Nemesis [Of Good Movies]
posted on december 17, 2002, tag: entertainment
Star Trek: Nemesis was not a good ending to the Next Generation series. In fact, the more I think about it, the more angry I get.
First of all, I can't escape the fact that the final episode of the television series was fucking fantastic. How do you end a film series based on a television series that was ended more than properly. The scale is larger, so then in production meetings you have to imagine people are sitting and thinking to themselves, "Jesus, what do we do now?" And, I think, the answer to that is to try to make it more "film-like." More money, more effects. But in this case, that wasn't the answer. Not by a long shot.
There were good points, and quite a few. But there were also quite a few bad points. Unfortunately, when we're talking about a movie, you can't say to yourself, "Well, it was half good," and accept that. Especially not for a "final journey." Nemesis failed to encapsulate the series and failed the cast with its dry vision.
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Shawn on 12/18/2002:
Another disappointment was the lack of the following scenario which I had always hoped to see in a Star Trek movie:
Captain Picard screams, "Fire at Will!"
A confused ensign turns and phases Riker. The crew looks around at each other awkwardly, for about 10 full seconds until someone laughs, then everyone starts laughing. By this time the Romulans have destroyed Enterprise. The End.
Fidel on 01/25/2003:
It's worse than that! Data's fucking Dead Jim! He was my favorite character. How could they do that?