{"id":24128,"date":"2020-11-22T17:03:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T01:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=24128"},"modified":"2020-12-17T11:39:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T19:39:15","slug":"review-resident-evil-afterlife-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/11\/review-resident-evil-afterlife-4k\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil: Afterlife 4K Ultra HD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Resident Evil: Afterlife<\/em><\/strong>, the fourth movie in the series, is another ho-hum entry with a mundane plot and thinly written supporting characters, though Jovovich is still in fine form and works fine for the role of Alice.<\/p>\n

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Resident Evil: Afterlife<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction<\/span>
\nSony | R \u2013 96 min. | November 17, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 11\/22\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Paul W.S. Anderson
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Paul W.S. Anderson (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Spencer Locke, Boris Kodjoe, Wentworth Miller<\/p>\n

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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailers
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Catalonian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Czech (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Hungarian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Polish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 5.1), Russian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/p>\n

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Sony Pictures provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
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Note:\u00a0The screen captures were taken from the Blu-ray disc and\u00a0do not<\/span> represent the 4K Ultra HD transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>In a world overrun with the walking dead, Alice (MILLA JOVOVICH) continues her battle against Umbrella Corp., rounding up survivors along the way. Joined by Claire Redfield (ALI LARTER), suffering from memory loss, Alice set outs for a rumored safe haven in Los Angeles. Instead of sanctuary, they find the city overrun with zombies, and a trap about to spring.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>The fourth entry into the series, Resident Evil: Afterlife<\/em><\/strong> is pretty much more of the same, just different location and more food for zombies with the supporting cast. There were some moments I did enjoy certain parts with the setting of a maximum prison but the downfall is in the finale, onboard a massive ship, with a fight between Alice and Mr. Smith-lite as portrayed by Shawn Roberts (the role was previously played by Jason O\u2019Mara in Extinction<\/em>), who really isn\u2019t all that intimidating.<\/p>\n

But as in the previous installments, some of the stunt work was respectable and I still like Milla Jovovich in the lead. Not going to say she was built for this role and can\u2019t see anyone else playing Alice, but she gives a character with no back story some strength and intensity. That said, it is a step down from Extinction<\/em> as at least that film did have a Mad Max<\/em>-like desert world.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Released as part of the Resident Evil: Limited Edition Collection<\/em>, the 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs are housed in a digipak packaging with cardboard on the front and back and plastic hubs inside.<\/p>\n

DISC ONE (4K ULTRA HD):
\n<\/strong>Program Alice: Activated (22:39)<\/u><\/strong> featurette and Trailers (4:12)<\/u><\/strong> for the Teaser and Theatrical.<\/p>\n

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DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):
\n<\/strong>Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt and Robert Kulzer<\/p>\n

Undead Vision (PiP)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 This is mostly comprised of the footage of the featurettes below…<\/p>\n

Featurettes:<\/strong> Back Under the Umbrella: Directing Afterlife<\/em> (6:43)<\/u><\/strong>, Back Under the Umbrella: Directing Afterlife<\/em> (6:43)<\/u><\/strong>, Band of Survivors: Casting Afterlife<\/em> (6:39)<\/u><\/strong>, Undead Dimension: Resident Evil<\/em> in 3D (7:27)<\/u><\/strong>, Fighting Back: The Action of Afterlife (5:31)<\/u><\/strong>, Vision of the Apocalypse: The Design of Afterlife<\/em> (7:28)<\/u><\/strong>, New Blood: The Undead of Afterlife<\/em> (7:31)<\/u><\/strong>, Pwning the Undead: Gamers of the Afterlife<\/em> (6:11)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Roughly 45 minutes of featurettes that provides an interesting look into almost every aspect of the film. I found the Undead Dimension to be the most interesting as the cast and crew discuss why the film was shot in 3D – and why it’s better because of it. The rest offers up your typical Making of and fans of the movie will want to check it out.<\/p>\n

Also included is an Outtake Reel (4:30)<\/u><\/strong>, Five Deleted\/Extended Scenes (6:48)<\/u><\/strong> that I found to offer very little and was rightfully cut.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Resident Evil: Afterlife<\/em><\/strong> lands onto Ultra High Definition presented with a 2.39 widescreen aspect ratio and a 2160p resolution from what I suspect was actually a 2K scan (upconverted to 4K). Even so, this release looks pretty good for a catalog title. There are some nice pops of color here and there though outside of the finale, tonally colors are geared toward more on the natural spectrum.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The original Blu-ray release had a standard DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track while this one gets the newer Dolby Atmos audio and doing a quick comparison, this is a modest difference between the two but it takes it to a new level providing clear dialogue levels and shows off more depth and a robustness for the numerous gun battle sequences that occur, particularly early on as well as Tomandandy\u2019s hardcore score.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Resident Evil: Afterlife<\/em><\/strong>, the fourth movie in the series, is another ho-hum entry with a mundane plot and thinly written supporting characters, though Jovovich is still in fine form and works fine for the role of Alice. The 4K UHD combo release comes with well done video and audio transfers alongside a good selection of bonus material.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The screen captures came from the Blu-ray copy and are here to add visuals to the review and\u00a0do not<\/span> represent the 4K video.
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