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best movie i've ever seen.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

The Lost Tales series (and I do hope there are more) are meant to be a series of short stories compiled together at roughly the same point in time. In a way this reminds me of a compellation by Ray Bradbury. It is not epic, it is not action packed, and it is not meant to be. It's about the characters and to approach the universe in a different way from the regular series or movies. I gave this 10 out of 10 for this reason, but also in anticipation that the rest of the short stories are done on par with it in theme, feeling and writing.If B5 is the TV equivalent of Lord of the Rings in terms of an epic SF series, then Lost Tales will be the equivalent of Martian Chronicles.For what it is, I loved it.

Both of, what someone else called these two interesting B5 based quips "Radio Plays" - Are actually much more than "Religious Mumbo-Jumbo" or Galen playing his regular ridiculous techno-games.Both of the "Radio Plays" deal with choices. The first choice has Alan Scarfe (One of my favourite character actors) playing a Catholic Priest who wonders what his place in the universe is. The discussions of this chapter are Theologically, and scientifically, sound: And I heard more than one "Tiplerism" in the discussion (refer to the works of Frank Tipler).As such, I highly enjoyed the solution Lockley comes up with, even though she is getting on there in years like Bruce Boxleitner- It had the very interesting value of being carefully thought out, theologically AND scientifically. Anyone thinking "What was JMS thinking about when he wrote this" forgets that the entire B-5 Series is Lord of the Rings in space, and Lord of the Rings is at it's core a reflection of the religious beliefs of JRR Tolkien.But JMS makes valid statements about what Faith Is in this little episode, and I appreciated that.On the other hand, Boxleitner's dilemma, was almost too easy to guess the solution (I had guessed it about 3/4 of the way through it).I really liked the quaintness of these two "Lost Tales" - Another Tolkeinism.So now, we have, The Fellowship of Babylon 5, The Two Towers of Babylon 5, Return of the Boxleitner of Babylon 5... And now, these two quaint tales which could be "On Fairie Stories" (An essay by Tolkien regarding the place of Fairy tales versus Faith) and your regular Bilbo mentoring Frodo story (ie, Boxleitner taking the Centauri Prince under his "Star Fury") Even with the stripped Sets and Cast, it is still B-5, and the visuals from Optic Nerve... Well I had forgotten how good they were, and are.

I would recommend everybody who really like B5 to buy this DVD and watch everything including all the supplementary materials which are real fun. This movie doesn't have fancy stuff inside like the Shadow War, but has a nice plot and interesting ideas, I really enjoyed it much more than the everything else that was made after the original B5(I mean the Crusade, legend of the rangers etc). There are two short stories none of the two have much action, the first one is very much in the style of the short stories in the old B5, like the those episodes that goes far from the main plot line of the series. This one is really good, I liked it. The second film I liked less, but it has more visual effects than the first one and is more like the Crusade, but unlike the Crusade it has some deep and complicated psychology inside, which to my opinion was really lacking in the Crusade. The only bad thing that it comes to an end very fast and then you start thinking of watching the whole B5 again :) Then DO watch the Extras, they are really good!!!! Enjoy!

Most reviewers here seem to be expressing extreme disappointment with Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark. These reviewers EXPECTED Babylon 5 as if the show had never shut down in 1998. They expected something of that level, and that is the problem, EXPECTATIONS. Well folks, a lot of the stuff needed to make something like that (the sets, CGI, wardrobe and props, etc.) NO LONGER EXISTS at Warner Brothers. It is GONE (destroyed, lost or sold off, respectively). Combine that with JMS wanting only to do some small short stories in an anthology format, NOT long arcs right now, AND Warner Brothers OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE TIMIDITY (always in TEST-THE-WATERS mode) when it comes to allocating money to ANY new Babylon 5 project, especially a new material Direct-to-DVD venture, and this is what you get. Given all of the above, I do not think JMS and Co. did a bad job. Not great, but not bad either. However, what B5 needs is a huge shot in the arm, something to revitalize that universe, and this low budget DVD of two 36 minute B-stories, with Warner Brothers still not deciding whether there will be more, isn't it.And no, the G'Kar and Franklin tribute/mention does NOT cause a continuity problem.Spoiler for the B5 TV series below.....In 2271 (Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark (2007)), G'Kar and Dr. Franklin and Londo are alive. "Beyond the rim" has two meanings: 1. Death and the afterlife. 2. The Rim of Known Space - the limit of what has been explored thus far. Beyond that limit lies the unknown. JMS used this as a double entente, and gave a nod to Andreas Katsulas and Richard Biggs in the sense of meaning #1, and in the story used it in the sense of meaning #2 regarding G'Kar and Franklin going exploring. 2262 - G'Kar and Lyta leave B5, and go off on their adventures together. 2264 - G'Kar and Lyta come back. Lyta to see Garibaldi. 2264 - The Telepath War. Lyta and Lennier die. (Crusade Writer's Bible) 2265 - Legend of the Rangers To Live and Die in Starlight. G'Kar is there.2267 - Dr. Franklin is on quarantined Earth, due to the Drakh plague. Crusade begins.2268 - The cure to the Drakh plague is found in year 2 of Crusade.2271 - Would have been Crusade's 5th year. B5-TLT-Voices in the Dark DVD2278 - Londo & G'Kar die (In the Beginning).2281 - Dr. Franklin is on Minbar, for the last get together before John Sheridan dies in Sleeping in Light. So, the little tribute to Andreas and Rick doesn't ruin ANYTHING.And BTW, this is **NOT** the worst B5 ever. That dubious distinction belongs to the B5 Legend of the Rangers pilot "To Live and Die in Starlight" (a.k.a. TLaDiS). I gave the B5-TLT DVD 6 stars, and was being charitible in giving TLaDiS 2 stars.