Wing Commander (1999) [VHS]
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VHS Movie Reviews of Wing Commander (1999) [VHS]
Movie Review: Chicken Wing Commander
Summary: 1 Stars
Great game, lousy movie. The beginning sequence of the game, Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger had more believable animatronic Kilrathi rather than the poorly done slow moving armor bearing CGI variety. I guess in the Earth/Kilrathi war all the Marines are dead, and the pilots (who are supposed to just be flying) take on the role of boarding enemy ships in full Marine armor. Who designed those ships? I was waiting for the deck crews to spin the prop on the nose section to get the thing started. They could have used the game designs. They were at least more believable. The TCS Tiger's Claw looked more like a WWII submarine, rather than a space carrier. That's what you get when you put a game director in a real director's chair. Here's a tip, next time a movie of this inane caliber is made, do us all a favor, print it and burn it. In that order.Movie Review: In space, no one can hear the [crud] this movie generates...
Summary: 1 Stars
Oh Freddy. What's next for your painfully suffering career? You're a painfully awful actor with somewhat good looks but no talent, and you have a horrible knack for making Matthew Lillard look bad. This time, you've gone too far. Not only does Lillard look bad, but legends Tcheky Karyo, Jurgen Prochnow, and David Warner simply flutter useless on the screen in what is supposed to be a submarine flick but was accidentally written in space. Chris Roberts, director of this shlock and creator of the video game, puts little enthusiasm into the movie and it's very plain the actors were doing this film for a paycheck. The action doesn't go over too well and the dialogue is worse than "Armageddon." The tagline for "Alien" says that in space, no one can hear you scream. By the end of this film, I wanted to scream.Movie Review: A new spin on space movies, and it works
Summary: 5 Stars
unlike other space movies that are just main character blows up everything that moves, Wing Commander focuses on the main charecter's background and how he hides it to avoid being persacuted, his best friend, and how he has to use his background to servive and to help the entire human race.Movie Review: This Movie Can Grow On You.
Summary: 4 Stars
At first this movie is hokey with aliens that look like a low budget film. You follow along with the hotshot pilots that are defending the earth against alien invaders...sound familiar...But, if you can get beyond the appearance and the beginning, this turns into a fairly good story.
Freddie Prinze Jr. is one of the hotshot pilots. He is the son of Settlers, early humans that ventured into space colonizing other planets. Because Settlers and earth humans engaged in a war in the past, a lot of hatred is still harbored against anyone with Settlers' blood. Because of this hatred, he keeps this aspect a secret. As the story unfolds, we learn that Settlers' have an instinctive `feel' for space travel. This special ability will clearly give Freddie Prinze Jr. an advantage as he survives against higher odds. As he encounters Saffron Barrows, his wing commander, he learns to how to trust others as he also falls in love.
One added feature, the DVD version has excellent surround sound for the attack scenes.
Movie Review: Good Popcorn flick!
Summary: 4 Stars
Buy this movie because it is a great way to spend a rainy Saturday afternoon. It is simple Sci Fi and a lot of fun.If you are a Sci Fi nerd, don't bother, because you will be dissapointed, in that the movie has a lot of components that won't seem to make sense.
However, if you like action, cool effects, and a halfway decent war story, and you want to have a good popcorn movie in your collection, this is a safe bet.