Star Trek - Insurrection (1998)

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• AJ V

  
  This was a very interesting Star Trek film, quite different from the others, I remember. I only wish I could see it again, since the story escapes my memory.

• Dean !

  
  Another dull, uneventful Star Trek film. This was weaker than First Contact and together they have put me off watching Nemesis. Long slow and boring with average effects. Definitely one for fans only!

• Carlos M

  
  The best of the odd-numbered Star Trek films, Insurrection doesn't boast nasty villains or relentless dangers, but plays like a great extended TV episode, employing a compelling plot that works as a smart political criticism to the Western imperialism.

• Anthony L

  
  It?s like one of the rubbish episodes where they go onto a gypsy planet because they ran out of budget! "Why are we going to this planet captain"? "Because I need some lovin? from an under developed human like alien" ?Again captain? Couldn?t we just use tea… More
  It?s like one of the rubbish episodes where they go onto a gypsy planet because they ran out of budget! "Why are we going to this planet captain"? "Because I need some lovin? from an under developed human like alien" ?Again captain? Couldn?t we just use tea bags twice, cut out some coupons and blow up some Klingons??

• Jason O

  
  Decent special effects, but that's all. Worst Star Trek movie ever, without a doubt.

• Jason S

  
  During a rewatch of the whole series I was suprised to find that I liked this flick way more than I remembered. It's a fun movie with the cast looking like they are really enjoying themselves. The story itself is pretty good with the right amount of time spent on each character.

• Cassandra M

  
  Don't let some of the bad reviews for this film put you off watching it. I finally got around to watching it last week and I must say that It was no where near as bad as what some people have said about it. In-fact I thought it was pretty good. It's not the best Star Trek… More
  Don't let some of the bad reviews for this film put you off watching it. I finally got around to watching it last week and I must say that It was no where near as bad as what some people have said about it. In-fact I thought it was pretty good. It's not the best Star Trek film but it's not the worst either. Some people have criticized it by saying that it looks like an extended television episode- All the films except 'the motion picture' have - what's the point of changing the television look and feel when it is so good? The one time they did try to change it from the episode feel (the motion picture) it was crap. Come on people, this is Star Trek - what were you expecting - this was not meant to be another Shawshank Redemption. I like this film so I'm going to give it 8 out of 10 because I don't care what other people say.

• David L

  
  Well I come to the next to last film with the Next Generation cast and here is my verdict, not good, not bad, not much of anything. The enjoyment I felt in this movie was entirely due to seeing the characters again; the story was confused and uninteresting. It wasn't until some… More
  Well I come to the next to last film with the Next Generation cast and here is my verdict, not good, not bad, not much of anything. The enjoyment I felt in this movie was entirely due to seeing the characters again; the story was confused and uninteresting. It wasn't until some time had passed after I'd seen it that I finally realized that "Insurrection" referred to Capt. Picard! Oh, yeah, he's breaking some kind of rule -- the problem is, the "authority" he was rebelling against seemed so distant and unimportant, it was easy to forget that there was any other dimension to the story than the shooting and hide-and-seek between the heroes and the bad guys. The whole plot was boring and uninvolving, probably because the pastoral Ba'ku who need protection are unbelievable even in a science fiction movie. A race of hippy immortals who know all about advanced science, but choose not to use it; do we know anyone who prefers to haul their water by hand and lug it to the house if a better method is available? Anything more advanced, it seems, would be "corrupting", but they are willing to accept the help of the more advanced weapons Picard and his crew are equipped with when push comes to shove. The romance between Anij and Picard was merely exasperating; perhaps they thought this movie would be daring and original by showing the captain falling for a mature woman instead of the usual twenty-something who sets her cap for him, but Anij overdoes the Earth-mother bit. It's hard to believe Picard could have anything to say to this po-faced bore; when they settle down in a glen for her to teach him about slowing down time, I searched in vain for the standard incense sticks and windchimes. Oh, but I forgot - she's brilliant, too. "First Contact" was genuinely exciting and engaging; several times during that movie I caught myself wondering "how on earth are they going to escape?" This movie, by contrast, was a plod. At one point late in the movie my attention wavered, I missed one line, and from then on had no idea what was going on or what was the point of the climactic duel between Picard and the arch-villain. I still haven't really figured that out, because I would have to watch the movie again to do so, and I don't intend too. For die hard Trek fans only

• Lafe F

  
  Who took our money and made this film? It was like a regular episode of the series with slightly better effects. Nothing really spectacular happened in this one. We develop no new insights to the characters or their situations in the Star Trek universe. It's so forgettable, and… More
  Who took our money and made this film? It was like a regular episode of the series with slightly better effects. Nothing really spectacular happened in this one. We develop no new insights to the characters or their situations in the Star Trek universe. It's so forgettable, and regrettable they didn't invest more into the story of this off-shoot.

• Steve K

  
  Plays like an overlong episode of the TV show.

• Tom E

  
  Not up to their usual standards

• xGary X

  
  Another adequate entry in the series; it's never particularly BAD, just uninspiring and generic. It looks like exactly what it is; a feature length TV episode.

• Sean N

  
  Right off the bat, the obvious problem with the third 'The Next Generation' film is that at its best, it's just a basic episode of the TV show. So is it the worst Star Trek film ever as most people refer to it as? Well, it's honestly the worst of the Next… More
  Right off the bat, the obvious problem with the third 'The Next Generation' film is that at its best, it's just a basic episode of the TV show. So is it the worst Star Trek film ever as most people refer to it as? Well, it's honestly the worst of the Next Generation films but I don't think it's the worst Star Trek film. To be honest, out of all the Star Trek films I've seen so far (and that includes this one), I don't really hate any of them. But to be fair, each film has it's problems and none of them are perfect. As good as some of the best Star Trek films like the 2009 reboot and The Wrath of Khan are, they aren't the best films ever made. With Insurrection, as I mentioned, it feels more like a TV episode when it should feel more like a movie. That's not entirely a bad thing but it does result in this being one of the more boring and weaker entries in the franchise. While on a mission investigating the people known as the Ba'ku, the starship Enterprise's Lieutenant Commander android Data (Brent Spiner) appears to malfunction and after helping him get back to normal, captain Jean Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) begins to suspect why the Federation does not want the Enterprise to interfere with their work. The crew learns that the Federation and another alien race known as the Son'a plan to relocate the Ba'ku in order to use their planet's energy, that basically allows them to be immortal, for scientific intentions but this would ultimately result in the planet's destruction. Not wanting to risk the lives of the Ba'ku, Picard and his crew lead a rebellion against the Son'a and the Federation. There's not really much I can say about this film. That's pretty much why it's the weakest entry in the series because there's not much to talk about. Sure it probably was the closest entry in the Next Generation movies to be similar to the actual show in terms of having a well-written story but I don't think it really worked out that well. It's pretty much was the same thing with the first Star Trek film, the Motion Picture. To be quite honest, these two films are probably the closest in comparison to the shows they're based on, but they're both boring. Even if the other Next Generation movies and other movies of the series in general kind of feel more like action films, they technically are still entertaining. Some of the films even have pretty good stories backing them up anyway. You can argue that Wrath of Khan and the reboot were written pretty well. This film isn't written poorly, but it probably wasn't executed that well. This isn't anything against director Jonathan Frakes (the third member of a Star Trek cast to direct a film after Leonard Nimoy (III and IV) and William Shatner (V) because I think he did a pretty good job directing with both films he did which includes both this and First Contact which is honestly the best out of all the Next Generation movies. So worst Star Trek film ever? Uh... no, I don't think so. Worst Next Generation film? Eh, I'd agree with that. Insurrection isn't really as bad as most people have been putting it. The thing is, it's basically just an episode from the TV series and you'd expect more from a Star Trek film, especially considering that this film came right after First Contact. Granted Insurrection was probably a better conclusion to the Next Generation movies seeing how depressing the ending of Star Trek Nemesis was, but when comparing this two movies Nemesis ultimately seems like the better film because it felt more like an actual film.

• Cameron J

  
  Being underdeveloped, mildly underwhelming and with cheesiness, little emphasis on the strong production and a story with scarce cenimatic quality, the film seems like nothing more than pure filler that can be likened more to an episode of the television counterpart. I haven't… More
  Being underdeveloped, mildly underwhelming and with cheesiness, little emphasis on the strong production and a story with scarce cenimatic quality, the film seems like nothing more than pure filler that can be likened more to an episode of the television counterpart. I haven't even seen an episode and can tell that. Still, that's not to say the film is bad. Honestly, while it is not the strongest "Star Trek" film, "Insurrection" still has enough high points to make it a fair, but still forgettable watch.

• Alec B

  
  Ok, this isn't really all that bad but why make this film? It has always astounded me that people ignore the infinite possibilities that sci-fi films can go and keep them small. There are some interesting moments, but the humor really misfires most of the time and F. Murray… More
  Ok, this isn't really all that bad but why make this film? It has always astounded me that people ignore the infinite possibilities that sci-fi films can go and keep them small. There are some interesting moments, but the humor really misfires most of the time and F. Murray Abraham seems kind of wasted as the villian. I like this film, but that is because I am a fan, non-fans will really be confused by this movie.

• George K

  
  Despite the mixed reviews...I'm on the side of those who liked it. The storyline was interesting. The TNG crew must save a planet where the Ba'ku people haven't aged in 300+ years from a horrible looking character named Ru'afo and a renegade admiral played by… More
  Despite the mixed reviews...I'm on the side of those who liked it. The storyline was interesting. The TNG crew must save a planet where the Ba'ku people haven't aged in 300+ years from a horrible looking character named Ru'afo and a renegade admiral played by Anthony Zerbe (He's still Mervin Wendell from the NBC mini-series Centennial to me!) My favorite storylines from the film: Picard's love interest with a Ba'ku woman played by Donna Murphy and Geordi's brief return of his normal eye sight (courtesy of the Ba'ku's planet's metaphasic radiation). I really enjoyed this film and look forward to watching Nemesis!

• Marion R

  
  I never been a fan of Star Trek:The Next Generation, but I actually liked the story of this film.

• Ina S

  
  This was when I really wished they would stop making Star Trek movies.

• MJS M

  
  Here?s a surprise, Star Trek Insurrection actually holds up pretty well. I?d always remembered this as the half-assed installment in the series, an episode of the show extended to two hours and nothing more. While the film is notably less ambitious than the last film, it had more… More
  Here?s a surprise, Star Trek Insurrection actually holds up pretty well. I?d always remembered this as the half-assed installment in the series, an episode of the show extended to two hours and nothing more. While the film is notably less ambitious than the last film, it had more depth than I remembered. The film is an interesting take on the phrase ?the will of the many outweighs the will of the good,? and the use of diaspora imagery is very effective. It also fits pretty well within the context of the storyline of the series (which I hadn?t really watched at the time). Jonathan Frakes also seems to have grown as a director here, I kind of wish he had made this first and the more ambitious First Contact next. There are some weaknesses of course, the wrinkly face dudes are a pretty lame villain and F. Murray Abraham?s performance is buried in makeup, also some of the comedy is pretty lame (the funniest parts of the Next Generation series were in Generations). Still, I was surprised how enjoyable this was, it didn?t have the weight of the best trek movies, but as far as odd installments go this id good stuff.

• Jim W

  
  I found Star Trek: Insurrection to be disappointing after First Contact was so good. It's a decent movie, but the plot doesn't really offer anything exciting. While the production is like something from a made for tv or dvd movie.

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