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Summary: The only Nemesis is a lack of good storytelling
Review: In this 10th installment of the Star Trek franchise we are lucky enough to be graced by the presence of Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Levar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, and last but certainly not least the beautiful Deanna Troi now turned Deanna Troi Riker at the beginning of the film played by Marina Sirtis. This film while attempting to cater to a general audience, is still a film about family. The crew of the Enterprise has become family as well as part of our television heritage over the last 15 years. So naturally the beginning of the film focuses on what's going on with the family, and also more importantly how they are beginning to part. It has been 4 years since we last saw them in the anything but perfect "Insurrection," the 3rd in the Next Gen series of the franchise. This time we are not in the trusted hands of Jonathan Frakes who can take a script like "Insurrection" and make it watchable using technique and getting solid performances by his fellow cast mates. This time we are in the hands of experienced action director Stuart Baird, who tries to generalize Star Trek and make it accessible to everyone forgetting the material is very limited in audience span to begin with. Therefore, in the process delevers us some bologna on wheat direction as to where this film is going and the essence of what it is suppose to be... A Star Trek picture. This film does not work anyone hard and that is the generalization of it. The cast's talents are not being displayed to their fullest, at least not their most important talents that would be crucial to the film. Brent Spiner who plays one of my personal favorite characters Data, sings a dreaded song called "Blue Skies." A song that I have a painful memory of, being an actor myself. Through the rest of the film, he proves to be the bright and shining point playing Data the android who has reached the end of his quest for humanity in this film and now understands and behaves more like humans than ever before. Data and B4 were in essence the same except for technological advances between them making Data more advanced. I thought that the idea of making another android other than Lore from the TV series was a juvenile ... attempt at creating hope for a fifth film role reprisal from Spiner now 53, who is getting too old for the part. Star Trek is truly ending and the signaling for the end was the beginning of "Voyager", the fourth television installment of the franchise. We know longer get fed intelligent situations that involve ethical and moral dillemnas, we now get fed [a movie] that involves monsters that are computer rendered and sometimes makeup assisted, and CGI ships that look totally unconvincing as opposed to motion control that was used in the earlier days and was much more costly, we get these big behemoth looking enemy battle ships that look as threatening as my 9 year old little brother on a motorized horse ride. Star Trek has boldly gone where no one has gone before... In the past. But, just because we were excited by it then, doesn't mean we want to repeat the same journeys over and over again for another 40 years. To Star Trek: Shape up! Or report to spacedock to be decommisioned.
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Summary: Poor editing choices hurt latest Star Trek Film
Review: I feel we cannot judge this film fairly until the director's cut of this film is released. They hired the writer of "Gladiator," the master of the multi-layered epic film and then filmed his long complicated script. Then the studio insisted that they cut the movie down. This left many plot threads dangling and questions unresolved. I know from reading various articles there were more scenes developing B-4's character, explaining the political dealings on Romulus, expanding upon the mental violations of Troi, giving Worf some more to do, looking into Picard's psyche, and expanding the one-second cameos of Wesley and Guinian. These scenes would have addressed many of the fan criticisms toward the movie and made the storyline feel more complete. Why hire the "Gladiator guy" if you don't want an epic film. Show the full thing. Fans would much rather see a longer epic film than a short choppy one. This is probably why there is not much repeat view. The fans know there is a longer film out there and there waiting for the DVD to see it.
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Summary: Star Trek - Nemisis - What a load of trite
Review: Just caught the screening of this movie... One and a half hours of my life that I will never get back. All the glitz cannot hide just how bad this movie is. This would have to be the worst Star Trek movie ever made, including the much over rated Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan.There was absolutely no story line in this movie, consequently anyone with an attention span greater than 2 minutes will find this movie utterly boring.
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Summary: Not Star Trek
Review: I'm suprised to see such a high average rating for this movie. I saw it opening night, like I've see every TNG Star Trek film. I have no bad things to say about the subject matter, or the concepts. Even the fact that this is the last mission on the ship for several characters, for different reasons, did not bother me. The problem, for me, was the execution. A machine gun fight with racing dune buggies?
A StarWarsEsqe corridor Blaster Battle?
A HuntForRedOctoberEsque metal catwalk chase scene? This is not Star Trek, folks. This is a desperate studio hiring a "non-Star Trek" director to try and make this more "accessible" to non-fans. But you see, the non-fans don't go to see Star Trek. And the fans that went, well, didn't get to see it either. The ending... like I said, I had no problem with the concept of the ending. But they didn't do it right. They didn't give any sense of completion, or reality. They kept you waiting for a miracle until the last second, and then left saying "We weren't teasing this time, sorry," and you're left going "Whhhhhaaaat? That was real? That really happened? That's the end?" Ugh. They say there's almost an hour of cut footage that may hit the DVD when it comes out. Hopefully that'll fix some of these problems. But even so, even though I will definately buy it (that's what collectors DO) I doubt I will watch it any more than I watch the Motion Picture (once every couple years) or even less. What a horrible, worthless end to a fabulous ship and crew.
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Summary: Some good parts, but not really recommendable
Review: I finally dragged my boyfriend to see Nemesis at a local bargain theater, and although I cannot say that I totally hate it, neither can I endorse it wholeheartedly. The special effects were good and the acting was fair considering what the actors had to work with, but as a Star Trek film it was disappointgly mediocre. For one thing, certain scenes prompted some rather ribald comments on the part of both my boyfriend and I, and the rest of the audience (all 6 of 'em) didn't give a rip, or at least they didn't have us tossed out. That, to me, says that while they might not have totally agreed with our assessment of the film, neither did they disagree. All in all, I have to say that I agree with one of our local talk-radio reviewers: if Nemesis had been totally unconnected with Star Trek it would have been a wonderful film, but as a Star Trek film, it was a dud.
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Summary: Star Trek Nemesis
Review: A fantastic farewell to TNG gang! Data you will be missed! Although not as good as First Contact, this movie will hold up well in the annuls of Star Trek.
2 issues, though: 1) The Remuns looked too much like Orcs and the 'fly through' of the mines on Remus too much like Isengard; and 2) Shinzon looked a dead ringer for Dr. Evil (... any moment I half expected him to ask Picard to "throw me a frickin' bone here!".
Top Flick!
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Summary: Too Harsh
Review: I saw this new star trek movie on the sunday after it came out. I remember looking at the trailers and saying "Wow, this is going to be cool." The movie did not disapoint. Of course I am a die-hard star trek fan, but I am also like movies like Lord of the Rings and Die Another Day. I usually have about the same taste in movies as the average person and the movies I like are usually top box-office hits. I couldn't understand why star trek nemesis was not.
I think that people are way too harsh when they consider this movie. It was a great movie, yet everybody seems to think it was some horrible worthless movie that shouldn't have made it one the bigscreen. I totally disagree. You couldn't ask for more action and special effects in a star trek movie, or any movie for that matter. I'm not an emotional person when I watch movies but I have to say, this one nearly made me cry.
I think that this all started with some non-fan watching it and saying he didn't like it and then everybody backing him up. Sure the story lacked a little, but the action and suspence made up for it. I think that all you people who think that this was a terrible movie should go watch it again, and leave the critism at home. I think you will find that this is an extremely enjoyable movie and you shouldn't be so harsh on it.
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Summary: I'll wait for the remake...
Review: We should all be so lucky. I've been a ST:TNG fan from the beginning, and had to be one of the first to see it. Unfortunately I found myself yawning, looking at my watch, shifting uncomfortably in my seat...I was bored kids!
What an unbelievably talky installment, and with so many words, you'd think they might have been able to find something to say. Not the case. :(
Some effects were cool, but save your money.
Truly an upsetting end for such a great cast. I have to agree with another reviewer's comparison of "nemesis" to Dr. Evil.
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Summary: Star Trek - The Rival Of Khan
Review: I went into this movie with expectations at floor level. 9 critics out of 10 had dissed the film to some extent, and the plot (from what I knew of it) didn't sound too promising. I was expecting to be disappointed. Pleasantly, I was in for a small treat. While most certainly not the best film in the Star Trek canon, "Nemesis" serves up some good dialogue, moody effectiveness, action, and philosophical angst. The story starts within the Romulan senate, and the exterior view of the senate chamber, panning down from the sky above, looks like something straight of the Star Wars prequels. The senate is assassinated, and a new leader emerges. His name is Shinzon, and he proves to be the namesake of the film. Meanwhile, on Earth, Wil Riker and Deanna Troi are getting married. The nuptials are overseen by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, and many of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" regulars and semi-regulars are in attendance. Soon, the crew is underway to Troi's home planet, so that they can stage a Betazoid version of the wedding. If you do not know who Romulans, Riker, Troi, Picard, or Betazoids are, then this movie isn't for you. The film does not explain it to you. This one's for the fans. Just letting you know. Aboard the Enterprise, Picard and Co. hear a strange signal emanating from a planet, investigate, and find a duplicate of their android crew member, Data. News soon reaches the Federation that the new Romulan leader wishes to make peace with them, so the Enterprise is sent to extend an olive branch. Shock of all shocks, Shinzon is actually a human clone of Captain Picard, and is bent on making war, not peace (this is all given away in the previews). Shinzon also hates the Romulans, as they had exiled him in his youth to their sister planet, Remus, a cold, desolate place enshrouded in darkness. With a Reman band of desperados, Shinzon plans to destroy the Romulans and the Federation with his super warship and its massive, devastating new weapon. Picard and crew must, of course, stop him. "Star Trek: Nemesis" is, in many ways, a paler version of an earlier Star Trek movie, "The Wrath of Khan", a film considered by most Trekkies and non-Trekkies alike to be the best in the series. There is a villain with a personal vendetta against the protagonist (Khan vs. Kirk / Shinzon vs. Picard). There is an emphasis on great ship-to-ship space battles. Both films feature the climactic battle scenes inside conveniently-placed nebulas. And both films feature the death of one of the main characters. I must say that, like "Wrath of Khan", "Nemesis" delivered somewhat of an emotional wallop for me. The inclusion of old familiar characters such as Wesley Crusher, Guinan, and Admiral Janeway make for nice touches. There are nice "talkie" scenes, where the characters explore the undercurrents of what drives them, and what makes them unique. All in all, it works. This is purported to be the final film featuring the cast of "The Next Generation". If so, it is a fitting end. You're going to have to overlook some things about "Star Trek: Nemesis", and just kind of 'go' with it. Yes, there are some plot points that don't make sense. Yes, the wedding scene is excruciatingly hammy. And, yes, Shinzon is rather reminiscent of Austin Powers' own nemesis, Dr. Evil. But perhaps it is because I grew up watching cheesy British sci-fi that I can sidestep some of these issues, and try to focus on the general story at hand. We are given some good food for thought regarding cloning (timely, to say the least), and the uniqueness that makes up who we are as individuals. There is also humor, camaraderie, and sacrifice. "Star Trek: Nemesis" is a dark film in many ways (set design, lighting, plotline), but it does feature one startling positive message: that we can change ourselves for the better. This sort of unequivocally bright outlook is what helped define the seven year run of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". I'm not sure what the future holds for humans, and our possible exploration of the stars, but this particular incarnation of "Star Trek" has always been the way that I would look to see it turn out. They do, indeed, boldly go.
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Summary: One of the best Star Trek Movies
Review: Nemesis was a very well scripted event. Not as good as First Contact, but still very good. I was a little dissapointed that they killed Data, but they brought him back in another form. If they make another movie it will be interesting ot se how B4 develops and assumes data's identity. Tom Hardy and Patrick Stewart did excellent job's portraying there characters. I wish the other members of the Enterprise had more involved roles and sub plots. I think with that many members of a crew the movie should have been longer and more involved. But all in all it was a good movie. I think it only did poorly at the Box Office due to it's release so close to Lord Of The Rings.
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