Alice (Milla Jovovich) has infiltrated Umbrella Corporation headquarters in Japan making Wesker (Shawn Roberts) go on the run once again, but not before injecting a serum on Alice that makes her “human” again. Fast forward six months later, Alice is now on the search for Arcadia, a place for survivors of the epidemic that gives them shelter and is virus free, but her search leads her and her companion Claire Redfield (Ali Larter) to Los Angeles where she unites with a group of survivors; Sergio (Angel Ortiz); Luther (Boris Kodjoe); Crystal (Kacey Barnfield); Kim Young (Norman Yeung); Chris Redfield (Wenworth Miller); and Wendell (Fulvio Cecere). Alice soon discovers that what she looks for is on a boat that is holding more than meets the eye, but before she can get there her and the rest of the survivors must make it out their hideout alive.

Resident evil: afterlife was a very generic action flick. Just like its predecessors, Afterlife didn’t really stand out among all the recent action films. The film always has a feel that everything has been done before. Several scenes even scream “Matrix” all over it, really, with an over the top action with plenty of slow motion sequences. But whatever the case is, the film just simply capitalizes on the name since it doesn’t really follow any of the plots of the games. Sure, they try to sell the audience that it’s “Resident Evil” but those who have ever been exposed to the gaming franchises knows the movies only have the zombies as their most common thing.

Again, Resident Evil: Afterlife is just an over the top action flick, but even then it manages to stay entertaining. Obviously, if gore and blood is your thing, there’s plenty of it. There is very to say about the story, since it just relies on shooting zombies and plenty of action sequences. Characters aren’t fully developed, but it’s really not surprising. The action is not bad, but it is not outstanding either. The acting just seems to settle at passable. When it comes right down to it, the movie will probably be enjoyed much more by hardcore fans of the franchise. Not that the current onlooker won’t enjoy, there just seems to be a bigger level of appreciation from the hardcore fanbase. Then again, if you have seen the past three Resident Evil movies then you know exactly what to expect from this one.

Resident Evil: Afterlife arrives on Blu-ray with a 1080p MPEG4-AVC (MVC encoded 3D) encode framed at 2.35:1. Afterlife looks simply amazing and is typical to Sony’s usual high standards. The image is clean and pristine throughout. Colors are natural and well reproduced with grays, blues, and reds standing out the most. The digital filmed feature does feature a particular glossy look that while it doesn’t pose much of an issue, it does take away from some of the detailing in the actors faces. Otherwise, details are rich and incredibly well reproduced. Looking around the picture you will instantly tell how rich detailing is all around, whether it’s the snowy terrain or the leftover of a once flourishing city, the image is strikingly detailed. There is some banding detected, but it is very minor. The image is clean of image artifacts or other video issues.

The filmmakers continuously touted the 3D work as that of Avatar, in reality it is not even close to it, but the 3D effects within Afterlife are decent at most. Yeah there are plenty of sequences where the 3D effects are good, but even with those sequences it falls short. Sometimes it is difficult to tell the 3D from the regular picture, there is just not enough depth within the 3D work to effectively display what the filmmakers intended. The film shows some signs that with a bit more work or perhaps a better implementation the result would have been another, a few scenes show a proper way to display the effects, but they quickly go by and we are back to square one. The film never truly finds a balance for displaying the 3D effects and it falls short. It’s a bit disappointing that the 3D couldn’t match the high quality of the video transfer. It looks decent, but nothing great.

Resident Evil: Afterlife arrives on Blu-ray with a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio lossless track. The track has done justice to the bullet riddled movie. It’s exactly what you would expect Sony to deliver, a pure sonic experience that simply sucks you in during the most intense action sequences. Dialogue is clean and clear throughout and never becomes overwhelmed by the action on screen. The rears handle every atmospheric and ambience effects with perfections and proper directionality creating a greater engrossing experience. The music freely flows through the fronts with great fidelity and crisp. But the highlight of this track is its well-balanced yet powerful use of the bass. Bullets rip through the soundstage delivered with great clarity and explosions will simply leave you satisfied.

Audio Commentary – Director Paul W. S. Anderson with Producers Jeremy Bolt and Robert Kulzer tackle everything about the movie in a good informational track. The filmmakers talk about the bringing a video game story to the big screen, stunts, Resident Evil as a franchise, making the movie in 3D, and more. The track is fairly generic and informative, but nothing extraordinary.

Back Under the Umbrella: Directing Afterlife – The cast and crew examines the work of Paul Anderson throughout the series.

Undead Dimensions: Resident Evil in 3D – The cast and crew talk about the challenges behind making the film in 3D.

Vision of the Apocalypse: The Design of Afterlife – The filmmakers discuss the importance of shooting locations and set designs.

New Blood: The Undead of Afterlife – The cast discuss the importance of great zombie makeup and the big role the zombies play in the movie.

Band of Survivors: Casting Afterlife – A quick glimpse at the casting of Afterlife.

Pwning the Undead: Gamers of the Afterlife – The cast and crew talk about the similitude between the movie and the video games.

Undead Vision – This is a picture-in-picture supplements that gives the cast and crew the opportunity to talk about the movie, the 3D work, the special effects, and more. Also, the viewers get treated with behind the scenes footage, storyboards, visual effects, and more.

Deleted Scenes

Outtakes

Sneak Peek – See a first look at Resident Evil: Damnation CGI film.

Trailers – The Virginity Hit, Faster, Takers, Salt, and Ticking Clock.

BD-Live Functionality

MovieIQ

Resident Evil: Afterlife is a fairly generic action flick, which isn’t exactly a surprise considering that last three films have been much of the same. Fans of the series should find no issues looking forward to watching this movie, it’s jammed packed with action and almost leaves no room for story, but then again, are you seriously looking for one here? It is what it is and you shouldn’t expect anything groundbreaking. The Blu-ray features a typical high quality video and audio transfer with a good set of supplements. As for the 3D, it is somewhat disappointing and it could have been better. There are far better 3D titles out there, but if you happen to catch a deal for the 3D version of Afterlife then by all means pick it up.