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Star Trek:Nemesis | Year: 2002 Classification: Science Fiction Actors/Actresses: - Jonathan Frakes - Levar Burton - Patrick Stewart - Whoopi Goldberg - Brent Spiner One of the best The long-awaited tenth film in the Star Trek movie series combines some of the best elements of the previous movies, along with elements of the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series. If it seems a little too familiar at times, that's really okay with me, because director Stuart Baird offers such a complete vision of everything great Star Trek can provide its viewers. Reportedly, the studio asked Baird to trim the movie to keep it short enough for multiple showings on each screen. That would explain the extremely brief appearances by some supporting characters. Their roles still work fine, but I hope the DVD will include a restored director's cut. Further, I hope Paramount won't repeat the past gimmick of releasing this Star Trek movie on DVD, then releasing a "special edition" or whatever edition after Trek fans already bought or rented the first one. I absolutely hate that, but the other studios practice the same marketing technique. Back to the movie itself. The actors all give perfect performances, with some of the regular characters showing new sides, or sides they rarely revealed before. The special effects, though frequent, never look like special effects. Everything looks completely real. The action scenes alternate nicely with the emotional ones, keeping the movie from becoming either boring or mindless. In fact, I would call this one of the most emotional and exciting films in the series. I would also call it one of the best. Now, can Paramount please make a movie or mini-series of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine? Dark and dull A very unsatisfying entry into the Trek saga. It falls into the same trap that Die Another Day fell into around the same time. The film makers seem to be trying to reinvent the franchises in a mould they think will appeal to the 'new generation'. By doing so they lose all the things that made the earlier films so popular and entertaining. Bond films aren't Die Hard. Trek films aren't Solaris. People want to know why this film made the least money of all. What's the mystery? It's a dull, slow, uninvolving movie. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Trek exploring deeper themes and I'm not saying they all have to be light hearted romps. But a balance of tone is crucial in any movie. And that's where this film falls down. It's just not fun to watch. Surely, whatever the story or themes, Star Trek should always be fun to watch. **POTENTIAL SPOILER AHEAD** And the greatest disappointment of all is the throwaway death of one of the main characters. Frankly you can see it coming from early on and the fact that the 'death' is clearly set up at the end to be non-lasting merely robs it of any emotional impact. Compare it to the end of Wrath of Khan to see what I mean. Even though we know Spock comes back, that film still packs an emotional wallop after many viewings. It reminds me, obscurely enough, of a Doctor Who episode where he farewells his robot dog K9 then goes back into the TARDIS and pulls out a box labeled K9: Mark 2. You'll know what I mean when you see it. It was a sad disservice to a beloved character and indicative of the weakness of this film overall. Rent it, don't buy it. Good but not great. This final outing of the 'next generation' crew is one of the better films in the franchise but not the best. Buy Star Trek Nemesis at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Star Trek Nemesis Search with the Priority Search Engine on Star Trek Nemesis This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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