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There were only two ways for "classic Trek" cast members to appear in a movie with the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation: either Capt. Kirk and his contemporaries would have to be very, very old, or there would be some time travel involved in the plot. Since geriatric heroes aren't very exciting (despite a welcomed cameo appearance by the aged Dr. McCoy), Star Trek: Generations unites Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) and Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) in a time-jumping race to stop a madman's quest for heavenly contentment. When a mysterious energy coil called the Nexus nearly destroys the newly christened U.S.S. Enterprise-B, the just-retired Capt. Kirk is lost and presumed dead. But he's actually been happily trapped in the timeless purgatory of the Nexus--an idyllic state of being described by the mystical Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) as "pure joy." Picard must convince Kirk to leave this artificial comfort zone and confront Dr. Soran (Malcolm McDowell), the madman who will threaten billions of lives to be reunited with the addictive pleasure of the Nexus. With subplots involving the android Data's unpredictable "emotion chip" and the spectacular crash-landing of the starship Enterprise, this crossover movie not only satisfied Trek fans, but it also gave them something they'd never had to confront before: the heroic and truly final death of a beloved Star Trek character. Passing the torch to the Next Generation with dignity and entertaining adventure, the movie isn't going to please everyone with its somewhat hokey plot, but it still ranks as a worthy big-screen launch for Picard and his stalwart crew. --Jeff Shannon
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One good thing you can say is it's probably the best of the odd numbered
There's a universal rule when it comes down to Star Trek films: the best ones usually are the even ones. Many consider II(Wrath of Kahn), IV(Voyage Home) and (VI)Undiscovered Country. Well Generations is not only an odd-numbered but it's the first one to feature the Generations cast and also includes members of the original cast. It's got bad moments sure but it's also got great ones.
The Enterprise-B is about to go on its maiden voyage with Captain Kirk, Chekov and Scotty in tow. Really quickly they receive a distress call: 2 ships are caught in a weird energy ribbon. They do rescue half of the survivors but a part of the ship is damaged, the same section Kirk was in.
Flash-forward 80 years later and the Generations cast receives word that an Observatory near a star has been under attack. Found amongst the wreckage is Dr. Soran, one of the survivors from the ribbon mission. It seems he's on a plan to get inside the ribbon, which acts as a sort of heaven-like place where you're always happy. In order to do that, he destroys a couple stars which end up going supernova(science word for explode) and destroy several populated planets in the process. Helping out Captain Picard is an old legend.
Like I said, the film does have its good points. The nexus certainly looks cool(that one shot where Soran raises his hands as the ribbon is right in front of him is one of my favorite shots ever) and the stellar cartography scene is so cool and interesting. Unfortunately it's all got its lameness. The subplot involving Data's emotions is pure forced comic relief while the enemy race in the film isn't much of a threat. Plus there's what I call the seatbelt issue: they always get hit by photon torpedoes and beams and such and go flying and not decide, hmm...seatbelts?
In the end it's a Star Trek film that doesn't take place of the best ones but it's certainly good regardless.
Flawed, but a good movie.
Well, when the story begins, the Enterprise-B is being launched with Starfleet heroes, Kirk, Scotty, and Chekov. For me, it would have made more sense to have Spock and McCoy, but once Leonard Nimoy dropped out because of problems with the script, DeForest Kelley decided they had a better exit in The Undiscovered Country, and said "If Leonard's not doing it, then I'm not doing it." Well, anyways, these scenes set us up for the rest of the movie, which really has nothing to do with the original series cast.
On the whole, Generations seems like a drawn-out, higher budget episode of The Next Generation. However, fans familiar to the series may be surprised to see some set changes, such as added consoles on the Enterprise-D bridge, or the bright orange lighting in Ten Forward. For villains, Malcolm McDowell brings out the character of Soran, and the Duras sisters from a few episodes of TNG appear.
Anyways, I am one of the people who feel a bit more possitive about the ending (On the DVD, they show the original - not that good). Star Trek: Generations will be most appealing to Trekkers, but it is not as good an exit for the original cast as Star Trek VI.
Star Trek Generations (Special Collector's Edition)
I just finished a marathon of Star Trek with the purchases I just got from Amazon. I enjoyed it so much. I also purchased the following DVD's with this purchase:
Star Trek - The Original Crew Movie Collection (Special Edition)
Star Trek - First Contact (Special Collector's Edition)
Star Trek Generations (Special Collector's Edition)
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