Rating: 
Summary: Weakest Startrek Movie Ever
Review: I personally think that "Nemesis" is the weakest StarTrek movie ever.
Although the story is not at all bad and sometimes has some admirable subtlety to it, its realization is just too way off the usual StarTrek design and character plots. I believe this is due to the new director Stuart Baird, famous for his work as editor in "Die Hard", "Lethal Weapon" and "Superman - The Movie". But as this StarTrek movie clearly shows, a good editor isn't necessarily a good director - Jonathan Frakes might have been a better choice in this case as previous StarTrek films have demonstrated.
Especially the wedding scene comes across just weird and inappropriate - not only could makeup made Diana (and the others for that matter) look a lot better than the old women she is in the film, but the whole wedding dialog is so embarrassing with Picard cracking jokes noone can laugh about and him playing the entertainer instead of conveying the usual authoritative distinctiveness that suits him and his role so well.
Speaking of emotions: the whole movie is drenched with melancholy and pessimism. Where is the optimistic StarTrek view on the world, where are the ever puzzling technical inventions and ingenuities of Geordi and the irrefutable logic of Data, who this time just sit there contributing nothing constructive to the plot (except his ultimate and utterly destructive sacrifice - the sacrifice of a character to make the film finally interesting).
The film's dark and sinister atmosphere conveys a permanent feeling of hopelessness and bears a striking resemblance to the latest "Enterprise" TV episodes.
All in all, this movie, maybe because of his mission being named the "Nemesis", the End of the World, gradually dismantles the shining Roddenberry StarTrek vision and forgets about all the creative potential it once had to offer. Just like the recent "Enterprise" TV episodes, it makes a once colorful, mysterious and idealistic fantasy StarTrek universe - although technically advanced - degrade to yet another everyday world just as the one we already have on our doorstep.
Roddenberry died years ago, and now did his vision.
Rating: 
Summary: The BEST of the STTNG films
Review: Maybe it's just me, but while a great many reviews for Star Trek Nemesis boldly declare it as "horrible", and "the worst since Star Trek V", among other things, I actually find the film to be quite the reverse. While it does have some flaws (most notably, the nearly one hour's worth of scenes cut to bring the film down to about two hours), it is quite a strong film nonetheless. Nemesis is the first film for the Next Gen cast in which I can actually recognise the characters as they were on the show. The film's story is engaging (no pun intended I swear). The action sequences are quite solid. For the first time in the TNG film series, the humor still works after many viewings. Every actor in the film does their absolute best with what material they are given. In the cases of Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart, and Tom Hardy, this means the three most brilliant performances in the movie.
All I can say is, if you've not seen it, and are going by all of the negative comments, give this film a chance. You might agree with the naysayers and think it's a horrible film. Then again, you may agree with people like me, and think it is really good. At any rate, what do you have to lose?
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Summary: HORRIBLE for fans and non trek fans alike
Review: When it's not boring it's ridiculous. This film not only has no respect for the established facts of the Star Trek universe, it has no respect for the viewer! It's as if the fools Bragga and Berman (the producers of this failed enterprise, pun intended) assume the viewer has never seen another movie, and will therefore actually be intrigued by this cliche', predictable, and pendantic plot.
Don't waste your time.
Rating: 
Summary: Worst Star Trek feature since Shatner's V
Review: Only, this time the special effects are MUCH better.Really, Nemesis is a spectacularly uninspired film that covers no new territory. I myself, as a dedicated Star Trek fan, felt doubly cheated because the Romulans (otherwise ignored on the big screen throughout Star Trek's many films) played second banana to the weird Reman plot line and the even more improbable Shinzon story. BEWARE, SPOILERS BELOW! I can best sum up my problems with the film in the form of unanswered questions. Like, how are the Remans at once slaves to the Romulans, but also capable of assembling, manning, and using the gigantic Scimitar spacecraft to basically take over the Empire? Even if the Remans are part of the Romulan military industrial complex, and are able to create and man the Scimitar, why are there no Romulan officers onboard to maintain control and allegiance to the Empire? If Shinzon is a failed Romulan experiment, why is he not simply killed, instead of being dumped into the Reman mines as a slave? What use do the Remans themselves have for a weakling human, and why in the world do they take that boy, raise him up, and make him their leader? How does Shinzon even know who Picard is, much less how he himself was cloned from Picard? Why have the Romulans told him anything about his origins, and why does Shinzon then need to 'get even' with Picard, or destroy Earth and the Federation at all? And so on, and so forth. And I've not even touched on the ridiculous B4 plotline, which is a distraction all the way through the film, seemingly in place only so that Data can be killed off and then, in some future film perhaps, brought back into action as his engrams rise to the surface in B4 thereby turning B4 into Data all over again. This deus ex machina robs Data's death of any significance whatsoever, because it becomes painfully obvious that if B4 has 'imprinted' on Data, eventually he will assume Data's personality, memories, capabilities, et cetera. Or at least that was the impression I was left with. Frankly, Star Trek has already been down this road once already with Spock; and it's a road Star Trek doesn't need to go down again! Indications are that this is the final Star Trek feature film; or at least the final feature using the Next Generation cast exclusively. Will some inspired person somewhere find a way to bring Nick Meyer back for a third outing, with an appropriately sturdy script? He rescued Star Trek from its first feature film, then rescued Trek again from its fifth, and might be the perfect director to rescue Star Trek from its tenth. We've got potential cast members from three television series that might be tapped. The aftermath of the Dominion War has only been briefly touched upon. A smart script might combine these characters and these elements into a nice movie, taking the Star Trek films in a new, necessary direction. Or maybe Star Trek has simply run out of gas? Speaking as someone who grew up on the old 60's Star Trek, then the first few films, and then eventually the new television series, I've been pleased with the overall longevity of the franchise, even if the individual parts that make up its whole are not always what I'd like them to be. I could live with this franchise being put out to pasture, as it seems all good things must truly end sooner or later. Especially if the future of Star Trek is as forgettable as Nemesis, better to let it die with honor than live on its knees, begging for an audience.
Rating:
Summary: Egads
Review: What can one even say about this thing? Trekkies are often mocked by people who say that they just want to see special effects, and that character and story mean nothing to them, and this film proves that contention utterly correct. The bad guys are idiots, and I mean knuckle dragging, mouth breathing idiots. They could ever so easily accomplish their goal of taking over the galaxy, but luckily for Jean Luc Picard, they've got the minds of angst-ridden twelve year olds. Any time the villain must be reduced to such a sub-human level in order to make the good guy look good in comparison, well, you know you're watching a recent Star Trek film. Even the technology is laughable. The Remans have a gigantic ship - hundreds of disruptor banks, cloaking device, double shields, etc. They shoot the Enterprise about 200 times, which causes some sparks to fly on the bridge. Then the Enterprise returns fire - did I mention that the bad guys' ship has double shieleds, etc? The Enterprise shoots the bad guys' ship about 3 times and nearly knock it out of action. Oh c'mon. That's just infantile. It reminds me of Janeway shooting the Borg on Voyager. As far as the plot, well, about a third of it was eidted out. The book is actually quite good, and they edited out all the good parts in favor of special effects shots. What's left is an inane, typically banal Trek show with cardboard characters, a gazillion bucks of computer effects, and no heart nor soul. Ah, Trek. Rodenberry once spouted some innane babble about how the show was about people. What a joke. Believe me, if you're even tangentially interested in Trek, get Wrath of Khan instead.
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Summary: mirina siritis is so friggin hot!
Review: From the first slurred ,vaguely eastern-european words from her sexy lips pour,you will be transfixed.If only counselor troi could read my thoughts,she would be disgusted ,but intrigued.
I her indistinctly female features and asymmetrical breasts will rock your socks off!She's like some sort of empathic,slovakian goddess,with the body of a mediochre 43 year-old.
If the bread was in my kitchen,the butter would be ready.you know what I mean,wink wink!
The scene between her and commander riker,will have you running for a cold shower;because ANY FOR OF TORTURE IS BETTER THAN THIS WRETCHED PIECE OF SCI-FI BETRAYAL!ALL OF THE MAKERS OF IT SHOULD BE BEATEN!IT IS WORSE THAN PHANTOM MENACE IN ITS DESTRUCTION OF BELOVED CHARACTERS,AND LONG HELD FACTS.I WILL HATE THIS MOVIE TILL THE END OF MY LIFE!IF YOU LOVE DATA OR PICARD AS CHARACTERS,THEN YOU WILL HATE THIS MOVIE.
WORST SCIFI MOVIE EVER!!!!
Rating: 
Summary: The lack of Romulans leaves me feeling green
Review: I have a confession to make. I have to turn in my Trekkie credentials. It took me two years to watch the last Star Trek film, Insurrection. Now, it's taken me almost that long to watch the latest (and probably last) Trek movie, Nemesis. I hang my head in shame... Last night, though, I rectified that by watching it on DVD. Was it worth the wait? Was it worthy of the name Star Trek? How did our illustrious Enterprise crew acquit themselves? And just what is it with bald men in the 24th century? The answers to all of these questions is: yes, yes, reasonably well, and bald is sexy (not to me, of course, but some women seem to like it). It's probably the second best Next Generation movie out there, after First Contact. It's a bit rough around the edges, a bit "been there, done that," but overall it's entertaining.
When I first heard about Nemesis, my first thought was: COOL!! ROMULANS! Then, I watched this movie, and was a bit disheartened. There were hardly any Romulans in it! Instead, Nemesis introduces the Remans, a slave race from the Romulans' sister planet, who have decided that they've had enough. The make-up for the Remans was really cool, but I want my Romulans!!! I had to make do with a couple of iffy military types, Donatra and Suran (Dina Meyer and Jude Ciccolella). They got a few lines (Meyer more than Ciccolella), were able to sound suitably haughty, but that was about it. Neither had the chance to really stretch themselves (though Meyer was able to sport some interesting green bruises on her face when her ship was damaged). A lack of pointy-eared enemies was not my only problem with this movie, however. The whole android sub-plot with B4 seemed shoehorned into the film. Yes, he is part of Shinzon's plan, but it just seemed like an excuse to get Spiner some more screen time and to give Data and Picard a way off of Shinzon's ship. While the whole B4 sequence can be defended, the execution of how they find him was ludicrous. It smacked of "we're 30 minutes into the film and we haven't had an action sequence! Quick, go find Michael Bay!" The whole dune buggy chase scene was completely ridiculous. The "inventive" way that they are able to escape was even more ridiculous (it's hard to be more than completely ridiculous, but this sequence manages it). Not to mention that it's against Starfleet policy of interfering with a pre-warp civilization. Just imagine what would happen if, in the early 20th century, a bunch of US soldiers were chasing a car and that car jumped into a floating spacecraft and took off. What would be the reaction? Yet our intrepid crew ignore other possibilities (sure, transporting a crew down there might leave them stranded, but how about beaming the sources of the signals up instead?). My final complaint (just to get them all out of the way) is the fact that most of this stuff has been done before in Trek. Sure, there hasn't been a clone of one of the major characters done before, but the issues explored (identity, nature vs nurture, etc) have been. Nemesis seems like a souped-up Toyota Tercel. Sure, it's a sleek looking, motor-revving Tercel, but the old Tercel was just as good and besides, it's still a Tercel! Give me something new with my extra money. After all that, you'd expect me to give this movie a really low rating. Right? Ok, no fair...the rating is at the top of the review so you've already seen it. 4 stars? Really? Why? It's simple. I was entertained by Nemesis and I love these characters. Patrick Stewart is simply wonderful with the material he's given. Tom Hardy makes a pretty good adversary for him, and I didn't have much trouble feeling like this was a Picard who had a horrible upbringing and is ready to lash out at everybody. He has the same sense of drama as Picard can have at times. Brent Spiner folds himself in his Data persona but also does a wonderful job with the naïve B4 (despite the fact that I don't think he was necessary). The other regulars don't get a lot of screen time, but they are also perfectly in character and bring a warm, cozy feeling to the whole thing (though I don't think Sirtis did the greatest job in the mind-rape scene). The special effects and the battle choreography were probably the best I've seen in a Trek movie. Everything had a greenish tinge, which matches with the greenish look that the Romulans have. I thought that was a nice touch. The collision of starships was simply brilliant (it's a wonder what you can do with computers!). By battle choreography, I'm speaking of the starship battles. I couldn't believe it when they all actually moved in 3 dimensions. Other than Wrath of Khan (where they make special mention of it), no other Trek movie (and only an episode or two that I can think of) has actually had ships zooming in different directions, over and under ships, etc. Everything's always been in two dimensions, and it's been annoying. It was a wonder to see in this case.
All in all, I found Nemesis to be an entertaining time-waster, even more so if you're already a Trek fan and have something invested in the characters. It felt nice to see old friends again. If I wasn't a Trek fan, this would probably be only 3 stars (or maybe even 2), but since I enjoyed it, I'll be generous. David Roy
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Summary: About Data's sacrifise, was handeled with dignity.
Review: Well, the one thing that this Star Trek picture has in commen with a few other Star Trek movies is that a major character dies to save everyone else from destruction. Data (Brent Spiner) joins fellow Trek actors Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner(as well as Sigourney Weaver from the Alien films) in seeing their charecters die at the end of a movie. But this time it was done much differently. The prevoius actors who saw their charecters die in the other movies all have one thing in commen, none was handled with any degree of dignity and in all three cases the actors said; "My God what have I done?" They then tried to do follow up stories where the charecters returned. Only Spock's return worked (but they had to work really hard to make the story have some substance to it). Ripley's return and Captain Kirk's return were to put it mildly (really off the wall), so we have to treat these stories as never having taken place, the best they could have done was never agree to do the films where their characters died in the first place. But Data is a different story, his was handeled with much more grace,dignity, and substance then any death of a beloved character story failed to do before. He sees the ship about to blow up, arranges for his captain and his friend to beam back to the Enterprise and then fires his phaser into the energy mix destroying himself and the threat to the galaxy forever. In those last few scenes, Data had at last acheived humanity, which was his wish all throughout the series. This will likly be the only time in these pictures that a character's exit was handeled with as much dignity as we saw it here. Then Star Trek; Nemesis should be considered a great film about human dignity.
Rating:
Summary: The Final Could Have Been Better...
Review: If this is to be the final TNG movie, than it falls a bit short of what I was expecting...
However...it's so well done. I simply love the interaction with the Ramulans - their war birds are amazing in Nemesis!
Nemesis still manages to sneak out a few suprises, some humor, and great special effects - which is why I rated it higher than I normally would have.
If you're a Star Trek fan - you should own this DVD.
Rating: 
Summary: Entertaining
Review: I bought this on DVD because I had already started to buy the Special Edition 2 disc sets. It's a good film, entertaining, but I have to admit I haven't watched it again yet. That, to me, is a sign that maybe I should have got the VHS version instead. The extras weren't that interesting. Kinda worth it, if your into Trek.
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