Okay, so I admit it. I generally have found that most of the videogame movies made are tolerable. Recently though with the improving animation style, I have found that I am enjoying these movies more and more.
Case in point, Resident Evil: Degeneration. Unlike the three live action resident evil movies, this movie relies on spectacular Japanese animation to make the movie, not Milla Jovovich. The story begins with heroine Claire Redfield arriving to visit friends in the same airport that an important senator who supports research on a vaccine for the T. virus.
When a plane full of the walking dead crashes into the airport terminal, Claire and the senator are among the survivors that take refuge in a VIP lounge while waiting for rescue. Leon, the hero of Resident Evil 4, is the leader of the rescue party that comes to save Claire and the senator.
Claire has been a part of an activist group fighting against additional research into the T. virus while Leon has been employed by the government to fight outbreaks theoretically caused by international terrorism.
The story in this movie is somewhat lackluster. The scripts needed work. The dialogue is choppy and unbelievable and the story is completely predictable. However, none of those things are unexpected when dealing with the videogame movie.
What makes this movie worth seeing is the animation. While the story is a fun romp, and somewhat entertaining, the animation steals the show. There were several points within the movie when the animation is so well detailed that until a close-up of a person is shown it is difficult to believe it is animation and not live-action.
After the tragedy that was Resident Evil: Extinction, this movie was both a joy to watch and hope for the future of the franchise.
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