Legend of the Rangers, the “Last Best Hope”. Well that failed. As a fan of the series Babylon 5, bordering on fanatic, I had high hopes for the latest project from J. Michael Straczynski. The Babylon 5 series was imaginative, written with passion, and with every episode you could see the creator molding a series into a success.
The Legend of the Rangers seemed to lack the conviction necessary to stand up to its predecessor. The movie seemed to have no passion in the script. It was, to say the least, an amateurs attempt to make a cohesive story line. The idea of the movie was a good idea, but the writer’s just plain drop the ball. It gave the impression that the people writing this were doing it on scene-by-scene bases. I found the acting to be done in the same fashion.
The actors, I’m sure are talented, gave a performance that was more robotic like. The lead “Capt. David Martel” played by Dylan Neal. Neal a seasoned actor showed that a good actor can be held back by a bad script. The only promising display was done by Andreas Katsulas. Katsulas returned to the movie as G`Kar. With the wit and display of familiarity Katsulas was the only shining light in the entire movie.
As the movie continued to dull the senses, I found yet another reason to dismiss this film. The time line was wrong. The introduction of this new enemy, a force that we have never seen giving their powers to lower races, just does not make any sense. Can anyone say “The Shadows”? This is the same theme on a different ship. The crew is different, the ship is different, the enemy ship is different, and the theme is the same.
After everything I have stated here. The next question is will I still watch the show (if there is one)? The answer is yes. As all true fans will remember the first season of Babylon 5 was less than what we have come to expect. With time and a little tender loving care, J. Michael Straczynski should be able to make this into the great success Babylon 5 was and still is.
Last thing, where did the show “Crusades” go to?
The Legend of the Rangers seemed to lack the conviction necessary to stand up to its predecessor. The movie seemed to have no passion in the script. It was, to say the least, an amateurs attempt to make a cohesive story line. The idea of the movie was a good idea, but the writer’s just plain drop the ball. It gave the impression that the people writing this were doing it on scene-by-scene bases. I found the acting to be done in the same fashion.
The actors, I’m sure are talented, gave a performance that was more robotic like. The lead “Capt. David Martel” played by Dylan Neal. Neal a seasoned actor showed that a good actor can be held back by a bad script. The only promising display was done by Andreas Katsulas. Katsulas returned to the movie as G`Kar. With the wit and display of familiarity Katsulas was the only shining light in the entire movie.
As the movie continued to dull the senses, I found yet another reason to dismiss this film. The time line was wrong. The introduction of this new enemy, a force that we have never seen giving their powers to lower races, just does not make any sense. Can anyone say “The Shadows”? This is the same theme on a different ship. The crew is different, the ship is different, the enemy ship is different, and the theme is the same.
After everything I have stated here. The next question is will I still watch the show (if there is one)? The answer is yes. As all true fans will remember the first season of Babylon 5 was less than what we have come to expect. With time and a little tender loving care, J. Michael Straczynski should be able to make this into the great success Babylon 5 was and still is.
Last thing, where did the show “Crusades” go to?
