DVD Star Trek - Nemesis (Full Screen Edition)

"Q" Is Needed To Help Save The Franchise!!

Strong performances abound in this truly grand epic, including Tom Hardy as Shinzon, who does a spectacular job going nose to nose against Patrick Stewart's legendary acting abilities, while still managing to hold his own in a scene together. The film also boasts an impressive story, including a unique subplot about Data (Brent Spiner) and his newfound brother, B-4 (also played by Spiner). Other highlights include the much anticipated wedding between Will Riker and Deanna Troi as well as Data's rendition of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" at the party afterwards. And with strong character development, a tremendous score by Jerry Goldsmith (one of his best), some exciting action sequences, including an all terrain vehicle chase (with Picard behind the wheel) and an all out space battle between the Enterprise and the Scimitar (Shinzon's cloaked vessel), you've got yourself a film that's has it all.

So then what happened at the box office? Many people are still scratching their heads as to why Star Trek: Nemesis ended up becoming the lowest money making Trek film of the entire franchise, which was previously held by Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. A major factor had to be the release date on December 13th (2002), which pigeonholed the film in-between the release dates of Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets as well as The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers, two of the most highly anticipated movies of the year. It would almost seem like suicide to release a film anywhere near either of them. Still others contend that the downfall occurred due to the franchise exhausting itself with all the different television series that have been released over the years, burning itself out in the process. Some have even argued that there were just too many parallels between Nemesis and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. But no matter if you're an optimist or a pessimist, the question remains:

Can something be done to help save the franchise?

A popular idea (which this reviewer happens to agree with) is to bring back the ever popular character, "Q" (made famous on the tv series) and make a film using him as the main focal point. Played flawlessly by actor John de Lancie, "Q", an omnipotent superbeing, would be able to take the Enterprise on a journey the likes of which we, the filmgoing public, have never seen or imagined. He also has the potential to appeal to both Trek and non-Trek fans alike. "Q" is always at his best when matching wits against Picard. Their chemistry together is just perfect. With all his amazing powers (the ability to make anyone or anything appear as well as taking anyone anywhere in the universe), the possibilities are endless as to the kind of story that could be made for a possible Star Trek XI. And although this doesn't seem likely now, one can remember a similar experience with Star Trek V: The Final Frontier when everyone thought it would also be the last installment. Jonathan Frakes (Will Riker) has been saying for virtually every TNG picture, that "Q" will eventually show up in one of them. "Q" could do for Star Trek XI what the Borg did for "First Contact. But is it too late? Let's hope not.

The Star Trek: Nemesis DVD also has some rather interesting extras, including an audio commentary by director Stuart Baird, who speaks in an almost soft whisper as he shares his thoughts about the film and what he was forced to cut out (such as Riker playing his trombone or more scenes with Data's cat, Spot). Four featurettes and a photo gallery are also present, each discussing different aspects of the film, from directing, character development, action, special effects, and even a small possibility, by Patrick Stewart himself, for a potential sequel. Many will find the nine "deleted scenes" section on the DVD fascinating. Highlights include an intimate discussion between Picard and Data (who looks at the Captains flute from "The Inner Light" tv episode) about getting older, a second rape scene on Troi by Shinzon in a turbolift (which was partly shown in the Nemesis theatrical trailer), and an extended ending which shows a new first officer taking over for Riker (who is leaving with Troi to become Captain of the starship Titan), as well as Picard's Captain's chair finally being fitted with automatic seatbelts.

So show your support and pick up this DVD today. There are still many more stories to be told with the Next Generation crew of the starship Enterprise. Let them be made into a reality on the big screen.

Engage.

When the crew arrives back on the ship they detect a variation
that is the same frequency that Data is putting out confronting
enimey and a long buggy chase scene they uncover what looks to be
a clone of data who is much more primitive that calls himself B4
wich Brent Spiner does what he does best in playing charachter
roles he get's to play two parts to his role in the film as the
crew resarches this further they have been told by Romulans that
a renegade ship is in the area of the darkside of Romulas known
as the Scimitar a hulking battleship that is ages old.

Ivited by a mysterious figure named Shinzon who is played
brillantly and charming and evil by Tom Hardy by his vice roy
Remar played by unrecoknizable Ron Pearlman Picard leads an
away team aboard the ship , only to find that in Picards
curiousity Shinzon feels and knows everything that Picard does
this fuels a battle between them of wit and proweress to find
out anything that Shinzon knows about Picard but while Picard
curiosity is holding him back to figuring out the real truth
that Shinzon only has very little time to live and he needs
B4 to deliver the plans that will make his huge Scimitar ship
into a huge radiation superconductor , no doubt also there is
a huge epic battle scene between the Scimatar and the Enterprise
E that is nothing short of awsome and and a sad ending that
fans of the next generation will not soon forget but the ending
ruiens the endind by being predictable for the only reason but
to make another sequel , Stuiart Baird is directing this film
but does not really take the fans and the film seriouly or to
hart wich made what could have been an excellent film into a
flawed film by showing not enough charachter development and
focusing to much on one charchter Picard(Patrick Stewart),and
no doubt he is one the best british actors but one charchter
is not enough to carry a Star Trek film this is a crew were
talking about here besides the fact that maybe a little more
between Picard and Shinzon would have made a diffrence in the
film to make the battle scenes more anticipated because what
an emimey Tom Hardy makes Shinzon into almost a tragic figure
from one of Shakespear's plays, the result in my opinon makes
this far better then the previous installment Insurrection and
not even close to being better then in my opinon and most fans
will agree with me First Contact wich was by far the best film
of the next generation crew.

4 viginette's about the making of the film and deleted
scenes makes this better them some of the bare bones Star
Trek films other then first four two disk versions of the
first four Star Trek films.If nothing else if you have 9
of the previous Star Trek films there is no exscuse why
you shouldn't get Nemisis on DVD, even if you don't have
the 9 films and have seen the next generation televison
episodes it is a worth addition to your DVD library but
it is definately not the best film around that goes to
either Star Trek 2 , or Star Trek 4.