Too much of everything

Don't Believe the Hype

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

This was my introduction to the "Battlestar Galactica" universe and franchise, and I can honestly say that it wasn't particularly impressive. I had hoped for more space stuff, such as space dogfights and those metallic robots. But instead I got an almost two hour long space drama with very little action. And that was indeed a disappointment.It should be said that the acting was spot on, though. People were doing good jobs with their given roles and characters. But not being familiar with the characters in the series, then I don't know how much character development was here."The Plan" is a story- and character-driven movie, which I assume appeal mostly to fans of the franchise.The effects in the movie were good, just a shame that there wasn't more grand space Sci-Fi action to be had.All in all, a less than mediocre experience, and it has not spurred my interest to delve further in the "Battlestar Galactica" universe.

Where the people you meet are important to you only because they were already important to you Which pretty much sets it apart from the other movie versions of BSG each of which managed to both carry the story and at the same time be a self-standing movie for newbies.The pace is slow. A fly crawling up a drape makes better progress.If you watch the whole thing (and many will not) you will be haunted by the notion that the producers saw this as an easy payday and a chance to reuse footage from earlier episodes.Maybe. Maybe not.The rating I gave tells the tale. Dean Stockwell gives the performance of his life. There is a scene at the 1:40 mark involving Stockwell, a small boy, an apple and a knife. It is mesmerizing Which is more than I can say of the movie

The synopsis given by "official" sources says that this movie reveals the Cylons' Plans from before the attack on the colonies up through the end of Season 2.This review will be extremely short, as talking about much of it at all would be spoiling both the movie and the series.The movie basically follows 'Number 1,' both the one on Caprica and the one in the fleet, and how they change throughout the course of the series. Unfortunately, it only covers up through season 2, so this so called "Plan" was boiled down to simply kill all humans. Nothing the audience of BSG didn't already know, right? The movie was okay, but it ended up feeling like a long string of deleted scenes from the series. If you have seen the whole series, then it is a must-see, even if there is nothing new.Taken as a standalone movie, it is easily a 1/10. However, there is NO WAY someone who has not seen the entire series of BSG should even consider watching this. It doesn't introduce anything new really, but it is a decent addition/companion to the series that all hardcore fans need to see.

As a fan of the re-imagined BGS series I really look forward to watching The Plan. I got the chance to view it some time ago and it turned out to be quite a disappointment. Instead of being overwhelmed with new scenes, stories and interesting plot twists I was 'treated' with nearly 1.5 hours of old material with little new material, poorly edited as a 'Cylon diary' of their supposed intriguing plan. I will keep this review relatively short because there is few to say about this movie. BGS lost its touch and that is the end of it. I just hope that the new Caprica series turns out well and that the creators of the re-imagined BGS still have some aces up the sleeve.