TheHaguereviewer What a piece of crap ladies and gentlemen. I've watched and enjoyed the complete Battlestar Galactica series twice. Nine stars for the series. Zero for this sort of compilation/amalgamation/it doesn't make any sense-sation. It is badly edited, there is no plot, no plan whatsoever and it does not bring anything of value to the saga. They should be ashamed of having released this film.So, if you want more of Galactica and you do not mind watching other characters, you rather spend your time with Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, a chapter in the early life of Bill Adama.In summary: Battlestar Galactica fans, stay away from this movie; people who want to know more about the Battlestar Galactica world, so sorry to tell you that you won't find in this film a tenth of the thrill and expectation that the series creates.

Herbert Brunner (herbertbrunnerfitness) The Plan is in my opinion better than what some of the other reviews give credit. I can state that it's really not something to watch if you haven't seen, and like the series – you won't know the anything about the story already told, characters, history, events, etc and have no right to review. It's rich if you've seen the series, but easy to misunderstand and underestimate the relevance of its entire content if you haven't. It's clear it's about the plan of two particular Cylon brothers of the same model both (Cavel). How good is it? Well, put it this way, I give the series a 10, and The Plan adds more relevant facts, story, footage, and entertainment to the series; I give it a 10 as well. Make no mistake; it's not poorly done, or something just thrown together after the series just as quick extension. Understand its part of the series original story, filmed right along with it, just packaged separately to be released in a proper time line. Perhaps it depends on one's love for the series first, and one's perception of the intent of The Plan episode; as well as one's expectations and like of the combination of Sci Fi Drama. It's entertaining of course, it reveals things intentionally left out of the series for us to wonder about, it may answer questions one about different aspects of the series and characters – I had a lot of , "oh I see", "oh yea I remember when that happened", "oh that's why/how" moments. The Plan includes footage of the Cylon attack on the colonies and Colonial Fleet not featured in the series. As Bear McCreary's Battlestar Galactica Orchestra's music –"Apocalypse" score really sets the scene; ever wonder what went on inside those Cylon base ships before and during the attack of the colonies? What was the Hybrid prophesying right before and during the attack? How did the colonial fleet get decimated by the Cylon virus at the time of attack? The Episode is very Cylon character based more so than in the series, and it's an inside look at way to much to miss. Despite reviews, watching The Plan should defiantly be part of the BSG adventure after finishing the series because there great additional story content, and footage that adds to the series as a whole. My opinion is that you'll be missing some very relevant content and entertainment if you don't watch it - regardless of how you grade it (it's relevant to the series and brings too much to the table to miss.http://battlestarfanclub.com/video/battlestar-galactica-the-plan-the- cylons-of-the-plan

xenolupa Why the cylons tried to kill all humans is gradually made clear in this movie. Why it failed as well. The original plan was replaced by a new plan and at the end by another one.Why kill them all? Because the humans made the first (metal) cylons and they made them wrong and therefore the new (flesh) cylons are bad as well.Why did it fail? Because the cylons were to cocky and thought they could kill them all easily. But some humans are smarter that he cylons expected them to be. And a lot other humans were just plain lucky.The original plan: kill all humans. The new plan: kill all that are left over. The last one: try to occupy our own bits of the universe.I like this movie because it connects with several strange bits in the series. The cylons are machines, but they are advanced machines, with advanced and complex brains, they have emotions, longings, moods. And as with any advanced brain, it thinks for itself, it learns, it views opposing sides of any issue. Many of the cylons that live along humans see that the differences are very small. That the way the cylons love and hate and think and plan are not very different from the human way.I think this movie shows the importance of the matter of perspective. When you're a machine that is designed to live among humans, and actually live for quite a while among humans, you will become more and more human and less and less machine.The promise that many answers would be answered in this movie is not proved, many are not answered at all. I wanted to see discussions in the cylon worlds about why and how to kill all humans. I wanted to see the cylon worlds, period. I wanted to see meetings of all cylon types. I wanted to see how the flesh cylons were made. I hope that is done in a future movie.This movie is a nice story. Don't watch it with too high expectations. Don't believe the promises, watch and think for your own. Enjoy the stock footage, enjoy the acting, the special & visual effects, the fights, and enjoy Dean Stockwell. And hope for another movie.

melwyn I loved the new BSG, I think it is one of the best TV shows ever made. I was expecting this to contribute something new and was disappointed. Don't expect a plot, and don't expect any significant revelations. Certainly don't expect it to live up to the hype of "telling the story of two powerful Cylon leaders", or telling the story "from the point of view of all the Cylons". That's just rubbish.Over the last 10 or so episodes of BSG, we saw a few episodes which involved reviewing events to give us a reminder of what had gone before, and to put things into a new perspective by revealing more background of key characters in days leading up to the attack on the colonies, or more information on the role they played afterwards.Essentially, that is all "The Plan" is. I'm convinced it was something which was probably intended to be part of season 4 but for some reason was omitted. It centres around Brother Cavil and reveals that he had more influence over events on Galactica than we were previously aware of, and likewise his counterpart on occupied Caprica did the same. That, in a nutshell, is it. Most of the other Cylons barely get a look-in.Oh, and as for the Cylons' "Plan", don't expect to learn all about that, unless "the plan" was finding ways to mop up because the original attack didn't wipe all the humans out.To be honest I don't feel my BSG experience was lacking by not seeing this as part of Season 4. I say this because now, having seen it, I feel it contributes little, if anything, to the show. At times it feels like a series of out-takes edited together and nothing more. I've watched it once and now I'm going to sell it, that's how much it matters.