Trekathon Movie Summary
May 18th, 2013Twelve movies – all very different.
Let’s start with the rankings, and then discuss:
Great:
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Good, but flawed in some way:
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek
OK, but not great:
Star Trek Generations
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Plain and simply bad:
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
But wait, I hear you say. Didn’t you call the movies just a little down this page ‘not Trek’? True. But the sad fact is that the movies on average are not a great representation of Star Trek. Even the undisputed champion, Wrath of Khan, only barely hangs on to what’s at the core of Trek.
If someone wants to watch some Star Trek, start them with parts of the TV show. The movies are just not the right place.
Which makes it all the more sad that right now TV Trek is dead, and only Movie Trek is around.