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Warhammer 40k movie

IkonicIkonic Member UncommonPosts: 310
in Warhammer 40K: Dark Millennium Online

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1679332/

trailer  http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi4048656665/

Not related to the game, but I know there are some IP fans who will love this.

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  • HolyTrevorHolyTrevor Member UncommonPosts: 55

    still waiting for my copy to arrive damnit lol

  • UnicornicusUnicornicus Member Posts: 235

    The animation quality is... how do I say.. piss poor.  They would have been better off not making it at all. Trust me, I REALLY wanted to like it as I have grown up a 40k fan since 1986 when I was a young teen just getting into the hobby. I wish they would have hired whoever created the Mark of Chaos trailer. That thing is only 4 minutes long and it is so good it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Most defenders of the movie have stated that the animation was so poor because the funding were so poor. Is that the same reason the voice acting and story was so poor?

     

    Like I said, please dont think I am trying to troll, I wanted badly to like this as I have been waiting 24 years for someone to do this movie and what these people have created is not the answer. What it is is proof that people don tak this IP seriously.

  • jango1337jango1337 Member Posts: 217

    Originally posted by Unicornicus

    The animation quality is... how do I say.. piss poor.  They would have been better off not making it at all. Trust me, I REALLY wanted to like it as I have grown up a 40k fan since 1986 when I was a young teen just getting into the hobby. I wish they would have hired whoever created the Mark of Chaos trailer. That thing is only 4 minutes long and it is so good it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Most defenders of the movie have stated that the animation was so poor because the funding were so poor. Is that the same reason the voice acting and story was so poor?

     

    Like I said, please dont think I am trying to troll, I wanted badly to like this as I have been waiting 24 years for someone to do this movie and what these people have created is not the answer. What it is is proof that people don tak this IP seriously.

    Maybe because it's only 4 minutes long, compared to 70 minutes? 

    I just watched the ultramarines movie the other day and overall I thought it was a good movie, It's true the animation/cgi wasn't mind-blowing but it's not as bad as you're making it out to be honestly the trailers didn't give it justice. I guess we have different taste but I thought the story overall was good too maybe a little too much walking but other then that it was pretty good for a first attempt and a small company with low budget.

  • UnicornicusUnicornicus Member Posts: 235

    Excellent, sincerely, I am glad you enjoyed it. Looking back on my original post, it sounds inflammatory even to me, but, in my defense, I was so excited they were doing this movie and I just feel very let down. Yes, i think it does come down to taste and expectations, my expectations were obviously unrealistic. I never entertained fantasies of some Pixar gem, but I at least wanted good art and good voice acting. I feel like I got neither. What I wanted and what I got were just so dramatically different in every aspect, not just the animation. 

     

    I totally agree about the 70 minutes v 4 minutes comment. You really do get what you pay for. I would have clipped 50 minutes off the feature, went with a story that was tellable in that time frame and ramped up everything to do it justice is what I am saying. I thought every aspect of the film was subpar.

  • AvathosAvathos Member UncommonPosts: 155

    This movie is NO AVATAR, but from the 40K standpoint I believe it is master piece. I hope that GW continues to allow projects likes this one happen.

  • spookydomspookydom Member UncommonPosts: 1,782

    Not the greatest film ever made but good fun and well worth a watch.  Not the best story but sound voice acting from the British cast including Terrance "Kneel before Zod!" Stamp and Sean "There is no way I am getting back on that bas$"rd!" Pertwee. And GW actualy like it as well and that never hapenes.

  • SilverwatchSilverwatch Member Posts: 232

    I am a huge 40k fan and wanted this movie to show how great the 40k world could be. But I was dissapointed, the only thing that kept me watching was the fact is was 40k, I had to take a break half way through because of the sheer dissapointment in it. I love 40k a lot but the film was just plain bad, it portrayed the Space Marines as some foolhardy gung hoe marines who give shit to each other all day and that is not how they are portrayed in the books at all. Even in the horus heresy before the indoctrination of the marines they at least acted like a professional fighting force. When they are walking towards an objective or anywhere they walk in a line and do not bother to take cover at all! Humanities greatest fighting force? Not from this movie.

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  • GenoanGenoan Member Posts: 5

     


    I have just watched the movie and I enjoyed it. The animation quality is rather low, but there are some nice moments and I really love how all the Ultramarines Mark 7 Armours look, they are detailed  and all of them have different design (sometimes they seem to be alike, but when you take a closer look you see the differentiating markings). The story is simple, but it is in the spirit of Warhammer 40k , the voice acting is decent. If you like Space Marines you should give this movie a chance. All in all I think it is a proper Warhammer 40k movie, hope it will earn enough to get a sequel.

  • AvathosAvathos Member UncommonPosts: 155

    Originally posted by quotheraving

    Well on the plus side the backgrounds were good and the story was ok.

    However on the minus side the characters (the core of the story) looked wrong, their legs were far too long and they moved as though their hips were hovering and they related to one another in a really hackneyed fashion.

    Also (ok this may be a small point but I notice these things) their basic postures were balanced as though they weren't counterbalancing the weight of their backpacks.

    Finally they all had the facial features of a geriatric with Hydrocephalus so it was really difficult to even tell characters apart let alone empathise with them.

    And so they all blurred together into one big melange of ugly space heron.

    All told the animation floundered at (what's known in the CGI trade as) the uncanny valley, that uncomfortable point where it looks human-ish but just plain looks wrong.

    It would have taken an astounding story to counterbalance all that, but that was simply on the average side of ok.

     

    There were a few minor background inconsistencies (for instance: flamers don't use gas, they use a liquid called promethium and the crozius arcanum is incapable of doing what was shown), but surprisingly few considering. Also some elements of the architecture looked a little too much like game scenery where they should have been a little more believable for immersion purposes.

    I'd not rate this as a particularly good 40k film especially when compared to the DOW cinematics, and frankly the half finished live action movie was better, but it is at least ok.

     

    TLDR- Warhammer yeah otherwise meh

     

    A presurised liquid under a pin hole leak can be seen as a gas. 

    This is not directed to you... but I find it amuzing how many people think they know better how space marines will react or act better than one of the most recognized 40k novels authors of all time.

    A movie adaptation, MMO or a game per se of the warhammer 40k will not exactly  equal like the lore. There has to be compromises to make it work. If not will not be balanced, or even playble.

    When the orginal star-wars came out it was a absolute hit... and yet the special effetc were nothing compared with can be done today; however, if you ask star war fans... the substance of the orginal "old" star wars is much better than the ones.

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  • IkonicIkonic Member UncommonPosts: 310

    Originally posted by Avathos

    Originally posted by quotheraving

    Well on the plus side the backgrounds were good and the story was ok.

    However on the minus side the characters (the core of the story) looked wrong, their legs were far too long and they moved as though their hips were hovering and they related to one another in a really hackneyed fashion.

    Also (ok this may be a small point but I notice these things) their basic postures were balanced as though they weren't counterbalancing the weight of their backpacks.

    Finally they all had the facial features of a geriatric with Hydrocephalus so it was really difficult to even tell characters apart let alone empathise with them.

    And so they all blurred together into one big melange of ugly space heron.

    All told the animation floundered at (what's known in the CGI trade as) the uncanny valley, that uncomfortable point where it looks human-ish but just plain looks wrong.

    It would have taken an astounding story to counterbalance all that, but that was simply on the average side of ok.

     

    There were a few minor background inconsistencies (for instance: flamers don't use gas, they use a liquid called promethium and the crozius arcanum is incapable of doing what was shown), but surprisingly few considering. Also some elements of the architecture looked a little too much like game scenery where they should have been a little more believable for immersion purposes.

    I'd not rate this as a particularly good 40k film especially when compared to the DOW cinematics, and frankly the half finished live action movie was better, but it is at least ok.

     

    TLDR- Warhammer yeah otherwise meh

     

    A presurised liquid under a pin hole leak can be seen as a gas. 

    This is not directed to you... but I find it amuzing how many people think they know better how space marines will react or act better than one of the most recognized 40k novels authors of all time.

    A movie adaptation, MMO or a game per se of the warhammer 40k will not exactly  equal like the lore. There has to be compromises to make it work. If not will not be balanced, or even playble.

    When the orginal star-wars came out it was a absolute hit... and yet the special effetc were nothing compared with can be done today; however, if you ask star war fans... the substance of the orginal "old" star wars is much better than the ones.

    Merry Christmas!

    Totally agree on the lore aspect and the writing of Abnett. GW is very protective of their IP and would not of let anything slip by that did not fit in with what they wanted. 

  • maxebornmaxeborn Member Posts: 148

    I liked the movie a lot in both style and animations and amazing voice acting it was filled with lore and paraioid religious fanaticism in just right amounts. i give it 7/10 very watchable

  • zikenolzikenol Member Posts: 2

    the movie was alright

    couple things I didn't like

    1. the senior officers looked more like senior citizens

    2. the marines moved as if the suits were lightweight. I don't expect thunderous footsteps. but to me the armors are like the best part of any of the characters. They should be made to move as the look.

  • BishopMilesBishopMiles Member Posts: 33

    It was nice and all that they made a movie. It wasn't bad, but it really was all that good either. Now if it was something more like the Dawn of War II opening then it would of been badass because that opening really captured the grim dark universe of Warhammer 40k and the awesomeness of the Space Marines. I wish they would of used motion capture for their movie because the melee combat was just horrid and the voice acting should of been more profane and dark. In away the space marines reminded me of the clone troopers from Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network and that is not a good thing.

  • Southpaw.GamerSouthpaw.Gamer Member CommonPosts: 572

    I watched it the other day and felt like I was watching an extended cutscene from some old PC game from the early 2000's.  As someone who has no real love or understanding of the Warhammer franchise I can safely say this movie is terrible if not a fan of Warhammer 40K.  The visuals and over artistic view of the movie looked ancient for a animated movie and the plot was paper-thin and boring at times.  I was expecting a non-stop thrill ride of action from the title of the movie but instead got a game cut-scene the length of a movie.  A shitty movie.

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  • EkarosEkaros Member UncommonPosts: 367

    I think this movie was below mediorce, CGI was bad I have seen better by indie makers...

    Plot was pretty straight forward without anything special. Atleast there wasn't useless romantic subplot...

    Also it didn't give out much about lore, like why there is one squad flying in huge space ship?

     

    I thought Space Marines were suppoused to be ultimate bad-ass, who could swept though hordes of enemies, but they drop like flies... Why did they have those huge armours if they weren't any use or protection at all. Somewhat this left same feeling as Starship Troopers, which in book are super soldiers, but with movies they were made like normal foot soldiers from today in future setting...

    Why don't they make them be what they are in lore... If they want easily dying idiots they could make the same film in current day setting...

  • reploidxreploidx Member UncommonPosts: 320

    I bought it, and have to say i loved it. Not to mention i'm a big Ultramarines dork anyways, i believe Dan Abnett did a good job with the story as always.

  • StMichaelStMichael Member Posts: 183

    I was excited at the idea of the movie, but the trailers kinda put me off to it. Not only did the CGI look dated and unfinished, but a few of the lines of dialogue literally made me do a double-take and wonder if any self-respecting script writer would actually put that in a movie. "You are Ultramarines! You must be Steel. You must be Doom."

    I could forgive low budget CGI so long as the writing was half way decent, but lines like that aren't inspiring me to buy a collectors edition.

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