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Star Trek: Nemesis Gets the Go Signal

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-beam-down-my-pants dept.

PatJensen writes "Star Trek TNG: Nemesis, the 10th Star Trek movie gets the green light from Paramount today. It will be directed by Stuart Baird, who did Executive Decision, US Marshals and Tomb Raider. Looks to be pretty action packed. Digital Domain (LOTR, Titanic) will be doing the SFX. The movie seems to be based around Romulan conflict with the Federation. " Can't be as bad as Insurrection. At least, I hope not. BTW the first movie is out on DVD now and they did a pretty good job with the re-release.

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  1. Directing... by Raleel · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think that Jonathon Frakes is actually a pretty solid director, as is LeVar Burton. I look back on my favorite episodes and those guys did most of them...

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  2. it's an even number trek by jmahler · · Score: 3, Insightful

    so it CAN'T be too bad. :)

    besides, the romulans are, as they say, bad ass. Could actually be good!

    (fingers seriously crossed)

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    1. Re:it's an even number trek by Evro · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Well, as I (think I) said, I haven't read any of his books myself. But that does sound like a really dumb thing for him to do. Taking out the entire collective? That's so dumb. Makes it difficult for anyone to take that book seriously, I'd guess. Taking out all the borg in the sector, ok, that's perfectly legit in star trek land. But to attempt to remove a major galactic player from the Star Trek world is a mistake.

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  3. Romulans by digitalsushi · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Finally.. we had to wait til the 10th movie to finally arrive at the one with the Romulans. They've been saving them as a plot for... forever. And, its an even numbered flick, so its probably inevitable that this movie is going to be very, very good.

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  4. settin' myself up by Lurking+Grue · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I know I'll get clobbered for this, but I think Insurrection was great. Saw it several times. Bought the DVD and the soundtrack CD. I don't understand the Insurrection-bashing, but it seems to be quite popular. Oh well. Guess I fail that section of the geek-test.

  5. It's not strange...It's marketing by DAldredge · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This way they will sell 2 of each movie..one as soon as it comes out and one when it is rereleased with extended footage

  6. Hey, I liked Insurrection! by Planesdragon · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It was a Star Trek Episode, just like ST II-IV were. I actually felt that it was *more* of a Star Trek flick than First Contact, and right up there with Generations.

    Of course, Star Trek alternates between "movies that are Star Trek" and "Star Trek that happens to be a movie." And that means that X will be like "First Contact", "The Undiscoveredy Coutnry", "The Wrath of Khan", and all the other even-numbered movies.

    I look foward to it.

  7. Re:Rumored to be last TNG movie... by GreyyGuy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I had read on Wil Wheaton's site that Lavar Burton had mentioned that this was the last one.

    I think it would be cool to have the next film with the DS9 crew. Thee were a lot of stories left open. Sisko coming back. A whole new relationship with the Changlings. The whole Gamma quadrant. Lots of material.

    I don't know what Voyager could do. They got home. End of story. Thank goodness. 7 of 9 aside, I didn't like the show.

  8. Stuart Baird's movies have been terrible. by idealego · · Score: 3, Insightful

    According to imdb.com
    6.4 Executive Decision
    5.5 US Marshals
    6.2 Tomb Raider

    So it looks like we can't expect much from the next Star Trek unfortunately.

  9. BTW, I'm Taco the entertainment whore... by TZA14a · · Score: 2, Insightful
    BTW the first movie is out on DVD now and they did a pretty good job with the re-release.

    Well, we might HATE the MPAA and their way of doing business, but of course that doesn't mean we shouldn't buy all the shiny new DVDs they release...

    I hate to repeat myself, but people who complain about the MPAA and RIAA all the time, but still rush out to buy every new CD or DVD they think they could like need some serious attitude adjustment.

  10. The heck with ST X, we want GQ II!!!! by hughk · · Score: 4, Insightful
    After watching Galaxy Quest, I realised how much ST films sucked. I am sorry, but the acting/direction isn't really there. GQ was just a satire on the whole ST idea.

    Sorry I am spoiled, I want to have better action and more fun with this sort of movie and ST lacked in both departments. We all have got a little blase about SFX, they are good for spectacle but don't exactly help the movie develop. Some of the ST story lines were just plane lame, some showed promise, but were not well developed.

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