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Rox22Sep 25, 2013

To be honest, I didn't find this as bad a allot of fan did. It isn't a masterpiece, but it wasn't a bad way to introduce Picard to the big screen.

Characters more or less were following their roles to the same standards of the show. TheTo be honest, I didn't find this as bad a allot of fan did. It isn't a masterpiece, but it wasn't a bad way to introduce Picard to the big screen.

Characters more or less were following their roles to the same standards of the show. The narrative was a little odd and full of hole, but it was entertaining at least.

I will say, while I was never a fan of Shatner, I did respect the character he portrayed, and with that said his send off felt a little tame. He deserved better.

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It is full of inconsistencies, the antagonists never come off as too threatening and some of the character development for the staple characters are a little weird (Geordie's eyes, Data's emotions, etc.) But, even so it still is entertaining and fun to watch, at least once.… Expand

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kheasFeb 26, 2019

Overall, this was and still is, one of my favorite Star Trek Films, is it the best one, not by a longshot, but it is still a fun film and worthy of the name Star Trek.Overall, this was and still is, one of my favorite Star Trek Films, is it the best one, not by a longshot, but it is still a fun film and worthy of the name Star Trek. https://latetothegame.blog/2019/02/15/retro-tv-review-movie-edition-star-trek-generations-1994/… Expand

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ozzsoffyMar 20, 2020

This movie is mediocre. I was expecting,by me, to be one of the pick events of the franchise, the end of TNG with t Kirk, but it was pretty bad. The story was not that interesting. Only data character show progress, other characters didThis movie is mediocre. I was expecting,by me, to be one of the pick events of the franchise, the end of TNG with t Kirk, but it was pretty bad. The story was not that interesting. Only data character show progress, other characters did nothing and had 0 progress.… Expand

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Kai82Mar 14, 2020

An underwhelming movie that could be an episode or two parter for the TV series. The premise itself was great. A film with both beloved crews or at least many of the characters. The execution sadly did not live up to this. Lets start at theAn underwhelming movie that could be an episode or two parter for the TV series. The premise itself was great. A film with both beloved crews or at least many of the characters. The execution sadly did not live up to this. Lets start at the beginning: Its starts with the maiden voyage of the Enterprise B and changes with a time-jump to TNG. The beginning is a satisfying setup but then the movie declines. The following parts while not boring or bad are not meaningful enough to carry the story. It is interesting for fans including me because we are familiar with many things here but you will have trouble to find fans that are excited by this movie. The characters deliver a good performance but I wont say there is an outstanding performance except for Data and Soran. Soran is a driven and interesting character. Honourable mention for Guinan. Kirks final fate is a disgrace to the character. He should have either a happy ever after or an ending worthy of a legendary character. By the way my favourite captains are Sisko, Picard and then Kirk in that order so I am not a Kirk fanboy (He is good at solving problems but he created some of them). The story itself and the idea of the nexus are great. I also like the interesting idea that makes the battle at the end nasty for the Enterprise. The final should be more memorable but it is still not as emotional as the same scene in Star Trek 3. I cant even point out why. I sound again to negative. This is no angry rant because this is no failure. Overall an entertaining but also forgettable movie. As you have heard the even numbered Star Trek movies are the good once (Until 10).… Expand

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Jeebus117Jan 25, 2021

Great Shatner tie-in. I would have liked to have gotten away from the ill-fitting Voyager uniforms, but they were pushed into that one. Great use of Guinan. All in all, maintained the vibe of TNG very well, while adding a little more flash.

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IAmTechJun 18, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A new film, a new generation and the beginning of a newer franchise. I don't like these shorter one word film titles though.

The film kicks off with the handing over of the Enterprise from Kirk to a new younger crew. You half expected the next generation crew to be at the hand over but not so. Shatner looks uncomfortable in this sequence (in my opinion), it does seem as if he would be quite happy to carry on being the immortal space legend Kirk. It seems like a painful break for him and the original cast members that join him...Doohan and Koenig.

The same could be said for myself as a viewer, I've never been a Trekkie but I have always enjoyed the original cast. This new film starts off well and in familiar territory with the beloved Kirk Scotty and Chekov under pressure, but it quickly falls flat as we hesitantly hand over to the new duller greyer crew.

The problem with the new generation is quite simply the new crew, Jesus they are bland! so very boring, the only character I think has some interest is Worf. A Klingon male that has joined Starfleet and worked up the ranks, could almost be seen as a turncoat to his Klingon people, interesting.

Other characters in the film are all rather meek and uninteresting. McDowell's character isn't really very threatening and fails to crank up the tension when on screen, hardly a villain to remember. I must also admit I always hated Goldberg in Star Trek, she just seemed to big a name to have involved plus she really doesn't fit this type of genre if you ask me.

Other personal issues I have with this film and the new crew is the character of Data. A tremendously annoying character that looks like a makeup mistake, terrible effects when we do see his innards and whose humorous moments are rather forced and cringeworthy. His whole development during this film are along the same lines as Kryten from British sci-fi comedy 'Red Dwarf'...yet not as good I might add. Of course my opinions are personal preference within the Star Trek universe.

Anyway the plot is pretty dull frankly, an odd choice of adventure, at least up until the Nexus takes Picard whilst part of the Enterprise crashes (film highlight borrowed from 'Star Trek III' perhaps?). Things do get a little more interesting then especially as we get Kirk back. Still many questions arise during these sequences, what exactly is the Nexus? an afterlife of some kind? where does it come from? how does it work? etc...How come Picard can see and talk to Guinan? and how come Kirk had only just arrived there despite him entering the Nexus 78 years prior? Lastly, how come they can both simply decide to leave the Nexus to where ever they wish?

Maybe I missed these points I dunno but luckily it doesn't detract from the fun of having Kirk and Picard double up in a pretty cool franchise generation cross over. Alas they still decide to kill off Kirk which I think is a mistake because he and his classic crew got a bloody good send off in 'Star Trek VI'. Seeing as he gets killed here you tend to think the character would deserve yet another royal send off with a big military funeral attended by all previous characters in a special episode or another film. Seems an anti- climax to just leave it at this after all that has gone before.

As for the effects well of course they look sharper and bolder but most of the shots were CGI created with only a few models used. For me this is a shame and adds to the shiny plastic fake look of the film just like its TV counterpart, models always look better. The whole film did feel very much like an outstretched TV episode, more so than previous film offerings if you ask me. Like I said the plot is thin and could easily have been a simple episode (seeing as the effects aren't exactly much different). There really was no big silver screen stand out moment, the space battle against the Klingon sisters was quite good but that's all you get.

Overall I think this was a disappointing start for the next generation of Star Trek films. I admit it was always gonna be a hard sell to me as I never followed Star Trek after the original crew and never liked the next gen cast/crew. Despite that its still a very mediocre entry with a lot of dialog which could almost be construed as time wasting of sorts.

Seeing Kirk and Picard together was damn good I have to say. Seeing the Shat back in action in the finale despite weight and age really puts a smile on your face, Trek fan or not. Lets not forget it was a three way battle including McDowell, that's a pretty awesome trio of legends duking it out right there folks. Just a shame the rest of the film didn't live up to the action and excitement in the finale. It took the inclusion of Shatner to bring that excitement I might add, that tells you something.… Expand

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HPFANBOY1237Apr 9, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is definitely one of the more underrated Star Trek films. I get it, Data is super obnoxious, the film does always make sense, and they kill off Kirk. Now it was ambitious to kill him off, but they did it all wrong, I mean his last words are that was fun, oh my. I seriously was thinking to myself during that scene, was oh my really has two words, what?! And then Picard just buries him under some rocks on that planet. I'm like really, you don't bury the most famous Star Fleet Captain under some rocks on some random planet, take him back to Star Fleet and give him a proper burial and funeral. Picard really?! All this pushed to the side, Generations is still a very entertaining and kind of poignant film at times. It has some of the best Star Trek action scenes, including a fantastic crash sequence. It also has an intriguing plot, even if it doesn't make sense all the time. This also has one of the best openings to a Star Trek film in my opinion. So, in my opinion, Generations is pretty underrated and a pretty solid Star Trek film. B… Expand

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FilipeNetoAug 21, 2018

This film is the seventh of the franchise and renews almost everything, as we advance in time to follow the adventures of Captain Picard, played by Patrick Stewart, the new protagonist. Okay, in this film William Shatner still makes a briefThis film is the seventh of the franchise and renews almost everything, as we advance in time to follow the adventures of Captain Picard, played by Patrick Stewart, the new protagonist. Okay, in this film William Shatner still makes a brief appearance, but this happens in a context that the script clearly specifies, and which may (or may not) make logical sense. Either way, the film deserves a positive note regarding the use of new special effects and technologies. They have proved to be very useful to the film. I also liked the new improved sets and costumes. As far as the actors' work is concerned, Stewart does not disappoint, giving us a good participation, but I also really enjoyed the performance of Malcolm McDowell as the villain and Brent Spiner as Data, a humanoid robot who has difficulty understanding feelings. The franchise, thus, takes up a new breath, and this is a good promise for the future.… Expand

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DiptanshuAug 6, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Somewhat Mind-blowing and Decently Awesome movie!Its an entertaining Adventure!The music was phenomenal specially at Nexus it was great,the story was decent and awesome as per the soft-reboot continuing with Legacy!the visuals were good and the characters they were Great the whole crew and Data with awesome Captain "Picard" they were amazing,the whole movie has many flaws yet overall its an entertaining and Mind-blowing as per its central theme,the Time,feelings,mortality,Emotions and obeying of Duty it was all amazingly showcased!The starting Intro with Enterprise and Cap Kirk's reunion in ship as a guest it was amazing the ship and ship's condition with captain and his "Tuesday" joke in upside down situation and Sulu's daughter meeting with Old Crew it was awesome!the whole Red-alert situation and the Kirk's disappearance was shocking and then the time-jump and the intro to enterprise in ocean it was mind-blowing the new crew and the Captain Picard's Obsession with Old Times the Sea Ship and freedom it was amazing,Then the situation of the Picard's personal lose and his conversation with counselor was emotionally strong and the other side the space station situation and 1st meet with Survivor of Kirk's ship incident "the doctor" it was amazing.the whole plot from then on is very fast and quick he's plan of stealing some weapon and all it felt really unnecessary although the whole planning of him and Klingon to defeat star-ship by kidnapping engineer it was awesome,the Data "Android" his entry with Humour thing and through-out the movie his Obsession with feelings resulting in Emotion's chip implementation and his state of feeling things Fear and regret not saving engineer it was amazing the conversation of Captain Picard and him "learn to Integrate fear and regret in life" it was really strong and awesome!the whole plan of Doctor and Klingon the Nexus reality thing it was Mind-blowing!after that the whole plan reveal of them to Captain and fight of Klingon and Star-ship for just little while it was awesome then the Doctor's Implementing plan in Planet and Picard's conversations about time with him it was mind-blowing "the predator" reference was awesome!then the whole last 30 mins it was surprisingly Brilliant the destruction of star-ship and whole planet and Picard in "the Nexus" thing it was Mind-blowing the Realization of Picard about reality and his shocking meeting with Cap Kirk it was awesome!Then the ending with Changing Time and defeating Doctor with Odd Death of Cap Kirk it was little Disappointing but amazing,Overall the plot has awesome potential and somethings were Mind-blowing specially the themes it was strong but many things felt flawed and little unusual,its an Decently Entertaining Movie!… Expand

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yesiam28Jul 4, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is so poorly done. The women of the show get little screen time and then they kill the only other two “evil” women. They break the character we know as data. Unnecessary violence. Just so hollywood and lacks the heart of what I and so many others love about star trek next generation.… Expand

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liamexeOct 23, 2022

Although the movie is wonderful, it's incredibly difficult to watch because in every version I've seen, there are parts where the volume needs to be cranked up so high to make out what they are muttering then, when it's done, it explodes yourAlthough the movie is wonderful, it's incredibly difficult to watch because in every version I've seen, there are parts where the volume needs to be cranked up so high to make out what they are muttering then, when it's done, it explodes your eardrums with excessive volume.… Expand

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