Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 Directed by Jonathan Frakes
Synopsis
The battle for paradise has begun.
When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals upon which the Federation itself was founded.
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I'm going to miss these flesh-stretching sessions, my dear.
-Ad'har Ru'afoStar Trek: The Next Generation had a hard time shedding it's television roots in their first feature film, Generations, but seemed to get the right footing in it's followup First Contact. Unfortunately they couldn't keep that momentum going as Insurrection feels like a TNG tv episode that just won't end and really highlights the weaknesses of this cast of characters for feature films.
The story is flat, the production is flat and the romance is flat. The Enterprise crew comes off as incredibly bland and brings into question if these characters are even right for feature films. The inner turmoil with the character of Picard (Patrick Stewart) in the…
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Undoubtedly the weakest of the Next Gen Star Trek movies. Marred by a slow pace, average performances and a forgettable villain, it's only brought back to life by Patrick Stewart's fun-to-watch attempt at being an action hero and some memorable lines (Time's up).
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'I'm going to miss these flesh-stretching sessions, my dear.'
Star Trek: Insurrection delivers on one thing and one thing only, stupidity. The sheer dimwittedness of this ludicrous and poorly performed plot still stuns me today, and it stunned me again this afternoon, for you see...there's a Star Trek week marathon thing on my TV...and I'm watching it...why? I do not know.
This entry receives points though, for having about 45 minutes of Picard actually being Picard (in all the other films he's been something else, including a British Bruce Willis), however it loses those points when Picard just ends up turning into British Bruce Willis...again...but this time with puns.
[Picard activates a self-destruct]
Picard: Time's up.As far as space puberty movies go though...this is the best one...Actually...I think it's the only one.
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As far as Star Trek: The Next Generation movies go, the worst sin they can commit is not being as good as an episode of the series. The best they could do would be creating a cinematic experience that the small screen couldn't contain. Star Trek: Insurrection falls in the middle.
From the sets to the special effects, Insurrection is not trying to be any more than it is. It’s aware of its limitations and instead focuses on telling a good story. I really enjoyed the way the plot unfolds. We’re given little pieces of information along the way, which turns the whole thing into a mystery of sorts. It takes awhile to figure out exactly what is at stake…
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A solid entry from The Next Generation crew.
Picard and co uncover a sinister Federation plot to relocate a people from their groovy regenerative planet. Geordi grows some eyes, everyone gets a bit more oomph in their step.
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Just like a watching a long episode of The Next Generation.
Thankfully I love The Next Generation.
If you don't, I'm not sure you'd get this really. All the characters are here, and are the same, but this being a feature film they all get a chance to do something slightly ridiculous. The fact that it is directed, and written by a member of the crew just escalates the ridiculousness. They're are steamy bath scenes, leather jackets being worn, boobs being talked about, and a rather fucking cool Gilbert and Sullivan sing-a-long.
It really is rather quite cool.
It is not the best Star Trek movie. That would be 2.
It is not the worst Star Trek movie. That would be 5
Star Trek: Insurrection sits about 7th. Currently.
All in all a decent Sci-Fi movie.
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Really, really boring. The biggest character arcs concern Worf going through puberty and Ryker deciding to shave. This is awful.
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I kind of liked this film.
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Picard and crew discover that some factions of the Federation
are planning an unethical violation of the rules in order to acquire a special radiation protecting the planet where a people called Bak'u live. This element effectively gives its people immortality. Corrupt members of the Federation have teamed up with the Son'a, a race of beings that require constant cosmetic surgery to keep from falling apart. The principle members of the Enterprise crew decide that the ethical questions raised by these actions outweigh any benefit the planet's elements might present, and seek to save the Bak'u from destruction.After achieving great success with their second outing in "First Contact," the Next Generation crew faltered. For reasons unknown, the series under…
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With Star Trek: First Contact The Next Generation cast showed that like the original cast they too could indeed carry a Star Trek movie. By 1998 Star Trek was stronger than ever with both Deep Space Nine and Voyager on the air and a successful movie series once again kicking ass. Now it was time for another movie in the series with Star Trek Insurrection.
I have to admit that after First Contact I was really excited for this one since it was the one that got me into Star Trek in the first place. After seeing First Contract I had watched a bunch of episodes of the Next Generation and Deep Space Nine whenever I saw it on TV,…
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Again as with First Contact, this was a first time watch for me. I had heard from multiple sources that this was a pretty sub par film, but I wanted to knock it off my list anyway.
Once again, I thought it looked very much like a long episode of the show. It's just something weird about the look, maybe it's the camera they used. I also felt that the story good, ut it felt just like an episode. It's odd, that the original cast films felt very much like films, but the Next Generation films feel much more like TV movies. Nonetheless, I did think the story was pretty good, it was pretty interesting. I liked the look of…
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The plot is a bit thin, but I enjoyed this despite what people say
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I'm going to miss these flesh-stretching sessions, my dear.
-Ad'har Ru'afoStar Trek: The Next Generation had a hard time shedding it's television roots in their first feature film, Generations, but seemed to get the right footing in it's followup First Contact. Unfortunately they couldn't keep that momentum going as Insurrection feels like a TNG tv episode that just won't end and really highlights the weaknesses of this cast of characters for feature films.
The story is flat, the production is flat and the romance is flat. The Enterprise crew comes off as incredibly bland and brings into question if these characters are even right for feature films. The inner turmoil with the character of Picard (Patrick Stewart) in the…
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Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Oddly enough, after rewatching all of the TNG movies, Insurrection has become my favorite of them all. It gets rid of most of the movie trappings that hamper at least half of them, and it does so while feeling like a natural extension of the T.V. show. It’s basically the closest thing to a season eight episode we’re ever going to get.
The first noticeable thing about Insurrection is the dialed-back plot. It’s not about saving the galaxy or even an entire world; this time around, it’s about protecting a small colony of people from being forcibly relocated from their home. The Ba’ku are a humanoid species living on a planet that gives off a special…