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That's the problem with Wing Commander, based on the bestselling computer game series created by Chris Roberts. Roberts helms the film, too, having previously directed "cinematic" sequences for the game, starring Mark Hamill from Star Wars, no less. But a feature-length story is something else again. Maybe gamers will find something to enjoy here, but that sets the rest of us adrift.
There's war between the Terran Confederation and the evil Kilrathi, who are so evil they want to destroy the whole universe. (They probably aren't thinking that through very clearly. But then they're evil.) They've stolen the Pegasus Navicom A.I. device that enables them to "jump" behind enemy lines and destroy the Earth part of the universe. Freddie Prinze Jr. stars as Blair, a Pilgrim, which means he's hated by everybody for having this film's answer to the Force. His pal Matthew Lillard plays Maniac (his usual role). So you've got two guys with a Top Gun complex, bent on preventing the Kilrathi from destroying Earth. You'd expect lots of action from these combat-ready flyboys. But there's scant little of that, and lots of static dialogue scenes, including one cinematic quote of Howard Hawks's classic Only Angels Have Wings to explain how pilots handle the death of one of their own. Presumptuous. All it would have taken to make this film a success is a series of action set pieces and a thin plot to hang them from. What director Roberts needed was a Navicom device to help him "jump" behind Hollywood lines. That and a decent script. --Jim Gay
| ACTORS: | Saffron Burrows, Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr. |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 12 March, 1999 |
| MANUFACTURER: | 20th Century Fox |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Action, Action / Adventure, Adventure, Color, English, Evil Aliens, Feature, Feature Film Action Adventure, Feature Film-action/Adventure, Heroic Mission, Movie, Rousing, Sci-Fi Action, Science Fiction, Sexual Situations, Space Adventure, Space Wars, Stylized, Tense, USA |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| MPN: | D4112171D |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 086162121715 |
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Customer Reviews of Wing Commander
Spectacularly descent What a pleasant surprise! One shouldn't expect much from a movie based on a video game space war. Nonetheless, Wing Commander is a very decent movie. The plot is rather generic, but the actors work with it very well. The special effects are very good overall - the ugly costume design is easily forgiven. The combat is never thrilling, but is never boring. Much closer to Starship Troopers than Star Wars, Wing Commander is sure to satisfy fans of sci-fi movies. Those without such a fancy for the genre may wish to pass.
My Eight Year Old Niece's Review
"Uncle, there's something WRONG with this movie."
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>I took my niece Lexi along with some of her cousins to see this movie when it first came out in theatres, mostly because it was the only movie that was playing that wasn't rated R. She said the above quote to me towards the end of the movie, and boy, was she on target: There WAS something wrong with Wing Commander - it SUCKED. Bad. Her review was one of the best, most succinct, not to mention funniest movie reviews I've ever heard. Wing Commander isn't even worth the $4.97 Amazon is charging for it, and it's definitely not worth the 100 minutes of your life it will take to watch it.
If you hear a box office flop in the middle of space...
should you watch it? NO! Whatever the guy below me thinks that this movie is the Holy Grail of scifi movies needs to have someone hire a B list celebrity (maybe Freddie Prinze Jr.) to go to his house and slap him in the face with a white glove! How in the world can anyone compare this movie with anything but a paper wieght is beyond me. The plot is as deep as a puddle, the acting... well, Freddie Prinze and Mathew Lillard hahahaha they suck and hollywood was hoping that they would be the next Damon and Afleck combo. Don't get me wrong I think Damon/Afleck suck too.Special effects are good though but nothing impressive considering all the advancement that we have made in that department. Considering that this MOVIE was concieved after a GAME I believe that there should be some continuity and relation to the game. So all you people who say that this is A MOVIE and not a GAME, yeah we know that. I hope that you never find yourself in a position to watch a representation of something you like be bent over backwards. Guess that explains how I feel about the MOVIE. I think that this movie sucks.
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