As a Wing Commander fan, of both the videogames and the cartoon series, I must admit, I had high expectations coming into this film, and knew that it was going to be a hit or miss type of occasion. Well, for the most part they missed. We join Maniac and Blair (Matthew Lillard, SLC Punk and Freddy Prinze Jr., Summer Catch) on route to the Tigre Claw (Not the spelling of tigre, and the fact that everyone in this movie except the two stars has british accents)
The earth forces are at war with the Kilrathi, a cat like race who is portrayed very well, very mysterious, and kinda crazy, very cunning and very hostile. These two wingmen have their adventures, and sometimes it feels like a remake of Top Gun in space, and Blair, who is a half blood pilgrim (like being black in the 60’s) soon falls in love with his C.O., Angel (Saffron Burrows, Troy) Hunter, Bossman, Paladin, and a host of other references to the Wing Commander tradition are present, but, over all, it’s a reather hollow and altered representation of the classic videogames.
The sideplots are somewhat irrelevant, and the space action is not as good as it could have been. Some effects stolen from the matrix were imported, but poorly done, and aside from Lillard’s performance, the movie in the whole, is really bad. Don’t see this movie unless you’re a wing commander fan, and even then, it’s a risk. 1, and goodbye.
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