Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28657 in VHS
• Released on: 1992-03-01
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Formats: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 108 minutes

Customer Reviews

Not bad -- but ...
...the television version of the "Living Legend" was much better. I admit to buying this video strictly for that aspect of this haphazardly spliced-together film. ("Fire In Space" episode by itself is okay too). Okay, to the plot (for the non-BSG familiar). Lorne Greene leads an aircraft-carrier sized spacecraft (the Battlestar Galactica), with 200-some odd civilian craft in tow, in search of the mythical planet Earth after their colonies were destroyed by a relentless cybernetic race called the Cylons. During a recon mission, two of his patrol craft accidentally run into a patrol from another battlestar whose legendary commander (Lloyd Bridges) they thought perished years ago. The two commanders reunite, but quickly realize they have differences on how to proceed. Commander Adama (Greene) wants only fuel to get his fleet underway while Commander Cain (Bridges) wants to put the smackdown on the Cylons by any means necessary. Interesting plot and outstanding special effects (although some are blatantly rehashed AND stolen from the movie "The Towering Inferno". Good supporting cast too, including Richard Hatch (Capt. Apollo), Dirk Benedict (Lt. Starbuck), Terry Carter (Col. Tigh), Anne Lockhart (Lt. Sheba) and the late (but enjoyably oily) John Colicos as the traitor Baltar. Bottom line -- good escapist entertainment. I've loved the BSG series since I was a kid and the "Living Legend" was the best of the lot. I've heard rumors of resurrecting the series as a movie, miniseries and even an IMAX movie. (Whatever it takes, folks, just do it!)

MISSION GALACTICA: UNIVERSAL ATTACKS
Im very disappointed. This is actually a butchered verson of THE LIVING LEGEND, a two-parter, with a few unseen special effects from the series. The problem here is they cut off the ending of the two-parter, and replaced it with the finale of THE FIRE IN SPACE, another Galactica episode that came later in the series. Having seen LIVING LEGEND in its entirety on TV, I can say they sacrificed drama for spectacle by deleting or shortening several key sequences of character interaction. The end of the tape is an abomination, a mess of bad editing and confusing dialogue that makes no sense, having been a paste of the endings of two different stories. LETS HOPE UNIVERSAL RELEASES "THE LIVING LEGEND" INTACT!!!

Enjoyable Yet Frustrating
I wince every time I see this movie. As a fan of Battlestar Galactica, I remember the way the episodes originally were and I think it was a horrible mistake to combine two different episodes together. In order to have it all work, several fantastic scenes had to be cut from "The Living Legend" episode. Worst of all, the dialogue at one point makes no sense and leaves the viewer confused unless he is farmiliar with the way the episode originally was. I would very much like to see "The Living Legend" released in its original form. Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack is watchable but ultimately disappointing to fans of the original series.