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Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
Unmissable, a Battlestar classic
This is some of the best scifi seen recently. The script is beautifully constructed, taking place in 3 different time periods, and using the story of a previously unknown character from the Pegasus at it centre. For any Battlstar fan, the climax appears to be essential to the final conclusion, we (hope) that will be seen in Season 4. I suspect non-Battlestar fans may find it incomprehensible (ala Babylon 5-In the Beginning or Farscape - the Peacekeeper Wars). It was great to see Michelle Forbes again (it was great shame when she was taken out so early). No Battlestar fan could possibly find flaw here, and the recently released DVD is some 16 minutes longer, so that should be fun. It is interesting that much of the "Razor Flashbacks" are included in this movie, but not everything, so if you can see them its still worth the effort.
Puritan (2005)
third rate movie
This is a pretty poor film. An overt enthusiasm for poor lighting (no, everything in high contrast red, or black& white isn't clever, its just difficult to watch). A slooooooow script (not a aged wine, but a bottle of gone-off alco-pop) A script that makes no sense. The twist (of which about 3 tolerable ones were discarded for the most inconsistent). Don't waste your money or your time.
***SPOILER***
He goes back from the past to stop himself falling in love with a beautiful woman, who'll make him rich, but due to his own stupidity, tells himself she's bad and gets him burnt (and still gets the girl, the love and the money !!) If he'd had said, done stand near the caravan he'd have been OK. Oh, and he makes a girl kill her boyfriend and Aleister Crowley think he's a magician (those last bits tagged on to be 'clever').
Its "Donnie Darko" / Butterfly effect, but without a coherent script. A real wasted opportunity.