Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

darth-tobe Having enjoyed the computer games and artwork of Warhammer 40,000 I was very curious about the new film. I always have mixed feelings when watching game adaptations because in my experience they often turn out to be awful, unfaithful to the game or both. Compared to the likes of Dungeons & Dragons (2000), Doom or Wing Commander I would say this one does all right - but also no more than that.Visually, I think they have done a great job at capturing the dark, grim and gritty Warhammer 40k universe. The music with its military drums and religious choir pieces supports this very well. The voice cast is impressive although the plot and its characters don't give the actors much room in terms of the emotions they can work with. I did notice that the production didn't seem to have spent much time on the characters' facial animations as if they knew that. From the trailer I saw it seemed there would be non-stop action but as it turned out the movie was often very quiet and slow. And this is, I believe, the major weakness of the film: there's not enough action and there is too little characterisation going on to fill the rest. The tone, mimics and dialogues feel flat and it's hard to connect with any of the characters - even to tell them apart sometimes. Ultimately, I guess your average fierce, grim, zealous space marine does not make for an interesting character: he will rush into combat, die horribly, be corrupted by daemons or survive to do the same thing over.On the whole the plot is linear and without any surprises. In fact, the whole film seems much like a rendering of a Dawn of War 2 mission. So, I'd say if this is what you're looking for you'll be fine. It's an evening of dark, gritty entertainment. But I'd don't think it's of much interest to anybody not already a fan of the Warhammer 40k universe of narrative.

sebbystone1 Um, what happened here? Dan Abnett on script? Terrance Stamp and John Hurt as voice actors? What happened? If you know nothing about the Warhammer 40k universe, do not watch this. Very little is explained about the back story and rather than an advert it should be seen as a promotional item. Ultramarines takes place on a deserted planet, where a squad of ultramarines, a captain and an apothecary have been sent to investigate a loss of communications with the local garrison. WHat they find is a planet overrun, and with the exception of two survivors, everyone is an enemy. Well, the films plot is dull, empty, with much opportunity for character development but there's only a handful of characters who seem to exist besides firing a gun three or four times. There's a plot twist which, while unexpected, isn't well done, and the cgi is sub par at best when no one has a helmet on. There's some good voice acting, but besides that Ultramarines should only be for the die hardest of fans, ready to see contradictions galore in the plot. 2/10 - Very bad

ranald13 I have enjoyed the game of war hammer, I was 14 at the time. (blood angeles). so when i discovered this movie i was a little excited. The animation is now a little dated. This means that the script and story are more important as bad animation coupled with these is the basis for an awful movie. The sequel opportunity is however very high. John Hurt ,Terence Stamp and Sean Pertwee are big names with very distinct voices, this is a major advantage for this animated adventure. The mind set for the characters is loyal to the old board game, but the story is a little slow to get going. To be honest, if you know nothing of the board game then this whole movie may not make much sense. Maybe a little too close to the game for the lay audience. The film itself is an interesting little starting point. If you liked warhammer then please watch it. I just hope that they make a sequel and that it is much better. spoiler:Best line:"And we shall know no fear!"

godlikemachines Firstly, I love 40k.Secondly, I am disappointed. But the disappointment comes as no surprise. There is a fundamental problem with making any movies (or books) about the space marines. They work fine on the tabletop and their backstory and lore is a thing of beauty (which, sadly, you will get literally zero of in this film). This is the problem: Space Marines are not human. I know they are created etc from humans but, as the lore points out, they are really no longer human, they are superhuman. And not in the way someone like Superman is superhuman. They are superhuman in a way which makes them very difficult to understand. In movies, or books, or anything of that sort, we expect several things. We expect drama, we expect pathos, we expect to be able to identify with the characters, we expect characters to have an arc and basically we expect to have some facet of what it means to be human revealed. This why space marines do not work on film. The space marines do not do drama, they pray and they kill. Space marines do not do pathos, they do not care about other people or what people think of them in the same way we do. We cannot identify with them because they are beyond us, their minds are totally alien to us. They do not grow or develop past the type of development that experience in battle brings. As for that facet of humanity I mentioned, you won't find it in them because it isn't there. To depict the marines accurately, which was what was attempted here, is thus folly because we cannot relate to them (nor they with us). In fact I should say that every positive that we find in characters and character development generally in films and stories would be directly inverted, when we look at such "things" as they, for things is what these brain- washed, murderous, fanatical, uncompromising, unreasonable, unemotional creatures of death are.In fact, the only way to put space marines on screen or in a novel in any palatable way, is to have humans in there, interacting with them, describing them, trying to convey what they feel in front of these inhuman beings. That's why the Horus Heresy books put in tons of humans, remembrancers and such.So next time, so called fans of 40k, get some more money behind you, sort out the graphics, sort out the dialogue and story, stop using chaos in such an obvious way (if you have to use at all), sort out the Black Legion (what?! The Luna frikkin' wolves? What did you do? Why were they acting like bad guys from some Power Rangers movie? Please...), sort out the lore problems of which there were many and they were glaring, and lastly... if you must use marines, please put some humans in for us to relate to.Thanks and for the Emperor!