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Wing Commander

 Suitable for 12 years and over   DVD
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Language: German, English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: German
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000055WK0


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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Movie, let down only by the encoding. 18 Aug 2008
Format:DVD
Everyone who has seriously rated this movie [references to the bible and life changing nobel prize winning appart ;-) ] agrees it is an excellent movie. The only thing I can add is that I wish this movie would be re-released as an anamorphic widescreen DVD or in HD. As was usual many years ago, DVD encoding companies had no idea how to properly encode video to work well on 4:3 (old style) TVs and 16:9 (widescreen) TVs as really there were few to no widescreen TVs available and reading an obscure bit of the encoding manual was really optional at that time. This release has huge black bars top and bottom as the 2.35:1 ratio is fitted into a 4:3 screen space. If the choice was between this format and cropping then I would take this format any day, but a budget re-release as 2.35:1 on 16:9 (anamorphic widescreen) would be much better.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
At the time of writing, this DVD is doing the rounds in the supermarkets, and never having seen it before took a gamble on buying it. It's really a cross between modern Battlestar Gallactica and Starship Troopers (but much less gung ho)

Why do I like this film? Well it has a good strong story line. Plot centres about three fighter pilots as part of a fleet having to defend the Earth against a hostile alien race. Lead actors are backed up by an interesting and established array of actors as supporting cast, notably David Suchet of Poirot fame and David Warner of "The Omen" and Star Trek (TNG) who lend enormous credibility.

Another interesting feature of this film is how command shifts from person to person as those who know what needs to be done step forward to take charge. This film is definitely worth a sequel or even a mini series to develop cast and story in greater detail.

The bad things about this film (and these are very minor ones) 1) Should have made it slightly longer even a full two hours to allow greater depth and detail. 2) Should have had much better publicity at the time of making because I am quite up on SciFi and this film completely escaped my attention until now! 3) Sadly no Extra features were available even biographies of the actors would have been good or some short interviews with cast and crew. But putting those points aside add it to your sci-fi genre category if you havent already done so!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The film - how does it compare ... 31 Dec 2003
Format:DVD
First I must point out that I have not actually played the game, so I cannot compare it to the game.

However I still think this is a brilliant movie. It places you right in the middle of the Kilrathi - terran war, onboard the Tiger's Claw carrier. Compared to the book "Wing Commander: Fredom Flight" (which I also recomend) it has differences, e.g. "If you die, you never existed", from the film. However it still captures the urgency of the war and how it is going.

I recomend you watch this, wheter you've played the game or not. A must for all Sci-fi fans.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars dont bother
boring, annoying characters, no real action, avoid at all costs, i need ten more words, five now, 3 2 crap
Published 2 months ago by shady
5.0 out of 5 stars very good
i dont know people moan, about it ( meaning film critics) not being a computor gammer
i liked this a lot very down to earth( sorry) plot and good effects and a very... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. White R. Gwyn
2.0 out of 5 stars Fairly awful!
Actor lineup good but diaglogue atrocious! I would say only for the die-hard fans of such things and nothing more.
Published 5 months ago by FS
5.0 out of 5 stars Wing Commander DVD
A wonderfully written story about humanity in space, and the battle for survival against the evil Kilrathi Empire.
Great cast. Freddie Prinze Jr. Read more
Published 6 months ago by kiwikaas
3.0 out of 5 stars Average Film but worth a look !!!!
Average film to be honest but was worth the look, if you know anything about Wing Commander games you know the score if you can get the Space above and Beyond box set as it was... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. T. E. Harney
5.0 out of 5 stars Wing commander
Yes an old film and was panned when first screened. I first watched it this year and was struck by how simular may aspects of this film were very Battlestar Gallactica. Read more
Published 19 months ago by deaver
5.0 out of 5 stars superb
Superp, Great film , excellent cast and looking forward already to the next release. Well worth a watch.
Published on 28 Sep 2010 by Training
4.0 out of 5 stars Sci Fi Fand might think differently
Although this film offers the usual "made in rubbish land" as a true Sci Fi fan it still ticks many boxes. Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2010 by Gary Gibson
3.0 out of 5 stars If the main cast wasn't so lame...
The French actor portraying Paladin and the high command like Admiral Tolwyn are played by good actors, but the rest is just a shame... Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by Doron Volkovich
1.0 out of 5 stars Yawn Commander
If you read the novelisation before the film itself, you may get the impression that it has a clever, dramatic and imaginative plot. Read more
Published on 30 April 2009 by Mr. M. Odoni
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