They had a lot of nice things to say about it...besides the fact it never had a chance at the box office. It came out the week before The Matrix, and two months before The Phantom Menace, so yeah...
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25 Years Ago, A Misunderstood Sci-Fi Movie Missed Out on the Crossover of a Lifetime
Where was Mark Hamill? In 1999, 'Wing Commander' recast its most famous sci-fi star. But why? Twenty-five years later, it still makes no sense.