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CibbuanoStar Trek films - from Worst to Best
September 22nd 2006 11:31
Today I'm going to rank the ten Star Trek films in order of personal preference from worst to best.
10. Final Frontier
Okay, so this one starts good but it all goes to crap the moment they decided a mid-50s Uhura could pass as sexy and had her do some lame-arse nudey feather dance to distract some dudes. From here it's all downhill, right down to the ending with 'God'.
9. Nemesis
I discussed this one just recently on the blog... I think the main problem with Trek films is that they sometimes promise so much and deliver so little. This one is the epitome of this notion.
8. The Motion Picture
So boring!
7. The Search for Spock
I don't remember much of this one so I placed it around the middle. I remember liking it the first time I saw it, and being indifferent to it the second time.
6. Generations
I was so excited when this came out, the ads made it look so good and the beginning was ace. Unfortunately Captain Kirk was really fat and the film took too long to set things up. Malcolm McDowell could've been a great Trek villain but the opportunity was kind of wasted. Overall, not too bad though.
5. Insurrection
I really liked this one. Sometimes it was a bit pedestrian but the idea of the Federation being corrupt was pretty cool, and I liked the alien villains too - they were tough but had a touch of the tragic about them. Plus F. Murray Abraham is tops and he makes a great villain.
4. The Voyage Home
This is the funnest Trek movie for me by far. I'm glad they did this story in the 80s rather than the 70s and the 90s, it just wouldn't have been anywhere near as funny or adventurous to have the Trek crew slumming it in any other decade. One of the few times Trek has done 'fun' successfully.
3. The Undiscovered Country
A good story, great special effects, some good villains... it's a shame the crew are getting a bit too old here, but they still manage to not make it look too silly. Probably the most 'space opera' of the Trek films, and this is probably why I liked it so much.
2. First Contact
The best of the Next Generation Trek films by far and I think most Trek fans would agree with me on this one. The Borg get the big screen treatment, and the story is BIG in a good way. The 'first contact' of the title is a great moment too. The only bad thing about this film is that it's success is probably responsible for the series 'Enterprise'.
1. The Wrath of Khan
Khan is so great. Trek got gritty and learned how to exist in the movie format here. Also, the ending is probably the best ending of any Trek movie and will probably never be topped. Actually, I feel like watching this again now.
Anyway, that's my rankings... anyone else care to comment on how they rank the films?
10. Final Frontier
Okay, so this one starts good but it all goes to crap the moment they decided a mid-50s Uhura could pass as sexy and had her do some lame-arse nudey feather dance to distract some dudes. From here it's all downhill, right down to the ending with 'God'.
9. Nemesis
I discussed this one just recently on the blog... I think the main problem with Trek films is that they sometimes promise so much and deliver so little. This one is the epitome of this notion.
8. The Motion Picture
So boring!
7. The Search for Spock
I don't remember much of this one so I placed it around the middle. I remember liking it the first time I saw it, and being indifferent to it the second time.
6. Generations
I was so excited when this came out, the ads made it look so good and the beginning was ace. Unfortunately Captain Kirk was really fat and the film took too long to set things up. Malcolm McDowell could've been a great Trek villain but the opportunity was kind of wasted. Overall, not too bad though.
5. Insurrection
I really liked this one. Sometimes it was a bit pedestrian but the idea of the Federation being corrupt was pretty cool, and I liked the alien villains too - they were tough but had a touch of the tragic about them. Plus F. Murray Abraham is tops and he makes a great villain.
4. The Voyage Home
This is the funnest Trek movie for me by far. I'm glad they did this story in the 80s rather than the 70s and the 90s, it just wouldn't have been anywhere near as funny or adventurous to have the Trek crew slumming it in any other decade. One of the few times Trek has done 'fun' successfully.
3. The Undiscovered Country
A good story, great special effects, some good villains... it's a shame the crew are getting a bit too old here, but they still manage to not make it look too silly. Probably the most 'space opera' of the Trek films, and this is probably why I liked it so much.
2. First Contact
The best of the Next Generation Trek films by far and I think most Trek fans would agree with me on this one. The Borg get the big screen treatment, and the story is BIG in a good way. The 'first contact' of the title is a great moment too. The only bad thing about this film is that it's success is probably responsible for the series 'Enterprise'.
1. The Wrath of Khan
Khan is so great. Trek got gritty and learned how to exist in the movie format here. Also, the ending is probably the best ending of any Trek movie and will probably never be topped. Actually, I feel like watching this again now.
Anyway, that's my rankings... anyone else care to comment on how they rank the films?
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Comment by JohnDoe
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I agree with your first 2 as you know.
1. Wrath Of Khan
2. First Contact.
After that the order is
3. Search For Spock- I cant watch Khan without this follow up, they are almost one epic movie to me, like Godfather 1 & 2.
4. The Motion Picture- I agree completly the original edit of this film was boring. But the new Directors Cut has a swifter pace and also a clearer idea whats its doing. Plus it really is the most intellectual of the films and I am after all a pretentious snob.
5.-The Undiscovered Country
6.-Final Frontier- agree it cheesy, but this is the funniest of the films, not always intentionally
7-Generations
8-The Voyage Home
9.-Insurrection
10- Nemesis
Which of the TV series is your favourite?
Comment by Luke
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