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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786305475699 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC ISBN: 6305475695 Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Release Date: February 06, 2001 Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: March 12, 1999 Sales Rank: 46006 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Video games are interesting because they're interactive, and movies because they aren't. In a video game, you're the actor; moviegoing depends on your connecting with those people up on the screen;. There's really no easy crossover. 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - I am impressed!Yes, I am impressed! I remember playing the video games of the same name back in the day, and this movie stuck to the plot of the games as best it could. Decent sci-fi action, and decent acting make for an enjoyable movie. Rating:  - Not like the video game, but still worth a lookFor those of you who are familiar with the Chris Roberts space flight simulator game series, be fairly warned: this movie is not much of an accurate adaptation to the game. Actually it's so different they didn't even need to call it Wing Commander. The setting is there and the character names are there too, but not much else. The ships resemble nothing like those in the game. The characters only show a hint of their game roots. They even mess with the story by adding a different sub-culture of humans. ... Read More Rating: - If You Avoid Taking This Movie Seriously, It Is a Lot of FunSPACE PIRATES! THE SCOURGE OF THE UNIVERSE!!! Ok, maybe not. As some people say, close but no cigar. Actually, "Wing Commander" is based on a plot that has existed since man has been remembering stories. We have the advancing enemy, we have warriors who have information about where the enemy will attack that can save the homeland if the information gets through. We have the self-sacrifice of the warriors who stall the enemy long enough for the valuable information to get back to the good guys, who ... Read More Rating: - Spectacularly descentWhat 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 ... Read More Rating:  - My Eight Year Old Niece's Review"Uncle, there's something WRONG with this movie." 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 ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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