With mankind pushed to the stars the result of a war with the Ma'har, its up to the soldiers to keep mankind free and alive. A small band of soldiers are dropped on Mezzo an ice world where the Ma'har maybe lurking. Sci-fi action film in the mode of a low budget Starship Trooper sort. Clearly made on the cheap the film relies on the characters to carry events and quite frankly it works. To be certain its a clichéd story with clichéd characters but at the same time it all comes together in a story thats entertaining. Unlikely to win any awards this is just a good little film that tells its story and then gets off. Better than many direct to video or SCIFI originals, this is the perfect fodder for an undemanding night in front of the tube. (and yes the effects are pretty good. There aren't a great many but what there are are choice.)

The attempt here was to do a gritty space opera epic, written in multiple parts (this is a sequel, and the DVD promises another one forthcoming) and while this can be done (see the *original* Star Wars) well given the right talent and experience, it was not to be the case here.I think the failure lies in the director trying to do more than he is capable of. Case in point: There is supposed to be pre-mission camaraderie amongst the soldiers at the local bar, but the director gave no motivation to the cast, and probably told them to "just wing it." The trouble with "just winging it" is legion, the acting becomes flat, the dialogue is stilted, the acting forced and rather than add to the film, it becomes a throwaway scene.Sadly, most of the film is like this, throwaway scene after throwaway scene, until you are left with dis-jointed bits that may work for ~30 seconds or so, but can not, indeed, will not, ever make for a good movie.Perhaps the director was following in Uwe Boll's footsteps and make spoof films on someone elses money, I'm not certain as there were no extras on the DVD giving insight into the motivation of the cast and/or crew, much less the director. Instead, we are forced to take this film at face value, a serious space opera, and as others have mentioned, the face value is utterly worthless.The director is much like a captain on a ship. No matter what occurs, the captain will take the blame (or the praise if the film is good) even if forced to work with sub-standard material and doing his level best to rise above. Perhaps the writers were drunk when they wrote this, perhaps the camera crew were fighting over a woman the entire time. I don't know, all I know is what is presented to me by the director.In the hands of a truly great director (Ridley Scott for example) this might have been a fun popcorn film, as it was, it was a waste of my rental money.If, perchance, the director, or cast/crew should read this, do not take it personally, rather take it in the spirit as it was intended: Get some more experience, take the reins a little more firmly, do not be afraid to re-think/re-shoot scenes, and show us what you can *really* do.

Sure the film won't hold up in the graphics or acting department against the latest multi million dollar Spielberg or Lucas film... well, maybe if Lucas wrote the dialog in his film. lol.But really, this series is a fun little gem. It's nice to know that there are projects like this one out there. And this one improves on the last one. It's concept seems simple, a low budget Scifi/Action serial in the vain of the 1930's to 1960's serials, which focuses on the "continuing adventures" of a few characters. Primarily around the Character of sharp, played to near perfection by Andy Bradshaw. The gruff and grizzled mustang lieutenant who does his job for humanity until he can visit the lost men and women of his command in the afterlife, against the evil alien menace which blew the earth into dust.I love them, and I can't wait till the next one.

This is one of the saddest movies I have ever watched..We are supposed to write 10 lines of commentary on this? The best acting done in the entire movie is done by the computer animated space ships.. The human acting is on par with Ms. Gelder's 4th grade school play.. There is possibly a good story here, but it is never developed by the cast.. The cast should have been cast out and a new one hired.. The setting is supposed to be on some remote planet outside of Pluto. Any planet that far from the sun would have a frozen atmosphere. Yet we watch our rag tag band of heroes tromping through some bright, sunny earth-like terrain dressed in common winter clothing in search of their objective. If you are looking for the perfect gift for that supervisor you hate, this is it. This is a waste of your time and the plastic used to make the DVD.. A definite STAY AWAY flick..Bill