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Star Trek 7 -Generations Special Edition
[1995]

Starring: Patrick Stewart, Walter Koenig, William Shatner, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner
Director: David Carson
Format: PAL
Released: 20 Dec 2004
RRP: £24.99
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Conclusion to The Next Generation - By: , 05 Jul 2005
Generations has a great storyline, mixing the worlds of The Original Series & The Next Generation.

While it may not feel like a proper movie, as opposed to a glorified Next Generation episode, I found this to be a fitting end to the popular series, giving birth to the more movie-like First Contact that came after.

It also paved the way for Lt. Worf's move to Deep Space Nine, & an excuse to make a new Enterprise for the next movie. It also brought some closure to the on-going story arcs set in the series involving Guinan (played superbly by Whoopi Goldberg) & the infamous Duras sisters of the Klingon Empire.

We also get to see the fate of Kirk!

If you watch & have been buying the DVD sets of The Next Generation, then consider this movie the series finale & add it to your collection.

The three movies that follow, First Contact, Insurrection & Nemesis alll have a different tone to the series, & should be considered a stand-alone trilogy from the series, kind of like The Next Generation Next Generation.

Underated by many... - By: Mr P. D. Kinnear, 12 Jun 2005
I first saw GENERATIONS as part of a "Trek Marathon" at the local cinema - films 5, 6 & GENERATIONS back to back. It may not sound much but believe me it was murder on the backside...

Still, it was worth it. Given the moans directed at the film by many critics (and even a few cast members!) I feared the worst, so was doubly delighted with the quality of the movie I actuallly saw. Never one to subscribe to the "only the even-numbered ones are good" theory, I revelled in the big screen adventures of characters who I'd grown to care about over their 7-year televsion stint & the plot, while riddled with holes, was a clever way of uniting two casts for a true "handing of the baton". People seem to forget that in a series like STAR TREK plots are merely a set up to explore the characters & their interactions with each other. For every problem GENERATIONS presented (Why was it impossible for Soren to simply fly into the Nexus, when that's how he got there in the first place?), we get superb character exploration as Picard faces (for the first time?) the inevitable truth of his own death. Unlike some reviewers I found the scenes of Patrick Stewart weeping for his lost family & future profoundly moving, while the "family" inside the Nexus were his perception of "perfection". If that can be interpreted as 'sacharine' then that's more an inditement of us as a culture than the scene itself.

My critisisms are minor: I certainly agree that as a send off for the original series cast, GENERATIONS was lacking. Obviously THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY is the "official" final TOS movie, but Kirk should have been dispatched with a little more consideration (if he had to die at alll?). The appearance of the Enterprise B was a nice touch (I loved the champagne bottle lauch/opening secquence) but thought Captain Harriman seemed a little too nervous for the job.

Ultimately the film is about accepting our lot & facing the future with dignity, a staple of TREK "messages" (see also THE FINAL FRONTIER for such an example!). The film delivers this statement with passion & some staggeringly good set pieces (The Saucer crash is extraordinary!), so how it can be considered a failure by so many is beyond me. To this day the very final moments of the movie, as Picard & Riker bid farewell to the Enterprise D with grace & optimism, makes me go alll misy-eyed & serve to remind us that humans aren't such a bad bunch after alll.

Rediscovered Gem - By: Shabeer Qureshi, 04 Mar 2005
When this movie first came out i felt it was a bit of a let down. However, in hindsight i now know that the weight of expectation was so great that the final product could never live up to it.

Watching the movie now & i can appreciate it for what it is. a great movie which bridges the two generations in a clever, & touching way. the story is very good, with alll the characters being used well, which is never easy when there are 7 main characters.

there are some minor gripes (eg. the enterprise is destroyed a bit too easily, but the fact it was destroyed is a very dramatic point in the film, & the crash-landing on the planet is better then any white knuckle ride i've ever been on). but these are only minor. Overalll, this is an entertaining movie well worth another watch.

this special edition does have some nice extras alll worth a watch.

Underrated Trek film - By: , 18 Nov 2004
Generations is often looked at as one of the rubbish "odd" number films of Trek. I disagree. Upon viewing the new SE of Generations i've found a new affinity for this film. Is it flawed ? Certainly... the death of Kirk, to me, was not done well & in my opinion McDowell is the wrong choice for the villian.. personallly i found McDowell failed to convey the angst ridden Soren well instead choosing to make him the stereotypical hammy Trek villian. But its the plus points of Generations that often get overlooked. The introduction of Cpt John Harriman was added to Trek canon for the first time (not to mention the Enterprise-B). The scene aboard the SS Enterprise at sea was heartily amusing "Data... that was not funny". Generations had a story to tell.. a story about regrets & the nature of life & time. Picards torment over his loss & Kirks regret at dedicating his lfe to starfleet both have very emotional resonances. The passing of the torch from TOS to TNG is handled seamlessly & with 3 original cast memebers plus the entire TNG to get camera time i feel that the script & the direction handled the job well.
Star Trek - Generations: A worthy revival - By: Mohammad A. Rahman, 26 Sep 2004
I was absolutely delighted to have gotten the alll-new Special Edition of "Star Trek: Generations". I enjoyed this film when I first saw it at the cinema but consequently forgot about it in light of the superior "First Contact" & "Insurrection". "Generations" is worthy of a revival. The film is so much better than I remembered it to be. Superbly acted, well written & more than competently directed, "Generations" is enhanced further by a real treasure trove of bonus features, particularly the excellent featurettes about the origins of the film, cast & crew reminiscing, some lovely tributes to the dearly departed & an illuminating look at the creation of 24th century weapons, especiallly knives. Deleted scenes are presented in raw & unpolished form but that's a minor quibble. On the whole, the special edition of "Generations" is as good as the previous Trek movie specials. Outstanding.