Star Trek - Generations (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
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Actor: Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Patrick StewartDirector: David Carson
Brand: STEWART,PATRICK
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 117 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-28
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Star Trek - Generations (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: Star Trek goes 'Blade Runner'. A stunning masterpiece.
Summary: 5 Stars
It may be that I am in the very minority of people if I state that Star Trek Generations is far and away the best of the Next Gen films and one of the best of the overall series. I may be in the minority to talk about its philosophical themes that are all over the place in all the right places. It may be I'm the only person who sees this film as a philosophy piece like Blade Runner. But that's what I see it as. And though this film is definitely not as well-directed or well-made as the aforementioned Ridley Scott classic, the themes and astounding philosophical musings are very similar.
'Star Trek: Generations' deals with the themes of time, humanity, happiness, and obsession. The film revolves around a scientist of the name Dr. Tolian Soran (portrayed by Malcom McDowell of 'A Clockwork Orange') who was sucked into a time vortex called the Nexus many years ago. The Nexus manifests itself as the ultimate pinnacle of happiness and satisfaction for every individual who is pulled within it: whatever their greatest hopes, dreams, and desires are, they are manifested. Soran, whose wife and son were killed, was "with them" again when he was in the Nexus. Years after being removed from it, he goes on a murderous quest to reunite with it while being pursued by Picard and the classic Enterprise crew of ST:TNG.
Right before these events unfold and the Enterprise is thrust into pursuit of Soran, Picard is notified that his brother and nephew were killed in a fire. Picard, never married and never a father, loved his nephew like a son and is anguished over this. This anguish lasts till the end of the movie and is manifested and reflected on all during his chase of Soran. Meanwhile, the emotionless android Data is equipped with an experimental emotional chip after requesting it from his only true close friend, engineer Geordi LaForge. He experiences emotion, pain, and fear for the first time. The emotion-chip theme with Data is one that would continue for the entire ST:TNG film series right until the haunting finale of the criminally underrated 'Star Trek: Nemesis'.
The main theme the film deals with, as mentioned before, is time. Do we linger in the past, or do we learn from the past and move forward? Do we choose to "burn" in the "flames" of yesterday, or move beyond them and advance as human beings? Similarly, as was the main theme in 'Blade Runner', Data's emotion chip asks us the question of what defines humanity, whether it be our genetic makeup and appearance or our hopes, dreams, loves, and experiences.
Little more can be gone into without spoiling the film. While the direction is not perfect, the themes and story are the best of the ST:TNG film series and one of the best of the entire Trek series overall. With a director such as Stanley Kubrick or Ridley Scott this movie would probably be considered one of the greatest of all-time. Absolute masterpiece and a must-see for any and all fans of Star Trek and philosophical science fiction.
Summary of Star Trek - Generations (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Captains Jean-Luc Picard and James T. Kirk join forces to defeat an obsessed El Aurian physicist who will stop at nothing to rejoin the Nexus.Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: PG
Release Date: 10-APR-2007
Media Type: DVD
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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