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Cast: Terence Stamp, John Hurt, Sean Pertwee, Donald Sumpter
In the grim darkness of the 41st Millennium the only force that stands between humanity and alien hordes are the genetically enhanced super-soldiers known as Ultramarines. But when a select squad of scarred veterans and raw recruits responds to a distant planet's distress beacon they'll discover that a horrific evil has been unleashed. And amidst a living nightmare of chaos carnage and daemonic fury these steel battle-brothers must now survive the ultimate enemy: Themselves.
If you're a fan of the Warhammer 40K you already know that it consists of board games, card games, video games and books and I suppose this is one animation you have been waiting for. The movie has already gotten very mixed reviews, if you're a die hard Ultramarines fan, if you loved the books and everything else that was come out then I think you are going to have to have more of an open mind when seeing this film or you are going to be disappointed. I am not going to go into major details as to why some will be disappointed but I can say there are notable differences to the characters and the animation which might even disappoint non-fans is a bit below par. The animation is something that definitely could of been a lot better but other than that I think non-fans will find the story to be entertaining but I would think the main audience here were the fans.
Anything as popular as as the Ultramarines has to be handled with a bit of care because there are many fans watching and waiting to see what the final results are. Now don't get me wrong here, as a non-fan I enjoyed the film but I too felt that the animation was a let down for the most part but other than that I had a good time watching the film but I am certainly not the target audience here. What I can say is that my review is my own opinion on the film as a non-fan of the books ect... so I myself recommend checking the movie out. As for all the die hard fans out there I recommend going into this with an open mind and I am sure you will enjoy the film for what it is. I already mentioned that the animation could of been better but I also want to mention that the voice acting was fantastic, it takes the film up another level.
Available on DVD and Blu-ray, both come with Special Features that include:
Into The Void: Making ULTRAMARINES
Between Chaos and Darkness: The World Of The Space Marines
Creating The Daemon
Animated Graphic Novel - ULTRAMARINES "Prequel"
Trailer
You can order the DVD HERE and the Blu-ray HERE.
Released by Anchor Bay Entertainment
*** Out Of *****