Rate the Trek movies(All) in order
POSTED BY: OPPYH
UPDATED: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 20:18
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Seems we've done this before, but what the heck: From least favorite to favorite:
11: Nemesis
10: The Final Frontier
9: Generations
8: The Search For Spock
7: Insurrection
6: The Motion Picture
5: The Undiscovered Country
4: The Voyage Home
3: Star Trek
2: First Contact
1: Wrath of Khan
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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Quote:First Contact at # 2?!?!?!?!
Originally posted by Storymark:
2: First Contact
Oh well, mileage certainly varies.
The laughing Chrisisall
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Quote:The 14 year old in me has spoken! I have not seen the movie since. As I recall I was constantly confusing this movie with "The Changeling." At 14 this was considered "a total rip." My apologies.
Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:Wake up. WAKE UP!
Originally posted by HKCavalier:
9.) The Motion Picture. Zzzzzzzzz.
*shakes HK*
There's a good story here! See The Director's Cut!!!
HKCavalier
Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
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Quote:The 14 year old in me should kick your ass, HK!
Originally posted by HKCavalier:
The 14 year old in me has spoken!
See it again, the Director's Cut, and on a good TV- then tell me of the ZZZZZZZ's it incurs.
It is beauty in motion, as well as a lesson to be learned, mi amigo.
The laughing Chrisisall
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1. STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (Director's Cut)
2. STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY
3. STAR TREK (2009)
4. STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
5. STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT
6. STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (I saw this one last, so my ranking is low due to overhype)
7. STAR TREK II: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
8. STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER
9. STAR TREK: INSURRECTION
10. STAR TREK: GENERATIONS
11. STAR TREK: NEMESIS
(As you can tell, I'm not too big on TNG)
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"And it starts with a sentence that might last a lifetime, or it all might just go down in flames. If I let you know me, then why would you want me? Each day I don't is a shame. Each day I don't is a great shame."
Loudon Wainwright III - "Strange Weirdos" off the "Knocked Up" soundtrack
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Err... I *think* it's supposed to be a count DOWN to the best- but I get it anyway.
to TMP-DC
The laughing Chrisisall
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Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:First Contact at # 2?!?!?!?!
Originally posted by Storymark:
2: First Contact
Oh well, mileage certainly varies.
That's what I thought when you placed it so low.
But really, when it comes to Trek, I feel that in many ways, Trek itself is better suited to Television, allowing it to explore various ideas in an episodic fashion. It can work as a movie, but it tends to work best when it blends in other genres and/or styles.
My favorite Trek movies are the ones that don't tell typical Trek stories.
Wrath of Khan is a submarine movie, Das Boot in space.
Star Trek is a Space Opera (lifting very liberally from Star Wars both in style and plot structure).
First Contact is Aliens on the Enterprise.
The Voyage Home is a fish-out of water comedy (more akin to Beverly Hills Cop than most Trek).
The Undiscovered Country is a Cold War thriller.
The rest, which I still like to varrying degrees (except Nemesis - hate it) are4 essentially TV episodes blown out to feature length. Even your beloved TMP, which if you trimmed out the admittedly cinematic loooooong takes and contemplative staring, really doesn't have that much actual story.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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Quote:Agreed.
Originally posted by Storymark:
But really, when it comes to Trek, I feel that in many ways, Trek itself is better suited to Television, allowing it to explore various ideas in an episodic fashion.
Quote:TMP & Insurrection are both just stretched-out eps, that's why I like 'em so much.
Even your beloved TMP, which if you trimmed out the admittedly cinematic loooooong takes and contemplative staring, really doesn't have that much actual story.
The laughing Chrisisall
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