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Star Trek - Nemesis (Full Screen Edition)

Star Trek - Nemesis (Full Screen Edition)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: this movie is good. it's just as good as first contact.
Review: a lot of people don't like this movie. im a big star trek fan and more so with TNG. this movie is just as good as first contact. its nothing like wrath of khan and plus wrath of khan is one of the worst original star trek movies out there. it's not good. but nemesis is good. i was quite sad though when data died because he's the best character i think. nemesis is very dark. the movie has lots of action and is a very good ending to the TNG finale. LIVE ON PICARD AND ILL MISS YOU DATA

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This is what Star Trek is best at!
Review: The thing that sets Star Trek apart from other movies and movie "franchises" for so many is the love that seems to come through in its production, and the treasure of a cast. It would be easy to toss off a product to the rapt "Trekkies" every few years and keep making money, but you can tell these people care about sharing their vision and fascination.

Picard and Data (more accurately, the actors behind them, Stewart and Spiner) move the plot in this film, though the whole crew has become something of a pantheon where they don't need to be at the forefront to serve the plot. The best Next Generation episodes involved the humanist introspection of Picard, and this movie showcases Picard's unique style of courage. Sure the jokes and setup can be corny but this is just to disarm us before getting on to the weighty. The interactions between Picard, Data, and death make this movie great not just as a Star Trek but as an attempt at helping us navigate modern life.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Not Bad ! Expected better though..
Review: Not a bad movie. A must own if your a Trek fan.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: second worst Trek film ever.
Review: This laughable rehashing of the Wrath of Kahn features people we used to know and love and now have grown tired and weary of their own legendary status. The embarrassing 18 million dollar opening weekend stated solidly that this is the worst Trek film since #5, the final Frontier. I was a huge fan of the series and I loved First Contact and I really thought this was going to be a powerful last entry in the Trek mythos and yet I got tired dialogue from tired actors who obviously didn't want to be there.
The writer, John Logan (co-writer on Gladiator) bragged ahead of time that he had a great idea about #11 and he'd bust up that old track record of the even number films being good ones and odd bad. Well, not to worry, he already busted up THAT record. Don't waste your money.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A Very Disappointing End to a Wonderful Film Franchise
Review: Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991) first created his idea of "Star Trek" with the 1965 television pilot entitled "The Cage", which wasn't aired until several years later following a second pilot in 1966 with a different cast. From that time on, "Star Trek" has captured the hearts and minds of many viewers worldwide of all ages with no less than 6 television series (including the cartoon), 10 feature films, and a number of books. Unfortunately, the tenth feature film, "Star Trek Nemesis", will probably be the last "Star Trek" film ever to be produced due to poor box office receipts. The question becomes: was the box office failure of "Star Trek Nemesis" the result of overall loss of public interest in the franchise after nearly 40 years, or was it the result of a thin plot and poor writing? My personal answer to this question is the latter. Interest in "Star Trek" in its various incarnations continues to this day with the current television series "Enterprise" and many people continue to purchase memorabilia and visit "Star Trek" conventions worldwide.

The cast of "Star Trek Nemesis" was the very familiar "Star Trek: The Next Generation" cast from the 1980's who also starred in the three previous feature films: Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (the venerable Patrick Stewart), Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner), Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), Lt. Commander Worf (Michael Dorn), Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) and Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden). Introduced in this film is the challenger to the Federation, Shinzon (Tom Hardy), who is a human clone of Picard created by the Romulans. Rejected by the Romulans, Shinzon is sent to work in the mines of Remus, the sister-world of Romulus, where he is befriended by one of the Remans known as Viceroy (Ron Perlman) and decides to embark upon a quest for revenge and destruction.

Like its nine previous feature films, the special effects used in "Star Trek Nemesis" were superb; but great special effects cannot always make up for poor writing, thin plot, gaping plot holes and inconsistencies with the final 2-hour episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" television series. The writers for this film were the long-time "Star Trek" writer Rick Berman, actor Brent Spiner and John Logan, the recipient of an Oscar nomination for writing done in the 2000 box-office hit "Gladiator". Sadly, the plot of "Star Trek Nemesis" was highly predictable and its final scenes were somewhat reminiscent of final scenes from the most previous film, "Star Trek Insurrection". Most of the action surrounded the characters Picard and Data. What was most surprising in the film to me was the absence of Majel Barrett Roddenberry as Lwaxana Troi for the wedding of Commander Riker and Deanna Troi. Her presence would have made the film far more entertaining. Scenes involving Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher were deleted altogether prior to the film's release.

Overall, I can only give "Star Trek Nemesis" a rating of 3 out of 5 stars for a non-engaging, highly predictable story, but good special effects. My recommendation to anyone who hasn't yet seen the film but is considering purchasing a copy of it is simple: rent a copy first, and then decide later. As someone who has been a "Star Trek" fan for over 30 years, I have no intention of purchasing a copy of this film and I personally doubt that Gene Roddenberry would have approved of this film's story or plot. With the very poor box office showing when this film was released, it is highly doubtful that Warner Bros. will produce yet another "Star Trek" film anytime soon, if ever again. Hence, "Star Trek Nemesis" is more than likely the end to the "Star Trek" film franchise.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Comfortable Enrty in the Series
Review: I'm not a huge a Star Trek fan, but I have enjoyed the movies as well as the Next Generation TV series. As such, I found this latest movie to be an enjoyable and comfortable entry in the series. Continuing the trend of the even number movies being better, Nemesis (#10) is arguably better then Insurrection (#9). Plus, many favorites pop up in cameos.

The Plot: An apparent coup d'etat occurs on Romulus, and the Enterprise is sent to investigate. When Picard meets the new leader of the Romulans, he's shocked to see a striking resemblance to himself. The Enterprise crew try to work with the new leader, but suspect treachery. The special effects are not particularly impressive, especially in light of other recent sci-fi movies, but then Star Trek has never been just about the f/x. The movie explores issues of cloning in a relatively interesting, but precursory, manner. The DVD includes many deleted scenes, which help explain some of the underdeveloped plots (e.g., Troi's mind-melding) and underused characters (e.g., Dr. Crusher).

Overall, a pretty good Star Trek movie that is likely to appease fans of the series; non-fans are likely to be a bit bored and unimpressed. Patrick Stewart has said that this movie is the last for the Next Generation crew, so enjoy!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: What kind of a way to end the journey was this?
Review: In one of the bonus material commentaries Patrick Stewart says that he is proud that this film wasn't a film that just happened to be a star trek film, but he was dead wrong, that's exactly what this movie is.

A few stupid things about the movie were, when we last saw Worf he became a klingon ambassador. At the end of DS9 everyone was sitting at the table and signed the peace treaty ending the Dominion war. The Klingons, the Federation, and the Romulans had joined forces and became allies to defeat the Dominion. Why were the Federation and the Romulans enemies again? And I can't stand it when they try to make a star trek movie something it isn't, what was the point of having Data sing at the wedding?

The whole entire premise of the movie was so stupid; a clone of Picard who wanted to kill him because he believed that he was an echo of the real man. How stupid is that, this whole movie was a joke. It was a disgrace. Insurrection would have been a better way to end the next generation's journey. I've read some of the other reviews and some of the people wrote that the movie was visually stunning; I thought that Insurrection and First Contact were much more visually appealing.

In conclusion, this movie was a waste. I've watched the show since the beginning and I've seen all of the movies and this was by far the worst TNG movie. I would hope that they don't let it end this way, and I would think that they probably won't. After all, with such a successful show and three other great movies under their belt, why would they want to end on a low note?

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Awsome
Review: Finally a Star Trek film with a bit of ooomph!
Ok its not the only good one, but Nemesis is a great one. The space combat is great, the story has a couple predictable but interesting plot twists one sort of resembling ST 2 and 3.
There are a few areas where the plot seems to not make sense, or that the characters make or dont make logical decisions or reactions, but if you can suspend your disbelief enough to over look them, the story will grab you and suck you in.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: worst star trek movie ever made!
Review: Nemesis, what can I say or do that would brighten the sad and disappointing thoughts that go through my mind when I think of this movie?
Living in a country where the movie theaters are not so up to date as the ones in North America, I had to wait for the DVD version. The first thing that you would notice is how marginal all the characters are in the movie , as marginal as the plot itself. The whole movie revolves around captain Pickard and his romulan raised clone (who by the way happens to own a powerful weapon), and how the captain battles with himself to finally decide to ram over his "nemesis" with the Enterprise (destroying yet another ship in the process) to save the federation, and kill data in the process . I sat there and wondered, if the romulans had this wonder weapon to destroy practically anything and a spaceship to match, why did they need to replicate Pickard and then drag him half way cross the galaxy to tell him that?? They could have just shown up uninvited and destroyed earth, that would have solved their problem for ever wouldn't it?! I still wonder! The story is so unworthy of the history and effort that was put into the next generation for the past 15 years or so!
Most of the characters had only a few lines and hardly had a role. You would have to depend on your knowledge of the characters to imagine what they could be doing through out the movie. And even Troy who had more to say than the rest put together (except data and the captain) changed from this compassionate forgiving person to a vindictive character seeking revenge from some Romulan who invaded her mind! So unlike her! Nothing in this movie reminds me of Gene Roddenberry's STNG! Nothing of the spirit or the morality of STGN! Nothing at all!
I had to go back and watch several of my favorite STGN episodes and all 3 previous movies to wash out the bad taste this movie left behind.
In my opinion There are several star trek books already published that would have made wonderful movies, Nemesis is not one of them.
This is not the way I want to remember what could be the last of Star Trek: the Next Generation, the Enterprise and all of it's wonderful crew. Star Trek was always about hope and how humanity should seek to better itself. always gave me something to look forward to and something to hope for. This movie killed all that. If you are a serious Star Trek fan you will be disappointed to tears.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very Good
Review: Very good conclusion to the movies. I have seen them all. The battle scene is excellent, although I still don't understand why they make the Enterprise so weak in all the films! For Drama I guess :-)


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