I love this movie so much

To me, this movie is perfection.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Whereas Babylon 5: A Call To Arms is the beginning of a new adventure in the Babylon 5 universe, Babylon 5: In the Beginning actually completes the epic story that is introduced to us in Babylon 5: The Gathering and then continued by the television series.Babylon 5: In the Beginning describes the events leading up to the Earth-Minbari war in context with everything we have seen in the TV show. For those of you that don't know, the Earth-Minbari war happened 10 years before the start of the time line of the show. The TV series then proceeds to tell the story of Babylon 5 year by year from then on.Babylon 5: In the Beginning has a fantastic story, and it introduces us to one or two wonderful new characters. It is brilliantly put together, but just like Serenity (The Firefly movie), Babylon 5: In the Beginning makes much more sense, and is much better, if you watch it after watching the TV show. I suspect that is why it has such a relatively low score here on IMDb; perhaps many viewers had not watched the TV series first.In the Beginning also contains spoilers for the TV series. Delenn, Sheridan and G'Kar's characters, for example, are very much in keeping with the characters as we know them towards the end of the TV series, not as they are in the first two seasons. You could argue this is a negative point but it falls within the scope of artistic license, and it is hard to imagine how it can have been done any other way. So I think you really need to have at least watched the first four seasons of Babylon 5 before watching In the Beginning, although personally I'd recommend watching everything from the TV show before watching this (don't forget to start with Babylon 5: The Gathering).

A good movie. Suffers maybe a little from lacking any definitive lead. Sheridan is the closest, but in this film, the history is the main role rather than an actor. It's a nice if isolated vantage point, with Londo narrating, but somehow it does lack a little viewer empathy as a result.Nevetherless, the dialogue is good. Londo is captivating as always. Jurasik is a fine actor and I've never seen him foul up a line yet.The Battle Of The Line is beautifully done, with Franke's harrowing minor scale progression once again making an excellent backdrop.I like how most of the show dovetails in this film although not overkeen with the Sheridan/Franklin/G'Kar meeting. As far as the B5 arc goes, it feels contrived, but a movie must stand alone even if it's part of a bigger story and I think it was necessary for this movie to draw some of the key characters together.A nice start to the show, I think if any of my future kids are sad enough to watch Daddies TV shows, I think I'll show them B5 with "the Beginning" at the end. On a rewatch, while insightful, it does kill some of the initial mystery to the story of B5.Good stuff, could possibly have done with being dramatised as a mini series.

Very nice to see how all things happened during the Earth-Minbari War. Lots of things are clear after seeing this movie. I saw the complete series of Babylon 5 before seeing this movie. In the series there's a lot of talk about the war, about what Sheridan did in the war, why was it stopped so strangely, what has Sinclair with this early story? You get all the answers! Great movie!

The first season of Babylon 5 somewhat revolved around the Earth-Minbari war, in which the human race was on the verge of extinction when the Mibari surrendered for reasons that were not yet know at the time. This 90-minute film successfully portrayed the events leading up to the greatest war in human history. For those who are new to the B5 universe, the movie starts in the devastated world of Centauri Prime, where Emperor Londo Molari (wonderfully played by Peter Jurasik) explains to two children the events leading and during that war. The story focusses on how Earth was expanding on all areas when they head an expedition into alien space. The film shows the arrogance at the time: "My people can handle this. We took care of the Dilgar." Unfortunately, due to a miscommunication, Earth ships start a holy war with the death of Minbari leader Dukhat. For B5 fans, the movie covers certain episodes and familiar characters. We see John Sheridan as a brash young commander with a buzz cut. We see Delenn before she had hair. We also see Claudia Christian pass herself off as a teenage in this film. The best performances came from Boxleitner as Sheridan, Mira Fulan as Delenn, and especially Peter Jurasik as Londo. The special effects were terrific as the dreaded Battle of the Line is re-enacted. I was moved as Londo grievely explains the progress of the war as people die and hope seemed loss. It is the best of the Babylon 5 films.