SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Thursasprengir There's more ham in this movie than a Lutheran Easter picnic. I can't believe that anyone went to the trouble to make this movie. Yes, I toughed it out to the end - mostly because I'm a masochist. The dialogue is stilted and juvenile. The characters are so one dimensional I expected them to disappear when they turned. The special effects are only 'meh' for 1999, but are laughable compared to now. I saw another reviewer say that s/he preferred this (at times) to SW Episode 1. That's another ham-fest, but at least it has LIGHTSABERS. The ships in this looked amateur. I mean, come on, Rapiers (a light, lithe weapon IRL) were these chunky, pig-nosed things that looked like A-10 Warthogs... in space. No, it just doesn't feel consistent, or cool, or watchable ever again.

psi_chotic Let's be honest, 95% of the people who saw this in the theater only did so because it was the first movie to feature the Star Wars: Episode I trailer. Otherwise it's not worth the price of a ticket. I found this movie to be utterly unremarkable/unmemorable.Let's see...some good stuff: It's got some cool explosions in it, and some hilarious/awful overacting by Matthew Lillard. Freddie Prinze Jr. also does his best to be melodramatic, but I think Lillard has him beat. I kept waiting for Lillard to shout "GAME OVER, MAN, GAME OVER!"...that's about all his part missed. All in all, it's 2 hours of eye candy. But a good movie, it ain't.

chrart I understand that many dismiss the film because it didn't stay true enough to the universe established in the video game. On the other hand, there are those like me who know nothing about the game and watched the film due to interest in things sci-fi in general and the film delivered on that end. Much of the premise and cultural setting reminded me of the original Battlestar Galactica. There are some really good fighting scenes, but, most of all, it's a sci-fi movie that is actually in space - for the whole length of the film (which I do appreciate) - not hiding on some Earth-like planet.The film features some strong female characters, but, as pointed out by others, some aspects are regular Hollywood fare. I really liked the pilgrim mythology. Putting aside any relationship to the video game, the film is fun, has its emotional moments and features some great visuals.

Sdkolobashkin I've seen a few movies about some serious conflicts in space, this movie looks the same but a little bit better. I'm not talking Star Wars here, but this movie is definitely not a train wreck as people say, it has a good script, it has some good action and a good love story. Check this out, a rookie pilot fights aliens, becomes a hero and gets a nice girl at the end of the day. My only problem with this flick is editing, I think that there were a lot of pieces left behind and cut, so if the studio puts out a director's cut - I am definitely buying it.You won't waste your evening watching this one, even your girlfriend can come along, after all this movie stars Freddie Prinze Jr.