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DVD NEW: Dead Space | Downfall - 2008 Adult Japanese Animated Sci-fi Horror

Description: Dead Space: Downfall is a 2008 American adult animated psychological science fiction horror film directed by Chuck Patton, written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti and developed by Film Roman under the supervision of Electronic Arts; Electronic Arts also published the 2008 survival horror video game Dead Space upon which the film is based. It first released direct-to-video in October, before seeing a television showing the following month on Starz Encore. Downfall is a prequel to Dead Space, taking place after the limited comic series. Set aboard the planet mining ship USG Ishimura, it details the events following the transportation of an artifact called the Marker from the planet Aegis VII, leading to the deaths of nearly everyone on board at the hands of reanimated mutated corpses dubbed "Necromorphs". The film was produced as part of Electronic Art's multimedia expansion of the plot, referred to by staff as "IP cubed". Patton was given relative freedom with the narrative and visuals, wanting to create the goriest feature Film Roman had produced. Electronic Arts provided art assets to Film Roman, allowing an accurate representation of the game's universe. The DVD release earned over $1 million in sales. Reviews were mixed, with praise for its voice acting, writing and animation, but criticism for its short length and emphasis on graphic violence over horror and suspense. Electronic Arts and Film Roman would collaborate again on 2011's Dead Space: Aftermath, a prequel to Dead Space 2. DETAILED PLOT Dead Space: Downfall takes place in the year 2508, centuries after humanity narrowly avoided extinction due to resource depletion by "cracking" planets to extract their resources in a three-year process. The story begins during the second year of an illegal mining operation on the planet Aegis VII funded by the Church of Unitology. Colony geologist Jennifer Barrows discovers a monolith-like artifact identified as a Marker, an object sacred to the Unitologists' beliefs. In reality, the Marker is a human copy of an alien object that begins to have a fatal influence over the colony, eventually causing an outbreak of reanimated mutated corpses referred to outside the movie as "Necromorphs".[1][2][3] Downfall details how the Marker's infection reached and overcame the Ishimura, told through the eyes of a number of Aegis VII miners and Ishimura crew members. The film opens with a video message from security chief Alissa Vincent, saying the Ishimura is lost and both the ship and the Marker that caused its fall must be destroyed. The story goes back to Barrows's discovery of the Marker in an area showing signs of ancient human mining. By the time the Ishimura arrives, the Aegis VII colony has undergone a catastrophic breakdown, with dozens killed and many reports of violent behavior and psychosis. The Marker is brought on board on the authority of Captain Mathius and Dr Kyne, prompting many Unitologist crew to worship it, among them engineer Samuel Irons. Vincent grows increasingly angry about having the Marker on board, believing it was responsible for the colony's collapse. After planetcrack, all contact is lost with the colony, which is completely overrun by Necromorphs. The deranged Jennifer kills herself, and when her husband Colin escapes with her body to the Ishimura, she is infected by a stowaway Necromorph Infector and then kills Colin, before crash landing and escaping onto the ship. Kyne, already questioning their real mission to bring the Marker back to the Church, briefly sees the converted Barrows. Vincent's six-person team—herself, Ramirez, Hanson, Shen, Pendleton and Dobbs, investigate a disturbance, finding growing numbers of Necromorphs killing the crew one by one and overtaking the ship. During their encounters, Dobbs and Pendleton are killed, and Hanson is only saved by Irons' intervention. Meanwhile Mathius grows increasingly paranoid and delusional and lashes out at Kyne, forcing the bridge crew to restrain him. Kyne attempts to sedate him but Mathius attacks Kyne, causing him to accidentally stab Mathius in the eye, killing him. Kyne then flees as all escape pods and shuttles are suddenly launched without anyone on them, trapping everyone on board. En route to the bridge, Hanson goes insane and kills Shen and attacks Vincent before Ramirez fatally shoots him. In an effort to save survivors, Irons sacrifices himself to hold off the Necromorphs. Vincent and Ramirez then go to stop Kyne deactivating the Ishimura's engines and crashing them into Aegis VII. Ramirez dies during the trek, and Kyne reveals the Marker's influence to Vincent before escaping again. With the Ishimura stable but in a decaying orbit, Vincent reaches the Marker, which the Necromorphs cannot approach as it kept them sealed on Aegis VII. Exhausted and beginning to suffer from hallucinations, Vincent makes her video message, then attempts to escape on a remaining shuttle. Trapped by Necromorphs, she opens the bay doors, sending herself and nearby Necromorphs into space after launching a distress beacon. The film ends with the UGS Kellion responding to the distress call.

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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Music Artist: Seth Podowitz

Case Type: Tall/DVD Case

Rating: MA15+

Subtitle Language: Not Specified

Custom Bundle: No

Sub-Genre: Aliens, Creatures/Monsters

Director: Chuck Pattion

Cinematic Movement: Abstract, Cult

MPN: Multi Region Player Required Outside Australia

Studio: Startz Media & Anchor Bay

Edition: Standard Edition, Widescreen

Type: Mini Series

Format: DVD

Region Code: DVD: 4 (AU, NZ, Latin America...)

Language: English

Release Year: 2008

Actor: NA

Features: Deleted Scenes, Movie Trailer, Game Trailer, Photo Gallery, Isolated Soundtrack, Cheat Codes

Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Horror

Movie/TV Title: Dead Space

Season: Downfall

Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan

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