Amazon.com: There were only two ways for 'classic Trek' cast members to appear in a movie with the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation: either Capt. Kirk and his contemporaries would have to be very, very old, or there would be some time travel involved in the plot. Since geriatric heroes aren't very exciting (despite a welcomed cameo appearance by the aged Dr. McCoy), Star Trek: Generations unites Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) and Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) in a time-jumping race to stop a madman's quest for heavenly contentment. When a mysterious energy coil called the Nexus nearly destroys the newly christened U.S.S. Enterprise-B, the just-retired Capt. Kirk is lost and presumed dead. But he's actually been happily trapped in the timeless purgatory of the Nexus--an idyllic state of being described by the mystical Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) as 'pure joy.' Picard must convince Kirk to leave this artificial comfort zone and confront Dr. Soran (Malcolm McDowell), the madman who will threaten billions of lives to be reunited with the addictive pleasure of the Nexus. With subplots involving the android Data's unpredictable 'emotion chip' and the spectacular crash-landing of the starship Enterprise, this crossover movie not only satisfied Trek fans, but it also gave them something they'd never had to confront before: the heroic and truly final death of a beloved Star Trek character. Passing the torch to the Next Generation with dignity and entertaining adventure, the movie isn't going to please everyone with its somewhat hokey plot, but it still ranks as a worthy big-screen launch for Picard and his stalwart crew. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating: - The Next Generation's Generation
The Good Things
*Lots of good action and special effects.
*Filming style is good.
*Storyline is okay; it makes sense to me, but is mostly a good excuse to unite Kirk with Picard. It also incorporates a few important parts of the "Star Trek" universe, such as Data getting his emotion chip installed.
*Characters are good. Picard, Kirk, and Data are all great. I love Malcom McDowell as the bad guy.
*Writing is pretty good. Lots of comedy and drama.
*Some interesting themes about growing old.
*Good music in general.
The Bad Things
*Did they really have to blow up the Enterprise D?
The Questionable Things
*A little bit of swearing may make it inappropriate for young kids (rated PG-13).
This may seem a little hoaky, but is still a great deal of fun. This film is loaded with slick action, cool special effects, funny moments, ... Read More
Rating: - Plot holes galore, the absolute worst of Trek
The movie's script is obnoxious, cheesy, uninspired, insipid, mundane, overwrought with unnecessary technical jargon and bogged down by ridiculously oversized plotholes. The best use for this movie is as a doorstop.
Rating: - Average, only Average.
When I heard that ST 7 was going to be a "passing-of-the-torch" film I dreaded its release. After the wonderful send off of the original cast in Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) all they could do is cheapen the effect. And lo-&-behold, I was right. The main problem with Generations is that it's a gimmick movie, nothing more, nothing less. And the sad thing is, it never had to be made. Once ST VI was done they could have just done a TNG film, no problem. When you look at the storyline there really is no reason why Kirk (with Scotty & Chekov at the beginning) needed to be included. The movie would have been no better or worse with only Picard & crew in it.
Not that the storyline in general was that great. The plot could have been an episode on the TV just as easily as a film. There was nothing special about it. The film starts off with Kirk, Scotty, ... Read More
Rating: - a true fan would buy this :)
if you like the next generation you'll want to own this. Very cool way to see the crew extend the stories past the season 7 eppisode.
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- The Next Generation's Generation
- Plot holes galore, the absolute worst of Trek
- Average, only Average.
