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A while ago I posted the trailer to Halo: Helljumper, well now it has released episode one.

Episode 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O51Uu_F-T8Q

Episode 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMez_uh5d18

Post what you think:

BushWookie^Camper 12:20, 18 February 2012 (EST)

or just check out Halo: Helljumper (film series). :) — subtank 15:00, 18 February 2012 (EST)

Episode 1

Halo: Helljumper

The acting was pretty good, I must say. There were a few parts where I could not hear what they were saying. I'd give it a 7 out of 10 when rating it from 1=lowest, 10=highest.--Spartacus ^{Talk • Contribs}

The SFX seem to be good so far, but there's a noticeable drop in quality in other places. The acting ranges from pretty good to pretty bad. Felicity's actress is the best, but Gage is particularly stiff, even when he's supposed to be dying. All the others don't seem spectacular. Also, the film tends to drop us randomly in places without explaining where we are or how we got here. For example, the recruitment center isn't established to be away from Gage's home, making it feel like he walked to it right next door to it when he left his dad. The training mission is also never established to be a training mission at first either. Initially, I thought it was their first combat mission, then got confused when their Sergeant suddenly appeared and explained the exercise. It's also never explained how Gage outsmarted the ODST. And lastly, the film cuts a lot out from the short story. The bombing at the bar that inspires Gage to join the ODSTs is deleted, and Sarge has him sign up from them while he's still in boot camp. The initial awe at first contact before the Covenant is explained to be hostile is cut out, as is any hints of Felicity's orientation. I would say "good for a fan film", but fan films can do much better than this. Helljumper isn't especially bad, but it falls very short of what it could do. Tuckerscreator^(stalk) 22:00, 31 January 2012 (EST)

Basically agreed. Brilliant effects, though. --Dragonclaws^(talk) 02:42, 1 February 2012 (EST)

Episode 2

Meh. They fight. Not very deep. Hopefully Elites will be cool when we see them. Tuckerscreator^(stalk) 17:01, 17 February 2012 (EST)

Episode 1 was better, but still the series isn't that great.--Spartacus ^{Talk • Contribs}

I expected more fighting scenes, but hey, they did a pretty good job in animating those Jackals. —S331 _{(COM • Mission Log • Profile)} 08:19, 18 February 2012 (EST)

I can't say the acting blew my socks off, but it is a fan film. I might have done some things differently, but I'm really in no position to criticise that. On the whole, I still enjoyed it - it had a bit more action that episode 1, and is presumably building up to the grand climax. -- Specops306 ^{Autocrat Qur'a 'Morhek} 17:36, 19 February 2012 (EST)