Whilst not as good as 'Degeneration', this second instalment in the animated series remains true to the source material and is able to capture the gritty dark environment that the video game franchise is famous for. Leon infiltrates a former soviet state to investigate a rumour that its president is releasing Bio Organic Weapons (BOWs) in their civil war. Immediately the personality from the likes of Leon Kennedy and Ada Wong are replicated to precision. His masculine heroic traits ooze through the screen and Wong remains enigmatically mysterious. The story was linear much like the video games yet embedded within are various exciting scenes that replicate the aesthetic appeal of its source material. Consistently switching between first person perspective, still corner shots and other cinematic directing styles that prevents this from simply being a long cutscene. It feels like a film, incorporating the differing camera techniques that imitate the various games, creates a true incarnation. A myriad of familiar enemies and plot points, such as Las Plagas, Lickers and Tyrants, will appeal to the fans of the games whilst remaining accessible to newcomers. Plus, the female president isn't just used as an antagonistic puppeteer, she actually has her own combat scenes! Film is complete. Voice acting was functional although occasionally monotonous and some of the character facial expressions feel like blank canvas'. The narrative follows a familiar structure to 'Degeneration' which comes across as uninspired, especially the final boss fight which looks incredibly polygonal given the outstanding CG motion effects throughout. The supporting characters, such as JD, could've used some more development to enhance that emotional investment. However, it's an adventurous exciting zombie flick that sits well as a prequel to 'Resident Evil 6', despite its basic execution and familiarity. Lastly, let's just appreciate Leon's incredibly silky hair and how it sways in the gentle breeze...

Resident Evil: Damnation is the second movie in the CGI Resident Evil series.However I didn't feel like this game was as good as Degeneration or the recently Vendetta movies. It has it moments don't get me wrong but in my opinion the movie does not hold up as far as Resident Evil goes.It just seem this movie would done better as a game or just a short book as a movie it leads much to be desire.The animation in the movie is very good and the background and settings look stunning so that's a good plus. The characters look so life like that you forget you're watching CGI characters.However some of the characters seem to have been nothing but wasted space as they did little or hardly anything new to the story. This of course not counting Leon and Ada two Resident Evil Legends.The voice work is good with creative writing and quotes however again some of the characters just feels out of place and made you wonder why they even were put in the movie in the first place.I'm not saying this is a bad movie but I'm not saying it's a great one either. It just seem Resident Evil: Damnation was only made to entertain the fans which I am a fan of the series however this one just felt weak mislead and out of place in the Resident Evil world. If not for the weak characters in the movie it might have work it does have good action scenes but you can only do so much for a movie based on a hit series.I give Resident Evil: Damnation an 6 out of 10

It's been a long time since our little Japanese folks have made a CGI feature film boasting a successful video game in the racks. To be exact, if possible, you may have seen Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within (2001). It's a groundbreaking milestone for such films to improve with less mediocrity. And when it comes to reviving the Resident Evil films, it's the salvation. Starting with the first CG feature of RE titled Degeneration, the new sequel brings something if not good, refreshing to the tables. With its eye-candy CGI and sharp storytelling, Damnation is the best Resident Evil to date. Why does RE fans have to suffer from Paul W.S Anderson's live-action mash up? It's not just me that's saying this. We all somehow hate the franchise that this director made since 2000. We could've preferred George A. Romero's version if it wasn't because of staying too far from the video games' jaded narrative. In Damnation, we get a solid touch of the games' serious story. The film starts with a backstory of the American and Russian's civil war. Afterwards, Leon S. Kennedy (voice acting by Matthew Mercer) get sucked it on the Eastern Slav Republic determined to destroy the BOWs (abbreviated as Bio Organic Weapons). The BOWs have a master-slave relationship with the Plaga parasites, a jelly-looking infecting organism. The Plaga parasite may introduce gamers to Resident Evil 5, where it played a huge role. But in the film, it may introduce well for the plot.Meanwhile, another RE character Ada Wong (voiced by Courtaney Taylor) also disguises as a member of the BSAA under the republican President Svetlana (Wendee Lee). Ada's mission is to retrieve a sample of the Plaga. Other than that, she's under incognito.Resident Evil Damnation combines what's fun when playing the video games: The story is intriguing and thrilling, the voice acting is cheesy but otherwise good, and the action setup is over-the-top. I had fun with the Bluray version of the film, the CG elements has never been this jarring. Although, the camera setups looks like it's been ripped out as game cutscenes. Comparably, Degeneration focused more on escapism, and the story looks solid as its sequel.The movie made the video-game feel. There are scenes where we experience first-person perspective. There's no good and bad with it. Although we expect something more with the movie, other than seeing the characters do their exploit maneuver (fight scenes) to make the CG elements eye- popping without the 3D glasses. But the high-definition elements is not pretentious, it's a guilt-free ride.The only main downside is that it is less scary than that of its predecessor. Because it focused not on the usual zombies, but on the Lickers (creatures with vicious tongue) and the Tyrants (huge stomping creatures). But when it comes with the games, it's fatal to kill. All we could do is to plead with Leon to kill it for us.Now that my hands are down for another installment, Damnation is the kind of movie that hang RE fan for a sequel. It's a thrill ride and a technical breakthrough.

Another Resident Evil movie, not a live-action one but a CGI animated one. This one takes place after 'Degeneration'...sort of between 'Degeneration' and 'Resident Evil 6'.It's set in a small eastern European country going through a civil war. It's how a hero overcomes tough situations. This time around our hero,"Leon", really goes thru some rough times. A real 'Tour of Hell' per say. "Leon" is all on his own in this one. Alone. It's more like the situations similar to ones in the games."Leon" basically ends up in a country he's never been to. Initially, he gets to talk to "Hunnigan", but then he is cut off from all ties. He then goes around and gets dragged into trouble.Our "Leon" in this one is like the 'Resident Evil 4-ish Leon', with a increased human touchiness from 'Degeneration'. "Leon" is cool, but also has a sort of cuteness. He shows his real self when he gets in touch with a woman.The games these days feature "Leon and Ada". In 'Degeneration, we had "Claire", just like in 'Resident Evil 2'. So in this one they included "Ada" because the fans asked for her. She is a very mysterious woman character. Who is also smart and strong.If you remember, "Leon & Ada" did not appear in 'Resident Evil 5'. But it's obvious they lived their lives during that time. They may have had some contact but it's not very clear if it was a romantic one."Leon" wants to stop the proliferation of 'B.O.W.'s. That's his motivation, but "Buddy" confronts that principle strongly. The two are enemies pretty much all the way. A true friendship never really develops, but placed in the same circumstances, they start to understand each other a bit."Svetlana" the woman president of this country, is not necessarily the ultimate evil, she has her visions, but her methods are wrong.This is a very dark story so it helped that they had a funny character in the form of "J.D." A character greatly influenced by the American culture. He was my favorite.