Star Trek - Nemesis (2002)

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• Carlos M

  
  This is surely a horrible last chapter for the Next Generation films, and even though it presents an interesting premise, it mostly feels like a shameless rehash of The Wrath of Khan, only this time the villain is downright lame, bearing some stupid motivations, and the conclusion is… More
  This is surely a horrible last chapter for the Next Generation films, and even though it presents an interesting premise, it mostly feels like a shameless rehash of The Wrath of Khan, only this time the villain is downright lame, bearing some stupid motivations, and the conclusion is a pathetic cop-out for the entire series.

• Anthony L

  
  The next generation?s version of Wrath of Khan went horribly wrong. What was the idea going to be for the next film, Star Trek 11 - The Search for Data? Alas we get lumbered with a shit ?Prequel? instead. Arse.

• Jason S

  
  This flick is a little slow. The main point of the plot isn't revealed until near the end and by that time I'm wondering why we had to sit through all the other stuff at all. The death of a main character felt a little hollow and pointless as well. As the final movie for… More
  This flick is a little slow. The main point of the plot isn't revealed until near the end and by that time I'm wondering why we had to sit through all the other stuff at all. The death of a main character felt a little hollow and pointless as well. As the final movie for this cast there were a lot of changes being made but I think there were also a lot more missed opportunities as well.

• Cassandra M

  
  If the rumors are to be believed, then approximately fifty minutes of footage for Star Trek: Nemesis are lying somewhere in Paramount's vault. While the movie itself is technically well-edited with a slick Hollywood gloss, this might explain why everyone but Picard and Data are… More
  If the rumors are to be believed, then approximately fifty minutes of footage for Star Trek: Nemesis are lying somewhere in Paramount's vault. While the movie itself is technically well-edited with a slick Hollywood gloss, this might explain why everyone but Picard and Data are left short-handed with minimal screen time and dialogue. Hopefully, the missing footage will find its way to the DVD release, where we can get the final tribute the crew of The Next Generation deserves. As a story for a final adventure, Nemesis isn't quite the epic one may hope for. The plot mostly focuses on the parallels between Picard and the new Romulan leader, a human named Shinzon (Tom Hardy), who claims to desire peace between the Romulans and the Federation. He also has a special bond to Picard, which I won't give away, suffice to say Data also gets to experience something similar throughout the film. Essentially, the plot isn't particularly interesting and it works primarily as a set-up for the climactic space battle, definitely the movie's highlight. Before then, the only setpieces worthy of interest are a gratuitous but enjoyable car chase (!) on a desert planet that resolves in a grin-inducing fashion, and a fast-paced shootout on board Shinzon's warship, the Scimitar, which also resolves in a pretty cool manner. That's all the action we get in the first 80 or so minutes, meaning there's a lot of talky scenes that go nowhere and clumsily insert the good ol' "Nature vs. Nurture" debate to no avail. Outside of the action, what makes the first 3/4's of the movie watchable are the excellent special effects and the crew's camaraderie. Acting wise, we get excellent performances from Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner (by the way, is it just me or does Stewart look even more physically fit than ever? Old age is doing little to bring him down) Clearly, the final space battle is what we've been waiting for, and after 10 movies and 23 years, we get what is easily the most elaborate action sequence of the entire Trek franchise. The segment runs just short of a half-hour and features the Enterprise going toe-to-toe with the Scimitar, and to keep the concept of one starship battling another from getting boring (because let's face it, that gets old in a matter of minutes), director Stuart Baird throws in a few more ships, some more phaser fights from boarding enemy parties (which prove to be the most exciting parts of the movie), fisticuffs, and even a self-destruct sequence that could prove fatal for everyone. It's a doozy of an action scene, even if it is slightly marred by Troi's psychic link and tiresome reports of collapsing shields. This is the sequence that makes the movie worth watching to sci-fi action fans. Personally, I would have preferred had Baird just spaced the action out more evenly (a la First Contact), rather than stuffing it all in the conclusion, since the plot itself is hard to hold interest on its own. Still, from the space battle alone, this is more action-packed than any of the original crew's films and comes out just ahead of First Contact in terms of quantity, if not in quality. The finale also features the death of a beloved character, which isn't executed quite as properly as it should have, but is touching on its own. Once again, I'm hoping the director's cut will fix that up. Until then, this is just satisfying enough to those who thirst for outerspace action.

• James A

  
  2 and a 1/2 stars based on nostalgia.

• David L

  
  Well this is ( for now) the last Next Generation movie and all I can say its too bad that it had to end like this, they deserve better. Trekkie's Law #1: The even numbered films in the series are always outstanding (Khan, First Contact, Voyage Home) while the odd films are… More
  Well this is ( for now) the last Next Generation movie and all I can say its too bad that it had to end like this, they deserve better. Trekkie's Law #1: The even numbered films in the series are always outstanding (Khan, First Contact, Voyage Home) while the odd films are always iffy (Insurrection, Final Frontier). Search For Spock being the exception to this law. Law #2: Occasionally borrowing from other sci-fi sources is ok, but borrowing from oneself is bad. Murphy's Law: If something bad can happen, it will. "Star Trek Nemesis" is an engaging idea, but several scenes, plotpoints and concepts taken directly from "Wrath of Khan" cripple this one and shows how close this "Generations" writers have come to running out of ideas. If youre a true sci-fi fan, you'll catch the obvious Trek references as well as others to "Star Wars" and "2001". Too bad the cute in-jokes don't help what is essentially a fundamentally weak script. Plotline is as follows, a warning......spoilers may be contained herein, read the next Four paragraphs at your own discretion. Somewhere, somehow, the Romulans gained a copy of Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart)'s DNA. This was the beginning of a plan to create a clone of him, so that they may infiltrate the Federation at the highest levels. This clone's name: Shinzon. Once this plan is abandoned by yet another government shakeup, Shinzon (wonderfully played by Tom Hardy) is left for dead in the dilithium mines on planet Remus. There he finds companionship and eventually assassinates the Romulan government, putting himself in charge. Of course, like a bad James Bond villain, Shinzon invites peace talks with the Federation and naturally the Enterprise is the only ship in the area, heading to Betazed following the wedding of Counselor Troi (Marina Sirtis) and Cmdr. Riker (Jonathan Frakes). Naturally, Shinzon is happy with his development, as he has other things in mind for Picard. Epic space battles follow, with Romulan warbirds gallantly assisting Enterprise in her attempts to defeat Shinzon's massive warbird. Dina Meyer ("Starship Troopers") plays a good, if not underused Romulan known as Commander Donatra. Nice to see her again, as she takes what shes given and makes the most of it. Tom Hardy, as previously stated, is wonderful as the vengance seeking Shinzon. Blaming not only the Romulans, but the people of earth as well, his maniaical quest for revenge drives him to violate numerous interstellar treaties in the creation of an ultimate weapon that can terminate all life in a given area in seconds (Genesis anyone???). Very nicely played though. Patrick Stewart gives a workman's redition of Picard, almost looking like he'd rather be working on and X Men movie rather than this film, but Picard is always the leader and even gets a chance to "let his hair down" in his one. Jonathan Frakes is all but left out of this one, save for an out of place love scene with new wife Troi, which leads into other plot points, but could have been handled less cheesily. Brent Spiner delivers a scene stealing Data, and even as the less advanced version B-4 he shines on through this muddled mess. Data always seems to be one of the more interesting characters, and Spiner has yet to fail in this series. None of the other cast mattered or figured in this one, save for Ron Perlman (tv's "Beauty and the Beast") as Shinzon's Viceroy. Very nicely done. It won't be hard to see the "Khan" ripoffs, or the "Doomsday Machine" references. Having had 4 years to work on the story ("Insurrection was released in 1998), one would naturally assume to not be sitting in the theater, making jokes about expecting to hear Kirk's epiloge "of all the souls I've encountered in my travels" speech at the end! Very poor storywriting and cinematography (did the power fail at the studio one day and they write the story around that?) make this final voyage one I was sad to take.

• Lafe F

  
  Romulans are somewhat boring, and the makers of "Star Trek Nemesis" based their whole movie on them! Captain Picard and his crew come up against a very dangerous Romulan leader Shinzon and his powerful weapon of destruction. There's some unnecessary business about… More
  Romulans are somewhat boring, and the makers of "Star Trek Nemesis" based their whole movie on them! Captain Picard and his crew come up against a very dangerous Romulan leader Shinzon and his powerful weapon of destruction. There's some unnecessary business about Shinzon being a clone of Picard which I ignored. There's a great opening buggy-chase on a desolate planet surface, where the Enterprise answer a distress call. But then the remainder of the film is primarily set in a wicked ship-to-ship combat. It's hard not to think of this as an imitator of "The Wrath of Khan" plotline. Like Wrath, this film is important for the loss of a major Star Trek character. It however seems hokey that they would instantly introduce a remedy for the loss, negating it. Many of the scenes are forgettable. I didn't want the Star Trek series to end this way; I wanted something bigger and more memorable. They cheaped out.

• xGary X

  
  I must admit, I hated this film when I first saw it, but with a re-watch, I've decided I was a little harsh. The rare attempts at humour are embarrassing, particularly Brent Spiner's characterisation of the prototype Data which is something akin to an autistic Stan Laurel.… More
  I must admit, I hated this film when I first saw it, but with a re-watch, I've decided I was a little harsh. The rare attempts at humour are embarrassing, particularly Brent Spiner's characterisation of the prototype Data which is something akin to an autistic Stan Laurel. The action sequences are also long-winded and superfluous, and Stewart and Frakes are getting a little too mature and portly to make convincing action stars. Add to that, the fact that the whole what makes a man, nature/nurture theme is a little pretentious and shallow, and I come to realise that maybe I wasn't THAT harsh after all...

• Steve K

  
  Not the greatest film ever made, but certainly not as bad as some have made it out to be.

• Mike S

  
  Doesn't deserve the name Star Trek in the title. I was really disappointed.

• Jens S

  
  The finale of the Next Generation movie franchise. Would have been a great double episode for the series but as a two hour movie it has its weaknesses, especially in the first half. Some crew members seem to act out of character and a few dialogues are rather silly. But the showdown… More
  The finale of the Next Generation movie franchise. Would have been a great double episode for the series but as a two hour movie it has its weaknesses, especially in the first half. Some crew members seem to act out of character and a few dialogues are rather silly. But the showdown is rather exciting at least.

• Jon L

  
  Intense drama and action sequences with really great characters. Although it felt more like a REALLY good long episode of Star Trek rather than a feature film.

• McCoy 9

  
  I'm very sorry but Star Trek Nemesis doesn't do much for me, and as a long time and pretty big fan of this long running sci-fi series, that is saying something. While it's does has it's share of strong moments between the characters we all know and love, there is… More
  I'm very sorry but Star Trek Nemesis doesn't do much for me, and as a long time and pretty big fan of this long running sci-fi series, that is saying something. While it's does has it's share of strong moments between the characters we all know and love, there is too little of these moments and they are too far and between. This would have been a perfect oppotunity to say farewell to the beloveded Next Gen. cast but to no avail. The writing is ok from Brent Spiner (who we all know plays the android Data) but the direction and the acting from other actors is sub par. Tom Hardy is really weak as the villian Shinzon, a clone of Captain Picard, most of the strong moments have been left out for rather cliche battle scenes. (with the exception of the crash between The Enterprise E and The Schimatar) Getting back to writing, while it is ok, some of it is a little sloppy at times, I would have really liked to see the script in it's original intention, the continuation of the Terran Empire story lines. Watch Nemesis if your a long time fan of Star Trek or if you can get your hands on a DVD or Blu-Ray with deleted scenes that show off the potential that this film had.

• Dillon L

  
  I don't think it's as bad as some of the die hard fans have said, but still a pretty weak and cliched entry in the series that offers a disappointing send off to characters that were once a part of a great show.

• Sean N

  
  To be honest, I actually like this movie. This was basically the Next Generation's version of Wrath of Khan. The only real problem I have with it is its mood. Everything just seems dark, there are deaths, images of mental ****, etc... Plus, when **** sacrifices himself at the end… More
  To be honest, I actually like this movie. This was basically the Next Generation's version of Wrath of Khan. The only real problem I have with it is its mood. Everything just seems dark, there are deaths, images of mental ****, etc... Plus, when **** sacrifices himself at the end of this movie, it doesn't feel good. When Spock died at the end of WoK, the crew felt better at the end, which then transitioned to start off the third movie. This one, there's no such thing. I don't believe this is the worst movie of the franchise. I haven't seen the fifth movie yet, and I've heard what people think about it. But this movie's good, not the best, but good.

• Cameron J

  
  Hardy puts on a poor, overacted performance and the film itself is formulaic, periodically unengaging, a touch inconsistant and slightly cheesy at points. Also, there is some slow motion where there shouldn't be. Of course, maybe I'm mad because I think that if it's not… More
  Hardy puts on a poor, overacted performance and the film itself is formulaic, periodically unengaging, a touch inconsistant and slightly cheesy at points. Also, there is some slow motion where there shouldn't be. Of course, maybe I'm mad because I think that if it's not even close to 1000 frames per second, then it has no business being in slow motion. However, the film boasts a solid score, incredible visual effects, excellent cenimatography, great action sequences and a smooth pace. In the end "Nemesis" is entertaining, but not the best choice for an unoffical closer for the pre-reboot "Star Trek" film series.

• Alec B

  
  Underated in my opinion. I really wanted a bigger story with more villians from the show appearing, but the film suceeds for what it is, the end of one generations journey. Patrick Stewart is done with the picard character, so there will be, at least for now, no more next generation… More
  Underated in my opinion. I really wanted a bigger story with more villians from the show appearing, but the film suceeds for what it is, the end of one generations journey. Patrick Stewart is done with the picard character, so there will be, at least for now, no more next generation films. I did like that the film starts with a wedding and ends with a funeral. Enjoyable, but really for only fans.

• Curt C

  
  Picard has a clone. And of course, since Picard is so awesome, this clone is capable of taking over the galaxy.

• Nate H

  
  Bottom of the Star Trek barrel, couldn't hold my interest and the scenes I did happen to pay attention to didn't make me feel like I was missing much. While the previous Next Generation movie just felt like a long TV episode, at least it felt like the same series. This one… More
  Bottom of the Star Trek barrel, couldn't hold my interest and the scenes I did happen to pay attention to didn't make me feel like I was missing much. While the previous Next Generation movie just felt like a long TV episode, at least it felt like the same series. This one tries to come off as a thriller and seems to lose track of the characters in the process.

• George K

  
  The 10th film of the Star Trek series did not disappoint. This is the final journey for Picard's crew. It has a rich plot and the space battles are awesome. Now my journey of watching every Star Trek film in the series is over. What a ride!!

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