Resident Evil Becoming Feature Length CG Movie

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A collaboration between Capcom and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan will result in a full-length computer generated Resident Evil film, Capcom has announced.

Titled Biohazard: Degeneration for Japanese audiences, the movie will, according to Capcom, feature "groundbreaking visual effects and a brand-new storyline" and is planned for a "terrifying release" in 2008.

It is currently unclear if that "brand-new storyline" bit means the feature will deviate from the plot of the game, as Paul W.S. Anderson's live-action trilogy has, or if it will simply investigate another aspect of the franchise's ever-growing zombie-oriented mythology, which goes so far as to encompass zombie elephants.

Other unknown factors include Capcom's plans for distribution--theatrical or straight-to-video--and the timeline of international releases.

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    October 29, 2007 9:34 AM

    So how many people are going to be watching Beowulf 's performance to see if full CG, adult movies are finally ripe? Spirit's Within's failure at the box office killed interest for years. Polar Express wasn't much better.

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      October 29, 2007 9:43 AM

      Beowulf looks worse than both those movies did tbh =/

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      October 29, 2007 9:44 AM

      Final Fantasy VII Advent Children wasn't all that bad.

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      October 29, 2007 9:48 AM

      It's funny...I can't get behind the "look" of Beowulf...for some reason the CGI style of it just ruins any desire to go see it for me. Where on the other hand, an art style like The Incredibles has me hooked!

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        October 29, 2007 11:13 AM

        Same thing for me. I kinda think that if you are going for incredibly realistic CGI...why not just do it live-action if you have the money to do so? The Incredibles doesn't try to look realistic, it has a style on it's own that is appealing.

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        October 29, 2007 11:36 PM

        It's not just you. The graphics are incredible...on a technical level. On a visceral, emotional level they look fucking creepy. Going ultra-realistic with representations of real actors doesn't make sense. The cg characters simply can't express emotion even remotely close to the live actors. They look like dolls and talking dolls creep me out. Polar Express creeped me out. The Final Fantasy movies didn't though, but that's probably because they used made up characters, not the voice actors themselves to visually portray them.

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          November 2, 2007 9:40 PM

          I have heard from people who saw the footage in 3D that the technology actually makes all the difference. Yes, there's still a bit of the uncanny valley effect, but it is extremely lessened by the amazing reality of the 3D.

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      October 29, 2007 9:49 AM

      I will watch Beowulf... but I do NOT have high hopes.

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      October 29, 2007 10:39 AM

      Polar Express was a terrible movie but unfortunately made a huge amount of money at the box office, which is why Zemekis is doing Beowulf.

      In the end it's all about story, if it has a good story people will like it, if it has some pseudo-eastern philosophy junk like Spirits Within, then it'll bomb.

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        October 29, 2007 10:55 AM

        I disagree...

        Polar Express at the IMAX in 3d is an experience that I'll never forget. I enjoyed the hell out of that flick.

        And the textures were unbelievably well done.

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          October 29, 2007 11:09 AM

          If Polar Express ranks up with your unforgettable experiences, then I'd hate to be you, no offense!

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            October 29, 2007 11:22 AM

            Well, if you saw it in the IMAX and didn't like it, oh well. To each his own.

            Otherwise it was a great Christmas movie, and I loved the roller coaster sequences.

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        October 29, 2007 10:59 AM

        Sorry, it is a Japanese movie made for Japanese audiences. That means tons of pointless philosiphizing, 13 different subplots, and gaping logic holes all in 90 minutes of footage.

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