VHS : Babylon 5 - River Of Souls

Rating: - OK, just a matter of time
When Babylon 5 was at it's height we took it for granted. We all think everything's going to last forever at some point. That's when Maxwell's 2nd law of thermodynamics kicks in - entropy. The inevitable decay of Babylon 5 had to come at some point. However, this is most certainly not it. It's a little ropey at times, not a patch on "In the Beginning", or the wonderous Season 3 - The Coming of the Shadows, but it has a certain feeling that the end is coming very soon. Even the characters speak of the end, of changes and you do get the feeling that the party is now officially over. The children have left the nest. I would recommend this to anyone who wishes to see a very attractive space Captain in a basque and suspenders or who has watched BBC TV's Lovejoy and wants to see what he would do in deep space. I enjoyed it anyway. Everything ends at some point, and this was towards the end of the genius that was B5.

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Rating: - McShane is the drawing point
I am sorry, this movie is the dying gasp of a long run series. Most of the main stars of the series have moved on, and this was like trying to push it too far.

McShane gives a good performance as the archaeologist that finds a mysterious orb full of souls that begins to posses and change him. His performance is outstanding. The rest of the cast seems to be walking through the film. Martin Sheen's talents is wasted in a bland role.

The four stars is for McShane.

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Rating: - Intriging but slow-going
The movie is as a typical B5 episod,exept for the fact that it's bit longer...

A archeologist discovers a long lost storage of containers filled with soules collected by the dreaded Soulhunter, during a exevation on a waste planet. While he grabs a container, strange ships emerges and kills all of his team, and heads for Babylon 5. While there he contacts Mr Garibaldi and presents the finding.

Later when he examins the container he make a mental connection to the soules inside, and things starts to get crazy...

The movie is good, but there are episodes which are far better... Nevertheless, Cpt Lochley makes an interesting aperance in a brothle down below...