The TNG movies were *very* hit & miss for me. 'First Contact' was the best I thought with 'Insurrection' reasonably close behind. 'Generations' was pretty bland and 'Nemesis' was just bloody awful!
I found Generations a lot more interesting than I thought I would, mostly because of Picard thinking about his mortality -- those shots with the deep afternoon light are very telling. First Contact remains a superb movie, Insurrection had great moral drama and F. Murray Abraham, and Nemesis...well. It had some cool ships. I could not believe that the same guy played Shinzon and Bane within just a few years of one another.
My biggest problem with SF movies - largely the fault of writers/directors not understanding the medium - is the seeming belief that just because its science fiction means that you can do *anything* and that it doesn't actually need to make sense. It infuriates me when something happens in an SF movie that violates the rules of the particular universe (without comment) or when silly rabbits are pulled out of hats because the writer/director has painted the protagonist into an easily predictable corner.
4 comments:
(straightens tunic, stands up) On screen!
Just finished re-watching...ALL the ST TNG movies! Most of them have improved with age for me. Nemesis has stayed the same.
The TNG movies were *very* hit & miss for me. 'First Contact' was the best I thought with 'Insurrection' reasonably close behind. 'Generations' was pretty bland and 'Nemesis' was just bloody awful!
I found Generations a lot more interesting than I thought I would, mostly because of Picard thinking about his mortality -- those shots with the deep afternoon light are very telling. First Contact remains a superb movie, Insurrection had great moral drama and F. Murray Abraham, and Nemesis...well. It had some cool ships. I could not believe that the same guy played Shinzon and Bane within just a few years of one another.
My biggest problem with SF movies - largely the fault of writers/directors not understanding the medium - is the seeming belief that just because its science fiction means that you can do *anything* and that it doesn't actually need to make sense. It infuriates me when something happens in an SF movie that violates the rules of the particular universe (without comment) or when silly rabbits are pulled out of hats because the writer/director has painted the protagonist into an easily predictable corner.
Post a Comment