Halo films

[Hunterxl]

2nd Live action Halo clip (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33762) Saw it at WETA here in NZ, it's looking awesome, but I'm even more pumped for the HD.
Upgraded Brutes, Spiker Guns and OSDT's FTW!

[WalkerK19]

Wait a minute... did I just missed Halo first movie or something?!?!

[ZellFish]

No. There are going to be about 4 or 5 of these, according to the Wiki, released by the Halo Movie director, in unison with WETA (The digital arts company who did CG and props for LoTR and King Kong). They're using these to lead up to Halo 3's release, along with hoping to encourage studios to look at the ability being put into the clips.

The first movie is available, like this one, on YouTube, along with being available under the Halo section of your Xbox Live, under Videos and Media.

[Norsehound]

ODSTs? I thought they looked like MK IV versions of the cheif's suit (the ones that are going to appear in the RTS halo game).

[robnubis]

Nah it clearly said ODST's on their armour.

I have to say i really like it, so far its kept in tone with some of his other work, and i'd love to see what he could do with a feature length film...imo it could possibly be the greatest game to film adaptation ever.

[CoatedTrout]

They're ODST marines (http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/ODST) , the first video showed them gearing up.

[Hunterxl]

ODST's (Orbital Drop Shock Troops) are exactly like the storm Troopers in 40k (Better armor slightly better guns and Deep strike lol)

[Starfisher]

Or like Heinlein's Mobile Infantry.

[Dimension]

I got a distinct Starship Troopers and Space: Above and Beyond feel from that. especially the latter, what with the way the shuttles look and the near-future sci-fi thing going on.

neat!

[Giant Moth]

oOooh, Brutes.

[Starblade]

I thought they looked like MK IV versions of the cheif's suit (the ones that are going to appear in the RTS halo game).

I was sort of hoping they'd look like the MK. IV the main character wears in the Marathon series, as a homage (even though Wiki says the two games' armors have nothing at all to do with each other). Oh well. Maybe it'll show up as some custom armor in Halo 3's multiplayer.

[DeafMute]

Thats pretty nifty stuff.
Rather entertaining if I must say so.

Thanks for sharing.

[DatonKallandor]

How come they always portrait aliens as idiots in those movies?
Humans: Using cover, being fast, using tactics.
Aliens: Standing in the open waiting to be blasted.

[Akranadas]

Because the Aliens think Humans are stupid and weak for using cover.

[CoatedTrout]

And the brutes have liek supa amours.

Plus there's so few humans that they don't feel threatened by them.

[DatonKallandor]

They get cut down pretty good though. I don't think any species that survived long enough to have armor would not go for cover when the guy next to them explodes from bullet impacts.

[Zallis]

Yeah.... it seems foolish considering the whole point of armour, when you get down to it, is like a form of mobile cover.

[SquidDNA]

I could barely tell what was going on in this vid.

[CoatedTrout]

I could barely tell what was going on in this vid.

Neither could I, but it's a leak so it's to be expected.

Just wait for it to come out in HD.

[Master Chief]

A squad of ODSTs was engaging Brutes. Banshees were circling overhead blasting them with Fuel Rods, so they called in for a Warthog. A Pelican landed nearby and dropped one off, and two of them managed to get in it and retreat/regroup.

That's about what I could tell. As for why the Brutes were standing in the open, think about their name. They're BRUTES. They don't strategize or do anything clever. That's what Elites would do. Brutes just run out and kill. The most they do in Halo 3 is a Pack mentality.

As for the videos, I think they're really cool. I really like how effectively they're making Halo into live-action. It's really believable. I also like how detailed the UNSC stuff is. You can see more of that in the 1st video, where factories are making Sniper Rifles and Warthogs, and the Marines are gearing up.

[Rukoth]

Oh well. Maybe it'll show up as some custom armor in Halo 3's multiplayer.

Obviously aren't keeping up to date with Halo 3 eh? Heres a screen shot from future multiplayer of the game, well, couple screens:

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/image_viewer/frame_lead.php?pid=926632&img=29&sid=undefined

and SPF armor version:

Well actually it won't let me show a screen, just scroll through the pictures on that first link, theres a good picture of a guy in SPF armor in a multiplayer game.

there is also going to be elite custom skins...haven't seen those yet though.

[Starblade]

Erm, last I checked, Bungie hadn't said how many different armors the Spartan or Elite models could use, and you only showed one (whereas a gaming magazine, EGM, showed at least three). I know that helmet wise, the Spartans can use the normal Chief one, the Spartan 3.0 one, and one that looks suspiciously like Samus's off of her Varia Suit. Elite-wise, I know they have a few but can't think of anything specific, though if I recall correctly, one helmet covers the whole of the Elite's face. I can only assume you misunderstood me, because you were talking about the exact same sort of thing (different armors to wear during multiplayer), only I was hoping that Marathon's Mjolnir Mk. IV would be a choice to wear.

[Rukoth]

and one that looks suspiciously like Samus's off of her Varia Suit

Can you direct me to a picture of this armor that looks like samus's armor?

[Master Chief]

Look at the first picture you posted. That T-Shaped visor looks like Samus' visor. He said Helmet-wise, not Armor-wise.

[Starblade]

that helmet wise, the Spartans can use the normal Chief one, the Spartan 3.0 one, and one that looks suspiciously like Samus's off of her Varia Suit.

Helmet. Not armor. ;)

[Rukoth]

:) Ah, alright. Well I thought that armor looked more along the lines of the clones in Starwars or Bubba Fetts armor.

[ZellFish]

the announced armor variants are The Chiefs normal armor, CQB armor (close Quarters Battle (The full headed visor) and the EVA armor (Extra Vehicular Activity), shown with the "Samus" like helmet. CQB armor is mainly light, and for scouts\snipers. EVA is for drivers\Rocketeers\heavy infantry. Of course, that's just back story. It doesn't affect your online abilities.

[Norsehound]

The movie certainly spanks of WIP- the banshees were moving so fast I could hardly tell what they were (outside of an eyeblink).

As for Halo3, I suspect portions of the model will be customizable- specifically something like helmet from one body and chest plate from another.

There are several elite variants out... check it out on the Wiki. Elites, I know, at least have a version of the "full-face visor" that the chief uses.

[BeserkWraithlor]

How come they always portrait aliens as idiots in those movies?
Humans: Using cover, being fast, using tactics.
Aliens: Standing in the open waiting to be blasted.

Brutes, are well Brutes. They have very lethal and brutal weapons, but they are also very inaccurate. The Brute Spiker is only effective up to 40 meters, making it more inaccurate than any modern day weapon, so obviously they aren't too bright or skilled at making weapons. They need to close in to actually dish out some damage. Brutes are also overconfident. They have more strength than a Superhuman Soldier, so they are cocky.

[DatonKallandor]

So they are retards. When I notice that I'm too far away to hit anything with my weaponry, not to mention use my superstrenght to get some headsmashing in, I close in. Unless I've got the brain capacity of a peanut - but why the hell am I on a battlefield then?

[BeserkWraithlor]

Its a movie promoting Halo 3, and you are on the Human Side who is fighting a losing war, as you can tell most of mankind is destroyed you should see some reisistance and some payback. Also, those Marines are Elite Commandos, Helljumpers they should be able to kick some Brute ass.

Also, you see Brutes shooting at the marines at a close distance, the Marines simply had better reaction time and accuracy, which is what made them win the shootout.

The Brutes also called for air support, look at the part where the explosion knocks the marines down. They called in Banshees to attack, but the marines were lucky enough to survive with some wounds.

[ZellFish]

Its a movie promoting Halo 3,

No, No, it's not. It's part of a series of short films being produced by Neill Blomkamp , the director of the soon-to-be-in-production-maybe Halo 3 film. He's showing these to gain studio attention so that the project may be set back on track, along with promoting the Halo 3 video game over Xbox Live. They are also, more or less likely, designed to help fuel the hype, to help improve said studios interest in producing a Halo movie.

I mean, think about it. When studios see the fan base support, and the amazing sales for Halo 3, they'll get right behind the movie.

[DatonKallandor]

Also, those Marines are Elite Commandos, Helljumpers they should be able to kick some Brute ass.

See, Elite marines look more badass if they fight someone who's actually capable of putting up a fight.

[ZellFish]

Daton, Have you not played Halo? Although not depicted here, Brutes tend to be one of the harder enemies to defeat in the series.

[Rukoth]

In the books, the Brutes are a lot tougher then they were in Halo 2. A brute almost choking the life out of Master Chief upon his first encounter with one.

[DatonKallandor]

Daton, Have you not played Halo? Although not depicted here, Brutes tend to be one of the harder enemies to defeat in the series.

No and I don't intend to. And if those movies are supposed to have any success at all, they'll have to draw in people that didn't play Halo. And these people will wonder why the hell those aliens are peanut-brains.

Edit: Actually, that's not true, I did play Halo1 on a borrowed Xbox. Completely forgettable game experience.

[Rukoth]

You obviously didn't get past the first level.....

My experience with people who "hate" halo is the people who cannot play it.

Then they go around doing this :soul:

If you hate it so much. Don't come rant about it in here please.

And those were some pretty big aliens...they were suprised by the humans anyways, so thats why they weren't in cover.

[Rafta]

Edit: Actually, that's not true, I did play Halo1 on a borrowed Xbox. Completely forgettable game experience.
You never played coop then.
I spent years of my life to finish Halo1 on all difficulties with a friend.

[Rukoth]

On easy I could understand it not being "rememberable" but try that game on Legendary and it becomes pretty challenging.

[Sastrei]

Ugh, let's not get into the "Halo Sux" debate, plz.

Vid looks nifty, though hopefully a WIP as some of those fuel rod impacts seemed really crappy (and the wrong color, blue not green; yes, the lasers are blue I know).

Hehe, gotta wonder though, how that Pelican got in there and why not just jump in that and fly away. :)

-Stefan-

[Rukoth]

I was thinking that pelican was going to get shot down.

[Zallis]

I couldn't make out anythign aside from the pelican, and the brutes getting shot.....

[Hunterxl]

No and I don't intend to. And if those movies are supposed to have any success at all, they'll have to draw in people that didn't play Halo. And these people will wonder why the hell those aliens are peanut-brains.

Edit: Actually, that's not true, I did play Halo1 on a borrowed Xbox. Completely forgettable game experience. This is border line down syndrome, The fact that we are arguing why the brutes aren't in cover in the 3 mins of footage of that clip is absolutely retarded. For all we know they could have been advancing.

As for the Stat's on brutes they have so-so accuracy but excel in beating the crap outa you in close range combat (which is the reason they put bayonets on everything) so I've assume they where assaulting the OSDT's position and not just standing to be shot. OR the more LOGICAL reason was for dramatic effect.

[DatonKallandor]

The dramatic effect of random guys jumping to cover and shooting and stationary, defenseless black silhouettes - how impressive to the people that don't know Halo. :rolleyes:

See, dramatic effect is, when your heroes overcome odds stacked against them. Duck Hunt is not dramatic effect.

[Rukoth]

On top of that by the looks of it the Aliens were not expecting the humans. They were rummaging through wreckage when they came under attack. Probably didn't have time to get into cover even if they had wanted to.

Plus they had air support, were probably thinking they were giving them cover.

Daton, I doubt people not into Halo are going to over analyze and criticize it like you have.

Those ODST's called for evac. They probably got lucky killing those brutes.

[CommodoreKitty]

If people don't like Halo now, they probably never will. Regardless, it was a short cinematic that cannot be analyzed with any degree of accuracy due to being so short. Maby the brutes were advancing? Maby they were stoned? The point is they got shot and it makes a pretty scene. Stop overanalyzing it.

[Starblade]

It's not overanalyzing if you're wondering why the guys who apparently killed off most of the rest of mankind can't figure out how to use cover.

[BlackLabel]

Looked like a good ol B-Movie...

[Aldaris]

The fuel rod cannon impacts look green to me :P

[Starfisher]

Oh for fuck's sake.

You see, maybe, one second in total of the aliens "not in cover". "Oh this sucks look they're not following FM 90-10 for urban combat lol my e-penis just grew". We lack context for this situation, so we have no idea what or why they are acting the way the are. Yet this one second glimpse of alien behavior is enough to generate harsh criticism of a movie that isn't even made yet.

I think we just hit a new low.

[DatonKallandor]

I find it more saddening that people argue about the colour of "fuel rods".

[Win_Imperial]

Fuel rods are green. The pink spikes that shoot into the wall behind the ODSTs are needler shots.

[Harmanoff]

So anyway.. i thought that video was cool. :murph:

[Win_Imperial]

Sorry if this has been posted already, but this is the first movie for those of you who haven't seen it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5dbAwkVjq4

[Rukoth]

Yet this one second glimpse of alien behavior is enough to generate harsh criticism of a movie that isn't even made yet.

The only real harsh criticism is by the few on this thread that hate halo that bothered posting.

Honestly, this isn't a do you like/dislike thread for halo.

On to the movie. That first one Win_Imperial is pretty interesting.....the second one was more erratic. But from what I saw the Brutes were looking through wreckage when they came under attack. One of them had lifted up some junk when the ODST's first attacked.

The ODST's probably fired on the Brutes for cover fire and happened to take them out.

[Master Chief]

That seemed like what was happening to me, too. I thought that the fuel rod and the Banshees looked fine, they were pretty cool. However, I couldn't really see if it left a mark on the ground. The fuel rod "glasses" ground and stone on impact, melting the surface. Not that it really matters.

What I'm wondering is, what was tracking those ODSTs? Do you think it was the Banshees, the Pelican, or something else entirely? My guess would be the Pelican or maybe a UNSC satellite.

And seriously, listen to Starfisher. You can't say anything about what those Brutes were doing because they were in view for a few seconds before being shot.

[Win_Imperial]

I personally thought the needler shots were the coolest.

As for what was tracking the ODSTs, it was probally a UNSC craft because the symbols didn't look alien.

[The5thElephant]

I'm more curious about how strong Brutes and Elites will be in such a movie. Brutes don't have shields, but it still takes many hits into a fleshy area to kill them. However here it appeared that a couple shots into an un-armored area will work. While that is true for an Elite, I think Brutes should be more difficult to kill even if you hit them in unprotected areas (except the head which is insta-kill of course).

[Master Chief]

I'd have to agree with that. The Brutes are much stronger and larger physically, so it should take more shots to unarmored areas to take them down. Kinda like how it is in Halo 2 in terms of firepower needed, but maybe not that much.

[ZellFish]

I want to see a clip with the Hunters in it. Takes about 6 grenades and sustained turret fire to take one of them down. Let's see us some Helljumpers do that!

[Master Chief]

Oooh, that would be really cool to Hunters in this! The Hunters could run up and bash a Marine and send him flying as the others circle around and open up, pouring fire onto the Hunters as they spin around and fire their Fuel Rod Cannons, sending beams of death across the ODSTs positions.

Another thing I want to see is the Gauss Warthog and the Scorpion. Those would be really awesome, especially the Scorpion. The Elephant would just be beyond awesome, but it seems too massive in scale for something like this. They could just CG it though instead of building one like the Warthog.

[Sastrei]

Elephant? I missed something. :-|

-Stefan-

[Master Chief]

The Elephant is a new UNSC vehicle used in the multiplayer map Sandtrap. It's a giant mobile base, with respawn points, flag points, and machine gun turrets. It is also drivable, so it drastically changes CTF strategies. For example, you could do the old thing and just run from your base to their base, OR you could drive your base into their base and hop onto it to take the flag. Here's a pic:

http://images2.wikia.com/halo/images/c/c8/Elephantwr8.jpg

It's so cool. :D

[The5thElephant]

Yeah, and I'm the fifth one. :elephant:

[ZellFish]

Or, you know, if you drive your base into their base.. They can hop into your base just as easy.

[Sastrei]

Hah! Cool. Does remind of something from UT2K3 though... Oh well!

-Stefan-

[robnubis]

I dont see why people are looking for reasoning behind the actions and events in the short, its just a short.

These are basically an early glimpse at what the final film may look like, both visually and stylistically. Its primary purpose is to stir up interest in the halo movie, secondary use is promotion of the Halo franchise, currently Halo 3 could be said to be getting publicity from these.

I dont see this short as anymore than just a quick look at what an action scene from the halo movie will look like, theres no complex underlying plot, just running, shooting and driving :)

[SquidDNA]

So action scenes from a Halo movie will be poorly shot and confusing? AWESOME.

Shakycam is fine when you're trying to heighten tension in a scene that isn't already visually tense. But here we have armored soldiers running around and shooting. It's tense, alright? Unless you're just trying to cover up the fact that you didn't put a lot of effort into the set, let people look at it and ditch the fucking shakycam.

[robnubis]

Well if thats your opinion, I guess so. :)

I dont see how its confusing though, seemed pretty straight forward to me.

[Dark Angel N00b]

I dont think anyone can say that wasnt WIP, and look at the size of the screen your looking at, theres a lot crammed into such a small space. Give it time, this is far from the 'official' release the last one had.

[Hunterxl]

It's a leak that's why.

[Starfisher]

It didn't even have music, though I actually thought that was a good touch.

[SquidDNA]

I don't care if it's WIP or not-- they need to change the direction, in my opinion. We don't have a jumble of images from multiple cameras in a game, why should we have them in a movie about the game? It only serves to obscure. Maybe I'm supposed to be left wishing there was more, but I'm merely irritated.

I mean, it worked in Children of Men because there was ONE camera perspective from the time they started coming down the stairs out of the room where they'd stayed the night, all the way to the scene where the army starts resumes the assault on the building where she's been taken, and the "journalist shitting his pants" feel worked here. The man was running, absolutely surrounded by danger but trying to save the only thing in the world that mattered anymore, to anyone. Here we're looking at two elite soldiers trying to retrieve something under heavy fire. I'm not saying that's not a stressful situation just because they're elite, I'm saying that the "journalist" perspective only works if you're trying to immerse yourself into the role of a journalist along for the ride. It didn't work here.

Between this and the other thread, we probably ought to have a new one about shakycam. Sorry.

[Starblade]

Or, you know, if you drive your base into their base.. They can hop into your base just as easy.

The strategy comes from that, and the fact that the other base is also an Elephant, if I recall correctly.

[Langy]

Aw, why can't the other base be a Scarab? That'd be so much cooler;) Of course, that giant beam cannon on the Scarab would probably make short work out of an Elephant, but still...

[CoatedTrout]

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/14276

Proper quality version.

[Starblade]

Aw, why can't the other base be a Scarab? That'd be so much cooler

Wow, that's an awesome idea. It'd add a good bit of variety if Bungie had gone with Elephant vs. Elephant, Elephant vs. Scarab, and Scarab vs. Scarab modes. That the Scarab only has the one large cannon as a good weapon would make up for its lack of anything else.

[CoatedTrout]

Aw, why can't the other base be a Scarab? That'd be so much cooler

Firstly, I reckon it would be a tad imbalanced, since the elephant is much smaller than the scarab and only has a few manned turrets, while the scarab has an anti-everything gun.

Secondly, the elephant can only placed on one map, sandtrap. So I don't think it's worth it for bungie put such effort into making the scarab drivable just for one MP map. Of course, if they do impliment it into MP and it is balanced nicely, It would be great.

[A7K]

HD version FTW, looks really good when you can see whats going on...looks like they filmed on a spruced up paintball field, so id imagine any final film with full funding would have much better filming locations. The brutes and banshees are fucking cool....love the contant barrages hitting the ODST position.

LINKY:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/24179.html

[Rafta]

This really looks awesome, want to see more :D

[Master Chief]

Wow, the HD version is so much better. I just noticed the spiker rounds impacting the wall behind the ODSTs and cooling off, very cool. The Banshees and fuel rods looked a LOT better too. I could also hear the ODSTs battle chatter, and when they get in the Warthog I heard the beginning of the drumroll of the Halo theme.

[Mac_Bug]

Looks like another episode of Cops, maybe Fox can air it as When Aliens Attack

[A7K]

i actually like the style its more like miltary combat footage than cops macbug, i think that gives it a bit of credibility. The overhead view from the satellite or the pelican (whichever) gives a very military feel and the whole thing plays out like a skirmish documentary from and modern combat engagement.

[Mac_Bug]

Sorry but it doesn't impress, I think Saving Private Ryan and Blackhawk Down has pretty much set the bar for that type of thing.

[ZellFish]

Perhaps it doesn't impress you, but it looks pretty good to me. I am particularly fond of the entire "live action" feel of it, being that it's from a soldiers video cam.

[A7K]

I know it impressed the hell out of me, I like the soldier cam thing it puts you there with the soldiers in a way. And as much as i love SPR and black hawk down, the visual styles for those movies wouldnt work in the setting of an ultra futuristic battlezone i want gritty combat from the soldiers perspective, Black hawk down has that but its more from a third person perspective.

[CommodoreKitty]

It looks sooo much better now, as is to be expected. It looks real, were the ODST actors and the rest cgi? Anyway, if they are doing this to promote the studio, it is working.

[A7K]

It looks sooo much better now, as is to be expected. It looks real, were the ODST actors and the rest cgi? Anyway, if they are doing this to promote the studio, it is working.

thats what i guessed, the only non CGI aspects appear to be the ODST's their equipment and the Warthog> The rest appears to be tastefully done CGI work... looks good and doesnt smack you over the head with a sign thats says

3D!!!

[Civik]

Which is why it works so well.

It's rare to see some 3D except in big budget arenas that can fool my eyes. ;)

Maybe MS should start a movie distribution company if nobody will take Halo:the movie on.

[JunkyMonkey]

That video was alright but I thought it would have been cooler if they had the assault rifle from the original Halo game, and there was three of those marines, so that way one of them could have put that minigun on the back of the Warthog to good use and downed those Banshees!

And on the note of preferred shooting style, I'd like to see a mix of Children of Men and Band of Brothers action sequences. The one shot camera style at the end battle in the refugee camp in Children of Men was really amazing.

[Norsehound]

Still looks to me like a giant WIP clip to boost hype and to show off the content of what they have so far.

As a fan I could nitpick the clip for it's 'accuracy' to the rest of Halo's universe, but for now I'll just say I hope the final product has a lot more thought put into it than this clip displays.

A good start though.

[ZellFish]

And what exactly would you have done different, oh mighty director Norsehound? :p

IN related news: Halo 3 has gone gold! Link - http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12737

27 days. Also known as 3 weeks, 6 days, and about 12 hours!

[Sastrei]

Definitely has a fake feel (something about the film type), but the effects look much nicer. I love the fuel rod impact on the wall, made me flinch. :)

-Stefan-

[Hive_Node]

If Ironman got a thread for his trailer/clip why not this film?

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/last-one-standing/halo-sweeps/halo-sweeps.html

I'd say it looks good on some levels and bad on others. Either way it's going to make a lot of money.

[Holy Chaos Ryu]

Sorry dude, its not from the movie. Its a series of shorts produced to market Halo 3.

I was directed by the man they got to direct the halo movie, because now the movies been put on hold he hasn't had alot to do.

It was made on a small budget, and as such does not look as impressive as an actual film would. But hey, if this is what can be done with a reduced budget, just think what the film with its 148 million doller budget (presuming it gets taken on by a studio some time soon) would be like!

[trash.the.ego]

It was made on a small budget, and as such does not look as impressive as an actual film would. But hey, if this is what can be done with a reduced budget, just think what the film with its 148 million doller budget (presuming it gets taken on by a studio some time soon) would be like!

Boring? There's a reason some of the industry's best writers couldn't pen a worthwhile script, Master Chief would make the characters in the Resident Evil movies look like something out of Proust.

[Raver]

Last I heard the entire movie was on hold, that still the case?

[KON Air]

Nice visuals but tells nothing other then "Human soliders can't hold a 60 square meter area against some apes and a horribly disfigured gorilla".

[Holy Chaos Ryu]

Master Chiefs never meant to have been an interesting character. A cool one yes, an interesting back story yes, but personality wise no.

Cortana and the marines, in contrast as ful of life, and they provide the interesting characters in contrast to master cheifs dull one. The marines and Cortana are just as much as part of the story as the Chief. Therefore you have Him for the action scenes, and them for the talky scenes.

Also there were several scripts written that were considered to be very good. The reason the film fell through is because studios are nervous of video game to movie adaptions because of previous history and because of this Fox and Universal (who had joint distrubution rights) did a U-turn on bungie and microsoft last minute, leaving them with reduced rights to profit from the film, therefore not holding up thier end of the deal, and as such microsoft pulled out.

Edit: Also Peter Jackson is confident that with the release of Halo 3, the film will get back on track.

[Raver]

Master Chiefs never meant to have been an interesting character.

Im guess you haven't read the books? THe Master Chief is actually a surprisingly interesting character...to me at least. Sure Cortana is more intelligent and talks more, but I wouldn't go so far as to say all the Chief is good for is shooting stuff.

[Holy Chaos Ryu]

I've read the Fall of Reach. I am just of the opinion that the supporting characters are more interesting. I love chief to bits. He's atrue bad ass.

But badass does not an interesting character make.

[Hunterxl]

The spikes should explode like bolter rounds! Which they do in the game.

[Zir]

The games make me chuckle but movies would be good. I think five would be taking the piss, however.

As per usual though, every person who speaks is American. These things are better for Americans, that's who they're about - futuristic hyperyanks. Everyone else feels distanced.

[Starblade]

On a side note, the soldiers are part of the UNSC, the United Nations Space Command. I would think everyone in a squad speaks the same language, as I imagine it would be hard for a Spanish guy to understand his Russian speaking commander, who in turn can't understand a word the Italian guy is saying, who's long since stopped paying attention to the British guy and the Japanese guy because he just doesn't speak that many languages, and he'll be damned if he's going to try.

But damn it, space gorillas weren't interesting in Halo 2, and they still aren't interesting now. Though, they could be.

[Meatkin]

I'm sure I remember an Aussie soldier in Halo 1, so they might go down the route of different English speaking accents.

[Starblade]

They did that in Halo 2 as well. I don't think two soldiers had the same accent in that game.

[BananaMaster]

The clip isn't spectacular, but it does show that the director is willing to make it "look" and "feel" like Halo. I just have a false sense of hope that the movie [if there is ever one] reveals the true intent of the Spartan project just like the books, which would eliminate the lopsided and often done moral view that heroes are made to fight against a common evil. The movie needs depth... :read:

[{OGS}Sirius]

You know the Believe commericals they make it seem really peace ful after the war. Its like the war cleanse all racism crime etc.