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.

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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.

loved it just because it was Battlestar Galactica... but overall not nearly as interesting...

Acceptable, but is it really a movie?

Judged on its own, this is less interesting than the television series, and is at times off-putting, due to the endless procession of highly psychopathic behaviour and characters, and some weak performances (especially by Stephanie Jacobsen).

Further evidence that Eick and Moore have run out of ideas, and are milking BSG for all they can. Mind you, I still enjoy this mythos and these characters, but prequels suck even worse than sequels do. The whole "do you need to be forgiven" bit in particular screams for rewrite or ruthless excision

Quite a good, but pretty unnecessary, backtracking of the Battlestar storyline. Seems only to exist in order to give the principal crew of Pegasus more screen time.

I enjoy the series so more of it is a good thing.

Pretty good as its own story. The problem is that the flick was released so long after the Cain/Pegasus plotline had passed that it couldn't hold my interest. Excepting a revelation at the end of the program, there isn't much to bridge the gap between Seasons 3 and 4 (when the movie was released). Consequently, there isn't very much momentum. Why dwell on an old storyline- interesting as it was- instead of pressing into brand new territory?

More entertaining stuff from the Galactica team. It never reaches the phenomenal heights of the series, and does have the feel of being a little bit of an after-thought by the production team, but none the less this is still high quality sci-fi. As you would expect it's well written, well performed and looks great, but does feel a little on the short side. "Razor" sets up the Fourth Season well and adds a nice extra layer depth to the Galactica Universe.

Much better than the miniseries, but definitely more of a supplement to the overall show. The flashbacks were the best part.

The series is incredible, but Razor is sub-par. I don't think you'd miss too much if you skipped it.

Hope that Caprica becomes a series

I absolutely adore the show and this movie helps to bridge the waiting time.

okay, but nothing special. could be a part of the normal series. it doesn't really do much to move the series forward except for one revelation.

Introduced me to the beautiful Stephanie Jacobsen.

good enough two-part episode not deserving of the fanfare and early hype as a mini-movie, but the most revealing bsg work in terms of its (unintentionally) negative and simple-minded portrayal of women. i'm giving it a positive rating anyway because i'm a nerd but i'm continuously fascinated by how poor this show is at "empowering" its female characters. especially distressing after the subversive new caprica episodes (how does it feel sympathizing with the insurgents?)

quite a letdown from the great tv series

BSG is an addicting TV series. This movie is interesting but lacks the charisma from the TV series

it was nice to watch in between seasons but it was a lot worse than the episodes

Just as great as the miniseries, but even more hardhitting. It gets you in the gut.

The hokey classic Cylon fanservice is pretty odd considering it's for a fanbase that absolutely loathes the modern BSG. Stephanie Jacobsen's character is awesome. Wish she'd been in the show.

Probably the best sci-fi series ever. Even better than Babylon 5, Firefly or Space 1999.

Decent enough filler between series but we want the real deal of season 4.

Disappointing. Very poor production value, little attention or respect paid to the set design.