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Summary: A worthy big screen debut for the Next Generation crew
Review: With Star Trek VI sending off the entire classic Trek crew, Star Trek Generations is the big screen debut of the Next Generation crew and also gives fans something most have always wanted to see: the crossover between both eras. Although the storyline is hokey, it has elements of the original series, and seeing Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) in the same frame together is more than worth watching this film for alone. The special effects are great as well, including the sequence where the Next Generation-era Enterprise crash lands on a planet's surface, and the presence of Whoppi Goldberg and Malcolm McDowell in pivotal roles add to the film. All in all, Star Trek Generations is a nice big screen debut for the Next Gen crew, and would pave the way for the best film to feature the crew with Star Trek: First Contact.
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Summary: Generation gap
Review: A powerful energy ribbon is ripping through the galaxy. Kirk is supposedly killed by it. However, 75 yrs later, Picard discovers that the ribbon is a doorway to a Paradise-like enviroment where time has no meaning and that an evil scientist named Dr. Soran is willing to destroy an entire planetary system to get to it. He almost succeeds, however Picard also enters inside & meets Kirk. Picard must now persuade Kirk to assist him in stopping Soran. Will Kirk go? Watch & find out. A little confusing plot, but still good.
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Summary: Not The Best But Far From The Worst Star Trek Movie!
Review: Star Trek Generations is definitely not as good as episodes of the TV show Star Trek The Next Generation and it's not as good as Star Trek First Contact and some other great Star Trek movies but it's far from the worst Star Trek movie and I think it's better than Star Trek V The Final Frontier and Star Trek III The Search For Spock which I consider to be the worst of the Star Trek movies. If you like Star Trek The Next Generation I recommend you watch Star Trek Generations at least once but rent it first and than see if you like it enough to add to you collection.
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Summary: Ok movie, but not a great start for the TNG cast
Review: With the original cast retired and the banner to be passed onto the Next Generation cast, producer Rick Berman would take the reigns and hire television director David Carson and musical composer Dennis McCarthy to do the film. In a plotline written by Brannon Braga and Ronald Moore, the story involves three of the original castmates (Kirk, Chekov, Scotty), although only Kirk is greatly involved to any extent. Would this be the great debut for the next generation?In many ways, no. While the story is very Trekkish in tone, the problem lies with a few things. One, the climax of the story is not well written. I expected Kirk and Picard to go on about their careers in the way Picard and Scotty did in the "Relics" episode. Sadly, it's more like "there's an evil man" (blah blah) followed by "sounds like fun," then they go off and try to save humanity. Plus, after years of killing Klingons and whatever else lied out there in the universe, Kirk is killed on a metal platform that falls off a cliff. Where's the character development in this? It's like the writers killed him off without an emotional impact. Same goes with the Enterprise-D; killed by a mere klingon bird of prey (and the exact same special effects from VI)! Where's the glorious exit for these two milestones in history?! On top of that, Dennis McCarthy's score fails to capture the film and make it stand out. I don't really want to compare him to other composers, but while his score isn't terrible, he didn't take ANY chances with it at all (kinda like Goldsmith's score for Nemesis... odd). It's basically a TV score. No Klingon motifs, no special fanfare for Kirk (when he dies, it's just the same Trek theme done in dull sounding strongs), and especially no fanfare for the destruction of the Enterprise-D. The original Enterprise at least got a brief piece of music for its destruction in III. And did anyone else notice the weird lighting within the Enterprise? On the plus side, Data actually gets emotions and this is pulled off quite well. He comes off quite funny and the subplot involving his emotion chip is extroadinary. We also get a good bad guy (not really a "bad" guy, which is interesting) played by Malcolm McDowall and even Guinan gets a good part here. All in all, a decent story. Is this recommended for Trek fans? I'm mixed on that. Not a terrible film, so it would please you if you didn't poke at it too much. But as an opener for the TNG cast and the death of the legendary Captain Kirk, it falls extremely short. While the film plays off as a tv sentimentality like Star Trek II, it also comes off as CONSTRUCTED like an episode. This one could've been much better. Nevertheless, First Contact follows and surpasses this one with stellar results.
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Summary: Shame
Review: Next Generation was supposed to replace the original cast who were getting older, fair enough. The Undiscovered Country did this transition brilliantly. What Rick Berman hoped to accomplish with this depressing, no story, do nothing film, other than try to put a final nail in the coffin of the original cast I don't know. Here are the spoilers. First, Picard gets word that his brother and nephew are killed in a fire, sad. Then the Enterprise gets distroyed by the Klingon Cleavage sisters, depressing. Then to top off everything, they find Capt Kirk, bring him to the future, and kill him. But not a hero's death on the bridge of his ship, going out in a blaze of glory, nooooo. He falls off of a rock. Outragious! I'm done venting. ...
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Summary: Not the Best, But Not Bad. . .
Review: This movie had a lot of potential. Not to say that it wasn't good, but it could have been great. The movie that "Passed the Torch" from the original cast of the Enterprise, to the Next Generation is pivotal to the Star Trek Films. Like Star Trek III, it is almost necessary to see this movie to know why the next movie started the way it did. The movie has some pretty interesting twists and turns. The nitpickers had a field day with this one, as in contradicted a couple of key episodes over the progression of the Next Generation series. Malcolm McDowell, Alex in "A Clockwork Orange," played the villain "Dr. Soren." He was spectacular. He had great dialogue and is an amazing actor. He was defiantly a formidable enemy for both Captain Kirk and Picard to face off against . . . and what a price to pay for victory. . . Overall, this is a pretty good movie. It is a must for Star Trek fans, and is worth having to complete your set. The effects are great, as they always are, minus the two recycled Klingon Bird of Prey shots (this is a common practice in Star Trek). epc
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Summary: Strong villain makes a good story
Review: This movie has some very strong points. Tolian Soran is one of the strongest villains in the Star Trek series, as Malcolm McDowell delivers a powerful performance. The initial scene where Kirk, Scotty and Chekov are guests on the new Enterprise, shows a Kirk that is regretful of his past, exhibiting weaknesses typical of a hero whose time has passed. Deadpan humor by Scotty and Chekov shows the depth of friendship and respect that they have for each other.
The scene where Kirk is in the nexus and Picard is explaining the situation also shows Kirk in a vulnerable state. Years of being the hero has worn on him and he wants to do nothing more than go back and reclaim a life with a family. However, the last scene where Kirk and Picard are battling Soran is a very weak one and is predictable. Other strong points are the personal battle Data has with his emotion chip and the intense scene where the Enterprise saucer section makes an emergency landing.
By far, the weakest part is when Picard so emphatically states that if he could just talk to Soran, he could dissuade him from carrying out his plan. By this time, Soran has been proven to be a man who attacked and tried to [eliminate] Enterprise crew members, destroyed a star, allied himself with renegade Klingons and is implementing a plan to destroy a planetary system with millions of inhabitants. Furthermore, Picard has talked with Guinan and she told him that Soran is a madman who cares about nothing but his plans to reenter the nexus. A sensible person would have realized long ago that reason is of little value and worked out a much more realistic plan of action.
A transitional film, showing members of the original Enterprise crew as honored guests who are media curiosities rather than crew, this film is at times very intense. However, at other times it reaches a level of campiness that was disappointing in that it was so unnecessary.
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Summary: First foray onto the big screen wasn't too bad
Review: While the television show boasted some episodes that were far superior to this first theatrical release, "Generations" does boast a great crash sequence, competent performances from the actors, the historical meeting of Captains Kirk and Picard, and two of the best anatomically alluring villains in Trek history: Lursa and B'Etor.
Talk about your special effects!!!
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Summary: This movie blew chunks.
Review: I'd like to point out first that I like Star Trek films, but this particular one (the first for the Next Generation) is horrible. With Malcolm McDowell as the lead villain, I expected much more. But instead he is depicted as a crazed scientist with an addiction to return to a portal which only reaches availability on rare occassions.
Speaking of that portal, what a joke. The whole movie is set up around it but it really isn't even something that looks to belong in the film. And trying to merge former Star Trek cast members with current ones sounds good on paper, but I believe Shatner's ego tried to steal the show on this one .... and it didn't look good.
Perhaps the most unforgiving detail here is the explosion of the Klingon ship, it's the EXACT SAME SCENE from the previous Star Trek movie! No new special effects, let's just borrow from the last film?
On a lighter note, at least they destroyed that ugly looking Enterprise finally.
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Summary: THE BEST TNG MOVIE SO FAR BUT NOT THAT GREAT
Review: This movie looked more like a big screen movie than First Contact or Insurrection. The lighting was wonderful. The special effects were wonderful. Enterprise-D look wonderful. Unfortunatly the story was not a movie story. All of the TNG films would have made better t.v. episodes than films. The destruction of Enterprise-D suposedly to make way for a bigger, better, and badder ship was pointless since Enterprise-E is none of these things. The death of Kirk could have been beautiful (if it was necessary at all) instead it was lackluster and didn't move me at all. This is Captain Kirk I should have cried. And how can Kirk say "if Spock were here" and Picard doesn't even comment on it. I guess they wanted to do as little at possible to acknowledge Spock since he wouldn't be in the film. Who knows? Anyhow, if you have to watch a TNG film watch this one just remember that after the big battle the film become very tedious.
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