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Summary: The film does not "insurrect" the series
Review: A film that is true to Star Trek in every way, Insurrection is a formidable addition to the Trek library. The story of a "darker side" of the Federation shows continnuing innovation among this ensemble group. The film perfectly captures the "look and feel" of the crew, and it gets all of the "little things" (torque sensors, Picard's music, balsamic vinagrette) that made the show so wonderful. The visual effects are spectacular and are worthy of the DVD format. The sound quality is superb as well. This movie and DVD is worthy of the Star Trek name.
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Summary: The pinnacle of Star Trek filmmaking!
Review: This DVD gets better every time I watch it. The special effects, stunning visual artistry, immortal soundtrack (thank God for blessing this earth with Jerry Goldsmith!), fantastic story and career-topping acting by the entire cast all work together to form one cohesive, totally immersive entertaining ride. In my mind this film ranks first and foremost of the movie series. Jonathan Frakes has proved himself to be a natural-born talent as a director. The transfer to DVD is fantastic. Even in my humble home theater setup it looks better than any showing I ever saw in the theater. Unbelievable! Unforgettable!
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Summary: Terrific, But Not As Good As First Contact
Review: This movie was a traditional Trek film, but unlike its predecessor, First Contact, it lacked a lot of the more powerful scenes. It does feature an awesome ship-to-ship battle that finally pushes the new Enterprise to its limits, so that's good. Picard also possesses a darker side in this when he must face the traitorous new admiral who has sided with an evil Ru'afo. It is ironic that the Sona would be attacking their homeworld to get hold of the 'fountain of youth' effect of the planet of the peaceful Baku, which were once their people. There is a lot of ground combat, which is less exciting, but Worf gets to fire this big plasma cannon, so it's kinda cool. It is pretty funny in one scene when Picard is preparing to go to the surface of the Baku planet to start a revolt against the Federation forces and Ru'afo's soldiers, and a few Enterprise crewmen come in to either dissuade him or go with him. A couple of them are dressed in these cool quasi-futuristic clothes, like the ones Picard is wearing, and the other two are wearing their uniforms. Picard orders the two wearing their uniforms to stay aboard the ship, supposedly to save them the trouble of changing costumes. It's still a great movie, and I recommend that any Trek fan see it (like you haven't already).Still, it cannot beat FC!
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Summary: Finally!
Review: It's about time they stopped worrying about Hollywood standards and produced a movie worthy of the TV series. This movie rates second only to the made for TV movie/episode All Good Things!
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Summary: Mixed bag...but entertaining and worthwhile
Review: In terms of message, this may be the most ambitious Trek film of all time - Federation values versus expediency. In the end, Federation values (read: Captin Picard's values) prevail, but those values are so foreign to our "ends justify the means" society that the resolution is vaguely unsatisfying. No wonder the 24th century society of Star Trek would regard us as primitive... No problem with the action and Vfx - it's all first cabin stuff, though the Baku village set seems a little too much like a singles club on some island somewhere. Where the film falls down is in its attempt to be humorous. Some of the gags (like Worf's pimple) work, others (the whole "HMS Pinafore" scene) don't. It all seems too forced, too calculated, and though the Trek cast (particular Brent Spiner) is commendably skilled at comedy, they can't pull it off. And leave it to Captain Picard to have a romance so ethereal, so intellectual, that nothing happens. Wouldn't you think that Picard would pursue Anja a little more passionately given that his last romp in the sack was about five years before? Overall, though, "Insurrection" is worthwhile and is quite entertaining, forced humor or not. And the series goes on...
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Summary: What Happened?!?
Review: This by far, has to be the worst Star Trek Movie made, even worse than ST5. The one thing it did do for me though, was to increase my appreciation for the plights of DS9 and Voyager's crews. I mean think about it, while the enterprise crew is entertaining diplomatic guests and enjoying their newfound youth, DS9's crew was on the frontlines in the war against the Dominion and Voyager's crew, perpetually alone in the Delta quadrant, was fighting off the borg and species 84...whatever. This should've been a movie showing the enterprise E's prowess in battle and involve the Federations war against the dominion. It was almost like the enterprise was in an alternate universe for crying out loud!!!
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Summary: The best odd number Star Trek (# 9)
Review: This is by far the best odd number Star Trek movies. In the past all odd numbers star Trek were condemned by critics but I think this one is pretty good. Not as good as First Contact but it is entertaining enough. The 5.1 Dolby digital sound is excellent and so is the video transfer. My only concern is the omission of English subtitling option on the DVD.
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Summary: Not a regular Star Trek movie
Review: A lot of people don't like this movie, you have to appreciate the movie on the level its aimed at. Its not meant to be an all out action sci-fi like the previous movie "first Contact". This has an original storyline, very clever which I may add, its hard not to repeat an episode of any of the star treks considering how many have been made! The movie does have its share of action, but you also must appreciate the story itself, whether your a treky or not. The DVD could have more special features, but generally paramount DVD's tend to go for the basic DVD, movie, trailer and some times the directors commentary or behind the scenes. Taking nothing away from the superb picture quality and superb dolby digital 5.1 sound, the DVD is a must have for your collection.
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Summary: Possibly the Best (modern) Star Trek Movie Ever Made
Review: Star Trek has long been considered the best and most enduring Sci-Fi series in history, and it appears that it will continue that good reputation. After the Trek movies "Generations" and "First Contact", which were ok, but not quite up to earlier standards set by Star Trek, "Insurrection" is a very pleasant surprise. Unlike the other movies, which were fairly weak (mostly because of inadequate plot), this movie proves that Star Trek is still going strong. The story in this great movie warrant owning it, as you will most likely enjoy seeing it many times. The appeal of this flick also comes from the mix of Science Fiction with an almost Fantasy culture, along with great special effects and acting. If you've ever been a Star Trek fan, or even if you've ever considered it, this is a movie you must see!
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Summary: Finally a TNG movie worth owning!
Review: "Generations" was awful, and existed (as a horribly plotted movie) to kill off Kirk. "First Contact" was good, but it wasn't *great*. When I saw "Insurrection" at the theatre, I finally felt that Star Trek had come home. Gene would be proud of this movie, finally back on track. I will avoid Trek politics, but Insurrection finally gets back to Gene's vision and not Berman's... I bought the DVD as soon as I could; it's now a part of my growing collection, never to be removed...
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