Battlestar Galactica: Razor [DVD] (2007) (Tv)

Really good film and continuation from the tv series.

This is a great addition to the Battlestar Galactica universe. Set after Lee is promoted to captain of the Pegasus, the story jumps back to events as the Cylon war hit and Pegasus was caught in the middle. We're taken right into the action as Cain has to try and make quick decisions to save her crew. It's great to see the Admiral battle survival and we get to see how she becomes the woman that finally arrives at Galactica. Meanwhile, there's another story thread running in the present that allows us to see our favourite characters; Adama, Lee, Starbuck etc. If you haven't seen it already, I'd definitely recommend it.

arrived day after ordered fully sealed and new

Back in 2008, with the transmission of Battlestar Galactica's fourth season delayed and its full run interrupted by a nine-month-long break due to the Writer's Strike, the Sci-Fi Channel saw fit to deliver us an extra treat, namely a TV movie delving deeper into the show's backstory. Razor takes place at the end of the second season, shortly after the events of the episode The Captain's Hand. Lee Adama is now commander of the battlestar Pegasus, but as an outsider he finds himself not entirely trusted by his new crew. Lee decides to appoint a former favourite of Admiral Cain's, Lt. Kendra Shaw, to the position of XO, in an attempt to 'build bridges' with his new subordinates. Interestingly, the plot doesn't dwell on this idea. We know the fate of the Pegasus and Lee's command of her from other episodes and seeing him do a 'winning the respect of the crew' plotline would have been redundant. Instead we see much of the story through Kendra's eyes. Lengthy flashbacks take us back to the day of the original Cylon attack on the Colonies and we see Kendra rising through the ranks and observing Cain's gradual moral erosion as the tensions of command take hold. A present day storyline, which is little more than a subplot, sees the Pegasus crew stumble across a bunch of obsolete Cylons from the First Cylon War and have to eliminate them. Razor straddles two stools. On the one hand, it is a balls-to-the-wall action story with huge, epic CGI battle sequences and lots of emotional intensity which is designed to appeal to newcomers as well as established fans. On the other, it features a lot of fan-pleasing asides and references to the original series. This is a somewhat odd idea (going for newbies and hardcore fans at the same time) but just about works, with the new character of Kendra providing a worthwhile 'in' to this story and universe for new viewers but at the same time allowing established fans to see stuff they've wanted to see since the series began. Kudos for the writers for managing not to make a total hash of this. The TV movie lives or dies on the performance of actress Stephanie Chaves-Jacobson as Kendra Shaw and thankfully she delivers a competent performance. She tended to mumble a fair bit, however, which resulted in much rewinding of scenes to make out what she was saying. The actress has a great rapport with Katee Sackhoff and Michelle Forbes, and in these scenes she is extremely good. The other actors are as trusty and reliable as ever, although some have very little screen-time (Athena and Tigh get a single scene each, President Roslin three short scenes and Dr. Baltar only briefly appears thanks to an extended scene only available on the DVD). Overall, Razor (****) is an enjoyable slice of Battlestar Galactica. Some elements misfire a bit (the "By your command," moment, although amusing, totally breaks the fourth wall) and the resolution's dependence on yet more BSG mysticism is mildly exasperating, but overall the TV movie fulfils its remit of being both entertaining and restoring faith in the show after a patchy third year. I do think Razor works better if viewed chronologically (i.e., after The Captain's Hand in Season 2) than between Season 3 and 4 as originally aired, at which point it does feel a little more redundant. The DVD edition is extended over the TV cut by some 15 minutes and features a lengthy flashback to the First Cylon War (complete with another huge battle sequence) as well as other new scenes, plus a writer and producer's commentary.

A good edition to the BSG story and along with Caprica you have a complete BSG collection.

The Best Science Fiction series ever! That's what I think. When I first heard they were re-doing the show, I couldn't wait... a minute. This series ended years ago, this is Amazon tapping me on the shoulder and saying, Hey, you forgot to rate this one al those years ago.' Well, if you don't have it yet, get it, and the rest of them. You will not be disappointed by your purchase... see, 2007... that's what... 7 years ago!

Admiral Kane was a Character meriting a mini series but the main focus here seems to be on the young rookie-razor. She is a uni dimensional character. The scenes with Kane particularly the bridge are terrific but we see too little of her. We learn nothing really new here except how the "6" got on board . Her denouncement is disappointing but I dont want to spoil it. If you can get this for below 10 pounds (including postage) its well worth it but its not a must see.

This is an excelent set of high qualty Sci Fi DVD's following an old 1970's story but bringing it well up to date, if you like the original 1970-80 recordings you will love this remake This is an excelent continuation that is well worth watching

OTTIMO LIBRO, CONSIGLIO VIVAMENTE

Parfait

This has two versions, I love the extended unrated version. But, there is commentary, extras, deleted scans. And I love it, I wish I could go in depth, but I don't want to spoil it. But Razor is good, goes in deeper in the story and Admiral Cain, and Pegasus.

General Note: AAAhhh, BATLLESTAR GALACTICA....... I'm now 37. As a nine years old boy, I couldn't watch much Sci-Fi stuff. For back in those days, there were none to be seen on TV (the "STAR TREK Classic Series" was broadcasted in France only in the early 1980's! With a very funny "quebecois" speaking voiceover!). So the exotic flavour of this new Sunday afternoon's "kind of "STAR WARS" show", was sweet. Space battles, alien(?) pyramids & robots on TV! In my living-room! In France! In the late 70's! That was sooooo frakkin' rare!!! I even went to my town's theatre to see the 2 movies made for european exploitation: "Galactica, Le Film" & "Galactica, Les Cylons Attaquent". So brilliant! But the revisited version of this story seems much better to me. Less cheesy, less humorous, less colorful but more human, thrilling & much more realistic though very metaphysical. Considering that this show, including the Pilot episode (directed by Michael "Queen of The Damned(Argh!)" Rymer (he did good since, especially in this very show), the 3 "pulse pounding" Seasons of the TV series, even the (very short) webisodes, is so exceptionally written, acted (James Callis, Dean Stockwell, Michael Hogan, Mary Mc Donnell rule!), directed, "SFXed" ¤, I've gladly tasted this new portion of the "Don D.Moore & Pals" Universe. Miam! More...!!! Therefore, I was not surprised by the quality of this TV movie. But astounded again by this quality that the many creators of B.G. have: to bring things up...crescendo. And RAZOR is an exemple of that. It melts into the general storyline and brings a very dense story, with numerous situations to resolve (or not). Damn they got me again! I can't wait for Season Four. I'm gonna watch meself the whole show again ! Felgercarb (why is this word never mentionned in the new series ? Hun...? Whyyyyyyyy???) "There must be a way out of here, says the joker to the thief. There's too much confusion, I can get no relief......." "The music. Do you hear this music ? It's in the ship, it's in the frakkin ship !". See? ¤(note)[SFX for B.G. are done by the people who did conceive the "Firefly" SFX in Joss WHEDON's splendid (and cancelled by a *^§%-+* Fox executive) show! Read the comic books for more Firefly adventures!] DVD Note: Though short on extra features (just like in the other "Battlestar Galactica" DVD releases) but containing Season 4 previews and a collection of "shortysodes" with the young Bill Adama(!), this one pancake is good in general. Video is rather good, sound 5.1 is better. Nice cardboard cover with a velcro opening that reveals nice pictures of the show. Wow! One of the best scifi TV show along with "FARCAPE" (but for opposite reasons!) & a few others. Best regards, FBdx

Me encanta (casi) todo en Battlestar Galactica y aún más en esta série. El blu-ray tiene buena imagen y sonido. Quedé contento.