![]() Creepy house, things go bump, everyone makes poor decisions. But this one is in Mexico for some reason? Sure.Ĭhris and the other military bros break up into smaller groups to search the house, and for a few minutes it seems like this might be a super credible entry into the RE pantheon. It also features Chris Redfield– a dude who should know better than to go into this mansion again. Kinda fun, right? Well, this takes place between Resident Evil 6 and Resident Evil 7. This was short lived.ĭirector Takanori Tsujimoto ( Red Tears, Bushido Man ) sets the stage for us with an opening sequence in what is very clearly the mansion from the first RE game. It was difficult to gauge crowd reaction, as I was completely alone.ĭuring this time I discovered that my seat could recline several inches, and in that moment I was happy. I’m still not sure if this was supposed to raise our appreciation of the film or merely function as an ad for the iTunes release the following day. It also spent five minutes veering into an ad for Ducati motorcycles, of which one appears during an aforementioned set piece. The second mistake was showing up on time for the screening, because in place of trailers, Vendetta opened with a fifteen minute behind the scenes featurette that managed to show off every major set piece of the film we were about to watch. I was unaware that it would be available to rent online the next morning, and this was the first of many mistakes I would make. I attended a screening of Vendetta in theaters, on the one night it was available. It was difficult to gauge crowd reaction, as I was completely alone. That probably shouldn’t come as a surprise, but here we are. The end product trips while attempting to clear that bar. Despite adding some talent pedigree to this project, the bar for Resident Evil: Vendetta is set reasonably low. ![]() Previous entries in animated spin-off RE ’s over the years have amounted to little more than editing together cut-scenes from the games and slightly upping the production value. That’s my starting point in reviewing yet another CGI tie-in film for a series that honestly needs less storytelling at this point. When you’re already burned out on the lore of a series, you’re not in the best frame of mind for diving into even more obtuse storytelling. Is it action or weirdness or poorly translated drama? Is it questions about humanity or rocket launchers or Jill sandwiches? It certainly isn’t zombies and it needn’t be horror either. Now that we’re in a post RE 7 world, I’m already unsure what even qualifies to make a piece of content Resident Evil -ish. I even reviewed a stage play based on the material for this site which goes some strange places. At this point, it spans dozens of games, a separate cinematic universe, and other continuities within continuities. Shimizu is best know for helping to bring The Grudge to life.Since 1996, I’ve sunk time and effort into the world of Resident Evil. The film will be executive produced by horror mastermind Takashi Shimizu. There is not yet a ton of new information about Resident Evil: Vendetta though reports from Kotaku point to the original storyline having a distinctive RE1 bent. Resident Evil 7, which has the subtitle of “Biohazard” is slated for a January 17 release, making next spring and winter sporting quite the RE theme. There also appears to be something rather supernatural about the group. The trailer features a group of three southern people who appear to be trying to get the game’s main character to eat human body parts. The news of this new movie comes on the heels of a new trailer for Resident Evil 7 which popped up on the net in the last few days. ![]() Resident Evil: Vendetta (Biohazard: Vendetta in Japan) is slated for a Spring of 2017 release in Japan and as of yet there isn’t a release date in the United States. The latest announcement by the company is a brand new feature length CG movie that is reportedly going to feature a brand new storyline. Capcom has used the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) to do a full court press for its Resident Evil franchise.
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