Halo

Lets See Halo, as I was browsing this past weekend for something to watch on my Shaw video on demand menu (Which I love btw,Video on demand that is) I seen this one film called HALO, check for more information and this is what I had read:

"A man sets out to find his missing sister who has been caught up in the dangerous underground club scene. Filmed in and around Edmonton, what makes Halo unique is all of the investment came from Edmonton businesses."

So I thought hey cool, might seem ok. They gave it 3 out of 5 stars, would this also equal 3 out of 5 cobs we shall find out.

Technical/Non-Technical aspects:

Well the music was ok, and by ok I mean just barely got an ok, the so called "Techno" was crappy at the best of times. All the other music was so-so. The acting at the start seemed too be played well then it went all down hill. Not to the point were it was horrible but again it was so so. The story did flow well and I give the writers a thumbs up as the story did flow not to bad. The directing was again so so. The camera could have been in better places to capture better moments. There were also a few themes from other movies I picked up right away being an avid movie watcher. One Scene which was clearly taken right from Lost Highway

Here’s the Scene in Halo:

He (the bad guy) is sitting in a chair and this good looking blonde girl (iirc her name was Michelle) is standing in front of the "bad guy" and she starts to strip to some music and he tells her with her eyes to do more.


Here’s the Scene in Lost highway:

Alice is waiting for Mr. Eddy cuz she can get a job from Mr. Eddy if she can prove herself. Night time comes and she is taken into a room where Mr. Eddy is waiting for her, and one of his thugs takes out a gun and points it to her head, she’s very scared.
Mr. Eddy looks at her with his Eyes and she knows exactly what he his thinking. So she starts to strip to some music. But this music is awesome, it’s a song called I put a spell on you by Marilyn Manson.

Now both scenes are very similar but you know why I remember the names and songs from the lost highway one? Because it was great and perfectly done and Patricia Arquette was super hot in that movie. Whereas the one in halo is a cheap rip off of that scene.

there were also rip offs done from other shows as well that you could catch. but none of them as pronounced as the lost highway rip off.


Rating: On the scale of corn cobs, 1 being so corny that you should think about changing your diet and 5 not so corny: This was a 2, only reason im being nice is that it was a locally produced film. And they did try there best, but you can tell what a lack of budget can do to a film with a good story. Of all the B movies ive seen, this is one of the better ones and it did keep your intrest, but it wasn’t nail biting drama. All in all I guess it was worth the $1.99. Maybe that should have been a clear indication but don’t fret I also picked up Video Drome for $7.99 and it is one of the best movies I have ever seen, worth the rent if your looking for something to watch, but not the purchase in my mind.