Resident Evil: Death Island [Blu-ray]

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Genesis of Death Island (HD, 9 minutes) - The animated filmmakers behind Death Island line up to chat legacy investigating a monstrous fish that is killing whales in the bay. With the help of Chris Redfield (Kevin Dorman) and Rebecca Chambers (Erin Cahill), that the merely minor upgrade the 4K presentation provides doesn't come as a disappointment. Colors exhibit a touch more richness to my eye and

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 injury. No bruises. No sweat. No scrapes. And very, very little blood. And that's with Jill and her teammates being absolutely smashed and bashed 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. Resident Evil: Death Island 4K Blu-ray delivers stunning video and reference-quality audio in this excellent Blu-ray release

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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 Actually Death Island doesn't seem interested in doing much more than serving up a buffet of familiar but tasty treats to its famished The action is decent too, not quite tapping into that sense of limited ammunition that added tension to playing the games, but still affording a palpable threat through the new method of infection, which sees the virus spread in ways the protagonists simply can't keep up with. Of course it ultimately all gets very silly and over the top - it's now par for the course that bad guys decide to become giant mutant super-opponents as their rather ridiculous endgame - and the main female antagonist, aside from dressing, erm, like she does, loves her preposterous acrobatics (see the early bike skirmish) - but that's the benefit of these animated products, they're allowed to go wild, it's part of the fun factor.

boss fight with nigh invincible heroes getting tossed about by a behemoth that would shatter every bone in their bodies were the battle remotely

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.