For the climax Picard goes over to Shinzon's ship with a phaser rifle in his effort to be more Kirkesque. He shoots things up pretty good, kills Shinzon and just when he's about to sacrifice himself to save the universe again, Data appears. He leapt from ship to ship in another of the good action sequences and one of the few smart ideas any of the characters has. Data sends Picard back to the Enterprise with a little transporter device and sacrifices himself by destroying the weapon. I guess this would seem heroic under normal circumstances, but Brent Spiner can still play B4 so what did we lose. Data will now go back to the way he appeared in the show's first season, asking questions like a three-year-old when someone uses a metaphor. I felt cheated and again it echoed of ST II.
My recommendation would be to stumble upon this movie about an hour in to it because all the things you felt you missed you wouldn't know the film missed as well, so you can enjoy it more. They say it's the crew's final mission, but I can't imagine a ST: Deep Space Nine movie so when they sell enough toys and gadgets, hopefully they can try it again. I'm glad they brought in some fresh talent behind the scenes, but maybe they can get an accomplished screenwriter or storyteller. I know Josh Logan won an Oscar, but all he did was rip off Braveheart to make Gladiator, although that would explain why this movie felt like a retread. The true nemesis of Star Trek is Producer Rick Berman and the executives at Paramount.
Article comments
1 - Triniman
Easily the worst Trek film that I have seen. Shinzon is Mimi-Me.
2 - El Bicho
You must not have seen V then. Kirk rock climbing saved by Spock in some kinda rocket/anti-grav boots. But the futuristic bumper pool is what really sends it ovre the edge.
3 - Triniman
Saw it. It wasn't so good.
4 - Anna
I guess I was able to overlook the flaws in order to see ST:TNG on the big screen one more time. I liked the movie, but you make a good point about Berman.
5 - Steve
My take on the Star Trek movie franchise -
My #1 fave was "First Contact" then -
#2 "The Undiscovered Country"
#3 "The Voyage Home"
#4 "The Wrath Of Khan"
#5 "Insurrection"
#6 "Nemesis"
#7 "The Search For Spock"
#8 "Generations"
#9 "The Final Frontier"
#10 "The Motion Picture"
6 - Steve
Just to clarify, I would say the first four on my list were great, the fifth was okay, the rest were disappointing.
7 - Eric
I love star trek. But your criticisms are right on. It's so right on, that I think you are also a conner and attend all the functions. I really don't have anything to add to your criticism except to regurgitate what you've already said. The bottom line is that you're right. I sure hope that the next one is better.
8 - El Bicho
Sorry, Eric, but I am no Conner. While I did attend Comic-Con over the summer, I bathe regularly and have a wife.