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      Ultramarines - A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

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      Ultramarines - A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
      Jan 28, 2011 10:34:25 pm
      Just seen this at last!

      I'm not a die-hard of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, although when younger I had some friends who were very much into it. As such, I knew a little about the Space Hulk game, and the various different chapters of Space Marines. I also enjoyed drawing and painting combat scenes involving these characters.

      I was pretty excited when I found out they were making a film.

      It's a CGI film, featuring the voices of Terence Stamp and Sean Pertwee, amongst others. I really enjoyed the oppressive atmosphere of the film, and the gritty way the marines face the fact that they are to fight and die for their cause.

      I don't know what an obsessive Warhammer fan would think of it, but I personally found it loyal and well-researched.

      On the downside, I found it suffered from an obvious lack of funding. It was quite short (1h 10m), and it basically looks like an extended film from a video game, but I do think the producers made the most of what they had.

      Ideally, I think the universe is hugely interesting, and whilst it would never happen, it would be amazing to think what someone like Ridley Scott could do with it and a Hollywood budget!

      There's a website about it here if anyone's interested: http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/

      And a trailer:

      ULTRAMARINES Movie - Trailer2

      "You must be steel. You must be DOOM." Love it!

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