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Summary: A WARMER-FUZZIER TREK
Review: To non-fans of Star Trek,there is the"odd numbered film curse",which odd numbered Trek film come off as disappointing.Usually the problem is second guessing fan expectation,& thinking big budget means big box office(i.e Trek 1 & 5).When I read about the upcoming ST9,I noticed that the budget was more than the average box office take of the other films(I sense a disappointing gross).Overall Insurrection was a better movie than most of the Oddies(except 3).It had some very funny moments,and Patrick Stewart seemed to be having fun as Picard.But one can't help but feel its story would've been better suited on TV.And considering the great quality of DS9 episodes with the Dominion war,you also feel the writers would strive for more on the big screen.As i expected the Box office tally was lower than expected(D'UH),but ST10 was announced ,so Trek films will continue and avoid straight-to-video oblivion.But in the end,it was a very entertaining film but you feel it could've been better.
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Summary: Star Trek: Insurrection
Review: This is may favorite 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' movie. Great acting and an interesting story with superb special effects make this a must have not just for a Star Trek fan but any Sci-Fi fan!This is another film I am looking forwad to the two disc treatment! Buy this movie now!
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Summary: Great for hardcore Star Trek fans!
Review: I have to say that this film would probably only appeal to the more intense Star Trek fans. I myself think it was great! Lots of humor, great acting, awesome special effects, everything that we've come to expect in Star Trek movies. However, the story was more of a classic Star Trek story, almost like something you'd see in a tv episode, which I don't think would appeal to many fans, but again it is most definetly a great Star Trek movie.
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Summary: For Fans Only.
Review: - From the Desk of a Star Trek Fan This movie didn't make much sense. The other reviews here are already fairly negative so I won't belabor the point but it was very disappointing after the great job done in "First Contact." I was most disappointed by two things. First, the spirit of hope and optimism found in the original series is missing. The story ends up being a deadly squabble between different factions in the Federation about a legal point. (When does the prime directive apply?) Picard had stated in other episodes that they don't use money in the future because "we have evolved beyond that" ("First Contact.") Yet here we learn that the people in the future, on certain issues, are just as petty and small as anyone today. So much for the optimism of the future. Second, the tension of the movie seemed a little fake. If you haven't seen Insurrection yet, there is one part of the film where some officers are trying to move people off a planet they desire. So there are scenes of fleeing people, terrified, trying to avoid being "beamed up" to a transport ship. Big deal. Where is the real tension? Why are this people so scarred? By this point in the movie it had already been established that they were aware of modern technology. Almost the last thing on Earth (in Space?) I would want to do is criticize Star Trek. I loved this series. But the last thing I would do is be dishonest and say good things about a bad product. When the movie is bad, say it, unless you want more movies to be made like this one. This Star Trek wasn't bad, but it was not very good. It may be worth seeing for a Star Trek fan, but if you aren't familiar with this series, don't start with this film.
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Summary: Would be five stars if not for First Contact
Review: I've read many reviews, with most being off or not thought out. Insurrection was a really good installment, it just had a hard act to follow. For those who say it was a giant tv episode, it can't hold a candle in that department compared to Generations. What gets me is people complaining about too strong of a humorous element. Star Trek has always held some humor in it. From Bones and Spock arguing, to Data's misunderstandings, Quark in general, the Doctor and Neelix, humor has always been a strong element. Besides, this isn't even the funniest movie in the series. Everybody remember The Voyage Home? Kirk and Spock trying to get around in 1985, along with Chekov just being Chekov, made #4 a lot funnier. There are some holes in the plot, but not as many as you'd think. Like, why was Data on that planet in the first place? And what was so special that Worf took a vacation and happened to on board. Besides a few others, this movie was very good, albeit not quite as good as First Contact. Fear not though, I guess that they are going all out in Star Trek X: Nemesis.
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Summary: A movie for those who understand Star Trek
Review: I've been reading the reviews of this movie and am amazed to see the number of so called devoted fans of the series that have no clue what Star Trek, in all its manifestations, is about. If you really know Star Trek you understand that even in the first series, some episodes were about action; others were about human interest, character developement and humour. We've seen the action. It was time for the other other side of the series. "Insurrection" fulfills this side. I don't understand the comment about "no plot." There is a plot...the story has a definite begining and progresses to a definite end with all steps in-between logical. Undoutedly, the writers could have made the plot more intricate with more interesting sub-plots and twists. But they did not. What we are left with is a relatively simple story that asked very complex questions. Try to seriously answer the question that this film asked. True fans of Science Fiction understand that this genre is about vision. If your idea of science fiction is limited only to lasers, phasers, and futuristic technology then I recommend that you skip this movie and wait for the next "Armagedon". If, however, you enjoy stories that ask you to think, even for the slightess moment, then you will enjoy this installment of the Star Trek world.
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Summary: Star Trek Takes a Nap
Review: Star Trek:
Insurrection If your looking for a movie to watch in your spare time, Star Trek Insurrection is a decent movie but definitely not one of my favorites. Starring Patrick Stewart as Jean Luc Picard and directed by Jonathan Frakes, this movie goes face first into face stretching action,literally. Though not as exciting as First Contact, it still provides the cheesy action of an old guy [ Jean Luc] climbing in dangerous places with a big phaser rifle shooting aliens. I think it's funny because in this movie, two gramps meet and fight to the finish. One's got a facial problem [the bad guy], the other a mental problem, what kind of 70 year old man would think himself strong enough to fight wars? I might suggest this movie to people who like to watch people from a nursing home duke it out. They never learned not to play with guns either. It's pure entertainment for people that like to watch strange movies and laugh at them. The camera work could have been better. Towards the end, it doesn't show much of the enemy ship, there isn't much of an inside of a ship to see though. The special effects were all right, but the phasers looked kind of fake to me. One scene made the movie purely messed up to me. Jean Luc runs around an enemy ship firing a phaser, right after that he says, " If you fire your phaser, you risk igniting your ship, you wouldn't risk that would you?" [The guy he was chasing is one of the old gramps I mentioned earlier]. Isn't that stupidly cheesy? I don't under stand why everybody except the captain always wears the same stuff. The captain wears a dress suit and regular clothes but the rest of the crew always wears the same old red suit. All the Ba'ku wear different stuff. Star Trek Insurrection is rated PG-13. I say a lot of people would like this movie. For other people though, it gets really annoying. Anomynous
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Summary: Underrated
Review: While this movie does not have the cinematic gravitas of ST VIII First Contact or ST VI The Undiscovered Country it is still a really good time. I thoroughly enjoy watching this movie on my home entertainment center because it is just like a really upscale two part episode from TNG's glory days. Many people complain about the "warm fuzzy feeling" the movie has but it was not too sweet for my taste and maybe not for yours either.
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Summary: STAR TREK Lightens Things Up A Bit, To Mixed Results...
Review: For STAR TREK: INSURRECTION (1998), unfortunately famous for Data saying the ultimate cheesy one-liner, "Lock & Load" (*cringe*), Jonathan "Two-Takes" Frakes, back in the director's chair, makes the atmosphere decidedly lighter. That's a good thing; however, after all is said and done in this, the ninth installment in the legendary STAR TREK film saga (and the third one featuring the "Next Generation" cast of characters), there is really not much meat on the bone. In this episode, which begins jarringly with a sudden murderous rampage by a malfunctioning android Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner, in not one of his finer moments as an actor here), the crew of the Enterprise "E" have beamed down to Planet Ba'ku and rather quickly become familiar with the peaceful residents of this planet. This planet is nicknamed "Paradise," correctly so because it has magical regenerative powers which prevent its people from aging and dying. These people, numbering only 600, are peaceful and seem to have a kind of neo-religious quality to their personalities, as they live in total harmony with nature and openly reject any kind of technology. (This leads to what is probably the best scene in the entire movie, as the Enterprise is revealed to be camouflaged to blend in with the lush surroundings!) Anyway, as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (the always-wonderful Patrick Stewart) begins to get friendly with one of the eligible female Ba'ku residents, and Commander Will Riker (Frakes) and Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) get friendlier with each other (leading to a surprisingly sensual hot-tub scene), there is trouble brewing in Paradise: an incredibly ugly band of aliens known as the So'na, led by the especially monstrous Ru'afo (F. Murray Abraham), who intends to displace the peace-loving Ba'ku residents and take over the planet for themselves, so as to de-uglify themselves (I'm not making this up). Not only that, but they are given full authority to do so by a suspicious Federation admiral (Anthony Zerbe, in his final film role). Because this order clearly violates the Prime Directive (which forbids the interfering of any sovereign planetary civilization), this puts Capt. Picard & crew into a conundrum: do they follow orders like good little Starfleet soldiers or do they uphold the Prime Directive to protect these peacemongers? Put it to you this way: Based on the title alone, plus what you know about the Next Generation characters, what do you THINK they will do??? Duh...Lock & Load!!! Jonathan Frakes had an obviously daunting task: following up the incredible STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (1996), one of the very best in the entire STAR TREK film saga. STAR TREK: INSURRECTION looks really nice (the visuals are, once again, truly amazing), but alas, there is not really much to care about here. F. Murray Abraham is one of the finest actors of our time, but he must have really needed the money in order to agree to fill a role in which he's not only unrecognizable, but also the recipient of the worst movie makeover in recent big-screen history. STAR TREK: INSURRECTION is certainly not the worst STAR TREK film ever made (that honor would unquestioningly go to the William Shatner-directed misfire STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER), but it's definitely not among the best. See it if you're a fan. MODERATELY RECOMMENDED; AGES 10 & UP
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Summary: It Takes Six...
Review: The rule of odds and evens continues to apply in Star Trek Insurrection. Being the second true Next Generation film it is a must-see for fans. The film opens with scenes on a tranquil, agricultural planet. Then things heat up as we run into Data and some Federation personnel. It seems they are observing the tranquil society in what is called Operation Duck Blind (the inhabitants don't know they are being looked at). From there we run into the rest of the main cast and the plot begins to develop. It involves a malfunction Data experiences while assisting at Operation Duck Blind that results in the mission being compromised. As the crew of the Enterprise investigate what went wrong with Data they begin to raise more and more questions. As the main plot is revealed the crew must band together and stand up for what they feel is right. In the end the crew triumphs (did we really think it would be otherwise?). This is really not a film for people who are not already fans of the show as it is the way the characters act and their personal interactions that makes the film so entertaining. Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis seem to have a tremendously fun time with this film. Fans are treated to some great scenes of their favorite characters (although Gates McFadden was not particularly important). We even learn some more about Data's design and operation. But do not be misled by the title and the trailer, the scenes are all there but in the trailer they tell a much different story. There are a few technical problems in the movie but you don't really think about them until afterwards. These include small things like not being able to count (claiming two slave races and showing three), the Federation is pretty stupid (giving membership to a race that has just managed warpdrive but only has been around for less than a hundred years, has only six members and seems to have better ships). There is the inevitable total ignorance of nebulae and what they are and just how not dense they are. But these are all minor things that don't jump out as the movie progresses. So if you are a Next Generation fan and want to see the crew back together in a story that is really just a long, but very good, episode, then you really should take the opportunity to see this one. On a final note it passes Lynch's Law for a successful Next Generation episode in that it does not rely on techno-babble to drive or advance the plot but uses situation, character and emotion for fuel instead.
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