Red Faction: Origins [DVD]

I don't do games so I had no expectations about this SYFY made for TV movie. I was pleasantly surprised. A solid cast with better than average performances, not that it's perfect by any means. Some of the situations were less than believable such as how easy everyone seemed to be able to get by everyone else's security. I thought the action was well done and the hand to hand fighting was good. The CGI special effectswas better than most SYFY channel movies. As the previous reviewer stated it was more family drama and not action thriller which was a good change of pace considering most syfy/fantasy movies rely overly much on action and constant gun battles and explosions. I thought it had a good balance. I don't know how it would work for a series as I stated I don't do games and so I don't know anything about what enemies these new Martians would have other than Earthers. The one big disappointment was Robert Patrick wouldn't be around for a series. I have always like him and he was commendable as the war hero turned alcoholic who redeems himself. I guess he doesn't want to get stuck in a regular series after XFILES. Too bad. Well, there it is. As my title indicates, this movie is not for gamers who will do nothing but malign it and throw insults even though from the first news of this it was clear it had nothing to do with the games. I'm pre-ordering right now. i don't know if there will be any extras or additional scenes but I'll settle for what I saw and be happy to watch it over , several times I'm sure.

I'll start by saying I never played any of the source material though I happily identify as a gamer. The film does a decent job involving the unfamiliar audience member (me), and keeps things going at a decent pace. One of the main failings is that while the audience is given enough information to understand that A leads to B and B leads to C so the plot makes sense there's not enough world building around A, B, and C to make the audience care.I suspect this was intended as a backdoor pilot for a potential series (it certainly ends that way) and I have to admit I would have really enjoyed seeing the world fleshed out a bit more. Can't comment as a fan of the series but as a well versed SF geek and gamer it was a fun way to while away an afternoon. I'd recommend renting over buying.

I saw this on the scifi channel and liked it. I've watched it a few times since i've gotten it from amazon and i'll probably see it a few more times. Its just a typical scifi geek movie. I like the actors the characters they play and the story line. For the budget this movie was made on it wasn't bad. Actually i liked it better than Doom (which had a bigger budget and known actors). Its about different factions of people living on mars in the future who don't get along and a young man trying to find his sister who was kidnapped when he was a child . Everyone tells him shes dead and he won't give up looking for her. Its a take off of a game and i think they did an o.k. job with it.

I have watched a ton of video game inspired movies and most of them are just shoot 'em ups, have crappy CGI footage of aliens and spaceships, or have no story at all.Red Faction Origins is one of the better video game movies I have seen. There is actually a story line involved, albeit a little easy to see coming, but a story nonetheless. This is one of the few SyFy production movies I am going to buy on DVD.If you have played the games it will help you understand who the basic characters are. If you haven't played the games don't worry about; the movie explains plenty to know who everyone is.BOTTOM LINE: A well above average production of a video game movie, with good acting, good characterization and a good story line. You shouldn't be disappointed.

I bought this mainly because Brian J. Smith is in it; I liked him in Stargate Universe and Sens8. The movie itself... about what you'd expect from SyFy. It's based on a video game that I haven't played, so I don't know if it follows game canon. There's nothing here that left me feeling like I was missing some game reference, though. There were some familiar faces from other films/TV shows. The acting is largely mediocre, as is the dialogue. The SFX are not the best, but not the worst, either. There are worse ways to spend a Saturday afternoon.

While looking for new video's to watch, I came across "Red Faction" . It was a movie that I had not watched nor had I seen advertised. The cover looked good and the description was promising. The movie was not epic, nor Oscar material, but it was a good solid science fiction movie. Looked a bit low budget but it was very entertaining. I would recommend this film to fans of the genre. You will recognize some familiar faces.

i wish to report that there is nothing to report.the filming was well done , the acting was good , the story was unremarkable in either being stupid or brilliant .it is a good saterday evening science fiction movie.

SyFy Channel usually airs crappy movies like Sharknado on Saturday nights but once in a while they put more money into making a movie and it turns out to be really, really good. Red Faction is a very good movie. This movie will surprise you in how well it is made for just being on TV and never in the movie theaters. It is not as good as Star Wars or Star Trek, but for a "made for television movie", this really kicks rear end!

Un godibile film di fantascienza a basso costo, basato sulla famosa serie di videogiochi "Red Faction". La Storia, i cui eventi si collocano tra "Guerrilla e "Armageddon", non è niente di particolarmente originale, ma si lascia seguire con piacere e i personaggi sono ok. Il Blu-ray include come extra un dietro le quinte e viene venduto ad un prezzo molto basso.

Blu Ray de bonne qualité.Le scénario du films est basé sur l'aventure et l'action. Amateur de "SF" vous y trouverez votre compte. De bons effets spéciaux malgré un budget mois important qu'une grosse production.Note technique :Apport HD: Excellent. 9/10Interactivité: Rien de vraiment exceptionnel mais l'ensemble reste correct.Format cinéma: 1.77 en 16/9 compatible 4/3Version sonores: Français 5.1 DTS-HD Master audio (plus son stéréo 3D pour casque). Les effets des surrounds arrières et le grave du caisson sont bien présents. 7.5/10Image : Excellente, les couleurs sont vives mais pas trop. Les contrastes sont parfaits. 8/10Effets spéciaux :Bon pour l'ensemble ! 7.5/10Note du scénario : 8/10Package : Classique 7/10

Ce petit film assez correct prends place quelque décennies après l'histoire de red faction guerilla. On y rencontre quelque protagonistes et personnages influents qui auront des répercussions sur red faction Armageddon. Sans être un blockbuster il se laisse regarder et s'inscrit assez bien dans la ligné des films de sf pouvant se passer sur mars.Le personnage d'Alec Mason est juste une ... erreur. Après tout ce qu'il à fait dans l'histoire de "guerilla", il aurait due être traité et joué avec plus de punch et de prestance, c'est l'une des rares choses qui passent mal à l'écran.Les effets spéciaux sont tantôt parfait tantôt raté, mais à part quelque décors à peine valable de studios, le film est aussi fidèle que l'on peut l'espérer.Après les adaptations de jeux vidéo ne courent pas les rues, et rien que pour ça ce film mérite d'être visionné, si vous avez aimez jouer aux jeux.

Eine nicht ganz gelungene Umsetzung des gleichnamigen Computerspiels. Ich habe auch dass Spiel gespielt und muss sagen das es um längen besser war als dieser Film.

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