I must be one of the only people who thinks that Star Trek : Generations was one of the greatest Star Trek movise of them all.
We all know the story of Star Trek : Generations, so I wont repeat it here, instead I will focus on the things that makes it my favourite.
Acting :
There are numerous standout performances in this movie, most notably from Patrick Stewart as Picard.
My favourite scenes in no particular order...
> When Picard finds out that his nephew and brother have been burned to death in a fire:
The moments with Troi in his quarters as he looks through his photo album and thinks about all the things his nephew will miss is brilliant and charged with emotion. The contrast between this and when he has to snap back into the role of captain as the Armagosa star explodes right outside his window is great.
> Bridge Scene:
The short scene where he shouts at Will on the bridge to "just do it!" is right out of the norm for Star Trek, especially TNG.
> Armagosa Star:
There is a great music build up as the viewscreen is filled with a magnified image of the Armagosa star, Worf explains that Data and Geordi are not on board and the tension builds with
the music in such a way that I have never seen on any other Star Trek film, magnificent directing by David Carson for this one.
Soran and Picard in 10 Forward:
> 10 Forward:
Soran pleads with Picard to let him back aboard the research station to continue his work, "time is the fire in which we burn" says Malcolm McDowell as Soran, which is met with a terrified look from Picard, the subsequent looks from Guinan and Soran with the music is beautiful.
> Bird of Prey Decloaks:
Normally when a ship suddenly decloaks the usual dialogue is "raise shields" "yellow alert" etc. But given the ever increasing complex situation at this stage in the film and Picards emotional state he simply reponds with "what?"
> Swept up by the Energy Ribbon on Veridian III
The look on Sorans face and the silhouette of him reaching for the sky in desperation as the ribbon approaches, no one can tell me that this is not a classic moment in Trek history.
> Enterprise B caught in the Nexus:
"all engines full reverse!"
> The external shot of Scotty, Chekov and Harriman as they stand in the damaged section of the Enterprise B as it flies overhead is genius FX work by ILM.
> Picard with children in the Nexus. Picard always hated kids and here we see that his ultimate ideal is to have them after all, brilliant character development, better than any other Trek film.
Visual FX by ILM.
The Visual effects in this film are far superior to subsequent installments of Trek movies, with perhaps the exception of the ramming scene in Nemesis. This film was made in 1994 and yet shots such as when the Klingon torpedoes pass through the Enterprise shields and rip into the hull are beautifully crafted and intricate.
Other stand out FX.
> No doubt the Enterprise D crash scene takes the cake, amazing photography and high speed filming.
> Veridian III explodes, one of the best planetary explosions ever, it even has the athmosphere being ripped off and underground pressure explosions, intricate to say the least.
> Armagosa spherical blast wave, rips apart the station and the Enterprise warps away. Brilliant!
> The final shot, a Star Trek movie should always end with a shot like this, 3 federation Starships warp away for the last scene
A truck driver in the UK just couldn't help but watch the latest episodes of his favourite show while he was driving along the M6 motorway recently. (that's a highway to the yanks)
I would understand if he got a harsh sentence if he was watching "Coronation Street" or "Friends" but I don't think anyone should be charged for watching Battlestar while driving.
