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"Star Trek: Insurrection" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 09/17/2012
The crew of the Enterprise rebel against the federation when they discover a conspiracy to forcibly relocate an idyllic community in order to exploit their planet's unique natural resource. Following the triumph that was First Contact, the franchise once more gets a little too comfortable with itself and offers a very generic sci-fi tale of good v.s evil set firmly within the confines of the TV series universe. The premise of the plot is very interesting as the previously establishment-orientated characters become revolutionaries and battle against the system they until then saw as sacrosanct, but the family friendly script lacks teeth and it soon degenerates into the usual CGI spaceship battles and running around with laser guns. Certainly not a bad film, it just lacks the inspiration …
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the most forgettable and bland entry in the series
Drive-In Massacre - wrote on 12/23/2009
Insurrection is the movie in the series that directly follows First Contact. Both films are directed by Johnathan Frakes who also plays one of the main characters in the series Commander/Cpt. William Riker. I thought Frakes was very successful in the previous film as a director, so I was very hopeful for this film.
For the most part, I didn't actually start the movie with an indifferent attitude, but instead I was actually rooting for it! Everything I didn't like I would try to look at the positives. I kept telling myself it was a good movie. Until, I just gave up. It truly is the most forgettable and bland entry in the series.
First and for most, Insurrection is one of those movies that feels like an extended episode. Problem is, the episode would be barely mediocre if it were …
