Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - Part 4 [Available To Watch]
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ii Stryker
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CambriaRising
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yes and it leaves white scarring.
but thanks for playing.
Not always. What a silly thing to complain about.
Victim? What the hell are you talking about? Seriously you're having a one man conversation because I'm not on whatever you're thinking. I said what I had to say, there wasn't any douche intent behind it. If you or anyone else takes it that way then so be it, I can't do anything about that but that wasn't my goal. I wanted to know so I asked. No crime in that. Relax.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Oh come on. Nobody is buying that.
Yeah, pretty sure that isn't the main VA.
I dont get the complaints.
you guys know me to be a critical ass lol, and I hate 90% of the shit out there, but this was flawless movie directing to me. just incredible.
That elite was just truly terrifying, great suspence, built tension....just incredible stuff.
and master chief was done amazingly well. I don't know too many other directors that could pull this off to be honest.
well done.
Edit: Oh yeah and nice music too.
you guys know me to be a critical ass lol, and I hate 90% of the shit out there, but this was flawless movie directing to me. just incredible.
That elite was just truly terrifying, great suspence, built tension....just incredible stuff.
and master chief was done amazingly well. I don't know too many other directors that could pull this off to be honest.
well done.
Edit: Oh yeah and nice music too.
18.
ElRenoRaven
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Aw someone is upset. Anyone else get some angry PMs? lmao
Cuban Legend
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MC is fifteen? hory shet
anyone have a timeline of Fall of Reach, id love to know how old they were as they went through the book.
Zeouterlimits
Member
You're kidding me.
"I'm the Master Chief" sounds a lot better than "Call me the Master Chief", like it's some nickname he insists on being called.
What planet is this academy supposed to be on? The whole last survivors on the planet thing confused me, as I think I was imagining it was somewhere on earth the whole time.
ElRenoRaven
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I wish I was. LMAO
"Look dude I don't know you from Adam and don't care what you have to say about the issue. Nor do I care what anyone else has to say about it. My intent was not foul and I stated my case. Drop it. There's no point arguing in an open thread ruining it for everyone else.[/QUOTE]"
That's exactly what I sent to you and one other person because I didn't want the thread to get ruined. If that's angry then whatever.
OT: Do you know if they have plans to continue the series? I know there are only these episodes thus far (one more to go right?) but after that have the announced anything in the live action area?
frontieruk
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would appeal to the COD crowd, so was probably put forward in a pilot study to appeal to a larger audience
1) Usually when operating on the field the Spartans are divided into teams (blue, red). He could've said "blue-one out" or something like that. It would have been more militaristic and realistic. There's a clear protocol considering radio transmissions and I've got the image Spartans usually were quite by the book regarding these things, thanks to the incredibly hard and long training.
2) When identifying himself, he could've just said his rank and designation. No "You can call me Master Chief", instead "I'm Master Chief", "Spartan 117" or "Master Chief". Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, the armor should really have something that indicates the rank of the soldier, and the cadets should be able to recognize "Ah, he's Master Chief, better follow his orders".
ii Stryker
Banned
not necessarily a complaint, just an observation. Its like I said I realize they have a limited budget and I'd rather see Elites and Hunters than battle damage from the needler.
=P
Same.
I wonder if people besides kids will discover Halo now thanks to this web series or if it is just fans consuming.
Ein Soph Aur
Member
The name of the planet is Circinius IV.
timetokill
Banned
It should've gone like this:
Lasky: "Who are you?"
Spartan: "Call me 'xX BallSnipez420 Xx'"
Lasky: "Who are you?"
Spartan: "Call me 'xX BallSnipez420 Xx'"
The P of Poland
Member
Well, since he was talking to Kelly, he should've said "Cyah Sistah"
lololol
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
Just paid off the LE, feels good man.
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Episode 1 and 2 suffered from whiny-kid-protagonist-syndrome, but episode 3 was pretty awesome with teh destruction of the space elevator.
ChimpBottle
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I thought Master Chief was just a title? Is he already the rank of "Master chief" at that age?
Demoncarnotaur
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Ok. first let me clarify something. Are you asking for examples of something I have done out of genuine curiosity since I tend to be specifically critical about things, or because unless I have something good my critiques are void? If its the former, ok, fair enough, if its the latter... well others have covered that.
Honesty time: I wish I had the talent to get the things inside of my head on paper. It seems all my friends have the talent, but sometimes they don't have the ideas.. So sometimes we work together, make projects, etc. I sketch a lot, but I really have nothing to show for it.. nothing good anyways. And I certainly have no professional experience working on a film or props. That said, I am going to school for filmmaking, its a passion of mine, and I tend to have a critical eye, especially on the art side of things.
I mean no disrespect to the artist who have worked hard on this project.. Some things are all to the eye of the beholder, and for me some issues bug me. To others they may be nothing. But I fully respect the production here, and I also understand there was a limited budget. Like I said, I am passionate about this type of stuff.. I'm not throwing critiques out to diss, I am bringing them up for conversation points. This stuff is really interesting to me, and I love talking design. I may not have the hands on experience, but I hope to someday.
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So yeah, I might not have much to show, but I really don't think that makes my opinion less valid. Are those who play games only allowed to dislike them if they made them?
But anyways, how about work from a friend of mine instead?
http://i.imgur.com/e6lrG.jpg
He sculpted and painted the Raptor.. Its movie accurate... Done on a small budget and looks fantastic. So what I am saying is I do have a general understanding of certain things, and definitely have a passion for them.
ElRenoRaven
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That's one thing bugging me. Well besides the dialog. It's a title and if I weren't being lazy right now I'd look but I could swear that he hadn't gotten that rank yet by the Fall of Reach. I'm probably wrong though. I really need to go back and read Fall of Reach again.
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Watching episode 4 and goddamn I want a live-action movie of this.
Dang! Thought that he'd made a real soldier being the prophet of the lord who read his OS agnostic tablet and all.
He's mentioned as being Master Chief during the mission when Sam gets killed (right after they get the MJOLNIR suits) in 2525.
ElRenoRaven
Member
I do agree. This does show the real potential of a Halo movie. Despite the dialog issues and other minor things since Episode 3 I've been enjoying the hell out of it. I really have. They got the action right and the suspense with the elite was well done.
Sadly I just never see us getting a true Halo movie. I really don't.
Ah ok then. So I was wrong. I guess it's just the referring to yourself the way he did that bugs me then. It just seems weird.
SquiddyCracker
Banned
What they've shown so far could easily be turned into a blockbuster if they hired some decent actors and upped the budget for costumes/weapons (it's still a bit plasticky, but that's understandable).
The Elites, the energy swords, gun fire, ships - it's all looking big screen worthy already.
To be fair, it's a rather obscure bit of info because prior to that it wasn't really made explicit (as in "you're now MCPO") as far as I can tell. The SIIs graduated as PO Second Class, so presumably he is made a higher rank as squad leader, but again it's not mentioned explicitly until the following events and then only mentioned as MCPO once. :s
ElRenoRaven
Member
Ah yea that's all coming back to me now that you mention it. I still think I'd kill to see Fall of Reach as a movie first. In fact I'd prefer to see the books made into movies over the games to be honest.
2517 - John etc are kidnapped ~6 years old
I suppose you can work it out from there, but then we also don't know how long they've spent in cryosleep over the years either (maybe not too significant in the grand scheme).
ElRenoRaven
Member
Oh yea. Someone's going to last long here. I can just tell. And by here I mean this thread btw.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
What exactly is the excuse for Forward Unto Dawn being better than most (if not all) movies based off video games.
This is in the hands of a pretty much unknown producer/director.
It's low budget.
It is a made-for-web-series movie.
Contains generally unknown actors except the Narnia girl.
And yet it manages to be better than all the crappy Tomb Raiders, Resident Evils, the Uwe Boll abominations, Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (lol!), etc.
Is it the close involvement between 343i and the producers? Microsoft breathing down their backs wielding whips?
This is in the hands of a pretty much unknown producer/director.
It's low budget.
It is a made-for-web-series movie.
Contains generally unknown actors except the Narnia girl.
And yet it manages to be better than all the crappy Tomb Raiders, Resident Evils, the Uwe Boll abominations, Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (lol!), etc.
Is it the close involvement between 343i and the producers? Microsoft breathing down their backs wielding whips?
The P of Poland
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No. It's Halo, and is by default better than all that other stuff.
I would kill for a movie adaption of Fall of Reach.
We also know how to spell. Not sure you'll mesh with us.
Anyway, E4 was incredible. The series has just gotten better and better with each episode. Love when that happens.
soulassssns
Banned
It is a rank like you said
Cuban Legend
Member
I'd kill to see who portrays Halsey in that sweet sundress. MMMM BOY
Demoncarnotaur
Member
I think its a mix of things, first and foremost the actual look of the armor.. Basing it off of the armor from the anime seems to be a bad move..it just doesn't look right, it comes off way too cartoony. Especially compared to Halo 4 armor. On top of that, the actual paint application mixed with the material the armor is made from just comes off looking like plastic unfortunately. Same with the visor, which looks a ton like the Halo 3 Legendary edition helmet. It has a weird mix of looking cheap and not cheap at the same time.
Another issue is the actual lighting and way the armor was shot.. Im sure the lighting could have been made more complimentary towards the suit, same with the cinematography. It just comes off on screen as cheesy, and it reveals a lot of the suits flaws. He just kinda looks like a really tall guy awkwardly running around, emulating action hero's while in a really expensive Halloween suit.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Mass Effect deserves better.... much, much better.... than something like Paragon Lost.