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Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

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What a fantastic price for one of the best social scifi series out there. I was able to enjoy the whole thing at my leisure.

Thanks again for the great price and service, guys. Everything was on time and in perfect order. Everything was first class!
It lacked the spirit and vision of the series, though. Didn't really bring nothing new to the tapestry, I'm sorry to report. But still, it's a must-have for all the fans of the series - which I am -.

this show was one of my very favorite, wish they made another movie. the actors are awesome. a must for sci-fi collectors

Battlestar Galactica The Plan was a very good movie. Loved the series. I was pleased to receive it in time to give it as a gift to my boyfriend for Valentine's Day. Amazon is a great place to shop! Love them!

I was thrilled when the Battlestar guys announced they were releasing another movie. You can never have too much BSG. But I wasn't expecting it to be too good. I was never a Cavil fan, and I doubted that the Cylons even had a plan for most of the show. But I found that I really, really enjoyed this movie. Cavil was at times hilarious, but always sinister. And "the plan" was surprisingly interesting. I really enjoyed the revelations about how they manipulated Boomer and that the story behind the Six that came and disproved the reliability of Baltar's Cylon detector.
I kinda missed Lucy Lawless, but they made up for it by giving Simon a real story.
All in all I was surprised at how much info we were given, and how much I didn't know. Dean Stockwell did an amazing job.

Again, reflecting many people's posts here, I am a big BSG fan too.

Was I dying to see The Plan? You betcha.

Was I happy with the thing? Frak no.

The whole thing can be reduced to one single word really: useless. Utterly, completely, amazingly useless.

It is pretty much a collection of flashbacks tied together. Especially the first hour. And unlike everything else in the series, it actually is very, very boring. Not only because we know what happens, but simply because of the way it is edited. Its pace is horrible, and so unlike any other episode of the show. It really is very Un-BSG.

It does present more of the Cylon perspective about the whole deal, but that does not make it any deeper....it just shows you that.

Sad. I'd say "stay away", but I know you won't, because if you are a BSG fan, you will make yourself watch this. And you will suffer.
But hey, I know, we're only human! ;)

I was under the impression I was going to see an 1:45 minutes of events leading to the attack. Like maybe how every cylon inserted society 2, 3 years before and made their way to their designated post in preparation of the attack. But no, this movie is just a recapitulation of what happens from a few days before to day 289 or something after the attack. It it composed of new meaningless scene insert between scenes taken from the series. Like a big recap finally. It brings nothing new to the Galatica universe, except they try to makes us believe the Chaplain knew everyone, even the final five (he talks to them when they are asleep in a resurrection chamber!!) and somewhere this doesn't fit with what happened in the series. I hate when they come back and they show us a character that knew everything all along and he played dumb to hide it. It is such a waste of time and your money. Man, I love Battlestar Galactica so much, I would not hesitate to have its name tattooed on my chest. But I must admit the 2 part series finale and this movie are the most let down I ever had in all my TV Experience

There are aspects to the new Galactica movie, The Plan, that will blow your fanboy (and fangirl) minds.

Dean Stockwell, aka #1, aka John Cavil is the star here. The story follows two copies of #1 from just before the destruction of the colonies to the point where he's discovered aboard Galactica and spaced through an airlock. The journey that these two #1's take and the conclusions that they come to could not be more different. It is a credit to the enormous acting talents of Stockwell that the differences in the two Cavil's is so subtle, but yet miles apart. One shows surprising tenderness, the other cruelty -- but are the men all that different?

Rick Worthy as #4, aka Simon finally gets a detailed looksee as well, and the journey this character takes is also unexpected. Perhaps the Cylon plan was not as well thought out as they all believed. Worthy shows previously untapped (on this show, anyway) talents and it makes you wish the character was utilized better on the show.

Some fans complained, "Well, we knew all this stuff already." That's a drastic oversimplification. Of course not too many new wrinkles would be introduced (though there are some, and many questions answered), let's not forget this show has been over for months. The wrinkles here are mostly seen in a new light.

Other characters given a detailed investigation are Ellen Tigh, Galen Tyrol, and Samuel Anders. "This has happened before..."

Bottom line is, The Plan is an enjoyable 2 hours for Galactica fans, and will be completely incomprehensible to non-fans. Also, it's crucial that if you haven't seen the entire series, watch this last. You don't want to spoil any knowledge for yourself of the Final Five Cylons, who are all critical characters here. You'll enjoy seeing these situations from previously unknown vantage points. You'll also enjoy seeing character traits you didn't know existed, performed by some of the best actors in the business.

Enjoy. Five stars.

A good story that tells us the point of view of the Cylons. It ties some loose end. Great realisation, i'm going to miss the cast and the series. The Best of the century so far in Sci-Fi.

This looked like they gathered clips from the cutting room floor and pasted them together to make a "new" story. Nothing new here. It felt like a cash grab.If you hadn't seen Galactica before it made no sense and if you were a fan there was nothing new or exciting about it. Very disappointing.