Kohler: I suppose it does do that -- the plot of the film leads directly to Resident Evil 5, so die-hard fans will likely scrutinize every last detail. The plot follows characters from the games, Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield, as they attempt to put down yet another outbreak of a manufactured virus that turns people into zombies. As someone who's just casually interested in Resident Evil games, I found Degeneration's plot to be entirely insubstantial, a paper-thin excuse to shoot grotesque zombies. I'm not even quite sure what happened. The storytelling was not good enough to hold my interest.

Snow: I couldn't agree more. It didn't feel like there was much advancing of the overall plot. Yes, the T-virus is still alive and kicking, and by the film's end, the characters have faced hordes of zombies, and defeated them. Doesn't that just sound like what has happened in every Resident Evil game?

Kohler: The whole thing's just bizarre. Degeneration is the Final Fantasy VII Advent Children of the franchise -- a movie that die-hard fans will likely defend, but general audiences will not get at all.

Snow: This is going to satisfy hard-core fans, and that's about it.

Kohler: And even they're going to be like, who are these plastic people?