This also gives us a good look at a younger Bill Adama.In 2012 or so, I rented something called Blood and Chrome, from Blockbuster (Remember those?) - I actually loved it, to the point that I bought it. But I had not been too familiar with Ron D Moore's BSG reinvention beyond the Miniseries. I thought that was it, I didn't even know they had made a show out of it. Not until years later. In Blood and Chrome, Luke Pasqualino plays the fledgling Bill Adama. Now, I thought I really enjoyed that story. But after watching the entirety of BSG and several of the earlier made-for SyFy BSG "movies", I have to admit, it falls way short. Maybe it is just that I don't like giving any film or show negative reviews. Blood and Chrome had its merits, but RAZOR...Razor really shows us what the young Adama should have looked like, and should have acted. And here, Nico Cortez plays Young Adama in such a way that you can actually see Ed Olmos' face in his face.Regarding Helena Cain, I love Michelle Forbes, a big fan of Ensign Ro here. I feel she blew it by not being in Deep Space 9. But for her to be in BSG and also in this film, makes up for that loss, in a big way.I was slightly disappointed with this, I was expecting much more of the Cain story. But after watching this twice in the last 3 days, I say it's the perfect combination of the Pegasus story, the more Current BSG timeline, and events 40 years prior. And the best part of this, is the Homage to the original 1978 BSG: Keep an eye out for "The Original Look" of a few things. You'll see.There is also an untold story from the Pegasus era, involving a whole new character, someone we never saw. Stephany Jacobsen is Kendra Shaw. You may recognize her as a nurse from Farscape. One of Scorpius' Nurses, or you may not, she looked a lot different there. I think Ms. Jacoby was given a remarkable opportunity to play a major role in this film, and she did it well. In fact, there are three major Pegasus incidents, we learned about when Colonel Tigh would be drinking with Colonel Fisk. She is directly involved with all of them. And therefore answering our curiosity about how in hell exactly these things happened.And told from this perspective, we can understand why Cain did these things. Not forgive of excuse, just understand.And the missing Pegasus story fits right into what we missed from the Series. I was wondering who wrote this, but since it was made during the original run of BSG, it had to be the writing team from the show. The other BSG "Films", like "The Plan" are the same as this, made during production or right after, so there are less inconsistencies, like there were with Blood and Chrome.But if you decide to rent this, pay attention to the ending. There is one Homage to BSG (1978) that stands high above any other homage or reference to the original show, it's like a piece of 1978 was carved out of 1978, and given to us to see here. Enjoy it, when you see it, you'll know what it is.

This is a movie that should be watched after at least finishing the first two seasons of the main series this movie is based on. Plus then you will be following it in chronological order thus would be more invested into the whole experience when watching "Razor". It's not a grand-scale epic space opera like "Star Wars" and it leans more towards the fans of the TV series. It might come off as a bit of a filler and to a certain extent it does. However it is a decent filler that expands upon the story of "Battlestar Galactica" without it being a pivotal plot piece. It's a film that doesn't take away from the main series, but it's not a mandatory watch to get the story or some missing links from the main series. Just think of it as a longer and higher production value of the main series. Just think of it as any other long going anime series movie. Except it doesn't include a lot of the main cast members in it. And that pretty much sums up this movie. It has the "battlestar Galactica" vibe going for it. And it does show certain parts of things that happened behind the scenes. This movie is not a stand alone and viewers that haven't seen at least one season of the main show will be lost and not as invested. Overall, this is a decent TV show movie that is worth the watch if you are into the TV series it's based on.6.5

It's ten months before Battlestar Pegasus encounters Galactica. Pegasus is docked at a station when they are attacked when the war begins. Admiral Helena Cain (Michelle Forbes) takes command and leads Pegasus into the fight. Kendra Shaw (Stephany Jacobsen) is a newly arrived officer. It also shows the other parts of season 2 of the TV series after the two Battlestars meet. Lee Adama has taken command of Pegasus with Shaw as his new XO. Admiral Adama reveals a mission from the first Cylon war which adds to the Cylon origin story.This is a side trip in the Battlestar Galactica TV series taking place in different time sections. The prequel section relies on Forbes and Jacobsen to take the lead. They take a different tact from Galactica. Tricia Helfer keeps that section interesting. I would have been happier with a simple prequel and leave the main story with the TV show. The difference between Cain and William Adama's command style is compelling on its own. It doesn't need the TV cast and its present day story. It would be a nice one hour movie.

Fans of the show might just barely get their times worth - you get to see some of the characters occasionally doing what got us to like them after all - but not an inch more. For an unsuspecting viewer however this must be utterly disappointing - tacky lines in a story that is rather ridiculous and very badly cut. The feature uses flashbacks a lot, which is not of course bad in itself. The way executed here, with phony dialogues setting them up, or not serving any purpose for the storytelling, leaves a very stale taste. The acting is not quite so bad. The regular cast delivers their usual performances; the support, especially Michelle Forbes as Admiral Cain and Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen as Kendra Shaw is doing rather fine. The writing ... well, let's just say if you know the series, there won't be any surprises in the way the story is told. For anyone who does not know the series - don't bother. There are loads of unresolved plot bits (and not the good kind that should leave you thinking or whatever) and nearly no one you can sympathize with or take an interest in. One last note on the story itself: If this is the kind of writing and story we can expect from BSGs 4th and last season (and the third season unfortunately seems to point towards that conclusion, too), people will not bother watching. I know I won't.