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Bark · 01-20-2006, 05:11 AM

What Star Trek film do you like least?

Space Tycoon · 01-20-2006, 03:35 PM

Still haven't seen Phlegm-esis.

Still hate Final Frontier though...

sickness · 01-20-2006, 04:42 PM

I hate TUC with every fibre of my being. It was just another Trek movie bookended by statements of "they're getting old" and passed off as a good way to send them out. If they had approached the aging issue with half the attention and sensibility of WoK (or, hell, even TFF), this would have been a great send-off. Instead, we get lots of galavanting around the galaxy, Klingons quoting Shakespeare, Vulcan proverbs about HUMAN history, a hot chick Kirk doesn't nail (well, maybe I'm wrong... maybe this movie handled the aging issue best

), and the playing out of a moment (Fed-Klingon peace) vaguely established in a concurrently running series taking place some 80-90 years later.

MPG · 01-22-2006, 01:14 PM

I love TUC. It was the first Trek movie I ever bought (on VHS - ah, the nostalgia). The story is pretty good and its real-life applicability was handled quite nicely, the chemistry between the actors is better than ever before and Kirk's order to "Fire!" on the cloaked Bird of Prey is possibly my favorite Kirk moment.

As for Klingons quoting Shakespeare and Vulcans talking about Nixon - there are people from non-English-speaking countries who quote Shakespeare, why shouldn't Klingons do it? Also, it took the USA only a few decades after WW2 to dominate modern culture in Western Europe. A relatively short time after their grandparents were killing each other, kids in Germany, France, the UK and the US quote lines from the same movies. It would have been highly surprising, had human culture not permeated into Vulcan and Klingon culture (and vice versa) in the hundreds of years of Star Trek history.

Kaeos · 01-22-2006, 04:32 PM

BY far the worst for me was Insurrection.

All through the movie I was waiting for something, ANYTHING to point toward some galactic peril.

On some level, every other Star Trek film had some measure of galactic importance. Such as to say, if the crew doesn't accomplish the goal the fate of millions could hang in the balance. Here? Nothing. "Not insubordination! Anything but that!" Ugh.

Not to mention the 4 wheel dune buggy blasting out of the back of the shuttle craft?!?!?!

Pardon a minor rant but.....

They have anti-gravity generators!!!!!!!!

tstone · 01-22-2006, 09:50 PM

The Final Frontier. The only thing worth watching about that film is the chemistry between the characters. And Vixis. She's a Klingon hotty.

MPG · 01-22-2006, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaeos

BY far the worst for me was Insurrection.

I suspect you haven't seen "Nemesis" yet? ;)

I mean, seriously, why the hell does a young Jean-Luc Picard clone have to look like the young Dr. Evil from "Austin Powers: Goldmember"? And what was up with those crappy costumes the Remans were wearing? And the whole "finding pieces of Data" storyline at the beginning was plain idiotic.

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On some level, every other Star Trek film had some measure of galactic importance. Such as to say, if the crew doesn't accomplish the goal the fate of millions could hang in the balance. Here? Nothing. "Not insubordination! Anything but that!" Ugh.

That didn't really bother me so much. In fact, I sort of liked the idea that for once they didn't save the whole universe. I thought the idea behind "Insurrection" was pretty good, just very badly executed.

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Not to mention the 4 wheel dune buggy blasting out of the back of the shuttle craft?!?!?!

Well, that is from "Nemesis" though, isn't it?

Bark · 01-23-2006, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MPG

Well, that is from "Nemesis" though, isn't it?

Yes it is. Someone has confused their movies.

Kaeos · 01-23-2006, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bark

Yes it is. Someone has confused their movies.

Your probably right, I haven't had the courage to go back and watch a trek movie in some time - though First Contact was on Sci Fi channel this weekend and I stopped for the last 20 minutes of it.

I kept being reminded of the episode from TOS where they find Cochrane on an alien planet.

jayce78 · 03-05-2006, 05:04 PM

Nemesis:

Final Frontier:

Undiscovered country:

Insurection:

Generations:

View Poll Results: Which Star Trek film do you like least?
Star Trek: The Motion Picture	0	0%
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan	0	0%
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock	1	3.85%
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	0	0%
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier	9	34.62%
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country	2	7.69%
Star Trek: Generations	3	11.54%
Star Trek: First Contact	0	0%
Star Trek: Insurrection	5	19.23%
Star Trek: Nemesis	6	23.08%
Voters: 26. You may not vote on this poll

01-20-2006, 05:11 AM	#1
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01-22-2006, 04:32 PM	#5
Kaeos Unstable. Chaotic. Nifty. Fundamental. This is how I roll. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Duh! On The Air at Ustream.tv! Posts: 2,706	BY far the worst for me was Insurrection. All through the movie I was waiting for something, ANYTHING to point toward some galactic peril. On some level, every other Star Trek film had some measure of galactic importance. Such as to say, if the crew doesn't accomplish the goal the fate of millions could hang in the balance. Here? Nothing. "Not insubordination! Anything but that!" Ugh. Not to mention the 4 wheel dune buggy blasting out of the back of the shuttle craft?!?!?! Pardon a minor rant but..... They have anti-gravity generators!!!!!!!! __________________ www.chaoticradiolive.com

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01-20-2006, 03:35 PM	#2
Space Tycoon Returned from a black hole Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 3,032	Still haven't seen Phlegm-esis. Still hate Final Frontier though...

01-20-2006, 04:42 PM	#3
sickness Too busy getting some to watch sports.. Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,983	I hate TUC with every fibre of my being. It was just another Trek movie bookended by statements of "they're getting old" and passed off as a good way to send them out. If they had approached the aging issue with half the attention and sensibility of WoK (or, hell, even TFF), this would have been a great send-off. Instead, we get lots of galavanting around the galaxy, Klingons quoting Shakespeare, Vulcan proverbs about HUMAN history, a hot chick Kirk doesn't nail (well, maybe I'm wrong... maybe this movie handled the aging issue best ), and the playing out of a moment (Fed-Klingon peace) vaguely established in a concurrently running series taking place some 80-90 years later.

01-22-2006, 01:14 PM	#4
MPG Don't ask the perverts here for the acronym of my name. Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 343	I love TUC. It was the first Trek movie I ever bought (on VHS - ah, the nostalgia). The story is pretty good and its real-life applicability was handled quite nicely, the chemistry between the actors is better than ever before and Kirk's order to "Fire!" on the cloaked Bird of Prey is possibly my favorite Kirk moment. As for Klingons quoting Shakespeare and Vulcans talking about Nixon - there are people from non-English-speaking countries who quote Shakespeare, why shouldn't Klingons do it? Also, it took the USA only a few decades after WW2 to dominate modern culture in Western Europe. A relatively short time after their grandparents were killing each other, kids in Germany, France, the UK and the US quote lines from the same movies. It would have been highly surprising, had human culture not permeated into Vulcan and Klingon culture (and vice versa) in the hundreds of years of Star Trek history.

01-22-2006, 09:50 PM	#6
tstone Have a sip of my "special" cocktail. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: On your Six. Posts: 1,760	The Final Frontier. The only thing worth watching about that film is the chemistry between the characters. And Vixis. She's a Klingon hotty.

03-05-2006, 05:04 PM	#10
jayce78 I really need another hobby, ppl. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rehab Posts: 1,019	Nemesis: Final Frontier: Undiscovered country: Insurection: Generations: