Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Quebec_Dragon Sometimes, seemingly simple movies, panned by most of the critics, just grab me. This was one of them. It takes place in the future, but I was gripped from the get-go with World War II trench-like warfare going on at the start. It feels very much like a good war movie at this point with a compassionate officer going up against some kind of Nazis, but things are not really that especially with the steampunk machines and unconventional firearms. It goes even crazier when some long-dormant evil is awakened. After that strong opening, we delve summarily into that society and some kind of prophecy that involves a desperate quest to save the world by a small group of heroes. It sounds pretty cliché, right, but weirdly it works here and the characters are compelling despite not being characterized much. It's the type of suicide mission story where the "heroes" get killed of one by one, and not always in the most heroic manner. However, you kinda grow attached to the multi-ethnic group, want to learn more about them (some intriguing snippets but not much) and their sometimes noble self-sacrificial acts make them likable. I truly enjoyed the heroism on display, but can't say I was particularly emotionally moved by any of the deaths. I also liked very much how the plot sometimes played with our expectations (witness the mother and child trying to evacuate) despite some logical flaws that bugged me a little.The mutants in question are not super-heroes (like X-Men) or standard "zombies", and the title is misleading because it's not really "their" chronicles. Thee mutants are antagonists and besides attacking and being killed, they don't do much. The movie is apparently low-budget (at 25 millions, I'd say medium-budget) but it really doesn't show. You have stunning special effects, decors and vehicles that don't really look computer-generated (and sometimes actually weren't). It's not to say everything is realistic, it's a bit stylized and otherwordly like 300 for example. There were some really spectacular scenes and vistas. The action scenes were exciting and overall I thought the directing was very good. The movie was paced well, and I was never bored. One thing I didn't really care much for was the religious claptrap, but I've seen worse.Please note however that I didn't watch the shorter (by around 10 minutes) director's cut that cuts some of the religious stuff but also a few nice character moments. I did check the differences and suggest watching the theatrical non director's cut version if you can. Before I forget, you do have some bad-ass heroes kicking major butt in satisfying ways (less and less guns and more sword fighting as it goes), and some enjoyable b-movie one-liners by Thomas Jane's character. So it's certainly not the type of movie you haven't seen before, but it's masterfully executed, beautiful in a post-apocalyptic way, but most of all it feels right. A rental is definitely recommended and myself, I'm even thinking of buying it.Rating: 8 out of 10 (Very good).

nmanole This is one of my favorite movies.It has Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman and a host of other great actors in a way left field steampunk reality.Malkovich is dour and brilliant in his hopeless last acts to save a few.Jane puts 'the punisher to rest' as a mad son of a bitch with a moralsHe fits the part. There is some crock here as there is in most movies. But this flic is up there with abyss/outlander and even matrix as a wired adventure where the good guys save our assesHope you enjoyNick

KineticSeoul Watching this movie was sort of like watching "Sucker Punch" not really shocked this is based off of a video game a little. I am surprised at some of the actors that showed up in this movie. The soldiers look like they are from WW2 even the era seems the same except few high tech machines. It's obvious this movie had a very limited budget cause the special effects doesn't look all that realistic, but on a positive note I like the style of this movie. It seemed like a mix between a graphic novels and video games. The direction of it all including the characters seemed very video game like and not really in a good way either. The story is basically about a group of video game like soldiers trying to win against mutant zombies that know how to kill and pilot steam-powered spaceships. There is many scenario in this movie that makes little to no sense, especially a lot of the elements in this movie. The team members are pretty generic like some video game characters and even have dialogues that is similar to some video game characters. The plot is very simple when it gets down to it, but tries to be more complex than it really is. It still had my attention and didn't get really or anything like that, and kept my eyes on the screen all the way through it.6/10

Enchorde In a dark and grim future four megacorporations have replaced countries. Each set on their own continent a brutal war breaks out in a fight for total conquest. But amidst all fighting an even more brutal and fearsome enemy awakens beneath the ground. Through holes in the ground a breed of aggressive and almost unstoppable mutant humans appear. The four factions must start to cooperate, or the continued existence of humankind is threatened.Though the style and tone of the movie is very consistent and well done, with the dark grey mix of futuristic technology and old architecture sprinkled with religious symbols, the reason to watch this movie is the action. That's despite that the scenery actually is better than the action. But who watches an entire movie just for the settings? The action is decent, average but not much more than that. Effects varies in quality from quite good to far too obvious fake computer generated images. Unfortunately the mutant enemies and most of the blood effects are worst, and seem to have gotten the least attention. A movie built around action and fighting suffers from that.The entertainment is good, if you accept the premise and like dystopic science fiction. But the movie will be just average at best.5/10