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Neil Blomkamp’s Halo Short Film

Posted on Wednesday, July 11th, 2007 by Peter Sciretta

Halo 3 Short

Okay, so we wouldn’t normally post a commercial for a video game but this one is different. It’s a live action commercial for Halo 3 directed by Neil Blomkamp, who was announced by Peter Jackson as the director of the Halo feature film. The studios were unhappy to hand the big screen adaptation to a virtual newcomer (he’s done commercials) and the project has since fallen into development hell. This short film/advertisement also features special effects done by Peter Jackson’s WETA Digital. I went in wanting to love this. I wanted to stand up from my computer chair furious at the movie studios who obviously couldn’t see vision if it smacked them in the face. But truth is, the short is not very impressive at all. It would have been impressive if it was fan made. But I expect more from the guy who was almost given hundreds of millions of dollars to make the feature film. I want to see a Halo movie, but it has to be done right. Check out the short after the jump.

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  • Hey Peter where is your review for Harry Potter?
  • CyberFaust
    i was hoping to see the spartans but i really can't complain. Excelentness.
  • Dylan - actually just working on that now (it's late, I know I know).
  • postSSRI
    Your right, Peter... that "Short Film" was lame. No sense of excitement or awe. Where's the magic?
  • Jacobi
    I really like the first few seconds, when the ship is slowly moving in front of the sun, but the marine "lock n load" sequence was just boring, way too much like an amateur rip off of "Aliens".
  • Wow, you're right. That was dull as...dishwater I guess the phrase is. At most, the director should get a chance at a direct-to-DVD feature or something for the Sci-Fi Channel, but directing a big-budget videogame adaptation? No way, not unless Peter Jackson was the de facto director (like the Wachowskis and V for Vendetta).
  • I'm glad to know that you are working on the review.Everybody is saying how great it is.
  • Stryker412
    Looked more like a commercial for Discovery's "How Things Are Made."
  • Nick O.
    Haha Stryker that's exactly what I thought!
  • Steelo
    eh. I liked it.
  • Jon
    Doesnt look that good. On the other hand, it could have been worse. It sort of reminds me of the trailer for IMPS the Relentless. If no one has seen it, it is an amazing fan film of Star Wars "Imperial Military Personal Stories" The trailer is probably one of the most epic trailer Ive ever seen. Go check it out www.impstherelentless.com
  • Sean
    Hmm...give this guy proper funding, and I think he would do MUCH better. I think YouTube has a few of his videos that he's made that are really good. He just needs the backing and I think he'd do a fine job...that or just let Pete direct 8]
  • anne non ee muss
    give this guy proper funding, he'll probably just make more replicas
    of video game paraphernalia and then have six- not just one- cork-dressed
    soldier standing in the middle of nowhere. boring.
  • Sean
    The guy has potential.
  • sal
    its impressive
    it has a 80's action fim vibe
    i wonder what filter he used
  • The_E
    Starship Troopers anyone? I really don't think a Halo movie will ever be made. If it ever does it will be on the same level as Resident Evil.


    Out.
  • I'd give it about a 4 out of 5 personally... I really like how well the CG fits in with the almost homemade look....it makes it feel much more realistic than the usual big budget, Bay/Bruckhiemer look ;)

    What I'm more curious about this director, and the possible Halo movie is how well will they portray the human element....still no way to tell from this little teaser and his prior commercial work.
  • John
    Seriously guys, its a two minute trailer. What were u expecting, them to show the best bits of the movie. Its just a teaser trailer. Just be grateful that something Potentially good came out the craptacular pre production of the feuture film. Seriously sometimes i think some of u guys have nothing better to do but whinge.
  • Albsilk1
    I thought it was good, considering the low budget he has to work with. The only thing I didnt like was the cheap look of the soldeirs! the halo armor did not look right on those small guys. They should have used some bigger men like footbal players or something, the armor would have looked better. I would love a HALO movie. I think it could be like transformers, if done right and wioth a huge budget.!
  • jerry
    yea first off, its not suppose to show anything, its not supose to me a trailer for the possible movie if it was it would be called a trailer, its a short film just to show what hes capable of and to the truth it really dosent look half bad, its possible he might be keeping a dulled down effect to keep it close to the game, i trust bungie knows what there doing and if there is ever going to be a halo movie, they will make sure its done right
  • If they make Halo into a movie, and it sucks, I'll just go ape shit. I've had wayyyyy too many grunt blood baths and hot, blue AI fantasies to see this movie bust.
  • Kyle
    i think it looked awesome. it had a black hawk down feel and it looked great.
  • jake
    albsilk1, i reckon its good that the soldiers are scrawny. they look more venerable and make the "movie" more real and life like it emphasises the difference between them and the elites.
  • franks
    Even though this was probably a pilot for the movie i think they should go all out CG with Halo. not disney CG but rather like final fantasy spirits within CG. ya it may be kiddy but theres somthing that real humans lack in halo. it will be hard to replicate the vibrant colours of purple and blues in a non CG movie. Oh a good example would be the new trailer for AVP 2. when isaw the ship flying through spac i thought "OMG thats halo." Do i think Neil should direct it? no! let neil handle the CG side and peter handle the directing. this is not a movie you want to screw up on. if neil screws this up it may end his career and it may piss off a whole lot of halo fans. This isnt the time for the box office to risk hiring the wriong guy. Play it safe for this one keep Neil head of CG and peter head of directing. I pray to god they dont screw this movie up. i love Halo and i found the second halo dissappointing.
  • Meh. Nothing special, but it could have been a lot worse. personally, i agree with anyone who says that even though Neil is fine, someone wit more experoence should direct such a well-loved...thing with a good plot. the f/x were fine, but it looks to "held-together-with-duct-tape" instead of how I envisioned the real-life Earth of Halo: less Discovery-channel-ish.
  • but ive gotta say, it'll be better when he has more than 5 bucks, his friends and peter Jackson
  • MrG
    Hello!
    Neil Blomkamp est parfait pour Halo!En plus épaulé par Peter.J, la crème du fx est réunis pour faire découvrir à tout le monde l'histoire de Halo.Le scénario de Halo est trés détaillée, pas seulement dans le jeu mais aussi dans le livre.C'est un défi tout de même ,Halo est une histoire longue et sa va être difficile pour nos réalisateur de regrouper la jeunesse du héros(John),et la fin de Halo.
    JUMP IN!
  • Leto
    I love Halo but I want to know if you are making another video could you show a little more action if you know what I mean.
  • MrG
    Yes !!I love Halo to!Neil is a great producer for this movie!!
  • paul
    This guy could pull it off, but he obviosly just did not have much of a budget on this, and you can't pull this off successful withoyt a budget. So in my opinion, it was a budget thing.

    Paul
  • Creig
    I think Michael Bay would make this movie tremendous .
  • shane
    see if anyone's game enough to try a remake of the second aliens film in some way. This just looks like a fan remake of the same styliistics and designs. Something original please. This low brow gun toting snot is dull.
  • Chad
    The whole thing would've been a lot better if the end lived up to the suspense being built by showing the soldier suiting up. I mean we see that "earth" is losing the fight, we' need to build more weapons/pelicans/warthogs/UNSC's...we see hundreds of guns, helmets, suits being people in mass production...dozens of warthogs..we even see more than one soldier being readied for war..then we get one lone guy standing still in the middle of a war and he isn't even LOOKING like he's ready to fight, he's standing there like he's waiting for a door to open, only he's outside and shit is blowing up around him! Had be been down on a knee, in a crouched position or perhaps shooting at someone..then this woulda been awesome..or surrounded by brunts...face to face with a brute...ANYTHING.
  • its impressive
  • apppl
    i agree....lame
  • warren croft
    either way he killed district 9.........work of art
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