I don't know anything about the Wing Commander game or previous shows. I stumbled upon this movie on a movie channel and watched it because I like sci-fi.
To my surprise, it wasn't bad. In fact, if it were not for the goofy acting of Freddy Prinze Jr., I might even say this was a good movie. The plot was interesting, the production was much better than I thought (dark sci-fi, like Space: Above and Beyond)it would be and some of the actors did very well (the two ship commanders, the female lead).
But Prinze is over the top as the newbie who seems to be amazed by everything. His jaw literally drops and he spends half the movie (it seems like) with his mouth agape like some dumb fish. I actually cringed near the end when he battled the black hole and then watched the enemy ship try to do the same thing. "Gosh, the Kilrathi ship is too big! Caribdis has her!" (said with an earnest wonder and a mouth wide open to catch flies)It was the Wesley Crusher syndrome, but worse.
Still, if you like sci-fi, Wing Commander ain't bad. I gave it a 4 but it could be a 5.
To my surprise, it wasn't bad. In fact, if it were not for the goofy acting of Freddy Prinze Jr., I might even say this was a good movie. The plot was interesting, the production was much better than I thought (dark sci-fi, like Space: Above and Beyond)it would be and some of the actors did very well (the two ship commanders, the female lead).
But Prinze is over the top as the newbie who seems to be amazed by everything. His jaw literally drops and he spends half the movie (it seems like) with his mouth agape like some dumb fish. I actually cringed near the end when he battled the black hole and then watched the enemy ship try to do the same thing. "Gosh, the Kilrathi ship is too big! Caribdis has her!" (said with an earnest wonder and a mouth wide open to catch flies)It was the Wesley Crusher syndrome, but worse.
Still, if you like sci-fi, Wing Commander ain't bad. I gave it a 4 but it could be a 5.