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Battlestar Galactica Movie Movie Review

Starring: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict
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After an act of treachery by Baltar that leads to the destruction of 99% of humanity by the machine Cylons, the survivors are gathered together by Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galactica. Their goal? A long-forgotten, almost mythical sister colony called Earth.
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The robotic Cylons wipe out most of humanity. A few survivors flee about the last Battlestar, Galactica, looking for a new home as they evade the pursuing Cylon forces.
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Plot
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Invasion from human defender POV? - overt invasion (very visible of monsters/aliens)
War and Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - spaceship battles

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - navy soldier - military officer, senior
Age: - 20's-30's - 60's-90's
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - teleportation
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown) - white/grey
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Brown) - blonde
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight - (man) short/standard wavy
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 80% - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male - Robot
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%
Hair color - white/grey
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity - White
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition - average physique
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged - mean, arrogant

Setting
Spaceship setting: - really, really giant spaceship/station - one or two man fighter/scoutship
A substantial portion of this movie takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - unfriendly aliens - neutral aliens - empty, or nearly empty world
Planet outside our solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes
In Space? - nebula - black hole
Misc settings - prison - bar/restaurant

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie - spiritual
If this isn't a movie... - Episode of TV show
Any profanity? - None
Kinds of F/X - exploding vehicles - exploding bombs - exploding spaceships - exotic spaceships - exotic aliens - nasty human transformations - exotic alien landscape
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a - TV show
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