Resident Evil: Death Island

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cutscenes? Have you kept up on the vast Resident Evil lore the long-running game series has allowed to boil over? Do you dig greatest hit realistic? Do you... get the point I'm driving at? Resident Evil: Death Island is fine, but just fine. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, it doesn't Aside from a more clear-cut plot than any previous entries have enjoyed, the animation has had a serious upgrade here, with some stunning, near-photorealistic character design (unsurprisingly more lavish attention to detail is placed upon the frequently underdressed female characters). Part and parcel with this is the new design of Jill Valentine (present on the newer games too), who now bears a striking resemblance to Natalie Portman, and who comfortably gets the best visual attention in the production. The remaining character designs are generally very good, but - aside from Jill - the next most striking visual element is actually the polished steel revolver that the villain frequently Russian Roulette's with. It's easily the best looking animated production in the franchise.

attractive cover art. The video and audio presentations are largely indistinguishable from one another and, of course, the movie itself is as middle-of- hero received equal treatment but it's better than the usual treatment animated direct-to-BD movies receive. firearm-wielding team discovers a trail of clues from their separate cases that converge at the same location, Alcatraz Island, where a new evil hastakes it all a step farther, going beyond a series of convincing pans and soundscape nuances to create a more absorbing experience, one that draws you accompanies. But there's something more believable here than anything else the film has to offer. Moreover, a welcome boost in low-end weight and decent but thin, even if there's more here than the typical animated movie earns. All in all, it's solid fun I suppose. The more you love the videogame nostalgia trips that hop from one favorite character to the next? Have you pined for an animated movie that culminates in a twenty-minute, seven tier

from the fanbase is probably the most relevant take my review has to provide, as I'm admittedly new to the animated corner of the saga. I've at heft, as well as the silky smoothness with which effects glide across the soundfield, enhances every encounter. The subwoofer gets quite the workout, videogames, I get that much. But the Fast and Furious levels of superheroics of our featured cast of characters doesn't match the fear and Actually Death Island doesn't seem interested in doing much more than serving up a buffet of familiar but tasty treats to its famished Sony's 1080p/AVC-encoded 2K Blu-ray video transfer is sharp and precise, with no major issues to report. It's so striking, in fact, that the 4K upgradeI love that Jill looks identical to her RE3 appearance from (in universe) decades ago. She needs to go shopping.

played each of the videogames, from the first RE on the original PlayStation to the latest sequel on the PS5, but that's perhaps a more While the 4K Steelbook release edges out its 2K Blu-ray counterpart, it's really only due to the slight upgrade of decidedly more boss fight with nigh invincible heroes getting tossed about by a behemoth that would shatter every bone in their bodies were the battle remotelyFor more about Resident Evil: Death Island and the Resident Evil: Death Island Blu-ray release, see Resident Evil: Death Island Blu-ray Review published by Kenneth Brown on August 5, 2023 where this Blu-ray release scored 3.5 out of 5. and tentacle swipe than its 5.1 counterpart. All in all, there's enough firepower and explosive heft here to keep the experience lively and electrifying. concern they exhibit in the first two acts. A zombie is somehow more dangerous than the final boss? Ok. More distressingly, the characters have a

release is an attractive Steelbook. Not that that's nearly as much of a problem as it sounds. The 1080p presentation is excellent, so much so details that creep in from all sides. (Or burst in, as the attempted scares dictate.) Chattier scenes are still flat by comparison -- there's not a whole lot So what's left to love? There's plenty of action and enough gunplay and firefights to keep things moving, dozens of weapons dispatch sometimes another zombie outbreak, Leon Kennedy (Matthew Mercer) is on the trail of a kidnapped DARPA scientist, and Claire Redfield (Stephanie Panisello)Nestled between 'Resident Evil: Vendetta' and 'Resident Evil 7: Biohazard', director Eiichirô Hasumi and writer Makoto Fukami's 'Death Island' Steelbook collectors will be more than pleased with the cover of this exclusive, which is (to my eye) far better than the unappealing, cluttered brings the 'Resident Evil' story to San Francisco, where Jill Valentine (voiced by Nicole Tompkins) is dealing with a new T-virus that's caused yet deliver anything particularly new or exciting. I actually found myself bored, which is perhaps the greatest sin an action/horror outing can commit. gravely, screen-shaking roars to heighten the action. The subwoofer gets quite a workout, particularly in the final battle; one of the few encounters that