Customer Ratings & Reviews

You would have to be a fan of the game Halo to enjoy this movie. I have played the game enough to know about the characters, and I thought I give this movie a try. Great story – it is about the beginning of how chief master was found and trained along with other "recruits." However, the budget may have been very low because the CGI looks terrible. I would have hired a Japanese anime company to do this and it would have come out better. The 3dCGI (like AJIN or Blame!) looks fantastic compared to this. The great script/characters/storyline can't make up for the awful CGI. Lastly, if you're a true fan, the live action Halo movie is far more enjoyable (than this.) That one was surprisingly good and if you only have to make one choice, get the movie.

This is a great little movie to go along with the Eric Nylund book. It pretty much gives the story of the original Spartan II's and does a great job of covering characters in the book. The animation is done in 343's terminal videos style from Halo 4, but a little more fluid. It's like watching digital art come to life. Highly recommend to the Halo enthusiast or someone who just wants to see the Master Chief's beginnings.

My nephew is a huge gamer, so I thought he'd like this movie. I didn't realize it was horribly done CGI until after we started watching it. With all the millions they've made off the game, you'd think they'd put that much energy into the game. Instead it looks like something made on regular persons computer using a common app or program. I've seen better quality CGI videos made by people on youtube. We watched the entire video just for the story line and because my nephew grew up playing Halo with his dad before he passed away. My nephew is a typical freshman in high school that thinks he's a comedian, and he's been acting out the glitchy CGI since we saw it. It's hilarious and better than the movie. The movie would be great for younger gamers and kids that like action cartoons, but older kids and adults will be turned off by the poor CGI. I seriously have flash backs to gaming in the 90's and early 2000's where you're stuck running into a wall, or a player being killed and the arms are in front moving like you're still walking. It's really that bad, but it's a great back story for Halo.

My kids love the Halo games so the movie is a nice add for entertainment.