The first Star Trek movie completely featuring the Next Generation cast, Star Trek: First Contact is probably my favorite Star Trek movie, with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan being either tied for first, or a close second. It has a strong combination of action and character, with an easy villain to root against.…
Star Trek: Generations was the movie that bridged the original series cast with The Next Generation cast – the plot device was that both Kirk and the TNG crew were sent to the same time period through something called The Nexus – which was a rift in time where there was NO sense of time….you…
By 1991, the original Star Trek cast had a good run. Most of the films were financial (if not critical) successes, and the picture was somewhat rushed to production to mark the 25th anniversary of the original series debut. While one potential script was planned as a prequel to the series with younger actors, that ideas…
As the Star Trek movie series episodes evolved, a few things became apparent – the cast was aging, and special effects alone couldn’t make the movies stand out. It was a hit and miss formula…which generated the axiom that if you wanted to see a good Star Trek movie….just watch the even numbered ones. That’s…
One of the most enjoyable Star Trek movies, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home treads a familiar path for Star Trek fans – what happens when you take people from the future and place them in current times? Fish out of water stories have long been popular, and time travel stories go back at least…
After dealing with Spock’s heroic sacrifice in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, I was excited to see that the next Star Trek movie was titled “The Search for Spock”……maybe he wasn’t really gone! That was enough of a hook to get me back in the theaters. This movie was the first to be…
When Star Trek: The Motion Picture made enough money to justify a sequel, you could almost hear millions of Star Trek fans breathe a sigh of relief. NOW….we’d get to see a REAL Star Trek movie. Well, we almost didn’t. The Motion Picture was over budget and underwhelmed at the box office. It made just…