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Despite Nemesis bearing strong echoes of the Star Trek franchise's 1982 zenith, The Wrath of Kahn, the tenth film in the series sadly lacks Kahn's enormous conviction and resonance. That aside, Nemesis is still a strong, enjoyable effort containing all the Trek hallmarks, while making few concessions for non-fans. Following the wedding of Riker and Troi, the Enterprise is called to negotiate peace with longtime Federation enemies the Romulans, now led by the mysterious Reman, Shinzon (a malevolent Tom Hardy), who bears an unnervingly close link to Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart). At the same time, Data's (Brent Spiner) surprise discovery of an inferior prototype of himself leads him to make to some harsh human decisions.
Certainly, the film has a comfy familiarity to it, and there are no shocking changes of direction, but scriptwriter John Logan (Gladiator) and director Stuart Baird (Executive Decision)--both franchise newcomers--make some fine contributions. Logan imbues some scenes with fine seething drama, particularly between Picard and Shinzon, and introduces, in a psychic assault on Troi (Marina Sirtis), a hitherto unseen darkness in the Trek universe. Baird, meanwhile, offsets the series "talkiness" with some superbly realised--and brutal--action sequences. Should this indeed be the final voyage for The Next Generation Enterprise, then it could have been far worse. --Danny Graydon
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Paramount Pictures, Region 2 PAL 2002 112 mins
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good film!!!,
By Paul Smith "smithpm81" (aberdeen, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Star Trek: Nemesis [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
Like other reviewers of this film on Amazon, I too agree that this is a good film. It has a good script, good acting, excellent SFX, twists and turns in the plot....so why is it so maligned?I suspect that viewers are expecting bigger and better everytime a new ST film comes out. Nemesis has all the good stuff a Star Trek film should have in it, and is thoroughly entertaining. If the "critics" continue to show their disappointment as they are doing, they may be no more for them to critisize, be warned...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Star Trek hit a New Fontier,
This review is from: Star Trek: Nemesis [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
As a devoted Star Trek fan, I saw this in the cinema on the first day it was released. The special effects and twists were amazing and the cast put in a memorable last performance. Even Deanna Troi, the long regarded kill-off of the series, managed to survive, not as yet another thing to be forgotten, but as a shining star. The action comes thick-and-fast at the spellbound audience, and a slight sprinkling of humour doesn't go amiss either. While I don't think it is worthy of my all-time greatest 5 star review...it comes pretty close. I won't reveal anything further to you - BUY THIS DVD, even if you aren't a Star Trek fan. As long as you even mildly enjoy sci-fi, you'll love this.
29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The critics got it wrong.,
This review is from: Star Trek: Nemesis [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
When I went to see Star Trek Nemesis at the cinema I went with fairly low expectations - the reviews the film had received were poor to say the least. But I thoroughly enjoyed it. Good story, great special effects, great action sequences and all in all a damned enjoyable way of passing 1 hour and 45 minutes.But the reviews were dreadful. Had I got it wrong? Were my expectations so low that Nemesis couldn't help but exceed them and prove a pleasant surprise? Would I be disappointed when it came to watching it again on the small screen and realise that my initial impression was wrong - it really wasn't all that good afterall? (another Attack of the Clones?) Had the critics got it right all along? No. When I got the DVD and found that Paramount had quoted from a review by Paul Ross in the News of the World I admit I was was a bit worried. Was that the only favourable review they could quote from? Paul Ross? I was ready to concede I'd got it all wrong there and then. Having watched the DVD a few times now I have to stand my my initial first impression. Good story, great special effects, great action sequences and a damned enjoyable way of passing 1 hour and 45 minutes. I won't recount the plot - its been done ably by the other reviewers - though I will add that when the film opens you could be forgiven for thinking you've stumbled across a strange mix of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (what with all the talk of the Senate, Viceroys, etc.) and Neighbours (Alan "Jim Robinson" Dale crops up as a Romulan who bites the dust!). Perhaps Nemesis is a bit of a rehash of The Wrath of Khan - but it is still one of the best Next Generation films to have been released and is certainly up there with First Contact. The film does lack some of the genuine humour of Insurrection (though Picard and Data's little exchanges are great). But whereas Insurrection, as good as it was, felt more like an extended episode from the TV series at times, Nemesis not only has the intelligent dialogue/issues you'd expect from Star Trek TNG (ok- there is some technobabble!) it also has the feel of a blockbuster action type movie which can be enjoyed by both Trek and non Trek fans. DVD extras? There are over 40 minutes worth of interviews with the cast and director, a director's commentary, half a dozen deleted scenes and a gallery of photos and drawings. Quite a package really - and all on the one disc. I had a few problems when I tried to play all the deleted scenes in a continuous run (sound and picture started skipping for some reason) but stopping the DVD and starting again seemed to solve the problem. There's also the usual irritating pause in the film you tend to experience with most DVDs (unless it's my DVD player that's at fault!) Basically a great film to end the adventures of the TNG crew. If it really is the end...
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