Looking back at the Wing Commander movie

The movie adaptation of the hit Wing Commander videogame series came out in 1999.

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Wing Commanderoffers up a fairly straight heros journey-punch in plot.

Freddie Prinze Jr stars as Lieutenant Christopher Blair, a hotshot pilot in the 26th century.

So why doesnt Wing Commander entertain as much as it should?

All of this conspires to suck the air out of the drama.

Then there are the films aliens, who entirely fail to establish themselves as a credible threat.

This would explain their awkward posture, but not their pudgy, wobbly faces or ungainly, flailing limbs.

Lillard madness aside,Wing Commanders other pleasures largely appear to be accidental.

Its strange to think thatWing Commanderwas made a full 16 years after the release ofReturn Of The Jedi.

That result must have been a disappointment for Chris Roberts, who never directed another movie after Wing Commander.

Time hasnt dimmed Roberts love for space opera, either.