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Summary: Kirk should have went out in battle with the Klingons
Review: After viewing this film several times I can finally see whats wrong with it..Spoiler space..... The producers have the makeshift bridge fall on on Kirk in his effort to deactivate the rocket with will destory that solor system's sun. Why not have Kirk on the Enterprise as it's crashing fighting some renegade Klingons. That was the theme in Star Trek VI...I could not believe that there were no scenes with him on the bridge of the new Enterprise...no interaction or thoughts with the new crew...it would have been priceless to see him on the bridge of the new Enterprise....
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Summary: STAR TREK at its worst
Review: This movie makes absolutely no sense within the rest of the Star Trek universe. Time after time this script forgets the history of 300+ shows and movies. The big meeting of Kirk and Picard is meaningless (after all the hype) because both have spent the whole movie completely out of character. Before making the movie I would have asked these questions: 1. Why does Picard do nothing but have a pity party and feel sorry for himself? 2. What does smashing the Enterprise-D add to the movie? 3. If Kirk gets to spend eternity with any women he wants why did the writers pick who they did? 4. Is Kirk's help (when he meets with Picard) REALLY needed? Is what he does what this legendary Captain is all about? Buy "First Contact" instead.
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Summary: Better than you've heard
Review: "Star Trek: Generations", featuring members of the original crew and the entire Next Generation cast, acts as a bridge of sorts between the Classic Star Trek cast and the Next Generation. Those expecting a non-stop shoot 'em up are advised to pass this one and go straight to "Star Trek: First Contact". What viewers will find, however, is a somewhat dark, cerebral Star Trek take on aging, death, friendship, and emotion. These elements result in a movie that feels nothing like any of the others in the series, featuring strong performances by the entire cast, Patrick Stewart in particular. The Kirk/Picard scenes are wonderful for highlighting the contrast between Kirk's "shoot first" attitude and Picard's "let's negotiate" approach. Ultimately, though, the movie does contain plenty of excitement and a strong story that leaves the viewer thinking. I would recommend it first to fans of Star Trek and Next Generation in particular. I don't believe it to be the best in the series, but I think it holds its own with those that came before and those that were to follow.
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Summary: KIRK IS DEAD!!!!!
Review: WaHoo! Now we can get to some REAL captains who know how to act and have more than one big role in their movie careers. The movie was clearly meant to be a final passing of the torch type of thing between the original Star Trek and the TNG crew, which is utterly superior. The movie itself, albeit an odd-numbered Trek movie, is not too shabby, seeing as it's the TNG's first trek onto the big screen. Data is pretty funny in this movie, and pretty much steals the show. The villian Sauron is quite a forgettable one, but does pose interesting questions and motives, which always makes a character more believable. But, the topper of this movie, is that Shattner is dead, the final end to the original Star Trek saga. And by the by, as a Side-note, here are the series in their order from best to worst: TNG, The first three seasons of Voyager, the original, and DS9. Oh yeah, and the new one "Enterprise" is tied for dead last. Just a side note. Good movie, not great, buy it if you need it basically.
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Summary: Long Live The Kirk!!!
Review: I've always been a fan of Star Trek, primarily on the small screen, but this silver screen crossover for THE NEXT GENERATION crew -- with a bit of baton-passing from select members of the classic cast -- didn't quite work for me after its wonderful 20-minute, big picture opening with the (apparent) death of legendary Captain James T. Kirk. Over the course of the picture, we learn that Kirk isn't dead, that he sucked into a temporal Nexus, where he can emerge and help save ... life as we know it one last time? No: he only saves the lives of the crew of the Enterprise D, and I think that is, perhaps, the greatest misstep in this picture (outside of the inevitable death scene). Kirk and company were always meant for grander adventures, not just saving another ship and crew. They were heroes intent on preserving life as we know it, and GENERATIONS falls miserably short on that mark. Continuity (within the film) strays between two differing versions of crew uniforms until the point it becomes a distraction. Also, who in the hell authorized the lighting aboard the Enterprise D? When did all of the bulbs blow out and why was this never explained in the plot? Horribly photographed and ill-paced, GENERATIONS is the little picture that could, enraging one legion of Trek fans and enlightening others. It will be an argument for the Trek ages, one that will never reach a satisfactory conclusion b/c 'the man' is still dead when the pictures over.
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Summary: Star Dreck
Review: Timewarp, if you will, back to December, 1994. "Windows 95" was merely an ugly rumor, "Hammer" still had a career, and Paramount studios, in a blatant attempt to add another cash car to the Star Trek money train, unleashed the movie: "Star Trek: Generations". A film bereft of any original ideas at all, it suffered from the same problem so many "Next Generation" episodes had; that is, the ending was pre-determined (Kirk must die in order to neuter the original cast out of any more motion pictures), so all events leading up to the ending seem especially forced and uninspired. We watched both Data and Picard break down and cry. Troi steered the Enterprise-D into the side of a planet. Kirk died in the worst death scene of all time. This movie completely sucked the momentum out of Star Trek and left the motion picture portion of the franchise in limbo.
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Summary: Great but SAD
Review: I just love this movie. It answered a question that was left un answered in the undiscoverd country WHAT happened to Kirk but after finding out I wish I had just kept on wondering but hey they had to pass the torch some how and well they did a good job so bye bye Kirk And Hello Picard.
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Summary: Old meets New!
Review: Many fans did not like this one, but I thought it was one of the best Trek films ever, This film starts out with the introduction of the Enterprise-B, Kirk, now retired is on board to see its maiden voyage a success, but unknown to him & the new crew, an energy ribbon is disrupting a star system, they are sent to investigate, the new captain is inexperienced as is the crew, Kirk is then asked to take control which he does, realizing that this may destroy them, Kirk performes a manuever to save them, it turns out that freighters attempting to gain access to the ribbon are being destroyed, & Kirk moves them away to safety, but not before the ribbons strikes the new Enterprise, thus taking Kirk with it, presumed dead, the film progresses 78 years later with Captain Picard & the crew of the Enterprise-D, soon they to come to realize that the ribbon is soon on a course to the Veridian system, Malcolm McDowell is a scientist that will do anything to get in the ribbon, even if it means killing millions of people, as Dr. Soren he needs to destroy a star in that it will create a shock wave and alter the ribbon through a planet's surface where he intends to be swept up in, it turns out that it can not be entered with a ship, but it can be entered on a surface, in doing this the planet will be destroyed by the shock wave along with any other planets in the system, one of the planets have a population of millions, Picard realizes this & attempts to stop Soren on the planet, meanwhile on the Enterprise,Data has acquired an emotion chip, which makes his behavoir human, the Enterprise is soon attacked by a Klingon Bird of Prey commanded by the Duras sisters, they penetrates the sheilds & nearly destroy the Enterprise, but not before Commander Riker destroys them, realizing the damage done Riker moves everyone to the saucer section & detaches before the warp-core breach destoyes them, the saucer section then crash lands on the planet in a very neat sequence, meanwhile Picard disarms Soren but fails to stop him, the energy ribbon soon passes sweeping Picard & Soren in it, what we discover is that the ribbon is a dimention where time stands still, you can relive your most precious moments(who would pass that up?) Picard feeling that career has kept him from family life, now has a family, but soon remembers that it is an illusion, he soon finds Kirk,who is also there & reliving his most valued moments, Picard who is taken by his Idol tries desperately to persaude him to go back & stop Soren, Kirk feeling lust for one great final adventure reluctantly goes back & helps Picard stop Soren, but Kirk loses his life in the process, the emotion as Kirk says goodbye to Picard is very emotional that the viewer feels it, one of the best Trek films I think & Kirk's final adventure, the torch is definately passed here.
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Summary: Average Trek flick...
Review: This fun, hokey attempt by the corporate hacks at Paramount to pass the torch from the old, dying original Trek Geezers to the Next Gen works well enough, but its plot is rather weak, and the old vs. new conundrum soaks up energy that one would have hoped would have gone into plot and character development. There are a lot of funny moments here, some unintentional. The old cast really seems to enjoy themselves, while the Next Gen seems to take themselves, and this rather fanciful story, a bit too seriously.
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Summary: Good Star Trek movie with some notable flaws
Review: This film, for the most part is quite good. The plot is hokey, but it works ok. In many ways this film is quite superior to the television series it's based on, Star Trek: The Next Generation. It has alot more action and intensity than the series, as well as special fx. Patrick Stewart's performance in this film also seems more powerful and enjoyable than in the series. Another excellent part of this film is the villain. Malcolm McDowall is wonderful as Dr. Soran. He's one of the best villians in the Star Trek film series, and certainly better than any seen in the Next Generation television series. William Shatner's final return as Captain Kirk is also wonderful to see. As for the flaws, the main one has to be the film's humor. To summarize in one word: it's bad. Very bad! Data in particular is very unfunny and by putting the unfunny humor throughout the film (most notably during the important scenes) it cheapens the film overall. Star Wars Episode I had the same problem, but it was, at least, funnier than this one.
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