Wing Commander

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Video games are interesting because they're interactive, and movies because they aren't. In a video game, you're the actor; moviegoing depends on your connecting with those people up on the screen;. There's really no easy crossover.

That's the problem with Wing Commander, based on the bestselling computer game series created by Chris Roberts. Roberts helms the film, too, having previously directed "cinematic" sequences for the game, starring Mark Hamill from Star Wars, no less. But a feature-length story is something else again. Maybe gamers will find something to enjoy here, but that sets the rest of us adrift.

There's war between the Terran Confederation and the evil Kilrathi, who are so evil they want to destroy the whole universe. (They probably aren't thinking that through very clearly. But then they're evil.) They've stolen the Pegasus Navicom A.I. device that enables them to "jump" behind enemy lines and destroy the Earth part of the universe. Freddie Prinze Jr. stars as Blair, a Pilgrim, which means he's hated by everybody for having this film's answer to the Force. His pal Matthew Lillard plays Maniac (his usual role). So you've got two guys with a Top Gun complex, bent on preventing the Kilrathi from destroying Earth. You'd expect lots of action from these combat-ready flyboys. But there's scant little of that, and lots of static dialogue scenes, including one cinematic quote of Howard Hawks's classic Only Angels Have Wings to explain how pilots handle the death of one of their own. Presumptuous. All it would have taken to make this film a success is a series of action set pieces and a thin plot to hang them from. What director Roberts needed was a Navicom device to help him "jump" behind Hollywood lines. That and a decent script. --Jim Gay

Description

"Starship Troopers" meets "Top Gun" in this no-holds-battle for the future of mankind. A vicious alien race, the Kilrathi, has discover the coordinates to Earth and is heading our way with plans of the total destruction. Now it's up to two young hotshot fighter pilots to blast their way through the Kilrathi's defenses and save their planet from this new breed of enemy.

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Spectacularly descent.......2007-08-01

What a pleasant surprise! One shouldn't expect much from a movie based on a video game space war. Nonetheless, Wing Commander is a very decent movie. The plot is rather generic, but the actors work with it very well. The special effects are very good overall - the ugly costume design is easily forgiven. The combat is never thrilling, but is never boring. Much closer to Starship Troopers than Star Wars, Wing Commander is sure to satisfy fans of sci-fi movies. Those without such a fancy for the genre may wish to pass.

My Eight Year Old Niece's Review.......2007-07-23

"Uncle, there's something WRONG with this movie."

I took my niece Lexi along with some of her cousins to see this movie when it first came out in theatres, mostly because it was the only movie that was playing that wasn't rated R. She said the above quote to me towards the end of the movie, and boy, was she on target: There WAS something wrong with Wing Commander - it SUCKED. Bad. Her review was one of the best, most succinct, not to mention funniest movie reviews I've ever heard. Wing Commander isn't even worth the $4.97 Amazon is charging for it, and it's definitely not worth the 100 minutes of your life it will take to watch it.

If you hear a box office flop in the middle of space..........2007-05-23

should you watch it? NO! Whatever the guy below me thinks that this movie is the Holy Grail of scifi movies needs to have someone hire a B list celebrity (maybe Freddie Prinze Jr.) to go to his house and slap him in the face with a white glove! How in the world can anyone compare this movie with anything but a paper wieght is beyond me. The plot is as deep as a puddle, the acting... well, Freddie Prinze and Mathew Lillard hahahaha they suck and hollywood was hoping that they would be the next Damon and Afleck combo. Don't get me wrong I think Damon/Afleck suck too.Special effects are good though but nothing impressive considering all the advancement that we have made in that department. Considering that this MOVIE was concieved after a GAME I believe that there should be some continuity and relation to the game. So all you people who say that this is A MOVIE and not a GAME, yeah we know that. I hope that you never find yourself in a position to watch a representation of something you like be bent over backwards. Guess that explains how I feel about the MOVIE. I think that this movie sucks.

Wing Commander.......2007-04-12

Received in a reasonable length of time & was in good condition.
Liked the movie.
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First scene using Bullet- time .......2007-03-14

The movie is sub-par the plot is very loosly based but then again it is a sci-fi movie. The one plus point is it shows one of the very first applications of bullet time as seen in the matrix, swordfish, etc. It does have a pretty cool effect.

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This war could have happened on Neptune or Earth
Cool Movie
High-quality, serious story line, good visuals appeal
Not Robotech style action but entertaining.
Actually it's 3.5 but I'd give it a four....

The Venus Wars
Starring: Gorô Naya , Anna Alba , Bob Sessions , Bradley Cole , and Denica Fairman
Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Manufacturer: Us Manga Corps Video
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ASIN: B00007K010
Release Date: 2003-01-28

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Yoshikazu Yasuhiko directed this 1989 feature based on his own manga. The new frontier of Venus has degenerated into a dystopia ravaged by the civil war between Ishtar and Aphrodia. Bubbly reporter Susan Sommers arrives in the capitol of Aphrodia just before it's captured by Ishtar. She falls in with a bunch of teen-agers who live for a sort of motorcycle version of Roller Derby. Daredevil rider Hiro and his friends reluctantly join the struggle to free Aphrodia from the invaders. Not surprisingly, Hiro proves an ace at piloting the mono-cyles that are the Aphrodians' secret weapon in the key battle. Venus Wars holds better than many early anime features. The American-influenced designs may annoy purists, but the characters are well developed and the battle scenes well staged, despite the limited technological resources available at the time. (Rated 13 and older: violence, profanity, alcohol use, risqué humor) --Charles Solomon

Description

On the hostile world of Venus, where vicious gangs roam the streets and nations battle for supremacy, a hotshot motorcycle jockey and a feisty Earth journalist are caught in the crossfire as war erupts.

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This war could have happened on Neptune or Earth.......2007-06-18

This is a mixed bag for me. Its not a bad anime but it was nothing breathtaking for me either. What little it had was entertaining. To include the very cheap price I paid for it was worth it.

Venus Wars didn't have a very interesting story to me. The characters weren't very likeable to me either, regardless how developed some of them were. The saving grace was the plot. Venus is inhabited by humans. It was later invaded by humans. The invasion was very quick and decisive. It took no time for marshall law to set in. A few digruntled rebels decided to put a plan together and fight. I'm sure you can figure what happens next.

The battles consist of high speed chases and an all out war. I don't think this anime would satisfy all action junkies. The level of gore is non existent and the blood is minor. So to all you out there expecting to see exploding heads and bullet breakdancin' bodies can forget it. Yet the battles still manage to be decent. A remastered version would've defintly helped the animation. I rarely touch the animation but this is one of the few times I felt it could have been cleaned up some. At some points it just seemed overly dark and outdated to me.

This is a pretty good buy for the cheap price. If you want something straightforward and easy to follow then this is your anime.

Cool Movie.......2007-05-31

I first watched this movie on T.V. and I was in love with it. I found it better then Robotech and the cat Voltron. It has a great storyline and the action parts are awesome. If you are looking for a good story and some good anime then this is it, There is also a manga for those people who love to read the graphic novels.

High-quality, serious story line, good visuals appeal.......2007-04-17

Let me keep this short and sweet. I really like the movie because of the well developed story and the overall feel. It easily ranks with classics like Bubble Gum Crisis, and live action films like Terminator. There is an 80s feel to it, but it is not cheesy in any way. A+

Not Robotech style action but entertaining........2006-07-29

Is a good anime because is HIGH BUGET ACTION-PACKED. But it wasn't cool as Robotech (Macross), the action scenes weren't THAT fast, the kid (main character) doesn't shoot to many bad guys with his "battle-motorcycle" and there wasn't to much battle war shooting like in Robotech.

The action is top notch because the motorcycle runnings were cool, and the action scenes are very reailistic with tons of shooting but not on the battle wars (only on the normal action scenes). And of course, the drama is great with an easy storyline to follow.

The dvd wasn't good because the anime wasn't remastered, so the colors can be dark and annoying sometimes.

Adios.

Actually it's 3.5 but I'd give it a four...........2005-12-26

I watched this on TV and I will give a review. I watched it because there wasn't anything better on. So it's about a hostile takeover in Venus and a group of ordinary people try to survive the war-torn planet. I liked this movie it gave a nice amount of action and it has this feel in a war movie where all you give a damn is will the characters make it or come back in a body bag. However, thrilling as the movie is I had a problem for liking the characters some of them are stupid and some I don't give a care. Like this one girl where she left the safety with the gun trying to kill the general I was laughing and crying at the same time. Not to mention the story I cared less of the nonsense dialogue. Drawbacks aside it's action-packed and it's a pretty cool movie.

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Its above average
In this corner! Dean "Superman" Caine - VS - a Dragon!
Dean Cain completely ruins this movie
horrid
DRAGONSLAYER meets ALIEN

Dragon Fighter
Starring: Dean Cain , Kristine Byers , Robert Zachar , Marcus Aurelius , and Robert DiTillio
Director: Phillip J. Roth
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ASIN: B00008WJDU
Release Date: 2003-06-03

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In a deadly, underground military experiment, a 1,000 fire-breathing dragon discovered in England is cloned. Wihtin three hours, it is full grown and escapes, leaving a trail of death and destruction whereever it goes. It is up to security chief David Carver (Dean Cain) to reel in this fearsome predator before it has a chance to wreak further havoc on humankind.

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Its above average.......2006-09-03

This movie is somewhat above average. It's not great, but its good for a movie that uses CGI heavily (and, as many movies like 'jurassic park' and the american 'godzilla' have proven, using CGI usually results in a rubbish movie)

There's some interesting characters in the cast but unortunately a lot of the focus is on the main characters, who are some of the least interesting of the whole cast.

Something that adds to the credibility of this movie is that the dragon eats people. See, if the dragon simply breathed fire over people and incinerated them, there would be no point to that, which in turn means that it would be stupid. At least having the dragon eat people gives a reason why the dragon would kill people.

In this corner! Dean "Superman" Caine - VS - a Dragon!.......2006-08-12

I really love this movie.

Is it because I wasn't expecting too much? Maybe. But I've watched it now several more times and it really holds up under repeated viewings.

Dean Caine trades in his superhero spandex & cape for a helicopter playing the new head of security for a super secret underground lab. Using powers of deduction which would make the Man of Steel kryptonite green with envy, Caine soon realizes he's guarding a lab full of genetic engineers attempting to revive & reconstruct those high flying, fire breathing creatures of legend - dragons.

The cast is full of fun B movie type actors who infuse the required fun & fright factor into an equally solid script. This isn't Dragonslayer, nor is it Dragonheart or even Reign of Fire - this is Sci-Fi Channel produced low budget fare, but it delivers a lot of bang for the buck. The director goes a little overboard with his stylish split screen action at times, however it's never really annoying.

So then let's see. Terri Hatcher, former girlfriend of Superman Dean Caine is fighting female dragons over on Desperate Housewives and Dean Caine is fighting "real" lab produced dragons in this flick. Looks like their careers are paralleling each other's nicely, wouldn't you say?

Dean Cain completely ruins this movie.......2006-07-22

Some scientists in an underground lab are experimenting with DNA and create a dragon which gets loose and stalks them around the facility. The setting is appropriately claustrophobic and the sets are done quite well. The CGI dragon looks passable, not great but believable enough I guess. The characters are all pretty good - EXCEPT Dean Cain. He's the security guard, and he's a pompous, self-righteous prick. His knowledge of childhood fairy tales makes him more knowledgeable about dragons than all the scientists put together. He single handedly makes this movie absolutely unwatchable. That's too bad because without him, I think this might have been pretty good. Well, if not for the fact that the idiot director has a fetish for that split screen effect where they show four different scenes running simultaneously in the four different quadrants of the screen. Even that would have only been a one star deduction from what could have been a four star movie, but Dean ruins the whole thing.

Recommendation: Skip it.

horrid.......2006-07-04

I love dragons, and I love dragon movies, I also like B grade movies, but this one is bad. The acting was woeful, I mean really really bad, the story was ok. I tried and tried to like this movie, but I just couldn't.

It might of been because of lack of money, but the same shot of the dragon over and over, flipped and played again was a bit much.

The over use of multiple split-screen shots got a bit annoying, they work well when done right, but in this move they where done all wrong.

If I where you I would stay clear of this one, but then again watching this will make other bad movies better....

DRAGONSLAYER meets ALIEN.......2006-05-16

Several people are trapped in an underground laboratory with a 12-foot tall, fire-breathing, man-eating dragon.Does that sound cool? It is. But don't be expecting a dozen Apache Longbows to be going after the dragon like on the front cover.

The special effects are so-so, I've seen much better but I've also seen worse. The dragon is pretty cool and fairly well rendered. However, the acting and writing are quite bad. And when I say bad, I mean BAD.

Despite its large flaws, I found DRAGON FIGHTER to be loads of fun. I you like B-Movies, then this is for you. If you don't stay far away.

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Doc Jekyl and Kung-Fu Hyde
underrated action film
Adam Baldwin
Um...
NICE TRY BUT DISAPPOINTING RESOLUTION

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Starring: Adam Baldwin , Steve Bastoni , Anthony Wong , Jason Chong , and Karen Cliche
Director: Colin Budds
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ASIN: B00005Q2ZM
Release Date: 2004-04-06

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Any connection to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic horror tale is tenuous at best in this action-packed superhero story with dark undertones. Adam Baldwin is San Francisco surgeon Henry Jekyll, whose honeymoon in Hong Kong becomes a nightmare when a triad gang murders his wife and marks him for death. Saved by a mysterious Chinese healer who speaks in fortune cookie clichés, he becomes a kind of hero-in-training (think The Karate Kid and Mr. Miyagi) with a mystic twist: he discovers the herbal formula to release his inner brute and transforms into a demonic-looking Hyde. The colorful mix of cop show, gangster thriller, and mystic martial arts adventure ends on an anticlimactic note, as if this made-for-TV feature was the pilot for a never-launched TV series, but it's an energetic and spirited film that, for all its kooky clichés, remains oddly compelling. --Sean Axmaker

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Doc Jekyl and Kung-Fu Hyde.......2006-02-19

This is the loosest adaptation of anything I've ever seen. In fact, loose doesn't even begin to describe it. What Sci-Fi has done is taken the title of the Robert Louis Stevenson's novella in order to draw viewers in, and nothing else.

The TV movie follows Dr. Henry Jekyll, now a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon. The entire supporting cast of Stevenson's story, even in name, is nonexistent. Jekyll travels to China with his new bride for a honeymoon. There he encounters Chinese mobsters who maim the doctor, kill his wife, and leave him for revenge.

Up to this point, the movie had potential. An action-adventure vigilante retelling of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" might have been worth seeing. Unfortunately, the movie never even tries to live up to its source material. Dr. Jekyll apprentices himself to a local medicine man and studies martial arts under the name "Edward Hyde." It looks like Sci-Fi had to throw both of those names in there somewhere in order to keep the title. Eventually, in the final third of the movie, Dr. Jekyll does make a medicine that gives him glowing eyes, sharp teeth, and a killer edge. But Stevenson's theme of the struggle between good and evil inside of every man is unexplored. If Sci-Fi was going to take the title, they should have at the very least tried to stay true to the theme. Under the influence of the medicine, Dr. Jekyll is aware, even more aware, of what he is doing. Mr. Hyde is all alias, no altar ego.

The acting performances are solid, but the movie is hard to enjoy when it begs to be compared to its classic source material. Before the halfway point of the movie, the "Based on the book by Robert Louis Stevenson" in the credits seems like a bold-faced lie. If you enjoy American-in-China-karate-action movies, and you have nothing better to watch, try this on for size. If you're looking for an adaptation of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", avoid this, or you'll be sorely disappointed.

By the way, the recent "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" was a better Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde action movie.

underrated action film.......2006-02-17

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde was a pleasant surprise. We thought it would be the usual kung foo action film, instead found it to be full of gentle humor, Chinese medicine, and interesting characters. Adam Baldwin(Dr. Jekyll) and Chang Tseng(Dr. Chau) relate extremely well to each other and have a unique student-teacher relationship. Do yourself a favor and watch this movie.

Adam Baldwin.......2005-11-24

He makes me swoon... and I was surprised to see him in something not half bad. The lack of resolution makes me wish it had been fleshed out into a series, but still overall enjoyable.

Um..........2005-10-27

Quick thing to the last reviewer. Adam can't do his brothers proud- HE'S NOT A BALDWIN BROTHER. Take it from someone who carpools with his kids, that mistake ticks him off

NICE TRY BUT DISAPPOINTING RESOLUTION.......2005-10-06

Francis Ford Coppola executive produced this film for his Zoetrope studios, and it must have been a pilot for a failed tv series, as it has no real resolution. Giving the classic story a new twist, it has nothing to do with its classic source, but instead is almost a transcendtalized superhero movie with a buff and surprisingly effective Adam Baldwin inhabiting the dual roles. Full of mystic mumbojumbo and some fairly well staged karate fights, this version gives us the dual-faced doctor as a vengeful fellow out to avenge the brutal murder of his bride on their honeymoon in Hong Kong. Baldwin teams up with a Chinese fairy godfather and learns the ins and outs of herbal medicine in his attempts to bring down the bad guys. Not bad but since we don't get a resolution, one feels a little cheated.

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Kei Mizutani's Terminatrix is a Terminator
if you are a Kei Mizutani fan then buy it if not don't
Surprising

Terminatrix
Starring: Kei Mizutani
Manufacturer: Asian Pulp Cinema
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ASIN: B00005LPZS
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Description

Her body is the ultimate weapon! In the future, mankind is ruled by killer sex-droids. Now, one sex-droid will use time travel to destroy humanity-but not before having a little fun!

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Kei Mizutani's Terminatrix is a Terminator.......2007-04-08

A take off of "The Terminator" featuring Kei Mizutani. James Cameron's original version of this flick featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger has nothing to fear from this cheap rip-off. Though the genius of Cameron who at only age 27 made "The Terminator" there are many people in this world who would prefer to watch Kei in "The Teminatrix" as opposed to Schwarzeneggar but who can blame them. Kei is absolutely beautiful although she can't act and lacks personality I prefer her over Arnold. This film is definitely one of her hottest commercial features. Also keep in mind that this film is called "Insatsu no Toriko(Slave To Dirty Killing) in Japan.

if you are a Kei Mizutani fan then buy it if not don't.......2002-02-13

if you are a Kei Mizutani fan then buy it if not don't

Surprising.......2001-12-27

This is a soft core parody of the Terminator series that works well on several levels. The hook is that a pleasure robot was sent into the past to make a rebel's father impotent, there by causing her never to exist.
The portrayal of the rebel sent back to counteract the Terminatrix is done with a sense of humor. She is largely ineffective and finds her main problem being a fashion crisis that must be remedied before she can actually be effective. She winds up on the wrong side of the law as she has to constantly mug stray women for their clothing, and at times her choices cause far more problems than they solve.
The acting is as good as can be expected in a feature with this sort of limited budget. The facial expression are hysterical and not overblown, the English language translation seems right on the mark.
This DVD far exceeded my expectations. There are moments of extreme "South Park" style humor that really can't be mentioned in a public forum, but which shame their US counterparts by showing that this sort of feature can be done well.

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When they can't even get the choreography in a martial arts movie right you know you're in trouble.
MASTER DAN MAYID IS AN X-TREME FIGHTER!
Not Bad
X-treme Fighter That Dan Mayid is great!
Gotta see Dan Mayid in this Movie!

Xtreme Fighter
Starring: Don 'the Dragon' Wilson , and Lorenzo Lamas
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ASIN: B0007Z0OOK
Release Date: 2005-05-31

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When they can't even get the choreography in a martial arts movie right you know you're in trouble........2007-07-10

This movie *should* have been so much better. Forget the plot, it isn't needed. Don't worry about the acting, it's unnecessary. This movie was supposed to be all about the fight sequences. As the DVD case advertises "25 Fight Scenes" and "10 World Champions". Sadly, all those world champions must have forgotten to eat their wheaties when they showed up to work. The choreography was terrible. It was slow, choppy, technically poor, and rarely lasted long enough. I've seen many of these people in other films, and I know they are capable of better.

Don Wilson, Cynthia Rothrock, Christine Bannon-Rodriguez, the Kim twins, Lorenzo Lamas, Eric Lee, Michael Matsuda, Brad Verret, Maurice Smith, Ray Wizard, and especially Chris Cassamassa. Half the cast was on "WMAC Masters", and we know they can give us fantastic scenes with the right producer and fight choreographer. Cynthia Rothrock, Don Wilson, and Lorenzo Lamas have made careers of action films, and they were some of the worst offenders. The worst scenes? Rothrock versus Bannon-Rodriguez. Don Wilson versus Bannon-Rodriguez. Cassamassa versus Wilson. Wilson versus Smith (who has thankfully moved on to greener pastures as the head coach of the IFL's Tiger Sharks, a more fitting use of his talents!). I can't think of one good fight from the entire film, and when the film's raison d'etre was fight choreography, it better live up to the hype. The only decent fight was between Wilson and Gokor Chivichyan, and that's not saying much.

This one didn't. I'm glad this was only $10. Will I watch it again, sure. It kills time on a lazy Saturday. But if you want good fight choreography, go check out MK, MKII or something from China. There's a reason very few people have heard of this film...except for the actors' students, who are hurling around 4 and 5 star reviews based on that fact alone.

MASTER DAN MAYID IS AN X-TREME FIGHTER!.......2005-05-23

After a long time waiting I finally got to see my karate instructor Master Dan Mayid in his first martial arts movie! If I did not know better I would think his fighting scences were for real. It has a cool story and X-treme Fighter is now my favorite martial arts movie and Master Mayid is now my favorite movie star! If you buy this movie you will love it too! I hope there will be an X-treme Fighter 2!

Not Bad.......2005-05-20

It is a little confusing because the star is not really Lorenzo Lamas but Don "The Dragon" Wilson. Lorenzo is in it, but a smaller part.

The sory is (Wilson) must save his son from a video game by fighting ,and winning each level. It's kind of fun to watch a who's who of fighters meet wilson at each level. The only real suspense comes from guessing who he will meet at each level, based on who's in the credits.

Overall it's fun.

X-treme Fighter That Dan Mayid is great!.......2005-05-19

I loved the story it was a new aspect showing different martial artists. Brad played by Dan Mayid, is awesome. His techniques look outstanding. I hope he makes more movies! I think he's gonna be the new Karate Kid! Can't wait for x-treme fighter 2

Gotta see Dan Mayid in this Movie!.......2005-05-18

As a 4th Degree Black Belt, I have to say that I have been a fan of martial arts films for quite some time so it was great to see a new movie with an interesting plot and cool special effects. This is a must see for anyone interested in the martial arts or in a good action movie. The son in the Movie, played by martial artist Dan Mayid, steals the show. I think he is the true star of the film. His fight scenes are more believable then anyone in the film and his acting really brings you into his character's story. Dan Mayid will be the future of Martial Arts films. BUY IT!!!

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This war could have happened on Neptune or Earth
Cool Movie
High-quality, serious story line, good visuals appeal
Not Robotech style action but entertaining.
Actually it's 3.5 but I'd give it a four....

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ASIN: 6305072795
Release Date: 1998-11-03

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This war could have happened on Neptune or Earth.......2007-06-18

Cool Movie.......2007-05-31

High-quality, serious story line, good visuals appeal.......2007-04-17

Not Robotech style action but entertaining........2006-07-29

Actually it's 3.5 but I'd give it a four...........2005-12-26

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Dragon Fighter
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Negation - Volume 1 (CrossGen Digital Comic)

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Negation - Volume 1 (CrossGen Digital Comic)

Manufacturer: Intec Interactive/Eagle One Media distributor
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0000CAOS6
Release Date: 2004-04-18

Description

Termed a Digital Comic Book (DCB) this DVD product is a cross platform for comic books, videogame consoles, and DVD players. A DCB combines the visual art and storytelling ability of published comic books with professional voice-overs, original music, vivid stunning effects and high-end sound design to create a unique DVD product on par with a major motion picture release.

Each DCB contains a five to eight issue comic story-arc and at half the cost of the printed version, the value speaks for itself. Plenty of extra material is packed in as well: trailers, character biographies, original sketches, a documentary about how comics are made, and bonus chapters (including classic first appearances of the main characters). This all adds up to over 100 minutes of viewable material per DCB. Viewable on DVD, Playstation2, Xbox, MacOS 9.2, and PC.

Two of the best-known comic book publishers in the world, Marvel and CrossGen, have provided their most popular properties to these DCB. Character titles include: Hulk, Ultimate X-Men, Daredevil, Wolverine, The Ultimates, Negation, Sojourn, Scion, Meridian, and Way of the Rat.

Digital Comic Books have received numerous accolades from the press and outstanding reviews praising this entertaining product.

Negation - Volume One

Customer Reviews:

Low Budget is NOT at Fault..........2006-07-05

...this is simply a movie with an illogical premise, a poor story, some weak acting, and predictability at every turn. Yes, it's a low-budget flick that features actors who are not big names in Hollywood, but the problem is the writing (flunk!), the special effects (errrr...), and the lack of any characters to really care about. Oh, the lead actress is hot. Not hot enough that one would care if she lives or dies; looks alone do not make a good actress.

Had this big a big-budget picture, THEN it would have been a bad movie with well-known actors and cool special effects. That is, nothing could save this one from being lousy: they made the Titanic of all films, and down she went...

Use your money wisely: buy SOME OTHER low budget bad movie.

I'll Take This "B" Movie Over A Coma Anyday.......2005-09-19

I've seen hundreds of Sci Fi/Horror movies over the years. This is one of those you'll wonder whether you've watched it or not a few years down the road. You just can't remember.

All in all, I figure it's still better to watch a so-so Sci Fi/Horror movie than "Dances With Wolves" or "Evita". This movie will end up being non-memorable, but it's preferable to being in a coma.

A Good Futuristic Film.......2003-05-21

If anyone is swayed by the almost funny title of "Sci-Fighters," then they are wrong in not seeing this film. Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion "Rowdy" Roddy Piper plays a very good part in Cameron, a part not unlike his character in "They Live", another cult favorite of mine.

This film is for anyone who likes futuristic adventures like "Screamers", "Blade Runner," or "RoboCop". It has some of the best visual effects in a film with the backgrounds and the fight scenes. Although you can see where they dubbed some of the foul language in the establishing scenes, it is a good film for the cult film arcives.

THE METHANE MENACE.......2003-01-02

My friend and I like to browse the video rental stores for movies that we think would be excellent targets to poke fun at.

Sci Fighters.

What a stupid name for a movie! We just had to try this one out.

Unfortunately for us this movie wasn't all that bad. The beginning was very weird, though. Prisoners are placed on the moon in a Lunar prison. The movie shows two prisoners standing at a table with power tools--apparently prisoners do labor of some sort--when suddenly they start attacking each other with saws. Prisoner A--Adriann Dunn (why does he have a girl's name?) kills prisoner B and then tries to make it look like an accident. Then, for some stupid, unknown reason he takes a screwdriver and stabs himself in the arm. But oh, apparently prisoner B isn't dead yet and some weird tentacle thing springs out and attacks Dunn's arm.

Watch out for this scene where the detective is asking this nurse where someone is. The nurse says "BEHIND you." But then the detective turns to his RIGHT, because that's where the guy is.

And I can't believe that it takes the good guys forever to realize that all it takes is a Bic lighter to destroy the methane-breathing menace. There are so many ways that they could have made this movie funnier.

"Mommy, that man has a potty mouth." or they could have tried to thwart the methane menace with air freshener. So many possibilities.

But like I say, the movie's not that bad. Worth a rental, no more.

Sci-Fighters good vehicle for Drago.......2001-05-27

Veteran character actor Billy Drago (Delta Force 2) gives one of his most frightening lead performances in "Sci-Fighters". He plays Adrian Dunn, a convict infected with an alien virus. His character has the usual psychotic behavior that Mr. Drago has perfected in past portrayals. But he also has a mutating virus that adds even more menace to his character. Roddy Piper (Jungleground) is good as the "regular guy" detective on Dunn's trail. Jane Heitmeyer (Face the Evil) plays the doctor trying to cure the virus and gets caught up in Dunn's sexual fantasies. The movie has a good storyline and acting, lots of action, special effects and wastes no time getting into the story. Though low-budget, it delivers more than most. This is a must have for Mr. Drago fans and those loving sci-fi.

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