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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Raw Cadet: [QB] My list: "Star Trek: 1. The Motion Picture" 2. First Contact" 3 (tie). IV: The Voyage Home" Insurrection" 5. II: The Wrath Of Khan" 6. Generations" 7. VI: The Undiscovered Country" 8. III: The Search For Spock" 9. V: The Final Frontier" Regarding "Star Trek: The Motion Picture:" I share the thoughts of the few others who feel this movie is the only real science fiction Star Trek film, and the only one that was truly an epic production. As is often stated, most of the other films seem like episodes to me. While "Star Trek II" feels epic, it was filmed on the cheap in comparison the "The Motion Picture." And if one compares the productions, save for the seventies colors, "The Motion Picture" has aged much better than the next one. Regarding "Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan:" I believe we discussed how the movie could be "fatally flawed" or "the greatest movie ever made" (depending on one's viewpoint) in a post entitled "(One Of) My Problem(s) With 'Star Trek II,'" which I think was last responded to in October. Regarding "Star Trek: Nemesis:" I agree with the already stated idea that a film must be seen to be rated. However, if I was going to rate it in comparison to the other Star Trek films, based on what I know, "Star Trek: Nemesis" would rate rather low. I actually do not know too much about the movie, and I think I know more than I want to, but the "plot twist" sounds like something out of a second-rate soap opera ( the old evil [WARNING, SPOILER AHEAD] . . . twin plot). And from a production standpoint, while a $65,000,000 budget is hardly filming it on the cheap, the amount is less than the last two Star Trek films were budgeted [as an aside, I hear the "Alaskan wedding scene" is actually being filmed against a green screen in Hollywood, and that second unit footage shot in Alaska will be composited in later, because the budget will not allow shooting on location. First of all, this does indeed sound like "filming on the cheap." Second, any fellow fan of James Bond movies will shudder with me at conceptualizing the horrors that can result when back projection or green/blue screen techniques are utilized]. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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