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Resident Evil: Vendetta is a fun, action-packed popcorn flick.

  Continuing on with our celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Resident Evil franchise, we come to the third CGI movie and one that was kind of divisive in terms of its reception. Vendetta had a ton of talent behind it, including composer Kenji Kawai, director Takanori Tsujimoto, executive producer Takshi Shimizu, screenwriter Makoto Fukami and supervisor Hiroyuki Kobayashi. On top of that all-star team, you had the legendary Kensuke Sonomura as the man behind the action sequences within the movie. All of the ingredients were there for success. I have to admit, I loved Vendetta the first time that I watched it. The rewatch just reaffirmed that for me. It's not a perfect movie by any stretch of the imagination, but it is a fun, enjoyable kickass experience.  Following an unsuccessful mission at an old mansion in Mexico, Chris Redfield enlists the aid of Rebecca Chambers, now a scientist, and Leon S. Kennedy in order to stop vengeful arms dealer, Glenn Arias. Much like Redf...

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