When you expect a movie to completely blow it leaves a lot of room for you to be pleasantly surprised. That's how I felt about Star Trek: Nemesis, it wasn't the best Trek film (by a long shot) but it didn't suck. The plot is completely ridiculous/confusing but it seemed like the cast was having a lot of fun and that counts for a lot.
Early in the picture we discover that the Romulan Empire consists of the planet Romulus (where all those Vulcan-looking guys live) and the planet Remus (where the Romulans keep their Nosferatu-looking slaves). Soon the entire Romulan Senate is assassinated in a Reman coup lead by Captain Picard's evil clone in a sequence that undoubtedly contains complex mythological allusions that I don't get. This movie also contains Data's retarded brother, who is not to be confused with Data's evil twin. Oh, and in case your not all that familiar with the Trek universe, Data is a robot. Also, this movie marked Wil Wheaton's return the Trek universe as Wesley Crusher . . . but they didn't let him speak. I'm not sure how I feel about that.
This movie raised a lot of questions for me:
The started this thing off with a senate scene? Is that because they saw Episode I and thought, "That's the way to go!"?
Is that a new Enterprise? What happened to the old one? Wait, was it destroyed at the end of First Contact? Then, is this the same ship they had in Insurrection?
What the hell happened in Insurrection anyway? Was F. Murray Abraham really in a Star Trek movie or did I dream that?
Why isn't Geordi blind anymore?
Doesn't Worf work on the Deep Space Nine station? How'd he get back on the Enterprise?
Does Data still have emotions? I know he got that chip but does it still work or did he turn it off or something?
Are robots supposed to get a little fatter as they get older?
Why doesn't the Federation have cloaking technology yet? The Romulans have had it for hundreds of years. What's the hold up guys?
Is Picard's evil clone played by Billy Corgan?
Was Picard always bald?
How did Kathryn Janeway get to be an admiral? I thought she was stuck out in the Delta Quadrant.
Worf is familiar with the works of Irving Berlin? Really?
Picard had Shalaft's syndrome as a child? Was I supposed to know that?
They're not really going to show the naked wedding, are they?
Why didn't they let Jonathan Frakes direct this? He did such a good job with First Contact. Wait, was it because of Insurrection?
Who are those aliens with dune buggies?
Does Riker have an evil twin too? One who ironically sported no facial hair? Or was it a double created in a transporter mishap? Whatever happened to that guy?
So, Remans have tea. And they can serve it hot. But is it Earl Grey?
How bad do things have to get for Deanna Troi to take control of the Enterprise?
Why do ships in Star Trek always slow down and stop when their engines fail? Don't objects in motion tend to, uh, stay in motion? I'll have to consult my copy of The Physics of Star Trek.
You can't cover Ron Perlman in that much make-up and then not tell me that he's in the movie. It's just not fair.
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"Is that a new Enterprise? "
No.
"What the hell happened in Insurrection anyway?"
The Federation tried to trick people into leaving a planet, Picard didn't like that.
"Why isn't Geordi blind anymore?"
He has ocular implants so he does not need the VISOR.
"Doesn't Worf work on the Deep Space Nine station? How'd he get back on the Enterprise?"
Worf was a guest at Riker and Deanna's wedding, which is why he is on the Enterprise.
"Does Data still have emotions? I know he got that chip but does it still work or did he turn it off or something?"
Canon is inconsistent on this, but he demonstrates the ability to turn it off in First Contact. Perhaps something he or Geordi engineered?
"Are robots supposed to get a little fatter as they get older?"
No.
"Why doesn't the Federation have cloaking technology yet?"
The Treaty of Algernon prohibits the Federation from developing cloaking technology. The only Federation vessel to (legally) have a cloaking device was the Defiant, and it was only to be used in the Gamma Quadrant with a Romulan officer on board.
"Is Picard's evil clone played by Billy Corgan?"
No, he is played by Tom Hardy.
"Was Picard always bald?"
Canon is inconsistent on this, apparently. We see he wasn't bald as a cadet in the episode "Tapestry," but in Nemesis it seems to indicate that he was bald as a cadet. I blame the director for this inconsistency.
"How did Kathryn Janeway get to be an admiral? I thought she was stuck out in the Delta Quadrant."
Voyager traveled home through a Borg transwarp hub in the finale of Star Trek: Voyager. How she managed to become an admiral after breaking the prime directive more than any other captain is unknown.
"Worf is familiar with the works of Irving Berlin? Really?"
He was raised by humans, but he didn't know Gilbert and Sullivan. I guess he only has a selective knowledge of Earth music.
"Picard had Shalaft's syndrome as a child? Was I supposed to know that?
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It is never mentioned before Nemesis, but Insurrection does mention that he has sensitive ears.
"They're not really going to show the naked wedding, are they?"
The sexy had aged out of Beverly and Deanna a decade ago... so thank god they did not!
"Why didn't they let Jonathan Frakes direct this? He did such a good job with First Contact. Wait, was it because of Insurrection?"
Good question. I remember reading somewhere that he wanted the job. Marina Sirtis (Troi) and Levar Burton (Geordi) criticized Suart Baird for his lack of knowledge about Star Trek.
"Who are those aliens with dune buggies?"
Stuartbardians.
"Does Riker have an evil twin too? One who ironically sported no facial hair? Or was it a double created in a transporter mishap? Whatever happened to that guy?"
Riker had a double created in a transporter mishap, who named himself "Thomas" in an attempt to escape Commander Riker's shadow. Thomas Riker became a member of the Maquis and stole the Defiant in the DS9 episode "Defiant." He was sentenced to life in a labor camp in Cardassian space, but after the Dominion War who knows what happened to him?
"So, Remans have tea. And they can serve it hot. But is it Earl Grey?"
Unlikely.
"How bad do things have to get for Deanna Troi to take control of the Enterprise?"
Troi holds the rank of Commander, so she would be in command if Picard, Riker, Data, and Worf were unable to take command. (Worf is actually Lieutenant Commander, but we see him as Data's first officer in the episode "Gambit," so I would assume he is above Deanna)
"Why do ships in Star Trek always slow down and stop when their engines fail? Don't objects in motion tend to, uh, stay in motion?"
I could be wrong about this as I don't delve too much into the technical side of Star Trek, but I believe in order to travel at warp speeds, a sub-space "bubble" must be created around the ship. Without the sub-space bubble to protect the ship, it would inevitably be destroyed.
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