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Summary: Battlestar galactica
Review: Me gusto mucho la pelicula, pero megustaria saber si ustedes comercializan esta pelicula traducida al español o con subtitulos en español. Desde ya muchas gracias por su respuesta.Cordiales saludos. Brummell Pommerenck
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Summary: Episode reveals how Earth could have been the 13th colony.
Review: This is a very good episode. It kind of gives you some of the history of the Colonies Founding Fathers, the Lords of Kobol. It unvails some of the mystique about how the Colonies came to be and how our Earth could have been the Thirteenth Colony. This episode links certain aspects of Earth's history to the history of Kobol. I enjoyed this episode a lot. I have all of the episodes that are currently available on video and some of them are lame, but not this one.
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Summary: VHS vs DVD
Review: Don't let the widescreen format of the DVD version fool you into thinking you're going to get a bigger picture. The movie was a combination of episodes 1 and 5 of the series and MADE FOR TV. To make the DVD widescreen, they cut off the top and bottom of the screen so you lose part of the picture. I've got this movie in both the VHS and DVD formats, and to be honest I was expecting a lot more from the DVD. What little extras you get with the DVD just don't make it worth buying. Also, I didn't notice any real difference in the audio or video when comparing the two. So, if you're thinking of buying this movie, buy the VHS.
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Summary: Star Wars meets the Mormon Church
Review: I watched ALL of this series, including (unfortunately) the ill fated "Galactica 80). I loved it, and still do. Some have noted a few things strange, however. Like the number 12, and some mysterious references that are not explained. If one will really notice, someone in the script department was a Mormon. This explains the number 12 being used all he time (as in, the "Council of the 12")(the Mormon church has this) and strange things Adama sometimes says ("As man is, God once was, as God is, man may become" at the end of one episode). Now of this should detract from the charm of watching. I only wish they could have beefed up the sound for the DVD. Monoral in the 90's just does not hack it.
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Summary: Battlestar Galactica
Review: I really loved this as a kid but now that I am a little older more thought and sofistication could have been put into this. I believe that the story line is sound but several shortfalls in the script should have been caught. 12 Planets, 12 Battlestars, millions of people per planet. Does not add up. Should have had move Battlestars. Galactica comes under fire and waits a good deal of time to put up its shield but the Atlantia never does. The trap could have been handled much better with a couple of the Battlestars being destroyed protecting the planets and not at the peace accords. The acting was weak in several places. I believe a remake is in order with todays technology or at least a return to take back the Colonies, not in one movie of course. Maybe even a new TV Series. I was also disappointed that the DVD did not offer spanish in the dubbed/subtitled section. Millions of hispanics live in the U.S.A. Please add spanish to future releases! I really love the viper and the Battlestar. In general it is a movie worth seeing and having as part of any Sci-Fi collection.
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Summary: Great to have Galactica on DVD, but...
Review: There's a ton of footage that was cut and re-arranged from the original ABC TV Galactica pilot to make the theatrical version of Galactica (which is the version on the DVD). Universal would've been very wise to put the full, uncut version of the pilot on DVD, giving both die-hard and casual fans a glimpse of some footage which hasn't been seen in almost 22 years (although much of the cut footage HAS been re-instated for the frequent 3-part Sci-Fi Channel re-run of the pilot, some of it is still missing even in that version). The scenes shot for the movie should've been included, but specially marked as such. That way, anyone just dying to see Baltar's head cut off could program it in instead of the TV version of the scene, where he's spared. All the same, it's an excellent version of the theatrical Galactica, which was great fun...but there's so much that should've been on the DVD that isn't.
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Summary: You can't call it cult. Too heavily bashed over the years.
Review: This is one picture which actually managed to survive in the shadow of 'Star Wars'. What Galactica succeeded in doing was to outdo the plot of any of George Lucas's space soap-op epics (including this dreadfully overrated, digitally SFXed First Episode tripe) and throw in a great deal of other original elements in the bargain. The idea of Man on the run through space was a great reservoir to tap for a film and the opening narration by Patrick Macnee is reminiscent of Erich von Daniken's 'Chariots of the Gods?'. Other strong points include the work of John Dykstra who gave Galactica a fighting chance by injecting as many SFX into it as he had on 'Star Wars: A New Hope'. The sets are well designed and the fact that both the film and television series (the film was actually synthesised from episodes 1 and 5 of the series) had to keep to a none-too-loose budget hardly shows at all. What damaged the tv series and, to a lesser degree the film as well, was the acting and the lack of continuous shoot-em-up violence which had inspired countless kids who had seen 'Star Wars' to go out and buy X-wings and Tie-fighters. Colla was directing a cast culled from the wrong schools. Richard Hatch, for example, was great as Apollo, to be sure, but he had come in fresh from a soap opera background. This was not a film-oriented group of actors at all, which may have looked good for the series's prospects but the overall effect was to doom the series to a cult cathode following. Also, the Cylons (the B.G. equivalent of the Evil Empire) are just too unfrightening in form and they borderline being great targets for derision and comedy. One thing the film did get right was establishing a good story filled with terrific visuals, high symbolism and delivering a package which deserved to take on 'Star Wars' in critical treatment. While Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch and Jane Seymour ensured a good-looking cast to rival that of 'Star Wars', luckily there was Lorne Greene to add depth as well, his immense screen presence and patriarchal method making the viewer see that this isn't a movie about space cowboys and injuns. A first-rate score and staggering special effects/art direction are the main players here. 'Battlestar Galactica' had the misfortune to be dwarfed in apparent glory by 'Star Wars' and drowned out utterly by the advent of 'The Empire Strikes Back'. In short, it was sandwiched to death by a competitor and assailed as being too mushy by too many to have ever been capable of being on par with that competitor. Too bad. Still, this picture retains a high entertainment value today. For those who claim it looks too dated, consider that it was Glen Larson's idea to give much of the costume design the look of an ancient-futuristic fusion. The movie is the perfect screen vehicle for the series. From the television series, I'd recommend 'Fire In Space', 'Murder on the Rising Star', 'Lost Planet of the Gods' and 'The Long Patrol' if you enjoyed the movie. However, a word of caution is due here: keep away from the ill-fated 'Galactica '80' series or any of its components. This was the follow-up to the original series and it single-handledly banged the last few nails into Galactica's coffin, as far as ABC and its viewers were concerned. You have to wonder just how many fans became ex-fans because of that alone.
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Summary: Still good
Review: I remember watching "Battlestar Galactica" fondly when I was a kid. I still liked the movie after all these years. Some of the aspects of this movie may not excite children of today who are accustomed to CGI effects. The battle scenes, in particular, seem monotonous compared to newer projects that are able to have more exciting POV's. However, I think Lorne Greene and the other actors are great. I would buy other Battlestar Galactica DVDs as they come available.
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Summary: Underrated
Review: Yet it has managed to survive in the minds of many science fiction fans even after over 20 years. (Yes, I am a BG fan, but not fanatical enough to say "yahrens.") If it has lived this long, it certainly must have some redeeming qualities and not be just another Star Wars ripoff. This movie -- the pilot for the series -- and a number of other episodes including "War of the Gods," "Experiment in Terra" and "The Long Patrol" showed what this series could supply at its best. Let's all hope there is a new BG movie or series coming out soon, as the revivalists predict, because we (the fans, as well as the fanatics) deserve one.
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Summary: at last my await finally ended
Review: i remember clearly, i was 7 years old when i saw the tv series of galactica, and for me, after starwars is the best movie of his kind, suddenly 2 months a go,a very close dear friend from Monterrey Mexico ,sent me the movie,i felt so many things when i saw it, i have no words to describe the feelings in my mind, i looked for it for almost TEN YEARS. In my own country and in the US, never found it , i just have to say , that is like a dream come true, and i hope the people of MCA make a new Film.. it worths¡¡¡,thanks Ps. Thanks Cometin siempre te lo agradecere =)
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