Excerpt sent to frinds after watching Nemisis:
Last night I decided to brave the after Christmas crowds to see Star Trek: Nemesis hoping that based on the dismal sales, 28.6 Million, this particular showing would be relatively empty. For the most part I was right.
Now I want everyone to know that I came to the theater knowing that John Logan wanted to capture the rivalry of The Wrath of Khan movie. This is of course what I have been trying to tell my Trek friends for years. The intelligence, cunning and out right hatred that Ricardo Montalban had towards William Shatner was sheer pleasure to watch and view. These two opposing forces clashing!!! I get giddy just reminiscing the first time I seen it in the movie theater, but I digress...
So you ask, "What was my first impressions after the credits start to roll?" "In one word "Plagiarism" That's right plagiarism!!
Let me elaborate with the key points that were in the Wrath of Khan that seemed to show up in Nemesis:
Genetically engineered villain
"foreign" accent
death of a Key member of the crew
Hopeless Odds where it becomes necessary for one to sacrifice himself (Who didn't know that when Laforge went to escort Data to the Landing Bay after the wink that Data wasn't toast?)
Science Officer Dies
The possibility for Science officer to be reborn
This is just the few issues that I can think of off hand that showed blatant plagiarism, I feel confident that there are more of theses "flattery's" as well.
I feel that Nemesis left Non-Trekkies in a lurch because a lot of the dialog required knowledge of the Next Generation universe. Betaziods and there marriage rituals. Data's musical inclination. Picards adolescent past. Riker and Deanna's relationship. As a "Junior" Trekkie I cannot see how Original Trekkers as well as STNG Trekkies could enjoy the overt plagiarism. I was also unhappy with the lack of dialog from some of our favorite characters: Worf, "Can I raise the shields Captain?", "Yes "Captain?" "Right away sir!" Wesley Crusher: " "
What about the people of Remus, did you look at them? Albino Bat people with leprosy... As a fan I know that there was a rift in the Vulcan people, the peaceful ones stay on the Vulcan Home world the War Lovers go to Romulus and Remus. So why do they look so different? Living in the dark that long can't do that to you, can it?
Was it me or did the whole telepathic rape scene seem out of touch and a reach for something found in the Star Trek universe? Where did Deanne learn to be a psychic locater anyway? Picard could have used that little ability on many a mission..
B4 was not very believable as well. It was just a little to convenient to create another Data as well as let Data, a Star Fleet officer, download all of his memories / classified information to B4. With Remus being a race of warriors why did they have only 1 ship?
How did Janeway become an Admiral and Picard is still only a Captain?
Ah............ Questions, questions
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Excerpt sent to frinds after watching Nemisis: Last night I decided to brave the after Christmas crowds to see Star Trek: Nemesis hoping that based on the dismal sales, 28.6 Million, this particular showing would be relatively empty. For the most part I was right. Now I want everyone to know that I came to the theater knowing that John Logan wanted to capture the rivalry of The Wrath of Khan movie. This is of course what I have been trying to tell my Trek friends for years. The intelligence, cunning and out right hatred that Ricardo Montalban had towards William Shatner was sheer pleasure to watch and view. These two opposing forces clashing!!! I get giddy just reminiscing the first time I seen it in the movie theater, but I digress... So you ask, "What was my first impressions after the credits start to roll?" "In one word "Plagiarism" That's right plagiarism!! Let me elaborate with the key points that were in the Wrath of Khan that seemed to show up in Nemesis: Genetically engineered villain "foreign" accent death of a Key member of the crew Hopeless Odds where it becomes necessary for one to sacrifice himself (Who didn't know that when Laforge went to escort Data to the Landing Bay after the wink that Data wasn't toast?) Science Officer Dies The possibility for Science officer to be reborn This is just the few issues that I can think of off hand that showed blatant plagiarism, I feel confident that there are more of theses "flattery's" as well. I feel that Nemesis left Non-Trekkies in a lurch because a lot of the dialog required knowledge of the Next Generation universe. Betaziods and there marriage rituals. Data's musical inclination. Picards adolescent past. Riker and Deanna's relationship. As a "Junior" Trekkie I cannot see how Original Trekkers as well as STNG Trekkies could enjoy the overt plagiarism. I was also unhappy with the lack of dialog from some of our favorite characters: Worf, "Can I raise the shields Captain?", "Yes "Captain?" "Right away sir!" Wesley Crusher: " " What about the people of Remus, did you look at them? Albino Bat people with leprosy... As a fan I know that there was a rift in the Vulcan people, the peaceful ones stay on the Vulcan Home world the War Lovers go to Romulus and Remus. So why do they look so different? Living in the dark that long can't do that to you, can it? Was it me or did the whole telepathic rape scene seem out of touch and a reach for something found in the Star Trek universe? Where did Deanne learn to be a psychic locater anyway? Picard could have used that little ability on many a mission.. B4 was not very believable as well. It was just a little to convenient to create another Data as well as let Data, a Star Fleet officer, download all of his memories / classified information to B4. With Remus being a race of warriors why did they have only 1 ship? How did Janeway become an Admiral and Picard is still only a Captain? Ah............ Questions, questions Next up The Two Towers