Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

Director:

Stuart Baird

Writers (WGA):

Gene Roddenberry (television series Star Trek)
John Logan (story) ...

Release Date:

13 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

A Generation's Final Journey... Begins

Plot:

After the Enterprise is diverted to the Romulan planet of Romulus, supposedly because they want to negotiate a truce, the Federation soon find out the Romulans are planning an attack on Earth.

Plot Keywords:

Romulan | Planet | Captain | Space | Android

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Dec. 2	3:00 PM	AMC
Thur. Dec. 3	3:00 AM	AMC

Cast

Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander / Captain William T. Riker
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data / B-4
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn	...	Lt. Commander Worf
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi-Riker
Gates McFadden	...	Dr. Beverly Crusher
Tom Hardy	...	Praetor Shinzon
Ron Perlman	...	Reman Viceroy Vkruk
Shannon Cochran	...	Senator Tal'aura
Dina Meyer	...	Commander Donatra
Jude Ciccolella	...	Commander Suran
Alan Dale	...	Praetor Hiren
John Berg	...	Senator
Michael Owen	...	Helm Officer Branson

Also Known As:

Star Trek X (USA) (working title)
Star Trek X: Nemesis (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and peril and a scene of sexual content.

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Italy:T | Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Philippines:G | Portugal:M/12 (video rating) | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

El Mirage Dry Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

In an early draft of the script Ashley Judd, was supposed to briefly reprise Robin Leffler, her recurring role from the TV-series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Dr. Crusher is explaining Shinzon's genetic engineering, she speaks of RNA and DNA in the appropriate instances. However, when she mentions that Picard is the only one with compatible DNA, her lips say "RNA".

Quotes:

[first lines]
Senator: Senators, consider the opportunities for the Empire. At last, the destinies of the planets Romulus and Remus will be united. Shinzon of Remus is offering us a chance to make ourselves stronger than ever before. It would be madness to reject it. I beg you not to let prejudice or politics interfere with this Alliance. By joining Shinzon's forces with ours, not even the Federation will be able to stand in our way.
Praetor Hiren: That's enough!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Stuck on You (2003)

Soundtrack:

Blue Skies

Not that bad!

As far as I can remember, no Star Trek-Movie got passed the critics without being called "a shame for the francise" or "the worst trek movie ever". Especially the trekkies are very conservative and don't accept any new ideas.

"Nemesis" has some problems in it: the scenario was taken out of nowhere and has nearly no relationship to the TNG-Series or the other movies. The hints given by some characters like Janeway or Shinzon ("like your borg friends would say...")do not help, they're making it even worse. Also, there is not much room for the other characters like Geordi or Crusher, even Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis are not allowed to make much of their roles. The worst of all is the telephatic duell between Deanna and the reman viceroy: it just DOESN'T FIT into the Star Trek universe!

But after all, "Nemesis" is not that bad. Steward and Spiner are doing a wonderful job, Tom Hardy is also good as Shinzon and Ron Perlman adds another dying character to his filmography. The battle between the "Enterprise" and the "Scimitar" is even better than that between the original ship and the "Reliant" in Star Trek II.

For me, the most important thing about this movie is the ending: There will be no more movies with the TNG-Crew, so it was very important for me to see how their story continues. And it does continue, the journey to the final frontier goes on. And that just isn't that bad!