Product Details

• Actors: Christopher Judge, Peter Woodward, Graham McTavish, Ricardo Chavira, Gwendoline Yeo
• Directors: Mike Disa
• Format: Multiple Formats, Animated, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: ANCHOR BAY
• DVD Release Date: January 25, 2011
• Run Time: 78 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (107 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0047S4USO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,313 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Dead Space: Aftermath" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The year is 2509 and not only has Earth lost contact with the Ishimura and Isaac Clarke, but now also the USG O'Bannon, the first responder ship sent to rescue them. Four crew members of the O'Bannon have survived. But what happened to the rest of the crew? What were they doing? What secrets are they keeping? All to be revealed...in the Aftermath! Dead Space: Aftermath is a fast paced, horrifying thrill ride told through the perspective of the four survivors by several renowned international directors.

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Dead Space: Aftermath (2011) is an animated feature based on the Electronic Arts video game Dead Space. In 2509, the USG O'Bannon travels to the planet Aegis VII on a top-secret mission to find fragments of a mysterious alien structure. Only four crew members survive their trip to the volcanic surface, which looks suspiciously like the primal Earth in the "Rite of Spring" sequence in Fantasia. Scientist Nolan Stross, who seems to know the most about it, babbles that the artifact holds the key to the future of human evolution. It induces hallucinations in living humans and somehow turns cadavers into mutated zombies, as the surviving quartet reveal after being subjected to "enhanced interrogation techniques" (i.e. torture) by nasty government agents. Visually, the film seesaws between three-dimensional present actions and two-dimensional flashbacks. Neither style is used particularly skillfully, and the characters' appearances shift from scene to scene. Fans of Dead Space may enjoy the expanded vision of its world; viewers not familiar with the game will dismiss Aftermath as a mishmash of violent killings, gratuitous profanity, cheesy animation, and hokey dialogue. (Unrated; suitable for ages 17 and older: graphic violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery, profanity, nudity, torture, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 73 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Good For The Gamer: More Of A Game Supplement Than A Stand Alone Film January 12, 2011

By K. Harris HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWER

Format:DVD

In the latest bit of synergistic marketing, "Dead Space: Aftermath" arrives on DVD shelves on the same day that the eagerly anticipated "Dead Space 2" arrives for gaming consoles. Sound familiar? It's the same strategy that brought the original "Dead Space" game forth in conjunction with its companion piece DVD "Dead Space: Downfall." Well, who's to look success in the face and not try to replicate it? I'm a bit torn in what to say about "Dead Space: Aftermath." A perfectly acceptable adventure, by all rights, if not particularly distinguished--this will obviously appeal (or not appeal) to different people for different reasons. If you are a "Dead Space" enthusiast, then--I might rank this production at four stars for a built-in audience. If, however, you're completely unconnected with the gaming experience--I'd probably put this at closer to two stars. I also think that if you were to watch this for free, you might think it a perfectly harmless entertainment--as a game extra, it might be awesome. However, when laying down your DVD dollar, your expectation might be higher.

Enough convoluted analysis, though. Here's the story. "Dead Space: Aftermath" tells the story of spaceship USG O'Bannon. O'Bannon responds to a secret and dangerous mission to attend to a planet in distress (if you've been to "Dead Space," you'll recognize the setting). The planet, however, is extremely volatile and soon the rescue party is fleeing--but not before uncovering a strange and hallucinatory rock. Back on O'Bannon, the rock starts affecting those on the ship. Before you can say "what the heck is going on," the crew is engaged in the ultimate battle for survival. Horrible creatures start to attack just as critical characters are sinking into dementia, it's not a pretty sight! The story of "Dead Space: Aftermath" is revealed in interviews from the four survivors of the O'Bannon. But are the survivors really safe? Or are they a part of a more nefarious conspiracy? And the film's final moments tie into the upcoming "Dead Space 2."

For me, the best sequences in "Dead Space: Aftermath" involve the interrogation of the survivors. Creepy and visually inventive, these segments really stand out. However, the whole story of what transpired lacked a real freshness. I felt like I'd seen it before--and better! As someone who really enjoys a good narrative gaming experience, I'll say that the plot requirements for a game aren't necessary as stringent as they need to be for a movie. So plotting-wise, "Dead Space: Aftermath" felt a little half-baked (for my taste anyway) as a feature film. However, I will say again--some individual moments can be quite compelling. And vocal performances (especially by the survivors) are effective to very good.

The film is a collaboration of several directors. One of the more intriguing aspects of "Dead Space: Aftermath" is that each of the survivor's stories is told from a different directorial vantage point and/or a variation of animation style. Characters can look completely different depending on who's telling the story. I found this strangely distracting, at first, until I just went with it. But while I appreciated this unique approach, I don't necessarily think it enhanced the viewing experience. Overall, "Dead Space: Aftermath" is more enticing as a game supplement than as a stand alone venture. Not a disaster, by any stretch, but in the ever expanding options in the worlds of animation and anime--there are fresher choices available. KGHarris, 1/11. Read more ›

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Dead Space Aftermath Review February 8, 2011

By Leandra E. Folio

Format:Blu-ray

I have to say that Dead Space Aftermath was a big disappointment after watching Dead Space Downfall and playing the Dead Space video game. The first time I watched a piece of this movie was on YouTube, and at first I thought I had accidentally clicked on a video for the Dead Space 2 game walkthrough instead of the actual Dead Space Aftermath movie because of the way the animation had been done. Of course, after I bought the movie I found out otherwise. At first, the animation looks like something out of a kids movie or video game; then all of the sudden it goes to a much better looking animation like the Dead Space Downfall movie as each of the survivors recalls their nightmarish encounters to the interrogators, which makes no sense to me. That was incredibly stupid for anyone to do, and it makes the movie very disordered and hard to follow. The looks and animation also change slightly with each survivors story, making the characters appear different, which was also a stupid thing to do. They should have picked one thing and stuck with it like they did in the first movie. I felt like I was watching something that multiple people with multiple ideas and animation designs had just slapped together and put their ideas and pieces of the story where ever they could find a place, and I was suppose to try and make sense of all this. I did understand the movie enough to know what was going on, but even then I was still unimpressed. Half the movie seems to concentrate on unimportant matters, such as the doc's affair with the woman he works with and his wife's suspicions about it. That was a stupid part to put in the movie considering what the movie is suppose to be about, aliens and the marker shard. The movie doesn't get really interesting until about the last twenty minutes or so when the woman doctor tells about how she and the other survivors worked together to destroy the shard. The end of the movie was not very clear either, as were many other parts of the movie. In my opinion, this movie was poorly done and that made it a flop. Between the variation in animation designs throughout the entire movie and the concentration on unimportant matters like an affair and many parts of the story filling your head with uncertainty and confusion, I wouldn't waste the money on this. Read more ›

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars My thoughts of the movie January 29, 2011

By Carlos E. Coto (Extra-life Gamer)

Format:Blu-ray|Verified Purchase

Dead space has been an interesting series, from the first video game to the movies to the books. Now the review is on this movie.

CGI:

Not the best out there, but pretty well done and gruesome. I really enjoy how the blood splatters really give it a creepy scene, especially on the little girl. The ship looked pretty decent as well as the lava. Can't expect much from a cgi movie but nontheless it was truly believable in my mind.

Story:
Storywise, it was good but felt a lot like vantage point. The story deals with four characters telling their side of the story and telling what really happened. Overall it was pretty decent to see what they could come up with.

Overall:

I could go on a lot saying all these facts on how the movie can be either good or bad, but really it depends on your own personal thoughts. I would suggest a rental if you don't like how the story is told but it isn't a bad movie for me. Of course with greater technology and better stories one can argue. What I find a bit disturbing and out of place is the product placement of dante's inferno within the movie. Not only do they talk about the game without saying the name but they also mention the movie.

What I didn't like of the movie is how everything got explained rather quickly. The voices could have been picked better but it was very believable in some scenes while others will make one go say "really?" The movie will differ from tastes by people but to each their own.

In my opinion this movie gets a 4 out of 5. (rental highly recommended)