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Star Trek's Most Hated Film Gets a Second Look

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Is Star Trek Nemesis actually the worst of the franchise? We begin our full Star Trek movie retrospective leading up to the 60th anniversary.

As we count down to the 2026 milestone, we are revisiting every film in the series, this time with the 2002 release of Star Trek Nemesis. This Star Trek Nemesis review explores why the film felt like a disappointing conclusion for many fans and marked the end of an era for the TNG crew. We break down the narrative choices and production context that defined this pivotal moment in the Star Trek movie franchise.

Whether you are a longtime Trekkie or catching up on the history of the films, this analysis offers a fresh look at the franchise's trajectory. By examining the highs and lows of each entry, we aim to provide a comprehensive look at how these stories shaped the legacy of the series.

Chapters:
00:00 INTRO/Star Trek @ 60!
02:45 A Troubled Production
04:11 A Tale of Two Captains
05:25 The Cracks Begin to Show
06:43 The Battle for the Ages
07:57 A Hero's Farewell
09:10 Is Nemesis Worth a Second Look?
10:18 OUTRO

Music: "My Song" by Jonny Normie

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9 Comments

@jamesabernethy7896 2 months ago

With The Motion Picture, I think they had to maintain the exploration tone of the show before transitioning to a more Militaristic style movies.

Whether they were thinking that far ahead or was it simply a happy accident, I think Generations did the same. I get that it can be criticised for being a high budget 2 parter, but I think it still felt like the Enterprise D crew. Giving them the sleeker, more militaristic E, changed the tone and gave them true independence.

I don't think Nemesis was awful, it does have several good points, which you've covered. It could have been so much better by ignoring the whole B4 sidequest and spending more time with the Romulan Commanders.

@matthewgaudet4064 1 month ago (edited)

The Scimitar battle was the only good part. Other than the family aspect and Data's at the time poignant death. Not talking about killing him off again, and bringing him back again and. all that Kurtzman jazz. The movie has a problem though, trying to recapture Wrath of Khan with a space revenge villain plot. And all the Kelvin films followed the same.

I'm not a fan at all of John Logan. I despise the script for this and Skyfall.

@danielschannel444 9 days ago (edited)

Nemesis was my favorite of all the next generation movies. I don't and never liked any others. I could never get myself to watch more than about 3 Next Generation tv shows. I love the Original Star Trek tv shows and watch them all like about every four months. I also love the first 6 movies.

@randeclectic1976 2 months ago

Looking back, I don't think the TNG aged well in the movie format; being geared more towards appealing to the much wider audience, it lost a lot of what made it such a good viewing experience as a TV series...I guess it really is a case of...all good things...

@jjmortensen2578 2 months ago

Data🥲

@bobbykaralfa 2 months ago

was a great film

@MaintainedR4ge 2 months ago

The Next Gen movies where all a bit Meh if I'm being honest. Insurrection is pretty bad too.

@NewOrleansSeptember 1 month ago

The truth needs to come out about Star Trek. Roddenberry stole Star Trek from a kid in New Orleans. Yes, a kid. Kirk, Spock, the multi racial cast, their names, the design of the ship, the transporter, Spock hand signal, the mind meld, name of the Starship Enterprise, even the beginning saying about to go where no man has gone before, and he even hummed the theme music he created that was used on the show. This kid's oldest brother, MILTON VALLAIRE, JR., who was about ten years older ratted him out and (MILTON VALLAIRE, JR.)was standing right there when his little brother was forced to give up his creation, Star Trek, to two people from Hollywood right in front of the family home the boy was living in with his family minus the older brother(for some reason to be disclosed at a later date). I can only assume one of these two men was Gene Roddenberry(a former cop writing detective stories who suddenly comes up with the Star Trek creation; How much sense does that make?). I'm sure his brother(MILTON VALLAIRE, JR) knows who they both were. The probably even gave him some money. This is all still covered up by evil people in the US.
Shatner should step up on this as he owes his career to a little boy who was cheated out of his career. I was this kid. I gave them the first 8 episodes of Star Trek including the Trouble with Tribbles. The two part pilot story with Jeffrey Hunter was not something I created. But you see after that Roddenberry went straight to what I was forced to give him.
People from Hollywood came back years later and stole Get Smart from this same little boy and his father in New Orleans. Don Adams went there and the kid was forced to show him how to play Maxwell Smart because much of Smart was part of this kid's personality. I was there when Adams went to New Orleans Academy to watch this me my and his classmates play the Get Smart game the kid made from the spy parody he and his father created. I even created the theme song because he played the trumpet at the time.