Resident Evil Degeneration: RE Retrospective
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Well, you guys asked for it. It is finally time to check out the Resident Evil motion picture.........well the first CG film. The jury is still out whether or not the live action movies are worth covering. So let's find out if Resident Evil can break out of the gaming genre successfully. 
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Another connection to RE2 is when Leon meets Claire for the first time, he tells her to “get down” and takes down the zombie behind her just like in RE2
I noticed that
There are several details here that fans of the RE games will enjoy:
1. Leon still using his Handgun from RE4 (AKA Silver Ghost), as his primary weapon.
2. Claire wearing red like she always does. Also the umbrella she picks up has the same colors as Umbrella Corp.
3. The organizations Terra Save and Tricell are not throwaway names that appear only in the movie, but are parts of future RE games too. The former is in Revelations 2 and the latter is in RE5.
4. Leon throwing a knife at G Curtis' giant eyeball is reminiscent of him doing the same thing to Salazar's hand in RE4. And since the RE2 Remake, the giant eyeball is now also a weak spot that can be exploited just like in Degeneration with Leon's knife to the eye.
Why it's called Resident Evil Degeneration?
Because Leon refuse to continue the Redfield lineage. Get it?
I wish he would but he’s too busy thinking about Ada. Freakin Leon, forget about Ada. It was never gonna work out anyway
I knowwwwwwwwwwwwww
@@sirgreg7124 exactly
Leon joins Degeneration X
@@sirgreg7124but have you seen her in that red dress?
At this point nobody in the RE universe should be surprised or be caught off guard by a zombie outbreak now. They should be teaching kids in junior high how to deal with zombies and everybody should be carrying magnums and rocket launchers with flame and acid rounds readily available in God damn vending machines.
plot twist, in the next game we will play as zombie fighting kids with magnum and rocket launchers
Actually that brings up something that I found interesting but wasn't really touched on in the review.. I liked their interpretation of a world 'woke' to viral zombies and BOWs. At first I thought it was bullshit that the security guard falls for the classic zombie bait scene, but thinking about it more it makes more sense considering that there's now protesters and activists dressing and acting like zombies and making the concept of it happening seem highly unlikely, so you go to remove the troublemaker, then before you know i-BAM! Patient 1.
A new Resident Evil game taking place in a High School? Maybe have 2 main characters being a 17/18 year student and a teacher of some sort? I like the sound of that, it can bring in the "the characters aren't use to this situation" and it can give us a setting we don't see to often from the RE franchise.
@@palindinX plot twist! The high school was built on an old castle owned by a crazy person. Cue elaborate puzzles like to go from the gym to the cafeteria you need to collect 5 mythology themed keys.
They got there eventually with Revelations. At that point it was all worldwide knowledge because of Terragrigia. But, look at our own real world news on any given day and you can see that knowing about a problem doesn't mean we're smart enough to deal with it properly, even if we know how.
It's not fantastic but it's a hell of a lot better than any of the live action movies.
It's an ok watch but nothing special. But yeah, compared to the garbage fire live action movies it's a masterpiece.
Resident Evil 1 and Extinction are far better.
The notification appeared and I stopped what I was doing and clicked.
I didn't think we'd be getting any more RE Retrospective videos
what were you doing? xD
Same. I was on the phone with a patient and I hurried to get off so I could watch!
@@Sugar-qo4dl I think I was just browsing Facebook. Been a bit under the weather so haven't been doing much. But as soon as I saw it it made my day
@k u me too. And it's a masterpiece of a series. I've watched so many of them multiple times. I'm so sad it's ended, although I'm glad he's decided to do the movies too.
Would love to see some other games tackled too, maybe MGS, Final Fantasy etc
@@DoodlesGaming he's stated that he'll keep them going so long as the franchise continues and since we also get a new CG film for every sequel game, there's more to come but they'll be few and far between from here on out.
I'm also crossing my fingers he examines other franchises, like the Silent Hill series, down the line.
1- I went back to enjoy that Claire scene more times that I care to admit. 2- PLEASE review all the movies. 3- Damn that Claire scene is fine!
Hopefully you didn't pleasure yourself to it. Which I am sure some Claire fanboys have probably done.
same.
I love how you say you’re worried about being put on a watch list talking about how you love the gore.
Like when I was playing wolfenstein 2 I told my wife how it was cool that the dead bodies don’t disappear. She asked why that matters and without thinking I said “I like admiring their corpses.”
😂 I can’t help it. I love violent entertainment!
HAAAA! Yeah, I've had a few of those conversations before.
Corpses help me keep track of where I've been. Nothing strange, just a handy tactic. And I enjoy admiring the blood all over the walls, but mostly it's about tactics, I swear.
that's why RE2R was amazing for me, completely disemboweling a zombie and it just staying there was pure gold
I think unspawning zombie corpses would be great for immersion, up to a point though
I seriously can watch all these RE Retrospectives from Avalanche Reviews over & over again. No matter what the topic, you can always count on the writing being top notch & great quality for both audio & video. Despite the fact he’s as big a fan of RE as myself, the opinions stay objective where the reviews are concerned; sans random tangents (which are usually correct anyways). I always love seeing new installments pop up, & I recently started the Max Payne retrospectives! Keep ‘em coming dawg!
There a reason you must say this? Hero worship is cringe a fuck.
Darth Bane sometimes people just want to spread good vibes :) nothing wrong with that
Darth Bane yes there is a reason I say that. Which is that these videos are done very well, which is what I said, as well as that even when I rewatch them after some time they’re *still* good. Unfortunately for you, putting your two cents in just to be a hater ass bitch not only makes ya look like the ignorant chud y’are , but also shows how badly you crave attention. Someone has *to be* a hero to deserve “hero worship”... put your opinions in where they deserve to be. If u wanna hate on anyone for no reason, call your mother.
Who’s Darth Bane?
@@vincentpari88 some frump that was on here hating on my original comment- nothing of importance.
I thought this was a good shot at finally getting a real Resident Evil movie, but the biggest issue I had was how useless they made Claire. Leon had all the action scenes, while Claire was just like...there and had one moment with the slow-mo gun throw.
That's true. They kind of had her babysitting that girl the whole time and never did much else. I think that might have played into the dynamic of Leon taking the military route and her being more diplomatic.
Yep Claire was fine in this
As hell
As fine as Alyson Court herself...Mm!
Pure sex
I’m sorry to break this to you but did anyone else notice that she put on a lot of weight compared to her last appearance?
@@TheBengalDragonso? Still a total smoke show
It was definitely a film that relied a bit on nostalgia and, looking back, does feel like a retelling of the RE2 story but it was certainly an entertaining one through & through. That and this having THE most gorgeous character design for Claire to date makes it a decent treat for the fandom and a win in my book.
I was anxiously hoping you would do this & I'm really glad you decided to tackle the CG films. Thanks a bunch & I look forward to to the other two retrospectives in the near future.
That moment Leon threw his gun to Claire in the airport. That was friggin' awesome. That was such a major callback to their partnership back in RE2 and I loved it.
Was that a RE2 flashback with Claire using a shotgun? CANON BREAKING!
Yeah, guys at IMFDB.ORG pointed it out
My favorite parts of the movie were the scenes in the airport when the characters were moving through the administrative office areas, the dark and cramped corridors led to a really creepy atmosphere that lent itself well to the kind of horror it was going for. This movie was pretty much my first exposure to much of Resident Evil, and unfortunately that's the same story for Dead Space with its... less than stellar movie.
I like this movie. It's fun, and most of all it's pretty decent, which is saying a lot for a video game movie. My only real complaint is that aside from that one scene where she more or less turns into Deadshot for about ten seconds, Claire doesn't really have any other parts where she's actually fighting. It's relatively minor though and doesn't really deduct from the quality of the movie. By the way, if you don't know, there's actually a cell phone game based on this movie. I haven't played it but I've seen it in action and it doesn't look all that great.
I am also Tyler
I love the focus on Terrasave in this movie. I always enjoyed how Claire chose to become more of a freedom fighter and disaster relief volunteer and this movie actually explores that really well
This movie actually got me into the series story back when I was too terrified to play the original games. I remember falling in love with this B movie schlock cause even to an outsider of the series it was just damn entertaining. It's some good "turn your brain off action" that gave me fond memories of hurting my shoulder trying to do Leon Kennedy combat rolls while playing cap guns with my friends. Great review man :)
@AvalancheReviews Something that I noticed character wise in the writing, Angela is an alpha version of Helena Harper. (Think of Elza Walker and Clare Redfield).
Heck they share the same voice actress. An over attractive woman that has a sibling involved from a government conspiracy that ask Leon for help. By the end of the story, their family name is cleared and have a flirtatious attitude toward Leon.
I wished I played Revelations 2 for the outfit mods on PC because Claire's Degeneration outfit is fantastic. Much like the Damnation Leon body armor look I wished was a real outfit to wear.
I think Angela is the cousin to Helena lol.
I totally forgot Terra Save began in this movie! I'm glad Resident Evil Revelations 2 used this company for Claire again!
It's cool that Capcom acknowledges this and the second movie in Revelations 2. Overall, Degeneration was an ok movie. It's got Alyson Court, so that's a reason alone to watch it)
Oh cool how does it reference the second movie in revelations 2? I vaguely remember something like that. Was it the foreign language on the air horn?
@@ericholysword8306 There was a news broadcast in russian that covered the events of Damnation
I remember reading somewhere that the CG movies are supposed to double as bridges, explaining setting developments between main entries in the series.
Haven't ever seen the third one yet, though I do own this and its sequel. Guess I better get to it before you do. =)
This was actually my first "R" rated movie that I got to watch. Since I loved playing the original games as a kid, this was a pretty cool take on the series that I enjoyed. Great video btw!
Thank you!
An unexpected retrospective but a welcomed one as a of your videos
One major problem I have with the series after RE3: Nemesis along the super human characters is the rapidness of mutations. For me this sucks
Yeah, I can understand that. It bothered me too.
My favorite part is when Leon sees Claire for the first time sense RE2 and says “get down” it’s such a well placed call back
Great video. Your videos and sphear hunter's videos on resident evil has really opened my eyes to how great this series is.
So great that you're reviewing the CGI movies. I used to have the tie-in mobile game for this movie and it was kinda impressive to have a somewhat full Resident Evil experience on the go at the time. I think my favourite is Resident Evil: Damnation but less said about Resident Evil: Vendetta the better lol xD
This is the best of the three, for sure. Though the Ada/Madame President scene in Damnation is perfection. Damnation just gets a bit bogged down with the story, drawing out scenes for far too long with pointless dialogue. Vendetta... let's just pretend that never happened. I'm not sure how they went from hiring the guy who directed The Grudge films, with the intention of making a scarier movie, to ending up with more unbelievably ridiculous set pieces and plot elements than any of the live action movies (which I do like for what they are). Vendetta even goes out of its way to make Leon unlikable, in the same way 6 did with Chris. It is practically identical.
As a side thing, you gotta wonder why they made Rev2 Claire so bad with Natalia, after 2 and this movie showed how good she is with kids.
I guess she was bad with Natalia in that specific moment because of an adrenaline rush because they had been following Natalia forever by then, and since Claire was the hotheaded confident girl we knew, I guess she lost it at the time while Moira was the more chill one, so she was able to keep it together with Natalia
I haven't seen this film yet, so I'm not going to watch this one yet, but here commentating to let you know I still support you!
I can’t believe you’re doing these now. I’m pumped for this!
Was not expecting this video. Nice.
Also good on the accurate use of "Nippon".
Would totally love more videos like this, fantastic job!
Awesome stuff! This was a nice surprise. Hoping you do more!
I Just admire your dedication on these videos. Nice, Nice work!
Can't forget Senator Armstrong first appearance before he got his big glow up
Dang. And I was worried it would be over with you taking care of RE. Thx so much for analyzing the CGI movies (the true movies!) as well. Please proceed. We want to hear/see more!
Best Resdent Evil youtuber
Yes, along "Score PN"!
Well VCG is not bad also
Resdent of evil is good too
Him and Residence of Evil. Those guys are awesome too :)
8:25
I enjoyed this bit way more than I should.
Great video!!
The plot in some ways even feels like a prototype of RE6, with the action kept to a reasonable level. Hell, both have Leon meeting a woman played by Laura Bailey, who in turn have a sibling that gets mutated as part of a conspiracy plot regarding the Raccoon City incident. Only difference is the villain is just a knockoff of William Birkin, and doesn't get weird Lego Transformer powers that defy everything established in the series.
Nice work on this, and you bet your ass I wanna see the rest covered by you! This is exactly as you said: a fun popcorn flick with some familiar characters that played it safe. I really enjoyed this movie and it just reminds me even harder that Alyson Court is THE voice of Claire. That Careless whispers part had me laughing pretty hard.
Thanks man! Yeah, Careless Whisper jokes will never get old........hopefully.
New to your series, and I must say, it is very enjoyable to watch; just finished binge watching all of them (took me the whole day), so congrats on your hard work, it really pays off and your passion really shines through.
Degeneration has always been a guilty pleasure of mine, like I know it's bad but I can't help loving it so much. I think you hit the nail about everything there is to say about the movie and I am curious to see what you have to say about the other movies of the series.
Keep up the good work :)
Thank you so much! That is awesome to hear.
Definitely do the other two! I'd love to hear your thoughts on Damnation and Vendetta (clearly the worst of the 3 unfortunately)
I follow your mindset on a lot of the points you make in these videos. I particularly appreciate your take on how it being a movie means that you have to take liberties with the slow and empty parts of the game, which is something I've held for a long time. I see a lot of people say that they want to see a slower, more game-feel live action RE movie but I don't think that would translate too well on screen, but I do think that they can do something like a multi-part series sort of like American Horror Story maybe if they'd want to continue making seasons. I believe the only way to get something like that right would be to allocate a lot more run-time than a movie can provide. (Maybe Netflix wont disappoint us? I won't hold too much hope though.)
When the first live action Resident Evil came out I had a little enjoyment out of it because it seemed like a one-off plot with game relatable moments, and corny but effective action scenes to move the plot further (I still get a kick out of the laser hallway and love how it always gets reused :P) but then it started trying to mesh in with the game's story while overwriting other parts making the actual characters bland and just sorta there to support all-mighty Jovovich. If the movies had scrapped Alice and instead used the main characters from the game as the lead protagonists, I think the movie would have been at least more entertaining.
Pretty surreal to see my profile in the video hahaha. I saw this movie way back when it came out but I don't remember much about it. I think I'll have to marathon these movies since this has piqued my interest.
I first saw this movie a few years ago and it was a pleasant surprise, in no small part because Claire Redfield is my favorite RE character. My biggest complaint is that the opening 30 minutes are the best part, but then the story becomes a bit less compelling the moment we move from the airport to the lab. That said, many thanks for this review and I hope that you review the next two movies as well. Damnation was also quite good (Vendetta not so much).
Yeah, the movie drops off after the big outbreak.
Wish there were more one liners like "where is everyone going... Bingo?"
Defo do more, Iove your stuff and would love to see more.
I loved this movie man. Got it the day it came out on DVD and bought the special edition Blu Ray later. I venomously despise the live action movies and can’t even stand the idea of somebody enjoying them as “dumb fun.” Seeing a proper film made about Resident Evil, regardless of quality was a godsend to me as a teenager.
You should also check out Resident Evil 4D Executer. It’s actually the first CG film but was never released outside of Japan. Very creepy!!!
It's been a while since I've seen this... also I'm excited for that Dino Crisis review!
Resident Evil: Damnation was pretty fun, good video as always.
I would love to see you take a quick look at the DS port of RE1, it's pretty damn impressive
Great review,when i saw the title I thought it would be about the RE:Degeneration game
Loved it! Both your review and the movie itself. I hope you cover the rest of the movies.
Say, have you ever read the novels? The S.D Perry ones. I think they're great at adapting the games, considering they weren't done with the series in the 90's yet.
If you ever have the time check them out. If you're a fan that jus want more RE goodness I promise you won't regret it.
I've read Zero Hour and The Umbrella Conspiracy so far, and I enjoyed both of them! Hoping to pick up City of the Dead sometime soon...
that was a surprise! the retrospective is not over yet! please do a video of 4d executer haha! Greetings from Argentina.
Definitely do more of these movies. Watched this one when it came out on Netflix years ago, but never got to watch the others. Interested to know if they're worth a watch!
In my opinion degeneration was the only decent one. I tried to watch the second one and couldn't even finish it and never attempted the third.
This review is great please review more RE CG movies.
At the end of the movie as Claire and Leon parted, someone said that hopefully, the next time they meet, it would be in better circumstances. Considering this to be canon, it really got to me. How bittersweet that they would meet and team-up again, but part ways when the crisis is over. I loved the game (RE2 original, haven't played the remake yet) and the characters feel quite real to me.
This came on TV when I was younger with my grandma, she knew I liked stuff like that, so she put it on, and she even thought it was called Regeneration thinking something good would happen, and then the intro sequence happened and the the title revealed Resident Evil Degeneration, I had a good laugh about that.
I really do like the cg films, give them a watch whenever the T-virus chill gets a hold of me
Is it so wrong that I only want to see my boi Leon? So I'm waiting for your next RE Filmtrospective!
First watched this as a kid and liked it a lot. The whole airport segment scared the hell out of me as a kid
I picked a hell of a time to watch this one, what with Corona keeping things in lockdown.
Please continue this, I really wanna see a review on Vendetta :P imo that made the live action movies look good.
Solid video dude, give the rest a go. My brother has thoroughly enjoyed them though he says they're a bit odd in places, considering I ordered the three of them together off of Amazon, I hope they're serviceable. Was not aware of the first CG film though... Looks rather strange by the dvd cover, though I've learned not to judge films of any sort by that notion.
I would love a video on the live action movies, if only to have a look back at how much was changed / was weird.
This was fun to watch. Thanks
oh man I cant wait for your thoughts on the 3rd CGI RE movie...
"Welcome to the Resident Evil.... retrospective." Damn I missed those words so much. And hell yeah I would love to do this for the other two movies as well, because Ithink each one of them is pretty different style wise (they are all action schlock tho and i love them). Would love to see your take.
Love degeneration and the callbacks (even with the mess ups like Claire having the shotgun in racoon city) these movies give me hope for RE movies on general.i love that they made a mobile game like RE 4 but based off this movie.ive always wanted to play it.
Been waiting for these! If you are gonna do one, why not do them all
How could you skip 4D Executor?!
really enjoyed this ,,,,are there/can you do video's For Damnation and Vendetta ? please and thank you
I love that you're covering the movies 😍
I kind of wish we would've gotten a bit more of Claire and Leon in Raccoon City like in the flashback it showed during the movie
Love the Resident evil games and the Resident evil movies 😍 my most recent movie was with rebecca chambers 😊
I remember going, "Rebecca's in the movie! MUST FIND IT." The CGI movies are, in my opinion, better than the live-action movies, but not as good as the games.
Hey man any excuse to hear you talk about RE some more is a good one
Also I have never heard of 4D Executor and now I am very intrigued
Yes! More retrospectives!!!
I have to admit guys
The Zombie sound effects in this movie is If demons raised up from the underworld
I remember watching this movie several years ago but I didn't remember that the animation looked like it does. I had to do a double take because I wasn't sure if it was the same movie or not, lol.
4:45:Leon's over there playing real life house of the dead
There was a mobile game spinoff for iPhone, but it was removed a long time ago. It was pretty fun to for 99 cents.
Thanks I love your videos man.
Fuck yeah! Thank you
Hell Yeah man... I can't wait to see you do the other 2 RE CGI movies. I wanna hear your thoughts on the subject.
I thought you were going to talk about the iPhone game based off the CG movie >.>
I remember playing it after I saw it and it was a very cut down RE4 kinda game but it was relatively fun for the time
But anyways another awesome video ^~^ I love seeing more Resident Evil Retrospective
I wonder if there's a way to play that right now
You're still at it after reviewing every RE game ? Im proud of you man
What can i say, I'm determined.
I love this movie, Claire is one of the best characters in the series and I feel her role got played down a little, but I do realize that they were saying she's not in the physical fight now.
Leon to me is never very impressive, he always comes off as dull or trying too hard.
Good video, good to see you trying something different, and I'm sorry, I always seem to just watch your RE content, though I have watched a few others and I'm always impressed with your content.
Yes please do the other movies too
I think I speak for everyone that when you finish the RE movies you move onto random RE fan fiction you can find on the internet
So pirated copies of the live action movies?
Curtis Miller was Roger Craig Smith's first RE role a few years before he voiced Chris.
good job dude! 🤘
Nice to have you back. Yes, the games would translate poorly into movie format, if too direct. There's ways to create a tense film with some horror to spice it up, though, which would be a better RE movie under the lens of the feeling the games convey.
As you said, the cg movies are more like RE 4 rather than being like 1 or 2, or even 3, which is a tad more actiony. And it's only going to get worse, just like the games. The last one had some of the most over the top action scenes I've ever seen, which was fun, but makes for a rather poor experience for anyone wanting any amount of classic RE.
YES, YES AND YES, it was awesome, I had to repeat the scene of Claire's wink. Damnation and Vendetta please
even if there are some similarities to Birkin, I really like G Curtis' design! the long spindly arm and the retractable tail makes it stand out among other mutations, and kind of like the 3rd form of Birking I think it stikes a good balance between grotesque and badass
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the other movies!
This movie was fun but Damnation was cooler with the Tyrants killing the mind controlled lickers, I never saw Vendetta.
You should review them all.
I would say the brother is this movie is better written as he has a very believable reason for being angry and even though he g-mutated, I didn't feel he was the same as Birkin because we got to know who he was before G, not only as G.
This makes me happy
First CGI was pretty good, second one was easily the best, and the third is such a goddamn cheese fest it's hard to take serious which is unfortunate because the characters look great and some of the action is pretty cool but god dammit there's so much stupid shit in that
And Vendetta went all out with the gore, and it's awesome.