WETA, the production/sfx lab behind 'Lord of the Rings' and 'King Kong' were supposed to be involved with Peter Jackson and a big-screen adaptation of the 'Halo' franchise. Well, it seems like it's never gonna happen, but WETA did make this short to promote 'Halo 3' and its ultimate take-over of the world.

It looks very cool... a little rough around the edges, but cool nonetheless.

Click the screen shots below and scroll down to 'Halo: Arms race.'

VICTOR SAYS: I agree. The clip showed some promise, particularly the opening shot, of the battleship slowly cruising through the sunset, and all the machinery firing up.

But the soldiers looked a little dorky, like guys playing dress-up. And the final shot, of the guy standing there looking constipated while the laser bolt burns a hole in the ground six inches behind him, was just a little campy.

If Microsoft really wanted this movie to get made, though, they'd pay Peter Jackson whatever he wanted to get him to direct. I guarantee movie studios would be falling over themselves to release it then.

Heck, just get Ridley Scott and tell him he's remaking Aliens, but with smarter Aliens.