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One of the most successful TV series to make the transition to
the big screen has been the Star Trek franchise. Created by Gene
Roddenberry, there have been 5 shows with Star Trek: Enterprise
currently on TV. People, including myself, sometimes don’t want
to admit that we are amateur trekkies. We grew up on these shows.
We may not be diehards to go to the conventions or know every thing
that happen on each episode, but we have seen enough of them to
at least know whom the characters are. It’s been 4 years since we
last we saw the Next Generation crew on the big screen in “Star
Trek: Insurrection”. The original cast is back for what seems to
be the very end in “Star Trek: Nemesis.” For those who want to see
Capt. Picard at the helm for one last fight, “Nemesis” offers the
most adventurous and emotional scenes ever displayed since Capt.
Kirk fought Khan in “The Wrath of Khan.”
It’s this latest voyage of the Next Generation crew, William Riker
(Frakes) and Counselor Deanna Troi finally get married amongst their
friends and are en route to their honeymoon when the discovered
signals similar to Data coming another planet. While checking it
out, they find what seems to be the android that was first assembled
by Data’s creator. Putting it back together was probably not the
best idea. Meanwhile, a new Romulan leader named Shinzon (Hardy)
has taken a large interest in the Enterprise, specifically in Capt.
Picard. Shinzon is actually human and his soldiers are a different
sort of creature. He is somehow connected to Picard and wants to
bring him down as well as the Enterprise. He actually used the Data’s
clone as bait to lure the ship to be near him. Shinzon is also sick
and wants the defeat of the Enterprise to be his last victory. Needless
to say, the battle for survivor in space is one again engaged.
There are parts of the plots that were not mentioned only because
if you are a fan, you need to see for yourself what this film is
about. Some fans may be disappointed because they may past stories
brought back in this film, but that what makes film worth seeing.
Screenwriter John Logan is a Trekkie to the core and he put in what
he felt would attract and please newcomers to the series and to
fans. At the same time, he added some heavy emotional scenes that
may have you teary-eyed. The actors in the film are good in that
each one has a scene to relish. In the last 3 Star Trek films, some
characters were given less screen time and were merely a presence
on camera. There are also cameos of characters long forgotten and
it was a pleasure to see them on screen again. As the latest villain,
Hardy is a natural find. He displays the same venom as Ricardo Montalban
had in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The score by Jerry Goldsmith,
who had numerous Star Trek scores, is probably the best in the last
few films. Directed Baird is a new to the series, and he has done
a courageous job at sending this crew to their last voyage in space.
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