Re: [OT]: Wing Commander Re: Sorry guys should have guessed

You are right, they did a number on the Kilrathi, too.	I forgot that. 
I
think the Kilrathi looked more real and life-like on the third WC game
than
in the movie.

Action figures???  Where?!?!  I've never seen them...

God bless,
- Buddy

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----- Original Message -----
From: <devans@uneb.edu>
To: <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 9:07 AM
Subject: [OT]: Wing Commander Re: Sorry guys should have guessed

> ***
> The movie was half-way decent...  if you were familiar with the
setting
and
> the plot-line fo the games.  I had a lot of co-workers go to it, and
never
> having played the game, thought it sucked, while when I saw it, I
thought
it
> was pretty good (albiet a tad soap-opera-ish), but when I looked at it
> without backup of the knowledge of the game setting, I realised that
it
> didn't make a very good stand-alone movie.  Oh, and they screwed up
the
ship
> designs too...  No consistency with the game there, but I suppose that
much
> can be over-looked.
> ***
>
> Wow, my experience was just the opposite. I've never played, and
appreciated
> the movie far more than the players that went. 'They didn't look
ANYTHING
> LIKE K'ilrathi!!!'
>
> Definitely mindless mind candy; I'd say it was good for getting space
battle
> fever for FT without having much for scenario grist.
>
> Also, I've been impressed to see the action figures remaindered
already.
> I really like the K'ilrathi, but they are maybe 1/2-2/3 current GI Joe
size,
> so too small to mix with Joe's unless you run them pussy-cat size, and
GIANT
> for SGII-to-WH40K size ranges. Might play well with green soldiers of
the
> near 1/35th variety, tho'.
>
> The_Beast
>
>
>