremely enjoyable and intensive Atmos audio, and all of the supplements from the two-disc Blu-ray package. Recommended.
バイオハザード ヴェンデッタ / Biohazard: Vendetta
2017
Biohazard: Vendetta / バイオハザード ヴェンデッタ
2017
バイオハザード ダムネーション / Biohazard: Damnation
2012
バイオハザード:ディジェネレーション / Biohazard: Degeneration
2008
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3-Disc Set
2010