Lightspeed (2006)

I like superhero movies just as much as the next person, but I was dubious about Lightspeed considering it was SyFy, notorious for making bad movies. As far as SyFy movies go, Lightspeed is not their worst, and not quite bottom-of-the-barrel quality. And that is only because Python looked cool. However, it was to me a terrible movie, with unimaginative and often cheap-looking special effects and choppy editing. The writing is of a corny and clunky quality throughout, the story is dull and predictable with no real excitement or thrills and the characters have no likability to them, coming across as either annoying or dull. The acting is also very wooden, with Jason Connery an uncharismatic lead and everyone else not faring much better. All in all, it may be a superhero movie but it lacks flash, any genuine excitement, a convincing lead or imagination. 1/10 Bethany Cox

If you've read this far, you have a general idea of what you're in for if you watch this flick. I'll just add this to the mix:(possible spoilers below, but nothing huge) 1) Connery approaches the role as if he's wearing an "I'd Rather Be Watching The Weather Channel" tee shirt. There's not a lot of passion here, and those of us in the audience understand why.2)He gets his powers from lying in bed under a bulb or something. It's like being able to fly after going to the tanning salon a few times.3)The special effects team needed to borrow a few ideas from Lee Majors' "Six Million Dollar Man," where slow motion with strobe effects equaled super speed. Connery's jerky, sped-up motion makes it seem as if "Yackety Sax" from the old Benny Hill show should be playing in the background.4)The idea of getting your super suit from a sporting goods store has been the cause of a lot of snark here, but it immediately put me in mind of the Guardian, a 1940's hero created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon who did much the same thing. It's an idea that could have worked if it had been scripted better, acted better, and if the suit on the actor had looked better. The audience will buy into a lot if it actually works.5)A speedster covering his face because his little jaunts give him an awesome case of windburn? That's a cool little idea that makes sense, one that I'd never thought of before.6)As everyone says, Python's makeup stole the show. Violent dude, though. If he likes Lucky Charms and you're a Cap'n Crunch fan, you could wind up with a bullet in your head. Just sayin'. He's that kind of guy.

I stumbled on to this movie in the video store and after reading all the outrageously negative comments decided to watch it anyway.While I agree with nearly every poster that this movie was flawed beyond hope I think it might have a second life as a teaching aid in film schools.Some examples: 1. The acting in the opening scene is flat-out painful, much the same way you see in student films.2. Lack of a coherent plot. Great movie houses like Pixar, preach that plot is everything. Every student needs to know this.3. Overly ambitious special effects. If you don't have the budget to blow something up or the skills to make convincing special effects. Then don't do it, use a plot device to get around it.4. Proper casting. If you are going to do a super-hero movie, then cast somebody that at least looks athletic.5. Character development. This movie should have been called Cobra since he was the only compelling character in the whole movie. The main character, presumably, Lightspeed needs to have some development too, after all he does get super-human power, this might change him a little bit.6. Super giant plot holes. You ever wonder why superman doesn't just fly around the world and reverse time when every something bad happens, like he did in that one movie? Well you will be asking your self this over and over in this movie. Lesson, make your super hero's skills consistent! 7. Weird, unnecessary editing in action scenes.8. Lousy gore. If someone is going to be hurt and you don't have a budget to make it look convincing, then don't do the closeup.9. I could go on and on.At least the sound was decent and the camera was in focus

I know Sci-Fi Channel loves to air the worst sci-fi movies they can find, but they've outdone themselves with this garbage! OMG, it's not just bad, it is stupid! The low budget Captain America and Spider-Man TV movies in the 80s had more imagination and style than this bowl of chum. Everythting about it was a joke: The stars, the story, the characters, the dialogue, the direction, the not-very-special effects and most of all that ridiculous costume! Sure, every superhero with a bad comb over walks into a sporting goods shop and throws together their costume. Connery looked like a member of some gay stage show. Jason's dad would be rolling over in his grave if he was dead -- and seeing his son in THIS may kill him.If you want to see a good show about a guy with super speed, skip this vat of pee and pick up the DVDs of the Flash TV series from the 90s. It's a HELL of a lot more netertaining. jk90