Resident Evil: Degeneration Blu-ray

Resident Evil: Degeneration

 (2008)

Action | Animation | Anime



A zombie attack brings chaos to Harvardville Airport. Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield who fought the sinister Umbrella Corporation during the Raccoon City tragedy 7 years ago, are back. In high-octane Resident Evil style, they're ready to battle a rogue warrior who is seeking revenge after his family was killed in Raccoon City. The deadly G-Virus is unleashed and a new mutated monster goes on the rampage. Will Claire and Leon be able to terminate the virus before history repeats itself?

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Starring: Alyson Court, Paul Mercier, Laura Bailey, Michael Sorich
Director: Makoto Kamiya

Resident Evil: Degeneration Blu-ray, Video Quality

 


Presented in 1080P high-definition, Sony Pictures has delivered a nice shot to the brain with this transfer. Framed at 1.78:1 (which will fill your 16:9 display perfectly), and utilizing the AVC CODEC, this is a nearly flawless presentation. I spot checked the bitrate throughout the movie, and it hovers right around 25 MBPS. Given the fact that this is a direct digital to digital transfer of a CGI movie, I can certainly say I was impressed with the video quality.

Although there are occasional daytime scenes, the majority of this movie takes place in dimly lit locales. Even in the darkest scenes, I could easily make out the finest details, and the depth looked almost 3-dimensional. Color reproduction covered a broad spectrum, and appeared accurate given the filmmaker’s intentions for various scenes. I did not detect any noise, digital artifacts, or line shimmering at any point during the film. On a side note, if you would like to see an example of stellar contrast, watch one of the scenes where the characters are walking through a dimly lit corridor with their flashlights on.

Resident Evil: Degeneration Blu-ray, Audio Quality

 


The only lossless audio track on this Blu-ray is an English TrueHD mix. Since the film was made primarily for English-speaking audiences, there is no Japanese track included on the disc. Unfortunately, that also means the poor lip-sync issues cannot be blamed on dubbing. Overall, the audio on Degeneration is excellent. My surround speakers were noticeably active throughout the movie, and my subwoofer received a much-needed work out (I haven’t been watching nearly enough action films lately). The sound engineers that worked on this film must have had a blast creating this audio mix, and I believe it’s safe to report this Blu-ray accurately reflects their effort.

In addition to the English TrueHD mix, we also have a French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Thai mix in 5.1 Dolby Digital, with a wide assortment of subtitle options.

Resident Evil: Degeneration Blu-ray, News and Updates

• Resident Evil: Degeneration Pushed Up for Saturday Release - December 3, 2008


• Resident Evil: Degeneration Gets Detailed - October 17, 2008


• Resident Evil: Degeneration Gets Specs (Updated) - September 2, 2008


• Resident Evil: Degeneration Coming to Blu-ray - July 28, 2008

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