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Summary: Dissappointing
Review: Perhaps the huge salary they paid to Patrick Stewart made the studio determined to figure out some way to make the fate of the cosmos depend upon him being in ever scene. Do not get me wrong, Patrick Stewart is a wonderful actor, however this plot bordered on the ridiculous.
The movie will remind you of the very first Star Trek movie with V-Jer. A very long, very slow build up to an unexciting climax.
The thing that made movies like "The Wrath of Khan" work, was an exciting plot throughout the movie, supported by understandable motives and good character development, when needed. This movie struggles to introduce a new villain with a silly motive, all filmed in a dark gloomy sound stage.
the enterprise is summoned to Main planet of the Rommulan Empire because the new Preator wants to start negotiations. They are suprised to hear that the new leader is not from the Planet Romulus but from it's sister planet Remus. (Fans of the books take note, this movie COMPLETELY departs from any continuity with the books, in which Romulus and Remus were twin planets jointly governing the empire and were colonized together. In Nemesis, Remus is a locked in an orbit giving it a perpetual dark side, on which the remunds, a Pale, romulun subspecies resembling vampires, are used as slaves to mine the surface.Picard and the crew meet the new leader, who strangly enough is human, and even stranger looks just like Picard 30 years earlier. It is at this point that the movie completely withers, falling into a mass of cliches such as "Shields down to 40% Captain" I hope that the rumors of this being the last Star Trek movie are false as it would be a true shame to end the movie on such a sour note.
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Summary: Below Trek average...
Review: 2/3 10/11? Just a thought. 1) By the way, how come the bad guy has an asian sounding name again (like General Chang)? What's up with that? 2) What? Vehicles with wheels? In the 24th century? 3) What? "You are the closest ship" again?! Ebert is right: looks like the people in charge are running out of gas. Just happy ST:DS9 DVDs are coming out! Bring back Sisko!
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Summary: Yeah, fratricide is the only real motive in the universe?
Review: I liked this movie more the first time I saw it, when it was called "Star Trek Insurrection." Yet somehow I remember it having a kind of cool subplot about the philosophy of living in the present moment that is somehow missing this time around. Now it's just the "one guy with a few friends somehow managing to get the biggest weapon in the universe so he can destroy his home planet because, apparently, that's the main motive in the universe."
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Summary: It's nice to see them all again....
Review: but this isn't a particularly great movie. Basically it's like a three part Next Generation episode. There is nothing here to attract people who aren't fans. Star Trek attracts all types so I'll describe myself as average! I have all the Next Generation shows on pre-recorded video and their other two movies and have seen them all many times. In all honesty the only really good movie they have done is the Borg one. However I will still faithfully buy this probably on DVD when it's released. So to sum up; it's one for the fans!
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Summary: A nice trek.....
Review: The crew of the Next Generation is back with a very good movie that deserves to do better at the box office. The story, after starting with a marriages, veers into action after one of Data's brothers is found on an uncharted planet. From there the story takes off and leads the crew and we the viewers through a nice storyline worthy of the fans of this popular series. All the regulars are back this time around, including Whoopi Goldberg with a cameo. If you are a fan you will be pleased with this movie. If not, you will still enjoy the action and good special effects. Worth seeing!
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Summary: A mostly lackluster sci-fi action/adventure.
Review: Star Trek: Nemesis is a better movie than Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (or so memory serves, I haven't seen V in years). Of course, that's hardly saying much, but at least it isn't as gag-inducing as the former and as laughable as the latter. Rather, what we have here is the perfect opportunity for a rip-roaring actioner set in deep space, full of phaser combat and fight scenes, but all we get is a mostly dull thriller. The reason is simple: the premise simply isn't that interesting, and this is a problem that has marred the films featuring The Next Generation crew. No fresh or intriguing concepts are introduced or expanded. All we get is the typical nature vs. nurture debate that's clumsily inserted into the dialogue on an occasional basis. In case you have no idea what the story is, it's basically The Wrath of Khan with a Picard clone instead. But such a premise could still set-up exciting action sequences, right? In theory, yes, but director Stuart Baird doesn't really pull it off. There are a few big action setpieces, including a pretty cool car chase on a desert planet (visually inspired by Pitch Black, given the sepia-tones and all), a firefight inside the warship Scimitar, and the all-out climactic space battle, which isn't as exciting as it may sound. It's definitely the space battle that gets the most attention, and it runs for a little over twenty minutes, but how exciting can such a sequence be? Watching two gargantuan starships taking shots at one another is pretty stagnant, it lacks the sense of mobility and speed an all-out aerial dogfight would have (a la Return of the Jedi). That's not to say those twenty minutes don't have their moments. There's another brief firefight on board the Enterprise (there should have been a lot more of these, as they prove to be the most exciting segments of the film) and an absolutely spectacular scene where the Enterprise rams into the Scimitar. But for the most part, it's a long action sequence that's too talky (we're apparently supposed to be in suspense when ensigns shout that the shields are collapsing) and marred by a psychic link subplot that really slows the battle down. If they plan to make a sequel and make it an action-oriented one, my advice: more firefights (or suspenseful situations a la First Contact), less starship stand-offs. But complain as I might, there are still a few things I enjoyed. Patrick Stewart is easily the best actor of any of the Star Trek series and it's always a pleasure to see the man reprise his role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Brent Spiner is always reliable and convincing as Data, and once again, the film focuses primarily on these two characters. The rest of the crew is left short-handed, given little to do other than perform what's required of them (Worf and Riker shoot down a few badguys, Geordi works on the engines, Dr. Crusher makes a few analyses, and Troi establishes a psychic link). Tom Hardy makes for a really good villain, despite the fact that he sounds nothing like Stewart. In the end, though, this is a mediocre film, with a few highlights here and there. Even a major character's death is clumsily executed; the fact this one person happened to be my second favorite of the crew still didn't change the fact that I was quite unmoved by his passing. It goes to show how a stilted delivery can really mute the emotional impact.
** 1/2 out of *****
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Summary: Star Trek Nemesis - The long wait is finally over!
Review: Three years of anticipation and expectations have finally given way to Star Trek Nemesis. For months now, we've had some truly wonderful trailers setting us up for this story, which by all accounts, the trailers looked extremely exciting. Along with some great trailers, fans have been reading and hearing about some of the more interesting aspects of the plot. Along with these and other factors, the producers have been raving about the fact that the author of "Gladiator," a huge Star Trek Fan, is writing Nemesis and the usual excitement about the even numbered movies. Put all of these ingredients in the pot and you have Star Trek Nemesis. Included is a wonderful guest star appearance by the ever beautiful Dina Meyer of "Starship Troopers" fame. This movie has some very wonderful moments in it, to include the long awaited marital union between Will Riker and Deanna Troi; some very humorous gibes between the crew and some stunning visual effects during the "titanic" battles between the Enterprise and the huge Reman and Romulan ships. Credit to the designers of the new Romulan Warbirds, the Scimitar and the upgrades made to the Enterprise-E. After seeing Nemesis a second time, I would have to say that, like Star Trek V, it takes a couple of viewings to fully appreciate this movie in its subtle and intricate details. The premise: MINOR SPOILERS Shinzon of Remus is a clone created somehow by Captain Jean Luc Picard's DNA. Apparently sometime during Captain Picard's time on the USS Stargazer a Romulan agent pilfered his DNA in some form. This, in and of itself, would make a great story in Michael Jan Friedman's Stargazer series! Remus is the second planet in the Romulan Star Empire. Apparently, due to its lack of rotation as it revolves around the Romulan Star, one side of Remus is continuously bathed in sunlight and high radiation. Its inhabitants only live on the dark side. They have also become subservient to Romulus. Shinzon, a human clone, originally part of a Romulan plan to replace Captain Picard has been abandoned by the Romulans and left to the mines on Remus. He is taken in by the Remans and as he grew up, he inspires a revolution by the Remans. This revolution has culminated in his taking over the Romulan senate. Now in charge of the Senate, he desperately needs something from Captain Picard, so he invites Picard and the Enterprise, under the flag of peace, to Romulus. Once Captain Picard gets over the initial shock of meeting his clone, he must decide whether Shinzon is being truthful or preparing to do war! {ssintrepid}
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Summary: One of Star Trek's Finest Hours
Review: Before I went to see Nemesis I read several newspaper reviews of the film. Most of them described it as poor or a Wrath of Kahn clone. They could not be more wrong. The plot bears absolutely no resembelence to The Wrath of Kahn. And the movie is EXCELLENT. Some action scenes are scattered throughout a build up which leads to the most dramatic battle Star Trek has ever seen.
The bad guy has been created exceptionally well and the film combines jaw dropping action with Star Trek philosophy and a surprising ending. At the end, you can see the characters go their separate ways, meaning this is probably the last Next Generation film.
Although this does not equal the epic standards of LOTR: The Two Towers, it is excellant. It beats Star Wars II and grinds Harry Potter into the dust. A true masterpiece, Star Trek still leads the way in the realm of Sci-Fi Adventure.
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Summary: Best Star Trek Yet
Review: Don't miss this one! We almost didn't go because the promos didn't make it sound worth seeing -- seemed too much like a video game for teenage boys. But who could miss a chance to spend a couple of hours with Warf, Jean Luc and the gang? When our most faithful Trekkie friend decided to go, we all piled in the car and off we went. I am so glad we joined her! We all agreed -- it is by far the best of all the Star Trek films. It's fast-paced, exciting, moving, gripping; it will have you clinging to the edge of your seat, whether you're a teenage boy or...a little older...
Do take along the big box of tissues, though. You'll need it bigtime at the utterly astonishing end.
Great movie!!!!
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Summary: Left Some with Questions Regarding Star Trek Physics
Review: Nemesis, in my opinion, was an excellent movie, in the sense there were lots of action scenes and angles that the viewer could focus upon. Despite all the informative comments concerning how this fared in comparison with the previous nine Star Trek motion pictures, as well as the Star Wars box office blockbusters, there were some holes in the story I could not quite fill in. The part that bewildered me by far was where upon the destruction of the core of a massive ship that contained several doses of radiation that were to be used to destroy an entire planet, there was set off an explosion comparable to that in either Stargate or Independence day, and after that incident, the Enterprise, which seemed to be in close proximity while being in a dire predicament of no warp capabilities and virtually no shields, somehow remained intact. How could this be possible, even in the Star Trek universe?
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