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Halo Legends is a movie that shows what happens outside of the videos games themselves. There are eight individual stories. Each one is more unique than the last. Every story is animated by a different world leading animator from Japan. Some are CG, some are anime, and one is a strange type of anime with a crazy filter on top of it trying to give it an old samurai feel.

Each story is unique in it’s own way, but at one point you will see something that will make your jaw drop in amazement at what they have just done. One story features a spartan known as Spartan 1337. Now at this point I knew it was going to be stupid. S1337 falls out of a Pelican into a world that seems a little prehistoric. It turns out to be a mix of Dragon Ball with Halo and it felt at that point that they were just crossing the line. Due to the length of this story and all the others, I will not go into anymore detail as it would ruin it.

The animators seems to have liked the idea of a female spartan as there is at least three in this entire collaboration. They are very badass and I like the sense of a female spartan just to show that it isn’t only for males.

The first two stories that you will watch are the origins of the Halo universe. Cortana narrates both of them and it explains the history between the Forerunners and The Flood. It is a very well told story and it kept me interested the whole way through.

You may find that this collaboration of stories have some really dumb, funny, serious, and just downright awesome moments in them. As much as I liked some of them, I hated others. One of them features the Arbiter in a village in samurai clothing. He has a wife and I didn’t even know there existed female Elites. Nothing in it is explained at all and there is a god awful filter over the entire thing. The one about Spartan 1337 also lost my interest as I don’t see Halo being a comedy in anyway whatsoever. The only thing I found interesting about it is someone that they claim to be “Mother.”

The special features are interesting but there aren’t that many to choose from. I enjoyed this movie as I did buy it on Blu-ray and did get to enjoy the amazing quality of the animations. It’s 119 minutes in length and I’m not so sure if I’ll find myself coming back to watch this that much. I recommend this movie as a rent and not a buy. If you insist on purchasing this movie if you are a Halo fan such as myself, then try Wal-Mart or an online store as they seem to have the cheaper prices.

Interesting stories, dumb stories, and amazing stories. Not many reasons to rewatch, but it has it’s moments. Halo Legends is probably only for the hardcore fans, and the final verdict is:

7/10