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Star Trek Movies
Following that list is a ranking of all the Star Trek movies from best to worst, based on their Rotten Tomatoes "tomatometer" scores. Some of those results might surprise you. I've included my opinions about those ratings as well. Star Trek Movies on Blu Ray and DVDAll of the following. Star Trek movies are easy to find on DVD. I expect that most of them will be available on DVD at some point in the near future too.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban), a genetically-engineered enemy from the past, returns to menace Captain Kirk and company. A massive showdown ensues, and one of the crew dies a heroic death. Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Many Star Trek fans consider this to be the best of the series. Watch for the "subtle" Moby Dick allusions. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) - Captain Kirk and crew steal the Enterprise in order to return the Spock's body to Vulcan. But they’re considered outlaws by the Federation, and they also have to contend with a deranged Klingon (Christopher Lloyd). Directed by Leonard Nimoy. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - Leonard Nimoy directs. The Enterprise crew travels to Earth’s past to locate humpback whales who can communicate with a mysterious alien probe. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) - The film that nearly put an end to the Star Trek movies, The Final Frontier features a rogue Vulcan (Laurence Luckinbill) who hijacks the Enterprise and heads to the center of the universe in search of God. Directed by William Shatner. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) - The crew of the Enterprise must work alongside the Klingons to solve a murder and prevent war. Written and directed by Nicholas Meyer. The film includes appearances from Christopher Plummer, David Warner, Kim Cattrall, and Christian Slater.
Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - One of the more popular of the Star Trek movies, First Contact finds the crew of the Enterprise-E journeying back in time to prevent the Borg from interrupting mankind’s first contact with an alien race. Jonathan Frakes directs, while James Cromwell and Alfre Woodard co-star. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) - When an unscrupulous Starfleet officer wants to displace a planet’s population to take advantage of their lucrative resources, the crew of the Enterprise comes to the rescue. Directed by Jonathan Frakes and co-starring F. Murray Abraham. Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) - Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise match wits with Shinzon, a clone of Picard who plans on wiping out Earth with the help of an earlier version of Data. It was a massive disappointment to both fans and critics. Star Trek (2009) - J.J. Abrams directs this reboot that follows Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and his fellow Starfleet classmates as they make their first voyage on the Enterprise to stop a mad Romulan from the future (Eric Bana). Co-starring Zachary Quinto (Spock), Leonard Nimoy (future Spock), Karl Urban (McCoy), Zoe Saldana (Uhura), and Simon Pegg (Scotty). A blockbuster at the box office, a sequel is already in the works. William Shatner had a role written for him for in the original script of the reboot, but it was cut out of later versions of the script. Star Trek Movies Rankings and RatingsHere are the Star Trek movies; rankings based on Rotten Tomatoes' scores. I used the Tomatometer score rather than the audience scores. (I'm always skeptical of the audience scores.)
I think any Star Trek fan that deserves to call himself a fan will put Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan at the top of his list. The popularity of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is something I've never understood, and it's something I suppose I'll never understand. I thought Star Trek V: The Final Frontier was marginally better than Star Trek Nemesis, although when movies are that bad, it's hard to quibble over which one is worse. Star Trek Movie Rankings Elsewhere on the WebIt's a common enough topic to write about, so here are some of the better articles ranking the Star Trek movies from best to worst on the Internet:
So everyone has an opinion about the best and worst Star Trek movies. Here's my list, from best to worst:
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