Review of Wing Commander (1999) by Michael T — 07 Mar 2009

Films based on video games generally suck, this film is no exception.

This review of Wing Commander (1999) was written by Michael T on 07 Mar 2009.

Wing Commander has generally received negative reviews.

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By Scott H (888) on 10 Nov 2012

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(* 1/2): Thumbs Down Dumb and confusing. The only positive thing here is that some of the cheesy special effects kept my attention…

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