Nika Futterman, Jim Cummings, Bruce Boxleitner

An ancient religious artifact has been recovered by a deep-space mining ship, and for the crew of the USG Ishimura, life just became a living hell. Unearthed on a far-away planet during a mining opera...( read more  read more... )tion, the relic is worshiped by some, even seen as proof of God. But when it’s removed from its resting place and brought on the ship, the artifact unleashes a long-dormant alien race, one bent on ripping apart -- and taking over -- every human aboard. Their screams CAN be heard in space … but only the slashers are listening.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 13 min.

Directed by: Chuck Patton

Release Date: October 28, 2008

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  • September 14, 2009
    Based on a comic series and taking place just prior to where the game starts, this is a weak attempt to piggyback off of a video game release.
    Sadly there is nothing innovative here, least of all the story.
    Which I might have been able to overlooked if the animation was interes...( read more)ting, but even that seemed sort of rehashed.
  • February 7, 2009
    A prequel to the incredible action horror video game. If you haven't played it yet, and are a fan of survival horror or shooters, you're missing out on one of the best games to hit all platforms in the last several years.
    This useless movie does nothing for fans of that game or ...( read more)anyone new to the Dead Space universe. The animation is lousy. The story exists only so that heaping amounts of blood and gore can be sprayed across the screen. You actually learn more about what happened on the Ishimura from the game. You see the artifact being extracted and how the alien species gets on board the ship. But without having played the game, you won't understand why the relic was brought on board, or its religious significance to the unitologists (a religion that the film assumes you're familiar with). There are some allusions to the game, but even as a fan of the game, they didn't make me at all giddy.
    The focus is on a security team sent to investigate why so many colonists are being killed, and the result is what Aliens would have been if it sucked.
  • October 29, 2008
    Story-wise, this is the standard "alien took over our spaceship" plot with no new twists and the crew making the same lame decisions which ultimately mean their demise.

    Visually, there's some great animated gore and a consistent design aesthetic for the ship and technology. I do...( read more)n't know if anything in this will ruin the game, but as it's such a simplistic often done story, I don't expect it could ruin much. Absolutely nothing new or inventive here, but may be fun on an intoxicated weekend night.

    To clarify for horror fans, this is NOT a zombie movie. There is one character that stays zombie-ish, but everyone else warps into space creatures.
  • November 25, 2009
    I had no intention of ever watching this, but a friend wanted to watch it, and it was better than I thought it would be at least. The story was actually pretty interesting, but it was too disgusting for my tastes. It has a great mood for fans of sci-fi/horror, and almost constant...( read more)ly reminded me of either Resident Evil or Alien.
  • November 24, 2009
    Recently acquired hehehe!! Will need to make time to watch this soon!
  • November 17, 2009
    Mi pantalla quedo salpicada de sangre. Esta bastante gruesa, pero bien hecha. No es para niños!
  • October 6, 2009
    They said "fuck" an awful lot, but it was decent and entertaining I guess. Messed up ending though....
  • September 19, 2009
    Average film but it's more just to fill in more of the story for the game. It's cool how it's all animated and it's very gory but it doesn't work as a standalone film.
    The good thing is though that you don't have to have played the game to watch it because it's a prequel. I still...( read more) wanted to complete the game first anyway though so I could see if there were any links (there were a few).
    So yeah. Only really good for fans of the game but even they might not find it that good.
    6/10
  • September 5, 2009
    nakakagulat para sa cartoon na horror.. maganda..
  • August 28, 2009
    Well.... I can safely say it does the game justice, especially when it comes to the excessive amounts of gore. (Oh Yes!) However, despite being a prequel, for me it made more sense to have started playing the game first and then to have watched this... just for like vital back-st...( read more)ory...instead of a second-rate gaming introduction.
    As a movie in its own right, it's a pretty standard *undead-alien* horror. You'll have seen it all before in other zombie type films, this film's differences being the no-holes bared gore scenes (you'd be surprised what they can do with animated blood) and stupidly short run time. Although it doesn't bring anything specific to zombie-esc genre, this movie can hold its head up against other zombie-type classics for achieving pretty much the same effect.
    However as a tie-in to the awesome game that is Dead Space... it just brings a little something extra... do we get a brief look at Isaac?s girlfriend....oooooh?? (Still not exactly sure on that one, but I think we do)
    Overall, for a mediocre animated horror movie... it's actually, sometimes, pretty edgy.
    It's not brilliant but it is worth watching even if you haven't played the game.

    Remember: Don't believe their lies.
    CUT OFF THEIR LIMBS !

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