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Summary: Nemesis is certainly a worthy opponent for the box office
Review: Being a Trekkie, and holding The Next Generation as my favorite of the five series', of course I loved it. But not just Trekkies would enjoy this movie.Nemesis has a condensed plotline that isn't stretched with all-over-the-place extra details to confuse you. It's plot, though new twists are added, follows a few select themes. Yet, it is still deep and entwining. I found myself on the edge of my seat the entire time. I was excited, worried, anxious, happy, sad, hopeful... the whole she-bang. It seems that the first two reviews I saw on this page were negative. I, however, absolutely LOVED this movie. That may be my Trekkie genetics (it's a family thing), but I seem to be far from the only ohne, Trekkie or not, to really like the film. I think it's definitely worth it. I am familiar with the characters bcause of my long-time addiction to the television series, but a lack of familiarity wouldn't, in my opinion, detract from the enjoyment. There were, of course, a few things that could have been better. But, overall, I think it was a wonderful film. I'll stop here because if I continue, the way I say it may not get across without basically repeating that which I have already stated. I find it hard to describe it, really, but I really loved this movie and I think that it is definitely worth every bit of time spent in its viewing.
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Summary: Better than average Star Trek movie
Review: On the plus side...Good performances (as always) by Brent Spiner and Patrick Stewart. Fast paced plot, with no meandering subplots. Better than average special effects. Good ending. On the minus side...Not much for the other stars to do except stand around. Quite a number of absurdities (next time Captain Picard decides to ram a Romulan warship head-on he should remind the crew to fasten their seatbelts). The biggest problem for me was the bad guys just weren't bad enough. Considering how the Enterprise destroyed the Borg almost single-handedly, it's hard to take a pack of Romulan-Reman renegades seriously. Maybe that's why the Next Gen movies are ultimately disappointing: it's tough to top the TV episodes!
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Summary: Nemesis - Good or Bad
Review: I, like many star trek fans, have been waiting for years for this flim, downloading all the trailers, reading news and info, so when it came out I was in the first showing. Was I disapointed NO!. The film had everything from the battles to the marrige of riker and troi(something we all wanted to see). But like all films to was'nt perfact(like any movie is) some of the characters were underused but it would be very hard to make a story that would allow all characters a fair go. The Character of shinzon was one hell of a bad guy, much better then Ru'afo from Insurrection, shinzon is more like the borg queen, my fav. Rom Perlman as the reman viceroy was exalent. So the film way not have done so well at the Box office but that does't make it a bad film just underrated, if more people just started to ignore the critics and just go and see the movie then I think it could have done much better. It has what every movie goer wants action, action, action and for die hard astar trek fans it gives us a lot as well. Lets just hope that Paramount do a good job on the DVD when it comes out.
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Summary: BEST TREK IN YEARS
Review: It has been so long since we really got a good star trek film that I was blown away with this one. The Next Gen cast really hasn't been given a chance to do a good movie. Some fans seemed to have enjoyed First Contact, but to me it suffered from an early climax. I guess that's the way Trek writers these days are getting around the five minute ending. Nemesis was not perfect, but it is, hands down, the best TNG movie. A new director and a new writer have given this movie some of the life which has been slowly bleeding out of the series for years now. It could have been better with the back story, which while important to this story, has never been heard of before and feels episodic. As some have complained, this movie takes a lot from Wrath of Kahn. I think the Trek II formula works. I admit that I only saw this movie because of the new writer and new director. I would have been happy with a new composer. Goldsmith's music was fresher for this movie than it has been, but a completely new composer would have helped to clean out the staleness from which Trek is currently suffering. After Insurrection, I had sworn I would not see another Trek if things didn't change. Unfortunately looking at Nemesis' box office takings I think too many people just said no more Trek period. Regardless of any improvements. This is too bad, because I think it will send Paramount the wrong message. Current Trek has become boring. Nemesis is just the kind of change Star Trek needs. I've stopped watching Enterprise. I will continue to enjoy the parts of Star Trek that I love, and will wait for the day when someone decides to make innovative and "cool" Star Trek once more.
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Summary: stewart and spiner's star status strangle trek-filmmakers
Review: one can hardly imagine the nextgeneration tv series without the enormous talent of patrick stewart or brent spiner. they have entertained and inspired many with their terrific performances and their personal integrity. however, this 4th tng trekfilm, though enjoyable to any trekfan like myself, suffers from a somewhat meaningless plot which focuses on picard and data - AGAIN. and that's just the problem, since "generations" these two lead-actors have ensured that their characters are featured prominently in each film's plot. and it seems to me that there are MANY other great trekstories that will go unmade because the trekfilm producers must satisfy the character demands of picard and data. i'm confident that the enormously talented trekwriters and producer rick berman could contrive superior plots than they've offered up in the last two movies. obviously a worf-driven klingon plot or the return of spock or a whoopi goldberg-centered story would certainly spice up the trekfilm series while including more emphasis on the other trek characters. they need to be free to give us the unexpected in a thg movie. stewart and spiner should let go of their hold on the franchise and resist the temptation to create the "kirk/spock" mold that WAS successful for the original series movies - but which appears to be creatively strangling the next generation films.
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Summary: Another ST:TNG episode writ large...
Review: This is another ST:TNG episode write large, and unfortunately it's not one of the better ones. There is a bit too much action and the moral of the story is kind of clunky. The opening in the Romulan senate is kind of interesting, but you don't feel that you're penetrating deep into the heart of the Romulan empire the way we've seen the workings of the Klingon empire in the past. Shinzon, Picard's clone, is a single note character, and it's distressing that his mouth looks so different from Patrick Stewart's. Since he's supposedly ill that must be the explanation. Meanwhile Ron Perlman plays Shinzon's "Reman" vice-roy, but he's got so much make-up on you wouldn't know it was him. His main role is to make one of those psychic sexual attacks against Deanna Troi, can't have a TNG movie without one of those. She meanwhile is marrying Riker. I missed the part where she broke up with Worf, and for all the jokes about nudity at her Betazed wedding, her mother is not even at the earthly wedding. (It's also ironic that Riker's doppelganger, Thom, isn't mentioned in a movie that's essentially about clones.) Kate Mulgrew makes a cameo as Janeway; she's an Admiral now no less. Again, I have no idea how she got from Captain of a lesser class vessel to Admiral, but she's there. This movie made me feel like I paid too much attention to the series and not enough. It pushes a lot of buttons, and it's pretty mediocre, but it is Trek .
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Summary: It's Not First Contact... But It's Pretty Good.
Review: If I said this movie was better than Generations or Insurrection, that wouldn't be saying much - most movies are. If I said it's not as good as First Contact, that's also not saying much - most movies aren't. So calling this movie the second best of the TNG movies is pretty pointless. It's a good movie. It has some room for improvement, the fight scenes could have been more intense, the plot could have moved faster, blah blah blah... but overall, this is a pretty good movie. It's one of the VERY few movies in which you can sympathize with the bad guy, and I love that. It's not just "Oh, I'm gonna go kill stuff because I'm so evil," the bad guy actually has realistic motives and very human virtues and flaws. Basically, this story is all about Picard and Shinzon, with Data providing a really minor subplot. There is much discussion about really deep stuff that I can't remember right now, mixed well with a slight and creepy feeling that something's not quite right. The plot holds more than a few surprises, the new Romulan ship looks cool inside and out, and... well, I really want to talk about Shinzon some more. This is totally his movie. He's the perfect tragic villain! I still have to wonder why he's bald, though. Isn't that something that should set in later in life? And his tight rubber suit is just funny, how it's so ultra-shiny and squeaks whenever he moves, so he moves really stiffly... it's just kinda funny when you think about it. There's also a lot of other cool stuff in the movie, like when the Enterprise smashes right into the Scimitar, and the part where people on the bridge get sucked out into space because part of the bridge is actually GONE. The fights on the interior of the Scimitar are really cool. The flaws are very noticeable, but really minor. The Remians look like vampires that got assimilated by the Borg (in terms of skin tone and wierd veiny stuff), and no explanation is given for their appearance. The radiation on the Scimitar... where did it go? And WHAT'S WITH SHINZON'S RUBBER SUIT? Nemesis has more depth than most Star trek movies, just the right amount of action, really cool visuals, and enough illogical details to satisfy most Trek fans. It's a very well-rounded and nice movie, but not exceptional.
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Summary: Perhaps our standards are a little too high
Review: Star Trek Nemesis is a victim of progress; a victim of the internet. Like many other fans out there I went to the theaters on opening day knowing more about the plot than I probably should have. I effectively eliminated the possibility that any plot twist would surprise me; I knew the outcome of the film before it began. But something happened when I watched it: I forgot. I got caught up in the excitment of being taken someplace where I have never been before and I let the adventure play out before me. I allowed the music to move me. I stopped being someone who read a copy of a pirated script online, and began being a fan who was seeing something new for the first time. The value of Star Trek Nemesis is in its ability to keep me focused on the action as it happens rather than mentally fast-forwarding to the end. Put simple, I enjoyed the movie because of what I didn't know, not because of what I did, and I judge it accordingly.
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Summary: Star Wars, I mean Trek- Attack of the Clones- I mean Nemesis
Review: Oh Whatever! I saw this movie last night and it was sooo bad. The special effects. The ridiculously executed plot, which had potentintial for good but was just bad, bad, bad.... I wanted very badly to sleep through it, but it was too hard in the movie theater seats.
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Summary: Sigh...
Review: WHAT I LIKED: 1)The interaction between the characters was first-rate. Character interaction has always been a hallmark of the Star Trek franchise. While Insurrection lacked it, Nemesis made up for it. Well done.
2)Characterization. Happily, Troi seemed like Troi, Riker seemed like Riker. Many of us have been following these characters for years. When we tune in, we want to see these characters, not reasonable fascimiles.
3)The action sequences were outstanding.
4)Tom Hardy worked as a young Picard. WHAT BOTHERED ME: 1)This was hailed as the beginning of a new generation. All right? Where was it? From what I've heard, we were supposed to get a new First Officer. Where was he? It would have been nice to have seen him. Also, Dr. Crusher was supposed to have left the ship at the end of the film. Did I blink? Without these elements in place, it didn't seem like the beginning of a new generation.
2)The movie seemed to end suddenly. It didn't seem done. One minute we're mourning a crewmember, the next we're all smiling again.
3)There were apparently scads of missing scenes. Wesley Crusher was at the wedding, but he had no lines. What was the point? If he did film a scene with...you know...lines, it would have been appropriate to include it.
4)What was Worf doing on Enterprise? At the end if DS9, he was supposed to have left Starfleet. Don't get me wrong, I like him, but I don't appreciate unexplained slips in continuity.
5) Some time ago, the Enterprise discovered a prototype of Data---Lore. He turned out to be rather---loony. Yet nobody mentioned this when Enterpise discovered B4. Instead, they slapped B4 together, plugged him in, and then gave him Data's memories. You would think someone would have said "Remember Data's other brother?" All in all, it was a good movie. But not great. If they hadn't cut some of the scenes they cut, and if they had not left so many holes in continuity, it would have been brilliant. By the way, the missing scenes (the new First Officer, Crusher's goodbye) are in the book version.
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