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Summary: Best TNG Film
Review: This movie is the most sophisticated and abstract of all Trek films; I've seen it five times in all; true there is not as much interpersonal stuff as I'd have liked, but that is in keeping with the realistic thrust of this movie; in the rather stressful situation this film introduces, real people wouldn't be joking and laughing with each other or sharing their feelings with one another; it's as if all of a sudden the people who make Trek decided to say, "Hey, what if space really WAS dangerous. What if the crew doesn't behave as if they know ahead of time they'll get out of it alive. What if we introduce the sort of stress and tension real people would feel in such a situation as the one we present in this story; there is nothing here such as Kirk saying, "What are our chances Spock?" "Twelve million to one, Captain." To which Kirk replies without skipping a beat, "I'll take that chance." And you know the reason Kirk will take that chance is because he knows there's no true danger. It's just t.v. The TNG crew behaved somewhat the same way in many of the tv epsisides, but not here. Here all danger is treated as authentic, and it makes this Trek film the darkest, most suspenseful, and downright noir-ish of all Trek films. I loved it for this reason.The plot is excellent, but the WAY it's made is what turns this Trek film into the best of all, with the possible exception of The Wrath of Kahn. True, it's not perfect. Shinzon should've looked more like Picard and the invasion of Beverly's mind was a bit convenient for the plot, and true, there is no deck 29 on the Enterprise E. But these are petty criticisms and similar ones could be made of any of the Trek films or tv episodes. The best thing, as I said, is the abstraction and reality of this movie. The joy in the beginning, the strange turn on the planet where the crew finds (deleted to avoid spoiler), which shifts the entire mood from light to darkness, a mood which hovers, deepens, and then brings about the striking climax. And all the while the music, the lighting, the sets, everything, cues you in to the shifting tides of danger in this film. Virtually nothing is literal. Naysayers wanted more interpersonal stuff, and okay, I agree somewhat, though given the emphasis on reality in this movie, would people in what is for all practical purposes a military enterprise really stop to hug and weep and commiserate for long periods of time, or would they do the cruel thing that the military-like atmosphere requires, and move on? I think the latter. I think people wanted familiarity and comfort from this film, they wanted their favorite familiar teddy bear, because they hadn't seen any new TNG for six years. Instead they got something edgy and different, which is the very thing that made this film for me. Another thing this film does, incidentally, is forces you to pay attention. I read postings from people who didn't understand what happened here or there in the film, and I admit I didn't catch everything the first time around. But every single incident follows from the last. There are no gaping plot holes as some have said (such as the dozen or so plot holes in the Borg film), there are only innattentive viewers who aren't picking up on what the movie is showing, so pay attention when you watch.
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Summary: Great Movie!
Review: I am a huge fan of everything Star Trek and this movie is no exception. It didn't get great reviews but I sure liked it. It has a new enemy and a slick new enemy ship. I liked the marriage between Troi and Riker. The story is similar to the story of Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan but since, in my opinion, that was the best Trek film ever, they picked a good one to emulate. Bottom line is, it could have been a bit more original, but it is one heck of a ride!
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Summary: Enjoyable but not satisfying
Review: I enjoyed the movie mostly because I'm a die hard Next Generation fan. I've always enjoyed the personalities and interactions of the characters. But in this movie I was very disappointed. The long awaited wedding and "honeymoon" between Troi and Riker was missing chemistry, passion, and love. I wasn't over joyed with Picard or Data either as they seemed "out of character". The other characters also seemed displaced. I'm not sure if the problem was the actors, director, story line, or all of the above. That said... I still plan to watch it again on DVD.
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Summary: How cool is THAT!
Review: Although it's not the BEST Trek movie yet, it's fairly good. There isn't much of a story, and at times you feel like you're just watching a really long episode of The Next Generation. The acting is excellent, though. Tom Hardy is mesmerizing as Shinzon.
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Summary: This one centers mostly on Mr. Data...
Review: ...Picard's new Number One after losing Will Riker to the captaincy of his own that only the opportunity to serve with Picard has kept him from. Otherwise, Riker would have been a skipper years ago. Picard is also losing his shipboard shrink--the newlywed Danna Troi Riker is taking that job on her husband's ship. The Riker wedding gives to Picard a happier mood throughout the film. He loses the wise but stern personality all but demanded by his Roman coin face in other "TNG" material--he jokingly addresses Riker as "Mr. Troi" at one point. Well, The Missus has always struck me as having a Daddy's Girl relationship with her captain anyway. But now the Rikers have one last mission with their soon-to-be ex-captain. And it's a doozy--a diplomatic mission to the Romulans. I guess it was inevitable--look at the way they joined the Alliance in the Dominion War in the last few "DS9" episodes. There's a cameo here by Kate Mulgrew as Admiral Janeway, who gives Picard the orders. Funny, it hadn't occurred to me she was senior to Picard. Maybe it's a case just like with Riker--Picard being satisfied with his posting and not wanting to get stuck with flag rank. That scene also renewed my anger at my cable provider--I missed the last two seasons of "Voyager" because Fox stopped syndicating the series and my cable guys couldn't be bothered to come up with a UPN channel. So I didn't get to see any of the episodes in which Cap'n Kate and her Merry Men come home. But be warned--this movie has the grittiness of the "TNG" Borg cycle. Romulan Praetor Shinzon is a younger clone of Picard who has patricidal urges and a nasty way of dealing with opposition--a ray which renders organic matter biologically inert. It would have been a cliche to call it a "Medusa Weapon", but you literally get turned to stone. The ultimate target--Earth. A weapon of mass destruction used by a fanatical dictator, first on his own domestic opposition, then on a foreign target. Well, they do say that a lot of sci fi is current events imprinted upon the future. Oh yeah, Mr. Data, right? On the way to the Riker-Troi wedding on Betazed, they follow the trail of a positronic signature to a planet and find an early model of the android that the current one hadn't known existed. They find him literally torn limb from limb, they put Humpty Dumpty back together again, turn him on, and he works. Which gives Data a new family project to deal with--if you will recall, his "daughter" died before her time, and we all know what kind of paragon of familial virtue big brother Lore turned out to be. Fortunately, this elder sibling is innocent and naive, like we remember Data himself from the early "DS9" episodes. There's a lot of action here, things go kerblooey and kerblam, there's even a dune buggy chase scene on the desert planet where they find Data's big bro, in which everyone thunders around on machines you'd swear from the sound all have Mopar V-8s. There's still oil in the 23rd century? It would greatly surprise me if they don't come out with a game based on that scene. Play-Stay-Shoan.
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Summary: Much better the second time.
Review: Just trust me on this one. When I first saw Nemesis last December, I was somewhat disappointed. I was especially disappointed b/c of the way we leave the TNG case, and upset about Data's quick departure. Anyway, I purchased the DVD and just watched it again. Wow. It's SO much better the second time. It's one of those movies that you just need to let sink in to enjoy. I now consider it to be one of the better movies in the set. Rent it, and you'll see or just buy it. Much better the second time.
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Summary: One of Treks Best!!
Review: I really love Nemesis and am still surprised at the negative reaction by so many. It was truly a great movie for anyone. The story is brilliant with lots of surprises and twists. I think one of the only problems of the film is that the director made many poor choices in cutting out many good scenes that would have made the movie even better. There are much talked about scenes that were cut that gave closure to the characters, like Doctor Crusher who really does not do very much and disappears for a good part of the end battle. I still love Nemesis despite the directors many poor choices of action over closure, at least we all know that those scenes are out there waiting to be put back in the movie to make fans happy. Hopefully some time we will see a special director's edition of Nemesis like what has been done with the Motion Picture and Wrath of Khan and have more scenes added.
The Special features are fairly good. The deleted scenes that are included are great and should have been added to the actual film. The deleted scenes are unfinished, so they are a bit fuzzy and we see green screen out the windows instead of stars. The director said the scene of Shinzon's original introduction in the senate had to be cut because we saw his face before it was shadowed when he meets Picard. There would have been an easy way to get around that and keep that good scene by just having the senate darker to hide Shinzon's face in that scene. Again, they just did not have the right director for this one.
The cast interviews included are good, however we hear them discussing getting more to do and having closure to their characters which most of those scenes they were happy about when the interviews were done were cut out.
The interviews and audio commentary with the director are not that great because he pretty much praises all of the work he did and the obviously bad choices he made in what to keep and cut. Even non-major Trek fans will realize that the director does not exacltly know what he is talking about when discussing the Star Trek Universe. Baird just does not understand that fans prefer character development.
Overall it was a good movie that just had some bad decisions made on the cutting room floor. So we can all hope some day to have a Special edition made that will give the right dues to the movie especially if it was the last TNG film.
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Summary: A Fitting Send-Off For the TNG Crew
Review: This movie is a great sendoff to the crew that entertained Trek fans for so long. It's action packed and full of emotion. Pick this up if you are a fan of the TNG bunch.
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Summary: The Best Star Trek TNG
Review: This was the best TNG film made. Though this film is mostly dark as the crew of the enterprise ends its long run it still is the best Star Trek film to date. The vilian is this story is unique with a surpeising twist to him. Great acting, great writing, and awesome speical fxs are what action movies need, Nemesis has all 3.
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Summary: Four Stars for the movie, but the DVD extras look cheap....
Review: It's amazing how inconsistent Paramount can be with their DVDs. Their two disk sets for the first four Star Trek movies range from outstanding to the pits. And the DVD of Nemesis, is one of those that is the pits. The interviews with the cast and film crew look incompete, rushed, and contain no real good information about how the movie was made. It really comes off more as an informerical for Paramount Pictures then anything else. The only thing good about the DVD is the movie itself. Director Stuart Barid and screenwriter John Logan gave Star Trek a much needed creative change in the Star Trek movies with a better story, production design, and much better acting by the cast members then we have seen in the last three TNG movies. It's also great to see the Gene Roddenberry opptistism appearing in the movies as seen by the Riker/Troi wedding and some moments from Picard (Patrick Stewart) when he speaks about what the Federation is all about. Star Trek; Nemesis is among the better of the Star Trek movies.
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