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Release Date: 13 May, 2003 Retail Price: $19.99 OUR Price: $17.99 You SAVE: $2.00! Cast: Complete Cast (16 total) |
Star Trek - Insurrection Reviews
Coooool
Who knew that there was so much humor and genuine affection between the mainstays of the Next Generation cast? (Everyone who watched it, probably, except you had to really pay attention.) This selection is a refreshingly "freed" and less stoic group of characters who are less worried about making a mistake and more worried about doing the right thing against the odds.
It's a good story, a wonderful showcase for the characters, including a wonderful flirtatious affair for the Captain, and a moral victory. We get to root for the good guys and watch the bad guys either see the error of their ways or get incinerated.
Good fun overall. You'll want to watch it more than once and keep it handy for when every show on TV is "reality." Given the choice, I'll opt for Star Trek every time.
The Battle For Paradise Has Begun...
When "Star Trek: First Contact" was released to huge box office numbers, it was evident to Paramount Pictures that audiences were still extremely interested in this franchise, and were responding very well to the new crew. So, wasting little time Paramount greenlit the 8th sequel in the franchises history, "Star Trek: Insurrection", but this 'Star Trek' movie would be of a different mold than previous installments, and would that spell fortune or disaster for this lucrative franchise?
"Star Trek: Insurrection" begins with the crew of the Enterprise-E being notified by Starfleet that their android comrade, Data (Brent Spiner), while on a research mission has gone rogue. Picard (Patrick Stewart) convinces Starfleet to let him and the rest of the crew of the Enterprise-E be the ones to bring Data in before someone gets seriously hurt. When the crew arrives to confront Data, they discover that all is not as it seemed, and though Starfleet is indeed conducting research on this strange planet that holds the key to immortality, they are also planning something much more dastardly. Starfleet, in association with an alien race, are planning to remove the people that inhabit this planet so that they may plunder the planet's resources for the "benefit of mankind", what they fail to mention, or realize is that by removing these people, their bodies will begin to age rapidly to catch up with the amount of years they have been alive, which could mean death for many. With orders from Starfleet demanding the Enterprise leave the planet immediately, and their own consciences telling them to stay and defend these people, the crew must decide on which side they will stand. Let the insurrection begin!
I thought that this film was another great installment into the 'Star Trek' franchise, though I feel it is weaker than say "Star Trek: First Contact", it was still a very entertaining film. I know that some fans were unhappy with this particular outing, feeling that it was too romantic and funny, with not enough sci-fi action for their taste. I personally enjoyed the change in pace that this film gave to the series, after such an extremely action-heavy film with "Star Trek: First Contact", the next movie needed to slow things down a bit, or else run the risk of being judged as having not enough story and too much action in the series. Basically, it was a no-win situation, and I think Paramount and the creative forces behind this film made the right decision in terms of what was best for the franchise as a whole.
The actors all did wonderful jobs with their individual character arcs in this film, and this is where much of the movie's humor stems from, because each character begins to feel the effects of the planet making them younger, many funny moments come from Worf (Michael Dorn) going through a 2nd Klingon puberty, and another from Data overhearing a comment made by Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) to Counselor Troi (Marina Sirtis) regarding their breasts becoming firmer. However, humorous this all is, there is still some heavy dramatic beats when the crew realizes what will happen to the people of this planet if Starfleet has its way, and all the youthful enhancements they are experiencing pale in comparison to the pain this people will soon endure. Jonathan Frakes (who directed and starred in the film) does an excellent job leading his co-stars, his talent for direction is very well-honed, and he handles the more romantic story in a very cool way by having many of the camera movements be more lyrical, almost like the camera is dancing with the actors in the scene, a choice that heightens the mood of the movie even more.
Overall, this entry into the 'Star Trek' franchise, though not the strongest, is still very solid, and definitely worth owning. Don't listen to the critics that hated this movie, if you're a fan of 'Star Trek' then watch this movie, you will be entertained.
"Star Trek: Insurrection" is rated PG for violence.
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