Star Trek - Nemesis (Full Screen Edition)

I'm sure I'm not the only one who watched this movie in late 2019/2010, getting ready for Star Trek: Picard. Like other folks, I'm sure, by the time 2000 rolled around I had drifted away from "Star Trek" and never saw it this 2002 release. But "Picard" has rejuvenated my inner fangirl, and the events of "Nemesis" are referred to in the new show.I liked it so much more than I thought I would. It was fun to see Captain Picard with a broader range of emotion, including humor and even teasing. B4, the android, is a heart tugger, having a childlike mind (almost like Lal) in a body that looks like Data's. The action scenes were fun and the special effects looked good on my home screen. And it was a great tie-in to the new show.I can see the criticisms. On reflection, I can sense there were scenes that got cut and weren't fleshed out as fully as they might be. But during the movie I really didn't notice. Look, watching "Star Trek" in its many forms is often an exercise in "why didn't they do xxxxx." Same with a lot of science fiction-y shows. It's useful to just deactivate that part of your brain, sit back, and enjoy the action and the great chemistry between these actors who had worked with each other for 15 years at that point.

Like many others I was underwhelmed when this movie was first released in 2002. However when I watched it the other day I have grown to appreciate it. The worst part of Nemesis was the timing when it was originally released as it was an unfortunate victim of franchise fatigue and a release date only a few days before Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Otherwise it really is a decent entry in the series which has a good story and by far the best special effects and action sequences of any of the Next Generation films that still look great 14 years later. In contrast, the special effects of First Contact and Insurrection were terrible even for the standards of the day. The only thing about Nemesis that still bothers me is the fact that Tom Hardy, despite a great performance looked nothing like a young Patrick Stewart. In retrospect they should have had Sir Patrick play both roles. All in all, it is the second best (behind First Contact), of the Next Generation films and it is certainly worthy of the top 5 or 6 of all the Star Trek movies.

(Admittedly, this is a retro review. But still, a very poor and sad movie.) Long and uninspired plot. A clone? Never happened before! A long and unnecessary interaction between hero and villain? Never happened before! Deplorable variations between different power levels/abilities of different starships that make no sense? Never happened before! Unnecessary gloating/goading of villains that lead to their demise? Never happened before! Sad and poorly executed dialogue between clearly aging cast members to make a few buck before retiring their respective roles? Never happened before! To be fair, none of these things have ever happened before in any/all of the various Star Trek shows/movies before. Or, have they?

Poorly written. Plodded slowly along. Killing off Data was unnecessary, stupid, and added nothing to the story at all. A decidedly poor effort at a send off for a really wonderful cast. Recently seeing some of them in CBS's Picard made me nostalgic for the old days. I actually missed them.I was a fan of TNG during its initial run but lost interest after Generations and never saw any subsequent movie until this. Glad I didn't.Now, I strongly suspect, had there been another movie, that Data would have been found somewhere in the positronic matrix of his dim-witted brother and the whole gang would have been back together again.Indeed, we waited 18 years for CBS's Picard to reveal that Data in fact was in his brother's brain all along until later being downloaded to a quantum simulation upon his brother's disassembly by their creator's son. (hope I got that one right). He never got another body in which to live again. Tough break for Data.For this movie, however, the cast gets 5 stars for being their wonderful selves. The directing and script get 1 star for being pretty terrible. The writers and director should have been sent to a Klingon prison planet for that effort. Average of 3 stars.

I received my dvd but the quality was bad after about 30 minutes of watching it kept stopping or loosing sound unable to finish watching the film very disappointed. Even box was ripped. I have now received email saying send back for refund but it cost £1 postage £1.45 just isn’t worth sending back as I will get £1 refund once paid second postage but thanks for reply maybe you could send a second copy free of charge to me!

In my opinion Star Trek: Nemesis is the most underrated Star Trek film. Rotten Tomatoes, a review compilation website, gives it 38%, meaning that only 59 out of 157 professional critics gave it good reviews. Perhaps by that point we'd grown tired of Star Trek films and wanted a new crew exploring the big screen, but if you remove it from its franchise context Star Trek: Nemesis is a very good sci-fi film. It tells a fast-paced moving story about age, regret and anger, themes which distinguished the best Star Trek film, Wrath of Khan. It also has elements of the sixth episode, The Undiscovered Country, which was about forging peace with Klingons (this time it's Romulans), though these are less prominent.The Next Generation crew are disbanding; Deanna and Riker, who'll soon be married, are leaving for another ship, while the rest will go their separate ways. Before that happens, however, they're called to the Romulan Empire with a promised potential of peace. But when they arrive they're greeted by Shinzon (Tom Hardy), a fearsome warrior with darker plans.Hardy is a striking villain. Astute viewers will notice similarities between this character and Bane, who Hardy played in The Dark Knight Rises. Hardy's a really fine actor, and he does a great deal to make Shinzon one of the better Trek villains. His performance expresses both sadism and sadness; some of his dialogues with Picard are genuinely moving. Shinzon's an angry, tragic man. Real pathos lies in the secret of his identity, which I'll leave you to discover if other critics haven't revealed it. Patrick Stewart, as always, does wonderful work as Picard. He gives the Next Generation films a solid core of integrity and sophistication, delivering each line with easy but practised confidence. As an actor he's a skilled craftsman; watching him share the screen with Hardy is one of Nemesis' pleasures. Another Starfleet captain makes a cameo, and Brent Spiner's also great as Data, whose story arc is the best of his in all the films.It may go without saying that the effects and action are excellent. Picard's bridge takes one of its most awesome poundings here. However, a problem Nemesis does have is that unlike Wrath of Khan it doesn't feel more suited to a feature than a TV episode. Not to say it should have been an episode; it's just not quite as intense as it could have been. Overall, though, Nemesis is an unfairly maligned Trek film, much better than its immediate predecessor Insurrection, which did a lot more business at the box office. Its plot is intriguing, acting superlative and visuals top-drawer.A note on the DVD: My copy has some wonderful deleted scenes which add a lot to the characters' motivations and personalities. Apparently the film was drastically trimmed to replace wordier scenes with action. Maybe Nemesis would be better regarded if it hadn't done so.

Easily the best of the NG movies. The actors were superb, and Gene Roddenberry's philosophy was prevalent throughout. There were some amazing moments that were victim to the editors cut however. Watch some of the excellent deleted scenes. It helps the movie make a lot more sense - especially the one with Picard and Data in Picard's quarters - that should NOT have been removed from the final cut. Watch the scene at the end where Picard and Riker say their goodbyes. You can se, feel and hear the years of respect the two men have for each other - a brilliantly scripted and acted scene, with a fantastic, moving piece of accompanying music. Great film - watch it.

The final outing for the Star Trek TNG crew... well presumably. Preferred First Contact and Generations, but this is a good one to finish on. Good to have on Blu Ray for the enhanced picture and sounds... always makes space flicks seem much more impressive. Got to love Star Trek! Well... before Discovery come along anyway. 🤪👍

The final Trek film before the reboot, Nemesis feature some of the best battle scenes for some time. In fact since the film it borrows so much from. There are multiple links between this and WOK. The bad guy looking to avenge himself on the Enterprise captain, a major engagement in a nebular, a super weapon that could destroy everything and a beloved character sacrificing himself for the rest of the crew. Problem is, although Tom Hardy plays a good part, Shinzon is never particularly interesting in the way Khan was. It is nice to see the Romulans get a lookin though.As for the Blue Ray itself. There are plenty of interesting extras to get your teeth into. The picture quality is excellent although the sound is poorly balanced. As is so often the case with 'remasted' films, the dialog is too quiet whereas the action and music too loud. This is particularly bad for the whole series, particularly the later films.