How would you rank the Trek Films?

wraith1701 · June 04, 2009, 09:18:33 PM

With the release of the new movie, I was just wondering how everyone would rank the 11 Trek films, from least favorite to favorite. Here's my list, from worst to best:

11- The Final Frontier. There are a few memorable moments, but for the most part, this movie makes me cringe. 'Uhura Fan-Dance' springs to mind.. :ohwell

10- Insurrection. Neat action scenes, and some really humorous moments. The characters just didn't do it for me, though. I wasn't wild about the Bakku.

9- Generations. I loved finally seeing the enterprise-B, and Kirk's 'death' at the beginning was very well-done. The 1701-D looked great on the big-screen as well. I also got a kick out of seeing the return of Lursa & Betor. Kirk's 'real' death felt kind of empty. All in all, though, it was a nice passing-of-the torch film.

8- The Motion Picture. Even though I fell asleep when I first saw it in theaters (give me a break, I was only 8 ;) ), I now recognize this film as being a visually stunning love-letter to Star Trek fans. It brought the crew back to life, and in a big way.

7- Nemesis. I liked the story, I enjoyed the glimpse into Romulan society, and I enjoyed the space battles. Fun stuff.

6- The Voyage Home. With the return of Spock at the end of III, this film almost felt like a family reunion of sorts. And seeing the crew running around on "modern-day" Earth made for some really funny moments.

5- The Undiscovered Country. This film felt like a return to the best of Classic Trek-- topical social commentary disguised as a sci-fi film. Cool Klingon characters, and Sulu FINALLY gets some respect- Captain of the Excelsior. COOL!

In many ways, this film felt like a more fitting 'passing of the torch' than Generations.

4- The Search For Spock. Spock dies. SPOCK COMES BACK!!! 'Nuff said. :)

3-First Contact. Easily the BEST of the TNG films. Cool new ship + the Borg + a peak into the beginnings of the Federation = WIN.

2- Star Trek (2009). Not only one of the best Trek films, but possibly the most enjoyable Sci-Fi film I've seen in the past 10 years. This movie made me feel like I hoped the Star Wars prequels would. A brilliant approach to re-booting the franchise, with great casting, great acting, and a brilliant score.

1- The Wrath Of Khan. If The Motion Picture slowly opened a door of possibilities for the Trek Franchise, TWOK kicked down that door & took the world by storm! Exciting naval battles, the return of a classic villain, an amazing score, the perfect depiction of the Kirk/Spock/McCoy magic, and one of the most emotionally devastating moments in sci-fi history.

I still get a kick watching this film. ;D

Bryancd · June 05, 2009, 04:58:30 AM

1. TWOK
2. First Contact
3. The Voyage Home
4. Star Trek 2009
5. The Motion Picture
6. The Search for Spock
7. Generations
8. The Undiscovered Country
9. Insurrection
10. Nemesis
11. The Final Frontier

SPOCKFAN · June 05, 2009, 05:34:47 AM

1. Star Trek (2009)- I loved this movie. This is already one of my favorite movies of all time. LOVED IT>

2. The Wrath of Khan
3. The Undiscovered Counrty
4. The Voyage Home
5. First Contact
6. The Search for Spock
7. Insurrection
8. Generations
9. The Final Frontier
10. The Motion Picture
11. Nemesis

Feathers · June 06, 2009, 05:25:57 AM

Unrated - The Final Frontier Um...I've never actually watched this one.

10- The Motion Picture Bored me rigid as a child and I haven't watched it since

9- The Voyage Home Fun but a bit too cutesy for me. I watch star trek for futuristic stuff so what was almost a SciFi comedy in 1980 California wasn't really my cup of tea.

8- Generations Nice to see the new crew on the big screen at the time but history may not be so kind to it. Too much of a TV series carry over in one sense. (I like the E so a film with the D isn't as good)

7- The Search For Spock Unfairly low rating as I haven't seen it in years.

6- Nemesis I'm with Wraith - I liked the story, I enjoyed the glimpse into Romulan society, and I enjoyed the space battles.

5- Insurrection Something about the informal nature i.e. out of uniform etc appealed to me. I can still rewatch this.

4- The Undiscovered Country Excellent stuff all through and a great send off to the old crew with the actors sign-off etc.

3-First Contact Introduced the Soveraign class so that sells it to me. Not so convinced by Cochrane and would have liked mor Riker.

2- Star Trek Still not sure whether I'm rating this simply because it's recent. Need a bit more time...

1- The Wrath Of Khan

Bryancd · June 06, 2009, 06:22:37 AM

I'll be curious to see if anyone else ranks TMP as high as I did. I loved that movie. Saw it in the theaters and enjoyed all the hype and build up to it's release. Granted, the acting is terribly stiff and the movie lacks a lot of character emotion, but fundamentally it's a great Star Trek story with visuals that to this day are still some of the best I have ever seen.

Trekkygeek · June 06, 2009, 02:06:00 PM

Erm.... Excuse me, I think we all just missed a massive point here and I think it would be remiss of me not to bring it up..........
Mike just admitted to never having seen "The Final Frontier".
I see he just mentioned it quickly in the vain hope that we would miss this fact.
But No sir, not I. I nearly fell out my chair when I saw this.
YOu have two weeks to either watch this fine edition to the series :ohwell or hand over your Geek card. Star Trek fan indeed... :biggrin.

Feathers · June 06, 2009, 02:07:26 PM

Moving swiftly on...

Trekkygeek · June 06, 2009, 02:09:29 PM

Quote from: Feathers on June 06, 2009, 02:07:26 PM
Moving swiftly on...

Oh No mate, you can't wriggle your way out of this one sonny Jim. ;D

wraith1701 · June 06, 2009, 03:02:25 PM

LOL! :)

X · June 06, 2009, 03:13:51 PM

1- Star Trek(2009)
2- The Wrath Of Khan
3- First Contact
4- Undiscovered Country
5- Nemesis
6- Generations
7- Insurrection
8- The Search For Spock
8- The Voyage Home
10- The Final Frontier
11- The Motion Picture

wraith1701 · June 06, 2009, 03:18:30 PM

Poor "The Final Frontier". Looks like no one out there has love for that trainwreck. ;D

ElfManDan · June 06, 2009, 08:46:28 PM

1. First Contact
2. The Voyage Home
3. The Wrath of Khan
4. Star Trek
5. Generations
6. The Undiscovered Country
7. The Search for Spock
8. Nemesis
9. Insurrection
10. The Final Frontier
11. The Motion Picture

Data · June 06, 2009, 08:56:18 PM

1. TWOK
2. The Undiscovered Country
3. First Contact
4. Star Trek 2009
5. The Motion Picture
6. The Search for Spock
7. Generations
8. Nemesis
9. Insurrection
10. The Voyage Home
11. The Final Frontier

moyer777 · June 06, 2009, 09:12:42 PM

Ok, here we go.

1. Undiscovered Country
2. TWOK
3. First Contact
4. Star Trek 2009
5. Insurrection
6. The Voyager Home
7. The search for Spock
8. Generations
9. The final frontier
10. Nemesis
11. The Motion Picture

Geekyfanboy · June 06, 2009, 09:14:31 PM

1. First Contact
2. Insurrection
3. The Voyage Home
4. The Undiscovered Country
5. Nemesis
6. TWOK
7. Generations
8. The Search for Spock
9. The Final Frontier
10. The Motion Picture

Alternate Universe Star Trek
1. Star Trek 2009

I can't rank the new Star Trek with the others.. so it's in a category of it's own.