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Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Trek is officially dead
I have been a fan of ST my entire life. When I saw Star Trek: The Motion Picture in `81 (I was starting school) I was captivated. As I got a little older I got to catch all the reruns of the original series. Next generation was a little painful to get used to, but I eventually got in the groove around the second season eventually buying most of the VHS tapes. D@mn you, DVD!
I'm convinced that with Gene's passing that ST has gone completely down hill. Just listen to the opening music from Enterprise for god's sake.
Ok, on to Nemesis. Let me start by saying that special effects are the only reason I didn't give this a 1. They were far superior to anything Trek has done before.
The movie was pure junk. The combat sequences were fleshed out in order to sell the game Star Fleet Command in all of its iterations. Most of the movie was copied and pasted from other movies. I found myself more often than not saying "No! don't rip that too!" The opening speech at Riker's wedding looked forced. All the chemistry is gone, the good stories are gone. In the push to make Star Trek more accessible to the average Joe, Rick Berman & Braga have completely alienated the true fans of the series. They have turned Star Trek into a boring Star Wars. How many times must there be a "Big Evil Weapon" that must be destroyed with about a minute or less to spare? When did Star Trek have to be about a big bad mad man that must be stopped?
Shame on you Rick Berman because you should know better. You learned from the man himself. Braga at least has ignorance as his excuse.
If you liked Voyager then you will probably like this move. If you love Star Trek....The voyage has just...ended.
The Prime Gig (2000)
98 Minutes of nothing (Contains Spoilers)
Do not read these comments past the 2nd paragraph if you haven't seen the movie!
So we're walking through Blockbuster right? Through the sea of assembly line movies we come across a Vince Vaughn movie we hadn't seen yet. Amazing. It's like finding the pot of gold. Further examination of the case reveals that it also has Ed Harris & Julia Ormond. Wow! We need to look no further. The cover boasts an unpredictable ending. Sweet! (I never learn)
The movie begins and the first few minutes are full of Vince goodness. It was fun seeing George Wendt too! Norm! Ok, I hate telemarketers that call people. It's one thing if you call them but when they call me I long for lightning to hit their phone system and electrocute every last one of them. Vince plays one of these types of bastards and is good at getting people to give up the green.
Ok, enough. This is to comment not give a synopsis so let me get to the point. I love a good set up in a movie but 30 minutes is a bit extreme. This movie leaves no surprises. You know every step of the way how it will end and it just doesn't try to make it interesting. The best scene is when Vince is trying to sell the old lady on the investment. The ending left you with the empty feeling that "Penny" was feeling. Wonderful. Still, 2 good things do not make a great movie or even a good movie. They wasted everyone's talent and our time.