![]() ![]() The temperatures are enough to burn all life to a crisp during the day, while vast canyons and barely breathable air make movement a challenge at the best of times. Once this rag-tag team of soldiers comes to the Halo Ring with their nuke to destroy the Covenant’s only source of this terrifying element, they just have to deal with the inhospitable conditions brought about by the Ring itself and its close proximity to a star. Characters fit into the fairly standard military movie clichés, from the cocky jerk who has a problem with authority, the father who just wants to make it home to see his kids one more time, the female soldier, who despite her training and considerable skill is regularly referenced as needing to be saved, not one, but two hard-ass no nonsense squad leaders and, of course, several nameless soldiers that nobody seems to care about after their deaths. ![]() Locke and his squad are forced to work hand in hand with Sedra’s own local soldiers and there’s an instant, if rather clumsy, clash of personalities and egos. Luckily, (or more accurately because after completing their test, the Covenant doesn’t seem too bothered about covering up the evidence or eliminating witnesses), it’s possible to track the element used in this weapon to its only source in the entire universe, the shattered remains of a Halo Ring (Halo 1 reference). The Covenant has a new weapon, one which seemingly only targets human DNA, leaving other races alive. What follows is an attack revealed to be more of a test. The film kicks off with Jameson Locke and his elite team of soldiers investigating terrorist activity on the colony of Sedra when a certain alien species familiar to even casual Halo gamers makes its appearance, (although, this is a mercifully brief appearance as the CGI used is unquestionably lacking). Halo: Nightfall is the first release from Animatsu Entertainment and has already enjoyed a great deal of success since its release on DVD less than two weeks ago, reaching the Number 2 spot for new releases in the UK charts and hopefully it’s only the first of many successes for the company. Prolonged war between humanity and the fanatical alien alliance known as the Covenant has ended with a tenuous treaty.’ Originally aired as a five episode mini-series, Nightfall serves as an effective prequel to Halo 5. It did seem really low budget, though, and I have to ask myself what is the purpose of a low budget sci-fi series pilot which brings nothing in terms of story or characters? It only prepares an even less worked on series, right? Update: didn't realize that "the pilot" was the whole first season.Anime Reporter hops up and down and tries to remember which button is for throwing grenades before settling down to watch Halo: Nightfall, the live-action film set in the same universe as the Halo video game series. Bottom line: forgettable, but not that terrible. As a complete noob, I had no idea who MasterChef (he he!) was and what a Halo was. Also, it didn't really say anything about the Halo universe. As I have not played the game, I have no quarrels with that aspect of the movie, however it did seem that it had nothing to do with how a specialized fighting force would behave in the 26th century. Other than that, the plot is predictable, but not terrible, the acting is good and it kept me watching it, even if I knew how it would end from the first half of the movie. So basically, an entire setup for a medieval like quest, only on an alien world. It starts promising, detailing the threat and "the mission", it shows the characters, then they all go to an isolated place where technology works against them. The worst thing about the pilot is that it is not that sci-fi. ![]()
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