Battlestar Galactica: Razor

This movie was released between seasons 3 and 4 where these characters are not relevant anymore. This makes this extended stand alone episode totally irrelevant. So the reason for watching this is the final revelation which is quite disappointing.

Good, but not quite Battlestar Galactica par. The film actually didn't have the emotional tension of the TV series. Possibly because it involved some many characters who were not in the TV series it didn't really feel like Battlestar Galactica. Either way, though, the film is good just not as good as it could have been.

Terrible. New main character is a bad actor, plot is bad, characters don't behave at all like they do in the show.

The show wasn't great. This movie is worse.

As someone who has never seen an episode of the show, this functions as a decent, middle of the road sci-fi effort, focusing more on action and spectacle than getting tied up in portentous commentary; scrambling through different time frames and locales makes it a little difficult to get bearings for the uninitiated; ditto some subtleties and nuances in the character relationships. Olmos ties everything together nicely, but there is some good support work from Forbes and Jacobsen to back him up.

Good, but not having seen any of the new series is a definite disadvantage. The best part of the flick is an engaging and entertaining story that hooks you in. The effects and CG are decent but still have that TV feel to them, and the same goes for the sound quality. The acting is also really good, Galactica has always featured some strong female characters.

#17#, [Extended], rw3, 'BSG-series'-rewatch, oldies(3) }**{ #00s#, 'BSG-series'

As a part of the larger series, this film holds its own inasmuch as it adds more information to the story and foreshadows the fourth season. As a film, though, it has no flow or thematic unity to speak of. I liked the subtle nods to the original series and the implied same-sex relationship. I just wish the film felt more like a film and less like a series of scenes that fail to add up to a coherent story.

If you like Battlestar Galactica, then you will like this movie. Good acting. Good character developement. Good TV-movie.

It has some great parts, but adds close to nothing new except a bit of vague foreshadowing in the end. It's not as continuity-pornographic as "The Plan" though.