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SYNOPSIS:
For the crew of the USG Ishimura, this is how the horror begins:
On a deep space mining mission to a remote planet, an ancient
religious relic – thought to be proof of the existence
of God – is unearthed and brought aboard. It is worshipped
by some, scorned by others. But when the unholy artifact unleashes
a long- dormant alien race, its glimpse of Heaven transforms
the ship into a living Hell. The chaos is immediate. The carnage
is uncontrollable. And an onslaught unlike anything ever witnessed
by mankind has now been set free to rip this world apart.
Prepare yourself for the disturbing opening chapters of the
new EA game that takes adult animation to graphic new levels
of bloodshed and terror. This is DEAD SPACE: DOWNFALL.
MOVIE
REVIEW
A DVD cover can tells you a lot if you stare hard
enough.
In
this case, there’s no human in sight except for a decapitated
hand floating away from a spaceship. You flip the cover and
there’s a tough looking gun-toting female. Scroll down
the cover and you notice a tiny logo called 'EA', short form
for "Electronic Arts" which is responsible for renowned
games such as FIFA and The SIMS. An ominous feel begins to
brew inside me.
"Dead
Space: Deadfall" is the feature length prequel to the
EA game. An ancient religious relic is unearthed and brought
onboard the Ishimura with the intention of transporting back
to earth. But the relic unleashes a strange alien force that’s
bent on killing the livings onboard.
To
no one surprise, the plotting is blended from movies such
as "Alien", "Event Horizon" and "Doom"
and a good excuse to show enough violence to excite the average
adolescent. A Ripley-like security officer, Alissa Vincent
and her team is tasked to investigate the strange occurring
after a vessel crash-landed on Ishimura. But the story never
delves further from this point on other than introducing ugly
zombie-like creatures going around on a rampage. What’s
the relic thingy all about? There isn’t a need to explain
for the creators are busy treating us to scenes after scenes
of increasingly nauseous bloodshed.
The
Film Roman animation exhibit slight tinges of an average Japanese
anime with combination of 2D/3D techniques and the artistes
I supposed had a wild time concocting the grotesque-looking
creatures. If you are looking for 74 minutes of pure brainless
fun, "Dead Space: Deadfall" is the perfect getaway.
On the other hand, if you are a regular gamer (which this
reviewer is not), you are better off going button-crazy on
your playstation as this prequel offers nothing substantial
to the whole backstory of "Dead Space".
SPECIAL FEATURES :
Done in storyboard with dialogues and sound effects
intact, a Deleted Scene: GraveRobber which
showcases Alissa fighting a three-headed monster is included
here.
What
do you mean by Isolated Music Score? It sounds
cool enough but it’s just the movie soundtrack playing
without the animation on-screen.
A
Photo Gallery, Dead Space Movie Trailer
and the Game Trailer rounds up the DVD.
AUDIO/VISUAL:
Presented
in 1.85 anamorphic, the animation features shades of red,
red and red. It’s not a really spectacular transfer
but sufficient to the average audience. The Dolby Digital
5.1 features plenty of nice surround sound work courtesy of
the gunshots and creatures feeding frenzy.
MOVIE RATING:
 
DVD
RATING :
Review
by Linus Tee
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