What did you expect? I liked the movie because I knew what awaited me. But I was really surprised when Picard started singing in his quarters ('cause of the radiation, I know). What I expected was that Data actually does grow older (sorry, Mr. Spiner!) and that there would be another reason for Mr. Burton to take his visor off. I expected perfect landscapes, perfect clothes, perfect machines. I mean: Doesn't anyone misbehave somehow? Doesn't a tree lose a branch sometimes? Every Trekkie gets excited when someone's late for duty! In Star Trek, machines are not mankind's way to ease live, no, they are so perfect that they live on their own (nothing against Data!) but what I want to state here is that this is getting so weird! If there was a "solve problem"-button, nobody would criticise! I have to out myself as a Star Wars fan. Well, I love Star Trek, too, it is the second third of sci-fi movies, but different. But I am drifting away here... All I wanted to say about Star Trek Insurrection is the following: It is a good movie. I liked it. It's fun. It's action. It's space and not high-school horror *again*, for heaven's sake! It continues the Star Trek history. But: It's different and unexpected setting (the youthening) makes it hard to accept as Star Trek. Some ideas were taken from Star Wars, but that's okay, as we all know it :) And finally: It's far better than any of us could have made it. So, if someone of the team reads this: give my best wishes to Mr. Frakes and the cast: They did a hell of a job!
Review of Star Trek: Insurrection
