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http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/

Tons of stills and new info.

Not looking too bad.

The Thunderhawk and Temple shots particularly worthy of note.

Most of the faces still look like old geezers, but seeing as marines can be 300 years+ old and they are motion capturing the face of the voice talent (mostly old geezers) isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Still looking forward to this.

Complaining can commence in 3....2....1....

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looks good though

Did I miss the estimated release date?

The stills look good. I'll have to watch the video when I get home from work.

It looks great, but i still can't get over the geezers.

it's because space marines are like wine, they get better with age

Necros wrote:it's because space marines are like wine, they get better with age

This made my last 10 minutes.

acidchalk wrote:It looks great, but i still can't get over the geezers.

Space Marines are superhuman which gives them strength and allows them to live for a very long time, but this doesn't necessarily mean that they never age.

How old would a scout be when he gets to become a full marine? If its older rather than younger maybe thats why everyone looks old.

scouts are "Physically" ready(all prerequisite implants done) by the age of 17-20.

they may be in the Scout company for years before getting the Black Carapace.

it really depends on the chapters need for more Battle Brothers.


No vacancies can mean a wait.

well scrap that theory. Thanks though.
And the stills look real good can't wait for this.

Stress can also age you.


Fighting for months or even years without respite against implacable foes would do a number on you.

Marines are Immortal, but Eternal Youth doesn't come with the deal.

Grey Templar wrote:Stress can also age you.


Fighting for months or even years without respite against implacable foes would do a number on you.

Marines are Immortal, but Eternal Youth doesn't come with the deal.

Yeah. Getting shot and nerve-gassed can screw up your complexion bigtime, even if you exfoliate on a regular basis. And have superhuman healing powers, of course.

Hmmph.....the story line looks interesting enough, could be a good film from that respect.

Looking at the stills, I don't think the "geezers" issue is a big one, the Marines look more "battle" hardened to me than over the hill.

Still got issues with the graphics.

Very interseting, not sold on the DVD just yet still after the shoddy trailer and such.

Will have to wait for reviews and further coverage for better judgement.

I really hope they replace the faces at the last minute with younger looking guys.

Yes, I get that space marines live hundreds of years. However, I have two problems. First, when I paint these little figures, I have yet to see one that looks like grandpa. All of them look young and in their prime. Maybe GW is signaling a new direction? "Grandpas in space!"...

Second, one of the primary reasons people look old is that their bodies start wearing out. Skin isn't as taught, muscles loosen, etc. Basically, the body starts breaking down. This goes completely against the idea of a basically immortal being who will only know death through violence. Their body regenerates itself. This goes to a cellular level. Which means the skin will not change in this way.

In short, there is absolutely no reason for them to look old and, instead, they should keep the exact look as they had when they were first "converted".

Regardless, we'll watch it.

I'm going to watch it for sure... but I have to say the quality is a little sub-par for me overall. Models, lighting and some animation in particular. Texturing looks good though.

In the end, even if it's not pixar/iln stuff, it could still be a kick ass flick! Here's hopin'!

Can't get to the site at work.

Anyone know if its coming out on Blu-Ray, or just DVD?

Though it probably wont matter much since its animated

Why do so many of them look like they're so old? Grandpa marines.

Because they are old!

Centuries of battle in His Glorious Name!

Special Edition? Don't mind if I do.

I'm really impressed with the cast. Lot of revered hollywood names in there. I was expecting a bunch of C-List nobody's like most sci-fi movies have, but John Hurt??

They're clearly not all old geezers, check out this pic:

http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/sites/default/files/gallery/GROUP_1a_008_010_FG_V04_0000402__wm.jpg

My guess is Captains/ vets are the OAPs

The Apothecary looks like my Grandad... seriously.

Most marines die young (comparatively). Those that don't inevitably rise to higher ranks, and become less likely to die, either because they're risked less in full blown assaults, or gain retinues and protective wargear to protect them. I'm also guessing moisturising and application of anti-ageing creams are not high on a marine's priorities list. (unless they're Blood Angels).

Rar, they actually showed them getting shot to gak, and right after bigging them up as the almighty space marines etc, wasn't expecting that.

It's looking good actually, I might get a copy if the story's decent, do we know who they're facing?

I'm liking the look of this movie less and less. The old codgers remind me of the CGI from Diablo 2. The problem with the faces is that they are often the only chance to give a suggestion of the health of a space marine. If you make the face old and skinny then it gives the impression of the body being old and skinny. While I agree that characters that have served for 100s of years should look old, the film makers are coming up against a problem that many 2D artists face and that is the scale and proportions of the miniatures. It would work if the 40K novels informed the art which then informed the miniatures but with 40k the miniatures inform everything else. So not only are the CGI artists having to deal with the 'uncanny valley' of trying to do CGI that doesn't quite look real, they have to contend with the sculpted miniatures that many of us have ingrained in our minds. Further to this they have to deal with the space marine proportions from the fluff that makes them seven foot tall supermen. The effect of all this means that they don't hit any one reference point bang on. This might be a strength to some but it leaves me cold.

One of the great things about Space Marines is that when I model and paint the miniatures of the personalities, or read about characters like Ragnar or Talos I should want to be that character, I should come away from the movie thinking that the main characters are cool and I would like to be one of them. Extending this to the tabletop I should want to be the leader of the force or maybe a unit. Looking at the Captain and Chaplain in the stills from the movie, I don't want to be either of them. Which I think is a mistake on the part of the film makers. When I look at the CGI scenes from the start of Dawn of War 2, I want to be those space marines or the Eldar even, and I'm just not getting that vibe from this movie.

Looks good although I still think some of the faces don't look right... I think they have worked too much on the faces and they look a bit... well... dead... they would look great as nurgle marines faces.. but I prefer the look from the Dawn of War 2 intro... that looked great...

There were supposed to be extended scenes shown at Games Day UK last Saturday. Did anyone happen to see this or get video of it?

Gargskull wrote:Rar, they actually showed them getting shot to gak, and right after bigging them up as the almighty space marines etc, wasn't expecting that.

It's looking good actually, I might get a copy if the story's decent, do we know who they're facing?

well, what do we know?

Trailer had Impierial Fists heads on spikes

Synopsis said that an Impierial Shrine was attacked


CHAOS!!!!