Sharon, Jack and I watched Star Trek: First Contact on Saturday night. Released in November of 1996, I can remember going to see the film in the theater by myself, while Sharon was traveling for work; it may be the only movie I have ever seen in the theater by myself. After seeing Star Trek into Darkness, we have started a loose project to go back and see all of the other Star Trek films in order like we did with the James Bond films.
Star Trek: First Contact is the eighth feature film in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. It is the first film to feature no cast members from the original Star Trek television series of the 1960s. The primary cast for First Contact is from the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series.
The plot of the film involves the crew of the USS Enterprise-E traveling from the 24th to 21st century to save their future after the cybernetic Borg conquered Earth by changing the timeline. The Enterprise arrives in the past, on April 4, 2063, the day before humanity's first encounter with alien life after Zefram Cochrane's historic warp drive flight.
While the special effects are much better than most of the previous Star Trek films, I am just not a fan of time travel movies...
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Sunday, November 16, 2014
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Sharon, Jack and I watched Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. After seeing Star Trek into Darkness in June, we started project to start a project to go back and see all of the other Star Trek films in order like we did with the James Bond films.
Released 1991 by Paramount Pictures, the film is the sixth installment based on the Star Trek science fiction franchise. The film marked the final appearance together of the original series' cast. It also marked the last appearance to date of Nichelle Nichols as Uhura in an actual Star Trek movie or TV episode, and the final appearance of DeForest Kelley, who died in 1999, as Dr. McCoy. Kim Cattrall plays Valeris, the Enterprise's new navigator and the first Vulcan to graduate at the top of her class at Starfleet Academy.
In the film, the destruction of the moon Praxis leads the Klingon Empire to pursue peace with their long-time adversary the Federation. The crew of the USS Enterprise must race against unseen conspirators with a militaristic agenda who want to disrupt any peace process.
I liked this film a lot more than the previous two films in the franchise. Sharon did not.
Released 1991 by Paramount Pictures, the film is the sixth installment based on the Star Trek science fiction franchise. The film marked the final appearance together of the original series' cast. It also marked the last appearance to date of Nichelle Nichols as Uhura in an actual Star Trek movie or TV episode, and the final appearance of DeForest Kelley, who died in 1999, as Dr. McCoy. Kim Cattrall plays Valeris, the Enterprise's new navigator and the first Vulcan to graduate at the top of her class at Starfleet Academy.
In the film, the destruction of the moon Praxis leads the Klingon Empire to pursue peace with their long-time adversary the Federation. The crew of the USS Enterprise must race against unseen conspirators with a militaristic agenda who want to disrupt any peace process.
I liked this film a lot more than the previous two films in the franchise. Sharon did not.
Monday, August 05, 2013
Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan
On July 3, 2013, Sharon, Jack and I watched Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. After seeing Star Trek into Darkness in June, we are going to start a project to go back and see all of the other Star Trek films in order like we did with the James Bond films.
Released 1982 by Paramount Pictures, the film is the second feature based on the Star Trek science fiction franchise. The plot features James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise facing off against the genetically-engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán), a character who first appeared in the 1967 Star Trek television series episode Space Seed.
This is a much better film than the first Star Trek movie. I particularly liked Ricardo Montalbán's performance. At some point, I need to go back and watch the 1967 episode in which Khan first appeared.
Released 1982 by Paramount Pictures, the film is the second feature based on the Star Trek science fiction franchise. The plot features James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise facing off against the genetically-engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán), a character who first appeared in the 1967 Star Trek television series episode Space Seed.
This is a much better film than the first Star Trek movie. I particularly liked Ricardo Montalbán's performance. At some point, I need to go back and watch the 1967 episode in which Khan first appeared.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Sharon, Jack and I watched Star Trek: The Motion Picture on Friday night. Released in December of 1979, I can remember seeing this film in the theater in Davis (with Kim?). After seeing Star Trek into Darkness last weekend, I am going to start a project to go back and see all of the other Star Trek films in order like we did with the James Bond films.
Frankly, I found this movie pretty slow. There are long segments with the dramatic music showing the USS Enterprise at dock or the ship traveling through the alien cloud. The movie doesn't contain the fast paced action sequences that you get in contemporary movies. While that is not necessarily bad, Star Trek: The Motion Picture feels like it could have been an hour long television episode rather than a 2 hour and 10 minute movie.
I was surprised at how good the original the cast looked. At this point, William Shatner would have been 47.
Frankly, I found this movie pretty slow. There are long segments with the dramatic music showing the USS Enterprise at dock or the ship traveling through the alien cloud. The movie doesn't contain the fast paced action sequences that you get in contemporary movies. While that is not necessarily bad, Star Trek: The Motion Picture feels like it could have been an hour long television episode rather than a 2 hour and 10 minute movie.
I was surprised at how good the original the cast looked. At this point, William Shatner would have been 47.
Star Trek Films
06/21/2013 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture - December 7, 1979
07/03/2013 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - June 4, 1982
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - June 1, 1984
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - November 26, 1986
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - June 9, 1989
11/16/2013 - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - December 6, 1991
Star Trek Generations - November 18, 1994
11/15/2014 - Star Trek: First Contact - November 22, 1996
Star Trek: Insurrection - December 11, 1998
Star Trek: Nemesis - December 13, 2002
Star Trek - May 8, 2009
Star Trek into Darkness - May 16, 2013
Star Trek Beyond - July 22, 2016
07/03/2013 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - June 4, 1982
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - June 1, 1984
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - November 26, 1986
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - June 9, 1989
11/16/2013 - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - December 6, 1991
Star Trek Generations - November 18, 1994
11/15/2014 - Star Trek: First Contact - November 22, 1996
Star Trek: Insurrection - December 11, 1998
Star Trek: Nemesis - December 13, 2002
Star Trek - May 8, 2009
Star Trek into Darkness - May 16, 2013
Star Trek Beyond - July 22, 2016
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