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rastaban3 2012-05-23 13:08:07

Good addition to the Star Trek Universe

I liked this one. I thought the plot was strong and was much better thanthe last installment (Insurection). I was very pleased when the Romulanswere brought back into the mix. They have not been in the mix for sometime. If you like Star Trek, you will like this one. I have liked all ofthe movies. I would rate this one as one of the better ones. The effectsare first rate.Overall, 8 out of 10.

dtm666 2012-05-23 03:22:45

A Generation's Final Journey... Period

It should not begin. It should be the final journey.It is a perfectly acceptable ending to the TNG saga. Some people may agree.Some people may not. In any case, it's an excellent movie. Star Trek Nemesiscan easily rival Wrath of Kahn as the best damn Trek movie ever. You got agood story, superb special effects, an intense final battle, and no birds orjoysticks involved (anyone who seen Star Trek Insurrection should know whatI mean.) If it's the last movie, or it's the last movie with the TNG cast,it's the best way to go out.End it now while it's still great...

Culli 2012-05-22 09:58:26

Definitely a Video Rental

I enjoyed the movie while watching in the theater, but later after a bitofreflection, I decided there wasn't much about Nemesis that would make mewant to see it again anytime soon. I recommend waiting until it hits videobefore you see it.

2012-05-21 16:57:22

STAR TREK NEMESIS is the best TNG film to date, by far.

As for NEMESIS, I am going out on a limb here and going to state that even though the film is highly derivative from previous Trek films, it is by far the most rousing, kinetic and engrossing of all the TNG movies to date (hand to hand combat, phaser firing in corridors, space battles). It is miles ahead of FIRST CONTACT.From the opening of film, with the reversed "Star Trek" title on the screen to the climactic 4 ship battle, this film delivered the goods. It is the most action-packed of all the Trek films, including the TOS films and the special effects, mostly, are quite impressive. For once, the film LOOKS like it was made for the big screen, although more use of exterior, non-ship locales would have added another dimension.The film listed at 116 minutes, the film moved quite briskly, and I had a great time watching it, relishing every minute, every snippet of dialogue, every bit of throwaway humor (which thankfully this time, is not forced). I was sorry to see it end. All the regulars especially Patrick Stewart, this time giving a more emotional, more layered performance, is wonderful. The chemistry between Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis is great, and, contrary to what you may have heard, Worf is not reduced to a "drunken reservation Indian" (as referred to by prominent an online reviewer). He has a brief drunk, but quiet scene at the wedding, and his bad lines in the original script ("Well Romulan ale should be more illegal") are nowhere to be seen in the film.I am not going to focus on the smashing biological-like attack on the Senate, the THREE KINGS-like desert chase, Data's rescue of Picard from "The Scorpion," Troi's 'remember me' scene and the final, beautifully shot, edited and scored battle involving four ships. I love those scenes but there are other very enjoyable albeit more subtle ones in NEMESIS. There are some gems prevalent in NEMESIS, including an introductory sequence with Shinzon and his henchman the Viceroy coming down those steps, in the dimly lit room, was very atmospheric. Shinzon walks down quietly, like a hungry predator, examining the crew, notably especially Troi and Picard, while a stern Ryker looks on uncomfortably. I loved the darkness of that scene, both in image and in subtext.Another effective scenes features Picard's dinner with Shinzon, in a room off the Senate (a room which looks suspiciously medieval somehow) the sequences with the child are introduced but they are shot in hazy, blue monochrome (aided by a nice f/x shot of a pan into the mines). It is an effective scene but Stuart Baird does not wallow in it, so as not to give too unnecessary sympathy to Shinzon. For fans, like myself in the past, who always complained about the Picard-Data focus in the movies, Data has quite a lesser role in this film, as opposed to the previous ones. A memorable sequence features Data attempting to explain to B-4 (an android) why he has to turn him off (after the former downloads the ship's classified data banks). Brent Spiner - in ineffective yellow pancake makeup amplified by the large-screen - is annoyed at B-4 but not angry; he takes on the role of the older sibling who disapproves of the actions of the younger one, but just when you think you see an element of anger in Data, he calls B-4 "brother." The term "brother" coming from Data means he has come full circle. In a way he is looking at himself from "Encounter at Farpoint" and is now acting like the human he is not. I am not a fan of Data in general but loved the endearing, warm quality to that scene. For the first time in a TNG movie we also get an effective, ready room sequence where the Captain and his crew discuss Shinzon, and reunite again in it for a farewell toast to dead colleague.I loved the dark orange look of the interior of the space ship (the dark red doors, the panels etc) as well as the background graphics on the monitors and various screens across the ship. Indeed. Mathew Leonetti's (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2, TOP GUN) cinematography is excellent, especially considering the confines of the ship. The Jerry Goldsmith score, somehow was much more effective onscreen with the action, than I remember it being when I heard it on the CD. Ultimately, it is one of his better TNG scores, and his ST: TMP fanfare at space dock, in the end, almost brought tears to my eyes - it's like all the ST movies had come full circle, beginning and ending in space dock. I love this film.

Moviemag 2012-05-15 03:46:46

A Very Human Adventure

Star Trek has always aspired to be more than just a simple science fictionadventure series. Sometimes it succeeds, sometimes it fails. Manycriticshave panned the latest film for being uninspired and haphazardly directedand acted (they did the same with Star Trek II twenty years ago in caseyouare wondering, but that's another argument). Having read the negativereviews of critics I was expecting the worst when I entered the theater.I was pleasantly surprised....."Star Trek: Nemesis" has an interesting premise and is an excitingadventurewith an underlying and very human message. Seeing the crew moving on tonewthings and dealing with their mortality may seem like a re-tread of theoriginal cast's outing in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan", butdiscoveringour mortality is something that we all must deal with. Seeing the "NextGeneration" crew finally dealing with the death of a comrade and changesintheir lives is something that really was never been dealt with fully withthis crew. In the end the bond between the characters (even though somearemoving on to new assignments) is stronger and more emotional. Star Trek,asthe critics seem to have forgotten, has always been about humanity and howthe best of humanity can overcome almost any obstacle no matter how greatorpainful the personal risks may be.My advice; ignore the arrogant, often ignorant "professional" critics andgosee the film anyway. (3 out of 4)

capataz_de_cargadores 2012-05-14 18:01:53

2/5 Sub-par. Watch if you have nothing better to do

USA 2002; Director: Stuart Baird; Screenplay: John Logan; Cast: PatrickStewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, TomHardyPlot Synopsis: Captain Picard and crew lead the Enterprise across thegalaxy to the Romulan homeworld of Romulus.Let me start of by saying that I'm not a Trekkie, though I do catch theoccasional episode of Voyager and Enterprise (VERY rarely btw!). Thisis the 10th feature length film in the long running Star Trek franchise- a series plagued by films of variable cinematic quality.Nemesis is pretty much like the previous films, complete with elaborateset-pieces, pretty nebula effects, over-the-top explosions (andacting!), predictable outcomes and most of all, poor writing. That said, I must say that when watching Nemesis, I felt that I wassimply watching a movie-length episode and nothing more. This may put alot of people off, especially those not familiar to the Star Trekuniverse. In fact, many newbies may scratch their heads in confusion asPicard and company spew forth endless trekkie jargon that is sure tocome across as gibberish. If you want an introduction to Star Trek,you'd be better off checking out the superior First Contact or watchinga few episodes from the countless series' before watching Nemesis.Though, its not exactly quality cinema, it does have some redeemingqualities. The battles, though utterly predictable and derivative, arenonetheless watchable. Also, the special effects do an adequate job,but just don't expect anything of the caliber of Lord of the Rings orMaster and Commander. The performances are pretty much what you'dexpect from what is essentially a TV cast - nothing special - withPatrick Stewart leading the way as the fearless captain. Moderately entertaining, Star Trek: Nemesis probably would probably bemore suitable as a double-episode as opposed to a feature film. For theTrekkies only.

heyhey 2012-05-11 09:19:55

Overblown, overlong, and thank god it's finally over

This film is one of the more tired efforts in the series, and probablywillonly appeal to the more die hard trekkie.It starts slow, finishes slow, and fills in the gaps with the occasionalspectacular sequence, interspersed with slow.Overall, very disappointing.

2012-05-11 00:02:35

Enough Brent Already! Geez!

Once again this film (as does the DVD itself) has to be all about Brent Spiner.Oh how I loathe his hammy acting and he just ruins this film. He co-wrote the script which pretty much gave him free reign to shut out other characters (Crusher, Riker, Geordi, even Worf!) while he, himself, got to play 2 roles! Data and B4! UNBELIEVABLE!I purchased the DVD earlier today and was shocked to find that the entire packaging is centered around...you guessed it, Brent!He appears on the front, the back, the side sleeve, the paper insert and even the disc! It would have been nice to have seen Picard alone, bit no..every picture of him either has Brent beside him or looking over his shoulder.This last film by the TNG cast tanked at the box office. Maybe most fans, like myself, just got sick of the filsm always being about Data. Nothing kills a fun time better than an ego.To save this film from a completly abysmal rating, I do give a major plus to Tom Hardy as Shinzon. That boy is talented & I would much rather have preferred screen time going to his character development rather than watching the horribly untalented Brent Spiner sing at Troi's wedding.

DonkeyPuncharello 2012-05-02 07:02:22

More than I expected, hope this isn't the end

Spoiler alert. Despite the almost non existant marketing this movie recieved, I was verypleased with the film as a whole. A few plot holes aside, which i'm surewill have Trekkies scratching their heads for years to come. This movie wasvery satisfying. Patrick Steward once again honed the character of Picard tonew heights. Proof of this is in the scenes with the Argo on the DessertPlanet. Comparisons to the wrath of Kahn can be made, but this film standsout on it's own. This was a more of a thinkers movie, and in usual Trekstyle mirrored the topics of today into it's story. Cloning being one. Wealso get quite an series of action sequences in the last hour of the film.And of course someone in the main cast dies. Sacrificing themselves to savethe ship, and his friends. The telepathic scenes with Troi,& Schinzon couldhave been expanded on a bit more, but added a good twist to the story.Ending up being pivitol. Will this be the last film? No torch was passed onthat I saw. Maybe a chapter closed, but with the possiblity for one moreperhaps. Overall this was a good effort, with a more dark look than inprevious films. Rating 8/10.

gensai 2012-05-01 16:35:56

Soemthing for the fans

If do not like Sci fi this movie will be painful to endure. If you're intoSci fi you will enjoy it. If you're a Star Trek fan this is purepleasure!In general, since the Star Trek series (TNG included) holds such highstandards, the movies are seldom anything special, even disappointing attimes. Insurrection, for instance felt just like an average episode. StarTrek Nemesis does, however, just as First Contact did, add severalsignificant things to the Star Trek Universe (to reveal what would spoilthemovie). It really feels as if though this one was made for the fans. Itwasindeed "the end of a journey".

Jim 2012-04-30 07:28:29

How Did this ever get Released??

How did this get the Green Light? There are so many things wrong withthisfilm. It is like a bunch of high schoolers got together and made a startrek film. I am not being 1 sided, the movie was that bad. I just sawtheDVD. I understand that some critical scenes got cut, but this filmsuffersfrom other things like the god-awful writing (John Logan). Straight outofgrade school- my 7th grade english papers made more sense. Horrificediting. (2 dramatic pauses that occur out of sync with the movie) Forexample: Data stops talking to Picard mid-sentence, they have no way ofknowing that the ship is about to be attacked- then the ship is attacked.Also, the Enemy stops talking to Picard mid sentence, well before theEnterprise moves towards the enemies' ship on a collision course.Cheesy-not well concealed special effects. For example- when Picard and Dataarein the Shuttle Bay, you can tell where the floor ends and the really badpainting of the shuttle bay begins! This movie made me mad a few timeswhenthings that did not make sense were just glazed over and never touched onagain. By the end of the film- you don't care that the crew "stumbles"intoa crippling nebula (DUH!) and by the looks of it neither does the crew.Johnathan Frakes (YOU ARE THE MAN) Why didn't you write/direct this.BrentSpiner- You should be ashamed. You and your buddy B4- uh I mean JohnLogan.Can't blame the director- he's just caught in between. Feel sorry fortherest of the cast. Paramount and Rick Berman- why are you destroying thefranchise? I think this was it for ST TNG- and as far as I'm concerned-Insurrection was there last HURAH. One final note, All Good Things was100times better than this film was.

2012-04-30 00:03:48

Best Star Trek Ever?!?!?

Best Trek ever?!?! Five Star reviews?!?! I wish I could have seen the movie these reviewers did, because Nemesis was [...]. Besides the fact that we have already seen this plot device in numerous "lore" episodes of STNG, and "Insurrection," the movie was just plain bad. How many times is Star Trek going to kill off characters and then bring them back as clones or replicas or reintegrated borg drones?How long could Riker possibly stay the XO of the Enterprise? At least the original Star Trek movies had the characters make professional advances.The acting is terrible, the plot is full of holes, and the movie is poorly directed. There is no consistency with other movies, or even the series.Meaningless, out of character actions lead to a character death. The villian acts in ways that make no sense.All in all a terrible movie. [...]

swedish_masseuse_90507 2012-04-26 07:26:40

My fair semi-negative review from a sci-fi aficianado

First off, those who've commented that this movie has lots of formulaicHollywood crap are absolutely correct *but* it is still enjoyable ifyou're like me and able to enjoy the good parts of the movie whilerolling your eyes at the stupid stuff.The visuals and the characters are what I mostly like about Star Trek,although I do understand those who can't stand the genre because of thesilly treatment it gets. I used to watch the god-awful Buck Rogers TVseries off and on (the one with Gil Gerard) just to get my fix of thesci-fi themes and visuals, but eventually just got too disgusted withthe sheer stupidity of it and quit watching.Are you listening Hollywood?Anyways, like Riddick (the second one, the sequel to Pitch Black wherethey successfully grafted depth onto the Riddick's character) thevisuals are awesome, so I enjoyed the movie, in spite of the retardedstorytelling.Just to give you an idea of what I like, I also liked "Ghost In TheShell 2" and "The Fifth Element" -a true bubblegum movie, absolutelybeautiful but stupid as heck, come on, Bruce Willis and Milla Jovavichin a band aid, how could it be otherwise? But the taxi chase scene isgreat, and Milla Jovavich in a band-aid, do I need to say more? GhostIn The Shell 2 is enjoyable if you don't expect more than anavant-garde art museum.

2012-04-25 15:54:49

The "darker" films take Trek where no one has gone before

The darker Treks are by far the most superior of Star Trek. When I look at these types of Trek I usually see what Trek should have been on TNG (on TV), Voyager, and Enterprise could have been and should be. These "dark Treks" are Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, parts of Star Trek Generations, Star Trek First Contact and the subject of this review Star Trek Nemesis. While Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is hands-down the best Star Trek television show, Nemesis is almost the best film and the reason is that the producers took steps to go beyond the normal realms of television and family values. Deep Space Nine dealt with necessary evils, war, and realistic relationships, which include loss, and all the relationships had balance (like Kira and Odo...we know what happened!!! Can't be said about Worf and Troi in TNG). First Contact gave us realistic violence and touching issues. In TNG or Voyager, we usually saw our main characters misplaced in the past or future (and DS9 too) but in First Contact we get that "human" feeling of being lost and being thrust in a future universe. Nemesis, if not for intense cutting, would have been perhaps the most realistic, dark, and fascinating of the Star Trek films. What we are left with is almost on par with VI and First Contact (while none of the films can touch DS9) and is great entertainment despite what Trek fans know is not released.When I look at the DVD I see that the special features contain deleted scenes but what is truly lacking here (and I can say this though the release isn't for 18 days) is a "extended cut" of sorts (like the LOTR packages) in which all the deleted scenes are added into the film. This would make Nemesis the strongest Trek film ever. Some of the scenes cut are Data and Picard drinking wine, Crusher dancing, and explanations to why Wesley Crusher is at the wedding.I will admit that a lot of Nemesis and TNG lore in general is lacking. Troi and Riker have had a lot of build up but there have been so many holes in their relationship that the wedding seems inconclusive and unsatisfying. I also feel that Nemesis should have taken a DS9 approach with its characters by letting some of them go. Worf and Troi I could live without. I think Worf ended perfectly in DS9 by becoming an ambassador...but wait! he's back in Starfleet uniform. Just another large hole in the TNG plotlines. Besides, he has become the Gimli of TNG by providing old jokes and repetitive humor. One of the best things about the last season of TNG was Riker and Worf became very good friends but that diminished quick. What about Riker's ship... `naw', said Berman, `lets not bother showing it. I'm sure we'll make millions!' Millions less my friend! I digress. Nemesis is the victim of its own producing. They managed to produce a solid two-hour film but a fantastic film lie in its extra footage room. Beverly Crusher has always been a consistent companion to Picard and Ms. Gates has great chemistry with Mr. Stewart. There is one beautiful scene that had a lot of potential but is quickly forgotten as further scenes take it over.The truly fascinating thing about Nemesis is its villain. Next to all the movie villains, V'ger, Khan, Kruge, the God-thing from V, Chang, Soran, Borg Queen, and Ru'afo, Shinzon is perhaps the greatest of them all, and I expect a lynching for this, especially from Khan fans. But truthfully, what makes Nemesis great is that Picard finally meets someone who is his match. Picard always looks confused and taken aback by Shinzon when with every other villain from Q to the Borg, he can remain calm and defeat them with swagger. Hardy's Shinzon is amazingly captivating and though may be physically weaker then half the Enterprise-crew, it is his Picard like thinking and cockiness (from Picard's Academy days) that make him so threatening. Hardy and Stewart are amazing to watch. They shine with speeches of humanity, good, and evil. Though Nemesis is extremely action-oriented, the talking between Shinzon and Picard is the most captivating. Hardy is a great final nemesis for Picard. It is only fitting that Picard's final battle is against himself (essentially). All the characters endings are fitting except maybe Data's and if you haven't seen the movie I won't blow it for you but let's just say that Data's "brother" B-4 is a script saver just in case another film comes up, though the chances of that are slight. Riker gets one last fight, Worf gets one last fight, Geordi gets a very limited but special moment with his best friend Data, and even Troi gets to do something. That leaves out Crusher but what did the writers give her to do lately anyways. I see Nemesis as a fitting end to TNG that could have been better but still good in its own right though there are many holes and misplaced things due to editing that make the Trek fan and a casual viewer wonder, 'I wonder if Nemesis has more to offer'. The DVD might release some of that extra stuff but just like the Gladiator DVD, the deleted scenes could have made the movie thirty times better (at least from word of mouth for Nemesis) but the films themselves manage to stay on solid ground without the help of their wordy cut-backs.

ptitpupuk 2012-04-25 01:51:46

Im not a trekkie but the movie WAS good

I used to read a book when my husband was watching star trek the series ontv... but i decided to take him to the movies and watch it today -- and ithink i loved it more than he did !!I really thought that the story would be a bit redundant -- there s been somany episodes of the series, that there s not really any new ideas left...However i thought the plot was really different, and really good... I evencried at the end !!!

bigbadbandman 2012-04-24 03:12:16

Picard uses Instant Messenger!

SPOLIERS!!!!Things I liked about this movie:-It's much darker than the others...a nice change.-They have the guts to kill off a main character. (not really, since hedownloaded himself into his autistic brother. "remember, definatlyremember...K-mart sucks"-The plot had a lot of thought behind it: everything was paralled - whichwas the main point of the movie. Picard/Shinzon plot along with theData/B2plot along with the First Officer fight (Riker/Vicroy) were all from thesame idea.-Yes it did steal quite a bit from STII:Khan, but I believe that wasintentional, as was Data's death (paralleling Spock's death, in almost theexact same scene...radiation, saving the ship, big column of light, not tomention that Data *is* the Spock of TNG)-Many many Star Wars references...the big window in Shinzon's ship/theEmerpor's throne room and "into the garbage shoot, flyboy" just to name afew.-Picard and Trio communicating via Instant Messenger. That wasgreat!Things I didn't like:-Trio crashes the ship again...but this time on purpose.-What the heck is Wesley doing at the wedding? I thought he was some kindofGod in another dimension.-Dune buggy scene? Fun, but totally un-necessary.All things considered, I really enjoyed it. Lots of fun! I just can't waituntil "Star Trek 11: the Search for Data"

paul_supercala 2012-04-18 04:24:38

I wouldn't recommend this one to anyone who doesn't consider themselves a "Trekkie".

After a four-year break between films, the mega-successful Star Trekfranchise took a breather, but apparently not a long enough one. Afterousting cast member/director Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: Insurrection andFirst Contact) from the director's chair, Stuart Baird (U.S. Marshals)takesover and tries to trim the fat with the help of Gladiator writer JohnLogan,but this one still feels a little bloated.Admittedly, as one who does not watch the Star Trek TV shows (no offensetothe series, I just don't really watch any TV shows), there has always beenafine line the films have had in creating something that the general publiccan enjoy and understand without dumbing it down for the hardcoreTrekkies.That being said, character development has become less and less of aconcernrecently, leaving the group less interesting to those who don't follow theshows' developments. This one seemed really geared more towards toTrekkieswith plenty of inside jokes that only that group in the theater seemed toget. Familiarity is about the only thing that the film consistently hadgoing for it. Even with brief cameos from past cast members, it stillseemedlike everyone didn't mold together like they have in the previous films.Maybe it's because they're not given a whole lot to work with here.With more than a few similarities to Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan(arguably the best in the series), there just was not enough originalmaterial to keep this one interesting throughout. In fact, a lot of itseemed recycled and old. While most of the ST films have had interestingstorylines this one can be summed up in one sentence: Picard (PatrickStewart) gets captured by his Khan-like (yet less charismatic) cloneShinzon(Tom Hardy) on the way to the planet Romulus for a diplomatic mission.Really exciting and original, right? Well, from an action film standpoint,it does have more fight sequences than previous films, but that doesn'tmeanthat's a good thing. It just means that it's trying to keep up with thefast-paced box office competitors Lord of the Rings, James Bond, and HarryPotter, which isn't going to happen this time around.While the tagline for the 10th installment of this feature is "ageneration's final journey", it's hinted that if this one does as poorlyasthe last few, this really could be the end of the film franchise. FromwhatI could gather, this isn't going to be the "saving grace" the seriesneeded.Although this crew does not look as tired as the Kirk and Spock crew didintheir final moments, it's clear that every good idea has been exhaustedandthe series has officially run out of steam. I wouldn't recommend this onetoanyone who doesn't consider themselves a "Trekkie".

TexasRedge 2012-04-17 14:35:17

The Greatest Star Trek Ever - Bar None

I wasn't at all impressed with the last Star Trek movie called StarTrek:Insurrection, so my expectations weren't all that high for StarTrek:Nemesis. Well they should've been, because Star Trek:Nemesis is thebest Star Trek film since Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan - and it may bebetter than that one. This film has got everything, A strong plot, goodcharacter developement,brilliant acting,edge of your seat action sequences,great specail effects, and a wonderful musical score.....I was blown away byhow good Star Trek:Nemesis was. I found myself immediatly wanting to see itagain. I cant wait to add this film to my DVD collection. This is the filmthat George Lucus wishes that Star Wars Episodes I & II could've been. Icant say enough good about Star Trek:NemesisI gave this film a perfect score,10 out of 10 stars

SecondOpinion 2012-04-17 06:36:54

Not bad at all

Short summary (Spoilers?)This movie basically tells a story about how humans choose their owndestiny. We have one person, the-greatest-guy-in-the-universe (Picard) andthe other, a clone of Picard that somehow became the evil villain. The storymakes it obvious that how we act and what we do can not be blamed on ourgenes. Even if you clone the greatest guy in history, there's no guaranteethat this clone will act like the original.Apart from some minor factual errors (Ignoring the laws of physics in thescene where the ships collide and later move apart), I enjoyed this movie.It was probably much more rewarding to a Trek-fan than to average Joe, butall in all, I can't see how anyone would think this movie sucked. It had asolid story, good acting, fine special effects. I give it 7 out of 10.

criticx 2012-04-16 11:33:03

Great special effects

Being a Trekkie, of course I enjoyed the film. Good to see charactersadvance and see the future actually showing their future. Story line muchthe same as with all Star Trek movies. Never boring. Goodfilm.