Underplayed Gems

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan poster
Directed by
Edward James Olmos
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 484 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

The film retells the early events of the Battlestar Galactica story from the Cylons' point of view. It follows two versions of a Cylon model as they reflect on their plan to destroy humanity and begin to question whether they made a mistake.

retrospectivebleaksomberintrospectivefragmentedsuspensefulfatalisticmeditative

What happens

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan is a television film set in the reimagined version of the fictional Battlestar Galactica universe. It consists of newly filmed material as well as a compilation of footage from the 2003 miniseries and 2004 TV series. The miniseries and first two seasons of Battlestar Galactica are retold with more emphasis on the Cylon perspective and their plan to wipe out the human race. The story follows two versions of the Cylon known as Cavil, one of whom admits they may have made a mistake, with the story being told in flashback. The "Final Five" Cylons are featured prominently. The film premiered exclusively on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and digital download on October 27, 2009. It premiered on January 10, 2010, on Syfy, on April 2, 2010, on Sky Premiere in the United Kingdom, and on August 6, 2011, on Space in Canada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.